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Baghdad is situated on the banks of which river?
Correct answer: C. Tigris
Baghdad lies on the Tigris. The Tigris and Euphrates together define ancient Mesopotamia.
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World Rivers, Lakes and Mountains MCQs
Solved world geography MCQs on major rivers and the cities on them, famous lakes, and the world's great mountain ranges and peaks.
20 MCQsUpdated 27 October 2026
This set covers famous rivers and the cities and dams on them, the deepest and largest lakes, and the world's great mountain ranges and peaks.
Many questions ask which city stands on which river. Revise rivers country by country and link each to its major cities and dams.
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London is situated on the banks of which river?
Correct answer: D. Thames
The Thames flows through London. Paris lies on the Seine.
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Paris is situated on the banks of which river?
Correct answer: D. Seine
The Seine flows through the centre of Paris.
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Which river flows through the most countries in the world?
Correct answer: D. Danube
The Danube flows through or along the borders of ten countries, passing capitals such as Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade.
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The Yangtze, the longest river in Asia, flows through:
Correct answer: C. China
The Yangtze flows across China to the East China Sea at Shanghai. The Three Gorges Dam is built on it.
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The Three Gorges Dam, one of the world's largest hydropower plants, is on which river?
Correct answer: A. Yangtze
The Three Gorges Dam spans the Yangtze in Hubei province, China.
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The Aswan High Dam is built on which river?
Correct answer: A. Nile
The Aswan High Dam in Egypt, completed in 1970, controls the Nile's floods and created Lake Nasser.
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Victoria Falls, one of the world's largest waterfalls, is on which river?
Correct answer: A. Zambezi
Victoria Falls lies on the Zambezi, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Niagara Falls lies on the border between:
Correct answer: B. USA and Canada
Niagara Falls is on the Niagara River between the US state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario.
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The deepest freshwater lake in the world is:
Correct answer: A. Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, is over 1,600 m deep and holds about a fifth of the world's unfrozen surface fresh water.
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Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, is a main source of which river?
Correct answer: A. Nile (White Nile)
The White Nile flows out of Lake Victoria in Uganda.
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The Great Lakes of North America lie between:
Correct answer: D. USA and Canada
The five Great Lakes are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. All except Lake Michigan are shared with Canada.
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The Alps mountain range is located in:
Correct answer: B. Europe
The Alps stretch across France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and other countries. Mont Blanc is their highest peak.
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The highest peak of the Alps is:
Correct answer: D. Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc, on the France–Italy border, is about 4,800 m high.
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The Rocky Mountains are located in:
Correct answer: C. North America
The Rockies stretch from Canada through the western United States.
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The highest mountain in South America is:
Correct answer: B. Aconcagua
Aconcagua in the Andes of Argentina, about 6,960 m, is the highest peak outside Asia.
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The highest mountain in North America is:
Correct answer: C. Denali (Mount McKinley)
Denali in Alaska, about 6,190 m, is North America's highest peak.
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The Atlas Mountains are located in:
Correct answer: B. North-west Africa
The Atlas Mountains run through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
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The Ural Mountains are traditionally regarded as the boundary between:
Correct answer: C. Europe and Asia
The Urals run north to south through Russia and are conventionally treated as part of the Europe–Asia boundary.
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The Mekong River flows through which region?
Correct answer: B. South-East Asia
The Mekong rises in Tibet and flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
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