General facts about world - MCQs with answers

ANSWER: c) Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the largest relative to the size of the object it orbits.

ANSWER: c) Vatican City

It is the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world by both area and population with 829 dwellers.

ANSWER: c) Monaco

The most densely populated sovereign nation is Monaco, with a population density of 18,068 people/km2.

ANSWER: d) Mongolia

The most sparsely populated country is Mongolia with a population of 2.839 million in 2013.

ANSWER: d) Russia

The largest country in the world is Russia with a size of 17,098,242 square km.

ANSWER: d) Vatican

The world’s smallest independent country is the Vatican, also known as the Holy See.

ANSWER: d) January 31, 1968

On January 31, 1968 Nauru achieved independence and became a member of the United Nations in 1999. It has as area of 21 sq. km and a population of 9,267

in mid-2010.

ANSWER: c) La Paz

The highest capital in the world is La Paz, the administrative and de facto capital of Bolivia which stands at an altitude of 11,913 feet above sea

level.

ANSWER: d) Wenzhuan

According to The Guinness Book of World Records, the highest town in the world is Wenzhuan, which was founded in 1955 on the Qinghai-Tibet road north of

the Tangla mountain range. It is 16,730 feet above sea level.

ANSWER: d) Tokyo

Tokyo with a population of 34 million was the most populous urban agglomeration in early 2010.