General Knowledge MCQs (page 13 of 61)
Famous people, inventions, sports, world records, currencies and well-known facts about Pakistan and the world.
1,204 questions. Select an option to check your answer, or open "Show answer". Showing 241–260.
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The chemical formula of common salt is:
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Answer: A. NaCl
Common salt is sodium chloride.
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The hardest natural substance is:
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Answer: B. Diamond
Diamond scores 10 on the Mohs hardness scale.
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The world's most populous country is now:
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Answer: C. India
India passed China in population in 2023.
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The currency of Indonesia is the:
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Answer: C. Rupiah
Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
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The currency of Bangladesh is the:
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Answer: B. Taka
The kyat is the currency of Myanmar.
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The currency of South Africa is the:
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Answer: A. Rand
The naira is Nigeria's currency and the shilling Kenya's.
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The currency of Malaysia is the:
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Answer: B. Ringgit
The rupiah is Indonesia's currency, the baht Thailand's and the dong Vietnam's.
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The Taj Mahal is located on the banks of the river:
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Answer: A. Yamuna
Shah Jahan built it at Agra in memory of Mumtaz Mahal.
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The Golden Temple is located in:
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Answer: C. Amritsar
It is the holiest shrine of Sikhism.
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The Eiffel Tower was completed in:
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Answer: C. 1889
It was built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris.
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the USA from:
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Answer: A. France
It was dedicated in New York in 1886.
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Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, is in:
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Answer: A. Cambodia
It was built in the 12th century by the Khmer Empire.
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Machu Picchu, the Inca citadel, is located in:
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Answer: A. Peru
It stands on a ridge high in the Andes.
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Petra, the ancient rock-cut city, is located in:
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Answer: B. Jordan
It was the capital of the Nabataeans and is one of the New Seven Wonders.
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The Kalahari Desert is located mainly in:
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Answer: B. Botswana
It also extends into Namibia and South Africa.
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The coniferous forests of Siberia are called:
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Answer: D. Taiga
The taiga is the world's largest land biome.
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The narrow, steep-sided sea inlets of Norway are called:
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Answer: A. Fjords
Glaciers carved them out.
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The intensity of an earthquake is measured on the:
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Answer: A. Richter scale
Charles Richter devised it in 1935.
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The layer of the atmosphere where almost all weather happens is the:
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Answer: D. Troposphere
It is the lowest layer and holds most of the air's water vapour.
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Lines on a map joining places with equal rainfall are called:
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Answer: C. Isohyets
The word comes from the Greek "hyetos", meaning rain.