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  • A. Georgia
  • B. Azerbaijan
  • C. Iran
  • D. Turkey

Explanation: Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, despite its long-running dispute and former Armenian control.

Correct answer: Azerbaijan
  • A. None
  • B. Latvia
  • C. Ukraine
  • D. Belarus

Explanation: Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus. Latvia’s capital is Riga, while Ukraine’s capital is Kyiv.

Correct answer: Belarus
  • A. India
  • B. Palestine
  • C. Saudi Arabia
  • D. Iran

Explanation: Surat is a major city and port in the Indian state of Gujarat, on the Tapi River.

Correct answer: India
  • A. Iraq
  • B. Syria
  • C. Lebanon
  • D. Iran

Explanation: Aleppo is one of Syria’s historic cities and was an important centre of trade and culture. It is not in Iraq, Lebanon or Iran.

Correct answer: Syria
  • A. Qatar
  • B. Iraq
  • C. Cuba
  • D. None

Explanation: Cuba is known as the Pearl of the Antilles because of its beauty, fertile land and prominent position among the Caribbean islands.

Correct answer: Cuba
  • A. UK
  • B. UAE
  • C. USA
  • D. GERMANY

Explanation: The Mirror, formerly the Daily Mirror, is a British national newspaper published in the United Kingdom.

Correct answer: UK
  • A. 5.8 Undersea Restaurant
  • B. Under
  • C. Ithaa Undersea Restaurant
  • D. SEA

Explanation: Under, in Lindesnes, Norway, is recognised as Europe’s first underwater restaurant.

Correct answer: Under
  • A. Afghanistan
  • B. Iraq
  • C. Guinea
  • D. Haiti

Explanation: Guinea was historically called the White Man’s Grave because European visitors suffered high death rates from tropical diseases there.

Correct answer: Guinea
  • A. Germany
  • B. United States
  • C. France
  • D. Malaysia

Explanation: Penang is a Malaysian state and island whose principal city, George Town, is a historic seaport.

Correct answer: Malaysia
  • A. 5 hours
  • B. 7 hours
  • C. 10 hours
  • D. 20 hours

Explanation: Lions are among the sleepiest large mammals and may rest or sleep for about 16 to 20 hours a day, especially after feeding.

Correct answer: 20 hours
  • A. India and Bangladesh
  • B. India and Nepal
  • C. India and China
  • D. none of these

Explanation: The McMahon Line marks the disputed boundary between India and China, particularly across the eastern Himalayas near Arunachal Pradesh and…

Correct answer: India and China
  • A. Burma
  • B. Batavia
  • C. Ceylon
  • D. Rawan Lanka

Explanation: Sri Lanka was known internationally as Ceylon until the country adopted the name Sri Lanka in 1972.

Correct answer: Ceylon
  • A. none of them
  • B. Cairo
  • C. Baghdad
  • D. Damascus

Explanation: Damascus is commonly described in general-knowledge references as the world’s oldest continuously inhabited capital or city.

Correct answer: Damascus
  • A. Mediterranean Sea
  • B. Red Sea
  • C. Indian Sea
  • D. Dead Sea

Explanation: Corsica is a French island in the Mediterranean Sea, located north of Sardinia and southeast of mainland France.

Correct answer: Mediterranean Sea
  • A. Iran
  • B. Canada
  • C. Mongolia
  • D. Pakistan

Explanation: Mongolia is the landlocked country situated between Russia to the north and China to the south.

Correct answer: Mongolia
  • A. Plains
  • B. Hill tops
  • C. All of above
  • D. Hill slopes

Explanation: Tea requires a warm, humid climate and well-drained soil, conditions best provided by hill slopes.

Correct answer: Hill slopes
  • A. 300m
  • B. 368m
  • C. 57m
  • D. 27m

Explanation: The Leaning Tower of Pisa is approximately 56.7 metres high, so it is conventionally rounded to 57 metres.

Correct answer: 57m
  • A. fruit
  • B. Tree
  • C. vegetable
  • D. Grass

Explanation: Pine is a cone-bearing evergreen tree belonging to the genus Pinus. It is not a fruit, vegetable, or grass.

Correct answer: Tree
  • A. India
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. USA
  • D. China

Explanation: China is the world’s largest potato producer, accounting for a major share of global production.

Correct answer: China
  • A. USA
  • B. New Zealand
  • C. Iceland
  • D. Pakistan

Explanation: The United States is the leading producer of geothermal electricity, with extensive installed capacity, especially in western states.

Correct answer: USA