Practice World country capital currency parliament - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Which city of Turkey is known as the ‘Gateway to the West’?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-2)   Pisa famous for leaning tower is located in

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-3)   Which of these countries forms the longest territorial border with India?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-4)   Which of the following rivers from international border?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-5)   The ratio between meridian and equator on globe is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-6)   Which country is famous by the name of the land of rising Sun?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-7)   Which one of the following countries is known as the “Land of Thunderbolt?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Bhutan is a country located up in the mountain ranges and thus, experiences thunderbolts on a regular basis. Thunder and lightning are frequent there in the mountains.


Q-8)   China does not share its border with

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-9)   Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-10)   Rand is the currency of :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The rand is the currency of South Africa and the Common Monetary Area between South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. Although Namibia withdrew from this union, the rand is still legal tender there.

Though Namibia, at present, uses the Namibian Dollar this is linked on a one to one exchange with the South African Rand. The Rand is legal tender in Namibia.


Q-11)   Which of the following countries of South Asia is the smallest in terms of area?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-12)   Which of the following countries does not form border with the Caspian Sea?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-13)   What is the new name of the old colony of Northern Rhodesia?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south-central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia. It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia.

Although it had features of a charter colony the territory’s treaties and charter gave it protectorate status. From 1924 it was administered by the British government as an official British protectorate.

The geographical, as opposed to political, term “Rhodesia”, referred to a region generally comprising the areas that are today Zambia and Zimbabwe. From 1964 it only referred to the former Southern Rhodesia.


Q-14)   Which of the following Countries is land-locked country?
  1. Afghanistan
  2. Hungary
  3. Malaysia
  4. Switzerland
Choose the correct answer from the code given below]

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-15)   Which one of the following continents has no land-locked country?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-16)   The midnight Sun appears at

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-17)   Kandhar is located in

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-18)   Mexico is located in

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-19)   Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-20)   Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation: