Top 100 World Geography MCQs for Competitive Exams: Test Your Global Knowledge

Top 100 World Geography MCQs for Competitive Exams

1. Mauna Loa is an active volcano in___
(A) Alaska
(B) Hawaii
(C) Italy
(D) Japan

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2. The highest mountain peak of Africa, Kilimanjaro is situated in____
(A) Kenya
(B) Malawi
(C) Tanzania
(D) Zambia

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3. Which volcano is called ‘the light house’ of Mediterranean Sea?
(A) Etna
(B) Pele
(C) Strombali
(D) Vesuvius

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4. Which among the following is the most active volcano in the world?
(A) Cotopaxi
(B) Fujiyama
(C) Kilauea
(D) Vesuvius

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5. Which of the following are active volcanoes?
1. Aconcagua
2. Cotopapaxi
3. Etna
4. Fujiyama
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(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4

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6. Which of the following are active volcanoes?
1. Aconcagua
2. Etna
3. Kilimanjaro
4. Vesuvius
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(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 2 and 4

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7. Which one of the following continents has the largest number of countries?
(A) Africa
(B) Europe
(C) Asia
(D) South America

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8. As per area which of the following is the largest continent?
(A) Europe
(B) Africa
(C) N. America
(D) S. America

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9. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the descending order of their percentage of Earth’s land?
(A) North America – Africa – South America – Europe
(B) Africa – North America – South America – Europe
(C) North America – Africa – Europe – South America
(D) Africa – North America – Europe – South America

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10. Which one of the following is the Continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?
(A) Antarctica
(B) North America
(C) Asia
(D) South America

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11. Which one of the following continent has the highest percentage of plains in its total area?
(A) Asia
(B) Europe
(C) North-America
(D) South-America

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12. From the code given below select the correct sequence of the following continents in terms of their area in descending order.
1. Europe
2. Australia
3. Africa
4. South America
Code
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 4, 1, 3, 2
(C) 2, 1, 4, 3
(D) 3, 4, 1, 2

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13. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Geographical Region – Feature
(A) Abyssinian – Arabia Plateau
(B) Atlas – North-Western Mountains Africa
(C) Guiana – South-Western Highlands Africa
(D) Okavango – Patagonia Basin

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14. The largest mountain series of the World is_____
(A) Himalaya
(B) Andes
(C) Rockies
(D) Alps

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15. In which of the following Continent the Andes Mountain Range is located?
(A) Australia
(B) Europe
(C) S. America
(D) N. America

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16. Which one of the following is known as the ‘Sea of mountains’?
(A) Japan
(B) British Columbia
(C) West Coast of South America
(D) South-East Asia

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17. White Mountains are founded in____
(A) Canada
(B) Norway
(C) Russia
(D) United States of America (USA)

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18. Black Mountain is situated in_____
(A) Canada
(B) Norway
(C) Switzerland
(D) United States of America (USA)

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19. Which mountain forms a boundary between Spain and France?
(A) Jura
(B) Pyrenees
(C) Carpathians
(D) Caucasus

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20. Which is known as ‘Roof of the World’?
(A) Aravali
(B) Satpura
(C) Pamir
(D) Myanmar

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21. Which one of the following is the largest plateau?
(A) Coconino
(B) Aquarius
(C) Colorado
(D) Columbia

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22. ‘Death Valley’ situated in South California in the U.S.A. is an example of which of the following?
(A) Anticlinal Valley
(B) Indinal Valley
(C) Pristiclinal Valley
(D) Rift Valley

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23. The most populated desert in the world is_____
(A) Sahara
(B) Gobi
(C) Thar
(D) Kalahari

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24. The biggest desert in the world is______
(A) Kalahari
(B) Gobi
(C) Sahara
(D) Thar

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25. The Desert ‘Takla Makan’ is located in the _____
(A) Kazakistan
(B) Turkmenistan
(C) Uzbekistan
(D) China

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26. In which country is the Gobi desert located?
(A) Mexico
(B) Somalia
(C) Mongolia
(D) Egypt

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27. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Sonoran – United States of America
(B) Taklamakan – China
(C) Karakum – Turkmenistan
(D) Gibson – Brazil

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28. The driest place on Earth is_____

(A) Arabian desert
(B) Atacama desert
(C) Gobi desert
(D) Thar desert

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29. Kalahari Desert lies in____
1. Botswana
2. Namibia
3. Zaire
4. Zambia
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Code
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 and 2
(D) 3 and 4

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30. The Savannas are most widespread in ______
(A) Africa
(B) Asia
(C) North America
(D) South America

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31. The wide treeless grassy plain in South America are called______

(A) Selvas
(B) Pampas
(C) Prairies
(D) Steppes

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32. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Prairies – North America
(B) Pampas – South America
(C) Steppes – Europe
(D) Veld – Australia

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33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Downs – Tropical grassland
(B) Steppes – Temperate grassland
(C) Selva – Tropical forest
(D) Taiga – Temperate forest

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34. Which country has the largest coastline?

(A) U.S.A.
(B) Australia
(C) Canada
(D) India

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35. ‘Horn of Africa’ consists of____
(A) Algeria, Morocco and West Sahara
(B) Libya, Sudan and Egypt
(C) Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti
(D) Zimbabwe, Botswana and Angola

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36. Which of the following is not included in the group of Scandinavian countries?
(A) Denmark
(B) Finland
(C) Norway
(D) Sweden

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37. Which one of the following country is geographically located in America but politically is a part of Europe?
(A) Iceland
(B) Canary Iceland
(C) Greenland
(D) Cuba

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38. The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is _____
(A) Cambodia
(B) Laos
(C) Malaysia
(D) Thailand

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39. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Redcliffe line – India and Pakistan
(B) Maginot line – France and Germany
(C) Durand line – Bangladesh and India
(D) Hindenburg – Belgium and line Germany

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40. 38th Parallel border lines divides which of the two following countries?
(A) Poland and Germany
(B) Pakistan and Afghanistan
(C) India and Tibet
(D) North Korea and South Korea

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41. The International boundary between North Korea and South Korea runs along _____
(A) 25º N, Lat.
(B) 33º N, Lat.
(C) 38º N, Lat.
(D) 48º N, Lat.

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42. Maginot line was ____
(A) The border between France and Germany
(B) The border between East Germany and Poland
(C) The border between America and Canada
(D) The border between India and Afghanistan

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43. Which of the following is known as ‘Mistress of Eastern Sea’?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Pakistan
(C) Burma
(D) India

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44. Which of the following is known as ‘the Continent of Birds’?
(A) Europe
(B) Australia
(C) South America
(D) Asia

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45. Which one of the following is called as the ‘Land of Morning Calm’?
(A) Philippines
(B) Japan
(C) Taiwan
(D) Korea

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46. Which of the following cities is called ‘Manchester of East’?
(A) Nagoya
(B) Tokyo
(C) Sendai
(D) Osaka

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47. Which one of the following is known as the city of the Golden Gate? 
(A) Paris
(B) Amsterdam
(C) Mumbai
(D) San Francisco

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48. Which of the following countries is called ‘Garden of Lakes’?
(A) Poland
(B) Finland
(C) Netherlands
(D) Switzerland

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49. The Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries?
1. Jordan
2. Iraq
3. Lebanon
4. Syria
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(A) Only 1, 2 and 3
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 3 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 4

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50. The correct sequence of the following seas from West to East is______
(A) Black sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea
(B) Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Aral Sea
(C) Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea
(D) Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Aral Sea, Caspian Sea

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51. Water of which one of the following sea is most saline?
(A) Baltic Sea
(B) Black Sea
(C) Dead Sea
(D) Red Sea

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52. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Bahamas – Nassau
(B) Costa Rica – San Jose
(C) Nicaragua – Balmopan
(D) Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo

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53. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Slovenia – Bratislava
(B) Seychelles – Victoria
(C) Sierra Leone – Freetown
(D) Uzbekistan – Tashkent

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54. On the sea level, the nearest place to the centre of Earth is______

(A) North Pole
(B) Tropic of Capricorn
(C) Tropic of Cancer
(D) Tropic of Equator

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55. The surface of the Earth covered with water is approximately______
(A) One-fourth
(B) Half
(C) Two-third
(D) Three-fifth (3/5)

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56. The largest part of our hydrosphere is ______
(A) Atlantic Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Pacific Ocean
(D) Antarctica Ocean

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57. Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge’ situated?
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Arctic Ocean

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58. Which is the world’s deepest trench?
(A) Northern
(B) Challenger
(C) Manhattan
(D) Richards

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59. Which one of the following is the deepest oceanic trench?
(A) Tonga
(B) Mariana
(C) Puerto Rico
(D) Izu-Bonin

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60. Which one among the following rivers is the longest?
(A) Amazon
(B) Amur
(C) Congo
(D) Lena

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61. The largest river in the world in terms of drainage area, is______
(A) Nile
(B) Amazon
(C) Congo
(D) Mississippi-Missouri

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62. The largest river in Asia is______
(A) Indus
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Yangtze
(D) Hwang Ho

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63. The greatest delta of the world is formed by ______
(A) Ganga and Brahmaputra
(B) Missisippi-Missouri
(C) Yangtze-Kyang
(D) Huang-Hoe

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64. The largest Island of the World is______
(A) Borneo
(B) Greenland
(C) Madagascar
(D) New Guinea

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65. The second largest island in the world is___
(A) Borneo
(B) Malagasy
(C) Sumatra
(D) New Guinea

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66. Which of the following islands are known as ‘Sheep Islands’?
(A) Canary Islands
(B) Madeira Islands
(C) Faroe Islands
(D) Wellington Islands

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67. The largest fresh water lake in the world is ______
(A) Lake Windermere
(B) Lake Loch Ness
(C) Lake Baikal
(D) Lake Superior

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68. Which of the following is the world’s second deepest and longest lake?
(A) Tanganyika Lake
(B) Baikal Lake
(C) Superior Lake
(D) Great Bear Lake

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69. Which is the deepest lake in the world?
(A) Titicaca
(B) Victoria
(C) Baikal
(D) Dead Sea

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70. On the basis of area and volume, the largest lake in the world is____
(A) Aral Sea
(B) Caspian Sea
(C) Baikal Lake
(D) Michigan Lake

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71. Which of the following is called ‘Garden of Lakes’?
(A) Finland
(B) Sweden
(C) New Zealand
(D) Greenland

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72. Which of the following is called the ‘land of one thousand lakes’?
(A) Finland
(B) Sweden
(C) Greenland
(D) U.S.A.

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73. Which is the highest waterfall in the world? 
(A) Niagara
(B) Salto Angel
(C) Ribbon
(D) Tugela

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74. The Strait of Hormuz lies between_____
(A) Black Sea and Marmara Sea
(B) Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
(C) Arabian Sea and Red Sea
(D) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

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75. The strait which separates Asia from North America is_____
(A) Bering Strait
(B) Palk Strait
(C) Strait of Gibraltar
(D) Strait of Malacca

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76. Which Strait separates Europe from Africa? 
(A) Bosphorus
(B) Gibraltar
(C) Dover
(D) Bering

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77. The strait connecting the Arctic and Pacific Ocean is ______
(A) Bering
(B) Torres
(C) Dover
(D) Malacca

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78. Through which one of the following straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
(A) Davis Strait
(B) Denmark Strait
(C) Strait of Dover
(D) Strait of Gibraltar

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79. Which strait connects the Red Sea and Indian Ocean?
(A) Bab-el-Mandeb
(B) Hormuz
(C) Bosphorus
(D) Malacca

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80. Which of the following is the largest navigation canal of the world?
(A) Kiel Canal
(B) Panama Canal
(C) Soo Canal
(D) Suez Canal

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81. Suez Canal connects_____
(A) Black Sea with Red Sea
(B) Mediterranean Sea with Caspian Sea
(C) Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
(D) None of the above

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82. The port pair located at both ends of the Suez Canal is_____
(A) Cario and Alexandria
(B) Suez and Cairo
(C) Cairo and Port Said
(D) Port Said and Suez

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83. Panama Canal connects____
(A) North America and South America
(B) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
(C) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(D) Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean

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84. Which of the following countries has a constitutional provision for maintaining 70% of its geographical area under forest?
(A) Maldives
(B) Nepal
(C) Bhutan
(D) Afghanistan

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85. The world’s wettest place is____
(A) Cherrapunji
(B) Mawsynram
(C) Singapore
(D) Waialeale

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86. The coldest place on the Earth is______
(A) Halifax
(B) Chicago
(C) Siachin
(D) Verkhoyansk

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87. El Nino develops in the_____
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Mediterranean Ocean
(D) Atlantic Ocean

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88. In which of the following countries does rainfall occur in winter? 
(A) China
(B) Norway
(C) Brazil
(D) Nigeria

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89. The major island, where Eskimos live, is ______
(A) New Guinea
(B) Hawaii
(C) Greenland
(D) Iceland

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90. Which continent is known as ‘the Cradle of Mankind’? 
(A) Asia
(B) Africa
(C) Europe
(D) South America

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91. Which racial group has the largest number of members?
(A) Negroid
(B) Mongoloid
(C) Australoid
(D) Caucasoid

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92. The most widely spoken language is ______
(A) Chinese
(B) English
(C) Bengali
(D) Spanish

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93. The leading producer of both wheat and rice in the world is______
(A) China
(B) India
(C) U.S.A.
(D) France

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94. About one-third of the world’s production of natural rubber comes from ______
(A) India
(B) Indonesia
(C) Malaysia
(D) Thailand

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95. The leading producer of milk in the world is_____
(A) China
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) Australia

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96. Which of the following is the busiest sea route in the world?
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) North Atlantic Ocean
(C) South Atlantic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean

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97. 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

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98. Which country has the world’s longest network of bullet train?
(A) Russia
(B) Japan
(C) U.S.A.
(D) China

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99. World’s busiest seaport by cargo tonnage is_____
(A) Busan
(B) Rotterdam
(C) Singapore
(D) Shanghai

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100. The Bermuda Triangle lies in____
(A) North Atlantic Ocean
(B) South Atlantic Ocean
(C) North Pacific Ocean
(D) South Pacific Ocean

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