Which of the following is known as ‘Pearl Island’?
(A) Japan
(B) Maldives
(C) Israel
(D) Bahrain
Blue Nile River originates from which of the following lakes?
(A) Lake Victoria
(B) Tana Lake
(C) Edward Lake
(D) Albert Lake
The Blue Nile originates at Lake Tana in Ethiopia (where it is called the Abay River). The river flows generally south before entering a canyon about 400 km (250 mi) long, about 30 km (19 mi) from Lake Tana, which is a tremendous obstacle for travel and communication between north and south Ethiopia.
The active stato volcano Mount St. Helens is located in which of the following countries?
(A) Japan
(B) United States
(C) Chile
(D) Italy
Helens (known as Lawetlat'la to the indigenous Cowlitz people, and Loowit or Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat) is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
“Oder-Neisse Line” is the border between which country?
(A) Israel and Palestine
(B) Germany and Poland
(C) China and Vietnam
(D) Mexico and USA
"Oder-Neisse Line" is an international boundary between Germany and Poland. It borders along the Lusatian Neisse and Oder rivers in Central Europe and meets with the Baltic Sea in the north. Potsdam Conference was where it was drawn in the aftermath of World War II.
What is the name of the mid-latitude grasslands of South America?
(A) Prairie
(B) Pampas
(C) weld
(D) steppes
Pampas is the mid-latitude grassland in South America.
In which country is the Meseta Plateau located? ,
(A) Türkiye
(B) Ethiopia
(C) Spain
(D) Iran
Meseta Central, great interior meseta (plateau) of the Iberian Peninsula, central Spain. With Madrid at its centre, it extends over 81,000 square miles (210,000 square km) and has an average elevation of 2,165 feet (660 metres).
Which of the following countries has the world's largest reserves of uranium?
(A) Russia
(B) Kazakhstan
(C) Australia
(D) Jordan
Australia is considered to have the largest reserves of recoverable uranium in the world. However, Kazakhstan and Canada produce more uranium than Australia.
Which of the following countries is a landlocked country?
(A) India
(B) Malaysia
(C) Hungry
(D) Pakistan
A landlocked country is a country that is not connected to an ocean or sea or does not have a coastline. Hungary is bordered by Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. Its capital is Budapest and is a member of the European Union. Belgium is bordered by Netherlands, Germany, Luxemburg, France and the North Sea. Romania is bordered by Bulgaria, Ukraine, Hungary, Serbia, Moldova and the Black Sea. Ukraine is bordered by Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and the Black Sea.
Masai is a tribe of which of the following countries?
(A) Kenya
(B) Germany
(C) Australia
(D) India
Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress.
Through which of the following countries does the Tropic of Capricorn pass?
(A) Australia
(B) Brazil
(C) Chile
(D) All options are correct
1. A total of ten countries are located on the Tropic of Capricorn. They are spread over three continents. Of the ten countries located on the Tropic of Capricorn, five are African countries.
2. They are Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar. Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay are South American countries located on the Tropic of Capricorn.
3. Apart from five African countries and four South American countries, Australia is also located on the Tropic of Capricorn.
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