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1.The capital of Sri Lanka is----------?

A. Jakarta

B. Colombo (Answer)

C. Kolkata

D. Malay

2.The part of desert where adequate water is available for cultivation is called -----------?

A. Oasis (Answer)

B. Marsh

C. Island

D. Isthmus

3.The fine yellowish dust or silt spread and deposited by the winds, that is very fertile is called -----?

A. Alluvium

B. Loess (Answer)

C. Sediment

D. None of the above

4.Which is the thinnest earth layer?

A. Core

B. Mantle

C. Crust (Answer)

D. None of the above

5.What is the name given to areas of land in the higher latitudes where short, cool summers do not
permit trees to grow?

A. Arctic

B. Tropical

C. Savanna

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D. Tundra (Answer)

6.The point that lies directly above the source of an earthquake is known as ---------------

A. a.Earthquake Center

B. Epicenter (Answer)

C. Gravitational Center

D. Geological Center

7.Water source beneath the earth flowing naturally is called ------------?

A. Stream

B. Fall

C. Spring (Answer)

D. Lake

8.The Band-e- Amir National Park is located in--------------.

A. Iran

B. Iraq

C. Afghanistan (Answer)

D. Kuwait

9.The Empire State Building is located in---------------.

A. London

B. Birmingham

C. Paris

D. New York City (Answer)

10.The mixture of silt, sand, and gravel deposited by flowing water such as rivers and streams is called --
-----?

A. Sediment

B. Loess

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C. Alluvium (Answer)

D. All of the above

11.The areas of grassland totally without trees in South America especially around the estuary of the
River Plate are called ---------?

A. Savanna

B. Pampas (Answer)

C. Loess

D. None of the above

12.China’s ----------------- space station mostly burns up on re-entry over South Pacific.

A. Tianhe

B. Tianzhou

C. Tiangong 1 (Answer)

D. Xuntian

13.Basin is a low land area. Which are the largest basins in the face of the earth?

A. Seas

B. Oceans

C. Rivers (Answer)

D. None of the above

14.A hill or peak sticking through an ice cap, mostly found in Green land or Antarctica is called ----------?

A. Mesa

B. Moraines

C. Nunatak (Answer)

D. Loess

15.A vent in the Earth’s surface that emits steam and gases, essentially associated with volcanic regions
is known as --------?

A. Fumarole (Answer)

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B. Mesa

C. Munatak

D. Moraines

16.Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India----------?

A. President (Answer)

B. prime minister

C. chief justice

D. Parliament

17.The SAFTA(South Asian Free Trade Agreement) entered into force on 1 January,----------?

A. 2004

B. 2005

C. 2006 (Answer)

D. 2007

18.The SAPTA(South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement) signed on 11 April-------------?

A. 1993 (Answer)

B. 1994

C. 2004

D. 2006

19.SAFTA signed on 6 January 2004 in---------------?

A. 10 SAARC summit

B. 11 SAARC summit

C. 12 SAARC summit (Answer)

D. 13 SAARC summit

20.The official language(s) of “Association of Southeast Asian Nations” is/are -------------?

A. One

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B. Five

C. Nine

D. Ten (Answer)

21.The motto of ‘Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ is “One Vision, One---------- ,One Community”.

A. Unity

B. Identity (Answer)

C. Faith

D. Ideology

22.The country famous for Samba dance is---------?

A. USA

B. Brazil (Answer)

C. Portugal

D. Chile

23.Name of the Alexander horse was----------?

A. Beucephalus (Answer)

B. Alexcephalus

C. Macodophalus

D. Grekophalus

24.The most densely populated island in the world is Honshu located in-------?

A. South Korea

B. North Korea

C. Japan (Answer)

D. China

25.When Pakistan introduced National Identity cards (NIC)------------?

A. 1948

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B. 1957

C. 1963

D.1974 (Answer)

26.Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means------------?

A. Fear of cats (Answer)

B. Fear of rats

C. Fear of cockroaches

D. Fear of height

27.The country whose national anthem has only music no words--------------?

A. Bahrain (Answer)

B. Chile

C. Greece

D. Albania

28.Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of traditional
typewriters?

A. Tab

B. Enter (Answer)

C. Backspace

D. Spacebar

29.River Jordon flow out into ----------?

A. Dead sea (Answer)

B. Caspian sea

C. Red sea

D. Mediterranean sea

30.hat is the significance of a small country “Ecuador”-----------?

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A. Beautiful state of South America

B. Lies on equator (Answer)

C. Biggest producer of water-melon

D. famous for canal system

31.The country in which river Wangchu flows is ----------------?

A. Srilanka

B. Myanmar (Answer)

C. Nepal

D. Cambodia

32.The country known is the sugar bowl of the world-----------?

A. Cuba (Answer)

B. Jamaica

C. South Sudan

D. Sierra Leone

33.In which one of the following South East Asian countries, India will build satellite tracking station ?

A. Vietnam (Answer)

B. Philippines

C. Laos

D. Cambodia

34.Which one of the following companies will launch Project Skybender to boost 5G internet speed -----?

A. Facebook

B. Google (Answer)

C. IBM

D. Apple

35.The first ‘Cross word’ puzzle in the world was published in --------

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A. 1913 (Answer)

B. 1915

C. 1917

D. 1927

36.For which disease,Indian scientists have developed herbal medicine using Ayurveda?

A. AIDS

B. Blood Cancer

C. Dengue (Answer)

D. Diabetes

37.The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic games held at Athens was----------

A.12

B. 15

C. 14 (Answer)

D. 21

38.The Pentagonian desert is located in ------------?

A. U.S

B. Argentina (Answer)

C. Brazil

D. Canada

39.Who invented Jet Engine-------------?

A. Sir Frank Whittle (Answer)

B. Gottlieb Daimler

C. Roger Bacon

D. Lewis E. Waterman

40.World’s longest Sea Bridge connected Hongkong, Macau and China is-------------.

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A. Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge

B. Baling River Bridge

C. Duge Bridge

D. Zhuhai Macau Bridge (Answer)

41.When was bar code scanner invented--------?

A. 1950s

B. 1960s

C. 1970s (Answer)

D. 1980s

42.What furniture item was invented by California furniture designer Charles Prior Hall in 1968?

A. Sofa bed

B. Captain’s chair

C. Waterbed (Answer)

D. Hammock

43.Edwin Budding invented lawn mover belong to----------?

A. England (Answer)

B. U.S

C. Sweden

D. Finland

44.What invention caused many deaths while testing it---------------?

A. Dynamite

B. Parachute (Answer)

C. Motor car

D. Railway

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45.Until Victorian times, chocolate was thought of as a drink. When did the first chocolate bar appear----
---------?

A. 1831

B. 1832

C. 1833

D. There is no sure date (Answer)

46.The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is--------------?

A. 5

B. 7

C. 11

D. 13 (Answer)

47.Night watch is a famous-------------?

A. Restaurant

B. Painting (Answer)

C. Hotel

D. Beach

48.Biro Brothers invented the BALLPOINT PEN belong to-------------?

A. Hungry (Answer)

B. Sweden

C. Finland

D. Greece

49.The number of keys in an ordinary piano is------------?

A. 66

B. 77

C. 88 (Answer)

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D. 44

50.Togo is situated in -------------?

A. southern African countries

B. Western African countries (Answer)

C. Northern African countries

D. Eastern African countries

51.Bismillah Khan is related to---------------?

A. Flute

B. Tabla

C. Shehnai (Answer)

D. Sarod

52.Which of the following lines divide Turkish and Greek Cyprus communities?

A. Yellow Line

B. Green Line (Answer)

C. Maginot Line

D. 11 parallel line

53.Who first pioneered the idea of a blood bank----------?

A. Booker T, Washington

B. George Washington Carver

C. Jonas Salk

D. Charles Drew (Answer)

54.Mahan Airline belongs to which country--------------?

A. Iran (Answer)

B. Iraq

C. Yemen

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D. Oman

55.Where Das Man Palace is located in---------------?

A. Yemen

B. Kuwait (Answer)

C. Bahrain

D. Oman

56.Diego Garcia is United States military base in the-----------------?

A. Indian Ocean (Answer)

B. Pacific Ocean

C. Atlantic Ocean

D. Arctic Ocean

57.Decision Point” Book is written by------------?

A. Barack Obama

B. George W Bush (Answer)

C. Bill Clinton

D. Richard Nixon

58.Nightingale Florence (belongs to France) was a--------------.

A. Doctor

B. Nurse (Answer)

C. Teacher

D. House wife

59.The first Persian newspaper was-------?

A. Persian News

B. Jam-i-Jahan Numa

C. AL-Hilal

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D. Mirat-ul-Akhbar (Answer)

60.International Cricket Council (ICC) headquarters is located in----------?

A. Dubai (Answer)

B. USA

C. China

D. Australia

61.ICC was founded in the year---------?

A. 1905

B. 1910

C. 1909 (Answer)

D. 1914

62.The areas around the North and South poles within the Polar circles is called -------------?

A. The Torrid Zone

B. The Frigid Zone (Answer)

C. The Temperature Zone

D. The Hardiness Zone

63.The world’s largest land border is between ------------------?

A. China and Mongolia

B. Russia and China

C. Argentina and Brazil

D. America and Canada (Answer)

64.Which part of the world is known as Star and key of Indian Ocean?

A. Manora

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B. Sri Lanka

C. Maldives

D. Mauritius (Answer)

E. Madagascar

65.The most precious gemstone “Emerald” are found in------?

A. Gilgit

B. Hunza

C. Swat (Answer)

D. Dir

66.“Siachen Glacier” is situated in-------?

A. Hindu Kush

B. Sulaiman

C. Pamir

D. Karakorum (Answer)

67.Bore is caused by------?

A. Rising tide while meeting river currents (Answer)

B. Friction from prevailing winds

C. Spring tide and strong winds

D. Unequal heating of oceans

68.Oldest university of the world is ----------?

A. University of bologna

B. University of Karueein (Answer)

C. University of Nalanda

D. University of Karachi

69.The deepest place in the Indian Ocean is-----?

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A. Mariana Trench

B. Puerto Rico Trench

C. Diamantina Trench (Answer)

D. Isle Trench

70.A canyon is a large form of --------?

A. Dry valley

B. Gorge (Answer)

C. Pediment

D. Badiand

71.The Stevenson screen contains all of these EXCEPT:?

A. Wet bulb thermometer

B. Maximum thermometer

C. Ordinary thermometer

D. Anemometer (Answer)

72.Afternoon rains in the equatorial region are the result of influences -------?

A. Land Breeze

B. Monsoon

C. Frontal

D. Convectional (Answer)

73.The extinct Volcanic Peak of Koh-i-Sultan is in -------?

A. Turkmanistan

B. Turkey

C. Iran

D. Pakistan (Answer)

74.What is Chandragup?

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A. Famous Personality

b. Food Item

c. Tree

d. Mud Volcano (Answer)

75.Transportation and trade are------?

A. Primary activities

B. Secondary activities

C. Tertiary activities (Answer)

D. Quaternary activities

75.Which of the following regions is ‘Peninsula’--------?

A. Arabia

B. Scandinavia

C. Alaska

D. All of above (Answer)

76.The richest fishing ground in the world?

A. North Western Europe

B. North Eastern Asia (Answer)

C. North Western Africa

D. North Eastern North America

77.Maize, Rice and Wheat are generally referred as-----?

A. Root crops

B. Legumes Crops granaries

C. Cereal Crops (Answer)

D. None of Above

78.The largest latitude circle on earth is --------?

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A. Arctic circle

B. Tropic of cancer

C. Tropic of Capricorn

D. The Equator (Answer)

79.The season changes because of the ------------?

A. Moon is revolving round the earth

B. Earth is revolving round its axis

C. Earth is revolving round the sun (Answer)

D. Planet Mars is attracting the sun

80.The distance of longitude represents how many minutes difference in time?

A. 10 minutes

B. 4 minutes (Answer)

C. 15 minutes

D. 1 minute

81.Rainfall related to mountains is ?

A. Orographic rainfall (Answer)

B. Normal rainfall

C. Monsoon rains

D. Cyclonic rainfall

82.Which waterway gives the source of terrestrial moisture?

A. Ocean

B. Rivers

C. Lakes (Answer)

D. Canals

83.A large group of islands is known as?

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A. Peninsula

B. Archipelago (Answer)

C. Strait

D. Channel

84.These are only two double land-locked countries in the world. Double land locked means a land-
locked country which is also surrounded by land locked neighbouring countries. Name both the
countries?

A. Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein (Answer)

B. Uzbekistan and Chad

C. Uzbekistan and Mali

D. Liechtenstein and Chad

85.Earth’s largest ice volume is present in-------------?

A. Himalayas

B. South America

C. Antarctica (Answer)

D. North America

86.The Seven Rila Lakes are located in-----------?

A. Bulgaria (Answer)

B. Hungary

C. Poland

D. Czech Republic

87.“Netherlands” literally means-------------?

A. ideal location

B. lower countries (Answer)

C. mouth of land

D. land of sun set

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88.The Orange river flows in------------?

A. Indonesia

B. Egypt

C. South Africa (Answer)

D. Mexico

89.Indonesia is a country with around ---------- islands?

A. 10,000

B. 11,000

C. 12,000

D. 13,000 (Answer)

90.When was the game Frisbee invented?

A. 1860s

B. 1870s (Answer)

C. 1830s

D. 1850s

91.Who was the First Pakistani Player to have a hundred in T20Is?

A. Ahmed Shehzad (Answer)

B. Umar Akmal

C. Misbah-ul-Haq

D. Mohammad Hafeez

92.Silk is produced by------------?

A. Egg of silkworm

B. Pupa of silkworm

C. Larva of silkworm (Answer)

D. Insect itself

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93.How Many Countries Are Landlocked In Asia?

A. 11 Countries

B. 12 Countries (Answer)

C. 13 Countries

D. 14 Countries

94.26th January is India’s----------- Day?

A. Independence Day

B. Republic Day (Answer)

C. Revolution Day

D. Parliament Day

95.Which Country joined SAARC in 2007?

A. Pakistan

B. India

C. SriLanka

D. Afghanistan (Answer)

96.The shortest day is-----------?

A. 22 June

B. 22 July

C. 22 September

D. 22 December (Answer)

97.Turkey connects the two continents-------------?

A. Asia and Europe (Answer)

B. Asia and Africa

C. South America and North America

D. Asia and Australia

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98.Augusta Raurica is located in-----------?

A. Egypt

B. Portugal

C. Switzerland (Answer)

D. Turkey

99.The South Pole of the Earth is located in------------?

A. Norway

B. Antarctica (Answer)

C. Arctic Ocean

D. Pacific Ocean

100.The birthplace of the World Wide Web was----------?

A. NASA

B. Pentagon

C. CERN (Answer)

D. Microsoft

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