Saturday, 29 August 2026

KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE



KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE


·      The only country that is also a continent

Australia

 

·      The oldest capital city in America

Mexico City

 

·      The country which has a map on its flag

Cyprus

 

·      The state with the longest coastline in the US

Michigan

 

·      The four main island of Japan

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku & Kyushu

 

·      The oldest independent country in Africa

Ethiopia

 

·      An island nation lying in between the three major continents of Asia, Africa and Europe

Cyprus

 

·      The largest landlocked country in the world

Kazakhstan

 

·      The oldest capital city in the world

Damascus

 

·      The first country in the world to extend the franchise to women for national elections

New Zealand

 

·      Capital of Argentina

Buenos Aires

 

·      Currency of Bangladesh

Taka

 

·      The country that was once called Central Asia’s Switzerland

Kyrgyzstan

 

·      The country that held its millennium celebrations in September 2007

Ethiopia

 

·      Which country had a ‘Tulip revolution’?

Kyrgyzstan

 

·      Which American city is known as ‘the windy city’?

Chicago

 

·      Which country’s national anthem includes verses in five languages?

South Africa

 

·      Number of countries in South America?

12

 

·      The South American country without an army?

Costa Rica

 

·      Africa’s biggest country?

Algeria

 

·      The first country to hold an election on the internet

Estonia

 

·      What is the Mother City to South Africans?

Cape Town

 

·      The world’s fashion capital?

France

 

·      The only European country to have a female President and Prime Minister in 2003

Finland

 

·      The first Latin-American Country to legalise same sex marriage

Argentina

 

·      The largest common wealth country (area)?

Canada

 

·      South Asia’s youngest Republic

Nepal

 

·      Capital of Sri Lanka

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotta (Colombo)

 

·      Name the African country whose capital is named after all a US President

Liberia (Capital Monrovia named after US President James Monroe)

 

·      Name the two doubly land-locked countries in the world (a land locked country wholly surrounded by other land locked countries)

Liechtenstein & Uzbekistan

 

·      The national language of the Republic of Vanuatu

Bislama

 

·      The Country described as the “cradle of humanity”

Kenya


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KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / RACIAL GROUPS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

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·      Negritos

Believed to the oldest inhabitants and are now almost extinct. Found only in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

 

·      Proto-Australoids

This group includes most of the tribal people of central and southern India

 

·      Mongoloids

They inhabit the mountainous zone in the north-eastern parts of the country

 

·      Mediterranean

The Palaeo – Mediterraneans inhabit the southern parts of India including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The true Mediterranean inhabits the northern and western parts such as Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. They are also known as a Dravidians.

           

·      Western Brachycephals

These people inhabit West Bengal, Orissa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

 

·      Nordies or Indo-Aryans

They inhabit regions such as Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and the Upper Gangetic Valley region.


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KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / IMPORTANT POINTS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / IMPORTANT POINTS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE



KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / IMPORTANT POINTS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE


 

Mountains

Mountain Day

December 21

Mountain Year

2002

Land of the Thousand Mountains

Ruwanda

Land of the Lakes and Mountains

Mazedonia

City of the Seven Mountains

Rome

Mountain ‘Kailasam’

China

Oldest Mountain

Aravalli

Youngest Mountain

Himalayam

Andes

South America

Rockies

North America

Atlas

Africa

Kilimancharo

Africa

Appalechian

America

Ural

Europe

Alps

Europe

Karpathyan

Europe

Mount Eribus

Antarctica

Himalayam

Asia

 

Volcanoes

Vezuvias

Italy

Etna

Italy

Stromboli

Italy

Barren

India (Andaman & Nicobar)

Kilimancharo

Tanzania

Krakathove

Indonesia

Pina thubo

Philippense

Ring of Fire

Pacific

Lighthouse of the Pacific

Ezalko

Lighthouse of the Mediterranean

Stromboli

 

Deserts

Fozil Desert

Kalahari

Little Sahara

Australia

Death Desert

Thakkala Makkan

Painted Desert

North America

Coldest Desert

Gobi

Warmest Desert

Sahara

Driest Desert

Attakkama

Great Indian Desert

Thar

Roob Asavali

Asia

Attakkama

South America

Sahara

Africa

Kalahari

Africa

Nameeb

Nameebia

Great Sandy

Australia

Great Victoria

Australia

Thakkala Makkan

China

Sahel

China

Thar

India

 

Islands

Island of the Volcanoes

Iceland

Island of the Tortoise

Galappagose

Island of the Sailors

Samova

Island of the Inspiration

Tazmania

Pearl of the Antilles

Cuba

Friendly Island

Tonga

Spring Island

Jamaica

Birthplace of Napolean

Kozhsikka Island

Biggest Island

Greenland

Smallest Island nation

Navru

 

Lakes

Superior

North America

Ladol

Europe

Caspian

Asia

Victoria

Africa

Ayar

Australia

Marakkoiba

South America

Vozthok

Antarctica

Azad

Syria

Nazar

Egypt

Land of ten thousand lakes

Minazotta

Land of Thousand lakes

Finland

Oldest lake, Deepest lake

Baikkal (Russia)

Largest Island Lake

Manitollin

Largest freshwater lake

Superior

Largest salt water lake

Caspian Sea

Largest artificial lake

Volta (Ghana)



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