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  • Model PaperMCQs

    Meghan Markle is a former US_____
    (A) Actress
    (B) Politician
    (C) Businessman
    (D) None of the above.

    The India Independence Act 1947 was mainly based on the recommendations made by ?
    a. The Cabinet Mission
    b. The Mountbatten Plan (Correct)

    What was the title of Allama Iqbal’s Ph.D thesis ?
    a. Reconstruction of religious thought in Islam
    b. The Development of Metaphysics in Persia (Correct)

    Which Britis officer shot and killed three of Bahadur shah Zafar’s Song during the 1857 war of Independence :
    a. William Hudson (Correct)
    b. Colonel Nicholson

    Sun is a ?
    a. Planet
    b. Galaxy
    c. Comet
    d. Star (Correct)

    Banaspati Ghee, commonly used in Pakistan is produced by hydrogenation of ?
    a. Com Oil
    b. Butter
    c. Soyabean oil
    d. Palm oil (Correct)

    One of the bloodiest battles of the First World War was fought at Ypres (Lepers) where a large number of soldiers form South Asia also died. In Which country is this battlefield located ?
    a. France
    b. Belgium (Correct)
    c. Austria
    d. Germany

    Who is considered to be the father of the nation of Singapore ?
    a. Lee Kuan Yew (Correct)
    b. Goh Choc Tong

    Term the time during which an organism present in the body before causing disease ?
    a. Rest Period
    b. Incubation period (Correct)

    Goldsmid line is the border between?
    a. China & India
    b. China & Bhutan
    c. Pakistan & Iran (Correct)
    d. China & Taiwan

    In term of Scheduled International passengers carried Ryanair is the largest airline in the world it belongs to ?
    a. Canada
    b. France
    c. Ireland (Correct)
    d. UK

    What is the old name of Tokyo ?
    a. Surinam
    b. Edo (Correct)

    A small town in Sindh “Keti Bunder” is famous for ?
    a. Gas and oil field
    b. fish harbor (Correct)

    “Omithology” is the study of ?
    a. Birds (Correct)
    b. Insects

    Madame Tussaud’s museum is situated in ?
    a. Paris
    b. London (Correct)

    “Dosimeter” is a device use to measure ?
    a. Nuclear radiation for safety purposes (Correct)
    b. The speed of win or any other gas

    The Only vitamin which the human body can manufacture is ?
    a. Vitamin C
    b. Vitamin D (Correct)

    “Philately” is a ?
    a. Science of drugs
    b. Stamp Collection (Correct)

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    100 Questions & Answers About Asia

    100 Questions & Answers About Asia

    1. Highest mountain of world ‘Mount Everest’ is located in continent – Asia

    2. Out of seven continents, continent Asia shares its East border with – Ural Mountains

    3. Longest river in Asia Continent is – Yangtze of China

    4. Country in Asia continent which is known as ‘Land of golden fiber’ is – Bangladesh

    5. Out of seven continents, continent Asia shares its West border with – Pacific Ocean

    6. What is the capital of the Republic of the Philippines? – Manila

    7. Where can you find Mayon Volcano? – Albay

    8. What is the main religion in Malaysia? – Islam

    9. What is the national sport in Thailand? – Thai Boxing

    10. What country is in south of Malaysia? – Singapore

    11. In a country of over 1,900 islands, but with a land area of only one percent of its total
    territory, which of these is one of the Maldives’ most important industries? – Tourism

    12. The wildlife of Iran used to include an animal which is now extinct. Which of these used to
    roam the northern regions of Iran? – Caspian tiger

    13. The city of Rajshahi is an important center in the production of a natural fiber that comes
    from a certain worm. What is the nickname of the city that comes from this association? – Silk City

    14. India is bound on the north by a range of snow-capped mountains, which boast some of the
    world’s highest peaks. What is the name of this mountain range, also considered to be the
    world’s youngest? – The Himalayas

    15. Which of these cities is in Vietnam? Pyonggang, Nam Dinh, Battambang or Alor Setar? – Nam Dinh

    16. Which Asian city was awarded the honour of holding the 2014 winter Olympic games? – Sochi, Russia

    17. Which of these IS an Asian city? Dushanbe, Moscow, Bucharest or Cairo? – Dushanbe

    18. Which of these cities is in Sri Lanka? Thimpu, Islambad, Kabul or Colombo? – Colombo

    19. Which city is just across the Bering Strait from Alaska, U.S.A.? – Uelen

    20. Which Asian city is in a country that is in both Europe and Asia? – Novosibirsk

    21. Mary (Mur-ree) is a city in – Turkmenistan

    22. Which is the only city that is also a country in Asia? –

    23. ________ city is the largest city (and former capital) of Kazakhstan – Almaty

    24. Which city is capital of West Java province in Indonesia? – Bandung

    25. _____________ city is principal port of Bangladesh, and is the country´s second largest city – Chittagong

    26. Which city is the capital of Syria? – Damascus

    27. Which city was capital of Persia 1598-1722? – Esfahan

    28. ___________ city was known before 1980 as Lyallpur – Faisalabad

    29. The city which is capital of Guangdong province, China – Guangzhou

    30. Whart is the capital of Vietnam? – Hanoi

    31. ________________is third largest city of Turkey and was formerly known as Smyrna – Izmir

    32. What is the capital of Indonesia? – Jakarta

    33. What is the capital of Afghanistan? – Kabul

    34. Which city is capital of Punjab province in Pakistan? – Lahore

    35. This city is capital of Khorasan province, Iran – Mashhad

    36. Russian city which was formerly known as Novonikolaevsk – Novosibirsk

    37. This Japanese city was formerly known as Naniwa. It is the center the Hanshin area, which is the most important industrial area in Japan – Osaka

    38. _______ city is capital of North Korea – Pyongyang

    39. The former name of Bishkek – Frunze

    40. The former name of Gyumri – Leninakan

    41. The city which is part of Kiaochow territory occupied by Germany in 1897 and leased to Germany for 99 years in 1898 – Qingdao

    42. The capital of Saudi Arabia is – Riyadh

    43. _____________city is capital of East Java province, Indonesia – Surabaya

    44. What is the capital of Uzbekistan – Tashkent

    45. Which city is also known as Benares? – Varanasi

    46. Which Chinese city was formed in 1950 by the consolidation of Hankow, Hanyang and Wuchang – Wuhan

    47. ___________ is the capital of Shaanxi province, China – Xian

    48. The city which contains Japan´s major port and the country´s second largest is – Yokohama

    49. What is the capital of Henan province, China – Zhengzhou

    50. The people in this capital city in South Asia live in houses made of coral. The city is
    located on an island – Male

    51. The former name of the city Yangon is – Rangoon

    52. Which Indian city is the capital of two Indian states but it itself is under the rule of the
    Central Government – Chandigarh

    53. What city was the capital of Pakistan from 1947 to 1959? – Karachi

    54. In what city were 1000 British troops and their families killed by freedom fighters during the Indian revolt of 1857? – Kanpur

    55. The former name of Banda Aceh – Kutaraja

    56. The former name of Yekaterinburg – Sverdlovsk

    57. Which was the second largest city in Sri Lanka? – Kotte

    58. The name of the city which is also means ‘Canopy of Wood’ – Kathmandu

    59. The headquarters of the fifth largest army in the world is in which of these cities? New
    Delhi, Bangalore or Rawalpindi? – Rawalpindi

    60. What is the only City in South-Asia which has French as an official language – Pondicherry

    61. When King Charles II of Great Britain married a Portuguese princess, she brought this city
    with her as dowry – Mumbai (Bombay)

    62. The former name of the city Dalian is – Dairen

    63. The former name of Xiamen – Amoy

    64. The former name of Makassar – Ujung Pandang

    65. The largest island in Iran? – Qeshm

    66. The largest island in Oman? – Masirah

    67. The former name of Jayapura – Hollandia

    68. The former name of Kota Kinabalu – Jesselton

    69. The former name of Jakarta – Batavia

    70. The former name of Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei Town

    71. Which is the name of a city in both India and Pakistan? – Hyderabad

    72. The former name of Astana – Tselinograd

    73. Name the biggest island in Japan? – Honshu

    74. The biggest island in India? – Middle Andaman

    75. The former name of Bandar Khomeyni is – Bandar Shahpur

    76. The former name of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is – Toyohara

    77. What is the name of the former principality that was located between Nepal and Bhutan? – Sikkim

    78. The mouth of the Ganges river can be found within what country? – Bangladesh

    79. What is the largest island in Asia? – Borneo

    80. How many of the top ten most populated countries of the world are located, at least partly,
    in Asia? – 7

    81. Which country shares the longest continuous border with China? – Mongolia

    82. Which central Asian country, with the cities of Tashkent and Namangan, is one of the two
    doubly landlocked countries in the world? – Uzbekistan

    83. Which eastern/central Asian country, bordering China, is one of the least densely populated
    countries in the world? – Mongolia

    84. Which country, spanning two continents, has identified the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or
    PKK, as a terrorist group? – Turkey

    85. Which country, which has the city of Surabaya, also has land on the 2nd largest island on
    the planet? – Indonesia

    86. The former name of Shenyang is – Mukden

    87. The former name of Guangzhou – Canton

    88. What island country, south of Taiwan, has a major religion of Roman Catholicism, and is
    prone to typhoons because of its location? – Philippines

    89. What teardrop shaped island country has maritime borders with the Maldives, and another
    country to its north? – Sri Lanka

    90. What southeast Asian country is home to the Tonle Sap lake, a lake which floods to over
    five times its size during the monsoon season? – Cambodia

    91. Which extremely populated country has constituted a one-child policy in order to control
    its population? – China
    92. The former name of Vladikavkaz – Ordzhonikidze

    93. The former name of Ganca, or Gandzha is – Kirovabad

    94. Which very densely populated country separated from Pakistan in 1971? – Bangladesh

    95. Which industrialized country has the largest metropolitan area in the world, and has more
    than 6,000 islands? – Japan

    96. Biggest island in China? (excluding Taiwan which is claimed by China) – Hainan

    97. What is the largest island in South Korea? – Cheju

    98. Which is the largest island in Philippines? – Luzon

    99. The former name of Khudzhand – Leninabad

    100. Name the largest island in Thailand – Phuket

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    Unique 100 General Knowledge Questions & Answers

    Unique 100 General Knowledge Questions & Answers

    1. Which British actor who starred as Jimmy in the film Quadrophenia later appeared in Blur’s video for the single Parklife? – Phil Daniels


    2. Which Argentinian striker is Barcelona’s all-time leading goalscorer? – Lionel Messi


    3. In the video game Dark Souls, one of the locations in the game, Anor Londo is heavily based on which Milan landmark? – Milan Cathedral


    4. Planned and begun in 1850 by King Maximilian II of Bavaria, Maximilianstrasse is a major shopping district in which German city? – Munich


    5. Wise, methodical detective Lester Freamon is a fictional character in which TV series? – The Wire


    6. Which Europe’s most southerly capital city? – Nicosia, Cyprus


    7. Clark Kent is the real name of which superhero? – Superman


    8. The film Grease was mostly filmed in which US state? – California


    9. Which Irish writer and clergyman wrote Gulliver’s Travels? – Jonathan Swift


    10. The largest tower located OUTSIDE of London in the United Kingdom is found in which English city? – Portsmouth(Spinnaker Tower)


    11. Which Hollywood, California born actor is known for starring in films including Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Departed, amongst others? – Leonardo DiCaprio


    12. Who was the Greek god of the Sea? – Poseidon


    13. Which soul singer enjoyed fleeting success in the UK as the first winner of the TV series X-Factor? – Steve Brookstein


    14. Which is the only country to have taken part in every football World Cup finals? – Brazil


    15. Charles Darwin features on which British bank note? – Ten pound note


    16. How old was Frodo when he came of age in the book Fellowship of the Rings? – 33 years old


    17. Which former American Footballer when on to play Apollo Creed in the Rocky film series? – Carl Weathers


    18. What is the relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Beatrice of York? – Grandmother-granddaughter


    19. What is the name of the founder of the company Amazon who later went on to purchase The Washington Post newspaper? – Jeff Bezos


    20. Which Spanish region is known for the Tempranillo black grape wine variety? – Rioja


    21. Which actress won the 1981 Academy Award for Best Actress aged seventy-four for her role in the film On a Golden Pond? – Katharine Hepburn


    22. Which is the only inanimate sign of the zodiac? – Libra


    23. What was the name of The Jam’s debut album, released in 1977, that shared its name with a hit single on the album? – In The City


    24. Since 1987, which Tennis Grand Slam tournament has been the fourth and final in the tennis calendar? – US Open


    25. Nelson’s Column is a monument in which London square? – Trafalgar Square


    26. Which Oasis song opens with the lyrics ‘Today is gonna be the day’? – Wonderwall


    27. Where was playwright Oscar Wilde born in October 1854? – Dublin, Ireland


    28. Which is the largest moon of the planet Saturn, by diameter? – Titan


    29. Bella Swan (later Bella Cullan) is a character in which film series? – The Twilight Saga


    30. At 119 miles long, what is the name of Scotland’s longest river? – River Tay


    31. The Bolshoi Ballet is based in which city? – Moscow


    32. Charleroi is a city in which northern European county? – Belgium


    33. What colour is the distinctive King of the Mountains jersey in cycling’s Tour de France? –Red polka dots on white


    34. Sharon Osbourne, wife of aging rocker Ozzy, was a judge on which TV music program? – X-Factor


    35. In a game of cricket, how many runs are awarded for hitting the ball over the boundary rope without bouncing? – Six runs


    36. What is the name of the branch of medicine that focuses on eyesight? – Optometry


    37. Which silent film starring Jean Dujardin won the Best Film Oscar in 2011? – The Artist


    38. William Shakespeare was born in which English market town? – Stratford-upon-Avon


    39. The Baggies is the nickname of which English football club? – West Bromwich Albion


    40. Prior to join the Euro and taking it’s name from the Greek verb ‘to grasp’, what was the former currency of Greece? – Drachma


    41. Which country has the most football clubs? – South Africa


    42. Where was the first nuclear reactor built? – The USA


    43. Which brewery invented the widget for the beer can? – Guinness


    44. Which is the only mammal that able to kneel on all fours? – Elephant


    45. Who designed the Statue of Liberty? – Bartholdi


    46. Which country is Santiago the capital of? – Chile

    47. What is the name of the dog in the ‘Back to the Future’ films? – Einstein


    48. Who was the first female governor of India? – Sarojini Naidu


    49. Who wrote the music for West Side Story? – Bernstein


    50. Which is the largest species of crocodile? – Saltwater


    51. During which year did the Apple iPhone first go on sale? – 2007


    52. What was the nationality of the famous 18th century poet Robert Burns? – Scottish


    53. Where did King Arthur hold court? – Camelot


    54. In which year was Michael Jackson’s song Thriller released? – 1982


    55. Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the scales? – Libra


    56. Which country was Arnold Schwarzenegger born in? – Austria


    57. What is the name of Washington’s active stratovolcano? – Mount St. Helen


    58. Which nuts are used to make marzipan? – Almonds


    59. What is the name given to a skydiver’s canopy? – A parachute


    60. What type of shark was Jaws? – A great white


    61. How many consonants are there in the English Alphabet? – 21 consonants


    62. In which country were ‘The Lord of the Rings’ movies filmed? – New Zealand


    63. What do the stripes of the US flag represent? – The 13 original colonies of the United States (sign of uniting as one)


    64. True or false: the diameter is half of the radius? – False: the radius is half of the diameter


    65. Which is the only English football team to play in the Scottish league? – Berwick Rangers


    66. Which character did Clark Gable play in Gone With The Wind? – Rhett Butler


    67. Which Roman numerals represent the number 40? – XL


    68. Which word can come before: moon, house and time? – Full


    69. What religion does a Rabi belong too? – Jewish


    70. How many hours are there in one full week? – 168 hours


    71. Which English actor starred in Gangs of New York and Lincoln? – Daniel Day Lewis


    72. Who was the president of the United States in 2000? – Bill Clinton


    73. What is the largest country in Great Britain? – England


    74. What theory did the scientist Charles Darwin help to develop? – The theory of evolution


    75. What ‘M’ is a popular egg white dessert? – Meringue


    76. How many known planets are there in our solar system? – Eight


    77. Canberra is the capital city of which country? – Australia

    78. What is an obtuse angle? – An angle measuring between 90 and 180 degrees


    79. What was the name of Moses’ brother? – Aaron


    80. Who sang the 2015 hit song ‘All About That Bass’? – Meghan Trainor


    81. Three countries of the world begin with the letter J, can you name them all? – Jamaica, Japan, Jordan


    82. Which 2015 movie features a song called ‘Writing’s on the Wall’ by Sam Smith? – Spectre (James Bond)


    83. Beginning with the fastest first, put the following body features in order of growth rate: finger nails, toe nails, hair? – Hair, finger nails, toe nails


    84. In medieval legend, what name was given to the cup from which Jesus drank from at the Last Supper? – Grail (The Holy Grail)


    85. Does the British noble title Viscount rank above or below a Baron? – Above


    86. Which solar system planet experiences the hottest surface temperature? – Venus


    87. Which George Michael song begins with the lyrics, ‘I feel so unsure, As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor’? – Careless Whisper


    88. In 1912, which ocean did RMS Titanic sink in? – Atlantic Ocean (North Atlantic)


    89. What film series stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as leaders of a New York Mafia family? – The Godfather


    90. What traditional Easter cake is toasted and decorated with 11 to 12 marzipan balls? – Simnel Cake


    91. What type of animals make up the biggest group of amphibians? – Frogs


    92. Which naturalist wrote ‘The Voyage of the Beagle’? – Charles Darwin


    93. The inauguration of which American President took place on January 20, 2009? – Barack Obama


    94. Can you unscramble the following word to reveal the name of a hormone produced by the pancreas: NNLUSII? – Insulin


    95. What was the first fully animated feature film released by Walt Disney? – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)


    96. Which Asian country was formerly named Ceylon? – Sri Lanka


    97. What type of gas primarily forms the Earth’s atmosphere? – Nitrogen


    98. What is the opposite of nocturnal? – Diurnal


    99. Which Winter Olympic event combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting? – The biathlon


    100. Who plays Jack Bauer in the American television series 24? – Kiefer Sutherland