World GK
The bridge in Istanbul, Turkey that connects Asia and Europe is called
A) Golden Gate Bridge
B) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
C) Bosphorus Bridge
D) Royal Gorge Bridge
Alexandria is a city in
A) Turkey
B) Egypt
C) Jordan
D) Greece
About __________% of Antarctica is covered by ice.
A) 97
B) 98
C) 99
D) 100
Ross Island in the Ross Sea is located near
A) Greenland
B) Norway
C) Continent of Antarctica
D) Continent of Australia
The first European to reach India by sea was
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Marco Polo
C) John Cabot
D) Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama was a/an __________ explorer.
A) British
B) French
C) German
D) Portuguese
The World Wide Web was invented by
A) Tim Berners-Lee
B) Bob Kahn
C) Steve Jobs
D) Bill Gates
The birthplace of the World Wide Web was
A) NASA
B) Pentagon
C) CERN
D) Microsoft
The headquarter of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, called CERN, is located in
A) Belgium
B) Switzerland
C) Germany
D) England
The world‘s longest land border between the two countries is the border between
A) US and Canada
B) US and Mexico
C) India and Pakistan
D) South Korea and North Korea
The world‘s largest island is
A) Greenland
B) Finland
C) Indonesia
D) United Kingdom
Which country is the largest archipelagic country in the world?
A) Greenland
B) Finland
C) Indonesia
D) United Kingdom
Indonesia is a country with around __________ islands.
A) 10,000
B) 11,000
C) 12,000
D) 13,000
The most dispersed country in the world is
A) Maldives
B) Indonesia
C) Malaysia
D) Philippines
The Maldives is spread over __________ km2.
A) 60,000
B) 70,000
C) 80,000
(D) 90,000
Maldives, a country in Asia, consists of around __________ islands.
A) 1100
B) 1152
C) 1192
D) 1212
Which country is also called the ―Land of the Midnight Sun?
A) Japan
B) Norway
C) Netherlands
D) South Africa
Which country is also called ―Rainbow Nation?
A) Japan
B) Norway
C) Netherlands
D) South Africa
Netherlands literally means
A) Ideal location
B) Lower countries
C) Mouth of land
D) Land of sun set
Which of the following is not an agency of U.N.?
A) World Health Organisation
B) Food and Agricultural Organisation
C) International Committee of the Red Cross
D) International Monetary Fund
The headquarters of International Labour Organisation is at
A) Paris
B) New York
C) Hague
D) Geneva