General Knowledge MCQs

Time Magazine started in which year?A. 1923
B. 1934
C. 1945
D. 1918

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City. It was founded in 1923 and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder Henry Luce. A European edition is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America.

 

Lake Ladoga is the largest lake by area in Europe which is ________ ?

A. 17,700 km²
B. 16,510 km²
C. 11,750 km²
D. None of these

Lake Urmia is located in ________ ?

A. Iran
B. Iraq
C. Qatar
D. Azerbaijan

in US Senate, each state is represented by__________?A. 2 Senators
B. 3 Senators
C. 4 Senators
D. 1 SenatorThe Senate is composed of senators, each of whom represents a single state in its entirety. Each state, regardless of its population size, is equally represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years. There being at present 50 states in the Union, there are currently 100 senators.

 

What is the old name of Japanese city “Kyoto”?

A. Abuja
B. Nara
C. Lamy
D. Heiankyo

When was the First International Human Solidarity Day observed by United Nations?

A. December 2004
B. December 2005
C. December 2006
D. None of these

The General Assembly, on 22 December 2005, by resolution 60/209 identified solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal values that should underlie relations between peoples in the twenty-first century, and in that regard decided to proclaim 20 December of each year International Human Solidarity Day.

The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It is approximately length _________ ?

A. 7,109 km, (4417.32780 miles)
B. 6,300 km, (3915 miles)
C. 5,400 km, (3355 miles)
D. 5,100 km, (3168 miles)

Yangtze River, longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 kilometres).

Which river is considered as the longest European River?

A. Volga River
B. Danube River
C. Ural River
D. Don River