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World Facts and Geography

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World facts and geography encompass global statistics, technological history, and international political systems. This includes facts about research, natural resources, and democratic structures worldwide. Such questions are common in the general awareness papers of SSC, UPSC, and banking exams.

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World Facts and Geography Questions

Multiple choice

What is the largest European country?

  1. France

  2. Russia

  3. Ukraine

  4. Turkey
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Russia is the largest country in the world by land area, and a significant portion of its territory lies within Europe.

Multiple choice economics parameters (indicators) of development human development and human development index (hdi) hdi dynamic of human development

Which country rank first in terms of HDI index?

  1. Canada

  2. Japan

  3. Norway

  4. USA
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Norway ranks first in terms of HDI index. HDI stands for Human Development Index. It can be defined as a statistic composite index of human development indicators, like, life expectancy, education, per capita income, etc. HDI helps to rank countries.

Multiple choice history contribution of madhya pradesh in freedom struggle the age of industrialisation emerging from the shadow of china the nationalist movement in indo-china

Which European country colonized Vietnam?

  1. France

  2. USA

  3. Germany

  4. England
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The European country that colonized Vietnam was France. The colonization by the French brought the people of the country into conflict with the colonizers in all areas of life. The most visible form of French control was military and economic domination but the French also built a system that tried to reshape the culture of the Vietnamese

Multiple choice reproduction - the generating system reproductive health of humans need of family planning reproductive health problems cell division in embryo development division for growth and reproduction reproductive health

Euthanasia (mercy killing) was first legalized in

  1. Switzerland

  2. Netherland

  3. France

  4. Italy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. The Netherland's parliament passed a bill legalizing euthanasia on February 20th, 2008 becoming the first country to do so.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice economics environment pollution international efforts for conserving biodiversity effects of pollution on environment government efforts in pollution control

Which country hosted the first world earth summit on conservation of environment?

  1. India

  2. Spain

  3. Peru

  4. Brazil
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The historic Convention on Biological diversity (The Earth Summit) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992, was the first world earth summit on the conservation of environment. All nations are called upon to take appropriate measures for conservation of biodiversity and sustainable utilization of its benefits. Brazil convened to address urgent problems of environmental protection and socioeconomic development. 

Multiple choice civics expansion of democracy different forms of government government government and its forms

Which country is ruled by a hereditary king and the people have no role in electing or changing their rulers?

  1. Kosovo

  2. Saudi Arabia

  3. U.S.A.

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy where the king holds supreme power and the succession is hereditary, with no democratic elections for the head of state.

Multiple choice civics expansion of democracy different forms of government government government and its forms

Constitutional monarchy is seen in which of the following country/countries?

  1. Japan

  2. Thailand

  3. United Kingdom

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Type of government in which king or queen holds the power is called Monarchy. Monarchy is the form of government in which king exercises supreme power. A constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a written or unwritten constitution. Japan, Thailand and United Kingdom are examples of constitutional monarchy.

Multiple choice economics dynamic of human development development indices various development indexes social development

________ ranks first in terms of HDI index as per HDR 2011.

  1. Canada

  2. Japan

  3. Norway

  4. USA
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Norway ranks first in terms of HDI index as per HDR 2011.HDI stands for Human Development Index. It can be defined as a statistic composite index of human development indicators, like, life expectancy, education, per capita income, etc. HDI helps to rank countries.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

The Dutch and French speaking ministers were equal in the central government of _____________.

  1. Bangladesh

  2. Belgium

  3. Srilanka

  4. Russia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Belgian model of power sharing famously included a provision that the number of Dutch-speaking and French-speaking ministers would be equal in the central government.

Multiple choice business organisation and correspondence industrial pollution and degradation of environment sources of pollution environmental conservation environment and conservation

Which of the following country is responsible for releasing largest amount of green-house gases?

  1. Russia

  2. Germany

  3. Brazil

  4. America (USA)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Greenhouse gases trap heat and make the planet warmer causes global warming. Human activities are responsible for almost all of the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere over the last 150 years and USA is responsible for releasing largest amount of greenhouse gases. The primary sources of greenhouse gases in USA are electricity production (31%), transportation (27%), industry (21%), commercial and residential (12%) etc.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice civics citizens and citizenship citizens and citizenship state and citizen citizenship national symbols our national symbols

Country that set the record as the one with the longest time without government, in April $2011$ is ____________.

  1. Burundi

  2. Belgium

  3. Turkey

  4. Taiwan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Belgium has notched up some electric world records. On $17$ February $2011$, the country hit $249$ days without a government, breaking a record set last November by Iraq.

Multiple choice political science india's relationship with other countries regional organisation india’s international relations foreign policy of india and india's relations with the neighbouring countries

European Union Parliament is in _____________.

  1. Switzerland

  2. Denmark

  3. Belgium

  4. Germany
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The European Parliament holds its main sessions in Strasbourg, France, but its committees and additional sessions are held in Brussels, Belgium. Among the given options, Belgium is the correct location associated with the European Union's institutional infrastructure.