Geography MCQs for Competitive Examination
Q. 211
Which country is called the land of midnight Sun?
(A) Japan
(B) Norway
(C) Iceland
(D) Denmark
Answer: (B) Norway
Explanation: N/A
Q. 212
The only land-locked country of Southeast Asia is
(A) Cambodia
(B) Nepal
(C) Bhutan
(D) Laos
Answer: (D) Laos
Explanation: N/A
Q. 213
Mount Fuji is the highest peak of which country?
(A) Japan
(B) South Korea
(C) Italy
(D) Philippines
Answer: (A) Japan
Explanation: N/A
Q. 214
Irrawaddy river flows through which of the following countries?
(A) Vietnam
(B) Myanmar
(C) Cambodia
(D) Indonesia
Answer: (B) Myanmar
Explanation: N/A
Q. 215
Which of the following is the largest inland water of body in the world?
(A) Aral Sea
(B) Mediterranean Sea
(C) Pacific Ocean
(D) Caspian Sea
Answer: (D) Caspian Sea
Explanation: N/A
Q. 216
Grasslands found in Australia is known as
(A) Steppe
(B) Downs
(C) Savanna
(D) Prairie
Answer: (B) Downs
Explanation: N/A
Q. 217
Which of the following is the largest land-locked country in the world?
(A) Uzbekistan
(B) Bolivia
(C) Kazakhstan
(D) Mongolia
Answer: (C) Kazakhstan
Explanation: N/A
Q. 218
The largest hot desert in the world is
(A) Sahara
(B) Kalahari
(C) Patagonian
(D) Taklamakan
Answer: (A) Sahara
Explanation: N/A
Q. 219
Which of the following is the highest mountain peak of Africa?
(A) Mount Kenya
(B) Mount Aconcagua
(C) Mount McKinley
(D) Mount Kilimanjaro
Answer: (D) Mount Kilimanjaro
Explanation: N/A
Q. 220
Greenland, the largest island of the world is a part of which country?
(A) United States
(B) Denmark
(C) Sweeden
(D) Canada
Answer: (B) Denmark
Explanation: N/A
Q. 221
Which of the following is the biggest island nation of Africa?
(A) Mauritius
(B) Comoros
(C) Seychelles
(D) Madagascar
Answer: (D) Madagascar
Explanation: N/A
Q. 222
Africa is the ____________ largest continent after Asia.
(A) Second
(B) Third
(C) Fourth
(D) Fifth
Answer: (A) Second
Explanation: N/A
Q. 223
The strait that separates the continent Africa from Europe is _______________.
(A) Bering Strait
(B) Malacca Strait
(C) Bosphorous Strait
(D) Gibraltar Strait
Answer: (D) Gibraltar Strait
Explanation: N/A
Q. 224
Which continent lies in all four hemispheres?
(A) Asia
(B) Africa
(C) North America
(D) South America
Answer: (B) Africa
Explanation: N/A
Q. 225
Which content is also known as the dark continent?
(A) South America
(B) Australia
(C) Africa
(D) North America
Answer: (C) Africa
Explanation: N/A
Q. 226
Which of the following countries does not border the largest Lake of Africa, Lake Victoria?
(A) Tanzania
(B) Rwanda
(C) Uganda
(D) Kenya
Answer: (B) Rwanda
Explanation: N/A
Q. 227
Africa is known as the dark continent because
- It remained unexplored for a long period of time
- The dark skin tone of the people of the continent
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (A) Only 1
Explanation: N/A
Q. 228
Which of the following statements about Lake Victorica is/are correct?
- The equator passes through it.
- It is the source of the White Nile river.
(A) Only 1
(B) Both 1 and 2
(C) Only 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (B) Both 1 and 2
Explanation: N/A
Q. 229
Arrange the following African countries from west to east based on their geographical location?
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Libya
(A) Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Egypt
(B) Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt
(C) Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Algeria
(D) Morocco, Egypt, Libya, Algeria
Answer: (B) Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt
Explanation: N/A
Q. 230
The largest country of Africa by area is
(A) Algeria
(B) South Africa
(C) Nigeria
(D) Democratic Republic of Congo
Answer: (A) Algeria
Explanation: N/A
Q. 231
The most populated country in Africa is
(A) Ethiopia
(B) South Africa
(C) Egypt
(D) Nigeria
Answer: (D) Nigeria
Explanation: N/A
Q. 232
Victoria Falls is located in between Zambia and ____________.
(A) South Africa
(B) Zimbabwe
(C) Mozambique
(D) Botswana
Answer: (B) Zimbabwe
Explanation: N/A
Q. 233
The equator passes through which of the following African countries?
(A) Democratic Republic of Congo
(B) Nigeria
(C) Angola
(D) Chad
Answer: (A) Democratic Republic of Congo
Explanation: N/A
Q. 234
Which of the following countries is not a part of the African continent?
(A) Senegal
(B) Tanzania
(C) Brunei
(D) Burundi
Answer: (C) Brunei
Explanation: N/A
Q. 235
Which continent lies entirely in the northern hemisphere?
(A) North America
(B) Asia
(C) Africa
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Answer: (A) North America
Explanation: N/A
Q. 236
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which of the following African countries?
(A) Mauritania
(B) Morocco
(C) Egypt
(D) Libya
Answer: (A) Mauritania
Explanation: N/A
Q. 237
The continent through which the tropic of cancer, equator and tropic of cancer pass, is
(A) Asia
(B) Africa
(C) North America
(D) South America
Answer: (B) Africa
Explanation: N/A
Q. 238
The strait that separates Africa from Asia is
(A) Bab-al-Mandab
(B) Gibraltar
(C) Palk strait
(D) Strait of Hormuz
Answer: (A) Bab-al-Mandab
Explanation: N/A
Q. 239
Sahara, the world’s largest hot desert lies in which continent?
(A) South America
(B) Asia
(C) Africa
(D) Australia
Answer: (C) Africa
Explanation: N/A
Q. 240
Which of the following is a land-locked sea?
(A) Aral Sea
(B) Timor Sea
(C) Red Sea
(D) Baltic Sea
Answer: (A) Aral Sea
Explanation: N/A
