KNOW THE WORLD PART-II

 KNOW THE WORLD

PART-II


Q1. Which one is the first country to launch artificial satellite

(A) USA

(B) USSR

(C) China

(D) Germany


Answer: (B) USSR


Q2. Which country has highest life expectancy

(A) Monaco

(B) Japan

(C) Singapore

(D) Andorra


Answer: (A) Monaco


Q3. The Durand Line separates which two countries

(A) India and Pakistan

(B) USA and Mexico

(C) North Korea and South Korea

(D) Pakistan and Afghanistan


Answer: (D) Pakistan and Afghanistan


Q4. Which country in the world is almost covered by desert

(A) Oman

(B) Djibouti

(C) Jordan

(D) Egypt


Answer: (B) Djibouti


Q5. The country "Andorra" shares its border with which two countries

(A) Germany and Denmark

(B) Spain and Portugal

(C) Spain and France

(D) France and Belgium


Answer: (C) Spain and France


Q6. The European Union was formed in the year

(A) 1987

(B) 1989

(C) 1993

(D) 1997


Answer: (C) 1993


Q7. Which one country is also known as the Corn Belt of World

(A) Australia

(B) Mexico

(C) China

(D) USA


Answer: (D) USA


Q8. Which one is also known as Land of Canals

(A) Netherland

(B) Egypt

(C) China

(D) Chile


Answer: (A) Netherland


Q9. Taklamakan, which is located on Northwestern part of China is a

(A) Mountain peak

(B) Desert

(C) River

(D) Gold Mine


Answer: (B) Desert


Q10. Atacama desert is located in

(A) Peru

(B) Brazil

(C) Chile

(D) Argentina


Answer: (C) Chile


Q11. Where the headquarters of SAARC is located

(A) New Delhi

(B) Islamabad

(C) Colombo

(D) Kathmandu


Answer: (D) Kathmandu


Q12. According to WHO, which country has the lowest life expectancy at birth

(A) Chad

(B) South Sudan

(C) Angola

(D) Sierra Leone


Answer: (D) Sierra Leone


Q13. Where the headquarters of International Committee of the Red Cross is located

(A) Berlin

(B) Geneva

(C) Paris

(D) London


Answer: (B) Geneva


Q14. Dublin is the capital of

(A) Ireland

(B) Scotland

(C) Norway

(D) Austria


Answer: (A) Ireland


Q15. Which one is the capital of Australia

(A) Perth

(B) Sydney

(C) Canberra

(D) Melbourne


Answer: (C) Canberra


Q16. Which country has the highest Human Development Index

(A) Norway

(B) Canada

(C) Denmark

(D) New Zealand


Answer: (A) Norway


Q17. Which one is the longest day in Southern Hemisphere

(A) 14th June

(B) 21st June

(C) 15th October

(D) 22nd December


Answer: (D) 22nd December


Q18. Which one is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world

(A) Damascus

(B) Varanasi

(C) Byblos

(D) Aleppo


Answer: (A) Damascus


Q19. Which continent is also known as the "continent of thirsty lands"

(A) Asia

(B) Australia

(C) Africa

(D) South America


Answer: (C) Africa


Q20. Name a country where there are no known mineral deposits

(a) France

(b) Switzerland

(c) Sweden

(d) Peru


Answer: (b) Switzerland


Q21. Taoism is a school of

(a) Chinese Philosophy

(b) Korean Philosophy

(c) Japanese Philosophy

(d) Thai Philosophy


Answer: (a) Chinese Philosophy


Q22. The International Date Line located at ______ degrees east (or west) of the Greenwich Meridian

(a) 45

(b) 90

(c) 180

(d) 230


Answer: (c) 180


Q23. Which country has the largest number of immigrant population

(a) USA

(b) Germany

(c) England

(d) Australia


Answer: (a) USA


Q24. Which one is not a recognised official language of United Nation

(a) English

(b) Arabic

(c) Russian

(d) Japanese


Answer: (d) Japanese


Q25. Beside India, which one is the other country who had adopted National Anthem written by Rabindranath Tagore

(a) Bhutan

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Nepal

(d) Sri Lanka


Answer: (b) Bangladesh


Q26. Kim II-Sung was a leader from which country

(a) South Korea

(b) North Korea

(c) Vietnam

(d) Laos


Answer: (b) North Korea


Q27. The Buddhist stupa "Pha That Luang" is located in

(a) Thailand

(b) Laos

(c) Myanmar

(d) Bhutan


Answer: (b) Laos


Q28. Which one city is the capital of New Zealand

(a) Christchurch

(b) Auckland

(c) Wellington

(d) Napier


Answer: (c) Wellington


Q29. The Maori people can be found in which country

(a) Fiji

(b) Australia

(c) New Zealand

(d) Japan


Answer: (c) New Zealand


Q30. Which country has the world's highest rate of deforestation

(a) Indonesia

(b) Malaysia

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Brazil


Answer: (a) Indonesia


Q31. Where the headquarters of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is located

(a) Paris

(b) Brussels

(c) New York

(d) London


Answer: (b) Brussels


Q32. The capital of World’s newest country the Republic of South Sudan is

(a) Akobo

(b) Wan

(c) Juba

(d) Malakal


Answer: (c) Juba


Q33. MERCOSUR is a group of countries from

(a) Asia

(b) Europe

(c) Africa

(d) South America


Answer: (d) South America


Q34. Which country is known as the "cockpit of Europe"

(a) Sweden

(b) Belgium

(c) Austria

(d) France


Answer: (b) Belgium


Q35. Which country awards the Nobel Prizes

(a) Norway

(b) Belgium

(c) Germany

(d) Sweden


Answer: (d) Sweden


Q36. The United Nations World Refugee Day is observed on

(a) 20th June

(b) 31st July

(c) 17th August

(d) 5th September


Answer: (a) 20th June


Q37. The International Rice Research Institute is based in

(a) Nigeria

(b) Mexico

(c) India

(d) Philippines


Answer: (d) Philippines


Q38. International day of peace is

(a) September 11

(b) September 21

(c) September 25

(d) October 2


Answer: (b) September 21


Q39. In which continent, Murray River can be found

(a) Asia

(b) Europe

(c) South America

(d) Australia


Answer: (d) Australia


Q40. The kiwi bird is the national symbol of

(a) Australia

(b) New Zealand

(c) Japan

(d) Taiwan


Answer: (b) New Zealand


Q41. Which continents population is the youngest amongst all the continents

(a) Africa

(b) Asia

(c) Europe

(d) North America


Answer: (a) Africa


Q42. Africa is separated from Europe by the which sea

(a) Black Sea

(b) Red Sea

(c) Mediterranean Sea

(d) Caspian Sea


Answer: (c) Mediterranean Sea


Q43. The Istanbul city is located in which country

(a) Turkey

(b) Iran

(c) Egypt

(d) Iraq


Answer: (a) Turkey


Q44. Budapest is the capital of

(a) Romania

(b) Hungary

(c) Serbia

(d) Croatia


Answer: (b) Hungary


Q45. Which one is the highest mountain of Europe

(a) Mount Everest

(b) Mount Elbrus

(c) Mount Kilimanjaro

(d) Mount McKinley


Answer: (b) Mount Elbrus


Q46. Which one is the largest exporter of tea in the world

(a) India

(b) China

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Kenya


Answer: (d) Kenya


Q47. The costliest metal of the the world is

(a) Endohedral Fullerene

(b) Californium 252

(c) Tritium

(d) Rhodium


Answer: (b) Californium 252


Q48. Which one of the following countries has been the largest producer of copper

(a) China

(b) Uruguay

(c) Brazil

(d) Chile


Answer: (d) Chile


Q49. Through which of the following straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France

(a) Davis Strait

(b) Denmark Strait

(c) Strait of Dover

(d) Strait of Gibralter


Answer: (c) Strait of Dover


Q50. The coastal areas of which of the following oceans are called "ring of fire"

(a) Atlantic Ocean

(b) Pacific Ocean

(c) Indian Ocean

(d) None of the above


Answer: (b) Pacific Ocean


Q51. The famous Bolan Pass is situated in

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(c) Afghanistan

(d) Russia


Answer: (b) Pakistan


Q52. The largest producer of peanuts in the world is

(a) China

(b) India

(c) Nigeria

(d) Russia


Answer: (a) China


Q53. Which nation has the largest cattle inventory in the world

(a) Denmark

(b) China

(c) Pakistan

(d) India


Answer: (d) India


Q54. Which two countries are separated by the McMahon Line

(a) India and Pakistan

(b) India and China

(c) India and Bangladesh

(d) Tibet and China


Answer: (b) India and China


Q55. Which one is the highest population density country in Asia

(a) India

(b) Bangladesh

(c) China

(d) Singapore


Answer: (d) Singapore


Q56. Which one is the largest castor oil producing country in the World

(a) China

(b) Brazil

(c) India

(d) USA


Answer: (c) India


Q57. Which country was previously known as "Ceylon"

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Malaysia

(c) Maldives

(d) Mauritius


Answer: (a) Sri Lanka


Q58. Thailand was known by the name of

(a) Saigon

(b) Abyssinia

(c) Siam

(d) None of the above


Answer: (c) Siam


Q59. "Ho Chi Minh" city is located in

(a) Vietnam

(b) Laos

(c) Cambodia

(d) Thailand


Answer: (a) Vietnam


Q60. Which place is also known as the bullfighting capital of the World

(a) Madrid

(b) Seville

(c) Barcelona

(d) Lisbon


Answer: (b) Seville


Q61. Total percentage of the land area of the World covered under forest is

(a) 22.08 %

(b) 26.19 %

(c) 29.23 %

(d) 31.77 %


Answer: (b) 26.19 %


Q62. The International Date Line is the

(a) Equator

(b) 00 Longitude

(c) 880 East Longitude

(d) 1800 Longitude


Answer: (d) 1800 Longitude


Q63. The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following

(a) Environmental Protection

(b) Olympic Games

(c) Journalism

(d) Civil Aviation


Answer: (c) Journalism


Q64. World No Tobacco Day is observed every year on ________

(a) 21st March

(b) 30th April

(c) 31st May

(d) 14th August


Answer: (c) 31st May


Q65. The Asian Development Bank has its headquarters at __________

(a) Bangkok

(b) Hong Kong

(c) Delhi

(d) Manila


Answer: (d) Manila


Q66. Which one is not a member of Mekong–Ganga Cooperation

(a) India

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Thailand

(d) Laos


Answer: (b) Bangladesh


Q67. SAARC Disaster Management Center office is located in

(a) Dhaka

(b) New Delhi

(c) Colombo

(d) Kathmandu


Answer: (b) New Delhi


Q68. Which of the following continents is known as a land of thousand languages

(a) Asia

(b) South America

(c) Africa

(d) Europe


Answer: (c) Africa


Q69. Which one is World's first ever cash-less country

(a) Sweden

(b) Norway

(c) Germany

(d) South Korea


Answer: (a) Sweden


Q70. In which country did the Right to Information Act come into existence first

(a) Sweden

(b) England

(c) Germany

(d) France


Answer: (a) Sweden


Q71. _______ is the first nation in the world to find water on moon in the first moon-mission from that country

(a) India

(b) China

(c) Russia

(d) America


Answer: (a) India


Q72. Who is the first woman to win the Nobel prize in Economics

(a) Aung San Su Khi

(b) Elinar Ostrom

(c) Tonny Morrison

(d) Ada E Yanath


Answer: (b) Elinar Ostrom


Q73. What is the colour of "black box" of an aircraft

(a) Black

(b) Red

(c) Orange

(d) Yellow


Answer: (c) Orange


Q74. The first country in the world to officially sponsor family planning programme to control population was

(a) China

(b) Bangladesh

(c) India

(d) Myanmar


Answer: (c) India


Q75. In which year SAARC was formed

(a) 1978

(b) 1982

(c) 1983

(d) 1985


Answer: (d) 1985


Q76. Karaganda coal basin belongs to

(a) Russia

(b) Kazakhstan

(c) Ukraine

(d) Mongolia


Answer: (b) Kazakhstan


Q77. Which country has the largest reserves of oil

(a) America

(b) Russia

(c) UAE

(d) Venezuela


Answer: (d) Venezuela


Q78. Which among the following European Union countries is the first to officially recognize the State of Palestine

(a) Sweden

(b) Denmark

(c) Norway

(d) Italy


Answer: (a) Sweden


Q79. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated on

(a) 5th August

(b) 10th October

(c) 3rd December

(d) 15th December


Answer: (c) 3rd December


Q80. Which one is the largest producer of aluminium in the world

(a) USA

(b) China

(c) France

(d) India


Answer: (b) China


Q81. Which country has the world’s longest network of bullet train

(a) China

(b) Japan

(c) USA

(d) South Korea


Answer: (a) China


Q82. The Headquarters of UNESCO is located at

(a) Rome

(b) Paris

(c) Madrid

(d) London


Answer: (b) Paris


Q83. Which one country is the largest producer of Mica

(a) India

(b) China

(c) Brazil

(d) South Africa


Answer: (a) India


Q84. IUCN ( The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ) headquarters is at

(a) Gland, Switzerland

(b) Paris, France

(c) Vienna, Austria

(d) New York, USA


Answer: (a) Gland, Switzerland


Q85. Red Data Book contains data of

(a) Dangerous species

(b) Extinct species

(c) Economically important species

(d) Endangered species


Answer: (d) Endangered species


Q86. Which of the following organization has developed the Universal Health Coverage Index

(a) International Monetary Fund

(b) Washington Consensus

(c) World Bank

(d) World Health Organization


Answer: (c) World Bank


Q87. Which country has the highest birth rate in the world

(a) Somalia

(b) Uganda

(c) Malawi

(d) Niger


Answer: (d) Niger


Q88. Which country has the lowest birth rate in the world

(a) Monaco

(b) Japan

(c) Slovenia

(d) Singapore


Answer: (a) Monaco


Q89. Alexandria port is located in

(a) Egypt

(b) Jordan

(c) Syria

(d) Greece


Answer: (a) Egypt


Q90. The highest coal-producing country in the world is

(a) India

(b) Brazil

(c) China

(d) Malaysia


Answer: (c) China


Q91. World Ozone day is celebrated on

(a) 13th May

(b) 4th August

(c) 16th September

(d) 8th November


Answer: (c) 16th September


Q92. The World's highest ground based telescopic observatory is located in

(a) India

(b) Colombia

(c) China

(d) Chile


Answer: (a) India


Q93. At present which country is the maximum emitter of carbon dioxide

(a) USA

(b) China

(c) Russia

(d) India


Answer: (b) China


Q94. In which city the "Wailing Wall" can be found

(a) Jerusalem

(b) Abu Dhabi

(c) Amman

(d) Damascus


Answer: (a) Jerusalem


Q95. Which country has the largest number of Spanish speaking population

(a) USA

(b) Spain

(c) Argentina

(d) Mexico


Answer: (d) Mexico


Q96. Which country is known as the sugar bowl of the World

(a) India

(b) South Africa

(c) Cuba

(d) Brazil


Answer: (c) Cuba


Q97. Which among the following countries is the largest troop contributor to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission

(a) China

(b) India

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Pakistan


Answer: (c) Bangladesh


Q98. The permanent Headquarters of SAARC Secretariat is located at

(a) Kathmandu

(b) Dhaka

(c) New Delhi

(d) Islamabad


Answer: (a) Kathmandu


Q99. Where was the first Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit held

(a) Belgrade

(b) Cairo

(c) New Delhi

(d) Havana


Answer: (a) Belgrade


Q100. The headquarters of the Arab League is based in

(a) Cairo

(b) Istanbul

(c) Tripoli

(d) Beirut


Answer: (a) Cairo


Q101. World water day is celebrated on

(a) 18th January

(b) 14th February

(c) 22nd March

(d) 26th April


Answer: (c) 22nd March


Q102. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of diamond

(a) Australia

(b) Venezuela

(c) Russia

(d) Botswana


Answer: (c) Russia


Q103. Which of the following seas has the highest salinity

(a) Caspian Sea

(b) Mediterranean Sea

(c) Red Sea

(d) Dead Sea


Answer: (d) Dead Sea


Q104. The software, "Hyphoguard" which safeguards data even when the computer is on sleep mode was developed by

(a) USA

(b) Japan

(c) Canada

(d) China


Answer: (c) Canada


Q105. The country that has officially recognised “Bitcoin” as a currency is

(a) Korea

(b) China

(c) Japan

(d) Singapore


Answer: (c) Japan


Q106. The Golden Panda Award is given for contribution in

(a) Medicine research

(b) Outstanding Invention

(c) Environmental conservation

(d) Performance in Cinema


Answer: (c) Environmental conservation


Q107. Which country is also known as the "Land of the Golden Pagoda"

(a) Thailand

(b) Myanmar

(c) North Korea

(d) Cambodia


Answer: (b) Myanmar


Q108. Which of the following is called the "Light house of the Mediterranean"

(a) Stromboli of Sicily

(b) Mount pelee of West Indies

(c) Paracutin of Mexico

(d) Vesuvius of Italy


Answer: (a) Stromboli of sicily


Q109. What is the currency of Saudi Arabia

(a) Riyal

(b) Pound

(c) Lira

(d) Dinnar


Answer: (a) Riyal


Q110. Which of the following country has the longest overland tunnel

(a) Denmark

(b) Italy

(c) Switzerland

(d) China


Answer: (c) Switzerland


Q111. The Amnesty International Organization deals with

(a) Animal Rights Protection

(b) Human Rights Protection

(c) Environmental Rights Protection

(d) Peace Movement


Answer: (b) Human Rights Protection


Q112. The first SAARC summits was held in

(a) Kathmandu

(b) New Delhi

(c) Colombo

(d) Dhaka


Answer: (d) Dhaka


Q113. Which one is the capital city of Myanmar

(a) Yangon

(b) Mandalay

(c) Monywa

(d) Naypyidaw


Answer: (d) Naypyidaw


Q114. Which one is the biggest delta in the World

(a) Ganges delta

(b) Mekong delta

(c) Amazon delta

(d) Mississippi delta


Answer: (a) Ganges delta


Q115. The oldest international airline is

(a) Royal Dutch Airlines

(b) Qantas Airlines

(c) Air Canada

(d) Lufthansa


Answer: (a) Royal Dutch Airlines


Q116. Potato was introduced to Europe by

(a) Dutch

(b) British

(c) Germans

(d) Spanish


Answer: (d) Spanish


Q117. Which one is the world's longest 'motorable road'

(a) Pan-American Highway

(b) Highway 1, Australia

(c) Trans-Siberian Highway

(d) Trans-Canada Highway


Answer: (a) Pan-American Highway


Q118. Which city is also known as the "Queen of Adriatic"

(a) Milan

(b) Rome

(c) Venice

(d) Constantinople


Answer: (c) Venice


Q119. Which country is the largest producer of cocoa

(a) Ivory Coast

(b) Nigeria

(c) Brazil

(d) Ghana


Answer: (d) Ghana


Q120. Who is the first lady Prime Minister of a Nation in the World

(a) Sirima Bandaranaike

(b) Margaret Thatcher

(c) Indira Gandhi

(d) Helen Elizabeth Clark


Answer: (a) Sirima Bandaranaike


Q121. The headquarters of Asian Development Bank is located at

(a) Manila

(b) Bangkok

(c) Dhaka

(d) Kathmandu


Answer: (a) Manila


Q122. The International Date Line passes through middle of which Ocean

(a) Pacific

(b) Indian

(c) Atlantic

(d) Arctic


Answer: (a) Pacific


Q123. In which of the following regions are Pygmies found

(a) Sahara

(b) Kalahari

(c) Equatorial forest

(d) Pampas


Answer: (c) Equatorial forest


Q124. What is Auschwitz Birkenau known for

(a) Germany's WWII death camp

(b) Germany's popular stadium

(c) Trial of World War II war criminals

(d) None of the above


Answer: (a) Germany's WWII death camp


Q125. How many Nobel Prize Awards are awarded each year

(a) 5

(b) 6

(c) 7

(d) 8


Answer: (b) 6


Q126. Which one is the first country to completely ban disposable plastic cups, plates and other plastic utensils

(a) United Kingdom

(b) Switzerland

(c) France

(d) Australia


Answer: (c) France


Q127. Who discovered "The Cape of Good Hope"

(a) Bartolomeu Dias

(b) Vasco da Gama

(c) Marco Polo

(d) Robert Cook


Answer: (a) Bartolomeu Dias


Q128. The International Tsunami Information Center is located in

(a) Colombo

(b) Singapore

(c) Tokyo

(d) Honolulu


Answer: (d) Honolulu


Q129. Which Prize is considered as the equivalent to Nobel Prize for Mathematics

(a) Fields Medal

(b) Newton Medal

(c) Ramanujan Medal

(d) Pythagoras Medal


Answer: (a) Fields Medal


Q130. Which country is the biggest carbon dioxide emitter in the World

(a) USA

(b) China

(c) India

(d) Brazil


Answer: (b) China


Q131. Which Article of European Union Treaty is invoked by Britain as part of Brexit

(a) Article 21

(b) Article 38

(c) Article 50

(d) Article 57


Answer: (c) Article 50


Q132. Total zoogeographical regions of the world are

(a) 6

(b) 8

(c) 12

(d) 15


Answer: (a) 6


Q133. The number of biodiversity hotspots in Asia Pacific region are

(a) 11

(b) 12

(c) 14

(d) 15


Answer: (c) 14


Q134. Which one is Africa's largest city in term of population

(a) Lagos, Nigeria

(b) Cairo, Egypt

(c) Kinshasa, DR Congo

(d) Luanda, Angola


Answer: (a) Lagos, Nigeria


Q135. 'Mosi - oa - Tunya' refers to the 'smoke which thunders.' Which natural feature in Africa is described this ?

(a) Nile River

(b) Rowenzori Mountains

(c) Victoria Falls

(d) Atlas Mountains


Answer: (c) Victoria Falls


Q136. Where does the Non-Aligned Movement have its headquarters ?

(a) Manila, Philippines

(b) Jakarta, Indonesia

(c) New Delhi, India

(d) Colombo, Sri Lanka


Answer: (b) Jakarta, Indonesia


Q137. What is Bhutan described as ?

(a) Absolute Monarchy

(b) Constitutional Republic

(c) Popular Democracy

(d) Constitutional Monarchy


Answer: (d) Constitutional Monarchy


Q138. The country with the highest per capita income in South Asia is

(a) Maldives

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Bhutan

(d) India


Answer: (a) Maldives


Q139. Which one is the only country in Asia not a member of the United Nations ?

(a) North Korea

(b) Bhutan

(c) Syria

(d) Taiwan


Answer: (d) Taiwan


Q140. The headquarters of the United Nations University is located at

(a) Tokyo

(b) Beijing

(c) Paris

(d) Glasgow


Answer: (a) Tokyo


Q141. The International Civil Aviation Organization, a specialized agency of the UN, mediating and enforcing and regulating international civil aviation norms is based in

(a) Tokyo

(b) Nairobi

(c) Montreal

(d) Sydney


Answer: (c) Montreal


Q142. The oldest stock exchange in the world is

(a) Mumbai

(b) Hong Kong

(c) London

(d) Amsterdam


Answer: (d) Amsterdam


Q143. The headquarters of OPEC is located in

(a) Riyadh

(b) Teheran

(c) Vienna

(d) Istanbul


Answer: (c) Vienna


Q144. What is the name of the train running on the world's longest bullet train line ?

(a) Shangri-la of the World

(b) Grande Vitesse

(c) Shinkansen

(d) The Whirlwind


Answer: (a) Shangri-la of the World


Q145. Over which of the following regions is the major ozone hole of the Earth ?

(a) Arctic region

(b) Antarctica

(c) Equatorial region

(d) North America


Answer: (b) Antarctica


Q146. Which one is also known as the Cofee Port of the world

(a) Manzanillo

(b) Balboa

(c) Santos

(d) Busan


Answer: (c) Santos


Q147. 'Alfalfa' is a

(a) kind of grass

(b) tribe

(c) name of desert strom

(d) town


Answer: (a) kind of grass


Q148. Which one is not a member of G-7 countries

(a) Canada

(b) Italy

(c) Japan

(d) South Korea


Answer: (d) South Korea


Q149. Which country is also known as "land of lilies"

(a) Italy

(b) Canada

(c) Netherland

(d) Japan


Answer: (b) Canada


Q150. Which one is the first bank in the world

(a) Berenberg Bank

(b) Metzler Bank

(c) Bank of England

(d) Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena


Answer: (d) Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena


Q151. AGRICOLA is the bibliographic database of the National Agricultural Library of

(a) India

(b) Russia

(c) China

(d) USA


Answer: (d) USA


Q152. Which organ of the “United Nations” has Veto power

(a) General Assembly

(b) Security Council

(c) Social and Economic Council

(d) Trusteeship Council


Answer: (b) Security Council


Q153. Which of the following is the highest volcanic mountain

(a) Cotopaxi

(b) Krakatova

(c) Stromboli

(d) Vesuvius


Answer: (a) Cotopaxi


Q154. Where is "Vulcan City" located

(a) Cuba

(b) Canada

(c) USA

(d) Mexico


Answer: (b) Canada


Q155. Which of the following is known as "Selvas"

(a) Mangrove forest

(b) Thorn forest

(c) Deciduous forest

(d) Evergreen forest of Amazon


Answer: (d) Evergreen forest of Amazon


Q156. When was the African Union founded

(a) 2002

(b) 2003

(c) 2004

(d) 2005


Answer: (a) 2002


Q157. Bosporus strait divides the continents of

(a) Asia and Africa

(b) Asia and Australia

(c) North America and South America

(d) Asia and Europe


Answer: (d) Asia and Europe


Q158. Which one is the first city in the world to announced an "Ultra low emission zone" to tackle rising levels of air pollution is

(a) London

(b) Paris

(c) Tokyo

(d) Seoul


Answer: (a) London


Q159. Greenland and Baffin Island is divided by

(a) Hudson Strait

(b) Davis Strait

(c) Yucatan Strait

(d) Torres Strait


Answer: (a) London


Q160. Which of the following is the most extensive area of high population density in the world

(a) Western Europe

(b) East Asia

(c) Southern Europe

(d) Nile valley and delta


Answer: (b) East Asia


Q161. The highest density of agricultural population is found in

(a) China

(b) India

(c) Java

(d) Philippines


Answer: (d) Philippines


Q162. The coffee estates of Brazil are known as

(a) Haciendas

(b) Fezendas

(c) Huertas

(d) Llaneras


Answer: (b) Fezendas


Q163. Which of the following regions is called "Balkans of the East"

(a) South-West Asia

(b) South-East Asia

(c) China and Japan

(d) Eastern Siberia


Answer: (b) South-East Asia


Q164. Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, is situated on the bank of the river

(a) Mekong

(b) Salween

(c) Menam

(d) Irrawaddy


Answer: (c) Menam


Q165. The northern limit of South-West Asia is

(a) Red Sea

(b) Caspian Sea

(c) Zagros Mountain

(d) Hindu Kush Mountain


Answer: (b) Caspian Sea


Q166. "Egypt is the gift of the Nile" It was stated by

(a) Aristotle

(b) Seneca

(c) Herodotus

(d) Hippocrates


Answer: (c) Herodotus


Q167. Which of the following African races is called a dying race

(a) Bantu

(b) Zulu

(c) Maasai

(d) Pygmy


Answer: (d) Pygmy


Q168. Abacus was discovered in which country

(a) China

(b) India

(c) Egypt

(d) Iran


Answer: (a) China


Q169. The "Rose Revolution" took place in which country in 2003

(a) Belarus

(b) Ukraine

(c) Georgia

(d) Russia


Answer: (c) Georgia


Q170. The nuclear non-proliferation treaty was accepted by the general Assembly of United Nations in

(a) 1961

(b) 1963

(c) 1966

(d) 1968


Answer: (d) 1968


Q171. Renaissance is an

(a) French word

(b) Italian word

(c) German word

(d) Dutch word


Answer: (a) French word


Q172. Among the following in which country there is no personal income tax

(a) St. Lucia

(b) Togo

(c) Qatar

(d) Tunisia


Answer: (c) Qatar


Q173. Which is the oldest radio station in Asia

(a) Voice of City

(b) Vividh Bharati

(c) Radio Ceylon

(d) Tiajin People’s Radio


Answer: (c) Radio Ceylon


Q174. Which day is observed as Hiroshima Day

(a) 6th August

(b) 8th August

(c) 14th August

(d) 16th August


Answer: (a) 6th August


Q175. To which country does the Rohingya ethnic minority community mainly belong

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Thailand

(d) Myanmar


Answer: (d) Myanmar


Q176. Which one is the first country to recognize Bangladesh after its independence in 1971

(a) India

(b) Bhutan

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) China


Answer: (b) Bhutan


Q177. Where the UN Climate Change Conference-2018 was held

(a) Paris

(b) Geneva

(c) Bonn

(d) Katowice


Answer: (d) Katowice


Q178. The correct sequence of the continents in descending order according to their population is

(a) Asia, Africa, Europe, South America

(b) Asia, Europe, Africa, South America

(c) Asia, South America, Europe, Africa

(d) Africa, Asia, South America, Europe


Answer: (a) Asia, Africa, Europe, South America


Q179. Israel passed which of the following law in its parliament in 2018 and became an altogether Jewish State

(a) Jewish Settlement Law

(b) Nation State Law

(c) Law of Zionism

(d) Israel State Law


Answer: (b) Nation State Law


Q180. Which one was the first country to practice economic planning on a national scale

(a) India

(b) Japan

(c) United Kingdom

(d) Soviet Russia


Answer: (d) Soviet Russia


Q181. Krakatau volcano situated in which country

(a) Japan

(b) South Korea

(c) Malaysia

(d) Indonesia


Answer: (d) Indonesia


Q182. Global wind day observed on

(a) 5th August

(b) 15th June

(c) 15th December

(d) 5th October


Answer: (b) 15th June


Q183. The headquarters of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is situated in

(a) Indonesia

(b) Malaysia

(c) India

(d) Philippines


Answer: (a) Indonesia


Q184. The headquarter of the World Meteorological Organization is at

(a) Tokyo

(b) New York

(c) Geneva

(d) Moscow


Answer: (c) Geneva


Q185. The first Human Development Report was published in 1990 by UNDP under the guidance of _______ an eminent Economist

(a) Weiner

(b) Muhahub-Ul-Haq

(c) Horace Secrist

(d) Thilak


Answer: (b) Muhahub-Ul-Haq


Q186. The decision to start IMF was taken at ______

(a) Geneva conference

(b) Bretton woods conference

(c) World trade organization

(d) Foreign direct investment


Answer: (b) Bretton woods conference


Q187. In which country have most important motor way M25

(a) UK

(b) USA

(c) France

(d) Germany


Answer: (a) UK


Q188. Which country has become the world's first country to enforce equal pay for women and men from January 2018

(a) Poland

(b) Sweden

(c) Iceland

(d) Norway


Answer: (c) Iceland


Q189. The name of new era of Japan under the rule of emperor Naruhito is known as

(a) Reriwa

(b) Showa

(c) Heici

(d) Meija


Answer: (a) Reriwa


Q190. Yokohama strategy and plan of action was associated with

(a) Natural resources management

(b) Natural Disaster management

(c) World Wars

(d) World Poverty


Answer: (b) Nutural Disaster management


Q191. The Member States of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in

(a) 1987

(b) 1988

(c) 1990

(d) 1992


Answer: (a) 1987


Q192. Which country has declared sugarcane juice as its national drink

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Pakistan

(c) Nepal

(d) Sri Lanka


Answer: (b) Pakistan


Q193. 'The Storting' is the Parliament of which country

(a) Norway

(b) Denmark

(c) Sweden

(d) Austria


Answer: (a) Norway

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