Some Important Mcqs 2016

Some Important Mcqs 2016

1.    Which precious metal has the symbol Pt?
Ans: Platinum.

2.    Which US state has the sugar maple as its state tree and is the leading US producer of maple sugar?
Ans: Vermont.

3.    Which country is nicknamed ‘The Cockpit of Europe’ because of the number of battles throughout history fought on its soil?
Ans: Belgium.

4.    What is the capital of Libya?
Ans: Tripoli.

5.    Apart from French, German and Romansch, what is the fourth official language of the Switzerland?
Ans: Italian.

6.    Which country is the world’s largest producer of coffee?
Ans: Brazil.

7.    In which city was the world’s first underground train was service opened in 1863?
Ans: London.

8.    How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?
Ans: 12.

9.    Which country is separated form Ethiopia by the Red Sea?
Ans: Yemen.

10.    What is the main port of Italy?
Ans: Genoa.

11.    Mount Logan is the highest peak in which country?
Ans: Canada.

12.    In which state is Harvard University?
Ans: New Jersey.

13.    Which is larger: Norway or Finland?
Ans: Finland.

14.    Which city was the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy until 1865?
Ans: Turin.

15.    What is measured by an ammeter?
Ans: Electric current.

16.    What is a rhinoceros horn made of?
Ans: Hair.

17.    Which three countries, apart from the former Yugoslavia, share borders with Greece?
Ans: Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey.

18.    The Palk Strait separates which two countries?
Ans: India and Sri Lanka.

19.    Ga is the symbol for which element?
Ans: Gallium.

20.    In the Greek alphabet, what is the name for the letter O?
Ans: Omicron.

21.    What, in the 16th and 17th century, was a pavana?
Ans: A dance.

22.    A nephron is the functional unit of which organ in the human body?
Ans: Kidney.

23.    In which country is the ancient city of Tarsus?
Ans: Turkey.

24.    The Khyber Pass links which two countries?
Ans: Afghanistan and Pakistan.

25.    Name the six US states that comprise New England.
Ans: Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.

26.    Which musical instrument is played by both exhaling and inhaling?
Ans: Harmonica (or mouth organ).

27.    The northern part of which country is called Oesling?
Ans: Luxembourg.

28.    Napier is a city in which country?
Ans: New Zealand.

29.    What is the Hook of Holland?
Ans: A port in the southeast Netherlands,

30.    The river Douro forms part of the border between which two countries?
Ans: Spain and Portugal.

31.    In which country is the Great Slave Lake?
Ans: Canada.

32.    Which six countries border the Black Sea?
Ans: Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.

33.    Kathmandu is the capital of which country?
Ans: Nepal.

34.    What name is given to a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and tartaric acid used in cooking?
Ans: Baking powder.

35.    AOL are an internet service provider. What does AOL stand for?
Ans: America Online.

36.    Who discovered penicillin?
Ans: Alexander Fleming.

37.    Which English queen had an extra finger on her hand?
Ans: Anne Boleyn.

38.    The river Danube rises in which country?
Ans: Germany.
 
39.    The Gobi desert extends over which two countries?
Ans: China and Mongolia.

40.    Apart from America, which is the only country in the world to which alligators are native?
Ans: China.

41.    Which are the highest types of clouds: stratocumulus or cirrus?
Ans: Cirrus.

42.    Which ancient measure of length was based on the length of the arm from fingertip to elbow?
Ans: Cubit.

43.    After World War I, Transylvania became part of which country?
Ans: Romania.

44.    Which sea in Northern Europe is bounded by several countries including Sweden, Finland, Poland and Germany?
Ans: The Baltic.

45.    A road tunnel runs from Pelerins in France to Entreves in Italy under which mountain?
Ans: Mont Blanc.

46.    The Barents Sea is part of which ocean?
Ans: Arctic.

47.    Which two countries are either side of the mouth of the River Plate?
Ans: Argentina and Uruguay.

48.    Quicklime is an alkaline powder obtained by strongly heating which other material?
Ans: Chalk.

49.    What is the longest river solely in England?
Ans: Thames.

50.    The Great Barrier Reef is off coast of which Australian state?
Ans: Queensland.

51.    What is the name of the milky fluid obtained from trees which is used to produce rubber?

52. Philology is the..........?
Ans: Science of language.

53.    Which country of the world is on second position according to economy ?
Ans: China.

54.    Who designed Pakistan's national flag?
Ans: Ameer-ud-din kidwai.