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World Geography covers continents, oceans, major rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts, islands, straits and canals, along with countries, capitals, borders and time zones. It also includes climate regions, natural resources, population distribution and important physical features, distinguishing physical geography from political geography.

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  • A. None of these
  • B. North of Pakistan
  • C. East of Pakistan
  • D. Northeast of Pakistan

Explanation: The Pakistan-China border lies in the high mountain region to the northeast of Pakistan, mainly around Gilgit-Baltistan and the Karakoram.

Correct answer: Northeast of Pakistan
  • A. Oregon
  • B. New york
  • C. Alaska
  • D. California

Explanation: The John Day River is in Oregon, United States, and flows through the state's high-desert and canyon regions before joining the Columbia…

Correct answer: Oregon
  • A. Indonesia
  • B. India
  • C. Malaysia
  • D. Japan

Explanation: The Konkan Coast is a coastal strip of western India along the Arabian Sea, broadly extending through Maharashtra and adjoining areas.

Correct answer: India
  • A. Southern tanzania
  • B. Eastern nigeria
  • C. Southern ethiopia
  • D. Western africa

Explanation: The Bale Mountains are located in southern Ethiopia and form part of the Ethiopian Highlands.

Correct answer: Southern ethiopia
  • A. Spain
  • B. Bangladesh
  • C. Australia
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Madrid is Spain’s capital and largest major political centre, located in the country’s interior on the Iberian Peninsula.

Correct answer: Spain
  • A. Africa
  • B. Europe
  • C. Asia
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Iberian Peninsula is the southwestern European peninsula containing Spain and Portugal, with a small part of France also included…

Correct answer: Europe
  • A. Lithuania
  • B. Bulgaria
  • C. Slovenia
  • D. Malta

Explanation: Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia, located in central Europe. Sofia is Bulgaria's capital, Vilnius is Lithuania's, and Valletta is…

Correct answer: Slovenia
  • A. Slovenia
  • B. Romenia
  • C. Slovakia
  • D. Bulgaria

Explanation: Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia on the Danube River, close to Austria and Hungary.

Correct answer: Slovakia
  • A. Deosai, Skardu, Pakistan
  • B. Snake, Colombia
  • C. Deccan,India
  • D. Kimberley, Australia

Explanation: Deosai, near Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan, is widely described in South Asian general-knowledge sources as the world's second-highest…

Correct answer: Deosai, Skardu, Pakistan
  • A. Brazil
  • B. Chile
  • C. India
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Ojos del Salado in Chile is generally recognised as the world’s highest active volcano, rising to about 6,893 metres in the Andes.

Correct answer: Chile
  • A. United States
  • B. Singapore
  • C. Philippines
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Hibok-Hibok is a volcano on Camiguin Island in the Philippines. Its major eruption in 1951 caused extensive destruction and loss of life.

Correct answer: Philippines
  • A. 6
  • B. 3
  • C. 4
  • D. 2

Explanation: Shikarpur District in Sindh has four talukas: Shikarpur, Lakhi, Garhi Yasin and Khanpur.

Correct answer: 4
  • A. 268021 km sq
  • B. 288021 km sq
  • C. 292012 km sq
  • D. 299012 km sq

Explanation: New Zealand’s total land area is approximately 268,021 square kilometres.

Correct answer: 268021 km sq
  • A. Dayaks
  • B. Kabus
  • C. Semang
  • D. Pygmies

Explanation: The Semang are Indigenous peoples of the Malay Peninsula, including Malaysia's equatorial tropical region.

Correct answer: Semang
  • A. USA
  • B. UK
  • C. France
  • D. Yemen

Explanation: Socotra is an island territory of Yemen, although it lies geographically closer to the Horn of Africa than to mainland Yemen.

Correct answer: Yemen
  • A. Indian Ocean
  • B. South China sea
  • C. Red sea
  • D. Arabian sea

Explanation: Socotra lies in the northwestern Indian Ocean, near the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea.

Correct answer: Indian Ocean
  • A. Persian gulf
  • B. Gulf of Adan
  • C. Gulf of Aqba
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Gulf of Aden lies between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in the Horn of Africa.

Correct answer: Gulf of Adan
  • A. India
  • B. Uk
  • C. Russia
  • D. Egypt

Explanation: Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris announced plans connected with building 100,000 housing units in Pakistan.

Correct answer: Egypt
  • A. Balochistan
  • B. Sindh
  • C. Punjab
  • D. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Explanation: Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province by area, covering roughly 44 percent of the country.

Correct answer: Balochistan
  • A. Lahore
  • B. Sargodha
  • C. Sahiwal
  • D. Karachi

Explanation: Sargodha is popularly called the California of Pakistan because of its major citrus and kinnow production.

Correct answer: Sargodha