General Knowledge Quiz Multiple Choice Questions for Competitive Examinations
1- Study of rocks is known as
(A) Petrology
(B) Oncology
(C) Orology
(D) Geology
2- The length of Suez Canal is
(A) 163.3 km
(B) 173.3 km
(C) 183.3 km
(D) 193.3 km
3- Following device is used to measure the direction of wind.
(A) Anemometer
(B) Wind vane
(C) Manometer
(D) None of the above
4- Summer solstice usually occurs on
(A) May 21
(B) June 21
(C) July 21
(D) August 21
5- The Earth’s diameter at the equator is about ___ kilometer larger than its pole-to-pole diameter.
(A) 7
(B) 14
(C) 28
(D) 42
6- The word ‘Planet’ means
(A) rotating body
(B) wandering star
(C) round body
(D) none of the above
7- The Sun rotates from
(A) south to north
(B) north to south
(C) east to west
(D) west to east
8- Which of the following country has most number of rivers?
(A) Brazil
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) China
9- Following is the largest desert in the world.
(A) Thar
(B) Sahara
(C) Gobi
(D) Atacama
10- Which of the following country has most active volcano?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Japan
(C) Thailand
(D) None of the above
11- The Battle field of Europe
(A) Austria
(B) Hungry
(C) Belgium
(D) France
12- The Prime Meridian is the ___ meridian which passes through Greenwich, a place near London.
(A) 0°
(B) 30°
(C) 60°
(D) 90°
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(D), 3-(B), 4-(B), 5-(D), 6-(B), 7-(C), 8-(D), 9-(B), 10-(A), 11-(C), 12-(A)