Geography · General Awareness

World Geographical Records

2,795 Questions

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.

Largest global islandsDeepest ocean pointsMajor world canalsGlobal polar regionsLargest rivers and reefs

World Geographical Records Questions

Multiple choice geography structure of ocean floor relief of the ocean ocean water movement ocean circulation

The largest continental shelf is _____________ in the Arctic Ocean.

  1. North Sea

  2. South China Sea

  3. Siberian shelf

  4. Persian Gulf
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The  Arctic Ocean has largest shelf that is the Siberian shelf. The continental shelf of the Siberian coasts of Russia are widest shelves which range in width from 480 km to 2,000 km. The continental shelfes are also quite wide to the north of Canada. 

Multiple choice geography structure of ocean floor relief of the ocean ocean water movement ocean circulation

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the _________.

  1. Arabian Sea

  2. Red Sea

  3. Black Sea

  4. Persian Gulf
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. It was opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work and it allows ship transport between Europe and eastern Asia without navigation around Africa.

Multiple choice geography asia : the largest continent - location and physical features location, political and physical division of asia introduction of the continents - africa and asia asia

Which of the following is the largest railway line in the world?

  1. Transnational Canadian Railway

  2. Railway line between New York and San Francisco

  3. Trans-Siberian Railway

  4. Railway line between Jammu and Kanya Kumari
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in the world, connecting Moscow to Vladivostok.

Multiple choice geography asia : the largest continent - location and physical features location, political and physical division of asia introduction of the continents - africa and asia asia

The Suez Canal connects ________.

  1. Red Sea with the Baltic Sea

  2. Red Sea with the Black Sea

  3. Red Sea with the Caspian Sea

  4. Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Suez Canal is a sea-level waterway in Egypt. It connects Red Sea with Mediterranean Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.

Multiple choice geography asia : the largest continent - location and physical features location, political and physical division of asia introduction of the continents - africa and asia asia

Asia is located primarily in the _______ and _______ hemisphere.

  1. Southern, Western

  2. Southern, Eastern

  3. Northern, Western

  4. Northern, Eastern
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. It shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa.


 Asia covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres (17,212,000 sq mi), about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area. 

The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. 

Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population, but also dense and large settlements, as well as vast barely populated regions. Its 4.5 billion people (as of June 2019) constitute roughly 60% of the world's population.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

The Mediterranean sea is an extension of which of the following ocean?

  1. Indian ocean

  2. Atlantic ocean

  3. Pacific ocean

  4. Arctic ocean
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mediterranean Sea is an extension of the Atlantic ocean. The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land. The sea was an important route for merchants and travelers of ancient times, facilitating trade and cultural exchange between peoples of the region.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

Which is the deepest fresh water lake in the world?

  1. Lake Superior

  2. Lake Baikal

  3. Lake Victoria

  4. Lake Chilika
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Lake Baikal in southern Russia is the world's deepest lake. It is an estimated 5,387 ft deep and its bottom is approximately 3,893 ft below sea level. It is also the deepest freshwater lake in the world.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

Which lake is the highest navigable lake in the world?

  1. Lake Victoria

  2. Lake Superior

  3. Lake Baikal

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

The highest commercially navigable lake is Lake Titicaca, which lies in the Altiplano at a height of 3,810 m above sea level on the Andean border between Peru and Bolivia. It's surface covers approximately 8,300 km² and has an average depth between 140-180 m.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

Which strait joins the Arctic ocean and the Pacific ocean and seperates the continents of Asia and north America?

  1. Strait of Gibralter

  2. Bering Strait

  3. Strait of Malacca

  4. Davis Strait
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bering Strait joins the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and separates the continents of Asia and North America at their closest point. The strait averages 98 to 164 ft. in depth and at it's narrowest is about 53 miles wide. The strait was named after Vitus Bering, a Danish Captain, who sailed into the strait in 1728.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

The biggest lake of fresh water in the world is _____________.

  1. Baikallake

  2. Superior lake

  3. Nyasa lake

  4. Victoria lake
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Lake Superior is the largest lake in North America and also the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third-largest by volume. Its surface area is approximately 31,700 square miles. The lake is shared by the province of Ontario in Canada, and the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan in the US. 

Lake Baikal is a rift lake located in southern Siberia, Russia,
Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African 
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes.

Multiple choice geography endogenetic movements endogenic process and creation of mountains major domains of the earth land and oceans study of continents - north america earth's movement and creation of landforms earthquake earthquakes

Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world?

  1. Lake Onega

  2. Lake Ontario

  3. Lake Michigan

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

Lake Superior, located on the border between the United States and Canada, is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.