All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. Andorra
• B. Monaco
• C. Liechtenstein
• D. San Marino

Explanation: Andorra sits in the Pyrenees between France and Spain.

• A. Spain
• B. France
• C. Switzerland
• D. Italy

Explanation: Monaco is bordered on land only by France, with a Mediterranean coastline.

• A. No; it borders the Atlantic
• B. Yes, it has no coastline
• C. No; it has a Mediterranean coastline
• D. Yes, it is surrounded by France

Explanation: Monaco has a short Mediterranean coast, so it is not landlocked.

• A. France
• B. Andorra
• C. Morocco
• D. Spain

Explanation: Portugal shares its only land border with Spain.

• A. The United Kingdom, through Northern Ireland
• B. Spain
• C. Iceland
• D. France

Explanation: The Republic of Ireland borders only Northern Ireland, part of the UK.

• A. France, Spain, Italy, Austria and Germany
• B. France, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Italy
• C. France, Germany, Belgium, Austria and Italy
• D. Germany, Austria, Czechia, Italy and France

Explanation: Landlocked Switzerland is bordered by these five countries.

• A. Germany, France, Austria and Hungary
• B. Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia and Austria
• C. Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria
• D. Germany, Denmark, Poland and Slovakia

Explanation: Czechia is landlocked in Central Europe, bordered by these four states.

• A. Belgium, France and Switzerland
• B. Germany, Austria and France
• C. France, Germany and the Netherlands
• D. Belgium, Germany and France

Explanation: Luxembourg is bordered by Belgium, Germany and France.

• A. Romania and Ukraine
• B. Romania and Bulgaria
• C. Romania and Hungary
• D. Ukraine and Poland

Explanation: Moldova lies between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the east.

• A. No, river access gives it a coastline
• B. Yes; river access does not constitute an ocean coastline
• C. No, it has a Black Sea coast
• D. Yes, but only in winter

Explanation: Moldova's tiny Danube frontage does not reach the sea, so it remains landlocked.

• A. The White Sea
• B. The North Sea
• C. The Baltic Sea
• D. The Black Sea

Explanation: Kaliningrad sits on the Baltic coast between Poland and Lithuania.

• A. Germany and Austria
• B. France and Italy
• C. Switzerland and Italy
• D. Austria and Switzerland

Explanation: Liechtenstein is doubly landlocked, bordered only by Austria and Switzerland.

• A. The Pyrenees
• B. The Apennines
• C. The Jura
• D. The Alps

Explanation: The Pyrenees form the natural border between France and Spain.

• A. The Elbe
• B. The Oder, together with the Lusatian Neisse farther south
• C. The Danube
• D. The Rhine

Explanation: The Oder–Neisse line has been the German–Polish border since 1945.

• A. Eswatini
• B. Botswana
• C. Lesotho
• D. Namibia

Explanation: Lesotho is an enclave wholly inside South Africa.

• A. Mozambique and Tanzania
• B. Lesotho and South Africa
• C. South Africa and Zimbabwe
• D. South Africa and Mozambique

Explanation: Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is bordered by South Africa and Mozambique.

• A. Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia
• B. Namibia, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe
• C. Angola, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe
• D. Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa

Explanation: Botswana is bordered by Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

• A. No, they are separated by Zimbabwe
• B. Yes; they share a short boundary at the Zambezi River near Kazungula
• C. No, they are separated by Namibia
• D. Yes, along the entire Zambezi

Explanation: Botswana and Zambia touch briefly at the Zambezi near Kazungula.

• A. Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Mozambique
• B. South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique and Zambia
• C. Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana
• D. Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia

Explanation: Zimbabwe is bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana.

• A. Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique
• B. Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Tanzania
• C. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
• D. Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia

Explanation: Landlocked Malawi is bordered by Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia.