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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. Asphan
  • B. Abadan
  • C. Tehran
  • D. None of them

Explanation: The Abadan refinery, established in 1912, was historically Iran’s largest oil refinery and one of the world’s major refineries.

Correct answer: Abadan
  • A. industrial city
  • B. seaport
  • C. all of them
  • D. famous as granite city

Explanation: Aberdeen is a seaport and industrial centre, and its extensive use of local granite earned it the name “Granite City.” Therefore, all…

Correct answer: all of them
  • A. Brazilia
  • B. Sarajevo
  • C. Manama
  • D. Minsk

Explanation: Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus. The other options are capitals of Brazil, Bahrain, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Correct answer: Minsk
  • A. 19
  • B. 15
  • C. 23
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The euro is the official currency of 19 European Union member states in the euro area, commonly called the eurozone.

Correct answer: 19
  • A. istanbul
  • B. damshqus
  • C. Ankara
  • D. tehran

Explanation: Ankara has been the capital of Turkey since 1923, when the Turkish Republic was established.

Correct answer: Ankara
  • A. Sawaziland
  • B. Ireland
  • C. Finland
  • D. Iceland

Explanation: Katla is a major subglacial volcano in southern Iceland, beneath the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap.

Correct answer: Iceland
  • A. Andes
  • B. Hindu kush
  • C. Himalya
  • D. Kunlun

Explanation: The Andes are the world's longest continental mountain range, extending along the western edge of South America.

Correct answer: Andes
  • A. Uganda
  • B. Niger
  • C. Chad
  • D. Ungola

Explanation: Niger has one of the world's youngest populations, with more than half of its people under 18 in many demographic estimates.

Correct answer: Niger
  • A. None of these
  • B. Malaysia
  • C. Thailand
  • D. Indonesia

Explanation: Indonesia is the world’s leading producer and grower of palm oil, ahead of Malaysia.

Correct answer: Indonesia
  • A. Banjul
  • B. George Town
  • C. Conakry
  • D. Seoul

Explanation: Banjul is the capital of The Gambia, situated on an island at the mouth of the Gambia River. Conakry is the capital of neighbouring Guinea.

Correct answer: Banjul
  • A. Makalu
  • B. Kanchenjunga
  • C. Cho Oyu
  • D. Lhotse

Explanation: Kangchenjunga, also spelled Kanchenjunga, is the world’s third-highest mountain after Everest and K2.

Correct answer: Kanchenjunga
  • A. Swaziland
  • B. Nepal
  • C. Andorra
  • D. Kazakhstan

Explanation: Nepal is the only sovereign state whose national flag is not rectangular; it consists of two joined triangular pennants.

Correct answer: Nepal
  • A. Lichtenstein
  • B. Kazakhstan
  • C. Swaziland
  • D. Andorra

Explanation: Andorra’s coat of arms includes two cows, represented in the fourth quarter of the shield.

Correct answer: Andorra
  • A. Khartoum
  • B. Juba
  • C. Dodoma
  • D. Jamestown

Explanation: Khartoum is the capital of Sudan, located at the meeting point of the Blue Nile and White Nile.

Correct answer: Khartoum
  • A. Canada
  • B. Bangladesh
  • C. China
  • D. Pakistan

Explanation: The water lily, locally called shapla, is Bangladesh’s national flower and an important national symbol.

Correct answer: Bangladesh
  • A. Austrailia
  • B. Malasia
  • C. Indonesia
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Bali is an Indonesian island in the Lesser Sunda Islands, famous for its Hindu culture, beaches and tourism.

Correct answer: Indonesia
  • A. 50
  • B. 52
  • C. 54
  • D. 56Science

Explanation: Africa is generally counted as having 54 sovereign countries. The number can become 55 when the African Union’s disputed or partially…

Correct answer: 54
  • A. Land of Contrasts
  • B. Land of the Swazis
  • C. Land of Pure people
  • D. Land of Fertile fields

Explanation: eSwatini means “land of the Swazis” and reflects the country’s principal ethnic and historical identity.

Correct answer: Land of the Swazis
  • A. Dead sea
  • B. Sea of Azove
  • C. Adriatic Sea
  • D. Red sea

Explanation: Croatia's long, highly indented coastline is on the Adriatic Sea, the northern arm of the Mediterranean.

Correct answer: Adriatic Sea
  • A. Poland
  • B. UAE
  • C. Norway
  • D. Finland

Explanation: Finland was ranked the world's safest country in the World Economic Forum's cited travel and tourism assessment.

Correct answer: Finland