Geography GK Quiz with Answers
Which are the two smallest continents in the world?
(A) Australia and Antarctica
(B) Australia and South America
(C) Australia and Europe
(D) Antarctica and Europe
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Australia is the smallest continent in the world and the sixth largest country in terms of total area. This country and continent are surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Its land area is 7,617,930 square kilometers.
In which one of the following is Malta located?
(A) Mediterranean Sea
(B) North Sea
(C) Black Sea
(D) North Sea
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Malta is a small country in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a group of islands between Sicily and Tunisia.
Which island is the subject of dispute between India and Bangladesh?
(A) Newmoor Island
(B) Wheeler Island
(C) Gangasagar Island
(D) Coco Island
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Newmoor Island is an uninhabited island in the Bay of Bengal. In Bangladesh it is known as Dakshin Talpatti and in India as Purbasa. This island has also been the cause of dispute between India and Bangladesh.
Algeria is situated in which desert?
(A) Kalahari
(B) Sahara
(C) Gobi
(D) Atacama
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Sahara covers large parts of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia.
The Great Ocean Trade Route passes through which ocean?
(A) North Atlantic Ocean
(B) South Atlantic Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The spectacular Great Ocean Road passes through coastal cliffs that wind along the shores of the wild and windswept Southern Ocean.
The world's largest coral reef is found near the coast of which one of the following countries?
(A) Cuba
(B) Ghana
(C) Australia
(D) Thailand
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The Great Barrier Reef located on the east coast of Australia is the world's largest and major barrier coral reef.
Which of the following rivers is called a coal-carrying river?
(A) Thames
(B) Seine
(C) Rhine
(D) Niger
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Damodar river flows through the Chota Nagpur plateau. This river flows in a fault valley. This area is important from the point of view of coal reserves.
In which of the following countries is the Meseta Plateau located?
(A) Mexico
(B) Spain and Portugal
(C) North East Africa
(D) Brazil
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The Meseta Plateau or Meseta Central is a plateau located in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe, in Spain. Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the central part of this plateau. This plateau is a land area with an area of about 2,20,000 square kilometers and an average height of more than 2100 meters.
Which region is affected by cyclones called typhoons?
(A) Australia
(B) Western Islands region
(C) China Sea
(D) All of these
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
It develops between 180° to 100° E Northern Hemisphere. The northwestern Pacific basin is the most active tropical cyclone basin on Earth, responsible for about one-third of the world's tropical cyclones per year. Typhoons mainly affect the coasts of East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia.
Which of the following touches the border of Iran?
(A) Aral Sea
(B) Caspian Sea
(C) Lake Baikal
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Iran shares its borders with Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Afghanistan and Pakistan.