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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

Which country has a communist government?

  1. Taiwan

  2. Japan

  3. South Korea

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

North Korea is governed by the Workers' Party of Korea, which maintains a communist system, unlike the democratic systems found in South Korea, Japan, or Taiwan.

Multiple choice

In Bangladesh, the largest export is

  1. Rice

  2. Clothes

  3. Shoes

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

The garment and textile industry is the backbone of Bangladesh's economy, accounting for the vast majority of its export earnings.

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

In which part of Africa, Uranium is found?

  1. Sahara

  2. Congo basin

  3. Sudan

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

The Congo basin of Africa is were Uranium is found in abundant. 

Uranium production is an important part of the African economy, with Niger, Namibia, Libya and South Africa creating up to 18% of the world's annual production. Many African countries produce uranium or have untapped uranium ore deposits.

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

The largest producer of Cocoa in Africa is __________.

  1. Ghana

  2. Sudan

  3. Nigeria

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

'The Ivory Coast supplies 30 percent of the world’s total cocoa, leading the rest of the world by over half a million metric tons with a total crop of 1,448,992 tonnes. Companies like Nestle and Cadbury receive much of their cocoa from the Ivory Coast and Cocoa alone is responsible for almost two-thirds of the trade revenue coming into the nation.'

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

Masai Mara National reserve is in _____________.

  1. Tanzania

  2. Uganda

  3. Kenya

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

Masai Mara National Reserve (also known as Maasai Mara, Masai Mara and by the local people as The Mara) is a large game reserve in Narok County.

Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Mara Region, Tanzania. It is named in honor of the Masai people (the ancestral inhabitants of the area) and their description of the area when looked at from afar: "Mara," which is Maa (Masai language) for "spotted," an apt description for the circles of trees, scrub, savanna, and cloud shadows that mark the area.

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

Where is Queen Elizabeth National Park situated?

  1. Zimbabwe

  2. Botswana

  3. Uganda

  4. South Africa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Queen Elizabeth National Park occupies an estimated 1,978 square kilometres (764 sq mi). The park extends from Lake George in the north-east to Lake Edward in the south-west and includes the Kazinga Channel connecting the two lakes.
Area: 1,978 km 2 (764 sq mi)
Location: Uganda
Established: 1952.
Multiple choice geography africa - the central continent cocoa cultivation in ghana study of africa africa - location, political divisions and physical features

Kruger National Park and St Lucia Wetland Park are in _____________.

  1. Sudan

  2. South Africa

  3. Ethiopia

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

Kruger National Wetland Park is a huge protected area along the coast of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province. The park’s centrepiece is the vast Lake St. Lucia, home to large numbers of hippos, crocodiles, pelicans and flamingos. Elephants, giraffes and leopards inhabit the grasslands and forests of the nearby Western Shores and Charters Creek areas. To the north, Sodwana Bay is known for its colourful coral reefs.

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

Which country is the leading producer of cocoa in the world?

  1. Nigeria

  2. Ghana

  3. Liberia

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

Ghana:-
West Africa collectively supplies two thirds of the world's cocoa crop, with Ivory Coast leading production at 1.8 million tonnes as of 2017, and nearby Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Togo producing additional 1.55 million tonnes.

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

Who introduced the cacao plant in the West African countries?

  1. Germans

  2. Portuguese

  3. Indians

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

It was also introduced into the rest of Asia and into West Africa by Europeans. In the Gold Coast, modern Ghana, cacao was introduced by a Ghanaian, Tetteh Quarshie.