04-01-2018, 04:42 PM
Basic G.K. (World)
*Largest continent - Asia
*Largest ocean - Pacific Ocean
*Largest sea - South China Sea
*Largest inland sea - Mediterranean sea
*Longest river - Nile
*Largest river - Amazon
*Largest river basin - Amazon
*Largest salt water lake - Caspian Sea
*Largest freshwater lake - Lake Baikal (by volume)
*Lake Superior (by surface area)
*Largest archipelago - Indonesia
*Largest artificial lake - Lake Volta (by surface area) (Ghana)
*Largest bay - Hudson Bay(North Canada)
*Largest gulf - Gulf of Mexico
*Largest gorge - Grand Canyon (USA)
*Largest delta - Sundarbans (India & Bangladesh)
*Largest reef - Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
*Largest peninsula - Arabia
*Largest island - Greenland
*Largest river island - Majuli (India)
*Largest hot desert - Sahara (Africa)
*Largest cold desert - Gobi (Mongolia)
*Largest mountain range - The Himalayas
*Largest Active volcano - MaunaLoa
*Fastest bird - Perigrin Falcon
*Slowest animal - Snail
*Largest volcano - Tartiu Massif (Pacific)
*Largest landmass - The Eurasian Landmass
*Largest country (by area) - Russia
*Largest country (by population) - China
*Largest city (Population) - Tokyo (Japan)
*Largest democracy - India
*Largest electorate - India
*Largest parliament - The National People’s Congress (China)
*Largest National park - Greenland National Park (Greenland)
*Largest animal - Blue Whale
*Largest land animal - African Bush Elephant
*Largest carnivorous mammal- Elephant Seal (Polar bear is the second largest carnivorous animal)
World Television Day is celebrated on
(a) May 21 (b) June 29
(c ) November 21 (d) March 22
Ans. (c ) November 21
(Civil Excise Officer, 2017
