General Knowledge MCQS(1)

(1)What is the unit of measurement of wind speed? (a)anemometre(b)barometre (c)speedometre(d)knot
(2)Who said this 'Knowledge is power'?  (a)william wordsworth(b)voltaire(c)socrates(d)
sir francis bacon
(3)'Little Corporal' is the title of (a)hitler(b)napolean(c)prince of bismarck(d)stephen hawking
(4)How many stars are in China's flag?(a)4(b)5(c)6(d)7
(5)The book 'Six Machine' is the autobiography of which famous crickter?(a)shahid afridi(b)sachin tendulkar(c)chris gayle(d)AB de Villiers
(6)Which country is known as "Land of Smiles"? (a)Italy(b)nigeria(c)thailand(d)holland
(7)"Canada" is an indian word meaning? (a)big park(b)big village(c)big copper wire(d)big apple
(8)Lengendary Hero Santosh Kumar was born on Dec,25 1922 in: (a)hyderabad(b)lahore(c)karachi(d)chandigarh
(9)In International Hockey,which player is known as "Wall of China"?(a)akthar rasool(b)munir dar(c)manzoor ul hassan(d)sohail abbas
(10)Acarophobia is a fear of(a)heights(b)itching(c)sourness(d)darkness
(11)"IBM" is a computer company of: (a)France(b)USA(c)japan(d)china
(12)The book "Higher than Hopes" is a biography of Nelson Mandela written by:(a)Fatima Meer(b)Henry S.Commager(c)vinny mandela(d)hannery slag
(13)What is the national language of India? (a)sanskrit(b)hindi(c)both(d)none
(14)Which is the most ancient civilization of the world? (a)Egyption(b)chinese(c)indus valley(d)sumerian
(15)Siachin Glacier is located in: (a)eastern karakoram range(b)southern karakoram range(c)western karakoram range(d)none
(16)French somaliland is the old name of:  (a)Djibouti(b)Burkina Faso(c)USA(d)none of these
(17)Which continent has no desert? (a)africa(b)australia(c)europe(d)asia
(18)Victoria island is located in: (a)atlantic ocean(b)indian ocean(c)arctic ocean(d)pacific ocean
(19)PRISM is:  (a)an apparatus(b)a place in the USA(c)a missile system in Russia(d)a surveillance program
(20)Kinshasa is the new name of: (a)Malaya(b)Leopoldville(c)Rhodesia(d)none
(21)Millennium means                  (a)10 years(b)100 years(c)1000 years(d)10000 years
(22)Which muslim country apposed Pakistan's entry into the UNO? (a)afghanistan(b)turkey(c)nigeria(d)albania
(23)Operation Blue Star related to Golden Temple had been occurred in (a)june 6,1980(b)june 6,1976(c)june 6,1984(d)june 6,1986
(24)Which personality is buried near the river Nile in aswan egypt?       (a)sir syed ahmad khan(b)ghazi ilm din shaheed(c)sir agha khan(d)hafeez jhalandri
(25)A Swiss scientist A.L Brequet was the inventor of: (a)watch(b)piano(c)parachute(d)clock
(26)The book "Verdict on India" was written by  (a)Beverlay Nickolas(b)Charles Nicholas(c)Peter Nicholas(d)none of these
(27)Gunpowder consists of a mixture of:   (a)Sand and TNT(b)TNT and charcoal(c)Nitre,sulpher and charcoal(d)sulpher,sand and charcoal
(28)Headquarter of Organization for Economic Cooperation and development is located in  (a)New york(b)geneva(c)vienna(d)paris
(29)Dutch East Indies is the old name of (a)Nyasaland(b)Netherlands(c)indonesia(d)none
(30)Who wrote Glimpses World History? (a)jawahar lal nehru(b)amir khan(c)mahatama ghandi(d)none
(31)Child Labour is the main theme in most of the novels of    (a)Maxim Gorky(b)Leo Tolstoy(c)D.H Lawrence(d)Charles Dickens
(32)The head of the Suhrawardia Silsila is:  (a)sha din alam(b)ghias-ud-din alam(c)baha-ud-din zakariya (d)shah rukn-e-alam
(33)Yusuf Zulekha was written by: (a)ghulam rasul(b)bulhe shah(c)hashim shah(d)abu noaras
(34)Ezezia international is the airport of (a)libya(b)USA(c)Russia(d)argentina
(35)'Green Books' belongs to    (a)USA and iraq(b)italy and iran(c)pakistan and india(d)none of these
(36)Ghana is the new name of (a)gayana(b)new guinea(c)gold coast(d)asia minor
(37)Land of thousand elephants is the distinctive name of (a)indonesia(b)laos(c)finland(d)thailand
(38)LASER is an airline of (a)peru(b)argentina(c)morocco(d)venezuela
(39)Which country is called 'isle of june'?(a)pakistan(b)libya(c)bahamas(d)haiti
(40)The United Nations was founded at   (a)washington(b)New york(c)san Francisco(d)phildelphia
(41)French Sudan is the old name of: (a)Burkina Faso(b)Indonesia(c)Mali(d)none
(42)Which country is called 'Land of Mighty Rivers'? (a)korea(b)nigeria(c)egypt(d)ethiopia
(43)'Bactria' is the old name of (a)syria(b)turkey(c)afghanistan(d)sri lanka
(44)A strait which separates Greenland from Baffin islands: (a)Gibralter strait(b)Florida strait(c)Davis strait(d)Dover strait
(45)A dry lake bed found in a desert is known as (a)playa(b)aurora(c)dorval(d)none
(46)What type of animal is an "old wench"? (a)fish(b)bird(c)rodent(d)feline
(47)Burkina Faso is the new name of (a)lower volta(b)rhodesia(c)mali(d)upper volta
(48)Ryanair is an airline of (a)china(b)ireland(c)germany(d)none
(49)Galileo Galilei Airport is located in  (a)France(b)Italy(c)turkey(d)USA
(50)What is the old name of Tokyo? (a)suriname(b)akihito(c)Edo(d)Rishkek
(51)The person who studies fish is called (a)ithyologist(b)lexilologist(c)ichthyologist(d)none
(52)Saba is the news agency of (a)belgium(b)syria(c)yemen(d)jordan
(53)Dardanelles strait is located in (a)turkey(b)indonesia(c)USA(d)none
(54)Greenback is                              (a)a valley(b)japanese yen(c)US dollar(d)a park
(55)Who is the author of "The Rape of the Lock"?   (a)Rudyard kipling(b)Alexander pope(c)Emily Bronte(d)none
(56)"Kabaddi" is the national game of (a)Pakistan(b)Bangladesh(c)India(d)Canada
(57)Nelson Mendela got Nishan-e-Pakistan in     (a)3 oct 1990(b)3 oct 1992(c)3 oct. 1994(d)none
(58)Which country has the shortest National Anthem? (a)japan(b)liberia(c)china(d)UK
(59)Who was the first emperor in china?   (a)sun yat sen(b)kublai khan(c)qin shi huagdi(d)mao zedong
(60)Which country is called frying pan of the world? (a)egypt(b)nigeria(c)niger(d)saudi arabia
(61)"Coulrophobia" is a fear of (a)colours(b)rainbow(c)clowns(d)white collar crimes
(62)Which country is called land of rivers? (a)Bangladesh(b)Pakistan(c)India(d)China
(63)Israel snatched 'Golan Heights' in 1967 from (a)egypt(b)lebanon(c)jordon(d)syria
(64)Which of the following international organization has no headquarters? (a)GCC(b)OAU(c)G-8(d)D-8
(65)Senkaku island is disputed between (a)china and japan(b)china and south korea(c)japan and south korea(d)none
(66)When gathered in a group,which bird species are called a murder?   (a)humming bird(b)falcons(c)crows(d)owl
(67)Highest military award of Germany is         (a)victoria cross(b)iron cross(c)military cross(d)medal of honour
(68)Headquarters of World Economic Forum is situated in (a)Davos(b)London(c)Newyork(d)Geneva
(69)Surinam is the new name of (a)Congo(b)Dutch Guyana(c)Dutch East Indies(d)Burma
(70)'Mauritius' is an island state in the      (a)pacific ocean(b)atlantic ocean(c)indian ocean(d)arictic ocean
(71)How many delegates can each country send to United Nations General Assembly?  (a)3(b)4(c)5(d)8
(72)Maghreb Arab Press is an official news agency of (a)somalia(b)uganda(c)morocco(d)saudi arabia
(73)'Alf Laila' was written by       (a)Ibn Tufail(b)Muhammad Qasim(c)abu noras(d)none
(74)Insulin was discovered by (a)F.Banting(b)Edmund fisher(c)Alexander Fleming(d)none
(75)D-Day is associated with          (a)6 june 1884(b)6 june 1944(c)6 august 1945(d)none
(76)Scotophobia is a fear of (a)darkness(b)motorbike(c)character(d)none
(77)Which agency of the United Nations, Pakistan joined just after its creation? (a)UNESCO(b)WHO(c)FAO(d)High Commission for Refugees
(78)Mount Sinabung is located in (a)japan(b)indonesia(c)philppines(d)USA
(79)The Sinai Peninsula is in_____(a)
Egypt(b)Libya(c)jordon(d)syria
(80)Who wrote the famous novel"Oliver Twist"?   (a)Thomas Hardy(b)Rudyard Kipling(c)Charles Dickens(d)Rider Haggard
(81)The Moro Islamic Liberation Front(MILF) a rebel group belongs to (a)Syria(b)indonesia(c)morocco(d)phillipines
(82)The world deserts are divided into_______categories. (a)3(b)4(c)5(d)7
(83)Masjid-e-Suleiman is the chief oil field of (a)kuwait(b)iraq(c)iran(d)Russia
(84)The Communist Manifesto was first published in (a)English(b)German(c)French(d)Russian
(85)'Guernica' the world's famous painting was painted by (a)Michealangelo(b)Van Gogh(c)Pablo Picasso(d)Leonardo da vinci
(86)Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 together with another South African Leader.What was his name? (a)Oliver Tambo(b)R.W Botha(c)Frederik de Klerk(d)none
(87)News agency AIP belongs to (a)india(b)pakistan(c)palestine(d)afghanistan
(88)What was the name of Atomic Bomb that dropped on the city of Nagasaki? (a)little boy(b)fat boy(c)little man(d)fat man
(89)What is the term of the President of the UN General Assembly?   (a)4 years(b)2 years(c)1 year(d)5 years
(90)National Directorate of Security (NDS) is a spy agency of__________ (a)Nigeria(b)Afghanistan(c)USA(d)Israel
(91)'Hyde Park' London is renowned for  (a)Being residence of England's Foreign Minister(b)Beautiful red roses(c)Liberty of Speech(d)unique design
(92)'Decline of the West' book was written by German Philosopher (a)Herbert Spencer(b)Spengler(c)Spinoza(d)none
(93)Famous character 'David Copperfield' was the creation of (a)Charles Dickens(b)Arthur Conan Doyle(c)Jane Austen(d)Thomas Hardy
(94)Rohingya Muslim people belong to Myanmar from which state (a)shan state(b)rakhine state(c)mon state(d)yangoon region
(95)Stainless steel is the alloy of? (a)iron,chromium and nickle(b)carbon and zinc(c)zinc and iron(d)iron and silver
(96)The famous book "East of Eden"
is the work of  (a)John Steinback(b)R.W. Emerson(c)Bertrand Russel(d)Earnest Hemingway
(97)The Strait of Hormuz  fall between (a)UAE and Oman(b)Iran and Iraq(c)Iran,Oman and UAE(d)none
(98)Baikal Lake is situated in (a)Kazakhstan(b)USA(c)Russia(d)Angola
(99)What is "Ikebana"?  (a)Japanese art of flower arrangement(b)Greek art of fighting(c)art of dancing and music(d)none of these
(100)What is Choreography?  (a)art of dancing(b)art of music(c)art of gardening(d)art of fight