World GK Questions with Answers

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Today we feature the Dead Sea, situated between Israel and Jordan, and forming part of the border between the two countries. The Dead Sea is fed mainly by the Jordan River, which enters the lake from the north.

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins. Covering approximately 63 million square miles and containing more than half of the free water on Earth, the Pacific is by far the largest of the world's ocean basins. All of the world's continents could fit into the Pacific basin.

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The world's longest above-water mountain range is the Andes, about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long. The range stretches from north to south through seven countries in South America, along the west coast of the continent: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

Correct Answer : A
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The Seine River flowing through Paris. Seine River, river of France, after the Loire its longest. It rises 18 miles (30 kilometres) northwest of Dijon and flows in a northwesterly direction through Paris before emptying into the English Channel at Le Havre.

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

It is endemic to Australia, where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. The emu's range covers most of the mainland, but the Tasmanian, Kangaroo Island and King Island subspecies became extinct after the European settlement of Australia in 1788.

Correct Answer : D
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Chinese Buddhist pilgrims who visited India were Fa Xian, who came 1600 years ago and Xuan Zang, and who came around 1400 years ago.

Correct Answer : B
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The Colorado River within the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park drains an area of approximately 41,070 square miles.

Correct Answer : A
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The Amazon rainforest is the world's largest tropical rainforest. It is home to around 40,000 plant species, nearly 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, 427 species of mammals, and 2.5 million different insects.

Correct Answer : C
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It has a central plateau of rolling hills, plains and large lakes. So, Switzerland is the playground of Europe.

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Although theories of supernatural causes for these disappearances abound, geophysical and environmental factors are most likely responsible. One hypothesis is that pilots failed to account for the agonic line—the place at which there is no need to compensate for magnetic compass variation—as they approached the Bermuda Triangle, resulting in significant navigational error and catastrophe.