General Knowledge MCQs



General Knowledge MCQs From Past Papers







Which from the following countries has no armed forces?
A. Niger
B. Nigeria
C. Iceland
D. Latvia

 Who is Secretary General of NATO?
A. Lord Ismay
B. Anders Fogh Rasmussen
C. Willy Claes
D. Hillary Clinton

 2016 Olympics will held in ________.
A. London
B. Rio de Janeiro
C. Doha
D. Beijing

2022 FIFA world cup will held in _________.
A. Qatar
B. Russia
C. UK
D. not decided yet

European Union has __________ member states.
A. 27
B. 28
C. 39
D. 30


The Euro currency is used by __________ countries.
A. 17
B. 18
C. 19
D. 20

"Kashmir" is a disputed area between __________.
A. India and Sri Lanka
B. India and Bangladesh
C. India and Pakistan
D. Bangladesh and Pakistan

"Northern Cyprus" is a disputed area between __________.
A. Cyprus and Czech Republic
B. Cyprus and United Kingdom
C. Cyprus and Greece
D. Cyprus and Turkey

The secretary general of OIC is _________.
A. Ahmed Saleem
B. Syed Ali Mousavi
C. Prince Salman
D. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu

 The official languages of NATO are ___________.
A. English and French
B. English and German
C. English and Spanish
D. English, French and German
The Taj Mahal in India, was built by Mughal emperor

A. Aurangzaib
B. Shah Jahan
C. Akbar
D. Humayun

The Sino-Indian War between China and India was occurred in

A. 1956
B. 1959
C. 1962
D. 1965

The 2013 Summer Universiade was held in ________.

A. Moscow
B. Kazan
C. Astana
D. Beijing


In London Olympics 2012, the most medals
were won by _________.

A. America
B. Russia
C. China
D. United Kingdom

The River Thames is located in __________.

A. England
B. Scotland
C. Ireland
D. Finland

In London Olympics 2012, the gold medal,
in Men's Field Hockey was won by __________.
A. Germany
B. Holland
C. Australia
D. India

The Most populous city in the world is __________.

A. Beijing
B. Buenos Aires
C. Shanghai
D. Tokyo

US special representative for
Afghanistan and Pakistan is __________ .

A. Seth Jones
B. John Kerry
C. Richard Holbrooke
D. James Dobbins

The secretary general of OIC is _________.

A. Ahmed Saleem
B. Syed Ali Mousavi
C. Prince Salman
D. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu

The head of state of the United Kingdom is _________ .

A. Queen Elizabeth I
B. Queen Elizabeth II
C. Queen Elizabeth III
D. Queen Elizabeth IV

US special representative for Afghanistan
and Pakistan is __________ .

A. James Dobbins
B. John Kerry
C. Joe Biden
D. John Mccain

India has constructed Baglihar Dam on _________ River.

A. Sindh
B. Ravi
C. Chenab
D. Sutluj

The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was _________ .

A. Anwar Sadat
B. Dr. Abdul Salam
C. Dr. Muhammad Younus
D. Yasir Arafat

Qantas is an airline of __________ .

A. Australia
B. Sudan
C. Malaysia
D. France

AFP is a news agency of __________ .
A. Switzerland
B. France
C. Germany
D. Sweden

The oldest news agency in the world is _________ .

A. AFP
B. WAFA
C. BBC
D. CNN

The headquarter of Transparency International
is located in _________.

A. New York
B. Washigton
C. Paris
D. Berlin

NATO is a/an __________ alliance.

A. military
B. economic
C. regional
D. cultural

The Suez Canal is in __________ .

A. Nigeria
B. Libya
C. Egypt
D. Palistine

The Suez Canal connects the __________ .

A. Red Sea and the Arabian Sea
B. Red Sea and the North Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea
D. Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

World's oldest operational space launch
facility is located in ________.

A. America
B. Russia
C. Kazakhstan
D. India

The first human who traveled into space was _________ .

A. Neil Armstrong
B. Yuri Gagarin
C. Sergei Korolev
D. John Glenn

In which country It is mandatory for all male
citizens aged 18–27 to serve 1 year in Armed Forces?

A. America
B. Canada
C. Russia
D. Israel

Which country is the world's top supplier of weapons?
A. America
B. Russia
C. Israel
D. Germany

Which from the following countries is NOT
the member of BRIC?

A. America
B. Russia
C. China
D. India

The President of India is __________ .

A. Sonia Gandhi
B. Dr. Abdul Kalam
C. Chidambaram
D. Pranab Mukherjee

The headquarter of Human Rights Watch
is located in __________ .

A. Washington
B. New York
C. Berlin
D. Brussels

North Atlantic Treaty, that formed NATO,
was signed in __________ .

A. 1949
B. 1955
C. 1961
D. 1967

World War II began by German invasion on __________ .

A. Russia
B. France
C. United Kingdom
D. Poland

__________ has the world's largest
natural gas reserves.

A. Saudi Arabia
B. Iran
C. Russia
D. Canada

Secretary General UNO Ban-Ki-Mon
belongs to __________.

A. South Korea.
B. North Korea
C. Japan
D. China

Currently, there are __________ member states
of the United Nations.

A. 190
B. 193
C. 196
D. 197

Currently, __________ countries hold the status
of Observer States in the United Nations.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

There are __________ members of SAARC.

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

Secretary General SAARC Ahmed Salem
belongs to __________.

A. Pakistan
B. India
C. Maldives
D. Bhutan

Which from the following countries does
NOT yeild veto-power?

A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Canada
D. France

Which from the following countries is NOT
a non-permanent member of Security Council.

A. Rwanda
B. Luxembourg
C. Argentina
D. Sweden

Al-Jazeera TV Channel belongs to ___________.
A. Qatar
B. Kuwait
C. Egypt
D. Bahrain

The newest member of the Eurozone is _______.

A. Lativa
B. Croatia
C. Bulgaria
D. Cyprus

The Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline is also called __________.

A. friendship pipeline
B. future pipeline
C. peace pipeline
D. unity pipeline



On 5 November 2013 __________ launched
its first rocket to Mars.
A. China
B. Israel
C. Iran
D. India

On 1 December 2013 China launched its
first __________ rover mission.

A. Moon
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Earth

On 28 January 2013 __________ sent monkey into space.

A. China
B. Israel
C. Iran
D. India

Taksim Square is in ___________ .

A. Cairo
B. Istanbol
C. Tripoli
D. Damascus

Taliban opened their political office in ___________ .

A. Riyad
B. Dubai
C. Doha
D. Musqat

The Chelyabinsk Meteor hits __________ on 15 February 2013.

A. America
B. Canada
C. Mexico
D. Russia

___________ bought Nokia Mobile business.

A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Yahoo
D. AOL

___________ bought Motorola Mobile business.

A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Yahoo
D. AOL

Man Booker International Prize 2013 was
won by __________ .

A. Alice Munro
B. Margaret Thatcher
C. Lydia Davis
D. Malala Yousafzai

Due to ammonia leak from a cold storage
unit in __________ 15 people were killed.

A. Shanghai
B. Moscow
C. Tokyo
D. Toronto

The fastest person of the world is __________ .

A. Kim Collins
B. Usain Bolt
C. Dwain Chambers
D. Justin Gatlin

The oldest tennis tournament in the world is __________ .

A. Wimbledon
B. French Open
C. Australian Open
D. US Open

The 2013 Wimbledon Championships Singles (Men)
title was won by __________ .
A. Roger Federer
B. Rafael Nadal
C. Novak Djokovic
D. Andy Murray

The 2013 Wimbledon Championships Singles (Women)
title was won by __________ .
A. Serena Williams
B. Marion Bartoli
C. Maria Sharapova
D. Ana Ivanovic

The fastest century record in ODI of Shahid Afridi
was broken by __________ .
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Chris Gayle
C. AB de Villiers
D. Corey Anderson

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was won by ___________ .

A. Brazil
B. Germany
C. Spain
D. Argentina

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by __________ .

A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. Qatar
D. France

The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by __________ .

A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. Qatar
D. France

The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by __________ .

A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. Qatar
D. France

The World Snooker Championship 2013
was won by __________ .

A. Steve Davis
B. Mark Williams
C. Stephen Hendry
D. Ronnie O'Sullivan

The lowest temperature ever recorded
on the Earth is __________ .

A. -83.2 °C
B. -86.2 °C
C. -89.2 °C
D. -92.2 °C

The lowest temperature was recorded in __________ .

A. Antarctica
B. Russia
C. Canada
D. Germany

The highest temperatures ever recorded
on the Earth is ________.

A. 56.7 °C
B. 57.7 °C
C. 58.7 °C
D. 59.7 °C

The highest temperature was recorded in __________ .

A. Los Angeles
B. California
C. Tripoli
D. Doha

Who is Angela Merkel?

A. Prime Minister of Germany
B. Chancellor of Germany
C. Prime Minister of France
D. Chancellor of France

Who is François Hollande?

A. President of Germany
B. Prime Minister of Germany
C. President of France
D. Prime Minister of France

The current director of the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) is __________ .

A. James Clapper
B. Thomas Donilon
C. Denis McDonough
D. John Brennan


On 27 February 2013 Iraq's state airline,
after 20 years, begins flights to __________ .
A. America
B. Israel
C. Iran
D. Kuwait

The Nobel Prize for Peace 2013 was
awarded to ___________ .

A. Barak Obama
B. Malala Yousafzai
C. Organisation for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
D. United Nations Security Council

The Nobel Prize for Literature 2013 was
awarded to ___________ .

A. Margaret Thatcher
B. Alice Munro
C. Sir David Frost
D. Peter O'Toole

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013
was awarded to ___________ .

A. Martin Karplus & Michael Levitt
B. Francois Englert & Peter W. Higgs
C. Thomas C. Sudhof & James E. Rothman
D. Lars Peter Hansen & Robert J. Shiller

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge,
is the wife of __________ .

A. Prince Harry
B. Prince Charles
C. Prince William
D. Prince George

The Sinai Peninsula is in __________ .

A. Egypt
B. Libya
C. Jordan
D. Syria

According to Forbes Magazine the most
powerful man on the Earth is ________.
A. Barack Obama
B. Vladimir Putin
C. Xi Jinping
D. Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud

Angela Merkel was elected as Chancellor of
Germany for the __________ time.

A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth

The Prime Minister of Pakistan is __________ .

A. Shahbaz Sharif
B. Nawaz Sharif
C. Asif Zardari
D. Ishaq Dar

The President of Iran is __________ .

A. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
B. Hassan Rouhani
C. Mohammad Javad Zarif
D. Ali Khamenei

The No.1 Tennis Player is __________ .

A. Serena Williams
B. Maria Sharapova
C. Victoria Azarenka
D. Venus Williams

The Defence Secretary of United States is __________ .

A. John Kerry
B. Hillary Clinton
C. Chuck Hagel
D. John McCain

The Currency of Lativa is __________ .

A. Dollar
B. Euro
C. Lev
D. Lek












A. France
B. England
C. Spain
D. Germany
Who among the following has won the FIDE
World Rapid Chess championship title, recently
A. Magnus Carlesen
B. Vishwanthan Anand
C. Teimor Radjabov
D. Fabiabi Caruana
 Who among the following has been chosen as the next
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
by the U.N General Assembly
A. Prince Zeid al Hussein
B. Samuel Johnson
C. San Antonio Spurs
D. Martin Kaymer
Thomas Mueller, who scored the first hat-trick of  
the 2014 FIFA World Cup, represents which country
A. France
B. Italy
C. Germany
D. England
 In which among the following countries Asia's
first solar-wind power system has been inaugurated recently
A. Bhutan
B. China
C. India
D. Nepal
King Juan Carlos, who recently decided to abdicate,  
has been monarch of
A. Belgium
B. Denmark
C. Luxembourg
D. Spain
 Which among the following institutes have gained the top
slot in the inaugural "QS University Rankings: BRICS 2014"
A. IIT Delhi
B. Beijing Institute of Technology
C. Moscow State University
D. Tsinghua University of China






Highest Mountain in the world
Mount Everest

Biggest desert in the world
Sahara Desert

Largest coffee producer in the world
Brazil

Country of Copper is known as
Zambia

Border which separate Pakistan and Afghanistan
Durand Line

The river Volga flows out into the
Caspian Sea

The coldest place on the earth
Verkoyansk (Siberya)

Country which ranks second in land area
Canada

The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea
Sicily

River Jordan flows out into the
Dead Sea

Biggest Delta in the world
Ganges Delta

Japanese call their country as
Nippon

The length of English channel is
564 km

The world oldest city in known as
Damascus

New prime minister of UK
tresa may

which is the longest word of English

in which each word is repeated two times:
Unprosperousness

Most popular breed of dog?
Retrievers

In which year the first computer

was sold with a mouse?
1984

Land of white elephant
Thailand

Land of morning calm
Korea

Land of Thunder Bolts
Bhutan

Largest Library of the world
United States Library of Congress Washington

The author of Harry Potter Book
JK Rowling

Nick name of New York city is
Big Apple

What do you call a group of sheep?
A Flock of sheep

Who invented Washing Machine?
James King

Who invented first electric Washing Machine?
Alva Fisher

Who invented vacuum cleaner
Hubert Booth

Who invented Safety Pin?
Walter Hunt

Who invented light bulb?
 Humphry Davy

How many legs do butterfly have?
6 legs, and 2 pair of wings

Who was the youngest President of USA?
Theodore Roosevelt

 Who won the football worldcup in 2006?
Italy

Madagascar is popularly known as the island of
Cloves

Newyork is popularly known as
Skyscraers

The Principal export of Jamaica is
Sugar

The first black person to be awarded

for Nobel prize was
Ralph Johnson

The largest river in France is Loire

John F Kennedy was assassinated by
Lee Harvey Oswald


The port of Baku is situated in
Azerbaijan


The first secretary general of UNO was
Trygve Lie


The first woman prime minister of UK was
Margaret Thatcher


The founder of Chinese Republic was
San Yet Sen

The place known as Roof of the world is
Tibet

The person who is called the

father of modern Italy is
G. Garibaldi

World literacy day is celebrated on 
8th September

The founder of Modern Germany
Bismarck

The land of Midnight Sun
Norway

The Primary producer of Newsprint

in the world is
Canada

The Independence Day of South Korea

is celebrated on
15 August

UNO stands for
United Nation Organization

UNO was formed in the year of
1945

The earlier name of Sri Lanka was
Ceylon

The First Republican President of USA was
Abraham Lincoln

World Environmental Day is observed on
5the June

The first industrial revolution took place in
England

The permanent secretariat of SAARC

is located at
Kathmandu

The country which has highest

population density
Monaco

Eiffel Tower was built by
Alexander Eiffel

The first governor general of Pakistan was
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Australia was discover by
James Cook

The world largest Diamond Producing country
South Africa

The biggest Island of the world is
Green land

The country which is the largest producer

of manganese in the world is
China and South Africa

The country which is the largest producer

of rubber of the world is
Malaysia

The country which is the largest

producer of tin of the world is
China

The river which carries the maximum

quantity of water into the sea is
Amazon river

Land of rising sun
Japan

The country known as the Sugar Bowl

of the world is
Cuba

The length of Suez Canal is
162.5 km

The lowest point on earth is
Coastal area of Dead Sea

The largest ocean of the world is
Pacific Ocean

The largest Stadium in the world is
Strahov Stadium, Prague





 

































































































































































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