General Knowledge Important MCQS for NTS/PPSC

61. Quantas is the national airline of which country?

Ans: Australia

62. What in Scotland is the meaning of the prefix ‘Inver’?

Ans: River mouth

63. Which US state has the lowest population?

Ans: Alaska

64. Which county is nicknamed the Garden of England?

Ans: Kent

65. Which African country was formerly called French Sudan?

Ans: Mali

66. Which sport was originally called ‘soccer-in-water’?

Ans: Water polo

67. Which unit of measurement is derived from the Arabic quirrat, meaning seed?

Ans: Carat

68. Which Italian city was originally built on seven hills?

Ans: Rome

69. What does the acronym NAAFI stand for?

Ans: Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes

70. Dolomite is an ore of which metal?

Ans: Magnesium

71. Manama is the capital of which country?

Ans: Bahrain

72. On which river does Berlin stand?

Ans: River Spree

73. What type of clock was invented in 1656 by Christian Huygens?

Ans: The pendulum clock

74. In which desert is the world’s driest place?

Ans: Atacama (Chile)

75. Which is the world’s saltiest sea?

Ans: The Red Sea

76. …… and which is the least salty?

Ans: The Baltic Sea

77. Which nun won the Nobel prize for peace in 1979?

Ans: Mother Teresa

78. How many points in the pink ball worth in snooker?

Ans: Six

79. Which scientist was named ‘Person of the Century’ by Time Magazine?

Ans: Albert Einstein

80. What kind of creature is a monitor?

Ans: Lizard

81. Which medical specialty is concerned with the problems and illnesses of children?

Ans: Pediatrics

82. Who sailed in Santa Maria?

Ans: Christopher Columbus

83. What name is given to the stiffening of the body after death?

Ans: Rigor mortis

84. Which country was formerly known as Malagasy Republic?

Ans: Madagascar

85. Addis Ababa is the capital of which country?

Ans: Ethiopia

86. The name of which North African city literally means ‘white house’?

Ans: Casablanca

87. Of what sort of fish is the dogfish a small variety?

Ans: Shark

88. Which Asian country was divided at the 38th parallel after World War II?

Ans: Korea

89. What is the name of the Winter Olympics event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting?

Ans: Biathlon

90. Which American science-fiction writer wrote Fahrenheit 451?

Ans: Ray Bradbury

91. For which powerful opiate is diamorphine the technical name?

Ans: Heroin

92. How many dominoes are there in a normal set?

Ans: 28

93. Who was cartoonist who created Batman?

Ans: Bob Kane

94. Aerophobia is a fear of flying, agoraphobia is a fear of open spaces, what is acrophobia a fear of?

Ans: Heights

95. In computing, how is a modulator-demodulator more commonly known?

Ans: Modem

96. An auger bit is used to drill what type of material?

Ans: Wood

97. What part of the wheelbarrow is the fulcrum?

Ans: The wheel

98. What C is a device used to determine small lengths, of which a vernier is one type?

Ans: Caliper

99. Rip, chain and band are types of which tools?

Ans: Saw

100. What calibrated tool was the standard tool for engineers and scientists prior to the invention of the hand-held calculator?

Ans: Slide rule