World Geography (Railway)

41. Equator passes through which of the following countries? [RRB RPF/RPSF Si Exam, 16.01.2019 Shift-II]

(1) India
(2) Maldives
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Seychelles

Correct Answer: (2) Maldives

Solution:The countries of Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda Kenya, Somalia, Maldieves, Indonesia, Kiribati, Ecuador. Colombia, and Brazil all lie along the equator. The land masses of Maldives and Kiri bati, however, do not touch the equator itself. Instead, the equator passes through water controlled by these two island countries.

42. Which of the following continent has the lowest land area? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 17.01.2019 Shift-I]

(1) Africa
(2) Australia
(3) Asia
(4) Europe

Correct Answer: (2) Australia

Solution:Australia is the smallest and lowest land area continent in the world.

• It is also the lowest, the flattest and (apart from Antarctica) the driest.

• The highest point on the Australian mainland is Mount Kosciuszko at 2228 metres above sea level.

43. Which of the following is the largest waterfall in the world? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 17.01.2019 Shift-I]

(1) Yosemite Falls
(2) Noah's waterfall
(3) Brown Waterfall
(4) Angel Falls

Correct Answer: (4) Angel Falls

Solution:The highest waterfall in the world is Venezuela's Angel Falls, which falls at 979 meters.

• The falls are flows into the Churun river, a tributary of the Carrao river.

44. Niger and Zimbabwe are a part of which continent? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 17.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) North America
(2) Europe
(3) Asia
(4) Africa

Correct Answer: (4) Africa

Solution:Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa named after the Niger river.

• Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in southeast Africa.

45. Which of the following countries is known as the 'land of white elephant"? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 20.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) India
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) Thailand
(4) Indonesia

Correct Answer: (3) Thailand

Solution:Thailand is known as the land of white elephants.

• It is officially known as the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Slam is a country in Southeast Asia.

• The elephant is the national symbol of the Thailand.

46. Where is the capital of Uruguay? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 20.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) kyoto
(2) Buenos Aires
(3) Montevideo
(4) Caracas

Correct Answer: (3) Montevideo

Solution:Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay.

• It lies on the north shore of the Rio de la Plata estuary.

47. On which of the following continents human beings do not live? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 20.01.2019 Shift-III]

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

Correct Answer: (4) Antarctica

Solution:Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent.

• Antarctica is the only continent with no permanent human habitation.

48. Which of the following countries has the largest coast in the world? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 20.01.2019 Shift-III]

(1) Australia
(2) Canada
(3) USA
(4) Mexico

Correct Answer: (2) Canada

Solution:Located in Ontario's Georgian Bay, Wasaga Beach is the world's longest freshwater beach at 14 kilometers long.

• The name was derived from the Nottawasaga river.

49. Which of the following desert located in North America? [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 25.01.2019 Shift-I]

(1) Mojave Desert
(2) Great Victoria Desert
(3) Patagonia Desert
(4) Atacama Desert

Correct Answer: (1) Mojave Desert

Solution:The Mojave Desert is a xeric desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States.

• It occupies a significant portion of southern California and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona.

50. Lake Titicaca is located between_________. [RRB RPF Constable Exam, 25.01.2019 Shift-I]

(1) Bolivia and Chile
(2) Chile and Peru
(3) Chile and Brazil
(4) Bolivia and Peru

Correct Answer: (4) Bolivia and Peru

Solution:Lake Titicaca is a large, deep, freshwater lake in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru, often called the 'highest navigable lake' in the world.

• By volume of water and by surface area, it is the largest lake in South America.