World Geography · Topic 4
The longest, highest, largest and deepest places on Earth.
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Try each question, then open the answer. MCQs 51–100 of 235.
51.Which is the largest mosque in South Asia?
Answer: A. Faisal Mosque
The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest in South Asia.
52.Which is the longest wall in the world?
Answer: C. Great Wall of China
The Great Wall with all its branches is over 21,000 km long.
53.Which is the largest religious monument in the world?
Answer: C. Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat in Cambodia is the largest religious monument.
54.Which is the largest palace in the world by floor area?
Answer: D. Forbidden City (China)
The Forbidden City in Beijing covers about 72 hectares.
55.Which is the largest cricket stadium in the world?
Answer: B. Narendra Modi Stadium
The stadium in Ahmedabad seats about 132,000.
56.Which is the longest railway line in the world?
Answer: C. Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian runs about 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok.
57.Which is the highest railway in the world?
Answer: A. Qinghai-Tibet Railway
It reaches about 5,072 m at Tanggula Pass.
58.Which is the longest road tunnel in the world?
Answer: A. Lærdal Tunnel
The Lærdal Tunnel in Norway is 24.5 km long.
59.Which is the longest railway tunnel in the world?
Answer: A. Gotthard Base Tunnel
The Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is 57 km long.
60.Which is the busiest airport in the world by passengers (recent years)?
Answer: A. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
Atlanta has usually been the world's busiest by passenger numbers.
61.Which airport handles the most international passengers?
Answer: A. Dubai International
Dubai has had the most international passengers for several years.
62.Which country has the largest number of active volcanoes?
Answer: D. Indonesia
Indonesia has about 130 active volcanoes.
63.Which is the highest active volcano in the world?
Answer: A. Ojos del Salado
Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) is on the Chile-Argentina border.
64.Which is the largest active volcano by volume?
Answer: B. Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa in Hawaii is the largest active volcano.
65.Which volcano buried the Roman city of Pompeii?
Answer: A. Mount Vesuvius
Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE.
66.Which is the strongest earthquake ever recorded?
Answer: B. Chile, 1960 (magnitude 9.5)
The Valdivia earthquake of 22 May 1960 measured 9.5.
67.The 2005 earthquake in Pakistan struck which region worst?
Answer: B. Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The 8 October 2005 earthquake killed more than 70,000 people around Muzaffarabad and Balakot.
68.The Richter scale measures what?
Answer: B. The magnitude of earthquakes
It was devised by Charles Richter in 1935.
69.Which is the hottest place ever recorded on Earth?
Answer: A. Death Valley, USA
Death Valley recorded 56.7 °C in 1913.
70.Which place is often called the wettest on Earth?
Answer: A. Mawsynram, India
Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives over 11,000 mm of rain a year.
71.Which is the coldest permanently inhabited place?
Answer: B. Oymyakon, Russia
Oymyakon in Siberia has recorded −67.7 °C.
72.Which is the largest coral reef system?
Answer: B. Great Barrier Reef
It stretches over 2,300 km off Queensland.
73.Which is the largest rainforest in the world?
Answer: D. Amazon
The Amazon covers about 5.5 million sq km.
74.Which is the largest mangrove forest in the world?
Answer: C. Sundarbans
The Sundarbans lie in Bangladesh and India.
75.Which is the largest delta in the world?
Answer: A. Ganges-Brahmaputra delta
The Bengal delta covers much of Bangladesh and West Bengal.
76.Which is the largest canyon in the world?
Answer: C. Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon
The Yarlung Tsangpo canyon in Tibet is deeper and longer than the Grand Canyon.
77.The Grand Canyon was carved by which river?
Answer: D. Colorado River
The Colorado River cut the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
78.Which is the oldest university in the world still operating, according to UNESCO and Guinness?
Answer: A. University of al-Qarawiyyin
Al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, Morocco, was founded by Fatima al-Fihri in 859 CE.
79.Who founded the University of al-Qarawiyyin?
Answer: C. Fatima al-Fihri
Fatima al-Fihri founded it in 859 CE in Fez.
80.Which country has the largest proven oil reserves?
Answer: D. Venezuela
Venezuela has the largest proven reserves, followed by Saudi Arabia.
81.Which country produces the most rice?
Answer: B. China
China is the largest producer; India is the largest exporter.
82.Which country produces the most wheat?
Answer: A. China
China produces the most wheat; Russia is the biggest exporter.
83.Which country produces the most coffee?
Answer: C. Brazil
Brazil grows about a third of the world's coffee.
84.Which country produces the most tea?
Answer: D. China
China is the largest tea producer; Kenya is a leading exporter.
85.Which country is the largest producer of dates?
Answer: A. Egypt
Egypt is the largest producer of dates.
86.Which country is the largest producer of mangoes?
Answer: D. India
India grows about 40 per cent of the world's mangoes.
87.Which country is the largest exporter of basmati rice?
Answer: D. India
India and Pakistan are the only basmati exporters; India exports more.
88.Which is the world's largest economy by nominal GDP?
Answer: C. United States
The United States has the largest nominal GDP.
89.Which country is the world's largest exporter of goods?
Answer: C. China
China has been the largest goods exporter since 2009.
90.Which is the world's most widely spoken language by total speakers?
Answer: B. English
English has the most total speakers; Mandarin has the most native speakers.
91.Which language has the most native speakers?
Answer: B. Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin has about a billion native speakers.
92.Which is the highest capital city in the world?
Answer: B. La Paz
La Paz, Bolivia's seat of government, is about 3,600 m high.
93.Which is the northernmost capital city in the world?
Answer: D. Reykjavík
Reykjavík in Iceland is the northernmost capital of a sovereign state.
94.Which is the southernmost capital city in the world?
Answer: C. Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand, is the southernmost national capital.
95.Which is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one still standing?
Answer: B. Great Pyramid of Giza
It was built for Pharaoh Khufu about 4,500 years ago.
96.The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for which pharaoh?
Answer: D. Khufu
Khufu (Cheops) ruled Egypt about 2600 BC.
97.The Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders, were said to be in which city?
Answer: B. Babylon
Babylon was near present-day Hillah in Iraq.
98.The Colosseum, the largest ancient amphitheatre, is in which city?
Answer: C. Rome
It could hold about 50,000 spectators.
99.The Parthenon temple stands on which hill?
Answer: A. Acropolis of Athens
It was built for the goddess Athena in the 5th century BC.
100.Machu Picchu, the Inca citadel, is in which country?
Answer: A. Peru
It stands high in the Andes above the Urubamba valley.
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