Level 1
Superlatives MCQs set 3 for ZTBL Agriculture Bank Officer (NTS) General Knowledge — 20 solved questions.
Q1. What is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second-longest in the world's non- polar areas?
Answer: Siachen Glacier
Explanation: Siachen Glacier (76 km long) in the Karakoram range is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and the world's second-longest non-polar glacier.
Q2. The largest automobile manufacturing center in the world is located at.
Answer: Detroit
Explanation: Detroit, Michigan, known as the "Motor City," has historically been the world's largest automobile manufacturing hub, home to Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler.
Q3. Which country is the world's largest producer of coffee?
Answer: Brazil
Explanation: Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer, accounting for about one-third of global coffee output, with São Paulo State at the center of its coffee industry.
Q4. The smallest U.S. state by population is
Answer: Wyoming
Explanation: Wyoming is the least populous U.S. state, with a population of fewer than 600,000 people despite being the 10th largest state by area.
Q5. Which is the largest lake in Africa?
Answer: Lake Victoria
Explanation: Lake Victoria, shared by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, is the largest lake in Africa and the second-largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.
Q6. The world's largest undersea railway tunnel is proposed to be constructed between:
Answer: Denmark and Germany
Explanation: The Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, a proposed undersea rail and road tunnel between Rødby (Denmark) and Puttgarden (Germany), is set to be the world's longest immersed tunnel.
Q7. The largest democratic country in the world is _________.
Answer: India
Explanation: India is the world's largest democracy by population, with over 1.4 billion people and a constitutional parliamentary system that conducts the world's largest general elections.
Q8. Which country has the world's largest constitution?
Answer: India
Explanation: India has the world's longest written constitution, originally comprising 395 articles, 8 schedules, and 22 parts when adopted in 1950; it has since been further amended and expanded.
Q9. Which country has the largest crude oil reserves?
Answer: Venezuela
Explanation: Venezuela holds the world's largest proven crude oil reserves, estimated at over 300 billion barrels, surpassing Saudi Arabia; however, low oil quality and production challenges limit actual output.
Q10. Which strait is one of the highest volume shipping lanes and the world's longest strait, about 500 miles long?
Answer: Malacca Strait
Explanation: The Strait of Malacca, stretching approximately 500 miles between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, is the world's longest strait and one of the busiest shipping lanes, connecting the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea.
Q11. The largest lake of salt water in the world is.
Answer: Caspian
Explanation: The Caspian Sea is the world's largest body of inland water by surface area and is classified as a saltwater lake, covering about 371,000 square kilometres.
Q12. The largest earth-filled dam in the world is:
Answer: Tarbela
Explanation: Tarbela Dam on the Indus River in Pakistan is the world's largest earth-filled dam by structural volume, completed in 1976.
Q13. Which is the smallest ocean in the world?
Answer: Arctic Ocean
Explanation: The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans, covering an area of approximately 14.06 million square kilometres.
Q14. King Bhumibol, the world's longest-reigning monarch, died at age 88 in October 2016. He belonged to ____________.
Answer: Thailand
Explanation: King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) reigned over Thailand from 1946 until his death in October 2016, making him the world's longest-reigning monarch at the time.
Q15. The largest famine hit Ethiopia in
Answer: in 1983
Explanation: Ethiopia's catastrophic famine of 1983-1985 killed an estimated 400,000 to 1 million people and prompted the famous Band Aid charity single and Live Aid concert in 1985.
Q16. Which country operated the world's largest radio telescope, "Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope," in September 2016?
Answer: China
Explanation: China completed and began operating the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) in September 2016, making it the world's largest single-dish radio telescope.
Q17. The largest number of airports is in:
Answer: USA
Explanation: USA is correct. World Records is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q18. Which city is famous as the largest city in New Zealand?
Answer: Auckland
Explanation: Auckland, located on the North Island of New Zealand, is the country's largest city and main economic hub, home to about one-third of New Zealand's population.
Q19. What is the highest peak in the 48 contiguous U.S states?
Answer: Mount Whitney
Explanation: Mount Whitney, at 14,505 feet (4,421 m), is the highest peak in the 48 contiguous United States, located in the Sierra Nevada range of California.
Q20. Chile has the longest shore along ____________.
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Explanation: Chile stretches along 4,300 km of South America's western coast, giving it the longest continuous Pacific Ocean coastline of any country in the world.