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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

The International Date Line is located in the

  1. Pacific ocean

  2. Arctic ocean

  3. Indian ocean

  4. Atlantic ocean
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The International Date Line is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth that runs from the North to the South Pole and demarcates one calendar day from the next. It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Multiple choice

The river Volga flows into the

  1. Black Sea

  2. Caspian Sea

  3. Dead Sea

  4. Mediterranean Sea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Volga is the longest river in Europe and flows through central Russia into the Caspian Sea. It is an endorheic basin, meaning it does not flow into an ocean.

Multiple choice

Name the biggest hot desert in the world?

  1. Sahara

  2. Gobi

  3. Australian

  4. Thar
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. While the Antarctic and Arctic are larger deserts, they are classified as cold deserts.

Multiple choice

Which strait separates Europe from Africa?

  1. Bering

  2. Gibraltar

  3. Bosporus

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

The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates the Iberian Peninsula in Europe from Morocco in Africa.

Multiple choice

The deepest ocean in the world is

  1. the Indian ocean

  2. the Atlantic ocean

  3. the Pacific ocean

  4. none of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, containing the Mariana Trench.

Multiple choice

Angel is the ________ of the world.

  1. longest dam

  2. highest waterfall

  3. longest river

  4. highest dam
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Angel Falls, located in Venezuela, is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall.

Multiple choice

Which of the following connects Europe with Asia?

  1. Panama Canal

  2. Indira Gandhi Canal

  3. Suez Canal

  4. Grand Canal
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, effectively providing a maritime link between Europe and Asia.

Multiple choice

Suez Canal is the

  1. deepest canal

  2. longest canal

  3. smallest canal

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Multiple choice

Which of the following is the world's largest delta?

  1. Mississippi Delta

  2. Arcuate Delta

  3. Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta

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

The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (also known as the Brahmaputra Delta, the Sunderbans Delta, or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta in the South Asia region of Bengal, consisting of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India. It is the world's largest delta, and empties into the Bay of Bengal.

Multiple choice

The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta

  1. is the second largest delta in the world

  2. houses the most biodiversity in the world

  3. is the largest delta in the world

  4. is the smallest delta in the world
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta is the largest delta in the world. It empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is also one of the most fertile regions in the world, thereby earning the nickname 'The Green Delta'.

Multiple choice

Southeast Asia has captivates the attention of global community over space and time as a geostrategically significant region. Which among the following is the most convincing explanation for this global perspective?

  1. It was the hot theatre during the Second World War.

  2. Its location between the Asian powers of China and India.

  3. It was the arena of superpower confrontation during the Cold War period.

  4. Its location between the Pacific and Indian oceans and its pre-eminent maritime character.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Southeast Asia has captivated the attention of global community over space and time as a geo-strategically significant region because of its location between the Pacific and Indian oceans and its pre-eminent maritime character.

Multiple choice

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer: List I List II A. Gulf Stream 1. Pacific Ocean B. West wind drift 2. A slow eastward movement of water over the zone of westerly winds C. Peru current 3. Indian Ocean D. West Australian current 4. Warm current

  1. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

  2. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

  3. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2

  4. A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 Gulf Stream is a warm current, moving from low latitudes to higher latitudes. West Wind Drift (Cold), a strong ocean current known as west wind drift flows from west to east under the influence of the westerlies in the zone of 40°-50°S latitudes (South Pacific; South Atlantic and Indian Ocean). This current becomes much stronger because of immense volume of watermass and high velocity winds called as roaring forties and thus the current flows with great velocity. Peru Current (cold): The cold current flowing along the western coast of South America in the eastern Pacific Ocean from south to north is called Peru Current or Humboldt Current. West Australian current is a warm current in the Indian Ocean.