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  • A. Natural Forests
  • B. Artificial Forests
  • C. Tidal Forests
  • D. Beta Forests

Explanation: The former princely state of Amb in present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was noted for its extensive natural forests.

Correct answer: Natural Forests
  • A. Spain
  • B. Australia
  • C. South Africa
  • D. Norway

Explanation: Qantas is Australia’s national airline, and its name comes from Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services.

Correct answer: Australia
  • A. K_2
  • B. Nanga Parbat
  • C. Siachen
  • D. Everest

Explanation: Mount Everest is the world’s highest mountain above sea level, rising about 8,849 metres in the Himalayas. K2 is the second-highest peak.

Correct answer: Everest
  • A. Southern Asia
  • B. Eastern Asia
  • C. Western Asia
  • D. Africa

Explanation: Bangladesh lies in South Asia, bordered mainly by India, with Myanmar to the southeast and the Bay of Bengal to the south.

Correct answer: Southern Asia
  • A. London
  • B. Venice
  • C. Rome
  • D. Paris

Explanation: Venice is known as the Queen of the Adriatic because it was a major maritime power built across islands in the Adriatic Sea.

Correct answer: Venice
  • A. Fiji
  • B. Canada
  • C. Korea
  • D. Greenland

Explanation: Korea is called the Land of Morning Calm, a traditional name associated with its peaceful landscapes and the meaning of its historical…

Correct answer: Korea
  • A. Scotland
  • B. Ireland
  • C. Finland
  • D. Netherland

Explanation: Scotland is traditionally called the Land of Cakes, an old epithet linked to its association with oatcakes and other baked foods.

Correct answer: Scotland
  • A. Zagreb
  • B. Kabul
  • C. Jalalabad
  • D. Kandahar

Explanation: Kabul is Afghanistan's capital and largest major urban centre, located in the country's east-central highlands.

Correct answer: Kabul
  • A. Itaipu Dam (Brazil & Paraguay)
  • B. Tarbela Dam (Pakistan)
  • C. Three Gorges Dam (China)
  • D. Grand Coulee (USA)

Explanation: China's Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest hydroelectric power station by installed generating capacity.

Correct answer: Three Gorges Dam (China)
  • A. Canada
  • B. Mexico
  • C. USA
  • D. Australia

Explanation: The Darling River is in Australia and forms part of the Murray-Darling river system.

Correct answer: Australia
  • A. Burkina Faso
  • B. Somalia
  • C. USA
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso in 1984 under Thomas Sankara.

Correct answer: Burkina Faso
  • A. New York
  • B. Washington, D.C
  • C. California
  • D. New Jersey

Explanation: Washington, D.C., is the federal capital of the United States and is located in the District of Columbia.

Correct answer: Washington, D.C
  • A. Germany
  • B. United States
  • C. United Kingdom
  • D. Canada

Explanation: Pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom, although some British territories use related or separate currencies.

Correct answer: United Kingdom
  • A. Birmingham
  • B. Brussels
  • C. Geneva
  • D. Otawa

Explanation: Ottawa, correctly spelled with two t’s, is Canada’s capital and lies in the province of Ontario.

Correct answer: Otawa
  • A. Kazakhstan
  • B. Saudi arab
  • C. Pakistan
  • D. Indonesia

Explanation: Kazakhstan is the world’s largest Muslim-majority country by area. Indonesia has the largest Muslim population, but it is much smaller in…

Correct answer: Kazakhstan
  • A. network
  • B. Brussels
  • C. France
  • D. India

Explanation: The Eiffel Tower stands in Paris, France, and is one of the country’s best-known landmarks.

Correct answer: France
  • A. Rouble
  • B. Peso
  • C. Taka
  • D. Dinar

Explanation: Iraq’s currency is the Iraqi dinar. The rouble is used chiefly in Russia and some neighbouring states, Bangladesh uses the taka, and the…

Correct answer: Dinar
  • A. New Zealand
  • B. Kazakhstan
  • C. Finland
  • D. Malaysia

Explanation: The tenge is Kazakhstan’s national currency, introduced after the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Correct answer: Kazakhstan
  • A. Churna Island
  • B. Mana Island
  • C. Astola Island
  • D. Bundal Island

Explanation: Astola Island is also called Jezira Haft Talar, meaning the Island of Seven Hills.

Correct answer: Astola Island
  • A. Anfal
  • B. Ahzab
  • C. Darul Badar
  • D. Boko Haram

Explanation: Anfal was Saddam Hussein's 1988 counterinsurgency campaign against the Kurds in northern Iraq.

Correct answer: Anfal