World Towns Quiz

Question 1. Alaska is a part of which of the following countries?

(A) Russia

(B) Canada

(C) United States of America

(D) Greenland

Question 2. Which one of the following cities of California (USA) is not located within the ‘Silicon Valley’?

(A) Santa Clara

(B) Santa Rosa

(C) Palo Alto

(D) Campbell

Question 3. Which of the following cities is seat of Parliament of South Africa?

(A) Cape Town

(B) Johannesburg

(C) Durban

(D) Pretoria

Question 4. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from North towards South?

(A) Islamabad – Multan – Peshawar – Gujranwala

(B) Peshawar – Islamabad – Gujranwala – Multan

(C) Peshawar – Gujranwala – Multan – Islamabad

(D) Islamabad – Gujranwala – Peshawar – Multan

Question 5. Kandhar is located in_______.

(A) Western Pakistan

(B) Eastern Iraq

(C) Northern Afghanistan

(D) Southern Afghanistan

Question 6. Which one of the following is situated at the highest altitude?

(A) Thimphu

(B) Lhasa

(C) Kathmandu

(D) Gartola

Question 7. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Batticaloa – Sri Lanka

(B) Bandung – Indonesia

(C) Auroville – Pondicherry

(D) Baikonur – Ukraine

Question 8. Which is not correctly matched?

(A) Durban – South Africa

(B) Newfoundland – Canada

(C) Sicily – Italy

(D) Tasmania – Uganda

Question 9. Durban city is situated in_________.

(A) South America

(B) North America

(C) Australia

(D) South Africa

Question 10. Which of the following country is located in the South of the Arctic Circle? 

(A) Sweden

(B) Norway

(C) Iceland

(D) Finland

Question 11. The Sun City is located in________.

(A) South Africa

(B) Mexico

(C) Japan

(D) Italy

Question 12. Kanto plain is in________.

(A) Japan

(B) New Zealand

(C) Cambodia

(D) China

Question 13. Mexico is located in________.

(A) European Continent

(B) African Continent

(C) North American Continent

(D) South American Continent

Question 14. Congo is situated in________.

(A) North America

(B) Europe

(C) Asia

(D) Africa

Question 15. In which one of the following is Malta located? 

(A) North Sea

(B) Black Sea

(C) Mediterranean Sea

(D) Baltic Sea

Question 16. Assertion (A): Most of the mega cities of the world are located in coastal areas.
Reason (R): They are the gateways to international ocean
routes.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 18.Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 19.Arrange the following from West to East and select the correct answer from the code given below.

1. London
2. Lisbon
3. Frankfurt
4. Beirut

(A) 1 2 4 3

(B) 2 1 4 3

(C) 2 1 3 4

(D) 1 2 3 4

Question 20.Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 21.Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 22. What is the correct sequence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from South to North?
1. Bangkok
2. Hanoi
3. Jakarta
4. Singapore
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 4, 3, 2, 1-

(B) 3, 4, 1, 2

(C) 3, 2, 4, 1

(D) 4, 2, 1, 3