General Knowledge Test 08

Total Questions: 15

1 - Capital of Taiwan is

A ) Niamey
B ) Naypyidaw
C ) Taipei ✅
D ) Kigali

2 - Who among the following presidents was assassinated?

A ) Richard Nixon
B ) Abraham Lincoln ✅
C ) George Washington
D ) Adam Smith

3 - The Republic is written by

A ) Socrates
B ) Plato ✅
C ) Aristotle
D ) Archimedes

4 - Which among the following countries is not a member of G7?

A ) Spain ✅
B ) Italy
C ) Japan
D ) France

5 - Ludwig van Beethoven was a composer and pianist from

A ) France
B ) Germany ✅
C ) Spain
D ) Austria

6 - Who smong the following is the current head of Commonwealth of Nations?

A ) Elizabeth l
B ) Patricia Scotland ✅
C ) Prince Charles
D ) Vladimir Putin

8 - First World Cup of Cricket was played in

A ) 1974
B ) 1975 ✅
C ) 1976
D ) 1977

9 - Which instrument is used to measure humidity in air?

A ) Hydrometer
B ) Hygrometer ✅
C ) Odometer
D ) Humidometer

10 - Silicon Valley is famous for:

A ) Computer Business ✅
B ) Steel industry
C ) Gold mines
D ) Cotton Industry

11 - Kigali is the capital of

A ) Uganda
B ) Togo
C ) Namibia
D ) Rwanda ✅

12 - Which of the given countries is not Scandinavian country?

A ) Norway
B ) Poland ✅
C ) Denmark
D ) Sweden

13 - Carbon credits introduced in:

A ) Climate Change Summit
B ) Kyoto Protocol ✅
C ) Polymer Congress
D ) None of these

14 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation cooperation (OIC) has its headquarters at

A ) Cairo
B ) Jeddah ✅
C ) Tehran
D ) Islamabad

Explanation:
  1. Headquarters of OIC:Jeddah, Saudi Arabia OIC: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC was founded on 25 September 1969  OIC Membership: 57 member states.The Second Islamic Summit Conference was held in Lahore Pakistan  in  22–24 February 1974.
  2.  The Developing Eight Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), comprising eight Muslim-majority developing countries, was established through the Istanbul Declaration on 15 June 1997, with its headquarters in Istanbul, Türkiye
  3. Dubai is the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC), Headquarters shifted from Lord’s, London, to Dubai in August 2005
  4. Cairo is the headquarters of Arab League (League of Arab States) The Arab League, comprising 22 member states, was established on 22 March 1945, with its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

15 - Human Rights Organization 'Human Rights Watch' is based in:

A ) Geneva
B ) New York ✅
C ) London
D ) Paris