Continent and Countries Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

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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