World Geography

Q.1. Where is Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world located?
A. USA
B. Brazil
C. Canada
D. Russia
Ans. USA



Q.2. What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea-level?
A. Alps
B. Himalayas
C. Andes mountains
D. Pyreness mountains
Ans. Andes mountains



Q.3. Where is “Ground Zero”?
A. Greenwich
B. New York
C. Indira Point
D. Shriharikota
Ans. New York



Q.4. Which from the following is a land-locked sea?
A. A North Sea
B. Timor Sea
C. Red Sea
D. Aral Sea
Ans. Aral Sea



Q.5. Which of the following is also known as ‘Eternal City’?
A. London
B. Rome
C. Berlin
D. Athens
Ans. Rome



Q.6. What is called as the ‘Roof of the World'?
A. Indira Col
B. Pamir Knot
C. Kanchenjunga
D. Indira Point
Ans. Pamir Knot



Q.7. Which one of the following is called ‘Ring of Fire’?
A. Indian Ocean Belt
B. Atlantic Ocean Belt
C. Mid-Continental Belt
D. Circum Pacific Belt
Ans. Circum Pacific Belt



Q.8. Name the sea whose boundaries touch three Continents
A. Red Sea
B. Caspian Sea
C. Caribbean Sea
D. Mediterranean Sea
Ans. Mediterranean Sea



Q.9. The Chinese river known as yellow river is
A. Sikiang
B. Yangtse-kiang
C. Mekong
D. Hwang-Ho
Ans. Hwang-Ho



Q.10. The two countries connected by a tunnel under the sea are
A. France and Denmark
B. Spain and Italy
C. England and France
D. Australia and New Zealand
Ans. England and France                        

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