General Knowledge Questions with Answers

01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman
02 The longest river in the world is the Nile
03 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
04 The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km
05 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest
06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar
07 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil
09 The country also known as "country of Copper" is Zambia
10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line
11 The river Volga flows out into the Caspian sea
12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia
13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada
14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily
15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea
16 The biggest delta in the world is the Ganges Delta
17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade
18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon
19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres
20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus
21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice
22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar
23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland 
24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit, USA




25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is China & South Africa
26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia
27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is China
28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Amazon River
29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was Peking
30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan
31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest
32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy
33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba
34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers
35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea
36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal
37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean
38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague
40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa
41 Australia was discovered by James Cook
42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey
44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
45 The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant
47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
48 The national flower of Britain is Rose
49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin
50 The national flower of Italy is Lily
51 The national flower of China is Narcissus
52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu
53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz
54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England
55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June
56 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln
57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil
58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus
59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson
61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon
62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945
63 UNO stands for United Nations Organization
64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August
65 `Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo
66 Paradise Regained was written by John Milton
67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib
68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica
70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada
71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson
72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi
73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck
75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway
76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet
77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen
78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam
79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher
80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie
81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
82 The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan
83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
84 The largest river in France is Loire
85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon
86 The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche
87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was London University
88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar
89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers
90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves
91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand
92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea
93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan
94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
95 The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress, Washington DC
96 The author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling


97 Nickname of New York city is Big Apple
98 What do you call a group of sheep? A Flock of Sheep
99 In which sport do players take long and short corners? Hockey
100 Who was the youngest President of the USA? Theodore Roosevelt
101 How many legs do butterflies have? 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings

General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

1. The river Danube rises in which country?
Germany.
2. Which US state has the sugar maple as its state tree and is the leading US producer of maple sugar?
Vermont.
3. Which country is nicknamed ‘The Cockpit of Europe’ because of the number of battles throughout history fought on its soil?
Belgium.
4. What is the capital of Libya?
Tripoli.
5. Apart from French, German and Romansch, what is the fourth official language of the Switzerland?
Italian.
6. Which country is the world’s largest producer of coffee?
Brazil.
7. In which city was the world’s first underground train was service opened in 1863?
London.
8. How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?
12
9. Which country is separated form Ethiopia by the Red Sea?
Yemen.
10. What is the main port of Italy?
Genoa.
11. Mount Logan is the highest peak in which country?
Canada.
12. In which state is Harvard University?
New Jersey.
13. Which is larger: Norway or Finland?
Finland.
14. Which city was the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy until 1865?
Turin.
15. What is measured by an ammeter?
Electric current.
16. What is a rhinoceros horn made of?
Hair.
17. Which three countries, apart from the former Yugoslavia, share borders with Greece?
Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey.
18. The Palk Strait separates which two countries?
India and Sri Lanka.
19. Ga is the symbol for which element?
Gallium.
20. In the Greek alphabet, what is the name for the letter O?
Omicron.
21. What, in the 16th and 17th century, was a pavana?
A dance.
22. A nephron is the functional unit of which organ in the human body?
Kidney.
23. In which country is the ancient city of Tarsus?
Turkey.

24. The Khyber Pass links which two countries?
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
25. Name the six US states that comprise New England.
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.
26. Which musical instrument is played by both exhaling and inhaling?
Harmonica (or mouth organ).
27. The northern part of which country is called Oesling?
Luxembourg.
28. Napier is a city in which country?
New Zealand.
29. What is the Hook of Holland?
A port in the southeast Netherlands,
30. The river Douro forms part of the border between which two countries?
Spain and Portugal.
31. In which country is the Great Slave Lake?
Canada.
32. Which six countries border the Black Sea?
Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.
33. Kathmandu is the capital of which country?
Nepal.
34. What name is given to a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and tartaric acid used in cooking?
Baking powder.
35. AOL are an internet service provider. What does AOL stand for?
America Online.
36. Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming.
37. Which English queen had an extra finger on her hand?
Anne Boleyn.
38. Which precious metal has the symbol Pt?
Platinum.
39. The Gobi desert extends over which two countries?
China and Mongolia.
40. Apart from America, which is the only country in the world to which alligators are native?
China.
41. Which are the highest types of clouds: stratocumulus or cirrus?
Cirrus.
42. Which ancient measure of length was based on the length of the arm from fingertip to elbow?
Cubit.

43. After World War I, Transylvania became part of which country?
Romania.
44. Which sea in Northern Europe is bounded by several countries including Sweden, Finland, Poland and Germany?
The Baltic.
45. A road tunnel runs from Pelerins in France to Entreves in Italy under which mountain?
Mont Blanc.
46. The Barents Sea is part of which ocean?
Arctic.
47. Which two countries are either side of the mouth of the River Plate?
Argentina and Uruguay.
48. Quicklime is an alkaline powder obtained by strongly heating which other material?
Chalk.
49. What is the longest river solely in England?
Thames.)
50. The Great Barrier Reef is off coast of which Australian state?
Queensland

MCQs with Answer _ Correct Answers

CORRECT ANSWERS

1	C	26	C	51	B	76	D
2	D	27	A	52	A	77	A
3	B	28	B	53	B	78	B
4	B	29	D	54	C	79	C
5	C	30	A	55	A	80	A
6	B	31	A	56	B	81	A
7	A	32	D	57	B	82	B
8	D	33	A	58	A	83	A
9	C	34	B	59	B	84	B
10	D	35	C	60	C	85	B
11	B	36	C	61	B	86	C
12	D	37	B	62	B	87	D
13	A	38	C	63	B	88	B
14	B	39	A	64	A	89	C
15	C	40	C	65	A	90	C
16	B	41	C	66	B	91	A
17	D	42	A	67	D	92	C
18	B	43	C	68	B	93	B
19	A	44	B	69	C	94	C
20	C	45	B	70	D	95	D
21	D	46	D	71	A	96	C
22	B	47	B	72	A	97	A
23	C	48	C	73	B	98	B
24	B	49	C	74	D	99	B
25	B	50	B	75	D	100	C