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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

Lærdal Tunnel is the ______ tunnel.

  1. longest

  2. steepest

  3. highest

  4. shortest
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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

Name the river which crosses the equator twice.

  1. Nile

  2. Mississippi

  3. Amazon

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

The Congo River is the only major river that crosses the equator twice. It flows through the Democratic Republic of Congo, crossing the equator north of Kisangini and again south of Mbandaka. This unique geographic feature occurs because the river originates south of the equator, flows north across it, then turns south.

Multiple choice

In which sea is Malta?

  1. Red Sea

  2. Caspian Sea

  3. Mediterranean Sea

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the second largest river in the South America?

  1. Nile

  2. Amazon

  3. Parana

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Amazon River is the largest river in South America by discharge and length. The Parana River is the second-largest river system in South America, flowing through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina before joining the Uruguay River to form the Rio de la Plata. The Nile mentioned in option A is actually in Africa, making it clearly incorrect for a South American geography question.

Multiple choice

The Bermuda Triangle lies in _____.

  1. North Pacific Ocean

  2. North Atlantic Ocean

  3. South Atlantic Ocean

  4. South Pacific Ocean
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Bermuda Triangle is located in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly bounded by Miami (Florida), Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. This region is not in the Pacific Ocean or the Southern Hemisphere.

Multiple choice

The deepest drill is at Kola in?

  1. Pacific ocean

  2. Arctic ocean

  3. Antarctic ocean

  4. None of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Kola Superdeep Borehole (SG-3) on the Kola Peninsula in Russia is the deepest hole ever drilled. The Kola Peninsula borders the Arctic Ocean/Barents Sea region.

Multiple choice

Which among the following is the largest delta of the world?

  1. The Mississippi Delta

  2. The Nile Delta

  3. The Ganges Delta

  4. The Danube Delta
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (also called the Bengal Delta) is the world's largest delta, covering approximately 105,000 square kilometers across Bangladesh and India. It forms where the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal. The Nile Delta, while famous, covers only about 25,000 square kilometers, and the Mississippi Delta is smaller than both.