World Geography – General Knowledge Questions and Answers
1.What country is also known as Persia?
Ans : Iran
- In what country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro?
Ans : Tanzania
- What major river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Ans : Colorado River
- What name is given to the northeast part of China?
Ans : Manchuria
- What is the main island of Japan?
Ans : Honshu
- In what city is the Brandenburg Gate located?
Ans : Berlin
- In what country would you find the city of Limerick?
Ans : Ireland
- What well-known mountain pass connects Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Ans : Khyber Pass
- What volcano exploded in 1883 with the force of 200 megatons of TNT?
Ans : Krakatoa
- Old Trafford stadium is located near what major city?
Ans : Manchester
- Ceylon is the former name of what country?
Ans : Sri Lanka
- What city was once called New Amsterdam?
Ans : New York City
- What valley is the site of the Earth’s highest-ever recorded temperature, 134°F?
Ans : Death Valley
- Albania and Serbia are located on what peninsula?
Ans : Balkan
- What is Pakistan’s longest river?
Ans : Indus River
- What strait divides Morocco and Spain?
Ans : Strait of Gibraltar
- By surface area, what is the largest of Africa’s great lakes?
Ans : Victoria
- What country is often described as being shaped like a boot?
Ans : Italy
19.What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Ans : Sicily
- What canal connects the Red and Mediterranean Seas?
Ans : Suez Canal
21.Which is the world’s largest orphan & abandoned children charity?
Ans : SOS Chilidren’s Villages UK
22.Island Aviation Services is the Government run airlines of ?
Ans : Maldives
- In which country is the Hillary-Tenzing Airport situated?
Ans : Nepal
- Name the country which is the craddle of western classic music, known as ‘The land of music’?
Ans : Austria
- Which country is the leading egg producer in the world?
Ans : China
- Which gorge in Nepal is deepest in the world?
Ans : Kali Gandaki Gorge (Andha Galchi)
