Mcqs About Iran 1- What is the capital of Iran ? A. KabulB. BaghdadC. TehranD. Dhaka View Answer Answer : C. Tehran Description 2- Which body of water lies to the south of Iran ? A. Mediterranean SeaB. Red SeaC. Caspian SeaD. Persian Gulf View Answer Answer : D. Persian Gulf Description 3- Iran shares its longest border with which country ? A. IraqB. TurkeyC. PakistanD. Afghanistan View Answer Answer : A. Iraq Description 4- What is the official language of Iran ? A. PersianB. UrduC. ArabicD. English View Answer Answer : A. Persian Description 5- Which mountain range runs across northern Iran ? A. AlpsB. AlborzC. HimalayasD. Zagros View Answer Answer : B. Alborz Description 6- Who was the last Shah (king) of Iran before the Islamic Revolution ? A. Hassan RouhaniB. Ali KhomeneiC. Ruhollah KhomeiniD. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi View Answer Answer : D. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Description 7- In which year did the Iranian Revolution take place ? A. 1965B. 1973C. 1979D. 1985 View Answer Answer : C. 1979 Description 8- Who became the Supreme Leader of Iran after the 1979 Revolution ? A. Mahmoud AhmadinejadB. Hassan RouhaniC. Ruhollah KhomeiniD. Ali Khamenei View Answer Answer : C. Ruhollah Khomeini Description 9- What type of government does Iran have ? A. Islamic RepublicB. Absolute monarchyC. Democratic republicD. Military dictatorship View Answer Answer : A. Islamic Republic Description 10- What is the currency of Iran ? A. DinarB. DirhamC. RupeeD. Rial View Answer Answer : D. Rial Description 11- The Persian New Year, celebrated in Iran, is called ? A. RamadanB. NowruzC. AshuraD. Yalda Night View Answer Answer : B. Nowruz Description 12- Iran is one of the world’s largest producers of which natural resource ? A. OilB. SilverC. GoldD. Diamond View Answer Answer : A. Oil Description 13- The ruins of Persepolis, an ancient Persian city, belong to which empire ? A. OttomanB. ByzantineC. AchaemenidD. Sassanian View Answer Answer : C. Achaemenid Description 14- Iran is bordered by how many countries ? A. 7B. 8C. 9D. 10 View Answer Answer : A. 7 Description Azerbaijan Armenia Afghanistan Iraq Pakistan Turkey Turkmenistan 15- Which desert is the largest in Iran ? A. Thar DesertB. Sahara DesertC. Dasht-e LutD. Rub’ al Khali View Answer Answer : C. Dasht-e Lut Description 16- The Caspian Sea, which borders Iran, is the world's largest ? A. OceanB. Fresh water lakeC. RiverD. Salt water lake View Answer Answer : D. Salt water lake Description 17- Which is the longest river in Iran ? A. DezB. KarkhehC. ZayanderudD. Karun View Answer Answer : D. Karun Description 18- Iran is located in which continent ? A. AsiaB. EuropeC. AfricaD. Australia View Answer Answer : A. Asia Description 19- The first Persian Empire was established by: A. Darius IIIB. Cyrus the GreatC. Xerxes ID. Artaxerxes II View Answer Answer : B. Cyrus the Great Description 20- Which dynasty ruled Iran before the Pahlavi dynasty ? A. ZandB. AfsharidC. SafavidD. Qajar View Answer Answer : D. Qajar Description 1 2 3