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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – WORLD GEOGRAPHY (Page# 1)




1.     
Total area of the earth is
(i)            509,600,000 sq. km
(ii)          492,102,000 sq. km
(iii)         392,023,000 sq. km
(iv)         692,192,000 sq. km
Correct Answer: 509,600,000 sq. km
2.     
Earth has an equatorial circumference
(i)            24,902 miles
(ii)          34,902 miles
(iii)         44,902 miles
(iv)         None of these
Correct Answer: 24,902 miles
3.     
The total area of oceans contains
(i)            259.132 million sq. km
(ii)          391.321 million sq. km
(iii)         349.511 million sq. km
(iv)         61.132 million sq. km
Correct Answer: 61.132 million sq. km
4.     
The ratio between land and oceans by area:
(i)            70.8% and 29.2%
(ii)          61.9% and 29.1%
(iii)         59% and 41%
(iv)         80.3% and 20.8%
Correct Answer: 70.8% and 29.2%
5.     
The total area of the earth is ___________ greater than the area of US.
(i)            10 times
(ii)          48 times
(iii)         30 times
(iv)         52 times
Correct Answer: 52 times
6.     
The highest part of the earth is:
(i)            K-2
(ii)          Mount Everest
(iii)         Mount Kilimanjaro
(iv)         None of these
Correct Answer: Mount Everest
7.     
The lowest part of the earth is:
(i)            Mariana Trench
(ii)          Death Valley
(iii)         Dead Sea
(iv)         Lake Eyre
Correct Answer: Dead Sea
8.     
The deepest part of the earth is:
(i)            Caspian Sea
(ii)          Lake Eyre
(iii)         Peninsula Valdes
(iv)         Mariana Trench
Correct Answer: Mariana Trench
9.     
Earth surface is divided into _______ continents.
(i)            6
(ii)          5
(iii)         7
(iv)         3
Correct Answer: 7
10.  
Which is the largest continent of the world?
(i)            Asia
(ii)          Australia
(iii)         Antarctica
(iv)         Africa
Correct Answer: Asia