• 1. 
    What is the capital of Bangladesh?

  • Dhaka
  • Accra
  • Aden
  • Deccan
  • 2. 
    When did Buddhism arrive in Japan?

  • 400 CE
  • 1200 CE
  • 200 BCE
  • 1 CE
  • 3. 
    What country does the Mekong River not flow through?

  • Laos
  • Mongolia
  • China
  • Vietnam
  • 4. 
    Which of these cities lies on the Saigon River?

  • Ho Chi Minh City
  • Haiphong
  • Hanoi
  • Hong Kong
  • 5. 
    In what country is Sichuan found?

  • China
  • Japan
  • Indonesia
  • Bangladesh
  • 6. 
    Which of these rivers does not flow through Bangladesh?

  • Brahmaputra
  • Ganges
  • Yangtze
  • Sangu
  • 7. 
    Which of these is not a Japanese city?

  • Tokyo
  • Taipei
  • Osaka
  • Sapporo
  • 8. 
    What is the main color of China’s flag?

  • blue
  • green
  • white
  • red
  • 9. 
    In what ocean does Indonesia lie?

  • Arctic
  • Atlantic
  • Pacific
  • Southern
  • 10. 
    What body of water separates India from Sri Lanka?

  • the Torres Strait
  • the Molucca Strait
  • the Palk Strait
  • the Strait of Hormuz
  • 11. 
    Which of following bodies of water separates Asia from the African continent?

  • Bering Strait
  • Suez Canal
  • Red Sea
  • Arabian Sea
  • 12. 
    "Spice Islands" is the alternative name for which of these islands of Indonesia?

  • Lembata
  • Moluccas
  • Buru
  • Peleng
  • 13. 
    Which temple complex appears on the flag of Cambodia?

  • Wat Phnom
  • Angkor Thom
  • Angkor Wat
  • Royal Palace
  • 14. 
    When was the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) founded?

  • 2003
  • 1985
  • 1958
  • 2011
  • 15. 
    What is Dunhuang, a city in northwestern China, famous for?

  • Temple of Heaven
  • Mogao Caves
  • Summer Palace
  • Forbidden City
  • 16. 
    What is the only Southeast Asian landlocked country?

  • Malaysia
  • Laos
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • 17. 
    Which Asian country was formerly called Siam?

  • Thailand
  • Maldives
  • Macau
  • Iraq
  • 18. 
    Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was president of which of these Southeast Asian countries?

  • East Timor
  • Vietnam
  • Jordan
  • Philippines
  • 19. 
    Which mountain pass connects Kābul with Peshāwar?

  • Shipki La
  • Bilafond La
  • Khyber Pass
  • Diphu Pass
  • 20. 
    Which city hosted the 1964 Olympic Games?

  • Barcelona
  • Mexico City
  • Rome
  • Tokyo
  • 21. 
    Where in Sri Lanka is the world's fifth largest natural harbor located?

  • Colombo
  • Galle
  • Trincomalee
  • Hambantota
  • 22. 
    What is the oldest existing freshwater lake on Earth?

  • Lake Baikal
  • Lake Superior
  • Lake Victoria
  • Lake Michigan
  • 23. 
    When was the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) established?

  • 1967
  • 1984
  • 1952
  • 1997
  • 24. 
    The ringgit is the currency of which Asian country?

  • Vietnam
  • Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Philippines
  • 25. 
    What is the world’s largest inland body of water?

  • Lake Superior
  • Caspian Sea
  • Lake Michigan
  • Lake Victoria
  • 26. 
    Which of these is the largest freshwater lake in Japan?

  • Lake Biwa
  • Lake Kawaguchi
  • Lake Tazawa
  • Lake Motosu
  • 27. 
    What is the principal river and most important commercial waterway of Myanmar?

  • Yangon River
  • Mu River
  • Irrawaddy River
  • Sittang River
  • 28. 
    What is the largest port city in South Korea?

  • Ulsan
  • Seoul
  • Taejŏn
  • Pusan
  • 29. 
    Which Chinese actor's original name is Chan Kong-sang?

  • Yuen Biao
  • Bruce Lee
  • Jackie Chan
  • Jet Li
  • 30. 
    Tsai Ing-wen was the first female president of which country?

  • Vietnam
  • Japan
  • Cambodia
  • Taiwan
  • 31. 
    Where is the Buddhist monument known as Borobudur located?

  • Indonesia
  • Vietnam
  • Cambodia
  • Myanmar
  • 32. 
    Which country was formerly known as Ceylon?

  • Mauritius
  • Madagascar
  • Sri Lanka
  • Seychelles
  • 33. 
    In which country is Dhivehi the official language?

  • Oman
  • Maldives
  • Singapore
  • Djibouti
  • 34. 
    Which ancient trade route linked the Western world with Asia?

  • Oregon Trail
  • Silk Road
  • Via Maris
  • Appian Way
  • 35. 
    Which country's name means "two seas" in Arabic?

  • Iran
  • Kuwait
  • Iraq
  • Bahrain
  • 36. 
    What ancient university and Buddhist monastic center is located in Bihar, India?

  • Taxila University
  • Vallabhi University
  • Senate of Serampore College
  • Nalanda
  • 37. 
    Who was the first Iranian to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

  • Shirin Ebadi
  • Nasrin Sotoudeh
  • Abdolfattah Soltani
  • Narges Mohammadi
  • 38. 
    What is the lowest body of water on the surface of Earth?

  • Lake Zaysan
  • Black Sea
  • Caspian Sea
  • Dead Sea
  • 39. 
    What mythical monster supposedly inhabits the Himalayas?

  • Abominable Snowman
  • manticore
  • cockatrice
  • Kraken
  • 40. 
    The art of folding objects out of paper to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional subjects is called:

  • papier-mâché
  • calligraphy
  • origami
  • decoupage
  • 41. 
    Who was the first Chinese citizen to receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

  • Liu Xiaobo
  • Wang Dan
  • Wei Jingsheng
  • Yu Jie
  • 42. 
    Which economist is the founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit?

  • Elinor Ostrom
  • John Hatch
  • Muhammad Yunus
  • Jacques Attali
  • 43. 
    What imperial palace complex was commissioned in 1406 by the Yongle emperor of the Ming dynasty?

  • Forbidden City
  • Temple of Heaven
  • Angkor Wat
  • Potala Palace
  • 44. 
    Which waterway connects the Andaman Sea and the South China Sea?

  • Bering Strait
  • Strait of Malacca
  • Tsugaru Strait
  • Cook Strait
  • 45. 
    Name the mountain ridge east of the Old City of Jerusalem that is frequently mentioned in the Bible and is holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

  • Mount Kailash
  • Mount of Olives
  • Lookout Mountain
  • Mount Hermon
  • 46. 
    Which summit in Indonesia is the highest in the southwestern Pacific and the highest island peak in the world?

  • Mount Elbrus
  • Jaya Peak
  • Mount Pinatubo
  • Mount Kinabalu
  • 47. 
    Which is the holiest of cities in Islam?

  • Mecca
  • Damascus
  • Medina
  • Mosul
  • 48. 
    Which road links Myanmar with China?

  • Appian Way
  • Blue Ridge Parkway
  • Burma Road
  • Karakoram Highway
  • 49. 
    Which famous conqueror consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea?

  • Timur
  • Attila
  • Kublai Khan
  • Genghis Khan
  • 50. 
    Which entrepreneur was the head of the Alibaba Group?

  • Ma Huateng
  • Chen Yidan
  • Jack Ma
  • Mukesh Ambani
  • 51. 
    Which structure in China constituted one of the largest building-construction projects ever undertaken?

  • Palace Museum
  • Great Wall of China
  • Canton Tower
  • Shanghai World Financial Center
  • 52. 
    Who was the first Pakistani to win the Nobel Prize?

  • Abdus Salam
  • Muniba Mazari
  • Pervez Hoodbhoy
  • Malala Yousafzai
  • 53. 
    Which river is often called the "cradle of Chinese civilization"?

  • Black River
  • Yellow River
  • Amur River
  • Mekong River
  • 54. 
    Who was the world's first woman prime minister?

  • Tsai Ing-wen
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
  • Sirimavo Bandaranaike
  • 55. 
    What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?

  • Irrawaddy River
  • Salween River
  • Chao Phraya River
  • Mekong River
  • 56. 
    The name of which ancient Indus civilization site is reputed to mean "the mound of the dead"?

  • Machu Picchu
  • Kalibangan
  • Mohenjo-daro
  • Harappa
  • 57. 
    Which volcano in Japan last erupted in 1707 but is still classified as active by geologists?

  • Mount Fuji
  • Mount Agung
  • Mount Rinjani
  • Taal Volcano
  • 58. 
    Which of these is the largest freshwater body in Southeast Asia?

  • Lake Baikal
  • Lake Urmia
  • Tonle Sap
  • Lake Huron
  • 59. 
    In which city were the first Asian Games held?

  • Seoul
  • Hangzhou
  • Jakarta
  • New Delhi
  • 60. 
    In which country is the Kamchatka Peninsula situated?

  • Russia
  • Mongolia
  • Turkey
  • Saudi Arabia
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