General Knowledge MCQs

What is the second largest desert in the world after the Sahara desert?

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What is the second largest desert in the world after the Sahara desert?

A. Gobi Desert
B. Arabian Desert
C. Kalahari Desert
D. Libyan Desert

List of Top 10 Largest Deserts in the World
S.No.
Desert
Continent/Country
Area (km2)
1 Antarctic Desert Antarctica 13829430
2 Arctic Alaska, Canada, Greenland,
Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia		 13726937
3 Sahara Desert Africa 9100000
4 Arabian Desert Arabian Peninsula 2330000
5 Gobi Desert China and Mongolia 1300000
6 Kalahari Desert South Africa, Botswana, Namibia 900000
7 Patagonian Desert Argentina 670000
8 Great Victoria Desert Australia 647000
9 Syrian Desert North Arabian Peninsula 520000
10 Great Basin Desert United States 492000

Who was the first Emperor in China ?

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Who was the first Emperor in China ?

A. Qin Shi Huagdi
B. Sun Yat Sen
C. Kublai Khan
D. None of these

Qin Shi Huang also known as King Zheng of Qin was born a prince of the state of Qin (r. 246–221 BC) and became China’s first emperor after the Qin conquered all of the other Warring States

Which bird with a distinctive call lays its eggs in the nests of other birds?

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Which bird with a distinctive call lays its eggs in the nests of other birds?

A. Cuckoo
B. Sparrow
C. Parrot
D. Humming bird

The European Cuckoo, whose distinctive call is immortalized in the sound of the “cuckoo clock,” is the bird in which this habit has been most thoroughly studied. Female European Cuckoos lay their eggs only in the nests of other species of birds.

How many squares has a chessboard ?

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How many squares has a chessboard ?

A. 24
B. 52
C. 45
D. 64

A chessboard is the type of checkerboard used in the classic board game chess, and consists of 64 squares (eight rows and eight columns) and 32 pieces.

What is the world’s largest living mammal ?

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What is the world’s largest living mammal ?

A. Elephant
B. Blue Whale
C. Shark
D. Giraffe

The blue whale is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. At 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed