General Knowledge MCQs

A. Paris
B. Venice
C. Florence
D. None of these

Venice has been known as “La Dominante”, “La Serenissima”, “Queen of the Adriatic”, “City of Water”, “City of Masks”, “City of Bridges”, “The Floating City”, and “City of Canals”.

A. Caspian Sea
B. Wakhan
C. Aral River
D. Oxus River

Afghanistan is separated from Central Asia by Oxus River.
The Amu Darya (also called the Amu, Amo River, or Amudaryo, and historically known by its Latin name Oxus is a major river in Central Asia and Afghanistan. Rising in the Pamir Mountains, north of the Hindu Kush, the Amu Darya is formed by the junction of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers, in the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve on the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and flows from there north-westwards into the southern remnants of the Aral Sea. In its upper course, the river forms part of Afghanistan’s northern border with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

A. Pakistan
B. Iran
C. Indonesia
D. Saudi Arabia

The country with the single largest population of Muslims is Indonesia in Southeast Asia, which on its own hosts 13% of the world’s Muslims.

A. Indonesia
B. South Africa
C. Mexico
D. None of these

Indonesia has more volcanoes than any other country in the world. The 1815 eruption of its Mount Tambora still holds the record for the largest in recent history.

A. South Africa
B. Netherlands
C. Norway
D. None of these

Archbishop Desmond Tutu was the first person to call South Africa “the rainbow nation”. It’s a reflection on the fascinating diversity of this country, not only in the identities of its people but in the landscapes, wildlife, cultures, and activities it offers

A. South Africa
B. Netherlands
C. Norway
D. Japan

According to the words of the Japanese envoy himself, that name was chosen because the country was so close to where the sun rises. In any event, the name stuck, and for the last 1400 years or so, the world has referred to Japan as Nippon, the land of the rising sun.

A. Maldives
B. Indonesia
C. Philipes
D. None of these

Maldives
Comprising a territory spanning roughly 298 square kilometres (115 sq mi), Maldives is one of the world’s most geographically dispersed sovereign states as well as the smallest Asian country by land area and, with around 557,426 inhabitants, the 2nd least populous country in Asia.

A. Asia and Europe
B. Asia and Africa
C. South America and North America
D. None of these

The Isthmus of Suez in eastern Egypt connects the continents of Africa and Asia, and separates the Mediterranean and Red Seas.

A. 1970
B. 1974
C. 1996
D. None of these

Yellow and red cards were introduced at the 1970 FIFA World Cup™ in Mexico, and have since become part and parcel of the game. But we would be doing Mr Aston a great disservice if we limited his influence on refereeing and football to his famous brainwave.

A. Jakarta
B. Manila
C. Shanghai
D. None of these

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