General Knowledge Set-15 for preparation. ( NTS KPPSC SPSC )
Pakistan joined which international organization first?
A. European Union
B. United Nations
C. SAARC
D. None of these
Agra, (India) is famous for:
A. Temples
B. Ancient forts
C. Taj Mahal
D. Museums
Khartoum is situated on the bank of river:
A. Tiber
B. Seine
C. Tigris
D. Nile
The capital and important seaport of Hawaii Islands is:
A. Alaska
B. Honolulu
C. Havana
D. Lima
Name the Russian news agency:
A. DPA
B. BTA
C. Interfax
D. Ritzan
Moscow is situated on the bank of River:
A. Tigris
B. Spree
C. Tagus
D. Moskva
“Al-Aqsa Mosque” is in:
A. Tel Aviv
B. Jerusalem
C. Beirut
D. Cairo
Simla, famous for Simla Agreement, is the capital of:
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Bihar
D. Himachal Pradesh
Which city is located in Iraq?
A. Babylon
B. Dardanelles
C. Alexandria
D. Accra
Amman is a famous city and capital of:
A. Palestine
B. Sudan
C. Somalia
D. Jordan
Which place produces petroleum on large scale?
A. Aleppo
B. Kurkuk
C. Gaza
D. Kathmandu
Which place gained fame during French Revolution in 1789?
A. Alexandria
B. Jaffna
C. Bastille
D. Kirkuk
Which place is a famous resort for tourism?
A. Accra
B. Honolulu
C. Aligarh
D. Greenwich
Hollywood (USA) is famous for its:
A. Sports Complex
B. Golden gate bridge
C. University
D. Film Industry
Zurich is an important city of:
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. Switzerland
D. Greece
“Hot Line” is a direct telephone line between ___ for use in emergency.
A. Bankers
B. Journalists
C. Politicians
D. Heads of Governments
“Wall Street” is located in:
A. Washington
B. New York
C. Mexico
D. Chicago
“Bond Street”, located in ___, is famous for tailoring and jewelry.
A. New York
B. San Francisco
C. London
D. Birmingham
Bata Shoe Organization (BSO), the parent company of Bata Pakistan, is an:
A. American company
B. Canadian company
C. British company
D. French company
Software King Bill Gates was a dropout from which University?
A. Harvard
B. Stanford
C. Ohio State University
D. MIT
Which African country was founded in 1847 by freed American slaves?
A. Nigeria
B. Libya
C. Somalia
D. Liberia
Which country is Africa’s newest country?
A. South Sudan
B. Cote D’Ivori
C. Burkina Faso
D. Eritrea
What is Mount Godwin Austen’s original name?
A. Aconcagua
B. Denali
C. Choguri
D. Aoraki
Which countries flag has a dragon in the center, in between two yellow and orange triangles?
A. Laos
B. Nepal
C. Thailand
D. Bhutan
Of these Asian ‘seas’, which one is actually a real sea, and not a landlocked lake?
A. Aral Sea
B. Caspian Sea
C. Dead Sea
D. Flores Sea
Finland is very rich in:
A. Oil
B. Lakes
C. Silver
D. Tundra
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are called:
A. Balkan States
B. Yugoslavia
C. Scandinavia
D. Baltic States
Between which two Scandinavian countries would you find the Oresund?
A. Sweden and Finland
B. Sweden and Denmark
C. Denmark and Norway
D. Norway and Finland
‘Pampas’ are areas of:
A. Grassland
B. Desert
C. Rain forest
D. Mountain
Where is Easter Island located?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Caribbean Sea
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Indian Ocean
Which country of Asia has the most islands?
A. Indonesia
B. Philippines
C. Japan
D. Malaysia
Using the International Date Line as the limit, as geographers usually do, which country stretches farthest to the east?
A. China
B. North Korea
C. Japan
D. Russia
What river separates the Libyan Desert from the Nubian?
A. Nile
B. Orange
C. Zambezi
D. Vaal
The only line of latitude which is as large as any line of longitude is the:
A. Tropic of Capricorn
B. Prime Meridian
C. Tropic of Cancer
D. Equator
What is the traditional mode of transportation in the Sahara Desert?
A. Camel
B. Car
C. Horse
D. Train
Which country does Greenland belong to:
A. Great Britain
B. Denmark
C. Switzerland
D. Germany
Lake Victoria’s shores touch all of the following countries, except:
A. Rwanda
B. Tanzania
C. Kenya
D. Uganda
What river flows through Warsaw, Poland?
A. Oder
B. Danube
C. Vistula
D. Rhine
Which two European countries compose the Iberian Peninsula?
A. Spain & Portugal
B. Albania & Greece
C. Italy & San Marino
D. Norway & Sweden
Which city was the site of an infamous nuclear reactor meltdown in 1986?
A. Chernobyl, Ukraine
B. Chernihiv, Ukraine
C. Chelyabinsk, Russia
D. Cherepovets, Russia