General Knowledge Important MCQS for NTS/PPSC

1. The river Danube rises in which country?

Ans: Germany

2. Which US state has the sugar maple as its state tree and is the leading US producer of maple sugar?

Ans: Vermont

3. Which country is nicknamed ‘The Cockpit of Europe’ because of the number of battles throughout history fought on its soil?

Ans: Belgium

 

4. What is the capital of Libya?

Ans: Tripoli

5. Apart from French, German and Romansch, what is the fourth official language of the Switzerland?

Ans: Italian

6. Which country is the world’s largest producer of coffee?

Ans: Brazil

7. In which city was the world’s first underground train was service opened in 1863?

Ans: London

8. How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?

Ans: 12

9. Which country is separated form Ethiopia by the Red Sea?

Ans: Yemen

10. What is the main port of Italy?

Ans: Genoa

11. Mount Logan is the highest peak in which country?

Ans: Canada

12. In which state is Harvard University?

Ans: New Jersey

13. Which is larger: Norway or Finland?

Ans: Finland

14. Which city was the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy until 1865?

Ans: Turin

15. What is measured by an ammeter?

Ans: Electric current

 

16. What is a rhinoceros horn made of?

Ans: Hair

17. Which three countries, apart from the former Yugoslavia, share borders with Greece?

Ans: Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey

18. The Palk Strait separates which two countries?

Ans: India and Sri Lanka

 

19. Ga is the symbol for which element?

Ans: Gallium

20. In the Greek alphabet, what is the name for the letter O?

Ans: Omicron

21. What, in the 16th and 17th century, was a pavana?

Ans: A dance

22. A nephron is the functional unit of which organ in the human body?

Ans: Kidney

23. In which country is the ancient city of Tarsus?

Ans: Turkey

24. The Khyber Pass links which two countries?

Ans: Afghanistan and Pakistan

25. Name the six US states that comprise New England.

Ans: Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts

26. Which musical instrument is played by both exhaling and inhaling?

Ans: Harmonica (or mouth organ)

27. The northern part of which country is called Oesling?

Ans: Luxembourg

28. Napier is a city in which country?

Ans: New Zealand

29. What is the Hook of Holland?

Ans: A port in the southeast Netherlands

30. The river Douro forms part of the border between which two countries?

Ans: Spain and Portugal