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Important GK MCQs for NTS PPSC FPSC

General Knowledge MCQs for the preparation of all competitive, aptitude and ability tests. Here you can easily find all basic and important general knowledge mcqs for FPSC, KPPSC, PPSC, SPSC, NTS, BPSC and other govt. jobs tests.


Q. Which country Built A 250-Acre Solar Farm Shaped Like A Giant Panda:(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) None of These
View Answer
(b) China
Q. 102-year-old ______ woman is the oldest skydiver in the world:
(a) American
(b) Chinese
(c) Australian
(d) None of These
View Answer
(c) Australian
Q. Who is the current President of the United Nation General Assembly?
(a) Maria Fernanda Espinosa
(b) Peter Thomson
(c) Miroslav Lajčák
(d) None of These
View Answer
(a) Maria Fernanda Espinosa 
Q. What is the total length of World’s longest Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge?(a) 75km
(b) 65km
(c) 55km
(d) None of These
View Answer
 (c) 55km 
Q. Where is the World’s longest sea bridge ?(a) Japan
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) None of These
View Answer
(c) China 
Q. The longest lunar eclipse of 21st century was occurred on:
(a) 27th August, 2018
(b) 27th July, 2018
(c) 27th June, 2018
(d) None of these
View Answer
(b) 27th July, 2018
Q. _____ country has a new Golden bridge that’s held up by a pair of Giant concrete hands:(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Vietnam
(d) None of these
View Answer
(c) Vietnam 
Q. Penalty cards(Yellow, Red) used in Football first introduced in which year :(a) 1970
(b) 1974
(c) 1996
(d) None of these
View Answer
(a) 1970 (Mexico worldcup) 
1. Turkey connects the two continents(a) Asia and Australia
(b) South America and North America
(c) Asia and Africa
(d) Asia and Europe
View Answer
(d) Asia and Europe 
2. Egypt connects the two continents:(a) Asia and Europe
(b) Asia and Africa
(c) South America and North America
(d) Asia and Australia
View Answer
(b) Asia and Africa  
3. The deepest point in the world is
(a) Dead Sea
(b) South Pole
(c) Mariana Trench
(d) Sinai Peninsula
View Answer
(c) Mariana Trench
4. The Mariana Trench is in the __________ Ocean.
(a) Atlantic
(b) Arctic
(c) Antarctic
(d) Pacific
View Answer
(d) Pacific
4. The Mariana Trench is in the __________ Ocean.
(a) Atlantic
(b) Arctic
(c) Antarctic
(d) Pacific
View Answer
(d) Pacific
6. Which city is also called The City of 1,000 Minarets?(a) Islamabad
(b) Makkah
(c) Cairo
(d) Istanbul
View Answer
(c) Cairo
5. Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul is popularly known as the
(a) Green Mosque
(b) Red Mosque
(c) Blue Mosque
(d) Yellow Mosque
View Answer
(c) Blue Mosque
7.  The South Pole of the Earth is located in
(a) Norway
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Antarctica
View Answer
(d) Antarctica  
8. The North Pole of the Earth is located in:
(a) Norway
(b) Antarctica
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
View Answer
  (c) Arctic Ocean
9. The Sinai Peninsula is located in
(a) Turkey
(b) Switzerland
(c) Portugal
(d) Egypt
View Answer
(d) Egypt
10.  The bridge in Istanbul, Turkey that connects Asia and Europe is called
(a) Golden Gate Bridge
(b) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
(c) Bosphorus Bridge
(d) Royal Gorge Bridge
11. The Atomic Bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on?(a) 3 August 1945
(b) 6 August 1945
(c) 9 August 1945
(d) 12 August 1945
View Answer
(b) 6 August 1945 
12. Ross Island in the Ross Sea is located near(a) Greenland
(b) continent of Antarctica
(c) continent of Australia
(d) Norway
View Answer
  (b) continent of Antarctica
13. The World Wide Web was invented by
(a) Tim Berners-Lee
(b) Bob Kahn
(c) Steve Jobs
(d) Bill Gates
View Answer
(a) Tim Berners-Lee
14. The world’s longest land border between the two countries is the border between: 
(a) US and Canada
(b) US and Mexico
(c) India and Pakistan
(d) South Korea and North Korea
View Answer
(a) US and Canada
15.  The world’s largest island is
(a) Greenland
(b) Finland
(c) Indonesia
(d) United Kingdom
View Answer
(a) Greenland
16. The most dispersed country in the world is(a) Maldives
(b) Indonesia
(c) Philippines
(d) Malaysia
View Answer
(a) Maldives
17.  Maldives, a country in Asia, is consist of around __________ islands.
(a) 1100
(b) 1152
(c) 1192
(d) 1212
View Answer
  (c) 1192
18. Alexandria is a city in(a) Greece
(b) Netherlands
(c) Egypt
(d) Japan
View Answer
(c) Egypt
19. Which country is also known as sun rise?
(a) South Africa
(b) Netherlands
(c) Norway
(d) Japan
View Answer
(d) Japan
20.  Which country is also called “Rainbow Nation”?
(a) South Africa
(b) Netherlands
(c) Norway
(d) Japan
View Answer
(a) South Africa
21. Which country contains the most volcanoes in the world?(a) Indonesia
(b) South Africa
(c) Mexico
(d) Maldives
View Answer
  (a) Indonesia 
22. Which country is the lowest in the world?(a) Maldives
(b) South Africa
(c) Netherlands
(d)  Indonesia
View Answer
(a) Maldives
23. The Orange River flows in
(a)  Indonesia
(b)  Mexico
(c)  South Africa
(d)  Egypt
View Answer
(c)  South Africa
24. The largest desert in the world is
(a) Sahara
(b) Arctic
(c) Antarctica
(d) Atacama
View Answer
(c) Antarctica (According to definition of desert)
25. The largest cold desert in the world is:
(a) Antarctica
(b) Arctic
(c) Sahara
(d) Atacama
View Answer
(a) Antarctica
26. The largest hot desert in the world is(a) Cholistan
(b) Arctic
(c)Sahara
(d)Atacama
View Answer
(c)Sahara
27.  The Sahara desert is located in
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) South America
(d) Australia
View Answer
(b) Africa  
28. The driest desert in the world is
(a) Atacama Desert
(b) Arabian Desert
(c) Cholistan Desert
(d) Sahara Desert
View Answer
(a) Atacama Desert
29. The largest waterfalls system in the world is
(a) Iguazu Falls
(b) Niagara Falls
(c) Victoria Falls
(d) Angel Falls
View Answer
(d) Angel Falls
30. The Great Wall of China is about __________ KM long.
(a) 20,196
(b)19,196
(c) 21,196
(d) 18,196
View Answer
(c) 21,196
31. The currency of Indonesia is:(a) rupiah
(b) rangit
(c) riyal
(d) dinar 
View Answer
(a) rupiah 
32. The headquarter of NATO is located in(a) New York
(b) Geneva
(c) Brussels
(d) Paris
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32. The headquarter of NATO is located in(a) New York
(b) Geneva
(c) Brussels
(d) Paris
View Answer
  (c) Brussels
33. The world’s highest mountain is in
(a) China
(b) Pakistan
(c) Nepal
(d) India
View Answer
(c) Nepal
34. Which country, on the map of world, appears as “Long Shoe”? 
(a) Hungary
(b) Greece
(c) Italy
(d)Portugal
View Answer
(c) Italy
35.  The largest ocean of the world is
(a) Atlantic
(b) Pacific
(c) Indian
(d) None of these
View Answer
(b) Pacific
36. OIC changed its name from Organisation of the Islamic Conference to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in:(a) 2005
(b)  2010
(c) 2011
(d) 2013
View Answer
(c) 2011
37.The Capital of Canada is:
(a) Tirane
(b) Ottawa
(c) Luxembourg
(d) Athens
View Answer
(b) Ottawa
37. Where is the Statue of liberty situated?
(a) New York, USA
(b) California, USA
(c) Washington D.C, USA
(d) None of these
View Answer
(a) New York, USA
37. Which is the smallest bird in the bird?
(a) Sparrow
(b) Hemming Bird
(c) Ostrich
(d) None of these
View Answer
(b) Hemming Bird
37. The largest populous Islamic country of the world is:
(a) Pakistan
(b) Iran
(c) Indonesia
(d) Saudi Arabia
View Answer
(c) Indonesia
38. Suez Canal is between:(a) Arabian Sea and Red Sea
(b) Red Sea and North Sea
(c) Mediterranean Sea and North Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
View Answer
(d) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
39. Which from the following countries is NOT a member of European Union?
(a) Estonia
(b) Malta
(c) Ireland
(d) Norway
View Answer
(d) Norway
39. Which from the following countries is NOT a member of European Union?
(a) Estonia
(b) Malta
(c) Ireland
(d) Norway
View Answer
(d) Norway
40. The highest part of the Earth is:
(a)Mount Everest
(b) K2
(c) Norway
(d) North Pole
View Answer
(a)Mount Everest
41. The lowest part of the Earth is(a) Dead Sea
(b) Mariana Trench
(c) South Africa
(d) South Pole 
View Answer
  (a) Dead Sea
42.Yellow Sea lies between:(a) America and Canada
(b) England and France
(c) China and Korea
(d) Norway and Sweden
View Answer
(c) China and Korea  
43. The smallest Sea of the World is
(a) Dead Sea
(b) Red Sea
(c) Baltic Sea
(d)  Arabian Sea
View Answer
(c) Baltic Sea
44. World’s famous bridge “Golden Gate Bridge” is in:
(a) San Francisco
(b) New Delhi
(c) France
(d) Sydney
View Answer
(a) San Francisco
45. Which country is called “Land of thousand islands“?
(a) Malaysia
(b) indonesia
(c) Ireland
(d) Finland
View Answer
(b) indonesia
46. Which country is called the “Land of Golden Fibre”?(a) India
(b) Bangladesh
(c) South Korea
(d) United StatesI
View Answer
(b) Bangladesh
47.  What was the name of Atomic Bomb that dropped on the city of Nagasaki?
(a) Little Boy
(b) Fat Boy
(c) Little Man
(d) Fat Man
View Answer
(d) Fat Man
48. The Temple of Heaven, a religious building, is located in:
(a) Edinburgh
(b) Rome
(c) Beijing
(d)Shanghai
View Answer
(c) Beijing
49. The Earth surface is divided in __________ Continents.:
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
View Answer
(c) 7
50.  The Largest Continent (by Area) of the World is :
(a) Asia
(b)Europe
(c) Africa
(d) North America
View Answer
(a) Asia
51. Bitcoin is a _____ :
(a) Virtual Currency
(b) Digital Currency
(c) Coin
(d) North America
View Answer
(b) Digital Currency
52. Bitcoin was launched in _____ :
(a) 2005
(b) 2007
(c) 2009
(d) 2011
View Answer
(c) 2009
53.  What was the name of Atomic Bomb that dropped on the city of Hiroshima?
(a) Little Boy
(b) Fat Boy
(c) Little Man
(d) Fat Man
View Answer
(a) Little Boy
54. Pakistan is separated from central Asia by:
(a) Caspian Sea
(b) Wakhan
(c) Aral River
(d) Oxus River
View Answer
 (b) Wakhan
55. Afghanistan is separated from Central Asia by:
(a) Caspian Sea
(b) Wakhan
(c) Aral River
(d) Oxus River
View Answer
 (d) Oxus River
56. Allama Shabir Ahmed Usmani formed a Party called:
(a) Jamat Islami
(b) Jamiat Ulama e Islam
(c) Jamat ul Ahrar
(d) None of These
View Answer
 (b) Jamiat Ulama e Islam
57. “Gift of Nile” is the nickname of:
(a) Egypt
(b) Jordan
(c) Oman
(d) None of These
View Answer
(a) Egypt
58. How many divisions int the Punjab?
(a) 6
(b) 3
(c) 9
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (c) 9
59.City called “Brasilia of Pakistan” is:
(a) Abbottabad
(b) Islamabad
(c) Murree
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (b) Islamabad
60. Eiffel tower is located in:
(a) Pakistan
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (c) France
61. The percentage of the salt water on earth surface is:
(a) 93%
(b) 95%
(c) 97%
(d) None of These
View Answer
 (c) 97%
62. Which country has the oldest flag of the world?
(a) America
(b) Denmark
(c) Japan
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (b) Denmark  
63. “Bali” is the famous tourist resort of:
(a) Indonesia
(b) Malysia
(c) Nepal
(d) None of These
View Answer
 (a) Indonesia
64. Who united all the Sikhs and founded kingdom in the Punjab:
(a) Ranjit Singh
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Gobind Singh
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (a) Ranjit Singh 
65. “Father of river” is known as:
(a) Indus
(b) Chenab
(c) Kabul
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (a) Indus 
66. When Pakistan became Islamic Republic in:
(a) 1947
(b) 1956
(c) 1973
(d) None of These
View Answer
(b) 1956
67. The first foreign Minister of Pakistan was:
(a) Sikandar Mirza
(b) Sir Muhammad Zafrullah
(c) Ghulam Muhammad
(d) None of These
View Answer
(b) Sir Muhammad Zafrullah
68. The largest university of Pakistan is:
(a) COMSATS University
(b) Punjab University
(c) Quaid e Azam University
(d) Karachi University
View Answer
 (b) Punjab University
69. Which is the most thinly populated province of Pakistan?
(a) KP
(b) Sindh
(c) Punjab
(d) Balochistan
View Answer
 (d) Balochistan
70. The second atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on:
(a) Aug 9, 1945
(b) Aug 13,1914
(c) Aug 16, 1945
(d) none of these
View Answer
 (a) Aug 9, 1945

71. Mulana Muhammad Ali Johar issued ” Hamdard ” urdu newspaper in:
(a) 1909
(b) 1913
(c) 1916
(d) None of these
View Answer
(b) 1913
72. When was the Constitution of 1973 enforce?
(a) 10th Aug, 1973
(b) 12th Aug, 1973
(c) 14th Aug, 1973
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (c) 14th Aug, 1973
73. Why Muslims observed “Day of Deliverance”?
(a) End of Non Cooperation Movement
(b) End of congress Ministries
(c) Return of Simmon Commission
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (b) End of congress Ministries
73. Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also called:
(a) Kotri Barrage
(b) Indus Barrage
(c) Kanj Barage
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (a) Kotri Barrage
74. France Capital “Paris” is situated on the Bank of:
(a) Thane
(b) Seine
(c) Spree
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (b) Seine
75. The Stonehenge is among the seven Wonders of World, situated in:
(a) Germany
(b) Turkey
(c) Russia
(d) England
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76. Which country has the unwritten constitution?
(a) England
(b) US
(c) Australia
(d) India
View Answer
 (a) England
77. Largest Radio Station of Pakistan found in:
(a) Karachi
(b) Lahore
(c) Islamabad
(d) None of these
View Answer
  (c) Islamabad
78. Who was the Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Lord Irwin
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (a) Lord Curzon
79. Himalaya Range is based in
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Africa
(d) None of These
View Answer
 (b) Asia
80. Which is the deepest Ocean in the world?
(a) Artic
(b) Asian
(c) Pacific
(d) None of these
View Answer
 (c) Pacific
81. “Cathy Pacific” is the airline of
(a) Hong Kong
(b) Malaysia
(c) Thailand
(d) None of these
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82. Golden Gate is located in:
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) San Francisco
(d) None of these
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83. Saindak Project is producing copper, silver and gold with the help of: 
(a) China
(b) America
(c) France
(d) None of these
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84. Biggest deposits coal in Pakistan are
(a) Makerwal Deposits
(b) Kalabagh Deposits
(c) Thar Coal Deposits
(d) None of these
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85. United States holds record for maximum number of Nobel Prize in _____ discipline
(a) Physics
(b) Science and Technology
(c) Medicine – Physiology
(d) None of these
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86. Which is the hottest place in Pakistan?
(a) Sibbi
(b) Jacobabad
(c) Kashmor
(d) None of these
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87. First Summit of SAARC was held in 1985 in:
(a) Dhaka, Bangladesh
(b) Colombo, Srilanka
(c) Kathmandu, Nepal
(d) None of these
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88. Gaza is the city of:
(a) Egypt
(b) Iran
(c) Palestine
(d) None of these
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89. In 1945-46 elections how many seats Bengal Muslim League won?
(a) 113
(b) 109
(c) 116
(d) None of these
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90. The first Prime Minister of Bangladesh was:
(a) Mujib Ur Rehman
(b) Wajida Zia
(c) Haseena Wajid
(d) None of these
91. The longest highway in the world is:
(a) Karakoram Highway
(b) Trans-Canada
(c) Alaska
(d) None of these
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92. The largest coffee growing country in the world is:
(a) Brazil
(b) Canada
(c) India
(d) None of these
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93. The country also known as ” country of COPPER” is:
(a) Zimbabwe
(b) Zambia
(c) China
(d) None of these
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94. The river volga flows out into the:
(a) Red Sea
(b) Dead Sea
(c) Caspian Sea
(d) None of these
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95. The river Jordan flows out into the:
(a) Red Sea
(b) Dead Sea
(c) Caspian Sea
(d) None of these
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96. The Japanese call their country as:
(a) Nippon
(b) Nikon
(c) Ninja
(d) None of these
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97. The World’s oldest known city is:
(a) Damascus
(b) Idlib
(c) Aleppo
(d) None of these
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98. The city which is also known as the City of Canals is:
(a) Paris
(b) Venice
(c) Florence
(d) None of these
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99. The world’s tallest hotel is:
(a) JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Dubai
(b) Park Hyatt ,Shanghai
(c) Gevora Hotel, Dubai
(d) None of these
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100. World’s longest zipline is in:
(a) USA
(b) UAE
(c) France
(d) None of these