Description : Largest Mica deposits are in - (1) South Africa (2) India (3) USA (4) Australia
Last Answer : (2) India Explanation: India happens to be the largest producer of mica blocks in the world. India produces about 90 per cent of the world’s mica. India accounts for 60 per cent of mica embarking in international trade.
Description : The largest producer of gold in the world is (1) Australia (2) Canada (3) Russia (4) South Africa
Last Answer : Australia
Description : Which one of the following continents lies in Northern-Southern and Eastern-Western hemispheres of the earth? (1) Australia (2) Africa (3) Europe (4) South America
Last Answer : Africa
Description : Match correctly the following deserts and their location by choosing the correct response: Desert a. Kalahari b. Atacama c. Thar d. Great Victoria Location (i) South America (ii) Australia (iii) Africa (iv) Asia (1) a-(ii), b- ... b-(ii), c-(i), d-(iv) (4) a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
Last Answer : a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
Description : Kangaroos, Platypus and Koala bears are wildlife of (1) Australia (2) South America (3) Europe (4) Africa
Last Answer : Europe
Description : Grassland is called ‘Pampas’ in (1) Africa (2) South America (3) United Kingdom (4) The USA
Last Answer : South America
Description : Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country with the largest area under forest, is (1) USA (2) Canada (3) Australia (4) Brazil
Last Answer : Brazil
Description : More than 50% of the world’s coal deposits are held by (1) USA, Russia and China (2) China, India and Russia (3) India, Russia and USA (4) China, India and USA
Last Answer : USA, Russia and China
Description : Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of uranium in the world ? (1) Canada (2) South Africa (3) Namibia (4) U.S.A.
Last Answer : Canada
Description : Asbestos is found maximum in which of the following countries? (1) Australia (2) Canada (3) Africa (4) Russia
Last Answer : Russia
Description : The Continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Carpricorn and Equator pass, is (1) Africa (2) Australia (3) Europe (4) Asia
Description : New Britain and New Ireland are parts of– (1) USA (2) Canada (3) Australia (4) Papua New Guinea
Last Answer : Papua New Guinea
Description : Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from (1) east to west (2) west to east (3) north to south (4) south to north
Last Answer : north to south
Description : Great Barrier Reef of Australia is located parallel to (1) East coast (2) West coast (3) North coast (4) South coast
Last Answer : East coast
Description : Which of the following countries contributes the maximum to the world’s diamond supply ? (1) Russia (2) U.S.A. (3) Japan (4) South Africa
Description : Where are most of the earth’s active volcanoes concentrated ? (1) Europe (2) Pacific Occan (3) Africa (4) South America
Last Answer : Pacific Occan
Description : Largest producer of Bauxite in the world is (1) U.S.A. (2) Jamaica (3) Chile (4) Australia
Description : The largest producer of wool in the world is (1) Australia (2) China (3) Argentina (4) New Zealand
Description : The largest coral reef in’the world is found near the coast of (1) Brazil (2) Australia (3) Sri Lanka (4) Cuba
Description : Where is Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world, located? (1) USA (2) Brazil (3) Canada (4) Russia
Last Answer : USA
Description : Which one of the following countries has no mineral deposits ? (1) Switzerland (2) Austria (3) Norway (4) Sri Lanka
Last Answer : Switzerland
Description : Which of the following deserts has the highest gold deposits? (1) Kyzyl-Kum Desert (2) Gobi Desert (3) Mojave desert (4) Tanami desert
Last Answer : Mojave desert
Description : Major producer of sugar is (1) Australia (2) Cuba (3) India (4) Mauritius
Last Answer : India
Description : Which one of the following is/ are wrongly matched ? A. typhoons — China Sea B. hurricanes— India Ocean C. cyclone — West Indies D. tornadoes — Australia (1) A, B and C (2) A, B and D (3) A, C and D (4) B, C and D
Last Answer : B, C and D
Description : Through which of the given regions does the equator run? (1) Africa (2) India (3) Arabia (4) China’
Description : Which one of the following is known as the ‘Laughing Jack’ of Australia ? (1) Platypus (2) Kookabara (3) Koala (4) Lyrebird
Last Answer : Kookabara
Description : The two countries connected by a tunnel under the sea are (1) England and France (2) France and Denmark (3) Australia and New Zealand (4) Spain and Italy
Last Answer : England and France
Description : One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is (1) Australia (2) Russia (3) Canada (4) Armenia
Description : Out of the following, which country is dependent on others for the raw material for its Iron-Steel industry ? (1) England (2) Australia (3) Japan (4) Turkey
Last Answer : Japan
Description : Which strait separates Australia and Tasmania? (1) Bass (2) Bab-el-Mandeb (3) Palk (4) Berring
Last Answer : Bass
Description : The biggest reserves of Thorium are in (1) China (2) USA (3) India (4) France
Description : The most populous and oil-rich country in Africa is (1) Kenya (2) Sudan (3) Nigeria (4) Uganda
Last Answer : Nigeria
Description : Which of these straits separates Asia from Africa? (1) Malacca (2) Hormuz (3) Bab-al-Mandeb (4) Bosphorus
Last Answer : Bab-al-Mandeb
Description : Sahara is located in which part of Africa ? (1) Eastern (2) Western (3) Northern (4) Southern
Last Answer : Northern
Description : Lake formed by Aswan Dam in Africa is (1) Chad (2) Victoria (3) Nassar (4) Tanganyika
Last Answer : Nassar
Description : The capital of the USA is situated on the bank of the river (1) Ohio (2) Tennessee (3) Yukron (4) Potomac
Last Answer : Potomac
Description : Which countries are separated by the 49th parallel ? (1) USA and Canada (2) USA and Mexico (3) France and Germany (4) Russia and China
Last Answer : USA and Canada
Description : Detroit, USA, is famous for which of the following industries ? (1) Iron and Steel (2) Automobile (3) Petro-chemical (4) Cotton textile
Last Answer : Automobile
Description : Which one of the following characteristics is associated with the ‘Bread Basket’ area of USA? (1) Moderate rainfall in winter (2) Heavy rainfall throughout the year (3) Low rainfall in summer (4) Long winter with snow
Last Answer : Moderate rainfall in winter
Description : Which of the following countries are connected by the Palk Strait? (1) India and Sri Lanka (2) North Korea and South Korea (3) Pakistan and China (4) Britain and France
Last Answer : India and Sri Lanka
Description : India is one of the largest producers of manganese ore in the world along with – (1) China and Russia (2) Brazil and Russia (3) Australia and U.S.A. (4) South Africa and U.S.A.
Last Answer : (2) Brazil and Russia Explanation: About 80% of the known world manganese resources are found in South Africa: other important manganese deposits are in Ukraine, Australia, India, China, Gabon and ... ores are preferred by many as they are generally hard, lumpy and amenable to easy reduction.
Description : The world's wettest continent is : (1) Asia (2) Europe (3) North America (4) South America
Description : The biggest oil spill in world history took place in the : (1) Mediterrarean Sea (2) Caspian Sea (3) Persian Gulf (4) South China Sea
Last Answer : South China Sea
Description : Major South-West Asian oil fields are located in (1) Shore regions of Persian Gulf (2) Euphratis-Tigris Basin (3) Arabian Desert (4) Rub-al-Khali Desert
Last Answer : Shore regions of Persian Gulf
Description : Which one of the following is correctly matched ? a. North China : Rice b. South China : Wheat c. Candy Basin : Coffee d. Malaysia : Natural Rubber (1) a (2) b (3) c (4) d
Last Answer : d
Description : The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is (1) North Pacific Sea Route (2) North Atlantic Sea Route (3) South Atlantic Sea Route (4) Indian Ocean Route
Last Answer : North Atlantic Sea Route
Description : Which is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco ? (1) via Canada (2) overland (3) Over the South Pole (4) Over the North Pole
Last Answer : Over the North Pole
Description : Maoris is the term used for the aboriginal people of (1) Fiji (2) New Zealand (3) South America (4) Tasmania
Last Answer : New Zealand
Description : The temperate grasslands of South America are called (1) Prairies (2) Pampas (3) Downs (4) Steppes
Last Answer : Pampas
Description : The Equatorial Forests of the Amazon Basin in South America are known as (1) Selva (2) Taiga (3) Tundra (4) Pampas
Last Answer : Selva