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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 longest inland waterways in the world is

  1. Mississippi river system

  2. The Great Lakes

  3. St. Lawrence

  4. River Rhine
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 The Mississippi Waterway : The Mississippi-Ohio waterway connects the interior part of the USA with the Gulf of Mexico in the South. Large steamer can go through this route upto Minneapolis.
The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Waterway : It is an unique water way in the northern part of North America. The ports located on this route have developed just like ocean ports with all facilities. As such large ocean freighters are able to navigate deep inside the continent upto 3,760 km through the estuary of St. Lawrence below Quebec. Rhine Waterway : The Rhine is the most important channel of navigation in this region. It is the world's most heavily trafficked waterway. Rotterdam is located at its mouth in the Netherlands.

Multiple choice

Volcanic eruptions do not occur in

  1. Baltic Sea

  2. Black Sea

  3. Caribbean Sea

  4. Caspian Sea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The basaltic rock found in Baltic sea is transported by glaciers.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

  1. The largest known flood basalt region in the world is the Deccan trap area of peninsular India.

  2. The largest flood basalt region in the United States of America is the Columbia Plateau.

  3. The two shield volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea have summit elevations of more than 6500 m above sea level.

  4. The island of Hawaii includes at least seven coalesced volcanic domes.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea are shield volcanoes, but their summit elevations are approximately 4,169 m and 4,207 m above sea level, respectively. The statement claiming they are more than 6,500 m above sea level is incorrect.