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World Geography General Knowledge Questions

Q.1. Which one of the following is not true?
(A) Osaka is known as Manchester of the East
(B) Most of the iron and steel industry in Japan are located at Southern Coastal region
(C) Northern Kyushu of Japan is known for cotton textile industry
(D) South Korea is a leading country in Eastern Asia for ship building industry
Ans: (C)
Q.2. Which one of the following countries has a market based steel industry?
(A) Germany
(B) England
(C) India
(D) Japan
Ans: (D)
Q.3. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Industry Location
(A) Paper – Ontario
(B) Cotton Textiles – Detroit
(C) Chemical – Texas
(D) Motor Car – Nagoya
Ans: (B)
Q.4. Which of the following is the largest metal trading centre?
(A) Johannesburg
(B) New York
(C) London
(D) Singapore
Ans: (C)
Q.5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Centre)
(a) Pittsburg (b) Shanghai
(c) Dundee (d) Leningrad List-II (Industry)
1. Ship building
2. Iron and Steel
3. Cotton Textile
4. Jute Textile
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: (C)
Q.6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Iron-Steel Centre)
(a) Hamilton (b) Birmingham
(c) Essen (d) Anshan List-II (Country)
1. China 2. Canada
3. U.K. 4. Germany
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 4 2 1
Ans: (C)
Q.7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Cities)
(a) Anshan (b) Detroit
(c) Hawana (d) Nagoya List-II (Industry)
1. Cotton Textile 2. Cigar
3. Automobile 4. Iron and Steel
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans: (B)
Q.8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Centres)
(a) Nagoya
(b) Salem
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Abadan List-II (Industries)
1. Iron and Steel
2. Aircraft
3. Cotton Textiles
4. Oil Refinery
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 3 1 2 4
Ans: (D)
Q.9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Coalfields)
(a) Kuzbas
(b) Red Basin
(c) Bristol
(d) New South Wales List-II (Location)
1. United Kingdom
2. Russia
3. Australia
4. China
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 3 2 4
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 4 3 1 2
Ans: (B)
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Centre)
(a) Anshan (b) Glasgow
(c) Ottawa (d) Sheffield List-II (Industry)
1. Cutlery 2. Paper
3. Ship building 4. Iron and Steel
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 2 3 1 4
Ans: (B)

Q.1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Industrial Regions)
(a) Lancashire Region
(b) Ruhr Region
(c) Keihin Region
(d) Southern Appalachian List-II (Country)
1. United States of America
2. Germany
3. United Kingdom
4. Japan
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 3 2 4 1
Ans: (D)
Q.2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Industrial Region)
(a) Kinki
(b) Canton
(c) Lorraine
(d) Belo Horizonte List-II (Country)
1. China 2. Japan
3. Brazil 4. France
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (A)
Q.3. With reference to the usefulness of the by-products of Sugar industry, which of the following statement is/are correct?
1. Bagasse can be used as biomass fuel for the generation of energy.
2. Molasses can be used as one of the feedstocks for the production of synthetic chemical fertilizers.
3. Molasses can be used for the production of ethanol. Select correct answer using the codes given below.

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (C)

Transport

Q.4. Which of the following is busiest sea route of the world?
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) North Atlantic Ocean
(C) South Atlantic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean
Ans: (B)
Q.5. The shortest air-route from Perth to London is
(A) Perth, Bombay, Rome, London
(B) Perth, Ankara, Paris, London
(C) Perth, Aden, Paris, London
(D) Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London
Ans: (A)
Q.6. Which one of the following is the busiest ocean trade route?
(A) Cape of Good Hope
(B) Panama Canal
(C) Suez Canal
(D) North Atlantic
Ans: (D)
Q.7. The correct sequence in descending order of the given countries in terms of railway length in the world is
(A) India, U.S.A., Germany, Canada
(B) Canada, Germany, U.S.A., India
(C) U.S.A., Russia, China, India
(D) Germany, U.S.A., Canada, India
Ans: (C)
Q.8. Which country’s airlines is ‘Lufthansa’?
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Yugoslavia
(D) Spain
Ans: (A)
Q.9. Euro tunnel for fast running trains joins
(A) Holland – England
(B) England – France
(C) Belgium – Holland
(D) France – Luxembourg
Ans: (B)
Q. The Canadian Pacific Railway runs between
(A) Edmonton and Halifax
(B) Montreal and Vancouver
(C) Ottawa and Prince Rupert
(D) Halifax and Vancouver
Ans: (B)

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