Name of the city in the world known as ‘Big Apple’?
(A) New York
(B) Sweden
(C) Kanada
(D) Yuganda
In which country is the headquarters of the World Bank located?
(A) England
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Japan
The headquarters of the World Bank is in Washington D.C. United States of America (USA).
World’s longest land border is between which two countries?
(A) Australia and New Zealand
(B) Canada and USA
(C) Switzerland and Italy
(D) India and China
Canada-United States Border. Stretching a massive 8,893 km, Canada and the United States share the longest border in the world.
Which is the largest desert in the world?
(A) Gibson
(B) Great Sandy
(C) Gobi
(D) Sahara
Which of the following countries has the highest coal content?
(A) Australia
(B) China
(C) New zeland
(D) Brazil
What is the number of oceans on Earth?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) None of these
What is the approximate circumference of earth?
(A) 70,000 Km
(B) 50,000 Km
(C) 40,000 Km
(D) 90,000 Km
Using those measurements, the equatorial circumference of Earth is about 24,901 miles (40,075 km). However, from pole to pole — the meridional circumference — Earth is only 24,860 miles (40,008 km) around. Our planet's shape, caused by the flattening at the poles, is called an oblate spheroid.
Mariana Trench is found in
(A) Atlantic Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Arctic Ocean
The amount of ordinary salt present in ocean water is-
(A) 3.5%
(B) 10%
(C) 5%
(D) 12.8%
The concentration of salt in seawater (its salinity) is about 35 parts per thousand; in other words, about 3.5% of the weight of seawater comes from the dissolved salts.
Which two teams played the first official international cricket match?
(A) England and Australia
(B) England and West Indies
(C) USA and Canada
(D) Australia and India
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