GK Quiz - Asia

 GK Quiz - Asia

Q1. Which Asian country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

a) China

b) Japan

c) South Korea

d) North Korea

Answer: b) Japan

Q2. When was SAARC founded?

a) 1982

b) 1983

c) 1984

d) 1985

Answer: d) 1985, SAARC was founded in Dhaka on 8 December 1985.

Q3. How many member countries are there in SAARC?

a) 5

b) 7

c) 8

d) 10

Answer: C) 8

Q4. What is the official language of Iran?

a) Arabic

b) Farsi (Persian)

c) Turkish

d) Urdu

Answer: b) Farsi (Persian)

Q5. Which Asian country is the only one to have never been colonized?

a) China

b) Japan

c) Thailand

d) Nepal

Answer: c) Thailand

Q6. What is the headquarters of SAARC?

a) Dhaka, Bangladesh

b) Kathmandu, Nepal

c) New Delhi, India

d) Colombo, Sri Lanka

Answer: b) Kathmandu, Nepal

Q7. Who was called father of SAARC?

a) Rajiv Gandhi.

b) Ziar Rahman.

c) Benazir Butto.

d) King Birendra Bir Bikram.

Answer: b) Ziar Rahman

Q8. Which Asian country has the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest?

a) India

b) Nepal

c) Bhutan

d) China

Answer: b) Nepal

Q9. Which Asian country has the world's largest Muslim population?

a) Pakistan

b) Saudi Arabia

c) Iran

d) Indonesia

Answer: d) Indonesia

Q10. Which country was formerly known as Ceylon?

a) Bangladesh

b) Sri Lanka

c) Maldives

d) Myanmar

Answer: b) Sri Lanka

Q11. Which country is the largest oil producer in Asia?

a) Iran

b) Saudi Arabia

c) Iraq

d) China

Answer: d) China

Q12. Which Asian country is known as the "Land of Smiles"?

a) Vietnam

b) Thailand

c) Cambodia

d) Laos

Answer: b) Thailand

Q13. What is the official language of Pakistan?

a) Urdu

b) Hindi

c) Punjabi

d) Arabic

Answer: a) Urdu

Q14. Which Asian country is home to the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa?

a) Saudi Arabia

b) United Arab Emirates

c) Qatar

d) Kuwait

Answer: b) United Arab Emirates

Q15. Which SAARC country has the highest GDP (PPP) per capita?

a) Maldives

b) India

c) Pakistan

d) Sri Lanka

Answer: a) Maldives