General Knowledge MCQs

General Knowledge | MCQ # 21
Rotterdam is the seaport of _____.
  1. Finland
  2. England
  3. Netherlands
  4. Scotland

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Rotterdam is the seaport of Netherlands. It is the largest seaport of Europe and sixth biggest seaport in the world. Rotterdam is located in the South Holland province. It was opened in 14th Century.
General Knowledge | MCQ # 22
Vexillology is the study of _____.
  1. Flags
  2. Secret writing
  3. Deserts
  4. Buildings

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Vexillology is the study of flags. The word comes from both the Latin word vexilla "little sail" for flag plus the Greek suffix-ology that means "study of". The vexillum was a particular kind of flag used by the Roman kings.
General Knowledge | MCQ # 23
Thomas Cup is related to which game?
  1. Baseball
  2. Tennis
  3. Cricket
  4. Badminton

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships have been conducted every two years since the 1982, amended from being conducted every three years since the first tournament held in 1948–1949.
Qouted from Wikipedia
General Knowledge | MCQ # 24
Who's called the father of pentium chip?
  1. Charles Babbage
  2. Vinod Dham
  3. Douglas Engelbert
  4. Alan Turing

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Vinod Dham is known as the father of Pentium Chip because he invented the Intel's Pentium Chip in 1993. He is an Indian-American engineer.
General Knowledge | MCQ # 25
Treaty of Sevres was signed in _____.
  1. 1920
  2. 1921
  3. 1922
  4. 1923

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Treaty of Sèvres, (August 10, 1920), post-World War I pact between the victorious Allied powers and representatives of the government of Ottoman Turkey. The treaty abolished the Ottoman Empire and obliged Turkey to renounce all rights over Arab Asia and North Africa.
Qouted from Britannica.
Gemeral Knowledge | MCQ # 26
Which is the capital of Kosovo?
  1. Antananarivo
  2. Vellata
  3. Pristina
  4. Manila

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Pristina is the capital of Kosovo.
Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar.
Vellata is the capital of Malta.
Manila is the capital of Philippines.
General Knowledge | MCQ # 27
Vitoria airport is located in _____?
  1. Italy
  2. England
  3. Spain
  4. Portugal

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Vitoria airport is located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country of Spain. It is also called Aeropuerto de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Gasteizko Aireportua, Foronda Airport.
General Knowledge | MCQ # 28
Taiwan was separated from China in _____?
  1. 1949
  2. 1950
  3. 1951
  4. 1952

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
In December 1949, the Republic of China Armed Forces and the Kuomintang were defeated in the Chinese Civil War, forcing the Government of the Republic of China to relocate to Taiwan. This allowed the Chinese Communist Party to declare the establishment of a new Chinese state: the People's Republic of China.
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General Knowledge | MCQ # 29
_____ is the longest highway in the world?
  1. Trans-Canadian Highway
  2. Trans-Siberian Highway
  3. Highway Australia
  4. Pan-American Highway

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Pan-American Highway is the longest higway in the world measuring about 30,000 Kilometers. It connects Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina.
General Knowledge | MCQ # 30
Sakhalin island is claimed by both _____ and _____.
  1. China and South Korea
  2. Russia and Japan
  3. Cyprus and Malta
  4. England and France

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Sakhalin Island is claimed by both Russia and Japan. In 1855, an agreement was signed by which Russia and Japan shared control of the island equally. But in 1875 Russia acquired whole Sakhalin island in exchange for the Kuril islands.
Sakhalin has large oil and gas reserves, so both countries are fighting for their control over Sakhalin.