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.
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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
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Who is the author of the book ‘Daughter of the East’?
- Malala Yousafzai
- Benazir Bhutto
- Fatima Jinnah
- Asma Jahangir
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Who played the lead role in the Pakistani drama “Waris”?
- Mehboob Alam
- Qavi
- Abid Ali
- None of these
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Gulf of Bothnia is situated between:
- Sweden and Finland
- Denmark and Sweden
- Norway and Sweden
- None of these
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CENTO stands for?
- Central Organization
- Central Trade Organization
- Central Treaty Organization
- Central Transit Organization
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International Women’s Day is celebrated on:
- 1st April
- 22 March
- 05 February
- 08 March
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22 March is observed internationally as:
- World Health Day
- Human Rights Day
- Women’s Day
- World Water Day
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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