Geography · General Awareness
World Geographical Records
2,791 Questions
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
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Atlantic
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Pacif
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Indian
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None of these
B
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions. The option 'Pacif' is clearly a typo for 'Pacific'.
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largest railway station
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highest railway station
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longest railway station
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None of the above
A
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Grand Central Terminal in New York City holds the record for the largest number of platforms of any railway station in the world. It is not the longest or highest.
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Sahara
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Thar
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Kalhari
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Sonoran
A
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The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. While the Antarctic and Arctic are larger polar deserts, in general knowledge contexts, Sahara is the standard answer.
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Stuate of liberty
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Stuate of unity
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Qutub minar
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Bhurj khalifa
B
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The Statue of Unity in India is currently the tallest statue in the world.
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atlantic ocean
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indian ocean
A
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The Atlantic Ocean is often colloquially referred to as the pond, specifically in the phrase across the pond, which refers to the distance between North America and Europe.
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caspain sea
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china sea
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pacfic ocean
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artic ocean
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penbroke island
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white island
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north island
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stewart island
C
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New Zealand consists of two main islands: the North Island and the South Island. The South Island is the largest, making the North Island the second largest.
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my sand pit
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great basin
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maths
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sahara
D
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The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. However, if considering all deserts, the Antarctic Desert is the largest overall.
A
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The Atlantic Ocean is generally considered the saltiest of the major world oceans due to factors like high evaporation rates and limited freshwater inflow in certain regions.
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It is completely underwater.
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It is a continuous range of underwater volcanoes.
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The ridge was created by the movements of Earth’s tectonic plates.
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The seafloor is spreading on either side of it.
A
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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a mountain range, but it is not completely underwater; parts of it, such as the island of Iceland, rise above sea level.
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Mariana Trench
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South Equatorial Current
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Gulf Stream
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Great Bahama Bank
C
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The Gulf Stream is a powerful, warm Atlantic current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows up the eastern coast of the United States, significantly warming Western Europe.
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largest
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second largest
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smallest
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warmest
B
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest, while the Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean on Earth.
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separates Asia and Australia from North and South America
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separates Europe and Africa from North and South America
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is bounded by Asia, Africa, and Australia
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lies south of Asia and separates East Africa from Australia
B
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The Atlantic Ocean is located between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.
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Uluru
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Kakadu
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the Great Barrier Reef
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the Great Dividing Range
C
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The Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Australia, is the world's largest coral reef system and the largest living structure on Earth.
A
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Explanation
The Atlantic Ocean is generally considered the saltier of the major oceans due to higher evaporation rates and lower freshwater inflow compared to the Pacific.