Questions |
Answers |
1. Which is the largest island in the world? |
Greenland |
2. Which is the tallest mountain in the world? |
Mount Everest |
3. Which is the second highest mountain in the world? |
K2, Karakoram |
4. What is the smallest mountain in the world? |
Mount Wycheproof |
5. Who is the father of Indian geography? |
James Rennell |
6. Which is the longest river in the world? |
The Nile, Africa |
7. The great Victoria Desert is located in? |
Western Australia |
8. Which is the largest parallel on the globe? |
EQUATOR |
9. Which city in India is closest to Tropic of Cancer? |
Udaipur |
10. Which city is nearest to the equator? |
Quito |
11. How many countries are on Tropic of Cancer? |
16 Countries |
12. How many countries are present in Africa? |
54 countries |
13. What is the hottest place on earth? |
Lut Desert in Iran |
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14. Which country has the highest population? |
China |
15. Tropic of Cancer lies in which hemisphere? |
Northern Hemisphere |
16. Tropic of Capricorn lies in which hemisphere? |
Northern Hemisphere |
17. What is the other name of torrid zone? |
Tropics |
18. Which is the smallest state in India? |
Goa |
19. Which is the oldest river in India? |
Narmada river |
20. Which city is smallest in India? |
Lakshadweep |
21. What is the UK’s smallest city? |
St Davids |
22. Which is the coldest continent in the world? |
Antarctica |
23. Which is hottest continent on Earth? |
Africa |
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24. What country is always hot? |
Maldives |
25. Which is the world’s smallest country? |
Vatican City |
26. Which of the river is the home for freshwater dolphins? |
Ganges river |
27. What is the farthest orbiting satellite from Earth? |
Voyager 1’s |
28. How far away is Google Earth satellite? |
35,786 kilometres |
29. What was the name of the first satellite? |
Sputnik 1 |
30. What was the name of the first Indian satellite in space? |
Aryabhata |
31. What is the latitude of Tropic of Cancer? |
23 degrees 26 |
32. What is the degree of Tropic of Capricorn? |
23.5 degrees |
33. Which city is closest to the prime meridian? |
London |
34. Which place is called Greenwich of India? |
Ghamapur |
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35. Which city is known as Paris of India? |
Jaipur |
36. The Antarctic circle is located in which hemisphere? |
Southern Hemisphere |
37. What continent can be found in the North Hemisphere only? |
Europe |
38. What is the study of landforms called? |
Geomorphology |
39. Which planet is closest to Planet Earth? |
Venus |
40. What is the nearest planet to the Sun? |
Mercury |
41. What is the angle of inclination of the earth’s axis with its orbital plane? |
23.5 degrees |
42. Which day direct rays of the sun falls on the equator? |
21st March and September 23rd |