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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 political science india and the world objectives and reasons for the establishment of the united nations reasons for the establishment of the united nations united nations organisation

Identify the flag. Flag is light blue in colour and portrayed in white at its centre is the UN Emblem, a polar map of the world embraced by twin olive branches.

  1. WHO Flag

  2. WTO Flag

  3. UN Flag

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

The description provided matches the official flag of the United Nations, which features the UN emblem on a light blue background.

Multiple choice civics india and the world objectives and reasons for the establishment of the united nations reasons for the establishment of the united nations united nations organisation

Which country destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki by dropping nuclear bombs?

  1. America

  2. Russia

  3. France

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

In the second world war America destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki the cities of Japan by dropping nuclear bombs on them.Russia also proved its capacity by performing the nuclear test.Both the countries produced weapons on a large scale

Multiple choice geography africa - location, political divisions and physical features study of africa africa africa - the central continent cocoa cultivation in ghana

The river Zambezi originates from ______.

  1. Victoria lake

  2. North-western Plateau Zambia

  3. Tanganyika lake

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

The Zambezi river originates from north-west plateau of zambia.

The river is an amazing 2,200 miles (3,540 kilometers) long. The Zambezi is the longest east flowing river in Africa. Its source is in the wetlands of the Mwinilunga District of north-western Zambia, near the border where Zambia, Angola and theCongo meet. The Zambezi flows through six countries.

Multiple choice geography africa - location, political divisions and physical features study of africa africa africa - the central continent cocoa cultivation in ghana

Kimberley, a town of South Africa is famous for _________.

  1. Diamonds

  2. Goldmines

  3. Poisoneous Snakes

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

Kimberley is a prospecting city famous for its quality diamonds, the largest man-made excavation in the world and impressive variety of tourists attractions. It is the capital city of the Northern Cape and surrounded by five of South Africa's big rivers, two of them being the Orange and Vaal Rivers"

Multiple choice geography africa - location, political divisions and physical features study of africa africa africa - the central continent cocoa cultivation in ghana

Which continent is also known as the 'Dark Continent'?

  1. Australia

  2. South America

  3. Africa

  4. Europe
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Europe did not know much about Africa until the 19th century, but that answer is misleading and disingenuous. Europeans had known quite a lot about Africa for at least 2,000 years, but because of powerful imperial impulses, European leaders began purposefully ignoring earlier sources of information.

At the same time, the campaign against slavery and for missionary work in Africa actually intensified Europeans’ racial ideas about African people in the 1800s. They called Africa the Dark Continent, because of the mysteries and the savagery they expected to find in the “Interior."
Multiple choice geography africa - location, political divisions and physical features study of africa africa africa - the central continent cocoa cultivation in ghana

Which of the following country of the African continent is an Arab republic?

  1. Kenya

  2. South Africa

  3. Egypt

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

22 countries are Arab countries with people who are considered Arabs by Arabs. Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen are the only Arab countries.

Multiple choice geography africa - location, political divisions and physical features study of africa africa africa - the central continent cocoa cultivation in ghana

Africa is a hot continent, because __________.

  1. There are many volcanoes

  2. There is a great Sahara desert

  3. The greater part of the continent lies within the equatorial type of climate

  4. This is a big producer of spices
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Africa mainly lies within the intertropical zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Only the northernmost and the southernmost fringes of the continent have a Mediterranean climate because they aren't located under the tropics. Because of this geographical situation, Africa is a hot continent as the solar radiation intensity is always high. Thus, warm and hot climates prevails all over Africa but the northern part is the most marked part by aridity and high temperatures."

Multiple choice geography africa - location, political divisions and physical features study of africa africa africa - the central continent cocoa cultivation in ghana

Which of the following has merged with Tanganyika to from the present Tanzania?

  1. Zimbabwe

  2. Deccan region

  3. Zanzibar

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

Tanganyika officially joined with the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar on Union Day, 26 April 1964. The new state changed its name to the United Republic of Tanzania within a year.

Multiple choice geography africa - location, political divisions and physical features study of africa africa africa - the central continent cocoa cultivation in ghana

What is the new name of the island of Madagascar ?

  1. Haitti

  2. Malagasy

  3. Mozambique

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

In the Malagasy language, the island of Madagascar is called Madagasikara and its people are referred to as Malagasy. The island's appellation "Madagascar" is not of local origin but rather was popularized in the Middle Ages by Europeans.

Multiple choice geography africa - location, political divisions and physical features study of africa africa africa - the central continent cocoa cultivation in ghana

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences given below:
It is the only continent through which the tropic of Cancer, the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass:

  1. Asia

  2. Europe

  3. Africa

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

Africa,

The Tropic of Capricorn lies at 23.5 degrees south of the equator and runs through Australia, Chile, southern Brazil (Brazil is the only country that passes through both the equator and a tropic), and northern South Africa.