World Geography Questions for SSC CGL (with Answers)

Answer: A. South America

The Andes run along the western side of South America.

Answer: C. Africa

The Sahara, the largest hot desert, lies in northern Africa.

Answer: A. Greenwich

The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, London.

Answer: D. Australia

Australia is the smallest continent.

Answer: D. Red Sea

The Suez Canal in Egypt links the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

Answer: D. Canada

Niagara Falls lies on the USA-Canada border.

Answer: B. Mediterranean Sea

The Strait of Gibraltar links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.

Answer: A. Japan

Japan is called the Land of the Rising Sun.

Answer: A. Atlantic and Pacific

The Panama Canal links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Answer: A. Norway

Norway is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun because the sun stays up at midnight in summer north of the Arctic Circle.

Answer: A. India

The Equator passes through Brazil, Kenya and Indonesia, but India lies wholly north of it.

Answer: C. Zambezi

Victoria Falls is on the Zambezi river between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Answer: A. Russia

Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, is the deepest lake in the world.

Answer: B. Tanzania

Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania.

Answer: C. Chile

The Atacama Desert lies mainly in northern Chile.