Description : What is called as the ‘Roof’ of the World ? (1) Indira Point (2)Kanchenjunga (3) Pamir Knot (4) Indira Col
Last Answer : Pamir Knot
Description : Why is the Pamir Knot known as ‘the roof of the world’. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Pamir Knot is known as ‘the roof of the world’, because of its vastness and great height.
Description : Where is “Ground Zero” ? (1) Greenwich (2) New York (3) Indira Point (4) Shriharikota
Last Answer : New York
Description : Name the mountain ranges that lie along east and west of Pamir Knot. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Himalayas in India, Nepal and China, Arakan Yoma range in Myanmar and the Kara Koram range and Hindukush range.
Last Answer : A plateau is an elevated plain. That is, if the tops of one or more hills turn into a very large plain, then it is called a plateau. Pamir is due to the height of a plateau which is called the roof of the earth. It is located in Central Asia. Its height is 6,849 meters.
Description : Which of the biomes is called the “Bread Basket” of the world? (1) Mid-latitude grasslands (2) Taiga (3) Mediterranean (4) Tropical Savannah
Last Answer : Mid-latitude grasslands
Description : Japan is called the Land of the rising sun' because (1) Sun rises there as soon as it sets (2) Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan (3) Japan being ... 4) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
Last Answer : Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise
Description : The longest railway line in the world connects _______ (1) New York and Seattle (2) Leningrad and Vladivostok (3) Trivandrum and Guwahati (4) Perth and Sydney
Last Answer : Leningrad and Vladivostok
Description : One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is (1) Australia (2) Russia (3) Canada (4) Armenia
Last Answer : Russia
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 : The longest continental Railway in the world is (1) Trans Atlantic Railway (2) Trans Siberian Railway (3) Canadian Pacific Railway (4) Canadian National Railway
Last Answer : Trans Siberian Railway
Description : Largest producer of Bauxite in the world is (1) U.S.A. (2) Jamaica (3) Chile (4) Australia
Last Answer : Australia
Description : The largest producer of wool in the world is (1) Australia (2) China (3) Argentina (4) New Zealand
Description : The busiest oceanic trade route of the world is in (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Arctic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Last Answer : Atlantic Ocean
Description : The largest producer of coffee in the world is (1) Brazil (2) Sri Lanka (3) India (4) Myanmar
Last Answer : Brazil
Description : The greatest producer of Apples in the world is (1) U.S.A. (2) Russia (3) India (4) China
Last Answer : China
Description : The leading producer of aluminium in the world is (1) Guinea (2) Jamaica (3) U.S.A. (4) Venezuela
Last Answer : U.S.A.
Description : Which of the following sets of countries are referred to as ‘The Golden Crescent’ the largest opium industry in the world? (1) Myanmar, Laos and Thailand (2) Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq (3) Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran (4) Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand
Last Answer : Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran
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 : The largest producer of gold in the world is (1) Australia (2) Canada (3) Russia (4) South Africa
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 : Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf ? (1) Antarctic Ocean (2) Arctic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean
Last Answer : Arctic Ocean
Description : The equal length of day and night on September 23rd in all parts of the world is known as (1) Autumnal Equinox (2) Celestial Equinox (3) Winter Equinox (4) Vernal Equinox
Last Answer : Autumnal Equinox
Description : The largest coral reef in’the world is found near the coast of (1) Brazil (2) Australia (3) Sri Lanka (4) Cuba
Description : The largest delta of the world is (1) Sunderbans (2) Amazon Basin (3) Greenland (4) Congo Basin
Last Answer : Sunderbans
Description : The river which has a greater flow of water than any other river in the world is. (1) River Hwang-ho (2) River Amazon (3) River Zaire (4) River Nile
Last Answer : River Amazon
Description : Which is the largest existing mangrove forest in the world? (1) African forest (2) Alphine forest (3) Sunderbans (4) Australian forest
Description : The world famous ‘Serangeti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in (1) Kenya (2) Tanzania (3) Zambia (4) Uganda
Last Answer : Tanzania
Description : Fishing grounds of the world are found in areas where (1) there are high tides (2) warm and cold currents meet (3) there are low tides (4) high stormy waves occur
Last Answer : warm and cold currents meet
Description : Which one of the following is the largest lake in the world? (1) Lake Superior (2) Caspian Sea (3) Lake Baikal (4) Lake Victoria
Last Answer : Caspian Sea
Description : Which one of the following is the longest river in the world? (1) Amazon (2) Yangtze-Kiang (3) Nile (4) Mississipi-Missouri
Last Answer : Nile
Description : The largest freshwater lake in the world is (1) Lake Victoria (2) Lake Michigan (3) Lake Balkhash (4) Lake Superior
Last Answer : Lake Superior
Description : The largest island in the world is Greenland. It is an integral part of (1) Norway (2) North America (3) Denmark (4) Canada
Last Answer : Denmark
Description : Which one of the following is the highest gravity dam in the world ? (1) Beas Dam (2) Nangal Dam (3) Bhakra Dam (4) Hirakud Dam
Last Answer : Bhakra Dam
Description : Which one of the following parts of the world does not receive rainfall any time of the year ? (1) Central Europe (2) Central North America (3) Polar regions (4) Sub-Saharan areas
Last Answer : Polar regions
Description : The deepest trench of the world- ‘The Mariana Trench’ is located in the : (1) Indian Ocean (2) Atlantic Ocean (3) Arctic Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Last Answer : Pacific Ocean
Description : What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea-level? (1) Andes mountains (2) Himalayas (3) Alps (4) Pyreness mountains
Last Answer : Andes mountains
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 : Extensive areas of grape cultivation in France are especially called (1) Wine cellars (2) Grape fields (3) Grape farms (4) Vineyards
Last Answer : Vineyards
Description : Which among the following is called as ‘Land of the midnight Sun’? (1) Norway (2) Sweden (3) Denmark (4) France
Last Answer : Norway
Description : Which of the following is called ‘Queen of the Adriatic’? (1) Venice (2) Rome (3) Flanders (4) Lisbon
Last Answer : Venice
Description : Which of the following is called the ‘land of one thousand lakes’? (1) Sweden (2) Greenland (3) U.S.A. (4) Finland
Last Answer : Finland
Description : Grassland is called ‘Pampas’ in (1) Africa (2) South America (3) United Kingdom (4) The USA
Last Answer : South America
Description : The temperate grasslands of South America are called (1) Prairies (2) Pampas (3) Downs (4) Steppes
Last Answer : Pampas
Description : ‘Dead Sea’ is called so because (1) the water is brackish (2) it does not support any acquatic life (3) it is not favourable for navigation (4) it has no waves
Last Answer : it does not support any acquatic life
Description : Which one of the following is called ‘Ring of Fire’? (1) Circum Pacific Belt (2) Mid-Continental Belt (3) Indian Ocean Belt (4) Atlantic Ocean Belt
Last Answer : Circum Pacific Belt
Description : 77. Which one of the following is correctly matched ? (1) Bakane of rice seedlings – F.Skoog (2) Passive transport of nutrients – ATP (3) Apoplast – Plasmodesmata (4) Potassium – Readily immobilisation
Last Answer : Potassium – Readily immobilisation
Description : The current spell of cold wave in the US has been a fall out of the : (1) polar vortex (2) biodiversity and habitats (3) climate and energy (4) political administration
Last Answer : polar vortex
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 : Which of the following is the largest museum? (1) The Louvre (2) The National Museum, New York (3) The London Museum (4) The Vatican Museum
Last Answer : The Louvre