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Geography of Asia
Test your knowledge about geography of Asia.
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Last updated: November 29, 2023
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1. Which desert is located between Mongolia and China?
Karakum
Kalahari
Gobi
Kyzylkum
2. Which country is not located on Indochinese Peninsula?
Laos
Vietnam
Malaysia
Bhutan
3. From which country Malaysia gained its independence in 1957?
Spain
Portugal
France
United Kingdom
4. On which Island is the eastern part of Malaysia situated?
Borneo
Java
New Guinea
Sumatra
5. What was the former name of the capital city of Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan?
Astana
Bishkek
Ashgabat
Tashkent
6. Which island nation became independent from Malaysia in 1965?
East Timor
Brunei
Singapore
Papua New Guinea
7. On which island is Tokyo located?
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
Hokkaido
8. What is official language in Israel?
Yiddish
English
Arabic
Hebrew
9. Which city is legally the capital of Israel, although many other countries don't recognize it?
Nazareth
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Haifa
10. Which lake began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up by the 2010s?
Aral Sea
Lake Baikal
Caspian Sea
Ladoga
11. Which lake in Asia is the deepest lake in the world?
Baikal lake
Ladoga
Urmia
Onega
12. How many emirates do United Arab Emirates consist of?
15
10
5
7
13. The Dead sea is located on the border of which two countries?
Syria and Lebanon
Lebanon and Israel
Israel and Jordan
Jordan and Syria
14. What is the name of the strait between Asia and North America?
Bering strait
Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Magellan
Bass strait
15. Which is the most sacred river to Hindu people?
Brahmaputra
Krishna
Indus
Ganges
16. What symbols does China have on its flag?
Yin and yang
Stars
Half moon
Sun and moon
17. Which Asian country has the Star of David on its flag?
Lebanon
Syria
Israel
Jordan
18. Not counting Russia, which of the countries of the former USSR is the largest by area?
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
19. What is official language in Iran?
French
Arabic
English
Persian
20. Which country colonized Indonesia?
France
Spain
United Kingdom
Netherlands
21. Supervolcano Lake Toba erupted 74,000 years ago, nearly causing humans to become extinct. Where is it located?
Japan
Taiwan
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
22. On which island is Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, located?
New Guinea
Sumatra
Borneo
Java
23. Where is Krakatoa volcano that erupted in 1883 located?
Japan
China
Philippines
Indonesia
24. What is the most spoken first language in India?
Bengali
English
Hindi
Punjabi
25. Which Indian city was formerly known as Bombay?
Hyderabad
Kolkata
Delhi
Mumbai
26. Kashmir is a disputed territory, now administered by three countries. Which one is not one of them?
India
Pakistan
Afghanistan
China
27. Which sea borders the country of Georgia?
Black Sea
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
28. What are official languages of Cyprus?
Cypriot Arabic and English
Greek and Turkish
Cypriot Arabic and Greek
Turkish and English
29. What river makes most of the Chinese border with Russia?
Amur
Mekong
Lena
Yellow River
30. What is the main city in Tibet?
Thimphu
Lhasa
Islamabad
Kathmandu
31. Mountain Everest is located on the border between which two countries?
Bangladesh and China
China and Nepal
India and Bangladesh
Nepal and India
32. What is China's largest island?
Hainan
Kyushu
Taiwan
Shikoku
33. What is the longest river of Asia?
Yenisei
Yellow River
Indus
Yangtze
34. What is the informal name of the northeasternmost part of China?
Sikkim
Manchuria
Punjab
Tibet
35. What former Portuguese colony was returned to China in 1999?
Macau
Taiwan
Taipei
Hong Kong
36. Which Asian country is also known as Kampuchea?
Myanmar
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
37. Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus are sovereign base areas of which country?
Israel
Lebanon
United Kingdom
Turkey
38. Whose former colony is Hong Kong?
Spanish
Portuguese
French
British
39. South Ossetia is a de facto independent state claimed in whole by which country?
Afghanistan
Russia
Armenia
Georgia
40. What is the only country that recognizes Northern Cyprus as independent?
Greece
Russia
Turkey
Israel
41. Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia is claimed in whole by which country?
Russia
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
42. Whose former colony is Macau?
Portuguese
Spanish
French
British
43. Due to the lack of formal recognition Chinese Taipei is the other name for which country?
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Macau
Thailan
44. Which country controlled Cambodia from 1867 until 1953?
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Spain
45. On which island is the country of Brunei located?
Java
Borneo
Sumatra
Sulawesi
46. What animal is depicted on the flag of Bhutan?
Elephant
Dragon
Lion
Eagle
47. From which country Bangladesh gained its independence in 1971?
Pakistan
India
Myanmar
China
48. Much of Bangladesh lies on the delta of which river?
Ganges
Amur
Indus
Yangtze
49. Bahrain is connected by bridge to which country?
UAE
Qatar
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
50. Which tall mountain in is a national symbol of Armenia?
Pamir
Ararat
Karakoram
Caucasus
51. On which sea is the capital of Azerbaijan located?
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
52. From which European country Bahrain gained its independence in 1971?
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
Spain
53. In which body of water is Bahrain located?
Red Sea
Gulf of Oman
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Aden
54. Which Asian country is composed of 26 atoll islands?
Seychelles
Maldives
East Timor
Indonesia
55. Which country is not located in the Bay of Bengal?
Bangladesh
Myanmar
India
Laos
56. Famous as excellent mountain climbers most Sherpa people live in the eastern regions of which country?
Nepal
Vietnam
Pakistan
Bhutan
57. What sea is located between North Korea and China?
Sea of Okhotsk
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
East China Sea
58. Which African island was once the capital of Oman and the residence of the Omani monarchs?
Socotra
Zanzibar
Comoros
Madagascar
59. What is the name of strait between Iran and Oman?
Strait of Hormuz
Bab al-Mandab Strait
Dardanelles Strait
Malacca Strait
60. Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world?
Pakistan
Iran
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
61. Which country was formerly known as East Pakistan?
Bhutan
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Bangladesh
62. Although Jerusalem is designated as the capital, what is the administrative center of Palestine?
Hebron
Jericho
Ramallah
Jenin
63. Quezon city is the most populous city of which country?
Vietnam
Philippines
Indonesia
Thailand
64. What is the only bordering country with Qatar?
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
65. Two territories are commonly referred to as Palestine today. Which one is not one of them?
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
66. Phuket is the largest island and the major tourst center in which country?
Indonesia
Thailand
Taiwan
Cambodia
67. What is the second-largest ethnic group in Turkey?
Arabs
Bosniaks
Kurds
Albanians
68. What sea connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea?
Tyrrhenian Sea
Sea of Marmara
Sea of Azov
Ionian Sea
69. What is the name of the peninsula on which most of Turkey is situated?
Anatolia
Levant
Sinai
Maghreb
70. What sea does not exist?
Yellow Sea
Red Sea
Green Sea
White Sea
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6 Comments
kennedy78
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Level 82
Feb 26, 2021
Tokyo is located on the island honshu not hoshu.
Nenadbs
+1
Level 54
Feb 27, 2021
Thanks for that. My mistake.
TurkeyCookTime
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Level 85
Feb 26, 2021
The Caucasus also divides Europe and Asia, so you'll probably want to change that question.
Nenadbs
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Level 54
Feb 27, 2021
Thanks, you are right. I didn't think about Caucasus.
XYU
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Level 62
Nov 29, 2023
Good work. The Muslim population of Pakistan has just about caught up with that of Indonesia (both around 240 million), so you might have to change that one, given the spiralling population of Pakistan!
Nenadbs
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Level 54
Nov 29, 2023
Thanks, I changed that. Good job 👍
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