Exams › SSC CGL (Prelims) › GK › World Geography
2 questions with worked solutions.
Q1. Which continent is known as the 'Dark Continent'?
Answer: Africa
Africa is traditionally called the ‘Dark Continent’ in older geographical references. Hence, Africa is the correct answer.
Q2. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Answer: Japan
Japan is popularly called the Land of the Rising Sun because it lies to the east of the Asian continent, where the sun appears to rise first from the perspective of neighboring countries.