All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. The Don
• B. The Yenisei
• C. The Volga
• D. The Ob

Explanation: The Volga, Europe's longest river, empties into the northern Caspian Sea.

• A. A landlocked hypersaline lake
• B. A freshwater lake
• C. A volcanic crater lake
• D. An arm of the Mediterranean

Explanation: The Dead Sea is an enclosed salt lake, about ten times saltier than the ocean.

• A. The Litani
• B. The Jordan River
• C. The Zarqa
• D. The Yarmouk

Explanation: The Jordan River flows south into the Dead Sea, which has no outlet.

• A. Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
• B. Turkmenistan and Iran
• C. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
• D. Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan

Explanation: The shrunken Aral Sea straddles the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

• A. The Tigris and Euphrates
• B. The Ili and Chu
• C. The Volga and Ural
• D. The Amu Darya and Syr Darya

Explanation: Soviet irrigation diversions from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya shrank the Aral Sea drastically.

• A. The Persian Gulf
• B. The Gulf of Aden
• C. The Gulf of Aqaba
• D. The Gulf of Oman

Explanation: The Persian Gulf separates Iran from the Arab states of the Arabian Peninsula.

• A. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
• B. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Oman
• C. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Yemen
• D. Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria

Explanation: The eight Persian Gulf coastal states are Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Oman.

• A. Cyprus
• B. Maldives
• C. Bahrain
• D. Sri Lanka

Explanation: Bahrain is an island nation in the Persian Gulf off Saudi Arabia's coast.

• A. Qatar
• B. Oman
• C. Yemen
• D. Kuwait

Explanation: Qatar is a peninsula jutting north into the Persian Gulf.

• A. The Gulf of Kutch
• B. The Gulf of Oman
• C. The Persian Gulf
• D. The Gulf of Aden

Explanation: The Gulf of Oman links the Strait of Hormuz to the open Arabian Sea.

• A. The Gulf of Aqaba
• B. The Gulf of Suez
• C. The Gulf of Aden
• D. The Persian Gulf

Explanation: The Gulf of Aden runs between Yemen and Somalia's northern coast.

• A. Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Israel
• B. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and UAE
• C. Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti
• D. Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

Explanation: The Gulf of Aqaba is bordered by Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

• A. The Gulf of Mannar
• B. Palk Bay alone
• C. The Gulf of Kutch
• D. The Gulf of Khambhat

Explanation: The Gulf of Mannar lies between India's Tamil Nadu coast and western Sri Lanka.

• A. The Gulf of Mexico
• B. The Gulf of California
• C. The Gulf of Tehuantepec
• D. The Gulf of Fonseca

Explanation: The Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) separates Baja California from mainland Mexico.

• A. The Coral Sea
• B. The Banda Sea
• C. The Sea of Cortez
• D. The Sea of Japan

Explanation: The Gulf of California is also called the Sea of Cortez.

• A. The Gulf of Honduras
• B. The Gulf of California
• C. The Caribbean Sea
• D. The Gulf of Mexico

Explanation: The Gulf of Mexico is enclosed by the US Gulf Coast, Mexico and Cuba.

• A. The Mississippi River
• B. The Colorado River
• C. The Rio Grande
• D. The Columbia River

Explanation: The Mississippi drains the American Midwest into the Gulf of Mexico.

• A. The Gulf of Gabès
• B. The Gulf of Guinea
• C. Walvis Bay
• D. The Gulf of Sidra

Explanation: The Gulf of Guinea curves into West Africa around the equator.

• A. The Senegal River
• B. The Congo River
• C. The Niger River
• D. The Volta River

Explanation: The Niger empties into the Gulf of Guinea through its great delta in Nigeria.

• A. The Gulf of Finland
• B. The Gulf of Riga
• C. The Bay of Mecklenburg
• D. The Gulf of Bothnia

Explanation: The Gulf of Bothnia separates Sweden from Finland in the northern Baltic.