A. Fill in the blanks to know about some of the world's well-known superlatives. Fill by choosing the correct word from the brackets.
1. ___________ is the largest sand desert on the Earth. (Atacama/Sahara)
Ans. Sahara
2. _______ is the largest river by area. (Amazon/Yangtze)
Ans. Amazon
3. ________ is the longest river in the world. (Yarlung Tsangpo / Nile)
Ans. Nile
4. _________ is the biggest island on the Earth. (Hainan/Greenland)
Ans. Greenland
5. The country with highest number of active volcanoes is _________. (Phillipines/Indonesia)
Ans. Indonesia
6. The highest active volcano is the _______ in Atacama Desert, Chile. (Ojos del Salado/Kibo)
Ans. Ojos del Salado
7. The most spoken language in the world is _________ (English/Mandarin)
Ans. English
8. The largest city of the world (by population) is _______. (Tokyo/Shanghai)
Ans. Tokyo
9. The longest underwater rail tunnel is the _________ tunnel in Japan. (Tiepan/Seikan)
Ans. Seikan
10. The largest democracy in the world (as per population) is ________. (India/USA)
Ans. India
11. The largest country is ________. (Russia/Canada)
Ans. Russia
12. The largest continent is ______ (Pacific/Asia) and the largest ocean is ________. (Pacific/Asia)
Ans. Asia Pacific
B. Answer these questions:
1. Who has been elected as the 45th president of USA?
Ans. Donald Trump
2. Who was the first woman to go into space?
Ans. Valentina Tereshkova
3. Who was the first woman to climb the Mount Everest?
Ans. Junko Tabei
4. Who were the first humans ever to climb the Mount Everest?
Ans. Edward Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing
5. Which is the world's largest lake?
Ans. Caspian sea
6. Which is the world's largest freshwater lake?
Ans. Lake Superior
7. Which is the world's saltiest lake?
Ans. Don Juan Pond
8. Which is the world's deepest lake?
Ans. Lake Baikal
9. Which is the world's largest glacier?
Ans. Lambert
10. Which is the biggest clock in the world?
Ans. Big Ben
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