SECTION 1:
1. Identify the country where the port city of Chicago is located:
(a) New Zealand
(b) Egypt
(c) Kenya
(d) North America
2. Which date marks the international observance of Road Safety?
(a) 4th June
(b) 2nd June
(c) 1st June
(d) 3rd June
3. Riga is the capital city of which country? Also, name its currency.
(a) Liera
(b) Rupee
(c) Pound
(d) Lats
4. What was the profession of Cyril Radcliff?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Doctor
(c) Engineer
(d) Writer
5. What is the recorded height of Dhaulagiri mountain?
(a) 25645 feet (7817 meters)
(b) 25610 feet (7812 meters)
(c) 26810 feet (8172 meters)
(d) 25588 feet (7782 meters)
6. Who penned the book titled "A Captain's Diary"?
(a) E.B. White
(b) George Elliot
(c) P.B. Shelly
(d) Alec Stewart
7. Which of these valleys is classified as a rift valley?
(a) The Mississippi Valley
(b) The Rhine Valley
(c) The Thames Valley
(d) The Amazon Valley
8. "UPI" is an acronym for a news agency from which country?
(a) Korea
(b) China
(c) USA
(d) UK
9. What is the official name of the Parliament of the Netherlands?
(a) Parliament
(b) The States General
(c) Sejm
(d) Staten
10. Which publication is known as the "Bible of Communism"?
(a) War and Peace
(b) Gulag Archipelago
(c) Das Kapital
(d) Affluent society
SECTION 2:
1. What is the projected year of completion for the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative?
(a) In 2049
(b) In 2020
(c) In 2040
(d) In 2030
2. The International Bureau of Education is a component of which international organization?
(a) World Bank
(b) UNESCO
(c) UNCTAD
(d) UNDP
3. In which country is the religion Shintoism predominantly followed?
(a) Nepal
(b) Thailand
(c) China
(d) Japan
4. Which river is often referred to as the "Father of Rivers"?
(a) Kееnjhar river
(b) Amazon river
(c) Manchar river
(d) Indus river
5. Who bestowed the honorific title "Mahatma" on Gandhi ji?
(a) Lala Lajpat Roy
(b) None
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Abu Kalam Azad
6. Almeira city is located in which country?
(a) Spain
(b) Russia
(c) Malaysia
(d) Iran
7. Which company was first to market a videorecorder, following Mitsubishi's VCR launch in 1969?
(a) Sony
(b) Ampex
(c) Sanyo
(d) General Electric
8. Name the principal news agency of Pakistan.
(a) API
(b) KPA
(c) KPT
(d) API
9. What percentage of the African population is under the age of 25?
(a) 60%
(b) 50%
(c) 20%
(d) 40%
10. Which intelligence agency is referred to as MI 5?
(a) Britain
(b) America
(c) Russia
(d) Italy
SECTION 3:
1. Who authored "Composition of Alchemy"?
(a) None
(b) Elf Shafak
(c) Fatima Bhutto
(d) Ayesha Jalal
2. Libya is geographically situated in which region?
(a) Central Africa
(b) North Africa
(c) South Africa
(d) North Asia
3. Which cricket team is nicknamed The Chevrons?
(a) New Zealand
(b) Ireland
(c) West Indies
(d) Zimbabwe
4. What is the official currency of Norway?
(a) Krone
(b) Dollar
(c) Peso
(d) Pound
5. REMOVED
6. Which novel was written by Thomas Hardy?
(a) The Red Badge of Courage
(b) Tender is the Night
(c) The Turn of Screw
(d) Tess of the D'Urbervilles
7. What is the source country of the Niger river?
(a) Canada
(b) Brazil
(c) Guinea
(d) Montana
8. Match the following books with their authors: Books A. Oliver Twist B. Gathering Storm C. Death in Venice D. Confessions with these Authors: 1. Charles Dickens 2. Thomas Mann 3. Winston Churchill 4. J.J. Rousseau
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 2 3 4
9. Which country uses Rand as its currency?
(a) S. Africa
(b) Zambia
(c) Namibia
(d) Both S. Africa & Namibia
10. Lake Victoria is shared by which countries?
(a) Lake Victoria
(b) Michigan Lake
(c) Java Lake
(d) Great Bear Lake
SECTION 4:
1. What is the currency of Zambia?
(a) Kwacha
(b) Dollar
(c) Pound
(d) Lira
2. Who is the author of "Masnawi"?
(a) Maulana Roomi
(b) None of them
(c) Sheikh Saadi
(d) Abul Fazl
3. Name the strait that lies between Malaysia and Singapore.
(a) Johor
(b) Dover
(c) Palk
(d) Sunda
4. The Seine river flows through which country?
(a) Spain
(b) France
(c) None of these
(d) Germany
5. Where is the Kolyma river located?
(a) Tibet
(b) Canada
(c) Peru
(d) Russia
6. What was the purpose behind the launch of the SAARC movement?
(a) Military strategy
(b) Political alliances
(c) Regional cooperation
(d) Cultural exchanges
7. Approximately how many billion humans inhabit planet Earth?
(a) 7
(b) 6
(c) 6.5
(d) 7.6
8. What was the original name of the intelligence agency referred to as OSS?
(a) CIA
(b) MI6
(c) ISI
(d) N.O.T
9. What is the total length of the Ural river?
(a) 1450 miles (2431 km)
(b) 1575 miles (2536 km)
(c) 1300 miles (2093 km)
(d) 1510 miles (2431 km)
10. Taipei serves as the seaport and capital of which country?
(a) Thailand
(b) Vietnam
(c) Taiwan
(d) Niger
SECTION 5:
1. Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in which region?
(a) Southern Africa
(b) Africa
(c) America
(d) Central Africa
2. Which language holds the status of being the most spoken in the world?
(a) Arabic
(b) English
(c) Mandarin
(d) Spanish
3. Name the city that is both a leading commercial and financial center of the world and is located on the Hudson River.
(a) Milan
(b) Nagasaki
(c) New York
(d) Tokyo
4. The official currency of Lebanon is:
(a) Kip
(b) Lats
(c) Pound
(d) Dinar
5. Which is the most popular religion worldwide?
(a) Islam
(b) Hindu
(c) Jewish
(d) Sikh
6. The Great Sandy Desert is located in which region?
(a) NW Australia
(b) Jordan
(c) Arizona
(d) North Africa
7. What was Frederick Hegel's profession?
(a) King
(b) Artist
(c) Philosopher
(d) Historian
8. Balkhash Lake is known for being what type of lake?
(a) Freshwater
(b) Saline
(c) None
(d) Both a & b
9. Rander is the name of a lake located in which country?
(a) Canada
(b) Britain
(c) France
(d) Peru
10. What is the name of the Parliament of Denmark?
(a) Federal Assembly
(b) People's Assembly
(c) Folketing
(d) National Chamber of Representatives