General Knowledge MCQs

FIH (International Hockey Federation) was founded in which year ?

A. 1922
B. 1920
C. 1921
D. 1924

The Fédération Internationale de Hockey, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and the president is Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra.

“Titan” is satellite of___________?

A. Saturn
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Neptune

Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System. It is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere, and the only known body in space, other than Earth, where clear evidence of stable bodies of surface liquid has been found.

World Braille Day celebrated on__________?A. January 2nd
B. January 3rd
C. January 4th
D. None of these

World Braille Day is an international day on 4 January and celebrates awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and visually impaired people. The date for the event was chosen by the United Nations General Assembly via a proclamation in November 2018, and marks the birthday of Louis Braille, creator of this writing system. The first World Braille Day was celebrated on January 4, 2019

 

38th Parallel line is the boundary line between____________?

A. USA – Canada
B. Iraq – Iran
C. China – Japan
D. North Korea – South Korea

38th parallel, popular name given to latitude 38° N that in East Asia roughly demarcates North Korea and South Korea. The line was chosen by U.S. military planners at the Potsdam Conference (July 1945) near the end of World War II as an army boundary, north of which the U.S.S.R.

How many Caribbean countries are there?

A. 25
B. 26
C. 27
D. 28

The Caribbean is known as the Island Countries – because the Caribbean isn’t a country itself, it is actually made up of thousands of islands (as many as 7000) – of which there are 26 countries

Which of the following is Tricontinental Country?A. chad
B. Chile
C. Mali
D. Swaziland

 

Office of strategic service (OSS) was the old name of which Intelligence agency?A. MI6
B. CIA
C. ISI
D. N.O.T

Some 13,000 men and women worked for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the U.S. intelligence agency during World War II and the forerunner of the modern CIA.

 

When Government College Lahore got the status of universityA. 2002
B. 2004
C. 2006
D. 2008

After 151 Years of its wonderful history, the Government College, Lahore was raised to the status of a University in 2002. It was renamed as the GC University Lahore.

 

CHENNAI is the new Name of__________?A. MADRAS
B. AGRA
C. ALA ABAD
D. MINTO PARK

In 1996, the Government of Tamil Nadu officially changed the name from Madras to Chennai. At that time many Indian cities underwent a change of name.

 

How many states does Malaysia have?

A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 17

Malaysia comprises 13 states and 3 federal territories.