Question 1 : Which among the following is the world’s biggest continent?
a) South America
b) Africa
c) Asia
d) Europe
Answer : c
Question 2 : Which of the following continents has all types of climatic zones?
a) South America
b) North America
c) Australia
d) Asia
Answer : d
Question 3 : The biggest river in Asia is
a) Indus
b) Brahmaputra
c) Yangtze
d) Hwang Ho
Answer : c
Question 4 : The largest Island of Asia is
a) Indonesia
b) Borneo
c) Sri Lanka
d) Myanmar
Answer : b
Question 5 : The geographical area of Asia is
a) 60 million km2
b) 65 million km2
c) 50 million km2
d) 44 million km2
Answer : d
Question 6 : The biggest country of the world in geographical extent is
a) United States of America
b) China
c) Australia
d) Russia
Answer : d
Question 7 : The largest country in the world is
a) Brazil
b) Australia
c) China
d) USA
Answer : c
Question 8 : Give the correct order of cities from North to South
a) Fushun, Tianjing, Wuhan, Shanghai
b) Fushun, Tianjing, Shanghai, Wuhan
c) Tianjing, Shanghai, Fushun, Wuhan
d) Wuhan, Tianjing, Shanghai, Fushun
Answer : b
Question 9 : In which of the following types of soils, we find tea plantations in India, China and Sri Lanka?
a) Acidic
b) Alkaline
c) Laterite
d) Podzols
Answer : a
Question 10 : South-East Asia has captivated the attention of global community over space and time as a geostrategically significant region. Which among the following is the most convincing explanation for this global perspective?
a) It was the hot theatre during the Second World War
b) Its location between the Asian powers of China and India
c) Its was the arena of superpower confrontation during the Cold War period
d) Its location between the Pacific and Indian oceans and its pre-eminent maritime character
Answer : d
Question 11 : Dasht-e Lut is situated in
a) Iran
b) Libya
c) Kenya
d) Nigeria
Answer : a
Question 12 : Mekong, one of the biggest river of Asia doesn’t flow through
a) China
b) Malaysia
c) Cambodia
d) Laos
Answer : b
Question 13 : The country among the following, doesn’t touch borders with any sea or ocean is
a) Armenia
b) Turkey
c) Russia
d) Iran
Answer : a
Question 14 : Which among the following, is known as Land of Morning Calm
a) Phillipines
b) Japan
c) Taiwan
d) Korea
Answer : d
Question 15 : Which of the following is known as ‘Mistress of Eastern Sea’?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Pakistan
c) Myanmar
d) India
Answer : a
Question 16 : Which of the following cities is called ‘Manchester of East’?
a) Nagoya
b) Tokyo
c) Sendai
d) Osaka
Answer : d
Question 17 : World’s longest sea bridge has been built on
a) East China Sea
b) Gulf of Tonkin
c) Jiaozhon Bay
d) South China Sea
Answer : c
Question 18 : Kandhar is located in
a) Southern Afghanistan
b) Northern Afghanistan
c) Eastern Iraq
d) Western Pakistan
Answer : a
Question 19 : Which country has the highest percentage of its geographical area under the forest?
a) China
b) India
c) Indonesia
d) Japan
Answer : d
Question 20 : Which among the following is the largest Island of Japan?
a) Honshu
b) Hokkaido
c) Shikeku
d) Kyushu
Answer : a
Question 21 : Which among the following countries is the largest country without borders in terms of geographical area?
a) New Zealand
b) Philippines
c) Japan
d) Cuba
Answer : c
Question 22 : Which of the following represents the correct North to South sequence of following four Islands of Japan?
a) Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku
b) Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu
c) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
d) Hokkaido, Kyushu, Honshu, Shikoku
Answer : c
Question 23 : Shintoism, is a form of a religion is followed by the people of
a) Japan
b) China
c) Mongolia
d) None of the above
Answer : a
Question 24 : Which country is also known as the ‘Land of Rising Sun’?
a) Japan
b) South Korea
c) North Korea
d) New Zealand
Answer : a
Question 25 : Shan Plateau is situated in
a) Myanmar
b) Indonesia
c) Thailand
d) Vietnam
Answer : a
Question 26 : Which is the only landlocked country of the South East Asia?
a) Cambodia
b) Laos
c) Malaysia
d) Thailand
Answer : b
Question 27 : Which one of the following rivers of Asia flows towards the South?
a) Amur
b) Lena
c) Ob
d) Salween
Answer : d
Question 28 : Which of the following countries has a constitutional provision for maintaining 70% of its geographical area under forest?
a) Maldives
b) Nepal
c) Bhutan
d) Afghanistan
Answer : c
Question 29 : The Ten Degree Channel separates
a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
b) Andaman and Myanmar
c) India and Sri Lanka
d) Lakshadweep from Maldives
Answer : a
Question 30 : Which one of the following is not coastline country of Persian Gulf?
a) Kuwait
b) Oman
c) Qatar
d) United Arab Emirates
Answer : b
Question 31 : Diego Garcia is situated in
a) Indian Ocean
b) Pacific Ocean
c) Arctic Ocean
d) Atlantic Ocean
Answer : a
Question 32 : Which one among the following is the largest island in the area?
a) Borneo
b) Great Britain
c) Madagascar
d) Sumatra
Answer : a
Question 33 : Which one of the following countries has the highest number of Islands?
a) Philippines
b) Indonesia
c) Maldives
d) Cuba
Answer : b
Question 34 : The largest country of South East Asia is
a) Myanmar
b) Indonesia
c) Thailand
d) Cambodia
Answer : b
Question 35 : Huangpu river flows through which one of the following cities?
a) Beijing
b) Ho Chi Minh City
c) Shanghai
d) Manila
Answer : c
Question 36 : The Golan heights which is the news sometimes belongs to which region among the following?
a) Central Asia
b) Central East Asia (Middle East)
c) South East Asia
d) Central Africa
Answer : b
Question 37 : The Red River Delta is present in
a) Japan
b) Indonesia
c) Malaysia
d) Vietnam
Answer : d
Question 38 : Other than India and China, which one of the following group of countries border with Myanmar?
a) Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam
b) Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia
c) Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia
d) Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh
Answer : d
Question 39 : Which among the following water bodies touches the border of Iraq?
a) Baikal lake
b) Balkash lake
c) Aral sea
d) Caspian sea
Answer : d
Question 40 : Which countries provides the best example of radial drainage?
a) Australia
b) France
c) Sri Lanka
d) Zaire
Answer : c
Question 41 : Which of the following is not related to Asia?
a) Copnor
b) Amur
c) Niger
d) Tigris
Answer : c
Question 42 : Which of the following countries of South Asia is the smallest in terms of area?
a) Maldives
b) Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Bangladesh
Answer : a
Question 43 : Israel has common borders with
a) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
c) Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
Answer : a
Question 44 : Afghanistan does not have a common border with
a) Tajikistan
b) Turkmenistan
c) Uzbekistan
d) Russia
Answer : d
Question 45 : “The distance from Aceh in the far North West to Torres strait in the east is 5000 miles, almost equal to the distance London and Baghdad. The archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world.” this description best fits’
a) West Indies
b) Japan
c) Philippines
d) Indonesia
Answer : d
Question 46 : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Amman – Jordan
b) Bishkek – Tajikistan
c) Ulan Bator – Mongolia
d) Sana’a – Yemen
Answer : b
Question 47 : Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
a) Cyprus – Baghdad
b) Lebanon – Beirut
c) Turkey – Ashkhabad
d) Ukraine – Akmola
Answer : b
Question 48 : Which one of the following pairs (Nations and Capitals) is not correctly matched?
a) Chile – Santiago
b) Argentina – Buenos Aires
c) North Korea – Seoul
d) Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
Answer : c
Question 49 : Which one of the following pairs (Country and Capitals) is not properly matched?
a) China – Beijing
b) Japan – Kyoto
c) Austria – Vienna
d) Spain – Madrid
Answer : b
Question 50 : Give the correct order of cities from North to South among the given South East Asian cities.
I. Bangkok
II. Hanoi
III. Jakarta
IV. Singapore
a) IV, II, I, III
b) III, II, IV, I
c) III, IV, I, II
d) IV, III, II, I
Answer : c
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