World GK Trivia
Q16. Which country has the highest Human Development Index
(A) Norway
(B) Canada
(C) Denmark
(D) New Zealand
Answer: (A) Norway
Q17. Which one is the longest day in Southern Hemisphere
(A) 14th June
(B) 21st June
(C) 15th October
(D) 22nd December
Answer: (D) 22nd December
Q18. Which one is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world
(A) Damascus
(B) Varanasi
(C) Byblos
(D) Aleppo
Answer: (A) Damascus
Q19. Which continent is also known as the "continent of thirsty lands"
(A) Asia
(B) Australia
(C) Africa
(D) South America
Answer: (C) Africa
Q20. Name a country where there are no known mineral deposits
(a) France
(b) Switzerland
(c) Sweden
(d) Peru
Answer: (b) Switzerland
Q21. Taoism is a school of
(a) Chinese Philosophy
(b) Korean Philosophy
(c) Japanese Philosophy
(d) Thai Philosophy
Answer: (a) Chinese Philosophy
Q22. The International Date Line located at ______ degrees east (or west) of the Greenwich Meridian
(a) 45
(b) 90
(c) 180
(d) 230
Answer: (c) 180
Q23. Which country has the largest number of immigrant population
(a) USA
(b) Germany
(c) England
(d) Australia
Answer: (a) USA
Q24. Which one is not a recognised official language of United Nation
(a) English
(b) Arabic
(c) Russian
(d) Japanese
Answer: (d) Japanese
Q25. Beside India, which one is the other country who had adopted National Anthem written by Rabindranath Tagore
(a) Bhutan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) Sri Lanka
Answer: (b) Bangladesh
Q26. Kim II-Sung was a leader from which country
(a) South Korea
(b) North Korea
(c) Vietnam
(d) Laos
Answer: (b) North Korea
Q27. The Buddhist stupa "Pha That Luang" is located in
(a) Thailand
(b) Laos
(c) Myanmar
(d) Bhutan
Answer: (b) Laos
Q28. Which one city is the capital of New Zealand
(a) Christchurch
(b) Auckland
(c) Wellington
(d) Napier
Answer: (c) Wellington
Q29. The Maori people can be found in which country
(a) Fiji
(b) Australia
(c) New Zealand
(d) Japan
Answer: (c) New Zealand
Q30. Which country has the world's highest rate of deforestation
(a) Indonesia
(b) Malaysia
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Brazil
Answer: (a) Indonesia