Trivia Questions about Asia:
India does not share physical boundaries with which of the following countries?
(a) Pakistan
(b) China
(c) Nepal
(d) Brunei
Bangladesh was created in –
(a) 1970
(b) 1972
(c) 1973
(d) 1971
What country separates the city of Dandong and Dochon-ri village?
(a) North Korea
(b) Japan
(c) New Zealand
(d) Mongolia
In Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and among Persian-speaking populations of Central Asia, what is the sport called that involves two teams of horse riders, a dead goat and few rules?
(a) Ramadan
(b) Buzkashi
(c) Polo
(d) Goat ball
Which Asian country is also known by the name Burma?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Bhutan
(d) China
Which of these flags does not have a crescent moon?
(a) Turkey
(b) Tunisia
(c) Pakistan
(d) Saudi Arabia
The Muslim League demanded the creation of Pakistan (Pakistan resolution) in its session held on March 24, 1940 at
(a) Karachi
(b) Lahore
(c) Lucknow
(d) Aligarh
Where is the lowest place in Asia?
(a) Kuttanad
(b) Amsterdam
(c) Baku
(d) Dead Sea
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Which is the deepest lake in the world?
(a) Caspian Sea
(b) Van Lake
(c) Lake Baikal
(d) Lake Khanka
The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of:
(a) Nepal
(b) Taiwan
(c) Bhutan
(d) India
What is the official language of Bhutan?
(a) Dzongkha
(b) Gorkha
(c) Bhutanese
(d) Assamese
Which of the following countries is not landlocked?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Mongolia
(c) Myanmar
(d) Nepal
What is the largest lake called?
(a) Caspian Sea
(b) Huron
(c) Lake Baikal
(d) Victoria
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What links Samarkand, Tashkent, and Bokhara?
(a) They are major exporters of natural gas.
(b) They all now exist only as archaeological excavations
(c) They are cities on the old central Asian silk route
(d) Their names all mean “big city”
Singapore was founded by:
(a) William Farquhar
(b) Herman Willem
(c) Sophia Hull
(d) Stamford Raffles
How could the majority of the land in Laos be described?
(a) Coastal plains
(b) Marshland
(c) Below sea level
(d) Mountainous
The first country which recognized Bangladesh as a country was
(a) Bhutan
(b) Soviet Union
(c) USA
(d) India
Peshawar is near
(a) Karakoram Pass
(b) ZojilaPass
(c) Namika-La Pass
(d) Khyber Pass
Which of the following countries is not considered part of East Asia?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) South Korea
Which of the following countries does not have a border with Afghanistan?
(a) Turkmenistan
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Iran
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Which country in Asia has the shortest coastline?
(a) Iraq
(b) Jordan
(c) Iran
(d) Jordan
The place known as the Roof of the World –
(a) Japan
(b) North Korea
(c) Tibet
(d) Nepal
Which is the highest plateau in Asia?
(a) Pamir plateau
(b) Deccan plateau
(c) Iranian plateau
(d) Tibetan Plateau
Which country is the largest economy in East Asia?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) Taiwan
Which country is called the Land of the Rising Sun?
(a) Japan
(b) Philippines
(c) Taiwan
(d) Vietnam
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When was Burma separated from India?
(a) 1947
(b) 1942
(c) 1937
(d) 1932
‘Nippon’ is the name given to Japan which means
(a) land of the rising Sun
(b) land of northern lights
(c) land of volcanoes and earthquakes
(d) land of Pagodas
The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is:
(a) Indonessia
(b) Pakistan
(c) Bhutan
(d) China
Off which Japanese island would you find, the Straits of Soya and Tsugara?
(a) Honshu
(b) Shikoku
(c) Kyushu
(d) Hokkaido
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Which country is famous for white elephants?
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) Thailand
What is the highest point on Earth?
(a) Aconcagua
(b) K2
(c) Denali
(d) Mount Everest
Which is the only landlocked country in South East Asia?
(a) Cambodia
(b) Vietnam
(c) Myanmar
(d) Laos
The country known as the Land of the White Elephant is
(a) Thailand
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Singapore
(d) Malaysia
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Where is the city of Almaty?
(a) Brunei
(b) Kazakhstan
(c) Yemen
(d) Turkmenistan
Which of the following countries does not share the land boundary with Myanmar?
(a) India
(b) Laos
(c) Cambodia
(d) Bangladesh
The tenure of Kyrgyzstan’s president is
(a) Three Years
(b) Two years
(c) Six Years
(d) Five Years
The first Governor General of Pakistan was –
(a) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
(b) Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
(c) Mahira Khan
(d) Chaudhry Fazal Ellahi
How many islands does Indonesia have?
(a) close to 17500
(b) close to 15000
(c) close to 10500
(d) close to 7500
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Which country has the most Christians in Asia?
(a) India
(b) Philippines
(c) China
(d) Russia
Where is in Asia the wettest place in the world?
(a) Emei Shan, China
(b) Kukui, Taiwan
(c) Cherrapunji, India
(d) Mawsynram, India
Ques. Who among the following received both Bharat Ratna and nishan-e-Pakistan?
(a) Liaquat Ali Khan
(b) Morarji Desai
(c) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(d) Ayub Khan
Which line divides North and South Korea?
(a) 38 Parallel North
(b) 40 Parallel North
(c) 41 Parallel North
(d) 36 Parallel North
Who is the father of Pakistan?
(a) Liaqat Ali Khan
(b) Muhammed Ali Jinnah
(c) Mohammad Ali Bogra
(d) Khawaja Nazimuddin
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In which country are the cities of Bishkek, Batken, Karakol, Naryn, Osh and JalalÂabad?
(a) Kyrgyzstan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Kazakhstan
Who coined the term Pakistan?
(a) Chaudhary Rehmat Ali
(b) Sikandar Hayat Khan
(c) Fazlul Haq
(d) Khaliquuzzaman
Where is Manchuria situated ?
(a) Brunei
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) India
In Japan they are a symbol of luck, longevity and fidelity, and are white birds with black-tipped wings and a throat plus what else?
(a) Black tail
(b) Gray plume on the back of the head
(c) Crimson bonnet of bare skin
(d) Red collar and cheeks
Which Asian country is the biggest Islamic country in the world?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Iraq
(d) Indonesia
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Who is the father of Bangladesh?
(a) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
(b) Major Nazmul Huq
(c) Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
(d) Tajuddin Ahmed
Which of these is traditionally from Japan?
(a) Morris dancers
(b) Taiko drummers
(c) Guitar players
(d) Gamelan players
The Pakistani President who died in an aircrash was –
(a) Yahya Khan
(b) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
(c) Zia-ul-Huq
(d) Wasin Sajjad
Which country was used to called Formosa?
(a) Japan
(b) Taiwan
(c) China
(d) Bhutan
What has been a state religion in Japan?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Shintoism
(c) Islam
(d) Confucianism
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What landlocked, mountainous, Central Asian country is bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the People’s Republic of China?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) Turkey
(d) Kyrgyzstan
In Japan, what color car is reserved for the royal family only?
(a) Maroon
(b) Silver
(c) Purple
(d) Teal
The emblem of Pakistan is –
(a) Lion
(b) Shamrock
(c) Cedar tree
(d) Crescent
America’s official name for Myanmar is
(a) Ceylon
(b) Batavia
(c) Myanmar
(d) Burma
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The island Taiwan is crossed by
(a) Tropic of Cancer
(b) Tropic of Capricorn
(c) Equator
(d) Arctic Circle
The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is –
(a) McMahon Line
(b) Durand line
(c) Oder-Neisse Line
(d) Line of Control
