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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 geography tourism europe - location, political divisions and physical features location, political and physical divisions of europe tour and travel management

Which is the Europe's largest Alpine lake?

  1. Lake Garda

  2. Lake Lucerne

  3. Lake Constance

  4. Lake Geneva
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Lake Geneva
It is the largest lake in the Alps, one of the biggest in Europe and 40% of it stretches into France (see below for France's lakes). Lake Geneva reaches through the cantons of Savoy and Vaud, famous for their vineyards.
Multiple choice evs - i our home and environment environmental issues due to construction of houses introduction to natural resources (eco) materials (resources ) and its classification

On which river world's largest hydro-electric power project is built?

  1. Hwang-Ho in China

  2. Ganges in India

  3. Nile in Egypt

  4. Yangtze in China
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The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, China.
The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW).

Multiple choice geography water bodies movements of ocean and sea water oceanic circulations circulation of ocean water study of water pollution threats to water resource pollution and environment

Red Sea is located in Indian Ocean. What is its total area?

  1. 438,000 sq. km

  2. 218,000 sq. km

  3. 348,000 sq. km

  4. 638,000 sq. km
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438,000 km²
The Red Sea has a surface area of roughly 438,000 km2 (169,100 mi2), is about 2250 km (1398 mi) long and, at its widest point, 355 km (220.6 mi) wide.
Multiple choice geography the signature of time volcanoes volcanism earthquake and volcanoes earthquakes and volcanoes

Which is the highest volcano of the world?

  1. Ojos del Salado

  2. Cameroon

  3. Kluchevskaya

  4. Mount Wrangell
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The highest active volcano in the world is Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border in the Central Andes. It rises to 6887 m / 22,595 ft. It has not erupted in recorded history but is an active volcano.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

Which ocean lies to the East of Asia?

  1. Pacific ocean

  2. Atlantic ocean

  3. Arctic ocean

  4. Indian ocean
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Pacific Ocean lies in the East of Asia .The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world having 1/3 of the globe,extends from east to west for 16,000km from the East coast of Asia in the West to the West coast of America's in the East and for 14,880km north to south between Bering Strait in the north to Cape Ader (Anteractica) in the south. Average depth of the ocean is 4,572m.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

Which ocean lies to the South of Asia?

  1. Pacific ocean

  2. Atlantic ocean

  3. Arctic ocean

  4. Indian ocean
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Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world. It has Asia in the north , Africa in the West, Asia in the east, Australia in the south-east and Antarctica in the south. The ocean has contact with the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean in the south near Antarctica. The average depth of the ocean is 4,000m.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

Which sea/ocean lies in the North of Africa?

  1. Pacific ocean

  2. Arctic ocean

  3. Indian ocean

  4. Mediterranean sea
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Mediterranean sea is the almost enclosed sea. It is located in 30 degrees to 36-degree latitude and 6 degrees to 36-degree longitude. It covers about 2.5 million square km and the average depth is 1,500 square km. It is surrounded by south by Africa, north by Europe, and east by west Asia.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

Which ocean lies to the east of Africa?

  1. Indian ocean

  2. Pacific Ocean

  3. Arctic ocean

  4. Atlantic ocean
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Indian Ocean lies in the east of Africa. It is the third largest ocean in the world. It has Asia in the north, Africa in the West, Asia in the east, Australia in the south-east and Antarctica in the south. The average depth of the ocean is 4,000m.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

The world's longest river Nile is in which continent?

  1. Asia

  2. Europe

  3. America

  4. Africa
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Nile is the world's  longest river located in continent Africa. It is a north flowing river. It is 6,853 km long and 2.8 km wide with a depth of 8.11m. River Nile has two major tributories, namely, White Nile and Blue Nile. In Sudan and Egypt Nile is the primary source of water.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

Which of the following seas are connected by the Suez Canal?

  1. Azoff Sea and the Caspian Sea

  2. Mediterranean sea and the Red Sea

  3. Black Sea and the North Sea

  4. Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean
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Suez Canal is a artificial water way which connects Mediterranean sea and the Res sea. It is opened in the year 17th November 1869. The length of the canal is 198.30km. The canal was made and also maintain by Suez Canal authority of Egypt. This canal plays very important role in world trade.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

The continent of Europe and Asia are together known as _________.

  1. Gondwana

  2. Pangaea

  3. Eurasia

  4. Oceania
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The continent Europe and Asia are together known as Eurasia. This is the largest landmass on the surface of the earth covering an area of 55,000,000 sq km. It is about of 36.2% of the earth. This two continents together supports 70%of the world population.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

Which ocean lies to the West of Africa?

  1. Arctic ocean

  2. Atlantic ocean

  3. Indian ocean

  4. Pacific ocean
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The world's second-largest ocean is the Atlantic Ocean lies in the West of Africa. It has North and South America in the West and Europe and Africa in the east. It covers an area of 82,000,000 square km, which is 1/6th of the geographical area of the globe and half of the Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean was formed due to the drifting of North and South Americans to the West due to plate tectonic.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

North America and South America are joined by ___________.

  1. Suez canal

  2. Bering strait

  3. Strait of Gibraltar

  4. Isthmus of Panama
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The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. It contains the country of Panama and the Panama Canal. Like many isthmuses, it is a location of great strategic value.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent

The world's deepest trench the Mariana Trench is located in which ocean?

  1. Atlantic ocean

  2. Arctic ocean

  3. Indian ocean

  4. Pacific ocean
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The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is located in the western Pacific Ocean about 200 kilometers (124 mi) east of the Mariana Islands. It is the deepest trench in the world. The depth of the Mariana Trench is 10,994 meters below sea level.