531. Fishing grounds of the world are found in areas where –
A. there are high tides
B. warm and cold currents meet
C. there are low tides
D. high stormy waves occur
✅ The correct answer is option B.
UPSC
532. One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is –
A. Australia
B. Russia
C. Canada
D. Armenia
✅ The correct answer is option B.
533. The highest altitude (4411 meters above sea level) is of:
A. Daocheng Yading Airport
B. Heathrow Airport
C. Kathmandu Airport
D. Bangda Airport
✅ The correct answer is option A.
534. Peshawar is near to –
A. Karakoram Pass
B. Zojila Pass
C. Namika-La Pass
D. Khyber Pass
✅ The correct answer is option D.
535. Which of the following regions is referred to as Garden of Eden as mentioned in the Bible?
A. Dead Sea
B. Kutch region of South Iraq
C. Nile Valley
D. Cango Valley
✅ The correct answer is option B.
536. Sunda Trench is in –
A. Indian Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Gulf of Mexico
✅ The correct answer is option A.
537. Which of the following cities is the capital of the desert country Mali?
A. Damascus
B. Bamako
C. Adra
D. Ankara
✅ The correct answer is option B.
538. Which of the following countries has highest percentage of land under cultivation?
A. U.S.A.
B. India
C. China
D. Canada
✅ The correct answer is option B.
539. The cyclone that brought devastation in Bangladesh was named as –
A. Shary
B. Sidr
C. Wendy
D. Erin
✅ The correct answer is option B.
540. Which is the hottest place on Earth?
A. Death Valley – California
B. El Azizia – Libya
C. Jacobabad – Pakistan
D. Atacama – Peru
✅ The correct answer is option B.