General Knowledge Set-17 for preparation. ( FPSC CSS KPPSC )
When was the International Olympic Committee established?
A. 1902
B. 1898
C. 1894
D. 1904
____ is known as leap day or leap year day?
A. Feb 29
B. Feb 28
C. March 01
D. Feb 5
Which island is called ‘World’s Loneliest Island’?
A. Spitsbergen
B. Ascension Island
C. Tristan Da Cunha
D. Diego Garcia
Which region is known as ‘Whiteman’s Grave’?
A. Yorubaland
B. Pepper Coast
C. Sahel
D. Guinea Coast
Which city is known as ‘Venice of the East’?
A. Udaipur
B. Bangkok
C. Stockholm
D. Islamabad
Which river is called ‘Sorrow of China’?
A. Hwang Ho
B. Yangtze
C. Mekong
D. Euphrates
Which country is known as ‘Site of Ancient Civilization’?
A. Iran
B. Yemen
C. Iraq
D. Jordan
Who is known as the ‘Saint of the Gutters’?
A. Aga Bojaxhiu
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Nelson Mandela
D. Mother Teresa
Which is called ‘River in the Sea’?
A. Labrador Current
B. Gulf Stream
C. Falkland Current
D. Sargasso Sea
Which country is known as ‘Remnant of Mighty Empire’?
A. Sweden
B. Austria
C. Turkey
D. France
Which city is known as ‘Queen of the Adriatic’?
A. Paris
B. Amsterdam
C. Florence
D. Venice
Which Place is known as ‘Queen of Arabian Sea’?
A. Bengaluru
B. Kochi
C. Kannur
D. Chennai
Which city is known as ‘Quaker City’?
A. Pittsburgh
B. Harrisburg
C. Philadelphia
D. Cleveland
Which Place is called ‘Pillars of Hercules’?
A. Bering Strait
B. Strait of Gibraltar
C. Strait of Dover
D. Strait of Magellan
Which country is known as ‘Pearl of the Antilles’?
A. Switzerland
B. Cuba
C. Thailand
D. Austria
Which country is called ‘Pearl of East’?
A. Bangladesh
B. Sri Lanka
C. Korea
D. Mongolia
Which country is known as ‘Mosquito Coast’?
A. Cuba
B. Nicaragua
C. Switzerland
D. Austria
Which country is called ‘Land of Setting Sun’?
A. Finland
B. Palestine
C. Japan
D. Norway
Which country is called ‘Land of Mighty Rivers’?
A. Scotland
B. Canada
C. Norway
D. Nigeria
Which country is called ‘Land of Lakes’?
A. Scotland
B. Canada
C. Norway
D. Nigeria
Which country is called ‘Land of Five Seas’?
A. Scotland
B. Canada
C. Australia
D. Norway
Which country is called ‘Land of Contrasts’?
A. Bangladesh
B. Colombia
C. Algeria
D. Myanmar
Which country is called ‘Land of Contrasts’?
A. Bangladesh
B. Colombia
C. Algeria
D. Myanmar
Which country is called ‘The Island of Cloves’?
A. Colombia
B. Switzerland
C. Bahrain
D. Zanzibar
Which Place is called Human Equator of the Earth?
A. Hindu Kush
B. Himalayas
C. Karakoram
D. Mahabharat Range
Which ocean is called ‘Herring Pond’?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean
Which country is known as ‘Hermit Kingdom’?
A. Nepal
B. Sri Lanka
C. New Zealand
D. North Korea
Which is called ‘Great White way’?
A. Trafalgar Square
B. Downing street
C. Broadway, New York
D. Buckingham Palace
Which country is called ‘Great Britain of the Pacific’?
A. China
B. India
C. Japan
D. Turkey
Which city is called ‘Gibraltar of Indian Ocean’?
A. Abu Dhabi
B. Dubai
C. Sharjah
D. Aden
Which region is called ‘Granary of South India’?
A. Coimbatore
B. Tanjore
C. Madurai
D. Vellore
Which city is called ‘Granite City’?
A. Aden
B. Broadway
C. Aberdeen
D. London
Which city is called ‘Gateway to the East’?
A. Abu Dhabi
B. Beirut
C. Aden
D. Tanjore
Which is called ‘Garden of England’?
A. Essex
B. Dartford
C. Kent
D. Whitstable
Which country is called ‘Garden in the desert’?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Ethiopia
C. Egypt
D. Belgium
Which city is called ‘Eternal City of Hopes’?
A. Mumbai
B. Rome
C. Kent
D. Beirut
Which country is called ‘Emerald Island’?
A. Greenland
B. Ireland
C. Finland
D. Scotland
Which city is called ‘City of Space Flights’?
A. Rome
B. New York
C. Cape Kennedy
D. Venice
Which city is called ‘City of Quiet thoroughfares’?
A. Cape Kennedy
B. New York
C. Venice
D. Belgium
Which city is called ‘City of Parks’?
A. Belgium
B. Rome
C. Baghdad
D. Kiev