World Geography - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Brazilian plateau
B)
Antrum plateau
C)
Anatolia plateau
D)
Tibetan plateau

Correct Answer :   Antrum plateau

A)
Delhi
B)
Paris
C)
New York
D)
Greenwich

Correct Answer :   Greenwich

They chose the meridian passing through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. The Greenwich Meridian became the international standard for the prime meridian. The prime meridian also sets Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

A)
Thailand
B)
New Delhi
C)
Sweden
D)
Spain

Correct Answer :   Spain

Sweden - Potato Festiva
Thailand - Vegetarian Festival
New Delhi - International Mango Festival
Spain - Onion Eating Festival

A)
Malaysia
B)
Cambodia
C)
Philippines
D)
China

Correct Answer :   Malaysia

A Kampung (Indonesian spelling), Kampoeng (in older spelling), or Kampong (Malay spelling) is a village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "port" in Cambodia.

A)
Mass
B)
Time
C)
Distance
D)
Intensity of Light

Correct Answer :   Distance

A light-year is a measurement of distance and not time (as the name might suggest). A light-year is the distance a beam of light travels in a single Earth year, or 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers). On the scale of the universe, measuring distances in miles or kilometers doesn't cut it.

A)
Plains
B)
Fold mountains
C)
Shields
D)
Volcano

Correct Answer :   Fold mountains

A)
Kandy (Sri lanka)
B)
Azizia (Libya)
C)
Ramagundam (India)
D)
Stwart Island (New Zealand)

Correct Answer :   Azizia (Libya)

Azizia (Libya) is the hottest place in the world. For nearly a century the Mediterranean city of El Azizia in northern Libya has held the official title for having been the hottest place on Earth ever recorded. A panel of experts convened by the WMO raised five serious concerns over the historic claim that the mercury reached 58C in 1922 at what was then an Italian army base on the Libyan coast.

A)
Liverpool and Sydney
B)
Liverpool and Shanghai
C)
New York and Honolulu
D)
New York and San Francisco

Correct Answer :   New York and San Francisco

A)
WTO
B)
IBRD
C)
IMF
D)
IDA

Correct Answer :   WTO

TRIM "Trade-related Investment Measures", an agreement within the Uruguay round trade negotiations.
 
TRIPS "TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

A)
Central america
B)
South America
C)
Sub-Saharan Africa
D)
Middle east Europe

Correct Answer :   Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-saharan Africa is a region that specializes in diamonds.