General Knowledge MCQs

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General Knowledge MCQs 

In which city the headquarter of international Council of Nurses (ICN) located?
a. Geneva
b. Berlin
c. New York
d. Tokyo

International Council of Nurses was founded in which year?
a. 1888
b. 1899
c. 1909
d. 1919
ICN total Members: 135

Which of the following is known as the First Pakistani Sufi Opera singer?
a. Rafaqat Ali Khan
b. Reshma
c. Atif Aslam
d. Saira Peter

Trygve Lie who served as the first Secretary General of UN belong to which country?
a. Norway
b. Switzerland
c. Portugal
d. None of these

Which one of the following countries is known as the Great Britain of Pacific?
a. Papua New Guinea
b. Palau
c. East Timor
d. Japan

Thailand was previously known as ?
a. Siam (until 1939)
b. Ceylon
c. Helvetia
d. None of these

Where was the World’s oldest Human Rights organization Anti-Slavery International based?
a. USA
b. UK
c. South Africa
d. Brazil

World’s oldest Human Rights organization Anti-Slavery International was founded in which year?
a. 1823
b. 1839
c. 1846
d. 1887

Fidel Castro was a president of which country?
a. Russia
b. Portugal
c. Palau
d. Cuba (from 1976 to 2008)

In which year Fidel Castro was died?
a. 2001
b. 2010
c. 2016 (25 November)
d. 2020

Zulu (a nation of Nguni-speaking people) is a prominent tribe of which country?
a. Nigeria
b. Kenya
c. Morocco
d. South Africa

Name the program that PTI launched during COVID-19?
a. Digital Pakistan
b. Ehsas Program
c. National Action Plan
d. None of these

Software that is used for the Numerical Problems is commonly known as ____ ?
a. Application Software
b. System Software
c. MATLAB
d. Fusion

Catherine Palace is located in which region of Russia?
a. Saint Peterburg
b. Moscow
c. Kazan
d. Arzamas

European Court of Human Rights was founded in which of the following years?
a. 1955
b. 1959
c. 1967
d. 1971

At the start of 2017 there were how many nuclear states in the world?
a. 05
b. 07
c. 08 (Israel Undeclared)
d. 11

Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) was established in _____ year?
a. 1970
b. 1978
c. 1985
d. None of these

EPI Programme aims to vaccinate children aged ______ ?
a. 0-10 months
b. 0-15 months
c. 0-07 months
d. 0-22 months

Harvard University in the United States was founded in which year?
a. 1445
b. 1636
c. 1096
d. None of these

What is the real name of George Eliot an English Novelist?
a. Elizabeth Blower
b. Mary Ann Evans
c. Francis Coventry
d. None of these

Danish War was fought in which year:
a. 1845
b. 1864
c. 1873
d. 1901

Identify the author who created the fictional character of a great detective called Sherlock Holmes:
a. Arthur Morgan
b. Arthur Schopenhauer
c. Arthur Canon Doyle
d. None of these

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Which of the following is not a part of the UAE states?
a. Abu Dhabi
b. Qatar
c. Dubai
d. Sharjah

Queen Elizabeth I was an authoritative Queen of which region around the world:
a. UK
b. Germany
c. Japan
d. Russia

Where is the headquarters of Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) is situated in which Gulf Region:
a. Riyadh
b. Abu Dhabi
c. Sharjah
d. Nepal

Waterloo, where Napoléon was finally defeated, is situated in:
a. Belgium
b. Netherlands
c. South Africa
d. Egypt

The narrow strip in Afghanistan that separates Pakistan from Tajikistan is known as:
a. Durand Line
b. Line of Actual Control
c. Wakhan Corridor
d. Taftan Border

Lake Tana is found in which country:
a. Ethiopia
b. Uganda
c. Niger
d. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Which of the following country has started world’s first hydrogen-powered train?
a. Spain
b. France
c. Germany
d. Libya

Baglihar dam is constructed on which River?
a. Chenab
b. Ravi
c. Sutlej
d. None of these

Baglihar dam is located in which of these states?
a. UP
b. Rajisthan
c. Jammu and Kashmir
d. None of these

In which district of Kashmir Baglihar dam is constructed?
a. Kupwara
b. Poonch
c. Pulwama
d. Doda

NBP (National Bank of Pakistan) was formed in which of the following years after Independence:
a. 1948
b 1949
c. 1950
d. 1951

Civil Rights Movement was led by?
a. Martin Luther King, Jr.
b. Abraham Lincoln
c. Nelson Mendala
d. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Eiffel tower is located in capital of which country?
a. France
b. Germany
c. UK
d. USA

Which continent has no desert in the world?
a. Asia
b. Africa
c. North America
d. Europe

Habib Bourguiba is the President of which country?
a. Algeria
b. Morocco
c. Tunisia
d. Libya

What is the percentage of water present in blood plasma in human body:
a. 60%
b. 77%
c. 84%
d. 90%

When was Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam founded in Lahore?
a. 1875
b. 1884
c. 1892
d. 1910

World war I started on?
a. 26 July 1914
b. 27 July 1914
c. 28 July 1914
d. 29 July 1014

World War 1 ended on which date?
a. 09 November 1918
b. 11 November 1918
c. 13 November 1918
d. 15 November 1918

On what date World War II started?
a. 01 September 1939
b. 05 September 1939
c. 07 September 1939
d. 11 September 1939

When did world war 2 end?
a. 01 September 1945
b. 02 September 1945
c. 03 September 1945
d. None of these

Identify the one among the given who is called the father of civil services in India?
a. Lord Irwin
b. Charles Cornwallis
c. Satyendra Nath Tagore
d. None of these

Dr Ahmad Sukarno was the president of which country?
a. Indonesia
b. Zimbawe
c. South Africa
d. West Indies

When was the AIDS virus discovered?
a. 1973
b. 1983
c. 1993
d. 2003

Which is the biggest stock market in Asia?
a. National Stock Exchange
b. Singapore Exchange
c. Shanghai Stock Exchange
d. Tokyo Stock Exchange

In which year Iran left Baghdad Pact?
a. 1973
b. 1975
c. 1977
d. 1979

Which lake is called paradise of birds?
a. Shausar Lake
b. Haleji Lake
c. Rush Lake
d. Satpara Lake

Pyongyang is a city of which country:
a. South korea
b. North korea
c. Japan
d. Iran

Devis Cup is associated with the game of?
a. Football
b. Swimming
c. Tennis
d. Horse Riding

Which country is largest producer of Natural gas?
a. Iran
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Russia
d. USA
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The Wellington Trophy is related to which of the following game?
a. Cricket
b. Fighting
c. Volley Ball
d. Rowing (Crew)

Name the capital of Indonesia:
a. Jakarta
b. Bogor City
c. Jayapura
d. Surabaya

Kohe-e- Murad is sacred place of:
a. Sikhs
b. Hindus
c. Zikris
d. Buddism

Ankara is the new name of:
a. Guiana
b. Angora
c. Antalya
d. Konya

What is the old name of Netherlands:
a. Scotland
b. Poland
c. Holland
d. None of these

Durand Cup is related to which of the following game?
a. Football
b. Basket Ball
c. Base Ball
d. None of these

Orange revolution is associated with:
a. China
b. Russia
c. Serbia
d. Ukraine

Largest Lake in Africa is:
a. African Great Lake
b. Lake Kivu
c. Lake Rukwa
d. Lake Victoria

EVA is the airline of: 
a. Taiwan
b. Hong Kong
c. Singapore
d. Malaysia

Which of the following river is known as the Mother of the Rivers?
a. Mekong
b. Mississippi
c. Indus
d. Brahamputra

Which river is called Father of Rivers?
a. Amazon River
b. Yangtze River
c. Indus River
d. Nile River

Spot the strongest currency in the world?
a. Bahraini Dinar (2nd)
b. Kuwaiti Dinar (1st)
c. Omani Riyal (3rd)
d. Jordanian Dinar (4th)

Swaythling cup is associated with?
a. Snooker
b. Table Tennis
c. Handball
d. Water Polo

Official Language of Iran is:
a. Persian (Farsi)
b. Arabic
c. Afghan
d. Turkish

Bull’s Eye is used in which of the following game?
a. Boxing
b. Shooting
c. Wrestling
d. Running

The speed of sound is minimum in ?
a. Vaccum
b. Air
c. Steel
d. None of these

Blue River is in _______?
a. France
b. West Indies
c. Russia
d. USA

America cup is associated with which sports?
a. Sailing (Yachting)
b. Lacrosse
c. Boxing
d. Hurling

Lay up shot cup is related with which game?
a. Golf
b. Ice Hockey
c. Croquet
d. Basket Ball

Jahangir khan is famous in which sport?
a. Beach volleyball
b. Squash
c. Boxing
d. Tennis

Thomas Cup is related with?
a. Snooker
b. Fencing
c. Badminton
d. Cricket

Rome the capital city of Italy is situation on which of the given rivers?
a. Tiber River
b. Yangtze River
c. Nile
d. None of these

Which is oldest lake in Australia?
a. Dove Lake
b. Lake Hillier
c. Lake George
d. Blue Lake

Ease of doing business report published by ?
a. British Education Index
b. World Bank Group
c. ASSIA
d. None of these

Dashat e Margo desert which is famous as the desert of death is situated in which country:
a. Afghanistan
b. Iran
c. Egypt
d. Rome

SUPARCO was founded in?
a. 1961
b. 1962
c. 1963
d. 1964

ISRO was founded in?
a. 1968
b.1969
c. 1970
d. 1971

Among the below mentioned countries identify the only majority Muslim member of the NATO alliance?
a. Saudi Arabia
b. Egypt
c. Kazakhstan
d. Turkey

The master plan of Islamabad was prepared by?
a. Doxiadis Associates
b. John Tsigos
c. Louis Barault
d. None of these

A total of Top _______ highest mountains across the world are together Known as ‘The Eight-Thousanders”?
a. 8
b. 10
c. 12
d. 14

Kennedy Space Center is located in?
a. Utah
b. Florida
c. Wyoming
d. Colorado

Spot the first person to use the word “geography”?
a. William Morris Davis
b. Eratosthenes
c. Strabo
d. Ptolemy

Below mentioned rivers which is almost same length as of the Indus River?
a. River Euphrates
b. Rio Grande
c. Brahmaputra River
d. River Danube

Which country among the following does not have border with Libya?
a. Morocco
b. Chad
c. Egypt
d. Tunisia

What is the new capital of Sri Lanka?
a. Galle
b. Colombo (Old)
c. Kandy
d. Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte (New)

What is the new capital of Myanmar (Burma)?
a. Naypyidaw (New)
b. Monywa
c. Taunggyi
d. Yangon (Old)

What line of latitude lies at 0 degrees?
a. Parallels
b. Grids
c. Equator
d. Meridians

G.T Road (Grand Trunk) was constructed by?
a. Sher Shah Suri
b. Babur
c. Akbar
d. Mehmood Ghaznavi

What is the total length of G.T Road Pakistan?
a. 2200 km
b. 2300 km
c. 2400 km
d. 2800 km

What is the total length of G.T Road in miles?
a. 1400 miles
b. 1500 miles
c. 1600 miles
d. 1700 miles
Actual length of Grand Trunk Road in miles is 1491.291 miles.

G.T Road is also known as:
a. Bab-e-Pakistan
b. Shahra-a-Pakistan
c. Sadak-e-Azam
d. None of these

When did G.T road built in Pakistan:
a. 15th Century
b. 16th Century
c. 17th Century
d. 18th Century

Rohtas Fort, also known as Qila Rohtas, was built by?
a. Sher Shah Suri
b. Babur
c. Akbar
d. Mehmood Ghaznavi

In which city Rohtas fort was built by Sher Shah Suri?
a. Peshawar
b. Multan
c. Jhelum
d. Muzaffarabad

On which river Rohtas fort was built?
a. River Neelum
b. River Jhelum
c. River Kahan
d. None of these
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Who built the Rohtas Fort on the order of Sher Shah Suri?
a. Khawas Khan Marwat
b. Raja Todar Mal
c. Adil Shah Suri
d. None of these

Indian Politician Mamta Benerjee belongs to which political party?
a. All India Trinamool Congress
b. Bahujan Samaj Party
c. Communist Party of India
d. Nationalist Congress Party

Marco Polo was a famous:
a. Cricketer
b. Painter
c. Traveler
d. None of these

Where is the Flattest Place on Earth?
a. Bolivia
b. Egypt
c. San Jose
d. New York

How many Countries are called Scandinavian Countries?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
Denmark, Sweden and Norway are 3 Scandinavian countries.

New York the famous American city is situated at the bank of which river:
a. Gila River
b. Green River
c. Pecos River
d. Hudson River

Which is the world’s oldest operating oil refinery?
a. Digboi Refinery
b. Ruwais Refinery
c. Onsan Refinery
d. Port Arthur Refinery

In which country is the Digboi Oil Refinery located?
a. China
b. India
c. France
d. UK

In which state of India is the Digboi Oil Refinery located?
a. UP
b. Rajasthan
c. Assam
d. Bihar

Chukker is a term used to relate which of the following game?
a. Table Tennis
b. Polo
c. Cricket
d. Hockey

What is the name of boundary line between Germany and Poland?
a. Oder-Neisse Line
b. 36 Parallel Line
c. Maginot Line
d. Mannerheim Line

Which of the following wars was fought between England and Argentina?
a. World War 1
b. War of Independence
c. Falklands War
d. Iraq War

Who publishes the Global Gender Gap Report?
a. World Bank
b. World Economic Forum
c. United Nations
d. None of these

Great Slave lake is located in which Country?
a. Phillipines
b. Indonesia
c. Canada
d. USA

Airbus is a manufacturing company located in:
a. France
b. USA
c. Japan
d. Pakistan

In which year Switzerland got the status of Neutral state?
a. 1812
b.1813
c.1814
d.1815

Bosheen dam is located in which country?
a. Eqypt
b. Germany
c. Chad
d. Peru

UK left European Union (EU) completely on 31 January 2020. This process is named as?
a. Wexen deal
b. Brexit
c. Both a & b
d. None of these

How many British gallons are there in 40 liters?
a. 7
b. 9 (8.79)
c. 11
d. 13

Charles De Gaulle Airport is situated in:
a. Paris
b. Rome
c. Berlin
d. Madrid

The stature of Liberty was a presented as a gift to the US on the event of its independence. Which of the following countries presented it to them?
a. France
b. Germany
c. Spain
d. Italy

Heathrow Airport is situated in:
a. Los Angeles
b. Berlin
c. London
d. Tokyo

Which country’s flag is also called as the Union Jack in the world?
a. China
b. Japan
c. UK
d. Spain

Which strait among the given is the narrowest of the world?
a. Strait of Malacca
b. Strait of Tartar
c. Strait of Hormuz
d. Strait of Florida

Demography is the study of population including:
a. Birth
b. Death
c. Both a & b
d. None of these

The headquarters of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is situated in:
a. Hebron
b. Beit Jala
c. Ramallah
d. Jerusalem

Which country’s parliament is named as Majlis?
a. Nepal
b. Egypt
c. Iran
d. Libya

Kashgar is a city of which country:
a. Japan
b. China
c. Bhutan
d. Bangladesh

Six days Arab-Israel War won by:
a. Libya
b. Israel
c. Lebanon
d. Saudi Arabia

How many stages of COVID-19 has been discovered until now:
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

San Yat-Sen was the father of Nation of which country:
a. China
b. Japan
c. Phillipines
d. Zimbabwe

In March 2020 elections in Israel, which of the following became the first Muslim Hijab woman elected as Member of Israel parliament?
a. Iman Khatib Yassin
b. Zehava Galon
c. Nadia Hilou
d. Hussnia Jabara

Yellow River is situated in:
a. Japan
b. Russia
c. Denmark
d. China

The Blue Lagoon is situated in which of the following countries?
a. Finland
b. Holland
c. Iceland
d. Russian Federation

In which year cricket world cup jointly host by both Pakistan and India?
a. 1979
b. 1987
c. 1992
d. 2007

Which of the following personalities known as Pioneer of Idealism?
a. Alexandar
b. Plato
c. Aristotle
d. Socrates

Nelson Mandela belongs to which country?
a. Iraq
b. South Africa
c. France
d. Belgium

Taiwan was separated from China in:
a. 1946
b. 1949
c. 1962
d. 1967

In which year China joined World Trade Organization (WTO)?
a. 1990
b. 1996
c. 2001
d. 2005

Anna Molka Ahmad is famous for:
a. Poetry
b. Painting
c. Swimming
d. Cycling

Amazon was founded in which year:
a. 1988
b. 1994
c. 2004
d. 2007

When Israel captured East Jerusalem:
a. 1949
b. 1960
c. 1967
d. 1990

Who is Known as Father of Indian Constitution:
a. Lord Mountbatten
b. Jawaharalal Nehru
c. B.R Ambedkar
d. Rajiv Gandhi

At the time of Partition of India in August 1947, the Prime Minister of England was:
a. Winston Churchill
b. Clement Attlee
c. Harold Macmillan
d. Harold Wilson

Wheel is a symbol of:
a. Run
b. Progress
c. Honesty
d. Honor

The longest River of Continent Europe is:
a. Rhine River
b. Volga River
c. Tiber River
d. River Tweed

Tipu Sultan had diplomatic relations with which of the following French King:
a. Charles de Gaulle
b. Nicolas Sarkozy
c. Napolean
d. Albert Lebrun

Sharm-ul-Sheikh is an Egyptian seaport located on:
a. Bering Sea
b. Caspian Sea
c. Red Sea
d. Andaman Sea

Ramallah, the headquarters of Palestine Liberation Organization is located at:
a. West Bank
b. Jordan River
c. Green Line
d. None of these

Zakir Musa a Kashmiri leader was killed by India in:
a. 2015
b. 2019
c. 2021
d. 2022

Which country became the full member of European Union on January 2023?
a. Finland
b. Ukraine
c. Croatia
d. Romania

The sun is vertically overhead the _______ on June 21?
a. Tropic of Cancer
b. Tropic of Capricorn
c. Equator
d. Antarctic Circle

Death Valley is located in which state of USA?
a. Los Angeles
b. California
c. Florida
d. Texas

CN Tower is located in which city:
a. Tokyo
b. Toronto
c. New York City
d. Berlin