All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. England and Wales
• B. Isle of Man and Northern Ireland
• C. Scotland and Wales
• D. The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (UK)

Explanation: The island of Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland and UK-ruled Northern Ireland.

• A. Norway and Sweden
• B. Denmark and Finland
• C. Sweden and Finland
• D. Norway and Denmark

Explanation: Norway and Sweden together cover almost the entire Scandinavian Peninsula.

• A. Finland, Estonia and Latvia
• B. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
• C. Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania
• D. Poland, Lithuania and Latvia

Explanation: The Baltic states on the eastern Baltic coast are Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

• A. Colombia
• B. Peru
• C. Chile
• D. Ecuador

Explanation: Chile is a thin strip of land running over 4,000 km down South America's Pacific coast.

• A. Guyana and Suriname
• B. Uruguay and Paraguay
• C. Ecuador and Bolivia
• D. Bolivia and Paraguay

Explanation: Bolivia and Paraguay are South America's only two landlocked countries.

• A. South Africa
• B. Botswana
• C. Zimbabwe
• D. Namibia

Explanation: South Africa extends to Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of the African mainland.

• A. Russia
• B. Brazil
• C. Australia
• D. Canada

Explanation: Australia is the only country that covers a whole continent by itself.

• A. Libya
• B. Sudan
• C. Egypt
• D. Morocco

Explanation: Egypt's Sinai Peninsula lies in Asia, making Egypt a transcontinental country.

• A. The Tigris
• B. The Euphrates
• C. The Jordan
• D. The Nile

Explanation: The Nile flows northward through Cairo and fans into its delta on the Mediterranean coast.

• A. The Rio Grande
• B. The Arkansas
• C. The Colorado
• D. The Mississippi

Explanation: The Rio Grande (Río Bravo) forms a long stretch of the US–Mexico border along Texas.

• A. The Limpopo
• B. The Zambezi
• C. The Orange
• D. The Congo

Explanation: The Zambezi plunges over Victoria Falls on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

• A. The Jordan
• B. The Karun
• C. The Tigris
• D. The Euphrates

Explanation: Baghdad was founded on the banks of the Tigris River.

• A. The Orontes
• B. The Khabur
• C. The Jordan
• D. The Euphrates

Explanation: The Euphrates flows south-east through Syria and Iraq, roughly parallel to the Tigris to its east.

• A. Red Sea
• B. Persian Gulf
• C. Mediterranean Sea
• D. Caspian Sea

Explanation: The combined Tigris–Euphrates forms the Shatt al-Arab, which empties into the Persian Gulf.

• A. The Indus
• B. The Sutlej
• C. The Yamuna
• D. The Ganga

Explanation: Delhi stands on the Yamuna, a major tributary of the Ganga.

• A. The Irrawaddy and Salween
• B. The Indus and Jhelum
• C. The Godavari and Krishna
• D. The Ganga and Brahmaputra

Explanation: The Ganga and Brahmaputra build the vast Sundarbans delta where they meet the Bay of Bengal.

• A. The Ravi
• B. The Indus
• C. The Chenab
• D. The Jhelum

Explanation: Lahore stands on the Ravi, one of the five rivers of Punjab.

• A. Ganga, Yamuna, Ghaghara, Gandak and Kosi
• B. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
• C. Kabul, Kurram, Gomal, Zhob and Swat
• D. Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Beas

Explanation: Punjab ("five waters") is named for the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers.

• A. The Persian Gulf
• B. The Red Sea
• C. The Arabian Sea
• D. The Bay of Bengal

Explanation: The Indus flows through Pakistan and empties into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

• A. The Swat River
• B. The Kurram River
• C. The Gomal River
• D. The Kabul River

Explanation: The Kabul River meets the Indus at Attock in northern Punjab.