World Geography Mcqs - General Knowledge Question and Answers

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1. 1 Lake Lucerne that has complicated shape with several sharp bends and four arms is located in -
   

   1. Portugal

   2. Switzerland

   3. Egypt

   4. Turkey

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   Answer

   : Switzerland

   Explanation

   :
   N/A

2. 2 The Second largest continent in the World is _______
   

   1. Asia

   2. South America

   3. Africa

   4. Europe

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   Answer

   : Africa

   Explanation

   :
   Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in size to smallest, they are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

3. 3 Maple Leaf is national emblem of ?
   

   1. Australia

   2. USA

   3. Belgium

   4. Canada

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   Answer

   : Canada

   Explanation

   :
   the maple leaf had been adopted as an emblem by the French Canadians along the Saint Lawrence River

4. 4 Gobi is the desert of ?
   

   1. Cold coastal

   2. Subtropical

   3. Cold winter

   4. Polar

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   Answer

   : Cold coastal

   Explanation

   :
   The Gobi Desert is a vast, arid region in northern China and southern Mongolia. It's known for its dunes, mountains and rare animals such as snow leopards and Bactrian camels. In the Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, the Khongoryn Els sand dunes are said to sing when the wind blows. The park also features the deep ice field of Yolyn Am canyon. Dinosaur fossils have been found at the red "Flaming Cliffs" of Bayanzag.

5. 5 Golan heights is occupied by ?
   

   1. Iran

   2. Iraq

   3. Syria

   4. Israel

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   Answer

   : Israel

   Explanation

   :
   As a geopolitical region, the Golan Heights is the area captured from Syria and occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War, territory which Israel annexed in 1981. This region includes the western two-thirds of the geological Golan Heights, as well as the Israeli-occupied part of Mount Hermon.

6. 6 The largest square "Tiananmen square" belongs to ?
   

   1. Taiwan

   2. China

   3. Vienna

   4. France

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   Answer

   : China

   Explanation

   :
   Tiananmen Square is a city square in the centre of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen ("Gate of Heavenly Peace") located to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City. The square contains the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, the National Museum of China, and the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China in the square on October 1, 1949

7. 7 The "River Mackenzie" is located in ?
   

   1. Nigeria

   2. France

   3. Spain

   4. Canada

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   Answer

   : Canada

   Explanation

   :
   The Mackenzie River is the longest river system in Canada, and has the second largest drainage basin in North America after the Mississippi River.

8. 8 The largest latitude circle on earth is ?
   

   1. Arctic Circle

   2. Tropic of Cancer

   3. Tropic of Capricorn

   4. The Equator

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   Answer

   : The Equator

   Explanation

   :
   On Earth, the Equator is an imaginary line on the surface, equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

9. 9 "Deigo Garcia" an atoll is in ?
   

   1. Pacific Ocean

   2. Indian Ocean

   3. Arctic Ocean

   4. Atlantic Ocean

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   Answer

   : Indian Ocean

   Explanation

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   Diego Garcia is an atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of 60 small islands comprising the Chagos Archipelago

10. 10 Victoria desert is in ?
    

    1. New Zealand

    2. Australia

    3. Canada

    4. UK

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    Answer

    : Australia

    Explanation

    :
    The Great Victoria Desert, an interim Australian bio region, is a sparsely populated desert area in Western Australia and South Australia.