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8. The Engadin Valley is located in

General Knowledge Quiz (A) Switzerland
1. The deepest point in the world is (B) Portugal
(A) Dead Sea (C) Turkey
(B) South Pole (D) Egypt
(C) Mariana Trench
(D) Sinai Peninsula 9. The Pico Island is located in
2. The Mariana Trench is in the (A) Switzerland
__________ Ocean. (B) Portugal
(A) Atlantic (C) Turkey
(B) Arctic (D) Egypt
(C) Antarctic
(D) Pacific 10. Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul
is popularly known as the
3. The depth of the Mariana Trench is (A) Green Mosque
__________ meters. (B) Blue Mosque
(A) 10,011 (C) Red Mosque
(B) 10,411 (D) Yellow Mosque
(C) 10,611 ANSWERS: GENERAL
(D) 10,911 KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1. C
4. Panama (a country) connects the 2. D
two continents 3. D
(A) Asia and Europe 4. C
(B) Asia and Africa 5. A
(C) South America and North America 6. B
(D) Asia and Australia 7. A
8. A
5. Turkey connects the two continents 9. B
(A) Asia and Europe 10. B
(B) Asia and Africa
(C) South America and North America 11. The Great Pyramid of Giza, the
(D) Asia and Australia oldest of the ancient 7 wonders of the
world, is located in
6. Egypt connects the two continents (A) Egypt
(A) Asia and Europe (B) Portugal
(B) Asia and Africa (C) Switzerland
(C) South America and North America (D) Turkey
(D) Asia and Australia
7. The Panama Canal in Panama is a 12. Lake Lucerne that has
man-made 77 km waterway that complicated shape with several sharp
connects bends and four arms is located in
(A) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean (A) Egypt
(B) Atlantic Ocean and Arctic (B) Portugal
(C) Arctic Ocean and Antarctic Ocean (C) Switzerland
(D) Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean (D) Turkey

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13. Which city is also called The City (B) Portugal

of 1,000 Minarets? (C) Switzerland
(A) Istanbul (D) Turkey
(B) Cairo
(C) Makkah 20. The Pena Palace, a UNESCO
(D) Islamabad World Heritage Site, is located in
(A) Egypt
14. The South Pole of the Earth is (B) Portugal
located in (C) Switzerland
(A) Norway (D) Turkey
(B) Antarctica ANSWERS: GENERAL
(C) Arctic Ocean KNOWLEDGE QUIZZES
(D) Pacific Ocean 11. A
12. C
15. The North Pole of the Earth is 13. B
located in 14. B
(A) Norway 15. C
(B) Antarctica 16. B
(C) Arctic Ocean 17. A
(D) Pacific Ocean 18. D
19. C
16. Which statement is true about 20. B
South and North Poles of the Earth?
(A) South Pole is warmer than the 21. The bridge in Istanbul, Turkey that
North Pole connects Asia and Europe is called
(B) North Pole is warmer than the (A) Golden Gate Bridge
South Pole (B) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
(C) Both poles have equal (C) Bosphorus Bridge
temperature (D) Royal Gorge Bridge
(D) Both poles lie in the Ocean
22. Alexandria is a city in
17. The Sinai Peninsula is located in (A) Turkey
(A) Egypt (B) Egypt
(B) Portugal (C) Jordan
(C) Switzerland (D) Greece
(D) Turkey
23. About __________% of Antarctica
18. Augusta Raurica, a Roman is covered by ice.
archaeological site, was a/an (A) 97
(A) theater (B) 98
(B) open-air theater (C) 99
(C) museum (D) 100
(D) open-air museum
24. Ross Island in the Ross Sea is
19. Augusta Raurica is located in located near
(A) Egypt (A) Greenland

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(B) Norway ANSWERS: QUIZ GENERAL

(C) continent of Antarctica KNOWLEDGE
(D) continent of Australia 21. C
22. B
25. The first European to reach India 23. B
by sea was 24. C
(A) Christopher Columbus 25. D
(B) Marco Polo 26. D
(C) John Cabot 27. A
(D) Vasco da Gama 28. C
29. B
26. Vasco da Gama was a/an 30. A
__________ explorer.
(A) British 31. The world’s longest land border
(B) French between the two countries is the
(C) German border between
(D) Portuguese (A) US and Canada
(B) US and Mexico
27. The World Wide Web was (C) India and Pakistan
invented by (D) South Korea and North Korea
(A) Tim Berners-Lee 32. The world’s largest island is
(B) Bob Kahn (A) Greenland
(C) Steve Jobs (B) Finland
(D) Bill Gates (C) Indonesia
(D) United Kingdom
28. The birthplace of the World Wide 33. Which country is the
Web was largest archipelagic country in the
(A) NASA world?
(B) Pentagon (A) Greenland
(C) CERN (B) Finland
(D) Microsoft (C) Indonesia
(D) United Kingdom
29. The headquarter of the European
Organization for Nuclear Research, 34. Indonesia is a country with around
called CERN, is located in __________ islands.
(A) Belgium (A) 10,000
(B) Switzerland (B) 11,000
(C) Germany (C) 12,000
(D) England (D) 13,000

30. The book “Emile” or “On 35. The most dispersed country in the
Education” was written by world is
(A) Rousseau (A) Maldives
(B) Socrates (B) Indonesia
(C) Plato (C) Malaysia
(D) Aristotle (D) Philippines

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36. The Maldives is spread over 41. Which country contains the most
__________ km2. volcanoes in the world?
(A) 60,000 (A) Indonesia
(B) 70,000 (B) Maldives
(C) 80,000 (C) South Africa
(D) 90,000 (D) Mexico

37. Maldives, a country in Asia, is 42. Which country is the lowest in the
consist of around world?
__________ islands. (A) Indonesia
(A) 1100 (B) Maldives
(B) 1152 (C) South Africa
(C) 1192 (D) Netherlands
(D) 1212 43. Which country recognizes
the highest number of official
38. Which country is also called the languages?
“Land of the Midnight Sun”? (A) Indonesia
(A) Japan (B) Maldives
(B) Norway (C) South Africa
(C) Netherlands (D) Mexico
(D) South Africa
44. The constitution of South Africa
39. Which country is also called recognizes __________ official
“Rainbow Nation”? languages.
(A) Japan (A) 8
(B) Norway (B) 9
(C) Netherlands (C) 10
(D) South Africa (D) 11

40. “Netherlands” literally means 45. Which country is completely

(A) ideal location surrounded by South Africa?
(B) lower countries (A) Gabon
(C) mouth of land (B) Laos
(D) land of sun set (C) Lesotho
ANSWERS: GENERAL (D) Niue
KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
31. A 46. The Komodo dragons are found in
32. A (A) Indonesia
33. C (B) Maldives
34. D (C) South Africa
35. A (D) Egypt
36. D
37. C 47. Jeju Island, a UNESCO World
38. B Heritage Site, is located in
39. D (A) Indonesia
40. B (B) Egypt

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(C) South Africa 53. The largest hot desert in the world
(D) South Korea is
(A) Cholistan
48. Borobudur, a UNESCO World (B) Arctic
Heritage Site is located in (C) Sahara
(A) Indonesia (D) Atacama
(B) Egypt
(C) South Africa 54. The Sahara desert is located in
(D) South Korea (A) Asia
49. The Orange River flows in (B) Africa
(A) Indonesia (C) South America
(B) Egypt (D) Australia
(C) South Africa
(D) Mexico 55. The driest desert in the world is
(A) Sahara Desert
50. The Chapultepec Castle is located (B) Cholistan Desert
in (C) Arabian Desert
(A) Indonesia (D) Atacama Desert
(B) Egypt
(C) South Africa 56. The Atacama Desert is located in
(D) Mexico (A) Asia
ANSWERS: GENERAL (B) Africa
KNOWLEDGE QUIZZES (C) South America
41. A (D) Australia
42. B
43. C 57. Kansai International Airport on an
44. D artificial island is located in
45. C (A) China
46. A (B) Japan
47. D (C) South Korea
48. A (D) North Korea
49. C 58. The Seven Rila Lakes are located
50. D in
(A) Bulgaria
51. The largest desert in the world is (B) Hungary
(A) Antarctica (C) Poland
(B) Arctic (D) Czech Republic
(C) Sahara 59. The largest waterfalls system in
(D) Atacama the world is
52. The largest cold desert in the (A) Angel Falls
world is (B) Victoria Falls
(A) Antarctica (C) Niagara Falls
(B) Arctic (D) Iguazu Falls
(C) Sahara
(D) Atacama 60. The famous waterfall, Iguazu
Falls, is located on the border of

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(A) United States and Canada 65. The oldest university in the world
(B) Chile and Portugal is
(C) Argentina and Brazil (A) Cambridge University
(D) Paraguay and Uruguay (B) Oxford University
ANSWERS: GENERAL (C) University of Bologna
KNOWLEDGE MCQS (D) University of Warwick
51. A
52. A 66. There are _________ non-
53. C permanent members of the security
54. B council.
55. D (A) 5
56. C (B) 7
57. B (C) 10
58. A (D) 15
59. D
60. C 67. The currency of Indonesia is
(A) rupiah
61. The United Nations was founded (B) dinar
on (C) rangit
(A) March 24, 1945 (D) riyal
(B) October 24, 1945
(C) March 24, 1949 68. The D-8 is an organization of eight
(D) October 24, 1950 ________ countries.
(A) developed
62. Which country from the following (B) developing
is NOT the member of UNO? (C) Asian
(A) Vatican City (D) African
(B) Afghanistan
(C) North Korea 69. The European Union’s working
(D) Vaitnam capital is in
(A) London
63. The International Court of Justice (B) Lisbon
is located in (C) Austria
(A) New York (D) Brussels
(B) Washigton
(C) Geneva 70. The headquarter of NATO is
(D) The Hague located in
(A) New York
64. The Great Wall of China is about (B) Paris
__________ KM long. (C) Geneva
(A) 18,196 (D) Brussels
(B) 19,196
(C) 20,196 ANSWERS: GENERAL
(D) 21,196 KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS
61. B
62. A

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63. D (C) Greece

64. D (D) Hungary
65. C
66. C 77. Which from the following countries
67. A is NOT a member of D-8?
68. B (A) India
69. D (B) Pakistan
70. D (C) Nigeria
(D) Turkey
71. The motto of UNO is
(A) It’s your world! 78. The largest ocean of the world is
(B) Life for All! (A) Atlantic
(C) Peace! (B) Pacific
(D) Love and Peace! (C) Indian
(D) None of these
72. The world’s highest mountain is in
(A) China 79. Which from the following countries
(B) Pakistan does NOT yield veto-power?
(C) Nepal (A) United States
(D) India (B) United Kingdom
(C) Canada
73. The headquarter of Red Cross is (D) France
in
(A) New York 80. OIC changed its name from
(B) Washigton Organisation of the Islamic
(C) Geneva Conference to Organisation of Islamic
(D) The Hague Cooperation in
(A) 1991
74. World Trade Organization was (B) 1999
established in (C) 2001
(A) 1980 (D) 2011
(B) 1985
(C) 1990 ANSWERS: GENERAL
(D) 1995 KNOWLEDGE MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS
75. The North Atlantic treaty (NATO) 71. A
was signed in 72. C
(A) 1945 73. C
(B) 1947 74. D
(C) 1949 75. C
(D) 1951 76. B
77. A
76. Which country, on the map of 78. B
world, appears as “Long Shoe”? 79. C
(A) Portugal 80. D
(B) Italy

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81. The most powerful organ of United 88. The currency of Israel is
Nations is (A) Euro
(A) General Assembly (B) Shekel
(B) Security Council (C) Forint
(C) Secretariat (D) Krone
(D) International Court of Justice
89. Which country (by electorate) is
82. The headquarter of Green Peace the world’s largest democracy?
International is located in (A) United States
(A) Amserdam (B) United Kingdom
(B) Geneva (C) China
(C) Lisbon (D) India
(D) Austria
90. The permanent Secretariat of OIC
83. 3 May is observed Internationally is located in
as (A) Makkah
(A) Labour Day (B) Madina
(B) Environment Day (C) Jeddah
(C) Earth Day (D) Riyadh
(D) Press Freedom Day
ANSWERS: GK QUIZ
84. The Capital of Canada is 81. B
(A) Tirane 82. A
(B) Ottawa 83. D
(C) Athens 84. B
(D) Luxembourg 85. D
86. C
85. Suez Canal is between 87. A
(A) Arabian Sea and Red Sea 88. B
(B) Red Sea and North Sea 89. D
(C) Mediterranean Sea and North Sea 90. C
(D) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
91. The highest part of the Earth is
86. The permanent Secretariat of (A) Mount Everest
SAARC is located in (B) K2
(A) Islamabad, Pakistan (C) Norway
(B) New Delhi, India (D) North Pole
(C) Kathmandu, Nepal 92. The lowest part of the Earth is
(D) Colombo, Sri Lanka (A) Dead Sea
(B) Mariana Trench
87. Which from the following countries (C) South Africa
is NOT a member of European Union? (D) South Pole
(A) Norway 93. The deepest part of the Earth is
(B) Ireland (A) Dead Sea
(C) Malta (B) Mariana Trench
(D) Estonia

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(C) South Africa ANSWERS: GK QUIZZES

(D) South Pole 91. A
94. The headquarter of Amnesty 92. A
International is in 93. B
(A) Amserdam 94. C
(B) Geneva 95. D
(C) London 96. B
(D) Berlin 97. C
98. C
95. The headquarter of Transparency 99. C
International is in 100. A
(A) Amserdam
(B) Geneva 101. Which country is called “Land of
(C) London thousand islands“?
(D) Berlin (A) Malaysia
(B) Indonesia
96. The largest Island of the World is (C) Ireland
(A) Iceland (D) Finland
(B) Greenland 102. Indonesia is
(C) England an archipelago comprising
(D) Sri Lanka approximately __________ islands.
97. 22 April is observed Internationally (A) 10,000
as (B) 12,500
(A) Labour Day (C) 15,000
(B) Environment Day (D) 17,500
(C) Earth Day
(D) Press Freedom Day 103. Which country is called the “Land
98. Yellow Sea lies between of Golden Fibre”?
(A) America and Canada (A) United States
(B) England and France (B) South Korea
(C) China and Korea (C) Bangladesh
(D) Norway and Sweden (D) India
99. The smallest Sea of the World is
(A) Dead Sea 104. Which country is called the “Land
(B) Red Sea of thousand Lakes“?
(C) Baltic Sea (A) Indonesia
(D) Arabian Sea (B) Finland
(C) Iceland
100. World’s famous bridge “Golden (D) Scotland
Gate Bridge” is in
(A) San Francisco 105. Vienna is the capital of
(B) New Delhi (A) Austria
(C) France (B) Switzerland
(D) Sydney (C) Cyprus
(D) Denmark

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106. The capital of Czech Republic is? 111. The Temple of Heaven, a
(A) Nicosia religious building, is located in
(B) Dublin (A) Edinburgh
(C) Bern (B) Rome
(D) Prague (C) Beijing
(D) Shanghai
107. AFP is the news agency of
_________. 112. The mine, Super Pit, is
(A) Germany Australia’s largest _________ mine.
(B) France (A) gold
(C) Syria (B) silver
(D) Yemen (C) copper
(D) coal
108. ANTARA is the news agency of
_________. 113. What was the nationality of Alfred
(A) Indonesia Nobel?
(B) Syria (A) American
(C) Yemen (B) British
(D) Jordan (C) German
(D) Swedish
109. Emirates is an airline of 114. The first Nobel Prize was
__________. awarded in
(A) Saudi Arabia (A) 1895
(B) Qatar (B) 1901
(C) UAE (C) 1907
(D) Malaysia (D) 1913

110. Qantas is an airline of 115. The Nobel Prize has been

__________. awarded in __________ fields.
(A) Saudi Arabia (A) 5
(B) Australia (B) 6
(C) UAE (C) 7
(D) Malaysia (D) 8

ANSWERS: GK MCQS 116. The Li River is located in

101. B (A) China
102. D (B) Japan
103. C (C) South Korea
104. B (D) North Korea
105. A 117. SANA is the news agency of
106. D _________.
107. B (A) Saudi Arabia
108. A (B) UAE
109. C (C) Syria
110. B (D) Yemen

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118. Saba is the news agency of 123. The second Largest Continent
_________. (by Area) of the World is
(A) Indonesia (A) Asia
(B) Syria (B) Europe
(C) Yemen (C) Africa
(D) Jordan (D) North America

119. KLM is an airline of __________. 124. The Smallest Continent (by Area)
(A) Australia of the World is
(B) Germany (A) Antarctica
(C) Netherlands (B) Australia
(D) Austria (C) Africa
(D) Europe
120. Etihad Airways is an airline of 125. The Earth’s Oceanic water is
__________. divided in __________ oceans.
(A) United Arab Emirates (A) 5
(B) Qatar (B) 6
(C) Russia (C) 7
(D) Canada (D) 8

ANSWERS: GENERAL QUIZ 126. The Earth’s Largest ocean is

111. C __________ .
112. A (A) Atlantic
113. D (B) Arctic
114. B (C) Indian
115. B (D) Pacific
116. A
117. C 127. The Earth’s second
118. C Largest ocean is __________ .
119. C (A) Atlantic
120. A (B) Arctic
(C) Indian
121. The Earth surface is divided in (D) Pacific
__________ Continents.
(A) 5 128. The Earth’s Smallest ocean is
(B) 6 (A) Atlantic
(C) 7 (B) Arctic
(D) 8 (C) Indian
122. The Largest Continent (by Area) (D) Pacific
of the World is __________.
(A) Asia 129. The world’s Largest Lake is?
(B) Europe (A) Caspian Sea
(C) Africa (B) Lake Superior
(D) North America (C) Lake Victoria
(D) Great Bear Lake

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130. The hottest desert of the world (B) 1941

is? (C) 1943
(A) Sahara Desert (D) 1945
(B) Arabian Desert
(C) Cholistan Desert 136. The world’s deadliest conflict
(D) Arctic Desert was?
(A) World War I
ANSWERS: GENERAL QUIZZES (B) World War II
121. C (C) Mongol Conquests
122. A (D) Taiping Rebellion
123. C
124. B 137. The Atomic Bomb was dropped
125. A on the city of Hiroshima on?
126. D (A) 3 August 1945
127. A (B) 6 August 1945
128. B (C) 9 August 1945
129. A (D) 12 August 1945
130. A
138. What was the name of Atomic
131. The first Secretary General of Bomb that dropped on the city of
United Nations was? Hiroshima?
(A) Dag Hammarskjold (A) Little Boy
(B) Kurt Walheion (B) Fat Boy
(C) U Thant (C) Little Man
(D) Trygue Lie (D) Fat Man

132. World War I was began in? 139. The Atomic Bomb was dropped
(A) 1912 on the city of Nagasaki on?
(B) 1914 (A) 3 August 1945
(C) 1916 (B) 6 August 1945
(D) 1918 (C) 9 August 1945
(D) 12 August 1945
133. World War I was ended in?
(A) 1912 140. What was the name of Atomic
(B) 1914 Bomb that dropped on the city of
(C) 1916 Nagasaki?
(D) 1918 (A) Little Boy
(B) Fat Boy
134. World War II was began in? (C) Little Man
(A) 1935 (D) Fat Man
(B) 1937
(C) 1939 ANSWERS: GENERAL MCQS
(D) 1941 131. D
132. B
135. World War II was ended in? 133. D
(A) 1939 134. C

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135. D (C) 1073

136. B (D) 1077
137. B
138. A 147. Reuters is the news agency of
139. C __________ .
140. D (A) United States
(B) United Kingdom
141. NATO is a/an __________ (C) France
alliance. (D) Germany
(A) military
(B) economic 148. WAFA is the news agency of
(C) regional __________ .
(D) cultural (A) Palestine
(B) Iraq
142. The oldest news agency in the (C) Qatar
world is? (D) Egypt
(A) AFP
(B) WAFA 149. The capital of Saudi Arabia is?
(C) BBC (A) Makkah
(D) CNN (B) Madina
(C) Taif
143. The Suez Canal is in (D) Riyadh
__________ .
(A) Nigeria 150. The currency of Qatar is?
(B) Libya (A) Dollar
(C) Egypt (B) Dinar
(D) Palestine (C) Dirham
(D) Riyal
144. The Delaware river is in
__________ . ANSWERS: MCQS OF GENERAL
(A) United States KNOWLEDGE
(B) Canada 141. A
(C) China 142. A
(D) United Kingdom 143. C
144. A
145. The main structural work of the 145. D
Eiffel Tower was completed in? 146. A
(A) 1883 147. B
(B) 1885 148. A
(C) 1887 149. D
(D) 1889 150. D

146. The height of Eiffel Tower is 151. Organisation of Islamic

__________ feet. Cooperation (OIC) was founded on
(A) 1063 (A) September 25, 1966
(B) 1067 (B) September 25, 1967

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(C) September 25, 19698 158. 8 March is observed

(D) September 25, 1969 internationally as?
(A) Women’s Day
152. The OIC was founded in (B) World Water Day
(A) Saudi Arabia (C) World Health Day
(B) Iraq (D) Human Rights Day
(C) Qatar
(D) Morocco 159. 22 March is observed
internationally as?
153. The 6th organ, “Trusteeship (A) Women’s Day
Council” of the United Nations (B) World Water Day
suspended operation on November (C) World Health Day
01, 1994, with the independence of (D) Human Rights Day
(A) Chad
(B) Sudan 160. 7 April is observed internationally
(C) Palau as?
(D) Tunisia (A) Women’s Day
(B) World Water Day
154. The United Nations has (C) World Health Day
__________ principal organs. (D) Human Rights Day
(A) 4
(B) 5 ANSWERS: MCQS GENERAL
(C) 6 KNOWLEDGE
(D) 7 151. D
152. D
155. The International Monetary Fund 153. C
(IMF) was founded on 154. B
(A) 27 December 1944 155. B
(B) 27 December 1945 156. D
(C) 27 December 1946 157. A
(D) 27 December 1947 158. A
159. B
156. The social networking site 160. C
“Twitter” was launched on
(A) July 15, 2003 161. The world’s highest mountain is
(B) July 15, 2004 (A) Mount Everest
(C) July 15, 2005 (B) K2
(D) July 15, 2006 (C) Kangchenjunga
(D) Nanga Parbat
157. The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) was 162. The highest peak of the Mount
formed in? Everest is located along the border of
(A) 1958 (A) China and India
(B) 1960 (B) China and Pakistan
(C) 1962 (C) China and Nepal
(D) 1964 (D) India and Pakistan

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163. The world’s second (B) Grass

highest mountain is (C) Water
(A) Mount Everest (D) Mars
(B) K2
(C) Kangchenjunga 170. The Gobi desert is located in
(D) Nanga Parbat (A) China and Pakistan
(B) China and India
164. The highest peak of the K2 is (C) China and Mongolia
located along the border of (D) China and Russia
(A) China and India
(B) China and Pakistan ANSWERS: MCQS GENERAL
(C) China and Nepal KNOWLEDGE
(D) India and Pakistan 161. A
162. C
165. The “El Valle de la Luna” means 163. B
(A) Valley of the Moon 164. B
(B) Colour of the Moon 165. A
(C) Valley of the Mars 166. B
(D) Colour of the Mars 167. C
168. D
166. The El Valle de la Luna (Valley of 169. D
the Moon) is located in the 170. C
(A) Antarctica Desert
(B) Atacama Desert 171. The point on the Earth’s surface
(C) Sahara Desert that is farthest from its center is the
(D) Gobi Desert peak of the
(A) Mount Everest
167. The Valley of the Moon is located (B) K2
in (C) Chimborazo mountain
(A) Argentina (D) Nanga Parbat
(B) Brazil
(C) Chile 172. The Chimborazo mountain is
(D) Hungary located in
(A) Peru
168. The surface of El Valle de la (B) Guyana
Luna in the Atacama Desert looks like (C) Venezuela
the surface of the (D) Ecuador
(A) Grass
(B) Mars 173. The world’s largest lake is the
(C) Water (A) Caspian Sea
(D) Moon (B) Lake Superior
(C) Lake Baikal
169. Near Antofagasta, Chile the (D) Lake Lucerne
surface of the Atacama Desert looks
like the surface of the 174. The
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surface area is ANSWERS: QUIZZES GENERAL

(A) Caspian Sea KNOWLEDGE
(B) Lake Superior 171. C
(C) Lake Baikal 172. D
(D) Lake Lucerne 173. A
174. B
175. The world’s largest freshwater 175. C
lake by volume is 176. D
(A) Caspian Sea 177. C
(B) Lake Superior 178. B
(C) Lake Baikal 179. D
(D) Lake Lucerne 180. A

176. Lake Superior is located in 181. The headquarters of International

(A) United States Federation of Association Football
(B) Canada (FIFA) is located in
(C) Russia (A) Berlin
(D) United States and Canada (B) Lausanne
(C) London
177. Lake Baikal is located in (D) Zurich
(A) United States
(B) Canada 182. FIFA was founded in
(C) Russia (A) 1904
(D) United States and Canada (B) 1908
(C) 1912
178. Which country is called the “Land (D) 1916
of the Rising Sun”?
(A) China 183. The FIFA men’s World Cup was
(B) Japan commenced in
(C) New Zealand (A) 1924
(D) Australia (B) 1930
(C) 1936
179. The tallest waterfalls in the world (D) 1942
is located in
(A) Argentina 184. The FIFA women’s World Cup
(B) Canada was commenced in
(C) Russia (A) 1981
(D) Venezuela (B) 1983
(C) 1987
180. The world’s tallest waterfalls is (D) 1991
(A) Angel Falls
(B) Victoria Falls 185. The International Olympic
(C) Niagara Falls Committee (IOC) was founded in
(D) Iguazu Falls (A) 1894
(B) 1898

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(C) 1902 186. B

(D) 1904 187. A
188. B
186. The International Olympic 189. C
Committee (IOC) was founded by 190. C
(A) Demetrios Vikelas
(B) Pierre de Coubertin 191. Due to World wars the Olympic
(C) Thomas Bach Games were cancelled in
(D) Juan Antonio Samaranch (A) 1916 and 1940
(B) 1918 and 1942
187. The first president of IOC was (C) 1916, 1938, and 1942
(A) Demetrios Vikelas (D) 1916, 1940, and 1944
(B) Pierre de Coubertin
(C) Thomas Bach 192. The first Summer Olympics
(D) Juan Antonio Samaranch organized by the IOC were held in
1896 in
188. The headquarters of IOC is (A) France
located in (B) Germany
(A) Berlin (C) Greece
(B) Lausanne (D) Switzerland
(C) London
(D) Zurich 193. The first Winter Olympics
organized by the IOC was held in
189. Pierre de Coubertin who created 1924
IOC and is called father of the modern (A) France
Olympic Games was also a/an (B) Germany
(A) musician (C) Greece
(B) politician (D) Switzerland
(C) educator and historian
(D) lawyer and historian 194. Kangaroos are found in
(A) Australia
190. The creation of IOC was inspired (B) New Zealand
by the ancient Olympic Games which (C) Australia and New Zealand
were held in (D) Australia, New Zealand and South
(A) France Africa
(B) Germany
(C) Greece 195. Polar bear is mostly
(D) Switzerland (A) carnivorous
(B) herbivorous
ANSWERS: GENERAL (C) omnivorous
KNOWLEDGE QUIZ (D) none of these
181. D
182. A 196. Pandas are feed almost entirely
183. B on
184. D (A) beech
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(C) red pine 202. Lucy Gray is a poem written by

(D) European larch (A) John Keats
(B) John Milton
197. The world’s largest animal is (C) William Shakespeare
(A) blue whale (D) William Wordsworth
(B) gray whale
(C) sperm whale 203. John Keats was a/an
(D) North Pacific right whale __________ Romantic poet.
(A) American
198. The world’s largest land animal is (B) English
(A) Hippopotamus (C) German
(B) Asian elephant (D) French
(C) African forest elephant
(D) African bush elephant 204. Paradise Lost is an epic poem by
(A) John Keats
199. The world’s largest reptile is (B) John Milton
(A) American alligator (C) William Shakespeare
(B) American crocodile (D) William Wordsworth
(C) Saltwater crocodile
(D) Nile crocodile 205. Buckingham Palace is located in
(A) London
200. The world’s largest bird is (B) Paris
(A) Somali ostrich (C) Berlin
(B) Common ostrich (D) Moscow
(C) King penguin
(D) Southern cassowary 206. The Taj Mahal, a UNESCO
World Heritage Site, was build by
ANSWERS: GENERAL Mughal emperor
KNOWLEDGE QUIZ (A) Akbar
191. D (B) Humayun
192. C (C) Jahangir
193. A (D) Shah Jahan
194. A
195. A 207. The Taj Mahal is located in the
196. B city of __________ in India.
197. A (A) Agra
198. D (B) Hyderabad
199. C (C) New Delhi
200. B (D) Mumbai

201. The largest eggs in the world 208. The first non-European who won
today are the eggs laid by the the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913
(A) Whale was
(B) Ostrich (A) Allama Iqbal
(C) Crocodile (B) Munshi Premchand
(D) African Duck

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(C) Rabindranath Tagore (A) F. Scott Fitzgerald

(D) Swami Vivekananda (B) Mark Twain
(C) Leo Tolstoy
209. The Saint Basil’s Cathedral is (D) Ernest Hemingway
located in
(A) London 214. The novel “Anna Karenina” was
(B) Paris written by
(C) Berlin (A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
(D) Moscow (B) Mark Twain
(C) Leo Tolstoy
210. The Burj Al Arab which is a hotel (D) Ernest Hemingway
on an artificial island is located in
(A) Abu Dhabi 215. The novel “Lolita” was written by
(B) Sharjah (A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
(C) Dubai (B) Mark Twain
(D) Doha (C) Thomas More
(D) Vladimir Nabokov
ANSWERS: GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 216. F. Scott Fitzgerald, was a/an
201. B __________ novelist and short story
202. D writer.
203. B (A) American
204. B (B) English
205. A (C) German
206. D (D) Russian
207. A
208. C 217. Ernest Hemingway was a/an
209. D __________ novelist, short story
210. C writer, and journalist.
(A) American
211. The novel “The Old Man and the (B) English
Sea” was written by (C) German
(A) F. Scott Fitzgerald (D) Russian
(B) Mark Twain
(C) Leo Tolstoy 218. Leo Tolstoy was a/an
(D) Ernest Hemingway __________ writer.
(A) American
212. The novel “The Great Gatsby” (B) English
was written by (C) German
(A) F. Scott Fitzgerald (D) Russian
(B) Mark Twain
(C) Leo Tolstoy 219. The novels “The Adventures of
(D) Ernest Hemingway Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn” were written by
213. The novel “War and Peace” was (A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
written by (B) Mark Twain

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(C) Leo Tolstoy 224. The book “Utopia” that describes

(D) Ernest Hemingway a fictional island society was written
by
220. Mark Twain was a pen name of (A) William Shakespeare
(A) Charles Dickens (B) Bernard Shaw
(B) Samuel Clemens (C) Vladimir Nabokov
(C) Oscar Wilde (D) Thomas More
(D) Jack London
225. The play “The Doctor’s Dilemma”
ANSWERS: GENERAL that describes the moral dilemmas
KNOWLEDGE QUIZ created by limited medical resources
211. D and business was written by
212. A (A) William Shakespeare
213. C (B) Bernard Shaw
214. C (C) Vladimir Nabokov
215. D (D) Thomas More
216. A
217. A 226. Anton Chekhov, a famous
218. D playwright and short story writer was
219. B also a/an
220. B (A) engineer
(B) lawyer
221. Which novel is sometimes called (C) politician
the world’s first novel or the world’s (D) medical doctor
first modern novel?
(A) Don Quixote 227. The Jazz Age in which jazz
(B) City of the Sun music and dance styles became
(C) The Tale of Genji popular started in
(D) Utopia (A) 1900s
(B) 1910s
222. Which novel is considered as the (C) 1920s
first European novel of the modern (D) 1930s
era?
(A) Don Quixote 228. The Jazz Age is often referred to
(B) City of the Sun in conjunction with the
(C) The Tale of Genji (A) Adult Twenties
(D) Utopia (B) Roaring Twenties
(C) Sexy Twenties
223. The novel “Don Quixote” was a (D) Modern Twenties
__________ novel.
(A) French 229. The sexual revolution also known
(B) German as sexual liberation throughout the
(C) Spanish Western world was started in
(D) Russian (A) 1950s
(B) 1960s

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(C) 1970s 234. The oldest still-active cinema,

(D) 1980s L’Ideal Cinema, is located in
(A) Aniche
230. The famous composer Ludwig (B) Paris
van Beethoven was a __________ (C) Berlin
composer. (D) London
(A) American
(B) English 235. Charlie Chaplin, one of the most
(C) German important figures in the history of the
(D) Russian film industry was a/an _________
actor.
ANSWERS: GENERAL (A) American
KNOWLEDGE QUIZ (B) English
221. C (C) German
222. A (D) Spanish
223. C
224. D 236. The oldest large-scale film studio
225. B in the world is
226. D (A) Paramount Pictures
227. C (B) Babelsberg Film Studio
228. B (C) Hengdian World Studio
229. B (D) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
230. C
237. The Babelsberg Film Studio is
231. The world’s first movie theater located in
was (A) Aniche
(A) The Dolby Theatre (B) Paris
(B) Rodgers Theatre (C) Berlin
(C) L’Ideal Cinema (D) London
(D) Berlin Wintergarten theatre
238. The oldest film industry of the
232. The history’s first short silent film world is
was presented in the Berlin (A) Hollywood
Wintergarten theatre in (B) Bollywood
(A) 1890 (C) Mosfilm
(B) 1895 (D) Nestor Studios
(C) 1900
(D) 1905 239. The oldest entertainment awards
ceremony is
233. The oldest still-active cinema in (A) Oscars Awards
the world is (B) Emmy Awards
(A) The Dolby Theatre (C) Tony Awards
(B) Rodgers Theatre (D) Grammy Awards
(C) L’Ideal Cinema
(D) Berlin Wintergarten theatre 240. The first Academy Awards (also
called Oscars Awards) presentation

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was held in 245. The famous AK-47 assault rifle

(A) 1923 was invented by
(B) 1925 (A) Alexander Fleming
(C) 1927 (B) Alfred Nobel
(D) 1929 (C) Mikhail Kalashnikov
(D) Wright brothers
ANSWERS: GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 246. Mikhail Kalashnikov was a
231. D __________ general.
232. B (A) German
233. C (B) Scottish
234. A (C) Swedish
235. B (D) Russian
236. B
237. C 247. Dynamite, an explosive was
238. A invented by
239. A (A) Alexander Fleming
240. D (B) Alfred Nobel
(C) Mikhail Kalashnikov
241. The tallest tree in the world is (D) Wright brothers
(A) Coconut palm
(B) Cuban Royal palm 248. Alfred Nobel was a __________
(C) Quindio wax palm chemist and engineer.
(D) Date palm (A) German
(B) Scottish
242. The Cocora valley, the principal (C) Swedish
location of Quindio wax palm, is (D) Russian
located in
(A) Argentina 249. Penicillin was discovered in 1928
(B) Brazil by
(C) Colombia (A) Alexander Fleming
(D) Portugal (B) Alfred Nobel
(C) Mikhail Kalashnikov
243. The airplane was invented by (D) Wright brothers
__________ in 1903.
(A) Alexander Fleming 250. Alexander Fleming was a
(B) Alfred Nobel __________ scientist.
(C) Mikhail Kalashnikov (A) German
(D) Wright brothers (B) Scottish
(C) Swedish
244. Christopher Columbus was a/an (D) Russian
__________ explorer.
(A) Italian ANSWERS: GENERAL
(B) Scottish KNOWLEDGE MCQS
(C) Swedish 241. C
(D) French 242. C

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243. D 256. The world’s first nuclear power

244. A plant was built by
245. C (A) United States
246. D (B) Russia
247. B (C) France
248. C (D) Germany
249. A
250. B 257. Which country’s official
constitution is Quran?
251. The world’s first artificial satellite (A) Saudi Arabia
was (B) Qatar
(A) Dong Fang Hong 1 (C) Pakistan
(B) Explorer 1 (D) Indonesia
(C) Sputnik 1
(D) Vanguard 1 258. The tomb of Prophet Muhammad
is located in
252. The world’s first artificial satellite, (A) Jeddah
Sputnik 1, was launched by (B) Riyadh
(A) United States (C) Makkah
(B) Russia (D) Madina
(C) France
(D) Germany 259. Which city is regarded as the
holiest city in the religion of Islam?
253. The Sputnik 1 was launched by (A) Jeddah
Russia on (B) Riyadh
(A) 4 October 1957 (C) Makkah
(B) 4 October 1959 (D) Madina
(C) 4 October 1961
(D) 4 October 1963 260. The Muslims are required to pray
in the direction towards
254. The Mont Saint-Michel, a (A) Kaaba
UNESCO World Heritage Site, is (B) Mount Arafat
located in (C) Jabal al-Nour
(A) United States (D) Al-Aqsa Mosque
(B) Russia
(C) France ANSWERS: GENERAL
(D) Germany KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
251. C
255. The Statue of Liberty in the 252. B
United States is located in 253. A
(A) Washington D.C. 254. C
(B) New York 255. B
(C) Los Angeles 256. B
(D) Chicago 257. A
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259. C (B) Russian

260. A (C) German
(D) French
261. The longest river in Europe is
(A) River Thames 268. Alexey Leonov was a/an
(B) Orange River __________ astronaut.
(C) Ural River (A) American
(D) Volga River (B) Russian
(C) German
262. The Volga River flows in (D) French
(A) Great Britain
(B) Russia 269. The first space station was
(C) Germany (A) Lunokhod 1
(D) France (B) Mir
(C) Salyut 1
263. The first person who entered into (D) International Space Station (ISS)
space was
(A) Alan Shepard 270. The first moon walker (remote-
(B) Alexey Leonov controlled robot) was
(C) Neil Armstrong (A) Lunokhod 1
(D) Yuri Gagarin (B) Mir
(C) Salyut 1
264. The first person who walked on (D) International Space Station (ISS)
the Moon was
(A) Alan Shepard ANSWERS: GENERAL
(B) Alexey Leonov KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
(C) Neil Armstrong 261. D
(D) Yuri Gagarin 262. B
263. D
265. The first spacewalk was 264. C
performed by 265. B
(A) Alan Shepard 266. B
(B) Alexey Leonov 267. A
(C) Neil Armstrong 268. B
(D) Yuri Gagarin 269. C
270. A
266. Yuri Gagarin was a/an
__________ astronaut. 271. The first spacecraft to land on the
(A) American Moon was
(B) Russian (A) Luna 1
(C) German (B) Luna 3
(D) French (C) Luna 6
(D) Luna 9
267. Neil Armstrong was a/an
__________ astronaut. 272. The first spacecraft to land on the
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(A) Venera 1 278. The largest country by area in

(B) Venera 4 Africa is
(C) Venera 7 (A) Algeria
(D) Venera 11 (B) Nigeria
(C) South Africa
273. The first spacecraft to land on the (D) Tanzania
Mars was
(A) Mars 1 279. The Spring Temple Buddha, the
(B) Mars 2 tallest statue in the world, is located in
(C) Mars 3 (A) China
(D) Mars 4 (B) Japan
(C) Thailand
274. The world’s oldest surviving (D) India
federation is
(A) United States 280. Africa’s largest lake is
(B) Russia (A) Lake Albert
(C) Great Britain (B) Lake Tanganyika
(D) Italy (C) Lake Malawi
(D) Lake Victoria
275. The Temple of All Religions that
consists of several types of religious ANSWERS: GENERAL
architecture including an Orthodox KNOWLEDGE MCQS
church, a mosque, and a synagogue 271. D
is located in 272. C
(A) Kazan 273. C
(B) Saint Petersburg 274. A
(C) Barcelona 275. A
(D) Valencia 276. C
277. C
276. Leonardo da Vinci was an 278. A
__________ polymath with expertise 279. A
in painting, sculpting, architecture, 280. D
science, music and mathematics.
(A) Russian 281. The highest cold desert in the
(B) French world is
(C) Italian (A) Antarctica Desert
(D) Spanish (B) Greenland Desert
(C) Katpana Desert
277. Marco Polo was a famous (D) Siberia Desert
__________ traveler. 282. The Katpana Desert is located in
(A) Russian (A) China
(B) French (B) Russia
(C) Italian (C) Spain
(D) Spanish (D) Pakistan

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283. The Aljaferia Palace, a fortified (B) Spain

palace, is located in (C) Pakistan
(A) Algeria (D) Italy
(B) Spain
(C) Pakistan 290. Constantine is a city in
(D) Italy (A) Algeria
(B) Spain
284. Badshahi Mosque, a UNESCO (C) Pakistan
World Heritage Site, is located in (D) Italy
(A) Algeria
(B) Spain ANSWERS: GENERAL
(C) Pakistan KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
(D) Italy 281. C
282. D
285. The Cathedral of Saint Mary of 283. B
Burgos dedicated to the Virgin Mary is 284. C
located in the __________ city of 285. D
Burgos. 286. A
(A) French 287. A
(B) Italian 288. D
(C) German 289. C
(D) Spanish 290. A

286. The first female who led a 291. The most populous country in
Muslim state was Africa is
(A) Benazir Bhutto (A) Algeria
(B) Fatima Jinnah (B) Nigeria
(C) Khalida Zia (C) South Africa
(D) Maryam Nawaz (D) DR Congo

287. Benazir Bhutto was an elected 292. Which country has

Prime Minister of the largest number of UNESCO World
(A) Pakistan Heritage Sites?
(B) Saudi Arabia (A) China
(C) Indonesia (B) France
(D) Malaysia (C) Italy
(D) Spain
288. Who is the youngest-ever Nobel
Prize laureate? 293. The historic Champagne wine
(A) Albert Einstein region famous for the production of
(B) Stephen Hawking white wine is located in
(C) Nelson Mandela (A) China
(D) Malala Yousafzai (B) France
(C) Italy
289. Malala Yousafzai belongs to (D) Spain
(A) Algeria

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294. The Loire Valley famous for its 300. Alexander the Great was tutored
historic towns, architecture, and wines by the philosopher
is located in (A) Aristotle
(A) China (B) Socrates
(B) France (C) Plato
(C) Italy (D) none of these
(D) Spain
ANSWERS: GENERAL
295. Salonga National Park, the KNOWLEDGE MCQS
Africa’s largest tropical rainforest is 291. B
located in 292. C
(A) DR Congo 293. B
(B) Nigeria 294. B
(C) South Africa 295. A
(D) Tanzania 296. A
297. D
296. Victor Hugo was a __________ 298. D
poet, novelist and dramatist. 299. C
(A) French 300. A
(B) Italian
(C) German
(D) Spanish

297. Which country is the

world’s largest producer of cobalt, a
chemical element?
(A) Nigeria
(B) South Africa
(C) Botswana
(D) DR Congo

298. Victoria Waterfalls is located at

the border of
(A) Algeria and Nigeria
(B) DR Congo and Zambia
(C) Tanzania and South Africa
(D) Zambia and Zimbabwe

299. The world’s largest landlocked

country is
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Azerbaijan
(C) Kazakhstan
(D) Uzbekistan

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