Earth & World Geography GK : Set 1






1. What is the deepest place on Earth ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Mariana Trench / āĻŽāĻžā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύāĻž āĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āĻžā§āϚ


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Mariana Trench is the deepest known part of the world's oceans. āĻŽāĻžā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύāĻž āĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āĻžā§āϚ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰ āϜāύāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĨ¤


2. Which is the largest island in the world ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Greenland / āĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€āĻŖāϞ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Greenland is the world's largest island. Australia is classified as a continent. āĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€āĻŖāϞ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒāĨ¤ āĻ…āĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ—āĻŖā§āϝ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. Which is the smallest continent in the world ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Australia / āĻ…āĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Australia is the smallest of the seven continents by area. āϏāĻžāϤāĻ–āύ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϞāĻŋā§° āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ…āĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϏ⧰⧁āĨ¤


4. Which is the smallest ocean in the world ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§° āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Arctic Ocean / āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the five oceans. āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§° āĻĒāĻžāρāϚāĻ–āύ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°ā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϏ⧰⧁āĨ¤


5. How many continents are there in the world ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻ–āύ ?

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 7 / ā§­āĻ–āύ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia. āĻāĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž, āφāĻĢā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ•āĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āφāĻŽā§‡ā§°āĻŋāĻ•āĻž, āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āφāĻŽā§‡ā§°āĻŋāĻ•āĻž, āĻāĻŖā§āϟāĻžā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻž, āχāω⧰⧋āĻĒ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§‡āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤


6. How many oceans are there in the world ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§° āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻ–āύ ?

Ans/ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 5 / ā§ĢāĻ–āύ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic Oceans. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ, āφāϟāϞāĻžāĻŖā§āϟāĻŋāĻ•, āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ, āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°āĨ¤


7. What is the solid outermost layer of the Earth called ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āωāĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§° āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧰āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Crust / āĻ­ā§‚āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ•
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The crust is the outermost solid layer of the Earth. āĻ­ā§‚āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ• āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§° āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧰āĨ¤


8. Which is the hottest layer of the Earth ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Inner Core / āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰⧀āĻŖ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The inner core is the hottest part of Earth's interior. āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰⧀āĻŖ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĨ¤


9. What is the gaseous layer surrounding the Earth called ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āϚāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ“āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āϗ⧇āϛ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ†ā§ąā§°āĻŖāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Atmosphere / āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž:The atmosphere is the layer of gases surrounding the Earth. āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€āĻ• āφāϗ⧁⧰āĻŋ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āϗ⧇āĻ›āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻšā§° āĻ†ā§ąā§°āĻŖāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


10. What is the approximate ratio of water area to land area on Earth ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āϜāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āφ⧰⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§° āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 71 : 29
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: About 71% of Earth's surface is covered by water and 29% by land. āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāϝāĻŧ ā§­ā§§% āϜāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āφ⧰⧁ ⧍⧝% āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻ—āĨ¤


Trick / āĻŸā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ•: Water = 71% | Land = 29%


11. Where is the North Pole located ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻŽā§‡ā§°ā§ āĻ•'āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Arctic region / āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞāϤ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The North Pole is located in the Arctic region, in the Arctic Ocean. āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻŽā§‡ā§°ā§ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞāϤ, āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


12. Where is the South Pole located ? āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻŽā§‡ā§°ā§ āĻ•'āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ?

Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Antarctica / āĻāĻŖā§āϟāĻžā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The South Pole is located on the continent of Antarctica.
āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻŽā§‡ā§°ā§ āĻāĻŖā§āϟāĻžā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


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61. What is the hottest place on Earth ?


Ans: Al-Azizia (Libya)
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ — āφāϞ āφāϜāĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž (āϞāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: It once recorded very high temperatures, often cited in GK


62. What is the lowest point on Earth ?

Ans: Dead Sea Coast
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϤāϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ — āĻŽā§ƒāϤ āϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°ā§° āϤāϟ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: It is below sea level.


63. What is the highest plateau in the world ? 

Ans: Pamir Plateau
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ“āĻ– āĻĒāĻ āĻžā§° - āĻĒāĻžāĻŽāĻŋā§° āĻĒāĻ āĻžā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Known as the “Roof of the World”.


64. What is the highest plateau in India ?

Ans: Deccan Plateau
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ“āĻ– āĻĒāĻ āĻžā§° - āĻĻāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻ āĻžā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Covers a large part of southern India.


65. What is the length of the Tropic of Cancer ?

Ans: 36,788 km
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ•āϕ⧰ ⧰⧇āĻ–āĻžā§° āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ - 36,788 āĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧋āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Passes through 8 states of India.


66. What is the length of the Equator ?

Ans: 40,075 km
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ ⧰⧇āĻ–āĻžā§° āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ - 40,075 āĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧋āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Longest latitude on Earth.


67. Which is the largest country in the world (area) ?

Ans: Russia
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ - ā§°āĻžāĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Largest by land area.


68. Which is the smallest country in the world ?

Ans: Vatican City
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ - āϭ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāύ āϚāĻŋāϟāĻŋ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Located inside Rome, Italy.


69. Which is the most populous state in India ?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϜāύāϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ - āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Highest population among Indian states.


70. Which is the least populous state in India ?

Ans: Sikkim
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ•āĻŽ āϜāύāϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻĨāĻ•āĻž ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ - āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻŽ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: A Himalayan state.


71. Which Indian state has the longest coastline ?

Ans: Gujarat
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝ — āϗ⧁āϜ⧰āĻžāϟ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Lies along the Arabian Sea.


72. What is the total length of India’s coastline ?

Ans: 7,516.6 km
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ⧰ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ - 7,516.6 āĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧋āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Includes mainland and islands.


73. Which country has the longest coastline in the world ?

Ans: Canada
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāϤ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻļ - āĻ•āĻžāύāĻžāĻĄāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Due to many islands and bays.


74. What is the highest waterfall in the world ?

Ans: Angel Falls (Venezuela)
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ“āĻ– āϜāϞāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĒāĻžāϤ - āĻāĻžā§āĻœā§‡āϞ āĻĢāϞāĻ› (āϭ⧇āύāĻŋāĻœā§ā§ąā§‡āϞāĻž)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Height about 979 meters.


75. What is the highest waterfall in India ?

Ans: Jog Falls
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ“āĻ– āϜāϞāĻĒā§ā§°āĻĒāĻžāϤ — āϜāĻ— āĻĢāϞāĻ›
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Located in Karnataka.


76. Which is the coldest ocean on Earth ?

Ans: Arctic Ocean
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§° — āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻ—ā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Mostly covered with ice.


77. Which is the longest tunnel in India ?

Ans: Atal Tunnel (Himachal Pradesh)
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āϏ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻ‚ — āφāϟāϞ āϏ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻ‚ (āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϚāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻ⧇āĻļ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti.


78. Kaziranga National Park is famous for what ?

Ans: One-horned Rhinoceros
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ•āĻžāϜāĻŋā§°āĻ™āĻž ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āωāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ? - āĻāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāϙ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ—āρāĻĄāĻŧ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Located in Assam.


79. Sundarbans is famous for what ?

Ans: Royal Bengal Tiger
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻŦāύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ ? - ā§°āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ āĻŦ⧇āĻ™ā§āĻ—āϞ āϟāĻžāχāĻ—āĻžā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Largest mangrove forest.


80. Gir National Park is famous for which animal ?

Ans: Lion
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ—āĻŋā§° ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āωāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ? - āϏāĻŋāĻ‚āĻš
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Only natural habitat of Asiatic lions.






81. What is the national bird of India ?


Ans: Peacock
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧀ - āĻŽāϝāĻŧā§‚ā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Symbol of grace and beauty.


82. What is the national animal of India ?


Ans: Tiger
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ - āĻŦāĻžāϘ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Represents strength and power.


83. What is the national tree of India ?


Ans: Banyan Tree
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ—āĻ› - āĻŦā§°āĻ—āĻ›
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Symbol of longevity.


84. What is the national flower of India ?


Ans: Lotus
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĢ⧁āϞ - āĻ•āĻŽāϞ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Symbol of purity.


85. What is the national fruit of India ?


Ans: Mango
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĢāϞ - āφāĻŽ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Known as the king of fruits.


86. Which is the most populated continent ?


Ans: Asia
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϜāύāϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļ - āĻāĻ›āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Home to more than half of world population.


87. Which is the least populated continent ?


Ans: Antarctica
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ•āĻŽ āϜāύāϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļ - āĻāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: No permanent population.


88. Which planet is called the “Blue Planet” ?


Ans: Earth
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: ‘āύ⧀āϞ āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻš’ āĻ•āĻžāĻ• āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ? — āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Due to presence of water.


89. Which planet is called the “Red Planet”?


Ans: Mars
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: ‘ā§°āĻ™āĻž āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻš’ āĻ•āĻžāĻ• āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ? - āĻŽāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϞ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Red color due to iron oxide.


90. Which continent is called the “White Continent” ?


Ans: Antarctica
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: ‘āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļ’ - āĻāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžā§°ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Covered with snow and ice.


91. Greenland belongs to which continent ?


Ans: North America
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€āĻŖāϞ⧇āĻŖā§āĻĄ āϕ⧋āύ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ ? - āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰ āφāĻŽā§‡ā§°āĻŋāĻ•āĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Largest island in the world.


92. What is the longest wall in the world ?


Ans: Great Wall of China
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§€ā§° - āĻšā§€āύ⧰ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻšā§€ā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Visible from space (GK belief).


93. What is the largest volcano in the world ?


Ans: Mauna Loa (Hawaii)
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻœā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ - āĻŽā§ŒāύāĻž āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Active shield volcano.


94. What is the active volcano in India ?


Ans: Barren Island
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āϏāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻœā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ - āĻŦ⧇⧰⧇āύ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āĻĒ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Located in Andaman Sea.


95. What is the first national park of India ?


Ans: Jim Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand)
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āωāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāύ - āϜāĻŋāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŦ⧇āϟ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Established in 1936.


96. What is the first national park in the world ?


Ans: Yellowstone National Park (USA)
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€āϝāĻŧ āωāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāύ - āχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ’āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‹āύ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Established in 1872.


97. What is the longest railway line in the world ?


Ans: Trans-Siberian Railway
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ ⧰⧇āϞāĻĒāĻĨ - āĻŸā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ-āϚāĻžāχāĻŦ⧇⧰āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ ⧰⧇āĻ˛ā§ąā§‡
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Runs across Russia.


98. What is the longest railway route in India ?


Ans: Vivek Express (Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari)
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ ⧰⧇āϞāĻĒāĻĨ - āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻ• āĻāĻ•ā§āϏāĻĒā§ā§°ā§‡āĻ›
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Covers north to south India.


99. What is the outermost layer of the Earth ?


Ans: Crust
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§° āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧰ - āĻ­ā§‚-āĻĒā§°ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Thin outer layer.


100. What is the innermost part of the Earth ?


Ans: Inner Core
āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰⧰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ - āφāĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰⧀āĻŖ āϕ⧋⧰
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Extremely hot and dense.


 

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