Geography Important GK set 1
61. What is the hottest place on Earth ?
Ans: Al-Azizia (Libya)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻā§°āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ — āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž (āĻ˛āĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž)
Note : It once recorded very high temperatures, often cited in GK
62. What is the lowest point on Earth ?
Ans: Dead Sea Coast
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ — āĻŽā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§°ā§° āĻ¤āĻ
Note : It is below sea level.
63. What is the highest plateau in the world ?
Ans: Pamir Plateau
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻ āĻžā§° - āĻĒāĻžāĻŽāĻŋā§° āĻĒāĻ āĻžā§°
Note : Known as the “Roof of the World”.
64. What is the highest plateau in India ?
Ans: Deccan Plateau
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻ āĻžā§° - āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ āĻžā§°
Note: Covers a large part of southern India.
65. What is the length of the Tropic of Cancer ?
Ans: 36,788 km
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻā§° ā§°ā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ - 36,788 āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°
Note: Passes through 8 states of India.
66. What is the length of the Equator ?
Ans: 40,075 km
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻā§āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ ā§°ā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ - 40,075 āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°
Note: Longest latitude on Earth.
67. Which is the largest country in the world (area) ?
Ans: Russia
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻļ - ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Note: Largest by land area.
68. Which is the smallest country in the world ?
Ans: Vatican City
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻļ - āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ
Note: Located inside Rome, Italy.
69. Which is the most populous state in India ?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ - āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ
Note: Highest population among Indian states.
70. Which is the least populous state in India ?
Ans: Sikkim
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻĨāĻāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ - āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻŽ
Note: A Himalayan state.
71. Which Indian state has the longest coastline ?
Ans: Gujarat
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĨāĻāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ — āĻā§āĻā§°āĻžāĻ
Note: Lies along the Arabian Sea.
72. What is the total length of India’s coastline ?
Ans: 7,516.6 km
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ - 7,516.6 āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°
Note: Includes mainland and islands.
73. Which country has the longest coastline in the world ?
Ans: Canada
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļ - āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻž
Note: Due to many islands and bays.
74. What is the highest waterfall in the world ?
Ans: Angel Falls (Venezuela)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ - āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻ (āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ā§ąā§āĻ˛āĻž)
Note: Height about 979 meters.
75. What is the highest waterfall in India ?
Ans: Jog Falls
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ — āĻāĻ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻ
Note: Located in Karnataka.
76. Which is the coldest ocean on Earth ?
Ans: Arctic Ocean
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§° — āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§°
Note: Mostly covered with ice.
77. Which is the longest tunnel in India ?
Ans: Atal Tunnel (Himachal Pradesh)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻ — āĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻ (āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ)
Note: Connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti.
78. Kaziranga National Park is famous for what ?
Ans: One-horned Rhinoceros
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§°āĻāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§? - āĻāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ
Note : Located in Assam.
79. Sundarbans is famous for what ?
Ans: Royal Bengal Tiger
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ ? - ā§°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§°
Note: Largest mangrove forest.
80. Gir National Park is famous for which animal ?
Ans: Lion
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻŋā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§? - āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš
Note: Only natural habitat of Asiatic lions.
81. What is the national bird of India ?
Ans: Peacock
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ - āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§ā§°
Note: Symbol of grace and beauty.
82. What is the national animal of India ?
Ans: Tiger
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ - āĻŦāĻžāĻ
Note: Represents strength and power.
83. What is the national tree of India ?
Ans: Banyan Tree
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ - āĻŦā§°āĻāĻ
Note / āĻā§āĻāĻž: Symbol of longevity.
84. What is the national flower of India ?
Ans: Lotus
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ - āĻāĻŽāĻ˛
Note: Symbol of purity.
85. What is the national fruit of India ?
Ans: Mango
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĢāĻ˛ - āĻāĻŽ
Note: Known as the king of fruits.
86. Which is the most populated continent ?
Ans: Asia
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ - āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Note: Home to more than half of world population.
87. Which is the least populated continent ?
Ans: Antarctica
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ - āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž
Note: No permanent population.
88. Which planet is called the “Blue Planet” ?
Ans: Earth
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: ‘āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛ āĻā§ā§°āĻš’ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ? — āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§
Note: Due to presence of water.
89. Which planet is called the “Red Planet”?
Ans: Mars
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: ‘ā§°āĻāĻž āĻā§ā§°āĻš’ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ? - āĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ˛
Note: Red color due to iron oxide.
90. Which continent is called the “White Continent” ?
Ans: Antarctica
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: ‘āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ’ - āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž
Note / āĻā§āĻāĻž: Covered with snow and ice.
91. Greenland belongs to which continent ?
Ans: North America
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¤ āĻ
ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ ? - āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž
Note / āĻā§āĻāĻž: Largest island in the world.
92. What is the longest wall in the world ?
Ans: Great Wall of China
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§ā§° - āĻā§āĻ¨ā§° āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§ā§°
Note: Visible from space (GK belief).
93. What is the largest volcano in the world ?
Ans: Mauna Loa (Hawaii)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ - āĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻž
Note: Active shield volcano.
94. What is the active volcano in India ?
Ans: Barren Island
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻ¸āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ - āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒ
Note: Located in Andaman Sea.
95. What is the first national park of India ?
Ans: Jim Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ - āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŦā§āĻ
Note: Established in 1936.
96. What is the first national park in the world ?
Ans: Yellowstone National Park (USA)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ - āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛’āĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ¨
Note: Established in 1872.
97. What is the longest railway line in the world ?
Ans: Trans-Siberian Railway
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻĒāĻĨ - āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸-āĻāĻžāĻāĻŦā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ ā§°ā§āĻ˛ā§ąā§
Note: Runs across Russia.
98. What is the longest railway route in India ?
Ans: Vivek Express (Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻĒāĻĨ - āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ¸āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻ
Note: Covers north to south India.
99. What is the outermost layer of the Earth ?
Ans: Crust
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§° - āĻā§-āĻĒā§°ā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ
Note: Thin outer layer.
100. What is the innermost part of the Earth ?
Ans: Inner Core
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°ā§° āĻ
āĻāĻļ - āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§ā§°
Note: Extremely hot and dense.