Recent questions tagged world-geography

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

Description : Rand is the currency of : (1) Namibia (2) Iran (3) Romania (4) Norway

Last Answer : Namibia

Description :  The capital of Rawanda is : (1) Libreville (2) Bogota (3) Kigali (4) Copenhagen

Last Answer : Kigali

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 : Match the two lists given below: List-I a. London b. Vatican City c. Moscow d. New York List-II (i) St. Peter's Square (ii) Times Square (iii) Trafalgar Square (iv) Red Square (1) a-(ii), b-(iv), c-(iii), d- ... ) a-(iv), b-(ii), c-(i), d-(iii) (4) a-(i), b-(iii), c-(ii), d-(iv)

Last Answer : a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)

Description : Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched? Place — Location (1) Trafalgar Square — London (2) Red Square — Moscow (3) Tiananmen Square — Beijing (4) Tahrir Square — Abu Dhabi

Last Answer : Tahrir Square — Abu Dhabi

Description : The world's wettest continent is : (1) Asia (2) Europe (3) North America (4) South America

Last Answer : South America

Description : Male is the capital of (1) Mongolia (2) Monaco (3) Maldives (4) Mauritius

Last Answer : Maldives

Description : The city of Rome is situated on the bank of river (1) Danube (2) Tiber (3) Rhine (4) Elbe

Last Answer : Tiber

Description : Which one of the following countries is smaller than India? (1) China (2) Brazil (3) Canada (4) Agrentina

Last Answer : Agrentina

Description : ‘Nippon’ is the name given to Japan which means (1) land of the rising Sun (2) land of Pagodas (3) land of northern lights (4) land of volcanoes and earthquakes.

Last Answer : land of the rising Sun

Description : The Capital of East Timor is (1) Madura (2) Bandung (3) Surabaya (4) Dili

Last Answer : Dili

Description : Which country is known as the ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’ ? (1) Norway (2) Finland (3) Canada (4) Ireland

Last Answer : Finland

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 : The Trans-Siberian Railway (8960 km) connects _______ in the West to ______ in the East. (1) Moscow, Tashkent (2) St. Petersburg, Omsk (3) Moscow, Irkutsk (4) St. Petersburg, Vladivostok

Last Answer :  Moscow, Irkutsk

Description : The capital of Tanzania is (1) Nairobi (2) Lusaka (3) Kampala (4) Dar-es-Salaam 

Last Answer : Dar-es-Salaam

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 : Which of the following is also known as ‘Eternal City’ ? (1) London (2) Rome (3) Athens (4) Berlin

Last Answer : Rome

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 country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe” ? (1) Belgium (2) Switzerland (3) Netherlands(4) Luxembourg

Last Answer : Belgium

Description : What is the new name of the old colony of Northern Rhodesia? (1) Zambia (2) Zimbabwe (3) Uganda (4) Tanzania

Last Answer : Zambia

Description : Which one of the following is not a line of demarcation between two countries? (1) International Date Line (2) MacMahon Line (3) Radcliffe Line (4) Durand Line

Last Answer : International Date Line

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 : 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 : 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 : Name the sea whose boundaries touch three Continents. (1) Mediterranean Sea (2) Red Sea (3) Caspian Sea (4) Caribbean Sea

Last Answer : Mediterranean Sea

Description : Bosnia-Herzegovina formed the parts of (1) Czechoslovakia (2) Yugoslavia (3) Bulgaria (4) Azerbaijan

Last Answer : Yugoslavia

Description : The countries separated by the Mac-Mahon Line are (1) Afghanistan and Pakistan (2) Bangladesh and India (3) China and India (4) Pakistan and India

Last Answer : China and India

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 : Which of the following countries does not have a border with Afghanistan? (1) Iran (2) Georgia (3) Turkmenistan (4) Uzbekistan

Last Answer : Georgia

Description : The world’s largest and deepest rail tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel is located in which country? (1) Belgium (2) Austria (3) Switzerland(4) Sweden

Last Answer : Switzerland

Description : Three crops that contribute maximum to global food grain production are _________ (1) wheat, rice, barley (2) rice, maize, sorghum (3) wheat, maize, sorghum (4) wheat, rice, maize

Last Answer : wheat, rice, maize

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 : The country which tops in the production of cocoa is (1) Ghana (2) Brazil (3) Ivory Coast (4) Nigeria

Last Answer : Ivory Coast

Description : Asbestos is found maximum in which of the following countries? (1) Australia (2) Canada (3) Africa (4) Russia

Last Answer : Russia

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 reserves of Thorium are in (1) China (2) USA (3) India (4) France

Last Answer : India

Description : The correct sequence of countries on basis of fish catch in descending order : (1) China, Japan, Peru (2) Japan, China, Peru, (3) China, Peru, Japan (4) Peru, China, Japan

Last Answer : China, Peru, Japan

Description : Which among the following is the world’s highest road pass accessible on a motor vehicle ? (1) Marsimik La (2) Semo La (3) Khardung La (4) Dungri La

Last Answer : Khardung La

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 : World’s largest producer of coffee is (1) Peru (2) Argentina (3) India (4) Brazil

Last Answer : Brazil

Description :  Birmingham in U.K. is famous for (1) Iron and Steel industry (2) Sugar industry (3) Paper industry (4) Aluminium industry

Last Answer : Iron and Steel industry

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 : Which of the following countries is not an exporter of tea? (1) United Kingdom (2) Sri Lanka (3) India (4) Kenya

Last Answer : United Kingdom

Description : Which of the following is the major copper producing country ? (1) Sri Lanka (2) Indonesia (3) Chile (4) Russia

Last Answer : Russia

Description : Which of the following is the world’s largest mining port ? (1) Nhavasheva (2) Hamilton (3) Hedland (4) Pardon

Last Answer : Hedland

Description : Largest producer of Bauxite in the world is (1) U.S.A. (2) Jamaica (3) Chile (4) Australia

Last Answer : Australia