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GK Questions: World Geography(Superlatives) Set – 2

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Hello Aspirants. Welcome to Online General Knowledge section in Affairs cloud, which is important for all the competitive exams. We have created Some questions related to World GK(Geography) !!!

    1. Which of the following country is leading producer of Gold ?
      1.South Africa
      2.Russia
      3.China
      4.Chile
      5.None of these
      Answer –3.China
      Explanation :
      1-China, 2- Russia and 3-Australia
      China has continued to see increased gold output and remains comfortably the World No. 1. But the No.2 position is now occupied by Russia, which appears to have leapfrogged over Australia to attain this ranking with 9% output growth last year. Former World No. 1 for many years, South Africa, is nowadays only in sixth place

    2. Leading producer of Petroleum is …………….
      1.Russia
      2.US
      3.Morocco
      4.Botswana
      5.None of these
      Answer –2.US
      Explanation :
      The U.S. has taken Russia’s crown as the biggest oil and natural-gas producer in a demonstration of the seismic shifts in the world energy landscape emanating from America’s shale fields.U.S. oil production rose to a record last year, gaining 1.6 million barrels a day, according to BP Plc’s Statistical Review of World Energy released

    3. …………………. is the leading producer of Chromium
      1.Zaire
      2.China
      3.Australia
      4.South Africa
      5.None of these
      Answer –4.South Africa
      Explanation :
      South Africa – Platinum, Chromium, Vanadium, Antimony
      South Africa – 8500 Metric Tonnes
      Second – India and Third – Kazakhstan

    4. Which of the following country is leading producer of Diamond ?
      1.Botswana
      2.USA
      3.Kenya
      4.Thailand
      5.None of these
      Answer –1.Botswana
      Explanation :
      Botswana is the biggest producer of diamonds in term of Value – 20% of global supply
      The top five producing countries by volume of production are Russia, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Australia and Canada.

    5. ………………………… is the leading producer of Tungsten
      1.Canada
      2.China
      3.Egypt
      4.Brazil
      5.None of these
      Answer –2.China
      Explanation :
      China is the largest producer of tungsten, accounting for about 84.5 percent of the world’s total output. In 2014, the country produced 68,000 MT of tungsten
      Second – Russia and third – Canada
      Tungsten, also known as wolfram is a metal with many uses. It is commonly used to produce electrical wires and heating and electrical contacts

    6. Leading producer of Tea is …………………….
      1.Kenya
      2.Japan
      3.Egypt
      4.China
      5.None of these
      Answer –4.China
      Explanation :
      China is indisputably the largest producer of tea in the world, producing – 1,000,130 tonnes
      Second –India and Third – Kenya

    7. Which of the following country is leading producer of Maize ?
      1.UK
      2.Australia
      3.USA
      4.India
      5.None of these
      Answer – 3.USA
      Explanation :
      USA – 363 Million metric tons
      Second –China and Third – Brazil

    8. ……………………… is the leading producer of Coconut ?
      1.Philippines
      2.India
      3.Nigeria
      4.Indonesia
      5.None of these
      Answer –4.Indonesia
      Explanation :
      Indonesia – 19,500,000
      Second- Philippines and Third – India

    9. Which of the following country is leading producer of Bauxite ?
      1.Europe
      2.Australia
      3.USA
      4.Egypt
      5.None of these
      Answer –2.Australia
      Explanation :
      Australia – 65231 thousands metric tonnes
      Second – China and Third – Brazil

    10. Which of the following country leading producer of Uranium ?
      1.Kazakhstan
      2.Canada
      3.China
      4.Australia
      5.None of these
      Answer – 1.Kazakhstan
      Explanation :
      Kazakhstan has been the world’s leading producer of uranium since 2009, when it produced almost 28 percent of the global total.
      Second – Canada and Third – Australia





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