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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 mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

Bokaro steel plant started with the assistance of _____.

  1. UK

  2. USSR

  3. France

  4. West Germany

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  • Bokaro steel plant is located in the district of Bokaro in the state of Jharkhand.
  • It was founded with the assistance of Soviet Union or USSR.
  • It was founded in the year 1964.  It is merged with the state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

The biggest producer of steel in the world is ___________.

  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. Canada

  4. USA

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  • China is the world’s largest steel producer. In 2015 world crude steel production was 1,599.5 million metric tonnes. Out of this China’s production was 803.83 million metric tonnes.
  • Thus, it accounts for half of world’s steel production.

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

Which of the following countries possesses a strong natural resource base for iron and steel industry?

  1. Russia

  2. Pakistan

  3. Japan

  4. Bangladesh

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  • Of the following countries Russia possesses a strong natural resource base for iron and steel industry.
  • Almost 60% of iron ore reserves are located in the Kursk magnetic anomaly (KMA) in European Russia and about 15% are located in the Ural Mountains region.

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - i iron and steel industries iron and steel industry mineral based industries

The Bokaro steel plant has been set up with the assistance of _______.

  1. Former USSR

  2. UK

  3. USA

  4. Germany

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Bokaro steel plant has been set up with the assistance of former USSR. Bokaro Steel Plant (BSP) is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet help. It was incorporated as a limited company in 1964. It was later merged with the state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

Multiple choice geography study of continents - north america economic resources location and expansion - north america north america - economic features

Missouri is a river located in _____.

  1. USA

  2. Brazil

  3. Britain

  4. Angola

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Missouri River is the longest river in North America. Rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana, the Missouri flows east and south for $2,341$ miles$ (3,767 km)$ before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri.

Multiple choice geography study of continents - north america economic resources location and expansion - north america north america - economic features

U-Seymight is a name of waterfall located in __________.

  1. New Zealand

  2. South Africa

  3. Switzerland

  4. USA

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

U-Seymight is a name of waterfall located in USA.
U-Seymight Falls is the highest waterfall in U-Seymight National Park, dropping a total of 2,425 feet from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall. Located in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak

Multiple choice geography study of continents - north america economic resources location and expansion - north america north america - economic features

Ranches are ____________________.

  1. big cattle farms of commercial herdsmen having large animal breeding establishments

  2. rubber plantations in Malaysia

  3. large wheat forms in Australia

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ranches are large tracts of land used for livestock farming, specifically for grazing cattle or sheep. Option A accurately describes this agricultural practice.

Multiple choice economics sustainable development with equity liberalisation objectives of economic planning in india need for sustainable development introduction to social movements and its types social movements

Aarhus convention which provided right to access information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters took place in ____________.

  1. France

  2. Denmark

  3. Russia

  4. India

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Arhus convention which provided right to access information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters took place in Denmark. This was signed on 25 June 1998

Multiple choice economics sustainable development with equity liberalisation objectives of economic planning in india need for sustainable development introduction to social movements and its types social movements

The country that is not a developing country but has not yet achieved the status of the advanced country is __________.

  1. Malaysia

  2. South Korea

  3. Singapore

  4. none of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The country which is neither a developing company nor it has achieved the status of an advanced or developed country is known as a transitional country which is out of the range of development and neither is it fully developed. Example of such a country is Malaysia. 

Multiple choice geography introduction to the continents: antarctica to australia australia australia australia - geographical features

Darling Murray is a river in __________.

  1. Turkey

  2. England

  3. Australia

  4. America

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

River Murray is Australia's longest river at $2508 km$. However, if the longest tributaries of the Darling River, the Culgoa, Balonne and Condamine, are taken into account its total length increases to $2740 km$, making it Australia's longest waterway.

Multiple choice geography introduction to the continents: antarctica to australia australia australia australia - geographical features

Australia is the largest ______ producer in the world.

  1. Cotton

  2. Wool

  3. Horns

  4. Meat

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Wool.
Australia is a leading producer of wool which is mostly from Merino sheep but has been eclipsed by China in terms of total weight. New Zealand (2016) is the third-largest producer of wool, and the largest producer of crossbred wool.