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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

Sahara is the biggest ______ in the world.

  1. river

  2. wall

  3. lake

  4. desert
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Sahara Desert, located in North Africa, is the world's largest hot desert spanning approximately 9.2 million square kilometers. While Antarctica is larger, it's a polar desert, not typically referenced in general knowledge contexts.

Multiple choice

The Great Wall of China is the ______wall in the world.

  1. smallest

  2. highest

  3. largest

  4. none of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Great Wall of China is often cited as the largest man-made structure in terms of length and mass, stretching over 21,000 kilometers including all branches. It's not the highest wall - that distinction belongs to various modern fortifications.

Multiple choice

The largest zoo (Kruger National Park) in the world is in

  1. Dubai

  2. Australia

  3. South America

  4. South Africa
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Explanation

Kruger National Park is one of Africa's largest game reserves and is located in South Africa. While Australia has large wildlife reserves, the claim about Kruger being 'the largest zoo' refers to this South African park.

Multiple choice

______ is the biggest ocean.

  1. Pacific

  2. Indian

  3. Arctic

  4. Atlantic
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, covering approximately 63 million square miles - about 46% of the world's water surface and larger than all land areas combined.

Multiple choice

Lærdal Tunnel is the ______ tunnel.

  1. longest

  2. steepest

  3. highest

  4. shortest
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Lærdal Tunnel in Norway is the longest road tunnel in the world at approximately 24.5 kilometers (15.2 miles). It connects Aurland and Lærdal in Norway and opened in 2000.

Multiple choice

______ is the biggest island in the world.

  1. Andaman

  2. Sri Lanka

  3. Greenland

  4. Finland
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Greenland is the world's largest island, covering approximately 2,166,000 square kilometers. It is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. The other options are significantly smaller - Sri Lanka is about 65,000 sq km, while Andaman and Finland are not even among the top 20 largest islands.

Multiple choice

The largest faceted diamond in the world is

  1. the Golden Jubilee Diamond

  2. La Obella

  3. the Cillinan I

  4. the Incomparable
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Golden Jubilee Diamond is currently the largest faceted diamond in the world at 545.67 carats. It surpassed the previous record holder, the Cullinan I (530.4 carats), in 1992. The diamond was presented to the King of Thailand in 1997 to commemorate his 50th anniversary of accession to the throne.

Multiple choice

The world’s longest railway platform is in

  1. Storvik, Sweden

  2. New York, USA

  3. Gorakhpur, India

  4. Canberra, Australia
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Gorakhpur became the world's longest railway platform in 2013. After Gorakhpur, Kharagpur has the world's third largest railway platform.

Multiple choice

In which sea is Malta?

  1. Red Sea

  2. Caspian Sea

  3. Mediterranean Sea

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Malta is an island country located in the Mediterranean Sea, specifically south of Sicily, Italy. The Mediterranean Sea has been crucial to Malta's history as a strategic naval and trading location. The Red Sea is far to the southeast, and the Caspian Sea is a landlocked body of water between Europe and Asia.