GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country is known as “Land of thousand Lakes"?
A
Japan
B
China
C
Finland
D
Switzerland
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Finland, a land of thousand lakes, is definitely nature’s very own paradise, and if you want proof of it then head to the famed Finnish Lakeland or Finnish Lake District. The beautiful Lakeland is known for its rolling hills and of course endless waters.

Detailed explanation-2: -Finland is called ‘’the land of a thousand lakes, ‘’ but at last count there were 187, 888 of them-more lakes in relation to a country’s size than any other.

Detailed explanation-3: -With a population of 5.5 million people, it has over 187, 000 lakes. The thousands of lakes in Finland are the reason why the country’s nickname is “the land of a thousand lakes.” A comparison of the number of lakes with its population reveals that there is one lake for every 26 Finns.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bengaluru, then, was known as the city of a thousand lakes, with its water needs met by a series of well-connected man-made tanks.

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