World Geography Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Which two teams played the first official international cricket match?
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5e7ee0154e941d3661d38d95- 1England and Australiafalse
- 2England and West Indiesfalse
- 3USA and Canadatrue
- 4Australia and Indiafalse
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Answer : 3. "USA and Canada "
Explanation :
The first official international cricket match was played between the USA and Canada in 1844. The match was played on the grounds of the St George's Cricket Club, Bloomingdale Park in New York. Canada won the match by 23 runs.
Q: Which country is considered to be the second largest, area wise?
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5ebcbe1e1126331540e93e63- 1Russiafalse
- 2Indiafalse
- 3Canadatrue
- 4Chinafalse
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Answer : 3. "Canada"
Explanation :
The three largest sovereign countries by surface area are Russia, Canada, and the United States. Together they occupy roughly a quarter of Earth's landmass. Other heavyweights in size are China, Brazil, Australia, India, Argentina and Kazakhstan.
Q: Where is the Head Quarters of International Cricket Council?
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5f43647f77e1d45e845b80d6- 1New Yorkfalse
- 2Dubaitrue
- 3Genevafalse
- 4Londonfalse
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Answer : 2. "Dubai "
Explanation :
The headquarters of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is located in (B) Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The ICC is the global governing body for the sport of cricket and is responsible for organizing international cricket events, formulating rules, and promoting the game worldwide. The decision to move the headquarters to Dubai was made in 2005, and the ICC officially opened its office in Dubai in 2006.
Q: Surface temperature of Sun is about ? 2908 35c33061d87328603589eb0ba
5c33061d87328603589eb0ba- 15000 degree celsiusfalse
- 25505 degree celsiustrue
- 36000 degree celsiusfalse
- 46500 degree celsiusfalse
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Answer : 2. "5505 degree celsius"
Q: Name of the city in the world known as ‘Big Apple’?
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5d94353c987fcf212b21e0e8- 1New Yorktrue
- 2Swedenfalse
- 3Kanadafalse
- 4Yugandafalse
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Answer : 1. "New York"
Explanation :
New York City is known by many nicknames—such as “the City that Never Sleeps” or “Gotham”—but the most popular one is probably “the Big Apple.” How did this nickname come about? Although uses of the phrase are documented in the early 1900s, the term first became popular in the 1920s when John J.
Q: World’s longest land border is between which two countries?
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5e252d7e3c14c44b82329613- 1Australia and New Zealandfalse
- 2Canada and USAtrue
- 3Switzerland and Italyfalse
- 4India and Chinafalse
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Answer : 2. "Canada and USA"
Explanation :
Canada-United States Border. Stretching a massive 8,893 km, Canada and the United States share the longest border in the world.
Q: Which is the smallest continent?
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5e7ee0bdd56d695255d1962a- 1Australiatrue
- 2Antarcticafalse
- 3Africafalse
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Answer : 1. "Australia "
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The smallest continent is Australia. Therefore, the correct answer is (A) Australia. Australia is both a country and a continent, and it is often referred to as the "smallest continent" due to its relatively small landmass compared to other continents.
Q: Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?
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5f4cd1fe9b1d69402e95b003- 1Kyoto ( Japan )false
- 2Brisbane ( Australia )true
- 3Karachi ( Pakistan )false
- 4Auckland ( New Zealand )false
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Answer : 2. "Brisbane ( Australia ) "
Explanation :
Brisbane is not a former capital of Australia. The other cities are all former capitals of their respective countries:
Karachi: The capital of Pakistan from 1947 to 1959
Auckland: A former capital of New Zealand
Kyoto: A former capital of Japan
Brisbane was the capital of Australia before Canberra from 1842 to 1859.