General Knowledge — All MCQs

Correct Answer: D

Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. Helsinki, Suva and Paris are capitals of Finland, Fiji and France respectively, not Chechnya.

Correct Answer: B

Antarctica surrounds the South Pole and lies almost entirely within the Antarctic Circle. The North Pole is in the Arctic Ocean, so Antarctica is associated with the southern polar region.

Correct Answer: A

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica. Brussels is the capital of Belgium, while Portugal is a country, so neither matches Jamaica.

Correct Answer: A

Angel Falls in Venezuela is generally recognized as the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall. Its great vertical drop makes it higher than Victoria Falls and Iguazu Falls, which are famous for width and volume rather than height.

Correct Answer: B

Russia is the largest country in the world by total land area, spanning northern Asia and eastern Europe. Canada, China and the United States are also very large, but all are smaller in area than Russia.

Correct Answer: C

Panama lies on the isthmus connecting Central America with South America. Because of this position, it serves as a geographical link between North and South America and also hosts the Panama Canal between the Atlantic and Pacific routes.

Correct Answer: B

Longitude refers to lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole and measuring east-west position relative to the Prime Meridian. Latitude lines run east-west parallel to the Equator, so they do not connect pole to pole.

Correct Answer: B

The Red Sea lies between northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula in Asia. It borders countries such as Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, making 'Africa and Asia' the correct geographical description.

Correct Answer: C

Europe is the second-smallest continent by area after Australia. Antarctica is larger than Europe, so Option C is correct.

Correct Answer: B

Boiling an egg is a chemical change because heat denatures and coagulates the proteins in the egg. The change is not easily reversible, unlike a simple physical change such as melting ice.

Correct Answer: C

The verb pattern is 'allow + object + to + base verb,' so the sentence requires 'to accommodate.' The infinitive 'to accommodate' explains what language is enabled to do.

Correct Answer: A

A subway is an underground passage or underground railway. Therefore, 'Underground path' (Option A) is the best answer.

Correct Answer: C

The correct idiom is 'adhere to,' meaning to follow or stick to a rule, principle or instruction. Therefore the sentence should read: 'It is wise to adhere to the rules of your parents.'

Correct Answer: D

The Belt and Road Initiative is commonly described through major overland and maritime corridors rather than a single small set of projects. In many exam keys, six economic corridors are listed under BRI; with the given options, '6' is the more standard answer than '5,' so this row should be reviewed.

Correct Answer: D

General Zia-ul-Haq died in an aircraft crash near Bahawalpur on 17 August 1988. The crash also killed senior Pakistani military officers and the U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel.

Correct Answer: A

Imran Khan's first official foreign visit as Prime Minister of Pakistan was to Saudi Arabia in September 2018. The visit reflected Pakistan's close political, religious and economic ties with Saudi Arabia.

Correct Answer: D

In the 2019 Best Countries quality-of-life ranking by the BAV Group/US News framework, Canada was ranked first for quality of life. Switzerland ranked highly overall, but Canada led that specific quality-of-life category.

Correct Answer: A

Articles of Iman are commonly taught as the basic beliefs a Muslim must affirm, including belief in Allah, angels, revealed books, prophets, the Last Day, divine decree and resurrection/life after death depending on the syllabus wording. In this exam's option set, the intended count is seven articles of faith.

Correct Answer: D

The well-known Hadith refers to a noble woman named Fatimah from Banu Makhzum who committed theft, and the Prophet (SAW) emphasized that legal justice applies equally to all. The incident is taught as an example of equality before law in Islam.

Correct Answer: C

Bahawalpur is the largest district of Punjab by area. Lahore and Faisalabad are much more densely populated urban districts, but they are not larger than Bahawalpur in land area.