General Knowledge MCQs
Famous people, inventions, sports, world records, currencies and well-known facts about Pakistan and the world.
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The first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature was:
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Answer: A. Rabindranath Tagore
He won it in 1913 for "Gitanjali".
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in:
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Answer: B. 1962
The Soviet Union awarded him the prize for his progressive, anti-imperialist poetry.
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The great Pashto poet and warrior regarded as the father of Pashto literature is:
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Answer: D. Khushal Khan Khattak
He fought against the Mughals and wrote a great deal of poetry and prose.
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"Heer Ranjha" in Punjabi verse was written by:
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Answer: A. Waris Shah
He wrote it in 1766.
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"Shah Jo Risalo" is the poetry collection of:
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Answer: A. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
It is the best-known work of classical Sindhi poetry.
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The "Mona Lisa" was painted by:
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Answer: B. Leonardo da Vinci
It hangs in the Louvre in Paris.
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The first woman Prime Minister in the world was:
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Answer: C. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
She became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in 1960.
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Gresham's Law states that:
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Answer: D. Bad money drives out good money
People spend debased money and hoard money that is worth more.
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The Pakistan Stock Exchange was formed in 2016 by merging the exchanges of:
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Answer: D. Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad
The Karachi Stock Exchange, founded in 1947, was the largest of the three.
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Pakistan's fiscal year runs from:
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Answer: A. July to June
The federal budget is usually presented in June.
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The headquarters of FIFA is in:
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Answer: C. Zurich
FIFA was founded in Paris in 1904.
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The modern Olympic Games were first held in 1896 at:
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Answer: D. Athens
Pierre de Coubertin revived them.
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The legendary squash player who went 555 matches unbeaten was:
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Answer: C. Jahangir Khan
He was unbeaten from 1981 to 1986.
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Pakistan has won the Hockey World Cup a record:
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Answer: C. 4 times
Pakistan won in 1971, 1978, 1982 and 1994.
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Pakistan won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2009 under the captaincy of:
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Answer: A. Younis Khan
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the final at Lord's.
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Pakistan won the Cricket World Cup in 1992 under the captaincy of:
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Answer: D. Imran Khan
Pakistan beat England in the final at Melbourne.
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"War and Peace" was written by:
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Answer: C. Leo Tolstoy
It is set in Russia during the Napoleonic Wars.
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"Paradise Lost" was written by:
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Answer: A. John Milton
It is an epic poem about the fall of man.
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"The Wealth of Nations" (1776), the founding work of modern economics, was written by:
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Answer: D. Adam Smith
Adam Smith is called the "Father of Economics".
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"Das Kapital" was written by:
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Answer: C. Karl Marx
Its first volume was published in 1867.