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1. The Panama Canal in Panama is a man-made 77 km waterway that connects
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean and Arctic
Arctic Ocean and Antarctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean
2. Islands which measure less than one acre (or less than 4046.86 meter square) are often referred to as
atolls
tributaries
islets
archipelagos
3. The Pico Island is located in
Switzerland
Portugal
Turkey
Egypt
4. Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul is popularly known as the
Green Mosque
Blue Mosque
Red Mosque
Yellow Mosque
5. The Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the ancient 7 wonders of the world, is located in
Egypt
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey
6. Lake Lucerne that has complicated shape with several sharp bends and four arms is located in
Egypt
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey
7. Which city is also called The City of 1,000 Minarets?
Istanbul
Cairo
Makkah
Islamabad
8. The South Pole of the Earth is located in
Norway
Antarctica
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
9. The North Pole of the Earth is located in
Norway
Antarctica
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
10. Which statement is true about South and North Poles of the Earth?
South Pole is warmer than the North Pole
North Pole is warmer than the South Pole
Both poles have equal temperature
Both poles lie in the Ocean
11. The Sinai Peninsula is located in
Egypt
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey
12. Augusta Raurica, a Roman archaeological site, was a/an
theater
open-air theater
museum
open-air museum
13. Augusta Raurica is located in
Egypt
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey
14. The Pena Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in
Egypt
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey
15. The bridge in Istanbul, Turkey that connects Asia and Europe is called
Golden Gate Bridge
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Bosphorus Bridge
Royal Gorge Bridge
16. Alexandria is a city in
Turkey
Egypt
Jordan
Greece
17. About ________% of Antarctica is covered by ice.
94
96
98
100
18. Ross Island in the Ross Sea is located near
Greenland
Norway
continent of Antarctica
continent of Australia
19. The first European to reach India by sea was
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
John Cabot
Vasco da Gama
20. Vasco da Gama was a/an __________ explorer.
British
French
German
Portuguese
21. The World Wide Web was invented by
Tim Berners-Lee
Bob Kahn
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
22. The birthplace of the World Wide Web was
NASA
Pentagon
CERN
Microsoft
23. The headquarter of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, called CERN, is located in
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
England
24. The book Emile or On Education was written by
Rousseau
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
25. The worlds longest land border between the two countries is the border between
US and Canada
US and Mexico
India and Pakistan
South Korea and North Korea
26. The worlds largest island is
Greenland
Finland
Indonesia
United Kingdom
27. Which country is the largest archipelagic country in the world?
Greenland
Finland
Indonesia
United Kingdom
28. Indonesia is a country with around __________ islands.
10,000
11,000
12,000
13,000
29. The most dispersed country in the world is
Maldives
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
30. The Maldives is spread over ________ km2.
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
31. Maldives, a country in Asia, is consist of around ________ islands.
1100
1152
1192
1212
32. Which country is also called the Land of the Midnight Sun ?
Japan
Norway
Netherlands
South Africa
33. Which country is also called Rainbow Nation ?
Japan
Norway
Netherlands
South Africa
34. Netherlands literally means
ideal location
lower countries
mouth of land
land of sun set
35. Which country contains the most volcanoes in the world?
Indonesia
Maldives
South Africa
Mexico
36. Which country is the lowest in the world?
Indonesia
Maldives
South Africa
Netherlands
37. Which country recognizes the highest number of official languages?
Indonesia
Maldives
South Africa
Mexico
38. The constitution of South Africa recognizes ________ official languages.
8
9
10
11
39. Which country is completely surrounded by South Africa?
Gabon
Laos
Lesotho
Niue
40. The Komodo dragons are found in
Indonesia
Maldives
South Africa
Egypt
41. Jeju Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in
Indonesia
Egypt
South Africa
South Korea
42. Borobudur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in
Indonesia
Egypt
South Africa
South Korea
43. The Orange River flows in
Indonesia
Egypt
South Africa
Mexico
44. The Chapultepec Castle is located in
Indonesia
Egypt
South Africa
Mexico
45. The largest desert in the world is
Antarctica
Arctic
Sahara
Atacama
46. The largest cold desert in the world is
Antarctica
Arctic
Sahara
Atacama
47. The largest hot desert in the world is
Cholistan
Arctic
Sahara
Atacama
48. The Sahara desert is located in
Asia
Africa
South America
Australia
49. The driest desert in the world is
Sahara Desert
Cholistan Desert
Arabian Desert
Atacama Desert
50. The Atacama Desert is located in
Asia
Africa
South America
Australia
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