Geography of Asia

Test your knowledge about geography of Asia.
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1. Which desert is located between Mongolia and China?
Kyzylkum
Kalahari
Gobi
Karakum
2. Which country is not located on Indochinese Peninsula?
Bhutan
Malaysia
Laos
Vietnam
3. From which country Malaysia gained its independence in 1957?
France
United Kingdom
Spain
Portugal
4. On which Island is the eastern part of Malaysia situated?
New Guinea
Java
Sumatra
Borneo
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?
Papua New Guinea
Brunei
Singapore
East Timor
7. On which island is Tokyo located?
Honshu
Shikoku
Hokkaido
Kyushu
8. What is official language in Israel?
English
Hebrew
Yiddish
Arabic
9. Which city is legally the capital of Israel, although many other countries don't recognize it?
Nazareth
Jerusalem
Haifa
Tel Aviv
10. Which lake began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up by the 2010s?
Caspian Sea
Aral Sea
Lake Baikal
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?
5
15
10
7
13. The Dead sea is located on the border of which two countries?
Syria and Lebanon
Lebanon and Israel
Jordan and Syria
Israel and Jordan
14. What is the name of the strait between Asia and North America?
Strait of Hormuz
Bass strait
Strait of Magellan
Bering strait
15. Which is the most sacred river to Hindu people?
Brahmaputra
Krishna
Ganges
Indus
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?
Israel
Lebanon
Jordan
Syria
18. Not counting Russia, which of the countries of the former USSR is the largest by area?
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
19. What is official language in Iran?
Arabic
Persian
English
French
20. Which country colonized Indonesia?
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Spain
21. Supervolcano Lake Toba erupted 74,000 years ago, nearly causing humans to become extinct. Where is it located?
Indonesia
Japan
Taiwan
Sri Lanka
22. On which island is Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, located?
Java
Borneo
Sumatra
New Guinea
23. Where is Krakatoa volcano that erupted in 1883 located?
Indonesia
Japan
Philippines
China
24. What is the most spoken first language in India?
English
Hindi
Punjabi
Bengali
25. Which Indian city was formerly known as Bombay?
Mumbai
Kolkata
Hyderabad
Delhi
26. Kashmir is a disputed territory, now administered by three countries. Which one is not one of them?
Pakistan
China
Afghanistan
India
27. Which sea borders the country of Georgia?
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
Black 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
Yellow River
Lena
30. What is the main city in Tibet?
Kathmandu
Islamabad
Lhasa
Thimphu
31. Mountain Everest is located on the border between which two countries?
India and Bangladesh
Bangladesh and China
China and Nepal
Nepal and India
32. What is China's largest island?
Hainan
Kyushu
Shikoku
Taiwan
33. What is the longest river of Asia?
Indus
Yellow River
Yenisei
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
Hong Kong
Taipei
Taiwan
36. Which Asian country is also known as Kampuchea?
Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar
Vietnam
37. Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus are sovereign base areas of which country?
United Kingdom
Israel
Lebanon
Turkey
38. Whose former colony is Hong Kong?
Spanish
British
French
Portuguese
39. South Ossetia is a de facto independent state claimed in whole by which country?
Georgia
Afghanistan
Russia
Armenia
40. What is the only country that recognizes Northern Cyprus as independent?
Turkey
Greece
Russia
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
British
French
43. Due to the lack of formal recognition Chinese Taipei is the other name for which country?
Thailan
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Macau
44. Which country controlled Cambodia from 1867 until 1953?
Germany
Spain
United Kingdom
France
45. On which island is the country of Brunei located?
Java
Borneo
Sumatra
Sulawesi
46. What animal is depicted on the flag of Bhutan?
Eagle
Elephant
Dragon
Lion
47. From which country Bangladesh gained its independence in 1971?
China
Myanmar
Pakistan
India
48. Much of Bangladesh lies on the delta of which river?
Ganges
Amur
Indus
Yangtze
49. Bahrain is connected by bridge to which country?
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
UAE
50. Which tall mountain in is a national symbol of Armenia?
Karakoram
Ararat
Caucasus
Pamir
51. On which sea is the capital of Azerbaijan located?
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
52. From which European country Bahrain gained its independence in 1971?
Portugal
United Kingdom
Spain
France
53. In which body of water is Bahrain located?
Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Aden
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
54. Which Asian country is composed of 26 atoll islands?
Indonesia
Maldives
Seychelles
East Timor
55. Which country is not located in the Bay of Bengal?
Laos
India
Myanmar
Bangladesh
56. Famous as excellent mountain climbers most Sherpa people live in the eastern regions of which country?
Pakistan
Nepal
Vietnam
Bhutan
57. What sea is located between North Korea and China?
Sea of Okhotsk
East China Sea
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
58. Which African island was once the capital of Oman and the residence of the Omani monarchs?
Zanzibar
Socotra
Madagascar
Comoros
59. What is the name of strait between Iran and Oman?
Dardanelles Strait
Bab al-Mandab Strait
Strait of Hormuz
Malacca Strait
60. Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world?
Iran
Indonesia
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
61. Which country was formerly known as East Pakistan?
Afghanistan
Bhutan
Tajikistan
Bangladesh
62. Although Jerusalem is designated as the capital, what is the administrative center of Palestine?
Jenin
Jericho
Hebron
Ramallah
63. Quezon city is the most populous city of which country?
Indonesia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
64. What is the only bordering country with Qatar?
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Iraq
65. Two territories are commonly referred to as Palestine today. Which one is not one of them?
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Golan Heights
66. Phuket is the largest island and the major tourst center in which country?
Taiwan
Thailand
Indonesia
Cambodia
67. What is the second-largest ethnic group in Turkey?
Bosniaks
Albanians
Arabs
Kurds
68. What sea connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea?
Sea of Marmara
Tyrrhenian Sea
Sea of Azov
Ionian Sea
69. What is the name of the peninsula on which most of Turkey is situated?
Anatolia
Sinai
Maghreb
Levant
70. What sea does not exist?
White Sea
Red Sea
Green Sea
Yellow Sea
6 Comments
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Level 77
Feb 26, 2021
Tokyo is located on the island honshu not hoshu.
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Level 53
Feb 27, 2021
Thanks for that. My mistake.
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Level 76
Feb 26, 2021
The Caucasus also divides Europe and Asia, so you'll probably want to change that question.
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Level 53
Feb 27, 2021
Thanks, you are right. I didn't think about Caucasus.
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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!
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Level 53
Nov 29, 2023
Thanks, I changed that. Good job 👍