GK MCQs [Set 2]

  1. World Inventor’s Day is celebrated on _____________?
    • A. 9th November
    • B. 8th April
    • C. 31st April
    • D. 23rd April
    Answer: D. 23rd April
  2. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on ____________?
    • A. 21st March
    • B. 24th March
    • C. 26th March
    • D. 25th March
    Answer: A. 21st March
  3. In which year was OIC founded?
    • A. 1970
    • B. 1975
    • C. 1980
    • D. 1969
    Answer: D. 1969
  4. Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in ?
    • A. 1958 in Tokyo
    • B. 1962 in Jakarta
    • C. 1966 in Bangkok
    • D. 1970 in Bangkok
    Answer: B. 1962 in Jakarta
  5. First International Peace Congress was held in London in ?
    • A. 1564 AD
    • B. 1843 AD
    • C. 1845 AD
    • D. 1545 AD
    Answer: C. 1845 AD
  6. Headquarters of UNO are situated at ?
    • A. New York, USA
    • B. Haque (Netherlands)
    • C. Geneva
    • D. Switzerland
    Answer: A. New York, USA
  7. During World War II, when did Germany attack France ?
    • A. 1941
    • B. 1940
    • C. 1942
    • D. 1945
    Answer: B. 1940
  8. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in ?
    • A. 1991
    • B. 1992
    • C. 1993
    • D. 1994
    Answer: A. 1991
  9. Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion ?
    • A. Taoism
    • B. Judaism
    • C. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)
    • D. Shintoism
    Answer: C. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)
  10. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on ?
    • A. May 8
    • B. May 18
    • C. June 8
    • D. June 18
    Answer: D. June 18
  1. The largest lake of salt water in the world is ?
    • A. Baykal
    • B. Chad
    • C. Kariba
    • D. Caspian
    Answer: D. Caspian
  2. Indonesia is situated in ?
    • A. South-East Asia
    • B. South Asia
    • C. North-East Asia
    • D. West Asia
    Answer: A. South-East Asia
  3. Denmark is Situated in?
    • A. Eastern Europe
    • B. Western Europe
    • C. Northern Europe
    • D. Southern Europe
    Answer: C. Northern Europe
  4. The Industrial revolution first took place in:
    • A. England
    • B. America
    • C. France
    • D. Germany
    Answer: A. England
  5. Who among the following was a poet of the Italian Renaissance?
    • A. Rossetti
    • B. Virgil
    • C. Homer
    • D. Dante
    Answer: D. Dante
  6. The “Communist Manifesto” was first published in?
    • A. French
    • B. German
    • C. English
    • D. Russian
    Answer: B. German
  7. The deepest place on earth is ____________?
    • A. Trench
    • B. Mariana Trench
    • C. Mangrove
    • D. Groove
    Answer: B. Mariana Trench
  8. The Continent Antarctica lies at the__________?
    • A. North pole
    • B. South pole
    • C. middle of the earth
    • D. Equator
    Answer: B. South pole
  9. The famous book; Al – Qanun was written by the Muslim scientist ?
    • A. Jabar bin Hayyan
    • B. Zakariya Al – Razi
    • C. Abu Ali Sina
    • D. Abdul Qasim Majreeti
    Answer: C. Abu Ali Sina
  10. Polo game originated from __________ ?
    • A. Gilgit Baltistan
    • B. Iran
    • C. USA
    • D. Subcontinent
    Answer: D. Subcontinent

BRICS Summit held on 15-16 October-2016 in?

  • A. Beijing (China)
  • B. Goa (India)
  • C. Cape Town (South Africa)
  • D. Moscow (Russia)

Answer: B. Goa (India)

Which country operated the world’s largest radio telescope Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope in September-2016?

  • A. USA
  • B. India
  • C. China
  • D. Norway

Answer: C. China

Which river does NOT flow from Jammu and Kashmir?

  • A. Indus
  • B. Jhelum
  • C. Chenab
  • D. Ravi

Answer: D. Ravi

The severity of 2005 earthquake in Pakistan on Richter scale was ?

  • A. 6.9
  • B. 7.6
  • C. 7.1
  • D. none

Answer: B. 7.6

The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is?

  • A. 24 hrs
  • B. 24 hrs 35 sec
  • C. 23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
  • D. 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec

Answer: D. 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec

The capital of Iceland is ___________?

  • A. Loma
  • B. Port Vila
  • C. Reykjavik
  • D. Free Town

Answer: C. Reykjavik

Which country were involved in 100 year war?

  • A. Turkey and Austria
  • B. England and France
  • C. Palestine and Israel
  • D. Germany and Russia

Answer: B. England and France

Maximum spoken language in the world is____________?

  • A. Arabic
  • B. English
  • C. Mandarin
  • D. Spanish

Answer: C. Mandarin

The largest automobile manufacturing center in the world is located at ?

  • A. Detroit
  • B. Tokyo
  • C. Birmingham
  • D. Berlin

Answer: A. Detroit

Second most populous country in the world is ___________?

  • A. Russia
  • B. India
  • C. Nigeria
  • D. Indonesia

Answer: B. India

  1. World’s longest non-stop commercial flight starts from Qatar and lands in_____________?
    • A. New Zealand
    • B. London
    • C. Los Angeles
    • D. Australia
    Answer: D. Australia
  2. Donald Trump sworn in as __________th US president on January 20, 2017 ?
    • A. 45th
    • B. 46th
    • C. 47th
    • D. 48th
    Answer: A. 45th
  3. Current General Secretary of UNO belongs to?
    • A. Japan
    • B. Portugal
    • C. Sweden
    • D. Uzbekistan
    Answer: B. Portugal
  4. Who is Newly appointed General Secretary of UNO on 31st December 2016?
    • A. Antonio Guterreson
    • B. Ban-ki-moon
    • C. Peter Thomson
    • D. none of these
    Answer: A. Antonio Guterreson
  5. The 2017 Heart of Asia – Istanbul Ministerial Process will be hosted by which country?
    • A. Pakistan
    • B. India
    • C. Bhutan
    • D. Azerbaijan
    Answer: B. India
  6. Heart of Asia – Istanbul Ministerial Process on December 3 to December 4, 2016 was hosted by which country?
    • A. PakistanB. India C. BhutanD. Iran
    Answer: B. India
  7. The Largest flag ever made, weight at 5 ton with 44 miles of Thread, certified by Guinness world record belongs to which country?
    • A. Pakistan
    • B. Romania
    • C. US
    • D. China
    Answer: A. Pakistan
  8. Who was elected as 45th President of USA belongs to Republican Party by getting 290 electoral vote on 9 November-2016?
    • A. Donald Trump
    • B. Hillary Clinton
    • C. Barack Obama
    • D. Joe Biden
    Answer: A. Donald Trump
  9. Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy-2016 held in?
    • A. Malaysia
    • B. India
    • C. Indonesia
    • D. Maldives
    Answer: B. India
  10. King Bhumibol, world’s longest-reigning monarch has died at age 88 in October-2016 belonged to?
    • A. Japan
    • B. Nepal
    • C. Singapore
    • D. Thailand
    Answer: D. Thailand

What is the official currency of Iraq?

  • A. Rouble
  • B. Dinar
  • C. Taka
  • D. Peso

Answer: B. Dinar

Which country in South Asia has the tallest flag?

  • A. Pakistan
  • B. India
  • C. Afghanistan
  • D. Bangladesh

Answer: A. Pakistan

Tenge is the official currency of which country?

  • A. New Zealand
  • B. Malaysia
  • C. Finland
  • D. Kazakhstan

Answer: D. Kazakhstan

Another name for Jezira Haft Talar is ____________?

  • A. Churna Island
  • B. Astola Island
  • C. Mana Island
  • D. Bundal Island

Answer: B. Astola Island

How many different characters does the extended ASCII coding system provide?

  • A. 256
  • B. 512
  • C. 1024
  • D. 128

Answer: A. 256

Who is the current CEO of Microsoft?

  • A. Babbage
  • B. Bill Gates
  • C. Bill Clinton
  • D. Satya Nadella

Answer: D. Satya Nadella

Where was the ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) summit held in May 2017?

  • A. Pakistan
  • B. India
  • C. China
  • D. Iran

Answer: C. China

During which years did Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada serve as the Secretary General of the OIC?

  • A. 1973-1977
  • B. 1985-1988
  • C. 1988-1991
  • D. 1996-2002

Answer: A. 1973-1977

Who was elected as the President of Germany in February 2017?

  • A. Joachim Gauck
  • B. Frank-Walter Steinmeier
  • C. Christian Wulff
  • D. Angela Merkel

Answer: B. Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Which team won the Men’s Handball World Championship for the 6th time in 2017?

  • A. France
  • B. Spain
  • C. Iceland
  • D. UK

Answer: A. France

Where is the Eiffel Tower located?

  • A. network
  • B. France
  • C. Brussels
  • D. India

Who portrayed Quaid-e-Azam in the film “Jinnah,” released on November 7, 1998?

  • A. Micky arther
  • B. Christopher Lee
  • C. Shashi Kapoor
  • D. Jamil Dehalvi

Which session of the United Nations General Assembly was held recently in 2017?

  • A. 70
  • B. 71
  • C. 72
  • D. 73

Where is the Dead Sea located?

  • A. US
  • B. Indonesia
  • C. Jordan
  • D. Belgium

What does the dove symbolize?

  • A. Love
  • B. Peace
  • C. Humanity
  • D. Charity

Which country is not a member of BRICS?

  • A. China
  • B. Russia
  • C. India
  • D. Germany

Which country invaded Egypt during the Suez Crisis in 1956?

  • A. England
  • B. France
  • C. Israel
  • D. Germany

What does CPEC stand for?

  • A. China Pakistan Electrical Coal
  • B. China Pakistan Electronics Corporation
  • C. China Pakistan Economic Corridor
  • D. China Portagal Economical Corporation

What is the total length of the Indus River?

  • A. 2900 km
  • B. 2514 km
  • C. 3180 km
  • D. 7854 km

Where is the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons?

  • A. Russia
  • B. USA
  • C. Australia
  • D. Netherlands

The currency of Japan is?

  • A. Dollar
  • B. Euro
  • C. Yen
  • D. Renminbi

What is the name of the parent company of Google?

  • A. Alphabet Inc
  • B. Amazon
  • C. The Priceline Group
  • D. None of These

What is the capital city of the United States of America?

  • A. New York
  • B. Washington, D.C.
  • C. California
  • D. New Jersey

How much did the world’s biggest uncut diamond sell for?

  • A. $43-M
  • B. $53-M
  • C. $63-M
  • D. $73-M

Pound Sterling is the currency of which country?

  • A. United Kingdom
  • B. United States
  • C. Germany
  • D. Canada

Who currently holds the position of President in Russia?

  • A. Vladimir Putin
  • B. Donald John Trump
  • C. Xi Jinping
  • D. Dmitry Medvedev

What is the capital city of Canada?

  • A. Otawa
  • B. Brussels
  • C. Geneva
  • D. Birmingham

Which country is the largest by area among Muslim-majority countries?

  • A. Saudi Arabia
  • B. Kazakhstan
  • C. Pakistan
  • D. Indonesia

In which city will the 2018 Olympics be held?

  • A. PyeongChang
  • B. Tokio
  • C. Karachi
  • D. Qatar

According to recent research on smoking consumption in Asia 2017, which country tops the list?

  • A. India
  • B. Pakistan
  • C. Sri Lanka
  • D. Bangladesh

Where is the headquarters of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) located?

  • A. Geneva, Switzerland
  • B. Washington D.C, United States
  • C. Berlin, Germany
  • D. Brussels, Belgium

Where is the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) located?

  • A. Kathmandu
  • B. Rome
  • C. Berlin
  • D. Jeddah

VEVAK is the name of the investigation agency of which country?

  • A. Iraq
  • B. Denmark
  • C. USA
  • D. Iran

KHAD is the Secret Intelligence Service of which country?

  • A. India
  • B. Iran
  • C. Israel
  • D. Afghanistan

The Supreme Military Intelligence branch of the Israeli Defense Forces is known as _________.

  • A. Mossad
  • B. Shin Bet
  • C. Aman
  • D. MI6

MI6 is the Secret Intelligence Service of which country?

  • A. America
  • B. Britain
  • C. Japan
  • D. Russia

Which is the largest hydroelectric power station in the world?

  • A. Itaipu Dam (Brazil & Paraguay)
  • B. Three Gorges Dam (China)
  • C. Tarbela Dam (Pakistan)
  • D. Grand Coulee (USA)

Where is the Darling River situated?

  • A. Canada
  • B. Australia
  • C. USA
  • D. Mexico

Recently, the parliament of which country was dissolved by its Prime Minister on 28-9-2017?

  • A. Japan
  • B. Mongolia
  • C. Pakistan
  • D. Vanswala

Upper Volta is the former name of which country?

  • A. USA
  • B. Somalia
  • C. Burkina Faso
  • D. None of these

Who is known as the Father of History?

  • A. Aristotle
  • B. Socrates
  • C. Herodotus
  • D. Plato

MI5 is the secret agency of which country?

  • A. Russia
  • B. America
  • C. Britain
  • D. Italy

Which is the highest lake in the world?

  • A. Lake Titicaca
  • B. Lake Victoria
  • C. Lake Tana
  • D. None

Which city is known as the Queen of the Adriatic Sea?

  • A. London
  • B. Paris
  • C. Rome
  • D. Venice

Which country is called the “Land of Morning Calm”?

  • A. Korea
  • B. Canada
  • C. Fiji
  • D. Greenland

Which country is called the “Land of Cakes”?

  • A. Ireland
  • B. Scotland
  • C. Finland
  • D. Netherlands

Cortes Generales is the official name of the Parliament of which country?

  • A. Spain
  • B. Nepal
  • C. Russia
  • D. Sudan

The Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) is the parliament of which country?

  • A. Iraq
  • B. Iran
  • C. Afghanistan
  • D. Albania

What is the capital of Afghanistan?

  • A. Zagreb
  • B. Kandahar
  • C. Jalalabad
  • D. Kabul

Where is the headquarters of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) located?

  • A. Brussels, Belgium
  • B. Berlin, Germany
  • C. Washington D.C, United States
  • D. Geneva, Switzerland

Which country does the airline Qantas belong to?

  • A. Spain
  • B. South Africa
  • C. Australia
  • D. Norway

What is the highest mountain in the world?

  • A. K_2
  • B. Nanga Parbat
  • C. Mount Everest
  • D. Siachen

In which region is Bangladesh located?

  • A. Africa
  • B. Eastern Asia
  • C. Western Asia
  • D. Southern Asia

On which date is International Day of Non-Violence observed?

  • A. 1st October
  • B. 2nd October
  • C. 3rd October
  • D. 4th October

Who was the first Muslim interpreter of the Quran in English?

  • A. Abdul Kalam Azad
  • B. Anwar Saddat
  • C. Shah Waliullah
  • D. Abdul Hakeem

When did the French Revolution begin?

  • A. 1789
  • B. 1790
  • C. 1791
  • D. 1792

In which year did the New Zealand Government grant unqualified right to vote to women?

  • A. 1873
  • B. 1883
  • C. 1893
  • D. 2004

Which country did Christopher Columbus belong to?

  • A. Spain
  • B. England
  • C. Italy
  • D. Rome

The Boston Tea Party is associated with which event?

  • A. Battle of Bunker Hill
  • B. American Independence
  • C. Civil War
  • D. Abraham Lincoln

Which country will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup (football)?

  • A. Italy
  • B. Argentina
  • C. Russia
  • D. Spain

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