General facts about world - MCQs with answers - Part III

ANSWER: b) King Fahd International Airport

King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) is the world's largest airport in terms of land area located 20

kilometers northwest of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The airport's basic infrastructure was complete by the end of 1990, which

allowed the Allied forces engaged in the first Gulf War in early 1991 to use the field for the storage of military

aircraft.

ANSWER: d) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

It has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic since 1998.

ANSWER: a) African Bush Elephant

The adult African bush elephant generally has no natural predators due to its great size.

ANSWER: b) Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal, the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Roughly

triangular in shape, it is bordered mostly by India and Sri Lanka to the west, Bangladesh to the north, and Burma

(Myanmar) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the east.

ANSWER: a) Humming Bird

Male bee hummingbirds which live in Cuba, weigh 0.056 ounces and are 2.75 inches in length.

ANSWER: d) Ostrich

The ostrich is the largest living species of bird and lays the largest eggs of any living bird.

ANSWER: a) Burj Khalifa

It is the tallest artificial structure in the world, standing at 829.8 m.

ANSWER: b) Suez canal

The canal was constructed in the mid-1800s and as has been recognized as a maritime route to be open at all

times, to shipping vessels of all countries in order to facilitate continuity in maritime trade operations irrespective of

global conflicts.

ANSWER: d) Kiel Canal

The Kiel Canal is a 98-kilometre long freshwater canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

ANSWER: b) Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery

It is also known as the valley of peace. It is more than 1400 years old. Wadi Al-Salam is the most sacred

cemetery of Muslims.