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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 europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Sea of Azov is located between two countries of the world. Identify those countries.

  1. Ukraine and Turkey

  2. Ukraine and Russia

  3. Turkey and Georgia

  4. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sea is considered an internal sea of Russia and Ukraine, and its use is governed by an agreement between these countries ratified in 2003. ... The Sea of Azov is an internal sea with passage to the Atlantic Ocean going through the Black, Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean seas.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

The highlands of Bohemia, the Meseta of Spain and the Central Massif of France are _________ of Europe.

  1. plains

  2. plateaus

  3. mountains

  4. river valleys
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
The highlands of Bohemia, the Meseta of Spain and the Central Massif of France are plateaus of Europe
Spain,
Spain is the second most mountainous country in Europe, but it isn’t only its mountains that impress.  About 40% of Spain’s land mass is made up of a high central plateau (Meseta) ranging from 400 to 1000 metres in height. 
Covering Castilla-León, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, and chunks of Aragón and La Rioja, the Meseta is bordered on the north by the Cordillera Cantábrica, split near the middle into northern and southern halves by the Sierra de Guadarrama and the Sierra de Gredos, and rimmed to the south by the Sierra Morena.  

France,
Massif Central, upland area in south-central France. Bordered by the lowlands of Aquitaine on the west, the Paris Basin and the Loire River valley on the north, the Rhône-Saône river valley on the east, and the Mediterranean coastlands of Languedoc on the south, it is conventionally demarcated by the 1,000 feet- (300 m-) above-sea-level contour. Occupying about one-sixth of France (33,000 square miles [86,000 square km]), the massif, for the most part, consists of plateaus lying between 2,000 and 3,000 feet (600 and 900 m). The highest peaks are Sancy Hill (Puy de Sancy; 6,184 feet [1,885 m]) and the Plomb du Cantal (6,096 feet [1,858 m]).

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

The river valleys of Don, Dnieper, Volga, Ural and Po are in which part of Europe?

  1. The North-West highlands

  2. The Central European plains

  3. The Southern plateaus and Highlands

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

The Central European pains,

Dnieper River, Ukrainian Dnipro, Russian Dnepr, Belarusian Dnyapro, ancient (Greek) Borysthenes, river of Europe, the fourth longest after the Volga, Danube, and Ural. It is 1,367 miles (2,200 km) in length and drains an area of about 195,000 square miles (505,000 square km).
The Dnieper rises at an elevation of about 720 feet (220 metres) in a small peat bog on the southern slope of the Valdai Hills of Russia, about 150 miles (240 km) west of Moscow, and flows in a generally southerly direction through western Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine to the Black Sea. For the first 300 miles (480 km) it passes through the Smolensk oblast (region) of Russia, first to the south and then to the west; near Orsha it turns south once more and for the next 370 miles (600 km) flows through Belarus. Finally, it flows through Ukrainian territory: south to Kiev, southeast from Kiev to Dnipropetrovsk, and then south-southwest to the Black Sea.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

The North-West highlands includes the plateaus and mountain system of _________ and _________.

  1. Denmark, Norway

  2. Norway , Sweden

  3. Finland, Sweden

  4. Denmark, Sweden
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The North-West highlands include the plateaus and mountain systems of Norway and Sweden extending up to Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

The Pyrenees form a natural boundary between ____________.

  1. Denmark and Sweden

  2. Germany and France

  3. Germany and Poland

  4. France and Spain
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

France and Spain,

The Pyrenees Mountains form the natural border between France and Spain, and it completely engulfs the nation of Andorra.
The mountains extend for about 270 miles from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea. The highest point is Pico de Aneto at 11,168 ft. (3,404m)
Additional mountain ranges found on the Iberian Peninsula include the Cantabrian, Sierra De Gata and Sierra Guadarrama in the north and central, and the Sierra Morena and Sierra Nevada in the south of Spain.

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Taiwan was earlier known as _________.

  1. Fuchow

  2. Marshall Island

  3. Formosa

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

The former name Formosa dates from 1542, when Portugese  sailors sighted the main island of Taiwan and named it Ilha Formosa, which means beautiful island. 

Multiple choice india: security setup overview of india general knowledge

What made countries like Japan rich/developed?

  1. Scientific inventions and discoveries

  2. Efficiency and technology evolved by people

  3. Raw materials and Natural resources

  4. None of them
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Developed countries like Japan have invested in people especially in the field of education and health.


Hence, the correct option is $\text{D}$

Multiple choice history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

Apartheid was the name of'a system unique to ____________.

  1. South America

  2. South Africa

  3. Asia

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

The system of apartheid --literally, "apartness" -enforced the separation of South Africa's whites from the blacks, Asians, and people of mixed race. This discriminatory system was carried out through political, economic, and social institutions and continued through the early 1990s.

Multiple choice history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

Israel was proclaimed as a New State in 1948 after dividing _______________.

  1. Saudi Arabia

  2. Palestine

  3. Syria

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

On 29 November 1947 , the united nations general assembly recommended the adoption and implementation of the partition plan of mandatory palestine. On 14 may 1948 , David Ben-Gurion , the executive head of the world zionist organization and president of the Jewish Agency of the palestine , declared the established of a jewish state in Ererz Isrel to be known as the state of israel. a state independent upon the termination of the british mandate for palestine 15 may 1948.

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

Identify the nation that led European exploration through government efforts to provide their sailors with the most advanced navigation instruments and techniques available.

  1. Spain

  2. France

  3. Portugal

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

Under the sponsorship of Prince Henry (famously known as Prince Henry the Navigator), Portugal started exploring the Atlantic coast of Africa at the beginning of 15th century. Prince Henry provided the most advanced navigation instruments and techniques to the sailors of his country. Under his directions, the Portuguese developed a modern, lighter ship, the caravel, which could sail further and faster. Portuguese monarchy offered financial help for ship owners for securing the investments of overseas expeditions.

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

Silk and porcelain ware were purchased from _____.

  1. China

  2. India

  3. Arabia

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

After the discovery of silk road, China became one of the biggest exporters of silk. Besides silk, the Chinese also exported tea, salt, sugar, porcelain and spices.

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

Scents were famous in ______.

  1. India

  2. China

  3. Europe

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

Scents were famous in Arabia. The craft of perfumery is an essential part of Muslim culture. Arabian perfumes have long been alluring the world with their distinct fragrances and are now synonymous with ancient heritage as well as fine luxury.

Multiple choice evs - ii the river valley civilisations: egyptian, mesopotamian and chinese civilisation ancient civilisations of the world egyptian, mesopotamian, and chinese civilization other ancient civilizations of the world

Which of the following rivers are called 'the cradles of the Chinese civilization'?

  1. Hwang Ho

  2. Yangtze

  3. Mekong

  4. Both A and B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Both the Hwang Ho (Yellow River) and the Yangtze River were central to the development of early Chinese civilization, providing fertile land and water for agriculture.