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