General Knowledge — All MCQs
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Q101.The maple leaf is the national symbol of which country?
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The maple leaf appears on the national flag of Canada.
Q102.The Montreal Protocol deals with the protection of what?
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The Montreal Protocol of 1987 phases out ozone-depleting substances.
Q103.The NPT relates to the non-proliferation of which type of weapons?
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The NPT is the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, opened in 1968.
Q104.The OIC was founded following a summit held in which city?
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The first Islamic Summit was held in Rabat, Morocco in 1969.
Q105.The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation was founded in which year?
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The OIC was founded in 1969 following the arson attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Q106.The Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted in which year?
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The Paris Agreement was adopted at COP21 in December 2015.
Q107.The Ramsar Convention is concerned with the conservation of what?
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The Ramsar Convention of 1971 concerns the conservation of wetlands.
Q108.The Renaissance began in which country?
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The Renaissance began in Italy in the 14th century.
Q109.The Russian Bolshevik Revolution took place in which year?
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The Bolshevik (October) Revolution occurred in 1917 under Lenin.
Q110.The second atomic bomb of World War II was dropped on which city?
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Nagasaki was bombed on 9 August 1945.
Q111.The shamrock is the national symbol of which country?
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The shamrock is the traditional national symbol of Ireland.
Q112.The Simla Agreement between Pakistan and India was signed in which year?
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The Simla Agreement was signed on 2 July 1972 after the 1971 war.
Q113.The slogan Liberty, Equality, Fraternity is associated with which revolution?
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Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite was the motto of the French Revolution.
Q114.The Soviet Union was formally dissolved in which year?
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The USSR was formally dissolved on 26 December 1991.
Q115.The Suez Canal was opened in which year?
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The Suez Canal opened for navigation in 1869.
Q116.The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in which year?
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The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali.
Q117.The Treaty of Hudaibiya was signed in which Hijri year?
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The Treaty of Hudaibiya was concluded in 6 AH (628 CE).
Q118.The Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community, was signed in which year?
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The Treaty of Rome was signed in 1957 creating the EEC.
Q119.The Treaty of Versailles was signed in which year?
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919, ending World War I.
Q120.The Treaty of Westphalia was signed in which year?
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The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ended the Thirty Years War.