Islands Quiz

Question 1. The largest Island of the World is_______.

(A) New Guinea

(B) Madagascar

(C) Greenland

(D) Borneo

Question 2. The largest island (after Greenland) of the world is________.

(A) New Guinea

(B) Sumatra

(C) Malagasy

(D) Borneo

Question 3. Which of the following islands are known as ‘Sheep Islands’?

(A) Wellington Islands

(B) Faroe Islands

(C) Madeira Islands

(D) Canary Islands

Question 4. Which one of the following is the largest in area?

(A) Java

(B) New Zealand South Island

(C) New Foundland

(D) New Zealand North Island

Question 5. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(A) Greenland belongs to U.S.A.

(B) The elevation of Nuuk above the sea level is 3 metre.

(C) Nuuk is a small town of Greenland

(D) Greenland is the second largest (area) island in the World

Question 6. Which one among the following Eastern islands is divided into three countries? 

(A) Timor

(B) New Guinea

(C) Celebes

(D) Borneo

Question 7. Kalimantan is a part of which of the following islands?

(A) Madagascar (Malagasy)

(B) Cuba

(C) Borneo

(D) Honshu

Question 8. Madagascar is the largest island in______. 

(A) Red Sea

(B) Bay of Bengal

(C) Pacific Ocean

(D) Indian Ocean

Question 9. Which one of the following islands is located in the South Indian Ocean? 

(A) Seychelles

(B) Mauritius

(C) Maldives

(D) Chagos

Question 10. Which of the following islands of the Pacific Ocean belongs to Melanesia groups of islands.

(A) Marshall island

(B) Society island

(C) Gilbert island

(D) Soloman island

Question 11. Diego Garcia is situated in_______.

(A) Atlantic Ocean

(B) Arctic Ocean

(C) Pacific Ocean

(D) Indian Ocean

Question 12. The distance from Aceh in the far North-West to Torres Strait in the East is 5000 miles, almost equal to the distance London and Baghadad. The archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world.

(A) Indonesia

(B) Philippines

(C) Japan

(D) West Indies

Question 13. Which of the following statement is not correct? 

(A) Yemen is in Asia

(B) Nicaragua is in central America

(C) Namibia is located in Africa

(D) Falkland Archipelago is located in Indian ocean

Question 14. Fiji Island is located in_______.

(A) Arabian Sea

(B) Indian Ocean

(C) Pacific Ocean

(D) Atlantic Ocean

Question 15. Which of the following is the largest island of Japan?

(A) Honshu

(B) Hodouri

(C) Shikoku

(D) Hokkaido

Question 16. When was Macau island transferred to China? 

(A) 1999

(B) 1997

(C) 1992

(D) 1990

Question 17. Where are the Balearic islands located?

(A) North Sea

(B) Baltic Sea

(C) Black Sea

(D) Mediterranean Sea

Question 18. On which river is the world’s largest river island? 

(A) Sindh

(B) Brahmaputra

(C) Amazon

(D) Nile

Question 19. Which of the following is an island continent?

(A) Australia

(B) Greenland

(C) New Zealand

(D) Africa

Question 20. Grenada is located in_______.

(A) Mediterranean Sea

(B) Caribbean Sea

(C) Indian Ocean

(D) Pacific Ocean