This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > General > World Gk > World General Knowledge – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World General Knowledge Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul is popularly known as the A) Yellow Mosque. B) Green Mosque. C) Blue Mosque. D) Red Mosque. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue Mosque. 2. The headquarters of International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) is located in A) Berlin. B) Lausanne. C) Zurich. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zurich. 3. The world's first nuclear power plant was built by A) France. B) Russia. C) Germany. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russia. 4. The permanent Secretariat of SAARC is located in A) New Delhi, India. B) Kathmandu, Nepal. C) Colombo, Sri Lanka. D) Islamabad, Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kathmandu, Nepal. 5. The first non-European who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 was A) Allama Iqbal. B) Swami Vivekananda. C) Munshi Premchand. D) Rabindranath Tagore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rabindranath Tagore. 6. The 6th organ, "Trusteeship Council" of the United Nations suspended operation on November 01, 1994, with the independence of A) Sudan. B) Tunisia. C) Palau. D) Chad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palau. 7. What was the nationality of Alfred Nobel? A) British. B) German. C) American. D) Swedish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swedish. 8. Panama (a country) connects the two continents A) Asia and Africa. B) Asia and Europe. C) Asia and Australia. D) South America and North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) South America and North America. 9. The highest peak of the K2 is located along the border of A) China and India. B) China and Nepal. C) India and Pakistan. D) China and Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China and Pakistan. 10. The Statue of Liberty in the United States is located in A) New York. B) Chicago. C) Washington D.C. D) Los Angeles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New York. 11. The headquarter of NATO is located in A) New York. B) Paris. C) Brussels. D) Geneva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brussels. 12. The world's deadliest conflict was A) Mongol Conquests. B) World War I. C) World War II. D) Taiping Rebellion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) World War II. 13. The oldest entertainment awards ceremony is A) Emmy Awards. B) Tony Awards. C) Oscars Awards. D) Grammy Awards. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oscars Awards. 14. The novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" were written by A) Mark Twain. B) Ernest Hemingway. C) F. Scott Fitzgerald. D) Leo Tolstoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mark Twain. 15. Which country is also called "Rainbow Nation" ? A) Japan. B) Norway. C) South Africa. D) Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South Africa. 16. Augusta Raurica, a Roman archaeological site, was a/an A) Museum. B) Open-air museum. C) Theater. D) Open-air theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open-air museum. 17. Which country's official constitution is Quran? A) Indonesia. B) Pakistan. C) Saudi Arabia. D) Qatar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saudi Arabia. 18. Which statement is true about South and North Poles of the Earth? A) South Pole is warmer than the North Pole. B) North Pole is warmer than the South Pole. C) Both poles have equal temperature. D) Both poles lie in the Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North Pole is warmer than the South Pole. 19. Anton Chekhov, a famous playwright and short story writer was also a/an A) Medical doctor. B) Politician. C) Engineer. D) Lawyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medical doctor. 20. The constitution of South Africa recognizes ..... official languages. A) 41. B) 11. C) 31. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 11. 21. Benazir Bhutto was an elected Prime Minister of A) Saudi Arabia. B) Indonesia. C) Malaysia. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pakistan. 22. The creation of IOC was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games which were held in A) France. B) Greece. C) Germany. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greece. 23. Which country, on the map of world, appears as "Long Shoe" ? A) Greece. B) Italy. C) Hungary. D) Portugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Italy. 24. WAFA is the news agency of ..... . A) Palestine. B) Egypt. C) Qatar. D) Iraq. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Palestine. 25. Malala Yousafzai belongs to A) Pakistan. B) Algeria. C) Spain. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pakistan. 26. Which city is also called The City of 1,000 Minarets? A) Istanbul. B) Cairo. C) Islamabad. D) Makkah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cairo. 27. Which novel is sometimes called the world's first novel or the world's first modern novel? A) City of the Sun. B) Don Quixote. C) Utopia. D) The Tale of Genji. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Tale of Genji. 28. The largest cold desert in the world is A) Arctic. B) Antarctica. C) Sahara. D) Atacama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antarctica. 29. The Jazz Age is often referred to in conjunction with the A) Roaring Twenties. B) Modern Twenties. C) Adult Twenties. D) Sexy Twenties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roaring Twenties. 30. Kangaroos are found in A) Australia. B) New Zealand. C) Both of the above. D) Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Australia. 31. The Mont Saint-Michel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in A) Germany. B) France. C) United States. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) France. 32. Lake Lucerne that has complicated shape with several sharp bends and four arms is located in A) Egypt. B) Turkey. C) Portugal. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Switzerland. 33. About ..... % of Antarctica is covered by ice. A) 95. B) 96. C) 98. D) 97. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 98. 34. The United Nations has ..... principal organs. A) 7. B) 8. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 35. The oldest film industry of the world is A) Hollywood. B) Mosfilm. C) Nestor Studios. D) Bollywood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hollywood. 36. The oldest news agency in the world is A) CNN. B) BBC. C) WAFA. D) AFP. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AFP. 37. Alexander the Great was tutored by the philosopher A) Plato. B) Aristotle. C) Socrates. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aristotle. 38. The Cocora valley, the principal location of Quindio wax palm, is located in A) Argentina. B) Brazil. C) Colombia. D) Portugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colombia. 39. Leo Tolstoy was a/an ..... writer. A) American. B) Russian. C) English. D) German. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russian. 40. The Panama Canal in Panama is a man-made 77 km waterway that connects A) Atlantic Ocean and Arctic. B) Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean. C) Atlantic Ocean and PacificOcean. D) Arctic Ocean and Antarctic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atlantic Ocean and PacificOcean. 41. The world's largest freshwater lake by surface area is A) Lake Baikal. B) Lake Superior. C) Lake Lucerne. D) Caspian Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lake Superior. 42. 7 April is observed internationally as A) Human Rights Day. B) World Water Day. C) World Health Day. D) Women's Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) World Health Day. 43. F. Scott Fitzgerald, was a/an ..... novelist and short story writer. A) German. B) English. C) American. D) Russian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American. 44. The Sputnik 1 was launched by Russia on A) 4 October 1955. B) 4 October 1956. C) 4 October 1958. D) 4 October 1957. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4 October 1957. 45. Qantas is an airline of ..... A) Australia. B) Malaysia. C) UAE. D) Saudi Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Australia. 46. Saba is the news agency of ..... A) Jordan. B) Yemen. C) Syria. D) Indonesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yemen. 47. Africa's largest lake is A) Lake Albert. B) Lake Victoria. C) Lake Tanganyika. D) Lake Malawi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lake Victoria. 48. Which country recognizes the highest number of official languages? A) Indonesia. B) Maldives. C) South Africa. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South Africa. 49. Polar bear is mostly A) Omnivorous. B) Herbivorous. C) Carnivorous. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carnivorous. 50. The Temple of Heaven, a religious building, is located in A) Beijing. B) Shanghai. C) Rome. D) Edinburgh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beijing. 51. The United Nations was founded on A) November 26, 1945. B) October 24, 1945. C) March 24, 1945. D) April 26, 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) October 24, 1945. 52. Which country is called the "Land of the Rising Sun" ? A) Japan. B) China. C) Australia. D) New Zealand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Japan. 53. The headquarter of Transparency International is in A) Geneva. B) Amserdam. C) Berlin. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Berlin. 54. Emirates is an airline of ..... A) UAE. B) Qatar. C) Saudi Arabia. D) Malaysia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UAE. 55. The Loire Valley famous for its historic towns, architecture, and wines is located in A) Spain. B) Italy. C) France. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) France. 56. Which country is also called the "Land of the Midnight Sun" ? A) South Africa. B) Netherlands. C) Norway. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Norway. 57. The Aljaferia Palace, a fortified palace, is located in A) Pakistan. B) Algeria. C) Italy. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spain. 58. The Nobel Prize has been awarded in ..... fields. A) 6. B) 8. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6. 59. The Mariana Trench is in the ..... Ocean. A) Atlantic. B) Pacific. C) Antarctic. D) Arctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pacific. 60. The novel "War and Peace" was written by A) Mark Twain. B) Ernest Hemingway. C) Leo Tolstoy. D) F. Scott Fitzgerald. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leo Tolstoy. Next →Related QuizzesGeneral QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesWorld General Knowledge Quiz 2World General Knowledge Quiz 3World General Knowledge Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books