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World Geography (GK) | Set 2

1. Which country is known as the ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’?

Correct : B. Finland

2. The capital of Tanzania is -

Correct : D. Dar-es-Salaam

3. The largest producer of world's mica is -

Correct : C. China

4. Largest Mica deposits are in -

Correct : B. India

5. Which one of the following countries has no mineral deposits?

Correct : A. Switzerland

6. Black Forests are found in -

Correct : B. Germany

7. Cape Cod is located near -

Correct : D. Boston

8. Source of River Nile is -

Correct : B. Lake Victoria

9. The country located between 8°N and 37°N latitudes is -

Correct : C. China

10. The longest river of Europe is -

Correct : D. Volga

11. The Coast of Norway is an example of -

Correct : B. Fiord Coast

12. The Panama Canal is different from the Suez Canal as it has -

Correct : A. Lock system

13. Llanos are the grasslands of -

Correct : D. Chile

14. The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is -

Correct : A. Maldives

15. Which of the following deserts has the highest gold deposits?

Correct : C. Mojave desert

16. What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016?

Correct : A. Mount Singabung

17. Name the largest desert of Asia -

Correct : B. Gobi

18. “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty, and the people used to be nomadic hoarders”. For which region is this statement correct?

Correct : B. Central Asian Steppes

19. The Trans-Siberian Railway (8960 km) connects              in the West to              in the East.

Correct : C. Moscow, Irkutsk

20. Which of the following is the major copper producing country?

Correct : D. Russia

21. Which of the following countries is not an exporter of tea?

Correct : A. United Kingdom

22. Which of the following countries does not have a border with Afghanistan?

Correct : B. Georgia

23. New Britain and New Ireland are parts of -

Correct : D. Papua New Guinea

24. The capital of Rawanda is :

Correct : C. Kigali

25. Rand is the currency of :

Correct : A. Namibia

26. Which one of the following is known as the ‘Laughing Jack’ of Australia?

Correct : B. Kookabara

27. The countries separated by the Mac- Mahon Line are -

Correct : C. China and India

28. Bosnia-Herzegovina formed the parts of -

Correct : B. Yugoslavia

29. The longest continental Railway in the world is -

Correct : B. Trans Siberian Railway

30. Birmingham in U.K. is famous for -

Correct : A. Iron and Steel industry

31. Which of the following countries contributes the maximum to the world’s diamond supply?

Correct : A. Russia

32. Largest producer of Bauxite in the world is -

Correct : D. Australia

33. Geothermal energy is maximum utilised in -

Correct : A. Iceland

34. The World’s largest island is -

Correct : A. Greenland

35. About how much of the world’s land area is tropical rainforest?

Correct : B. 7 percent

36. Which one of the following is the world’s largest desert?

Correct : C. Sahara

37. Asia and North America are separated by -

Correct : C. Bering Strait

38. The “Grand Canyon’ is on the river -

Correct : A. Colorado

39. Kangaroos, Platypus and Koala bears are wildlife of -

Correct : A. Australia

40. The Panama Canal links -

Correct : A. Pacific and Atlantic Ocean

41. Many of the active volcanoes are situated in -

Correct : B. Pacific Ocean

42. The Equatorial Forests of the Amazon Basin in South America are known as -

Correct : A. Selva

43. The largest island in the world is Greenland. It is an integral part of-

Correct : C. Denmark

44. Where are most of the earth's active volcanoes concentrated?

Correct : B. Pacific Occan

45. Which nation is Mongia Port situated in?

Correct : B. Bangladesh

46. Which country is the largest producer of Timber?

Correct : A. United States

47. Which of the following countries has highest percentage of land under cultivation?

Correct : D. India

48. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

Correct : A. Russia - Bauxite

49. Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country with the largest area under forest is-

Correct : D. Brazil

50. Which of the following is called ‘Queen of the Adriatic’?

Correct : A. Venice

51. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Correct : D. Dekke Toba fish - Brazil

52. The longest river in the world is -

Correct : B. Nile

53. Panama canal was constructed in—

Correct : D. 1914 A.D.

54. The region famous for many kinds of wine and champagne is -

Correct : C. Mediterranean

55. The largest delta of the world is -

Correct : A. Sunderbans

56. The canal which links Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean is -

Correct : C. Panama

57. In geography ‘Gulf Stream’ refers to -

Correct : A. a warm ocean current

58. Which from the following is a landlocked sea?

Correct : D. Aral Sea

59. The largest freshwater lake in the world is -

Correct : D. Lake Superior

60. What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea-level?

Correct : A. Andes mountains

61. Where is Normandy beach located?

Correct : A. France

62. To reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo, one has to cross -

Correct : C. Gulf of Mannar

63. Japan's famous shipbuilding Industries are located at :

Correct : C. Kobe

64. The greatest producer of Apples in the world is -

Correct : D. China

65. Major producer of supar is -

Correct : C. India

66. Which one of the following countries is known as the “Land of Thunderbolt?

Correct : C. Bhutan

67. The Capital of East Timor is -

Correct : D. Dili

68. The leading producer of aluminium in the world is -

Correct : C. U.S.A.

69. Leading producer of rice is -

Correct : C. China

70. The most populous and oil-rich country in Africa is -

Correct : C. Nigeria

71. The world’s largest producer of desalinated sea water is -

Correct : C. Saudi Arabia

72. Where is Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world, located?

Correct : A. USA

73. Which of the following rivers flow in Germany?

Correct : C. Danube

74. In which country is the volcano Mount Gamkonora, the highest peak of Halmahera island, which erupted in July 2007 located?

Correct : B. Indonesia

75. Which one of the following is the longest river in the world?

Correct : C. Nile

76. Which one of the following is the largest lake in the world?

Correct : B. Caspian Sea

77. Volcanic activity is more common in -

Correct : A. Hawai

78. The river which has a greater flow of water than any other river in the world is -

Correct : B. River Amazon

79. The equal length of day and night on September 23rd in all parts of the world is known as -

Correct : A. Autumnal Equinox

80. Grassland is called ‘Pampas’ in -

Correct : B. South America

81. Which one of the following continents lies in Northern-Southern and Eastern- Western hemispheres of the earth?

Correct : B. Africa

82. Sahara is located in which part of Africa?

Correct : C. Northern

83. Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from -

Correct : C. north to south

84. The driest location on Earth is in which country?

Correct : B. Chile

85. The world’s growing appetite for what food product is a leading cause of tropical deforestation?

Correct : D. Beef

86. Which of the following is the world’s largest mining port?

Correct : C. Hedland

87. World’s largest producer of coffee is -

Correct : D. Brazil

88. The shortest air route from Perth to London is -

Correct : B. Perth-Ankara-Paris-London

89. The busiest oceanic trade route of the world is in -

Correct : A. Atlantic Ocean

90. Extensive areas of grape cultivation in France are especially called -

Correct : D. Vineyards

91. The largest producer of gold in the world is -

Correct : A. Australia

92. The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is-

Correct : B. North Atlantic Sea Route

93. The biggest oil spill in world history took place in the :

Correct : D. South China Sea

94. Name the sea whose boundaries touch three Continents.

Correct : A. Mediterranean Sea

95. The current spell of cold wave in the US has been a fall out of the :

Correct : A. polar vortex

96. The two countries connected by a tunnel under the sea are -

Correct : A. England and France

97. Which of the following countries are connected by the Palk Strait?

Correct : A. India and Sri Lanka

98. Which countries are separated by the 49th parallel?

Correct : A. USA and Canada

99. Which among the following is the world’s highest road pass accessible on a motor vehicle?

Correct : C. Khardung La

100. The correct sequence of countries on basis of fish catch in descending order:

Correct : C. China, Peru, Japan