World Geography GK - MCQ
1. What is the deepest place on Earth ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: Mariana Trench / āĻŽāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Mariana Trench is the deepest known part of the world's oceans. āĻŽāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§°āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
2. Which is the largest island in the world ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: Greenland / āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Greenland is the world's largest island. Australia is classified as a continent. āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĨ¤ āĻ
āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻŖā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
3. Which is the smallest continent in the world ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§°ā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: Australia / āĻ
āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Australia is the smallest of the seven continents by area. āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋā§° āĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ
āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĨ¤
4. Which is the smallest ocean in the world ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§°ā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: Arctic Ocean / āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the five oceans. āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§°ā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĨ¤
5. How many continents are there in the world ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: 7 / ā§āĻāĻ¨
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia. āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻĢā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž, āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖ āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻž, āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž, āĻāĻā§°ā§āĻĒ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ
āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
6. How many oceans are there in the world ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ?
Ans/ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: 5 / ā§ĢāĻāĻ¨
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic Oceans. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤, āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻŖā§āĻāĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤, āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§°āĨ¤
7. What is the solid outermost layer of the Earth called ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§°āĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: Crust / āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The crust is the outermost solid layer of the Earth. āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°ā§° āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§°āĨ¤
8. Which is the hottest layer of the Earth ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻā§°āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: Inner Core / āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The inner core is the hottest part of Earth's interior. āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĨ¤
9. What is the gaseous layer surrounding the Earth called ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§ąā§°āĻŖāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: Atmosphere / āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ˛
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž:The atmosphere is the layer of gases surrounding the Earth. āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§āĻ āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻā§ąā§°āĻŖāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ˛ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
10. What is the approximate ratio of water area to land area on Earth ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻā§° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: 71 : 29
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: About 71% of Earth's surface is covered by water and 29% by land. āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ā§ā§§% āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§ ā§¨ā§¯% āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
Trick / āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ: Water = 71% | Land = 29%
11. Where is the North Pole located ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻŽā§ā§°ā§ āĻ'āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: Arctic region / āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The North Pole is located in the Arctic region, in the Arctic Ocean. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻŽā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤, āĻā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻā§°ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ
ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
12. Where is the South Pole located ? āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖ āĻŽā§ā§°ā§ āĻ'āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ ?
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: Antarctica / āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The South Pole is located on the continent of Antarctica.
āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖ āĻŽā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¤ āĻ
ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
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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)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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˛
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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˛
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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¨
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: 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§°
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Extremely hot and dense.