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GK Questions: World Geography(Superlatives) – Set 11

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  1. …………………….. is the largest Island in the world
    1.Sumatra
    2.Borneo
    3.Greenland
    4.New Guinea
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Greenland
    Explanation :
    Greenland is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland. The territory comprises the island of Greenland – the largest island in the world – and more than a hundred other smaller islands

  2. Which of the following is the largest continent in the world ?
    1.Asia
    2.Africa
    3.Antarctica
    4.Europe
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Asia
    Explanation :
    Asia is the largest continent in the world out of 7 continents, situated in the eastern and northern hemispheres

  3. ………………………. is the largest ocean in the world
    1.Indian Ocean
    2.Atlantic Ocean
    3.Arctic Ocean
    4.Pacific Ocean
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Pacific
    Explanation :
    The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth’s oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean

  4. Which is the hottest place in the world ?
    1.The Gobi
    2.The Sahara
    3.Aziza
    4.Death Valley
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Death Valley
    Explanation :
    The World Meteorological Organization has officially recognized Death Valley as the world’s hottest place on earth at 136 degrees. Temperatures of 159.3 degrees have been recorded in this Iranian desert.

  5. ………………………….is the highest mountain peak in the world
    1.Kangchenjunga
    2.Everest
    3.K2
    4.Annapurna
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Everest
    Explanation :
    The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest which is located in Tibet – Nepal border. Its peak rises to 8,848 m (29,028 ft 9 in) the highest point in the world.

  6. Which of the following is the largest river in the world ?
    1.Amazon
    2.Nile
    3.Yenisei
    4.Yangtze
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Amazon
    Explanation :
    The Amazon is considered the world’s largest river by volume. The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge of water in the world, and the second in length.

  7. ………………………. is the smallest bird in the world
    1.Weebill
    2.Lesser goldfinch
    3.Verdin
    4.Humming bird
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Humming bird
    Explanation :
    The smallest bird is the bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) of Cuba and the Isle of Youth. Males measure 57 mm (2.24 in) in total length, half of which is taken up by the bill and tail, and weigh 1.6 g (0.056 oz) Females are slightly larger.

  8. The largest bay in the world is ……………………….
    1.Bay of Biscay
    2.Hudson Bay
    3.Bay of Bengal
    4.Ha Long Bay
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Bay of Bengal
    Explanation :
    The Bay of Bengal, the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Roughly triangular in shape, it is bordered mostly by India and Sri Lanka to the west, Bangladesh to the north, and Myanmar (Burma) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the east.

  9. Which is the largest bird in the world ?
    1.Ostrich
    2.Mute Swan
    3.Andean Condor
    4.Emu
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Ostrich
    Explanation :
    The Ostrich is the largest living species of bird in the world, typically weighing 140 – 290 lbs (63.5-131.5 kg) and measuring 6 – 9 ft (1.8-2.7 meters) in height.It lays the largest eggs of any living bird

  10. …………………………. is the longest river in the world
    1.Amazon
    2.Yangtze
    3.Nile
    4.Yenisei
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Nile
    Explanation :
    Nile measures 6,695 kilometres from its source in Burundi, along the WhiteNile, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea. Officially, the shortesr river is the D River, Oregan, USA, which is just 37 metres long. The biggest river in the world, measured by the amount of water that flows down it, is the Amazon