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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. Abu Dhabi
  • B. Sharjah
  • C. Dubai
  • D. Aman

Explanation: Burj Khalifa stands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world’s tallest building.

Correct answer: Dubai
  • A. Saudi Arabia
  • B. Malaysia
  • C. Indonesia
  • D. Iraq

Explanation: Mesopotamia means “land between the rivers,” referring mainly to the Tigris and Euphrates basin in present-day Iraq.

Correct answer: Iraq
  • A. China
  • B. Chilli
  • C. Kazakhstan
  • D. Mongolia

Explanation: The Taklamakan Desert lies in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, within the Tarim Basin.

Correct answer: China
  • A. Lebanon
  • B. Israel
  • C. Egypt
  • D. Canada

Explanation: Haifa is a major Mediterranean seaport in northern Israel, situated on the Bay of Haifa.

Correct answer: Israel
  • A. Philippines
  • B. Japan
  • C. South Korea
  • D. Vietnam

Explanation: The Paracel Islands are claimed by both China and Vietnam, although China has controlled them since 1974.

Correct answer: Vietnam
  • A. Bolivia
  • B. South-Africa
  • C. Nigeria
  • D. Zimbabwe

Explanation: Bolivia contains the Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat and one of its flattest natural surfaces.

Correct answer: Bolivia
  • A. 3
  • B. 6
  • C. 7
  • D. 8

Explanation: Scandinavia in the strict geographical and cultural sense consists of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Correct answer: 3
  • A. Seine
  • B. Thomas
  • C. Hudson
  • D. Potomac

Explanation: New York City lies on the Hudson River, which forms part of its western waterfront.

Correct answer: Hudson
  • A. Bahamas
  • B. Basra
  • C. Texas
  • D. Digboi

Explanation: The Digboi Refinery in Assam, India, began refining oil in 1901 and is commonly described as the world’s oldest operating oil refinery.

Correct answer: Digboi
  • A. Sahiwal
  • B. Holstein
  • C. Red Sindhi
  • D. Jersey

Explanation: Holstein cattle generally produce the greatest volume of milk among these breeds.

Correct answer: Holstein
  • A. Maginot Line
  • B. Order Neisse Line
  • C. 24th Parallel Line
  • D. Mannerheim Line

Explanation: The Oder-Neisse Line follows the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers and forms the post-Second World War boundary between Germany and Poland.

Correct answer: Order Neisse Line
  • A. Florida
  • B. Texas
  • C. California
  • D. New York

Explanation: California was the most populous U.S. state in 2018, with nearly 40 million residents.

Correct answer: California
  • A. Texas
  • B. None of these
  • C. Florida
  • D. California

Explanation: Death Valley lies mainly in eastern California, within the Mojave Desert near the Nevada border.

Correct answer: California
  • A. Porali river
  • B. Dasht river
  • C. Hungol river
  • D. Hub river

Explanation: The Hingol River is generally regarded as the largest river of Balochistan and flows through Hingol National Park before reaching the…

Correct answer: Hungol river
  • A. Iraq
  • B. Iran
  • C. Oman
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Yemen lies at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula and has land borders with Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the east.

Correct answer: Oman
  • A. Europe
  • B. Asia
  • C. North America
  • D. Africa

Explanation: Tundra occurs in high-latitude parts of Europe, Asia and North America, where temperatures and vegetation are limited.

Correct answer: Africa
  • A. Typhoon
  • B. Tornado
  • C. Hurricanes
  • D. Twister

Explanation: Tropical cyclones in the China Sea and much of the western North Pacific are called typhoons.

Correct answer: Typhoon
  • A. Tasmania
  • B. New Zealand
  • C. Honduras
  • D. Indian

Explanation: The Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. Tasmania’s Aboriginal peoples and Honduras’s Indigenous groups are distinct…

Correct answer: New Zealand
  • A. Wheat
  • B. Barley
  • C. Rice
  • D. None of the Above

Explanation: Basmati is a long-grain, aromatic variety of rice traditionally associated with the Indian subcontinent.

Correct answer: Rice
  • A. Malacca Strait
  • B. Palk Strait
  • C. Strait Yucatan
  • D. Strait of Tartar

Explanation: The Strait of Tartary, also called the Tatar Strait, is commonly listed in general-knowledge references as the world’s narrowest strait…

Correct answer: Strait of Tartar