General Knowledge Quiz

1. According to the scientists, the Earth was formed about _____ years

ago.
(A) 4.6 million
(B) 5.6 million
(C) 4.6 billion
(D) 5.6 billion

2. Dinosaurs and many other species were extinct about _____ years

ago.
(A) 55 million
(B) 65 million
(C) 75 million
(D) 85 million

3. ‘Kola Superdeep Borehole’ is the deepest hole in the Earth, on

Russia’s Kola Peninsula, is about _____ feet deep.
(A) 10,000
(B) 20,000
(C) 30,000
(D) 40,000

4. Which from the following is NOT a common symptom of Covid-19

infection?
(A) Fever
(B) Tiredness
(C) Headache
(D) Dry cough

5. The total area of 7 continents in the world is about
(A) 118 million kilometer square
(B) 128 million kilometer square
(C) 138 million kilometer square
(D) 148 million kilometer square

6. The Panama Canal,which is in Panama is a man-made 77 km waterway

that connects
(A) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
(B) Atlantic Ocean and Arctic
(C) Arctic Ocean and Antarctic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean

7. Islands which measure less than one acre are often referred to as

(A) atolls
(B) tributaries
(C) islets
(D) archipelagos

8. The Pico Island is located in
(A) Switzerland
(B) Portugal
(C) Turkey
(D) Egypt

9. In Istanbul ‘Sultan Ahmed Mosque’ is popularly known as the
(A) Green Mosque
(B) Blue Mosque
(C) Red Mosque
(D) Yellow Mosque

10. The oldest of the ancient 7 wonders of the world, ‘Great Pyramid

of Giza’ , is located in
(A) Egypt
(B) Portugal
(C) Switzerland
(D) Turkey

11. Lake Lucerne that has four arms and complicated shape is located

in
(A) Egypt
(B) Portugal
(C) Switzerland
(D) Turkey

12. The City of 1,000 Minarets, which city is also called ?
(A) Istanbul
(B) Cairo
(C) Makkah
(D) Islamabad

13. South Pole of the ‘Earth’ is located in which area
(A) Norway
(B) Antarctica
(C) Arctic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean

14.North Pole of the ‘Earth’ is located in which area
(A) Norway
(B) Antarctica
(C) Arctic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean

15. Which statement is true about both (South and North) Poles of the

Earth?
(A) South-Pole is warmer than the North-Pole
(B) North-Pole is warmer than the South-Pole
(C) Both poles have equal temperature
(D) Both poles lie in the Ocean

16. The Sinai Peninsula is located in which area
(A) Egypt
(B) Portugal
(C) Switzerland
(D) Turkey

17. A Roman archaeological site, Augusta Raurica, was a/an
(A) theater
(B) open-air theater
(C) museum
(D) open-air museum

18. Augusta Raurica is located in which
(A) Egypt
(B) Portugal
(C) Switzerland
(D) Turkey

19. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in
(A) Egypt
(B) Portugal
(C) Switzerland
(D) Turkey

20. The bridge in Turkey, Istanbul that connects Asia and Europe is

called
(A) Golden Gate Bridge
(B) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
(C) Bosphorus Bridge
(D) Royal Gorge Bridge

ANSWERS: General Knowledge 

1. (C) 4.6 billion
2. (B) 65 million
3. (D) 40,000
4. (C) Headache

5. (D) 148 million kilometer square

6. (A) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
7. (C) islets
8. (B) Portugal
9. (B) Blue Mosque

10. (A) Egypt
11. (C) Switzerland
12. (B) Cairo
13. (B) Antarctica
14. (C) Arctic Ocean

15. (B) North Pole is warmer than South-P
16. (A) Egypt
17. (D) open-air museum
18. (C) Switzerland
19. (B) Portugal

20. (C) Bosphorus Bridge