All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. The Seychelles
• B. The Comoros
• C. The Mascarene Islands
• D. The Maldives

Explanation: The Mascarenes in the western Indian Ocean include Mauritius, French Réunion and Rodrigues.

• A. Netherlands
• B. United Kingdom
• C. Portugal
• D. France

Explanation: Réunion in the Indian Ocean is fully part of France as an overseas department.

• A. Seychelles
• B. Maldives
• C. Comoros
• D. Mauritius

Explanation: Victoria on Mahé island is the capital of the Seychelles.

• A. Seychelles
• B. Kenya
• C. Mozambique
• D. Tanzania

Explanation: Aldabra, famous for giant tortoises, is part of the Seychelles.

• A. The Maldives
• B. The Mascarenes
• C. The Comoro Islands
• D. The Seychelles

Explanation: The Comoros sit in the northern Mozambique Channel between Africa and Madagascar.

• A. Somalia
• B. Mozambique
• C. Kenya
• D. Tanzania

Explanation: Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania.

• A. Socotra
• B. Dahlak Islands
• C. Farasan Islands
• D. Hanish Islands

Explanation: Socotra in the Arabian Sea hosts unique flora like the dragon's blood tree.

• A. Mauritius
• B. Sri Lanka
• C. Maldives
• D. Indonesia

Explanation: Sri Lanka lies just off India's south-eastern tip.

• A. Burma
• B. Formosa
• C. Ceylon
• D. Siam

Explanation: Sri Lanka was called Ceylon under British rule until 1972.

• A. Sri Lanka
• B. Mauritius
• C. Seychelles
• D. The Maldives

Explanation: The Maldives is a chain of coral atolls south-west of India, the world's lowest country.

• A. Nicobar Islands
• B. Lakshadweep
• C. Minicoy alone
• D. Andaman Islands

Explanation: Lakshadweep is India's coral-island territory in the Arabian Sea.

• A. Pamban and Rameswaram
• B. Lakshadweep and Minicoy
• C. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• D. Diu and Daman

Explanation: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands stretch between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.

• A. The Duncan Passage
• B. The Eight Degree Channel
• C. The Nine Degree Channel
• D. The Ten Degree Channel

Explanation: The Ten Degree Channel runs along the 10°N latitude line between the two island groups.

• A. Kalimantan
• B. Papua
• C. Sulawesi
• D. Sumatra

Explanation: Indonesia's part of Borneo is called Kalimantan.

• A. Penang and Perak
• B. Sabah and Sarawak
• C. Johor and Kedah
• D. Selangor and Pahang

Explanation: East Malaysia on Borneo consists of the states of Sabah and Sarawak.

• A. Australia and Papua New Guinea
• B. Philippines and Indonesia
• C. Indonesia and Malaysia
• D. Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

Explanation: New Guinea is split between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east.

• A. Papua New Guinea
• B. Fiji
• C. Indonesia
• D. Vanuatu

Explanation: The independent state of Papua New Guinea covers New Guinea's eastern half.

• A. Papua New Guinea
• B. Indonesia
• C. Australia
• D. Timor-Leste

Explanation: Indonesia's Papua provinces cover the western half of New Guinea.

• A. The Cook Strait
• B. The Lombok Strait
• C. The Torres Strait
• D. The Bass Strait

Explanation: The Torres Strait lies between southern New Guinea and Australia's Cape York.

• A. Borneo
• B. Sumatra
• C. Bali
• D. Java

Explanation: Jakarta stands on Java's north-west coast; Java is Indonesia's most populous island.