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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 the driest place in the world?

  1. Sahara Desert

  2. Danakil Depression

  3. Djibouti

  4. Atacama Desert
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This desert is sterile because it is blocked from moisture on both sides by the Andes Mountains and by the Chilean Range.

Multiple choice

Fjords are very typical of the _____.

  1. Alaskan coast

  2. Spanish coast

  3. Norwegian coast

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

Fjords are long, narrow inlets with steep sides created by glacial erosion. Norway's coastline is world-famous for its numerous and spectacular fjords, carved by ancient glaciers. While Alaska also has fjords, Norway is the classic and most representative example. Spain and Peru do not have significant fjord formations.

Multiple choice

The Aral Sea is located between

  1. Kazakhastan and Turkmenistan

  2. Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

  3. Kazakhastan and Uzbekistan

  4. Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Aral Sea was a large inland lake situated between Kazakhstan to the north and Uzbekistan to the south. It was once the fourth-largest lake in the world but has dramatically shrunk due to Soviet-era irrigation projects diverting its feeder rivers. Turkmenistan and Tajikistan do not border the Aral Sea.

Multiple choice

Which of the following lakes is the largest natural lake of the world?

  1. Caspian Sea

  2. Red Sea

  3. Arabian Sea

  4. Black Sea
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland water body, classified as a lake despite its name. It covers approximately 371,000 square kilometers. The Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and Black Sea are seas connected to oceans, not lakes. The Caspian is bordered by five countries and has no outlet to the ocean.

Multiple choice

______ are extensive plains that lie between the continental margins and mid-ocean ridges.

  1. Abyssal plains

  2. Ridge plains

  3. Continental plains

  4. Reep plains
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Abyssal plains are extensive, flat regions of the ocean floor that lie between the continental margins (where the ocean depth increases rapidly) and the mid-ocean ridges (where new oceanic crust is formed). They are among the flattest and smoothest regions on Earth, covered by fine-grained sediments. The other options are not standard geomorphological terms for ocean floor features.

Multiple choice

What is the passage about?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Here is another intriguing wonder to the world. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's triangle, is a triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean (305,000 sq km) where the disappearances of ships, airplanes, and boats has led to the belief that supernatural forces inhabit this area of the sea. Many planes, ships, and boats are believed to have disappeared in this triangle without a trace. This includes the disappearance of over 1,000 seamen and airmen. In most of these disappearances, it is the fact that no distress signal was ever received from the disappearing ships or planes that enhances the cloud of mystery that surrounds them. Although violent storms and downward air currents frequently occur in the area, scientists have not revealed anything extremely peculiar. Boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle are formed by drawing an imaginary line from Melbourne, Florida, to Bermuda, to Puerto Rico and back to Florida. Could there truly be an unnatural force at work in this geographical triangle or are these disappearances merely a coincidence? Numerous people remain unwilling to step over the boundary line into the Devil's Triangle. It is still an unsolved puzzle for scientists all over the world.

  1. It is about the unsolved mystery of 'The Bermuda Triangle'.

  2. It is about the disappearance of many ships and seamen.

  3. It is about the triangle.

  4. It is about the wonders of the world.

  5. dummy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the passage says, "In most of these disappearances, it is the fact that no distress signal was ever received from the disappearing ships or planes that enhance the cloud of mystery that surrounds them."

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is true?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Here is another intriguing wonder to the world. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's triangle, is a triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean (305,000 sq km) where the disappearances of ships, airplanes, and boats has led to the belief that supernatural forces inhabit this area of the sea. Many planes, ships, and boats are believed to have disappeared in this triangle without a trace. This includes the disappearance of over 1,000 seamen and airmen. In most of these disappearances, it is the fact that no distress signal was ever received from the disappearing ships or planes that enhances the cloud of mystery that surrounds them. Although violent storms and downward air currents frequently occur in the area, scientists have not revealed anything extremely peculiar. Boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle are formed by drawing an imaginary line from Melbourne, Florida, to Bermuda, to Puerto Rico and back to Florida. Could there truly be an unnatural force at work in this geographical triangle or are these disappearances merely a coincidence? Numerous people remain unwilling to step over the boundary line into the Devil's Triangle. It is still an unsolved puzzle for scientists all over the world.

  1. The Bermuda Triangle is also known as the divine triangle

  2. No signal was ever received from the disappeared ships and boats in the Bermuda Triangle

  3. Very strange storms and weather conditions frequently occur in the Bermuda Triangle

  4. The Bermuda Triangle is an area in Pacific ocean

  5. dummy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

It is true as the passage says, "in most of these disappearances, it is the fact that no distress signal was ever received from the disappearing ships or planes that enhances the cloud of mystery that surrounds them."

Multiple choice

Which word in the passage is the synonym of distinctive?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Here is another intriguing wonder to the world. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's triangle, is a triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean (305,000 sq km) where the disappearances of ships, airplanes, and boats has led to the belief that supernatural forces inhabit this area of the sea. Many planes, ships, and boats are believed to have disappeared in this triangle without a trace. This includes the disappearance of over 1,000 seamen and airmen. In most of these disappearances, it is the fact that no distress signal was ever received from the disappearing ships or planes that enhances the cloud of mystery that surrounds them. Although violent storms and downward air currents frequently occur in the area, scientists have not revealed anything extremely peculiar. Boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle are formed by drawing an imaginary line from Melbourne, Florida, to Bermuda, to Puerto Rico and back to Florida. Could there truly be an unnatural force at work in this geographical triangle or are these disappearances merely a coincidence? Numerous people remain unwilling to step over the boundary line into the Devil's Triangle. It is still an unsolved puzzle for scientists all over the world.

  1. Numerous

  2. Downward

  3. Unnatural

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

It means different from what is normal or expected; strange.

Multiple choice

Why is this mystery unsolved?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Here is another intriguing wonder to the world. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's triangle, is a triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean (305,000 sq km) where the disappearances of ships, airplanes, and boats has led to the belief that supernatural forces inhabit this area of the sea. Many planes, ships, and boats are believed to have disappeared in this triangle without a trace. This includes the disappearance of over 1,000 seamen and airmen. In most of these disappearances, it is the fact that no distress signal was ever received from the disappearing ships or planes that enhances the cloud of mystery that surrounds them. Although violent storms and downward air currents frequently occur in the area, scientists have not revealed anything extremely peculiar. Boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle are formed by drawing an imaginary line from Melbourne, Florida, to Bermuda, to Puerto Rico and back to Florida. Could there truly be an unnatural force at work in this geographical triangle or are these disappearances merely a coincidence? Numerous people remain unwilling to step over the boundary line into the Devil's Triangle. It is still an unsolved puzzle for scientists all over the world.

  1. It is because no one wants to step there as all have a fear of disappearing.

  2. It is because no signal was received by anything that disappeared in the triangle.

  3. It is because the triangle is very deep and it is impossible to reach to that depth.

  4. It is because there are always storms and downward air current in that area.

  5. dummy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

It is the exact reason as the passage says, "It is the fact that no distress signal was ever received from the disappearing ships or planes that enhance the cloud of mystery that surrounds them."

Multiple choice

How is the border of The Bermuda Triangle drawn?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Here is another intriguing wonder to the world. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's triangle, is a triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean (305,000 sq km) where the disappearances of ships, airplanes, and boats has led to the belief that supernatural forces inhabit this area of the sea. Many planes, ships, and boats are believed to have disappeared in this triangle without a trace. This includes the disappearance of over 1,000 seamen and airmen. In most of these disappearances, it is the fact that no distress signal was ever received from the disappearing ships or planes that enhances the cloud of mystery that surrounds them. Although violent storms and downward air currents frequently occur in the area, scientists have not revealed anything extremely peculiar. Boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle are formed by drawing an imaginary line from Melbourne, Florida, to Bermuda, to Puerto Rico and back to Florida. Could there truly be an unnatural force at work in this geographical triangle or are these disappearances merely a coincidence? Numerous people remain unwilling to step over the boundary line into the Devil's Triangle. It is still an unsolved puzzle for scientists all over the world.

  1. By imaginary lines

  2. By fencing the area

  3. By building towers around it

  4. By building a bridge over it
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

It is the correct answer as the passage says, "Boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle are formed by drawing an imaginary line."

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the largest reservoir of nitrogen?

  1. Rocks

  2. Sea

  3. Air

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

The atmosphere (air) contains approximately 78% nitrogen gas (N2), making it by far the largest reservoir of nitrogen on Earth. While the ocean contains dissolved nitrogen, soil contains organic nitrogen compounds, and rocks contain nitrogen in minerals, none of these compare to the vast atmospheric reservoir.

Multiple choice

Which word in the paragraph does not mean landslide?

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Engineering facts: Engineers solve practical problems by applying mathematical and scientific knowledge. The word engineer comes from a Latin word meaning ‘cleverness’. As of 2010, the tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE. It reaches an incredible 828 metres (2717 feet) in height. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest of the Ancient Wonders of the World and the last one that remains largely intact. The building of the Panama Canal, which links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, was one of the most difficult engineering projects ever. It is estimated that over 25000 workers lost their lives during the long and dangerous project, with most dying from disease and landslides. As of 2010, the longest suspension bridge in the world is the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Kobe, Japan. Opened in 1998, it spans an amazing 1991 metres (6529 feet). Hoover Dam, built along the Colorado River between 1931 and 1936 reaches 726 feet in height (221 metres). High speed passenger trains in China reach speeds of up to 350 kph (220 mph). The London Eye in England is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe, standing at a height of 135 metres (442 feet). The tallest wind turbine in the world has rotor tips that reach over 200 metres (656 feet) above the ground.

  1. Avalanche

  2. Slumps

  3. Upset

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

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