| Asia: Part 1 (Far East, South East, Meridional, Middle East, Turkestan & Siberia) |
| Aa4. The city of Angkor was once the capital of a large civilisation. By the precepts of which religion were its tradtions set? |
| a. Taoism b. Buddhism c. Khmer Animism d. Hinduism e. Sikhism |
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| Aa2. Which of these countries does China NOT have a border with? |
| a. Thailand b. Afghanistan c. Myannmar (Burma) d. Bhutan e. Laos |
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| Aa5. Which country gave back a territory to China in 1999? |
| a. Philippines b. United Kingdom c. India d. Portugal e. Taiwan |
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| Aa9. The famous and dangerous Komodo Dragons live only on Komodo Island. To whom does this island belong? |
| a. Philippines b. Malaysia c. Indonesia d. Thailand e. Ceylan |
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| Aa6. Which is the only state in the World to have become communist since 1976? |
| a.South Vietnam b. North Korea c. Laos d. North Yemen e. Mongolia |
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| Aa8. Which of these countries borders Irak? |
| a. Lebanon b. Israel c. Bahrain d. Azerbaijan e. Jordan |
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| Aa3. Which country's territory is occupied to 80% by the large Kara-Kum desert? |
| a. Iran b. Mongolia c. Turkmesitan d. Georgia e. Oman |
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| Aa1. From which large Japanese city is Mount Fuji clearly visible? |
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| a. Tokyo b. Nagoya c. Kyoto d. Nagano e. Osaka |
| Aa7. Mesopotamia (Irak) 580 BC: King Hammurabi decides to build a tower to reach the heavens nearby his capital's Hanging Gardens. Which civilisation did he rule? |
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| a. Akkadian b. Sumerian c. Persian d. Babylonian e. Assyrian f. Hittitte |
| Aa10. The vegetarian and spicy nature of indian cuisine dates back to the Dravidian civilisation. In which region of India were they mainly established? |
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| a. Bengal (Calcutta, Bombay) b. Gujarat (Western India) c. Rajahstan (Jaipur) d. South (Madras, Pondichery) e. Kahsmir (Northern India) |
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| Note: The cities of Bombay and Madras are now named Mumbai and Chennai. I use the old names to facilitate the understanding of the question to a larger audience. |
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