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World Quiz!!

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Chile?

a)

Fiji

b)

Republic of Maldives

c)

Santiago

2.

Which is the latitude that runs through the centre of the Earth?

a)

Axis

b)

Prime meridian

c)

Equator

d)

None

3.

Which country has the highest population?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Uae

d)

Russia

4.

Which is the largest waterfall in the world?

a)

Niagara Falls

b)

Victoria Falls

c)

None

d)

Both A,B

5.

Which is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Thar Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

None

6.

What are the branches of a river called?

a)

Tributaries

b)

Stems

c)

None

7.

Which is the largest island in the world?

a)

Palm Jumeriah

b)

Uae

c)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

d)

Greenland

8.

What heats the water in a hot spring?

a)

Lava

b)

Petrol

c)

Magma

d)

Sand

9.

Which is the coldest continent in the world?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

North America

10.

Which is the world’s smallest country?

a)

Vatican City

b)

Maldives

c)

UAE

d)

Pakistan

11.

Where is the Colloseum located?

a)

Rome, Italy

b)

New York , USA

c)

NONE

12.

Where is the Tower Bridge located?

a)

New York

b)

London

c)

Asia

d)

India

13.

Did you like the quiz?

a)

Yes

b)

Maybe

c)

No

14.

How many countries are present in Africa?

a)

54

b)

115

c)

90

d)

50

15.

Which planet is closest to Planet Earth?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

16.

What is the name of the strait that separates the north and south islands of New Zealand?

a)

Cook strait

b)

Water strait

c)

None

17.

Which is the direction at which wind blows?

a)

Leeward direction

b)

North Direction

c)

South Direction

18.

What is the currency in Cambodia?

a)

Riel

b)

Real

c)

Dirhams

19.

How do you measure the speed of wind?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Anemometer

c)

None

20.

Name the river that is not crossed by any bridges

a)

Nile River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Yangtze River

21.

Which is the world’s largest port?

a)

Port of Shanghai

b)

Jumeriah Port

c)

Khalid Port

d)

None

22.

Name the city that is located in two countries

a)

Lahore

b)

Istanbul

c)

Shangai

d)

London

23.

Which line separates Indian and China?

a)

Mac-Mahon line

b)

Eurasia

c)

None

24.

Which country produces maximum aluminum in the world?

a)

Japan

b)

Jamaica

c)

USA

25.

In which direction does the geostationary satellite rotate?

a)

North to South

b)

West to East

c)

South to West

d)

North to East

26.

Which of the following is the correct word describing loss of snow from a glacier by means of sublimation, melting, evaporation or avalanches?

a)

Ablation

b)

Galling

c)

Creep

d)

Plucking

27.

Which of the following is studied under Physical geography?

a)

Economic activities

b)

Human Migration

c)

Soils

d)

Settlements

28.

Which of the following rocks are known as Plutonic rocks?

a)

Deep seated Intrusive Igneous

b)

Shallow depth intrusive rocks

c)

Sedimentary Rocks

d)

Extrusive igneous rocks

29.

Which among the following can be measured with Anemometer?

a)

Water Velocity

b)

Wind Velocity

c)

Relative Humidity

d)

Absolute Humidity

30.

First steam-powered vehicle was built by?

a)

Richard Trevithick

b)

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot

c)

Don Walsh

d)

Janice Meek

31.

Which among the following gas is abundant on atmosphere of Mars?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Argon

d)

Carbon Monoxide

32.

Which among the following works while we wipe with a towel.?

a)

evaporation

b)

osmosis

c)

capillary action

d)

Surface tension

33.

Astronomical unit (AU) is a unit of length equal to about ?

a)

100 Million Kms

b)

150 Million Kms

c)

100 Billion Kms

d)

150 billion Kms

34.

Which among the following was the first comet to be observed by a manned spacecraft?

a)

Comet Kohoutek

b)

Halley’s Comet

c)

Comet Borrelly

d)

Kreutz Sungrazers

35.

Consider the following comparisons between the Resourcesat-1 and Resourceset-2:

1. The Resourceset-2 will be able to collect data from a wider strip of the Earth’s surface

2. The Resourceset -2 will provide remote sensing data services for entire globe, in contrast with some selected area by Resourcesat-1

3. The Resourcesat-2 has been launched with additional payload known as AIS (Automatic Identification System) from COMDEV, Canada as an experimental payload for ship surveillance in VHF band

Which among the above statement is / are correct

a)

Only 1 is correct

b)

Only 2 is correct

c)

1 & 3 are correct

d)

2 & 3 are correct