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World Geographical Records

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World geographical records encompass the extremes of physical geography, including the largest lakes, islands, oceans, and trenches. These factual questions test knowledge of global superlatives and major geographical features. This topic is a staple in general studies sections of UPSC, state PSC, and SSC exams.

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World Geographical Records Questions

Multiple choice

Which is NOT a sea around the UK?

  1. Celtic Sea

  2. North Sea

  3. English Channel

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

The Dead Sea is located in the Middle East, between Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank, not near the UK.

Multiple choice superlatives (biggest, highest, largest, smallest) : india and world superlatives and first in india and world general knowledge

The proposed Shivaji memorial in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, will be world's tallest statue at $192$ meters when built. However, currently which is the tallest statue in the world's with a height of $153$ meters and where is it located?

  1. Laykyun Setkyar (Buddha), Myanmar

  2. Spring Temple Buddha, China

  3. The Statue of liberty, USA

  4. The motherland Calls, Russia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Spring Temple Buddha is currently the world’s tallest statue. It stands in the Fodushan Scenic Area in the Zhaocun township of China.
  • The massive copper Buddha stands atop a 66 foot tall lotus-shaped pedestal which houses a monastery, giving it a total height of 502 feet.
Multiple choice superlatives (biggest, highest, largest, smallest) : india and world superlatives and first in india and world general knowledge

Which of the following is the longest rail tunnel in the world?

  1. Channel tunnel

  2. Gotthard Base tunnel

  3. Yanata tunnel

  4. Taihang tunnel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Switzerland. With a route length of 57.09 km, it is the longest tunnel in the world.
  • The main purpose of the Gotthard Base Tunnel is to increase local transport capacity through the Swiss Alpine barrier.
Multiple choice superlatives (biggest, highest, largest, smallest) : india and world superlatives and first in india and world general knowledge

Identify the wrong part:

  1. Mount Logan: Canada's highest peak

  2. Hudson Bay: World's largest bay

  3. Canada's: 10 persons per population sq km density

  4. Davis Strait: World's broadest strait
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Canada has a very low population density, significantly less than 10 persons per square kilometer. The figure provided in option C is incorrect.

Multiple choice superlatives (biggest, highest, largest, smallest) : india and world superlatives and first in india and world general knowledge

The longest railway tunnel in the world is __________. 

  1. Marmaray (Turkey)

  2. Tunnel of Love (Ukraine)

  3. Gotthard base Tunnel (Switzerland)

  4. Channel Tunnel (UK)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel has officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work. The 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard base tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe.

Multiple choice superlatives (biggest, highest, largest, smallest) : india and world superlatives and first in india and world general knowledge

Which is the highest airport of the world? 

  1. Chamdo Bangda Airport, Tibet

  2. El Alto International Airport, Bolivia

  3. Inca Manco Capac International Airport, Peru

  4. Manang Airport Nepal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Chamdo Bangda Airport in Tibet was long considered the highest, though other airports like Daocheng Yading have since surpassed it. Among the choices, it is the most commonly cited in older datasets.

Multiple choice biology ecology carbon cycling mineral coal carbon cycle

Which of the following is the largest reservoir of carbon?

  1. Soil

  2. Atmosphere

  3. Ocean

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

In the ocean, there are underwater sediments and sediment rocks of carbonate like in the form of limestone, dolomite etc. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice social science oceans and fishing irrigation in india tanks and fisheries irrigation and power

_______ is the world's largest fishing lake.

  1. Lake Ladoga

  2. Lake Baikal

  3. Tonl Sap

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

  • The Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and one of the richest inland fishing grounds in the world.
  • The Tonle Sap is one of the world's most productive freshwater fisheries and the main source of protein and fatty acids for Cambodia's roughly 15 million inhabitants.