General Awareness Quiz – Geography

General Awareness Quiz Set 6 for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL and Railways exams.

Topic: World Geography

1. Which of the following is the largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of surface area?
   A) Lake Victoria
   B) Lake Huron
   C) Lake Baikal
   D) Lake Superior
   
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     Option D
   Explanation: Lake Superior is the largest lake in North America and also the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third-largest by volume.
2. Which of the following is the deepest trench in the world?
   A) Mariana Trench
   B) Tonga Trench
   C) Philippine Trench
   D) Kermadec Trench
   
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     Option A
   Explanation: Located in the western Pacific Ocean, the Marina Trench is considered to be the deepest part of the Earth’s surface. In fact, it is the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench that is known as the deepest point. Appears as a crescent-shaped scar, the trench measures around 2,550 km long, 69 km wide on average and has a maximum depth of 10.91 km at the Challenger Deep.
3. The Suez Canal connects which two water body?
   A) Mediterranean Sea to Lake Ontario
   B) Lake Ontario to Lake Erie
   C) Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
   D) Lake Huron to the Red Sea
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Suez Canal is a sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.
4. Which of the following is the largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of Volume?
   A) Lake Victoria
   B) Lake Huron
   C) Lake Baikal
   D) Lake Superior
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Lake Baikal is the world’s largest freshwater lake in terms of volume. It contains about 5,521 cubic miles of water (23,013 cubic kilometers), or approximately 20% of Earth’s fresh surface water.
5. The Tromelin Island lies in which Ocean?
   A) Indian Ocean
   B) Atlantic Ocean
   C) Pacific Ocean
   D) Artic Ocean
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Tromelin Island is a low, flat, island in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres (310 mi) north of Réunion, and about 450 kilometres (280 mi) east of Madagascar.
6. The Kalahari Desert is located between which two rivers?
   A) Vaal and Orange
   B) Limpopo and Vaal
   C) Zambezi and Orange
   D) Breede and Vaal
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Zambezi and Orange
7. Harmattan is a type of ________?
   A) Soil
   B) Rock
   C) Plant
   D) Wind
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Harmattan is a dry dust laden wind blowing from Sahara to the Guinea Coast.
8. Through which of the following continent does the Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Equator passes?
   A) Asia
   B) Europe
   C) Africa
   D) Antarctica
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Africa is the only continent through which all Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Equator passes through.
9. Which of the following airport is located at the highest altitude above the sea level?
   A) Qamdo Bamda Airport
   B) Daocheng Yading Airport
   C) Ngari Gunsa Airport
   D) Kangding Airport
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Daocheng Yading Airport. Altitude – 14,472 ft; Qamdo Bamda Airport. Altitude – 14,216 ft.; Kangding Airport. Altitude – 14,042 ft.; Ngari Gunsa Airport. Altitude – 14,022 ft
10. Which country is known as “Land of a Thousand lakes”?
    A) Denmark
    B) Finland
    C) Sweden
    D) Greenland
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: Finland

 

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