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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 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.

Multiple choice geography hydrologic cycle the atmosphere elements of weather and climate :humidity hydrologic cycle and its components elements of weather and climate : temperature

The place receiving the highest amount of rainfall in the world is _________________.

  1. Cherrapunji

  2. Mt.Waialeale

  3. Mt Cameroon

  4. Mawsynram
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Mawsynram located in Meghalaya, India receives 11871 mm of annual rainfall which is highest in the world thus option D is the correct answer.
  • Cherrapunjee is located only  15 km away from Mawsynram is in second place in terms of the amount of rainfall.
Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Murray and Darling rivers fall in ________.

  1. The gulf of Carpentaria

  2. Pacific ocean

  3. Encounter Bay

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

Encounter Bay

The Murray–Darling Basin is the catchment for Australia's largest river system. The Murray and the Darling rivers are Australia's longest rivers.

The Basin covers an area of more than 1 million square kilometres, which is equal to 14% of mainland Australia. The Basin includes 75% of New South Wales, more than 50% of Victoria, 15% of Queensland, 8% of South Australia, and all of the Australian Capital Territory. The Basin area is the 20th largest river catchment in the world.
The Basin is bounded by the Great Dividing Range, including the Australia Alps, where snow lies for several months every winter. The north and west of the Basin is flat and semi-arid, taking in environments such as saltbush shrublands and mulga lands.
Most rivers rise in the Great Dividing Range but most of the river system is spread across riverine plains of low elevation and very low gradients. Compared with other rivers of the world, the rivers of the Basin have carved winding courses across the landscape and are slow flowing, in areas that are very dry, hot and receive little rainfall. The Basin is one of the flattest catchments in the world.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Where the Great Barrier Reef is situated?

  1. North-eastern coast of Australia

  2. North-Western coast of Australia

  3. Western coast

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

The Great Barrier Reef is in the Coral Sea, on Australia's north-eastern coast. It stretches more than 2,300km along the state of Queensland's north- coastline, beginning at the tip of Cape York Peninsula in the north and extending down to Bundaberg in the south.