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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 geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

The Island Continent is ____________.

  1. Asia

  2. America

  3. Africa

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

  • Australia is an island continent surrounded by water on all sides.
  • The major bodies of water that surround Australia include the Tasman Sea, Arafura Sea, Coral Sea, Timor Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria, Great Australian Bight, Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Which place is called the land of Golden Fleece?

  1. Australia

  2. Cuba

  3. Austria

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

  • Fleece means woolly cover of sheep or goat. Australia is called the country of Golden Fleece. This is because it is the largest producer of wool.
  • According 2011 statistics, total wool produced in Australia was 350 million kg. 

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Which of the following group of countries are most famous for exporting wool and meat?

  1. Australia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia

  2. Argentina, France, Chile

  3. Australia, Argentina, New Zealand

  4. New Zealand, Argentina, Italy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Australia is the number one producer of fine quality wool. Even in argentina and new zealand sheep raising and wool production are the important activities. 

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

To which side of Australia, Fiji island is situated?

  1. North-west side

  2. North-east side

  3. In South

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

North-East side.

Fiji, a virtual guide to the island group in the South Pacific Ocean about 3,000 km east of Australia and 2,000 km north of New Zealand. 
The archipelago consists of a group of more than 330 islands, of which about one hundred are inhabited. The two major islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Highest point is an extinct volcano known as Mount Tomanivi (Toamiivi; 1,324 m) on Viti Levu. The archipelago enjoys a tropical marine climate with only slight seasonal temperature variations.
The island group covers a land area of 18 274 km², this is about twice the size of Cyprus or slightly smaller than the US state of New Jersey.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

The Great Sandy, Gibson and Great Victoria desert are situated in which continent?

  1. Asia

  2. Africa

  3. North America

  4. Australia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Australia
Gibson Desert, arid zone in the interior of Western Australia. The desert lies south of the Tropic of Capricorn between the Great Sandy Desert (north), the Great Victoria Desert (south), the Northern Territory border (east), and Lake Disappointment (west).
Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Australia is  _________________.

  1. a continent in the Southern Hemisphere

  2. island continent

  3. smallest continent

  4. all the above points are true
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Australia is the smallest continent. The total land mass contribution of Australia to the world is 5.9%.
  • Australia is an island continent surrounded by water on all sides.
  • The major bodies of water that surround Australia include the Tasman Sea, Arafura Sea, Coral Sea, Timor Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria, Great Australian Bight, Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean. 

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Which of the following group of countries is most famous for exporting wool and meat?

  1. Australia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia

  2. Argentina, France, Chile

  3. Australia, Argentina, New Zealand

  4. New Zealand, Argentina, Italy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

  1. The three main exporters of wool and sheep meat are Australia, New Zealand and Argentina. The rearing is due to extensive grazing land available here.
  2. Australian sheep industry is mainly based on wool, and meat is a bye product. It exports wool and meat to japan, South Korea, USSR and Middle East.
  3. New Zealand is mainly involved in lamb production. Wool and meat are secondary industries here. It exports to UK.
  4. Argentina is another wool and meat exporter. But the export and industry is declining due to country’s economic and political problems. Apart from this foot and mouth disease is prevalent here causing damage to the industry. It’s exports include European Economic Zone and Middle East.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

By what name the Ayers rock of Australia is known in the local language?

  1. Uluru

  2. Saltpan

  3. Vanuatu

  4. Giant uluru
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Ayers Rock is also known by its Aboriginal name 'Uluru'. It is a sacred part of Aboriginal creation mythology, or dreamtime - reality being a dream. Uluru is  is considered one of the great wonders of the world and one of Australia's most recognizable natural icons.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Which of the following is the chief crop of Australia?

  1. Rice

  2. Maize

  3. Wheat

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

Wheat is one of Australia's major crops and one of the most important grain crops in world commerce. Wheat is a cereal grain used for human consumption and animal feed. Australia produces around 22 million tonnes annually with a gross value reported at over AU$6 billion.

Multiple choice geography international development international development and world population and its impact on resources population growth and impact on resources reproductive health in humans

Which of the following is not a sparsely populated region?

  1. Arizona Desert

  2. Gobi Desert

  3. Ladakh Desert

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

Deserts like the Arizona, Gobi, and Ladakh are characterized by harsh climates and low population density. Ukraine is a fertile, temperate region with a significantly higher population density.

Multiple choice geography international development international development and world population and its impact on resources population growth and impact on resources reproductive health in humans

The Countries of Western and Central Europe are _________.

  1. Densely populated

  2. Moderately populated

  3. Sparsely populated

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Western and Central Europe are historically and geographically characterized by high levels of industrialization and urbanization, leading to a densely populated status.

Multiple choice geography international development international development and world population and its impact on resources population growth and impact on resources reproductive health in humans

The countries of South and South- East Asia are _______.

  1. Densely populated

  2. Moderately populated

  3. Sparsely populated

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The countries that are densely populated in the world has more than 200 persons on every sq km. These are the North -Eastern part of U.S.A., North-Western part of Europe, South, South-East and East Asia. The marginal lands in many parts of South and East Asia have been brought under cultivation, and many former pastoral ranges in Southwest and Central Asia are now irrigated, the broad ecological factors touched upon above have continued to give rise to geographic variations in population and economic activity.

Multiple choice geography international development international development and world population and its impact on resources population growth and impact on resources reproductive health in humans

Which among the following is the least densely populated country?

  1. Netherland

  2. Greenland

  3. England

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

Climate has a great impact on human beings. Human beings prefer to live in a place with normal temperature and rainfall. Excessive coldness or hotness in the climate affects the population of the area. Thus, Greenland being a place with excessive coldness is the least densely populated country in the world.