General Knowledge MCQs
General Knowledge MCQs have been taken from notes of seasoned and most successive candidates for FPSC, PPSC, SPSC, KPPSC, BPSC and other competitive exams.
Cyclones in Australia are known as:
- Tornadoes
- Typhoons
- Hurricane
- Willy-willy
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There is a type of cyclone that occurs in northern Australia known as a Willy-willy. Willy-willy is an informal term used in Australia for a tropical cyclone or a dust devil.
However, the more formal and commonly used term for a cyclone in Australia is just “Cyclone”.
List of common terms used for cyclones in different regions of the world:
- Hurricane – North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific Ocean
- Typhoon – Northwest Pacific Ocean
- Cyclone – South Pacific and Indian Ocean
- Willy-willy – Australia
- Bagyo – Philippines
- Tifon – Mexico
- Tempestade – Brazil
- Taifun – Japan
- Topan – China
- Orkan – Germany
- Baguio – Northern Luzon, Philippines
- Zalza – Madagascar
- Uracan – Haiti
Who is the author of the book ‘Daughter of the East’?
- Malala Yousafzai
- Benazir Bhutto
- Fatima Jinnah
- Asma Jahangir
Who played the lead role in the Pakistani drama “Waris”?
- Mehboob Alam
- Qavi
- Abid Ali
- None of these
Gulf of Bothnia is situated between:
- Sweden and Finland
- Denmark and Sweden
- Norway and Sweden
- None of these
CENTO stands for?
- Central Organization
- Central Trade Organization
- Central Treaty Organization
- Central Transit Organization
International Women’s Day is celebrated on:
- 1st April
- 22 March
- 05 February
- 08 March
22 March is observed internationally as:
- World Health Day
- Human Rights Day
- Women’s Day
- World Water Day
How many furlongs make one mile?
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1 mile = 1,609.34 meters
1 mile = 5,280 feet
1 mile = 1,760 yards
1 furlong = 220 yards
1 yard = 3 feet
1 meter = 3.28084 feet
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1 mile = 1,609.34 meters
1 mile = 5,280 feet
1 mile = 1,760 yards
1 furlong = 220 yards
1 yard = 3 feet
1 meter = 3.28084 feet