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General Knowledge Test

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the country where you can attend the Cannes Film Festival?

a)

Austria

b)

Norway

c)

Switzerland

d)

France

2.

What is the name of the actor who won the best male actor Oscar this year?

a)

Viggo Mortensen

b)

Rami Malek

c)

Christian Bale

d)

Bradley Cooper

3.

What is the name of the city where you can go rafting in Saklıkent Canyon?

a)

Kaş

b)

Kalkan

c)

Göcek

d)

Fethiye

4.

The city which is also known as the City of Canals is....

a)

Venice

b)

Amsterdam

c)

London

d)

Copenhagen

5.

Julian Assange who was arrested in London for hacking Pentagon computer network in 2010 was the co-founder of this organisation.

a)

Voltaire Network

b)

Judicial Watch

c)

Greenpeace

d)

Wikileaks

6.

Name the telescope which is used by astronomers to capture the first image of Black Hole?

a)

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

b)

Event Horizon Telescope

c)

Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope

d)

Lunar-based ultraviolet telescope

7.

What was the name of the king who reigned Westeros at the beginning of Game of Thrones series?

a)

Robert Baratheon

b)

Eddard Stark

c)

Tywin Lannister

d)

Oberyn Martell

8.
Who is 2015's basketball MVP?
a)
Stephen Smith
b)
Stephen Curry
c)
Stephen Janoski
d)
Stephen Riley
9.
In photography, what does SLR stand for?
a)
Super Long Range
b)
Standard Lens Ring
c)
Single Lens Reflex
d)
Solar Lasing Relay
10.
Which team won World Cup in football in 2014 ?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Germany
d)
Argentina
11.
What country is on the image ?
a)
Germany
b)
Lithuania
c)
Ukraine
d)
Poland
12.
What 2 colours make up blue?
a)
Red + Purple 
b)
Blue is its only colour
c)
Yellow + Orange
d)
Black + Green
13.

What country are the Niagara Falls in?

a)

Mexico

b)

France

c)

Canada

d)

Australia

14.

What is the name of this application?

a)

Paint

b)

Paper Plus

c)

Pinterest

d)

Pizza Hut

15.
What is the capital city of Thailand?
a)
Wellington
b)
Bangkok
c)
Hong Kong
d)
Manila
16.

The country famous for a dance called 'The Samba' is ...

a)

Spain

b)

Argentina

c)

Cuba

d)

Brazil

17.

Which three sports make up a triathlon?

a)

Diving, cycling, climbing

b)

Swimming, tennis, archery

c)

Swimming, cycling, zip wiring

d)

Running, swimming, cycling

18.

Who is this actress?

a)

Jennifer Aniston

b)

Jennifer Lawrence

c)

Angelina Jolie

d)

Ellen DeGeneres

19.

Who is this singer?

a)

Jennifer Lawrence

b)

Beyoncé

c)

Taylor Swift

d)

Rihana

20.

How many planets does our solar system have?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

21.

Where on Earth has the lowest temperature been recorded?

a)

Alaska

b)

North Pole

c)

Antarctica

d)

Canada

22.

What's the capital city of Norway?

a)

Edinburgh

b)

Helsinki

c)

Oslo

d)

Stockholm

23.

The USA is made up of __________ states

a)

50

b)

51

c)

40

d)

49

24.

What is the capital of Germany?

a)

Frankfurt

b)

Munich

c)

Berlin

d)

Hamburg

25.

Which sea separates Europe from Africa?

a)

Adriatic Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

26.

What type of trees do dates grow on?

a)

Coconut

b)

Palm

c)

Date

d)

Plum

27.

How many strings does a violin have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

28.

In which country did Lego originate?

a)

Japan

b)

USA

c)

Denmark

d)

Finland

29.

How many dots are there on a dice?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

21

d)

42

30.

This is the flag of which country?

a)

El Salvador

b)

Honduras

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

31.

Elon Musk cofounded which company with Peter Thiel?

a)

Alphabet

b)

Google

c)

Apple

d)

Paypal

32.

How many points is a free throw worth in basketball?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

What animal is this?

a)

hyena

b)

cheetah

c)

lion

d)

buffalo

34.

A human body contains ________ water.

a)

50%

b)

35%

c)

70%

d)

85%

35.

What is the official language of Brazil

a)

Brazilian

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

Cumbucha

36.

How many pockets does a snooker table have?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

10

d)

5

e)

7

37.

Which national football team won the first World Cup?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Uruguay

d)

England

e)

Italy

38.

How many holes does a golf course have?

a)

20

b)

18

c)

16

d)

22

e)

24

39.

Where is the famous leaning tower?

a)

Venice

b)

Nice

c)

Rome

d)

Pisa

40.

This man proved that the Earth wasn't the centre of the universe. Who is he?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Archimedes

d)

William Harvey

41.

Who is this woman, known for her work on radioactivity and treatment for cancer?

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Mary Anning

42.

What is the name of this painting?

a)

The Story Night by Vincent van Gogh

b)

The Sadly Night by Vincent van Gogh

c)

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

d)

The Slowly Night

43.

What is the name of this painting?

a)

Scary by Edvard Munch

b)

Screaming by Edvard Munch

c)

The Scream by Edvard Munch

d)

The Shriek by Edvard Munch

44.
Which language is NOT in the top 5 spoken in the world?
a)
Arabic
b)
Hindi
c)
Polish
d)
Spanish
45.

What does Wales have more of per square mile than any other European country?

a)

pubs

b)

sheep

c)

churches

d)

castles

46.

Which Universities participate in the annual Boat Race? (rowing)

a)

Cambridge and Oxford

b)

Oxford and Manchester

c)

London and Manchester

d)

Cambridge and London

47.

Which country is this shape on a map?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Wales

d)

Italy

48.

Which country is this shape on a map?

a)

Canada

b)

Russia

c)

Wales

d)

Italy

49.

What is Zumba?

a)

A spanish food

b)

A dance workout

c)

A type of sweet

d)

A Brazilian footballer

50.

What is Newton's First Law of Motion

a)

inertia is based on mass and velocity

b)

For every action there is an opposite reaction

c)

an object in motion stays in motion

d)

gravitational force

51.
What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Magna Carta
52.
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander served as members of Washington's?
a)
Congress
b)
Judiciary
c)
Cabinet
d)
Military
53.
William Penn named the Capital of his colony Philadelphia, which meant?
a)
"Town of Protestant Equality"
b)
"City of Elder Knowledge"
c)
"Place of Pilgrim Rest"
d)
"City of Brotherly Love"
54.

The famous slogan ''Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'' was raised by _______________.

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

d)

Subhash Chandra Bose

55.

Thailand is also known as the _____________________.

a)

Hermit Kingdom

b)

Land of White Elephant

c)

Forbidden City

d)

Land of Rising Sun

56.

The Lyrical Ballads was written by _________________________.

a)

William Butler Yeats

b)

Alfred Lord Tennyson

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

William Wordsworth

57.

He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

William Wordsworth

c)

William Butler Yeats

58.

Which Article give right to education?

a)

34

b)

32

c)

48

d)

45

59.

About how many countries are there in the world?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

200

d)

400

60.

The Koran is the holy book of which religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

61.

What country does Yoga comes from ?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

Canada

d)

Guatamala

62.

Where is this giant Shiva statue located ?

a)

Bhatkal, Karnataka

b)

Pathankot, Punjab

c)

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

63.

What is this bridge called and where is it located?

a)

Lakshman Jhula, Uttarakhand

b)

Bharat Jhula, Madhya Pradesh

c)

Ram Jhula, Chhatisgarh

64.

Where is this stadium located?

a)

Gangtok , Sikkim

b)

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh

c)

Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh

65.

Which city is known as Pink City of India ?

a)

Delhi

b)

Banglore

c)

Jaipur City

d)

Agra

66.

What is the currency of China

a)

Rupia

b)

Taka

c)

Yuan

d)

None of above

67.

What is the animal symbol of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ?

a)

Dolphin

b)

Kangaroo

c)

Tiger

d)

Giant Panda

68.

Which state is know as

"Land of festival"?

a)

Manipur

b)

Goa

c)

Nagaland

d)

Hariyana

69.

To which god did Pushpak Vimana originally belong ?

a)

Agni (Fire)

b)

Vaayu (Air)

c)

Kubera (Wealth)

d)

Yama (Death)

70.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Abu Dhabi

b)

Bangui

c)

Canberra

d)

Dublin

71.

Kitab-al- Hind was written by:

a)

Ziyauddin Barani

b)

Al- Biruni

c)

Muhammad Ghori

d)

GIyasuddin

72.

___________, considered the most powerful Chola ruler.

a)

Rajaraja I

b)

Rajaraja II

c)

Rajaraja III

d)

Rajaraja IV

73.

Which new dynasty developed in eastern part of the country?

a)

Cholas

b)

Palas

c)

Chamanas

d)

Rashtrakutas

74.

………… defeated Md. Ghori.

a)

Ibhrahim Lodhi

b)

Md . Tughlaq

c)

Jalauddin Khilji

d)

None of These

75.

Who destroyed the temple of Somnath?

a)

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni

b)

Mohammed Ghori

c)

Prithviraj Chauhan

d)

All of the above

76.

He raided India 17 times

a)

Muhammad Ghori

b)

Muhammad Ahmed

c)

Mahmud of Ghazni

77.

Which ruler first establised his capital at Delhi?

a)

Chauhans

b)

Tomara Rajputs

c)

Turkish

d)

Khalji Dynasty

78.

Who was the first slave king of Delhi Sultanate ?

a)

Qutubuddin Aybak

b)

Iltutmish

c)

Raziya Sultan

d)

Alauddin Khalji

79.

What was the language of administration under the Delhi Sultans?

a)

Urdu

b)

Persian

c)

Hindi

d)

English

80.

A fortified settlement with soldiers

a)

Hinterland

b)

Garrisson town

c)

jagir

d)

none of these

81.

Raziya Sultan ruled from (a)   to 1240 ad

82.

Identify the picture

a)

Alai Darwaza

b)

Iltutmish's tomb

83.

What does the word “Babur” mean?

a)

Tiger

b)

Elephant

c)

Lion

d)

Camel

84.

What led to the end of the Mughal Empire?

a)

the army was not big enough

b)

too much land to rule or manage.

c)

Mongol invaders

d)

different cultural beliefs and rebellions

85.

Where did the Mughal's come from?

a)

Safavid Shias

b)

Turkish Muslims

c)

Himalayas

d)

Arab Traders

86.

Who was Babur descended from that helped make him a leader?

a)

Ghengis Khan

b)

Aurangzeb

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Taj Mahal

87.

When did the Mughal empire end?

a)

1500's

b)

1600's

c)

1700's

d)

1800's

88.

Where was the Mughal empire located?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Northern India and Pakistan

c)

Southern India

d)

Between India and Persia

89.

The Mughal culture left behind . . .

a)

poetry and architecture

b)

textiles and metalwork

c)

mosques with detailed tile work

d)

many scientific inventions

90.

Where did Babur first try to build an empire?

a)

to the west in central Asia

b)

to the north in Mongol territory

c)

he tried to conquer the Ottoman Turks

d)

he tried to conquer western China

91.

What was the book written by Omprakash Valmiki?

a)

Joothan

b)

Geronimo Stilton

c)

Harry Potter

d)

Diary of a Wimpy kid

e)

None of these

92.

Q 6. Name the document that lays down the basic rules and regulations for people and the government in the country to follow.

a)

Epic

b)

Novels

c)

Constitution

d)

Speech

93.

what is the term used for "working outside the house and inside the house"?

a)

double burden

b)

double work

94.

FULL FORM OF URL

(a)  

95.

What is the full form of CD

a)

Computer Disc

b)

Company Disc

c)

Complimentary Disc

d)

Compact Disc

96.

What is the full form of HTTP.

a)

Hyper Text Transfer Program

b)

Hyper Transfer Text Program

c)

Hyper Transfer Text Protocol

d)

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

97.

What is the full form of URL

a)

Universal Resource Location

b)

Universal Resource Locator

c)

Uniform Resource Locator

d)

Uniform Resource Location

98.

What is the full form of CLI.

a)

Computer Line Interface

b)

Central Line Interface

c)

Circle Line Interface

d)

Command Line Interface

99.

What is the full form of ADC.

a)

Analog to Design Converter

b)

Analog to Development Converter

c)

Analog to Data Converter

d)

Analog to Digital Converter

100.

What is the full form of GUI.

a)

General User Interface

b)

General User Internet

c)

Graphical User Internet

d)

Graphical User Interface