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GK questions that may be asked in various competitive exams and quiz programs.

25 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How long does it take for the earth to make one revolution around the sun?

  1. A day
  2. A month
  3. A year
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is a fantail?

  1. a peacock
  2. a domestic pigeon
  3. a butterfly
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the National Sport of Spain?

  1. Judo
  2. Bull-fighting
  3. Sumo Wrestling
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equator passes through which one of the following countries?

  1. Brazil
  2. India
  3. Australia
  4. Paskistan
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of a triangle in which two of the three sides are of equal length?

  1. Equilateral
  2. Isosceles
  3. Right-angled
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The British Prime Minister lives at No 10, Downing Street. Who lives next door at No 11, Downing Street?

  1. The Home Secretary
  2. The Leader of the Opposition
  3. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The land which formed the biblical kingdom of Judah is in present day

  1. Israel
  2. Jordan
  3. Syria
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following was an extremely popular dance in the 1920s?

  1. The Charleston
  2. Rock and Roll
  3. The twist
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are

  1. ethnics groups in the US
  2. baseball teams
  3. football teams
  4. rugby teams
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During the American Civil war, Great Britain

  1. remained neutral
  2. supported the North
  3. supported the South
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the people of the US from the people of

  1. Britain
  2. Canada
  3. France
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If you were born on June 1st, to which zodiac sign do you belong to?

  1. Cancer
  2. Gemini
  3. Taurus
  4. Scorpio
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Salman Rushdie offended the Muslim world with which of the following books?

  1. The Koran
  2. The Satanic Verses
  3. Midnight' s Children
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The name Auschwitz is associated with

  1. Nazi concentration camp
  2. A place of pilgrimage in Polandff
  3. A National park in Germany
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Photography what combines with the aperture to give a good photograph?

  1. the shutter speed
  2. a zoom lens
  3. a synchronized flash
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where would you find the Statue of Liberty?

  1. on an island
  2. on top of a hill
  3. in a museum
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 1954, who became the first person to run a mile under four minutes?

  1. Jesse Owens
  2. Roger Bannister
  3. Gordon Pirie
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which country used to drive on the left-hand side of the road, but changed to the right in 1967?

  1. Sweden
  2. Australia
  3. South Africa
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was defeated at Waterloo?

  1. Nelson
  2. Napoleon
  3. Hitler
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Madison Square Garden is associated with

  1. Boxing
  2. Tennis
  3. Baseball
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Heroin affects a person' s heartbeat by

  1. speeding it up
  2. slowing it down
  3. it has no effect at all
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who plays what in order to win the Ashes?

  1. England v Australia at cricket
  2. England v West Indies at cricket
  3. England v US at snooker
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The US celebrated 200 years of Independence in

  1. 1976
  2. 1990
  3. 1951
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The White House is in

  1. New York
  2. Chicago
  3. Washington
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many bones do worms have?

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. Over 30