In this page let’s know about gk questions in English and Geographical nick names of the countries.

 

The country known as the playground of Europe?

Sweden

Italy

Ans:   Switzerland

Yugoslavia

 

A city called the Eternal City?

New York

Ans:   Rome

Venice

Paris

 

Which region is called the top of the world?

Rangoon

Ans:   Pamir

Kuala Lumpur

Athens

 

Which language is called Italian of the East?

Hindi

Tamil

Ans:   Telugu

Sanskrit

 

Which country is called The Land of Midnight Sun  (gk questions in English)   ?

Japan

Ans:   Norway

Thailand

Rome

 

 

Which of the following is an international river?

Amazon

Nile

Ganges

Ans:   Danube

 

Which country is called  as  Hermit Kingdom?

Bhutan

Canada

Scotland

Ans:   Korea

 

Which city is called City of Palaces?

Bangalore

Mysore

Ans:   Kolkata

angry

 

A country called Europe’s playground?

France

Germany

Italy

Ans:   Switzerland

 

State known as Spice Garden of India?

Andhra Pradesh

Ans:   Kerala

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

 

 

What is the country of Tonga also known as?

Ans:   Friendly Islands

Toklan Island

Hawaiian Islands

Christian Island

Which region is geographically nicknamed Fortunet Iceland?

Cook Island

Christmas Island

Ans:   Canary Island

Cocos Island

 

What is the name of the country Laos?

Ans:   Land of a thousand elephants

A country of white elephants

The Hermit Kingdom

The country of elephants

 

Which is the world’s most secluded island?

Australia

Ans:   Tris Ton Da Kumha

Nicobar

Ivory Coast

 

Which country is called City of Eternal Springs?

Ans:   Kito

Egypt

Korea

Dehradun

Clear selection

 

Pillars of Hercules is a geographical nickname for which region?

Venice

Natal

Ans:   Gibraltar Water Treaty

Panama Canal

 

Norway is known as “Land of Midnight Sun” and which country is known as Land of Rising Sun?

America

Ans:   Japan

Denmark

Sweden

 

What is the name of Belgrade in Yugoslavia?

Ans:   White City

Power City

Wind City

Walker City

 

What are the Prairies of North Australia?

The Great White Way

Dipakhandam

A lonely island

Ans:   Never Never Land

 

Which continent is known as Dark Continent?

Asia

Ans:   Africa

Europe

North America

 

Which country is known as Emerald Island?

Ans:   Ireland

Greenland

New Zealand

England

 

Which country is called Gift of Nile River?

Ans:   Egypt

Israel

Syria

Jordan

 

Which city is known as granite city?

New York

Wellington

London

Ans:   Aberdeen

 

Herring pond is the name of which ocean?

Indian Ocean

Ans:   Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

black sea

 

Which country is called the Land of Maple Leaf?

Ans:   Canada

America

Britain

Ireland

Which country is called the land of golden pagodas in the world  (gk questions in English)   ?

Ans:   Australia

New Zealand

West Indies

Indonesia

 

Which is the country of golden peaks

Thailand

Ans:   Myanmar

Burma

Azar Baijan

 

Land of Kangaroos is the geographical nickname of which country?

New Zealand

West Indies

Ans:   Australia

South Africa

 

Land of Midnight sun

Ans:   Norway

Denmark

Sweden

Finland

 

Land of Thousand Lakes is the geographical nickname of which country?

England

Netherlands

Ans:   Finland

Ireland

 

Which country is called Land of Thunderbolts?

Pakistan

Ans:   Bhutan

Nepal

Myanmar

 

Quaker city is the geographical nickname of which country?

Ans:   Philadelphia

Denmark

Cuba

Uruguay

 

Which city is named City of magnificent Distances?

Ans:   Washington DC

New York

San Francisco

Los Angeles

 

Forbidden city is a geographical nickname of which country?

Lahore

Ans:   Lasa (Tibet)

Baghdad

Damask

The Prairies of North Australia is named after which region?

The Great White Way

Dipakhandam

A lonely island

Ans:   Never Never Land

 

Which ocean is called Herring Pond?

Indian Ocean

Ans:   Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Mediterranean Sea

 

Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

City of Golden Gate – San Francisco

City of Golden Temple- Amritsar

Golden Peninsula – Thailand

Ans:   City of Seven Islands -Rome

 

How is Kerala called in our country?

Fisheries of India

Mine of Coconut

Ans:   Spice Garden of India

State of Literature

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Which place is called as “The Garden of Indies” (gk questions in english)?

 

The Himalayas

Dehradun

Kodaikanal

Ans:   Bangalore

 

Which region is known as “The Garden” of England (gk questions in English) ?

London

Ans:   Kent

Dublin

Greenwich

 

Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

Land of Kangaroo – Australia

Land of Golden Pagoda – Myanmar

Ans:   Land of Lilies -Norway

White Man’s Grave -Coast of Guyana

 

“Sick Man of” Europe is a geographical nickname for what?

Ans:   Turkey

France

Berlin

Italy

 

What is Osaka called?

Land of Rising Sun

Ans:   Manchester of Orient

George Cross Highland

Quaker City

Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

Ans:   Land of Marble- Rajasthan

Eternal City- Rome

City of Palaces – Kolkata

Down Under – Australia

 

Which country is known as Britain of the South  in the world?

Bangalore

Ans:   New Zealand

Sweden

Australia

 

Which town has the geographical name “City of Seven Islands”?

Rome

Ans:   Mumbai

Baghdad

Port Blair

 

Which region is known as Cockpit of Europe?

Belgrade

Bangalore

Scotland

Ans:   Belgium

 

Nilgiri hills are also known as ?

Rup of the World

Ans:   Blue Mountains

Tea Treasures

Cardamom hills

 

Gateway of India is located in which city in India?

Kolkata

Chennai

London

Ans:   Mumbai

 

Which city in India has India Gate?

Kolkata

Chennai

Bangalore

Ans:   Delhi

 

Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

Horn of Africa- Somalia

Lonely Island – Tristan de Culhana

The land of the setting sun – America(USA)

Ans:   Empire City- Rome

 

Which Place is known as Venice of the East (gk questions in English)  ?

Ans:  Ala Puja

Britain

Cuba

New Zealand

 

Which country is known as Venice of the North (gk questions in English)   ?

Oslo

Ans:   stock home

Belgium

Sweden

 

Which Indian state is called Scotland of the East?

Manipur

Nagaland

Assam

Ans:   Meghalaya

 

Which state has the name Silent Valley?

Ans:   Kerala

Goa

Arunachal Pradesh

Meghalaya

 

Which state is named Valley of Flowers?

Ans:   Uttarakhand

Goa

Maharashtra

Jammu and Kashmir

 

Which city in our country has the name “Gateway of South India”?

Mumbai

Machilipatnam

Kolkata

Ans:   Chennai

 

Which plateau is called Ruar of India?

Ans: Chota  Nagpur

Gondwana

Deccan

Western Ghats

 

Which of the following is incorrectly paired?

Mother-in-law of Europe -Denmark

Northern Europe Diary- Denmark

Europe saw mill- Sweden

Ans:   Modern Babylon – Cuba

Which country has geographical nickname Land of Hummingbird?

Ans:   New Zealand

Trinidad

Zimbabwe

Osaka

 

Pearl of Antilles is known as which country?

Jakarta

Ans:   Cuba

Britain

France

 

Which country is known as the Pearl of the west countries?

Japan

Sri Lanka

Ans:   Hong Kong

Mumbai

 

Which city is known as holy city?

Ans:   Jerusalem

Damascus

Tel Aviv

Gaza

 

What is the geographical name of Korea?

A kingdom of monks

Peaceful morning country

Ans:   One and two

Little Venice

 

Which country is known as the sugar bowl of the world (gk questions in English)  ?

America

Ans:   Cuba

Mexico

Australia

 

Which state is known as the sugar bowl of India (gk questions in English)  ?

Gujarat

Maharashtra

Ans:   Uttar Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

 

Which of the following is incorrectly paired (gk)?

Gate of Tears-Bob El Monteb

Ans:   Pearl of the Antilles -Korea

City of Magnificent Distance -Washington

Land of a Thousand Lakes – Finland

 

Which river is known as Sorrow of Bengal?

Ans: Damodar river

Mahananda river

Hooghly River

River Ganges

 

Which river is known as Sorrow of Bihar?

Ans: Kosi river

River Ganges

Gomatina

Yamuna river

 

Which city is known as the city of sky Buildings?

Washington DC

Ans:   New York

Tokyo

London

 

Which city is known as the city of sky peaks?

 

Beijing

Ans:   Aux Furt

Mumbai

Wellington

 

Which city has geographical nickname of Rose Pink City in our country?

Jyoti Poor

Varanasi

Allwal

Ans:   Jaipur

 

Which country is known as Rice Bowl of Far East in the world?

Thailand

Ans:   Myanmar

China

Philippines

 

Which has  geographical name of Granary of Kerala?

 

Always

Ans:   Palakkad

Amalapuram

Ala Pooja

 

Which place is known as the Switzerland of Latin America?

 

Costa Rica

Cuba

Guatemala

Ans:   Uruguay

 

Which city is geographically named Switzerland of India?

Shimla

Bangalore

Ans:   Kashmir

Varanasi

Which country is known as the Battle Field of Europe in the world?

Ans:   Belgium

Denmark

The Netherlands

Sweden

 

Which river in China is known as China Sorrowful and Yellow River?

Ans:   Hoyang Ho River

Chuki Yang River

South China River

Yangtze River

 

Which city is called as the City of Arabian Nights?

Riyadh

Tehran

Kabul

Ans:   Baghdad

 

Which country is called “Queen of the Adriatic”?

Ans:   Venice

Switzerland

Sweden

Philippines

 

What is the Queen of the Arabian ocean called?

Mumbai

Ans:   Cochin

Goa

Calicut

 

Which country has the geographical nickname “Land of Thunderbolt”?

New Zealand

Zimbabwe

Australia

Ans:   Bhutan

 

Which city in the state of Rajasthan is known as the “White City”?

Udaipur

Bikaner

Jodhpur

Ans:   Jaipur

 

Which city is known as “Scotland of the East” (gk questions in English)   ?

Ans:   Shillong

Kohima

Dibrugarh

Itanagar

 

Which city in Scotland is called as “The City of Love”?

Ans:   Glasgow

Leeds

Liverpool

Herbicides

 

“Coffee Port of the World” is the geographical nickname of which of the following (gk) ?

Ans:   Xanthos

Rio de Janeiro

Buenos Aires

 

Match the following places with their geographical-nicknames?

New York- Empire City

Denver- is the sister city of Madras

Singapore City – Pearl of the Orient

Ans:   Paraguay- The Switzerland of Latin America

 

Which language is called Italian of the East?

Hindi

Tamil

Ans:   Telugu

Sanskrit

 

Which city in India is called as “City of Temples” (gk questions in English)  ?

Thanjavur

Ans:   Varanasi

Madurai

Tirupati

 

The name “Big Apple” is a geographical nickname for which city?

Washington

Ans:   New York

London

Tokyo

 

What is the geographical nickname of “Golden State”?

 

Johannesburg

Ans:   California

Colorado

Thailand

 

What is evergreen forest called?

Ans:   Western Ghats

Eastern Ghats

Aravalli mountains

Sundarbans

 

Which city is called as the City of Roses?

Bangalore

Puducherry

Lucknow

Ans:   Chandigarh

 

Which city in America is called Wind City?

Ans:   Chicago

Boston

San Diego

Detroit

 

 

What is the Island of Cloves called?

Ans:   Janji Bar

New Guinea

Ireland

Adelaide

 

Which region in India is called the Land of Five Rivers?

Ans:   Punjab

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

Uttar Pradesh

 

Which area is known as Whiteman’s Grave?

Ans:   Guinea Coast (West Africa)

South African region

Australia

West Indies