QUIZ

Quiz Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1 .
Question:
Which is the largest hot desert in the world?
A
Sahara desert
B
Australian Desert
C
Arabian Desert
D
Kalahari Desert

Answer: A [Sahara desert]
Explanation: The Sahara is the largest hot desert covering area of 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi).
2 .
Question:
Mount Everest was named after
A
Sir George Everest
B
Sir Joseph Everest
C
Sir William Everest
D
Sir Charles Everest

Answer: A [Sir George Everest]
Explanation: George Everest hired Andrew Scott Waugh who made the first formal observations of the mountain which was earlier called as peak "B" later peak XV
3 .
Question:
What is the length of Suez Canal
A
150 kilometers
B
166 kilometers
C
157.5 kilometers
D
162.5 kilometers

Answer: D [162.5 kilometers]
Explanation: Suez Canal is the artificial sea-level in Egypt. It connects Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea defining a border between Africa and Asia. It officially opened on 17 November 1869
4 .
Question:
Which is the lowest point on earth?
A
Red Sea
B
Black Sea
C
The costal area of Yellow Sea
D
The coastal area of Dead sea

Answer: D [The coastal area of Dead sea]
Explanation: The Dead Sea runs from north to south between Israel on its west bank and Jordan on the east bank.The sea’s elevation is 430.5 meters below sea level. The Dead Sea is the world’s deepest salt lake(34.2% salinity), hence no living creature exists.
5 .
Question:
Which is the largest ocean of the world?
A
Arabian Ocean
B
Pacific Ocean
C
Indian Ocean
D
Arctic Ocean

Answer: B [Pacific Ocean]
Explanation: Pacific Ocean extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south and Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. It covers about 46% of Earth's water surface and about one-third of its total surface area.
6 .
Question:
Who built the Eifel Tower?
A
George Eiffel
B
Robert Eiffel
C
Alexander Eiffel
D
Lord Eiffel

Answer: C [Alexander Eiffel]
Explanation: Eiffel Tower is the tallest structure in Paris which is about 324 meters tall.
7 .
Question:
What is the name of earlier New York City?
A
Chatham
B
New Amsterdam
C
Windsor
D
Watertown

Answer: B [New Amsterdam]
Explanation: New Amsterdam was established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island.In 1664 the English took over New Amsterdam and renamed it New York City after the Duke of York.
8 .
Question:
Which is the largest diamond producing country?
A
Australia
B
India
C
South Africa
D
Russia

Answer: D [Russia]
Explanation: As on 2016 Russia was producing 40 million carats
9 .
Question:
At the mouth of river is Dublin situated?
A
Nore
B
Bann
C
Liffey
D
Shannon

Answer: C [Liffey]
Explanation: Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. The river Liffey supplies much of Dublin's water and a range of recreational activities.
10 .
Question:
Which is the largest bell in the world?
A
Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
B
The Bell of Good Luck
C
The Mingun Bell
D
The Chion-in Temple Bell

Answer: A [Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow]
Explanation: Tsar Bell, a Royal Bell is a 6.14-metre (20.1 ft) tall, 6.6-metre (22 ft) diameter bell on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin. Its currently broken.
11 .
Question:
Who is the first man to reach North Pole?
A
Richard Weber
B
Roald Amundsen
C
Neil Armstrong
D
Robert Peary

Answer: D [Robert Peary]
Explanation: Robert Peary is a well-known American explorer, known for claiming to have reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition on April 6, 1909
12 .
Question:
Which country has the greatest population density?
A
Monaco
B
Singapore
C
Hong Kong
D
Gibraltar

Answer: A [Monaco]
Explanation: Monaco has highest population density. In 2019, with 26,150.3 residents per square kilometer
13 .
Question:
Who discovered Niagara Falls?
A
Alexander von Humboldt
B
Louis Hennepin
C
Leah Crane
D
Ben Horton

Answer: B [Louis Hennepin]
Explanation: French discoverer and explorer Louis Hennepin discovered Niagara Falls in December 1678.
14 .
Question:
Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located?
A
Sri Lanka
B
Bangladesh
C
Maldives
D
Kathmandu

Answer: D [Kathmandu]
Explanation: SAARC Secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
15 .
Question:
What is the common currency adopted by the European union?
A
Bulgarian lev
B
Euro
C
Swiss franc
D
Pound sterling

Answer: B [Euro]
Explanation: Euro is the common currency adopted by the European union. It is official currency of 19 out of 27 EU members.
16 .
Question:
Which is the longest river in the world?
A
Nile
B
Amazon
C
Yangtze
D
Mississippi

Answer: A [Nile]
Explanation: Nile river runs 4,132 miles making it the longest river in the world.
17 .
Question:
Which is the longest highway in the world?
A
India’s Golden Quadrilateral Highway
B
Trans-Canada Highway
C
Trans-Siberian Highway
D
Pan American Highway

Answer: D [Pan American Highway.]
Explanation: Its length vary from 11,000 miles to 30,000 miles, as it passes through multiple countries