World Geography (Railway)

1. The original (old) name of Congo Democratic Republic was: [RRB Kolkata Goods Guard Exam, 27.02.2005]

(1) Ghana
(2) Rhodesia
(3) Tanzania
(4) Zaire

Correct Answer: (4) Zaire

Solution:Zaire, officially the Republic of Zaire, was the incarnation of the contemporary state known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo as it existed between 27 October, 1971. and 17 May, 1997. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world.

2. Which sea lies between Jordan and Israel? [RRB Kolkata Goods Guard Exam, 27.02.2005]

(1) Red Sea
(2) Caspian Sea
(3) Dead Sea
(4) Mediterranean Sea

Correct Answer: (3) Dead Sea

Solution:Israel is at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, bounded by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank to the east, and Egypt and the Gaza strip to the southwest. The Dead Sea separates Jordan from Israel. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.

3. Maori tribes are found in: [RRB Allahabad Junior Clerk Exam, 04.01.2009 (1st Sitting)]

(1) New Zealand
(2) Japan
(3) Canada
(4) Australia

Correct Answer: (1) New Zealand

Solution:The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.

Ainu Tribe - Japan.

4. Which of the following is called the roof of the world? [RRB Allahabad Junior Clerk Exam, 04.01.2009 (1st Sitting)]

(1) Pamir Plateau
(2) South Indian Plateau
(3) Tibbetan Plateau
(4) None of these

Correct Answer: (1) Pamir Plateau

Solution:The pamir plateau or the pamir mountains are the mountain range in central Asia at the function of the himalaya with the Tian Shan karakoram. Kunlun and Hindu Kush range. Since victorian times, they have been known as the, roof of the world.

5. Which of these Asian countries is not landlocked? [RRB RPF/RPSF Exam, 15.02.2015]

(1) Afghanistan
(2) Laos
(3) Mongolia
(4) Cambodia

Correct Answer: (4) Cambodia

Solution:Cambodia is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. It is not a land-locked country. It is located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

6. Which of the following is one of the saltiest lakes in the world? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam. 20.08.2018 Shift-1]

(1) Aral Sea
(2) Red Sea
(3) Dead Sea
(4) Caspian Sea

Correct Answer: (3) Dead Sea

Solution:The Dead Sea is a hypersaline (highly salty) lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and Palestine to the west. With 34.2% salinity, it is 9.6 times as salty as the ocean, and one of the world's saltiest bodies of water. This salinity makes for a harsh environment in which plants and animals cannot flourish, hence its name.

7. The Magdalena River is one of the largest rivers basins of South America. Through which country does it flow? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam. 21.08.2018 Shift-III]

(1) Brazil
(2) Columbia
(3) Chile
(4) Argentina

Correct Answer: (2) Columbia

Solution:The Magdalena River is the principal river of Colombia, flowing northward about 1.528 kilometres through the western half of the country.

8. In which continent is the Andes Mountain range situated? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam. 29.08.2018 Shift-I]

(1) Europe
(2) Australia
(3) South America
(4) Africa

Correct Answer: (3) South America

Solution:The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

9. Which of the following is an Island state of the USA? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam, 29.08.2018 Shift-III]

(1) Bali Islands
(2) Santorini Islands
(3) Fiji Islands
(4) Hawaii Islands

Correct Answer: (4) Hawaii Islands

Solution:Hawaii Islands is the largest island located in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is the largest and the south eastern most of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic Islands in the North Pacific Ocean.

10. Which of these rivers primarily flows in South Africa? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam, 31.08.2018 Shift-I]

(1) Niger River
(2) Orange River
(3) Congo River
(4) Nile River

Correct Answer: (2) Orange River

Solution:Orange River primarily flows in South Africa. It is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the international borders between South Africa and Namibia and between South Africa and Lesotho, as well as several provincial borders within South Africa.