All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. Tertiary activities
• B. Secondary activities
• C. Primary activities
• D. Quaternary activities

Explanation: Transportation and trade provide services rather than extracting raw materials or manufacturing goods, so they are tertiary activities.

• A. North Western Europe
• B. North Western Africa
• C. North Eastern Asia
• D. North Eastern North America

Explanation: The north-eastern Asian waters, especially around Japan, China and the Russian Far East, form a major global fishing region where warm and…

• A. Root crops
• B. Legumes Crops granaries
• C. None of Above
• D. Cereal Crops

Explanation: Maize, rice and wheat are cereal crops because they are grasses cultivated mainly for their grain.

• A. Peninsula
• B. Channel
• C. Strait
• D. Archipelago

Explanation: An archipelago is a group or chain of islands, such as Indonesia or the Philippines.

• A. Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein
• B. Uzbekistan and Chad
• C. Uzbekistan and Mali
• D. Liechtenstein and Chad

Explanation: Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only double-landlocked countries. Each is landlocked, and every country bordering each of them is…

• A. Himalayas
• B. South America
• C. Antarctica
• D. North America

Explanation: Antarctica contains the overwhelming majority of Earth’s land ice, concentrated in its enormous ice sheet.

• A. Czech Republic
• B. Hungary
• C. Poland
• D. Bulgaria

Explanation: The Seven Rila Lakes are a famous group of glacial lakes in Bulgaria’s Rila Mountains.

• A. lower countries
• B. ideal location
• C. mouth of land
• D. land of sun set

Explanation: Netherlands comes from Dutch words meaning “lower lands” or “low countries,” referring to the country’s low-lying terrain.

• A. 10,000
• B. 11,000
• C. 12,000
• D. 13,000

Explanation: Indonesia has traditionally been described in general-knowledge texts as having about 13,000 islands, although modern surveys give varying…

• A. 11 Countries
• B. 12 Countries
• C. 13 Countries
• D. 14 Countries

Explanation: Asia has 12 commonly recognized landlocked countries, including Afghanistan, Nepal, Mongolia, Laos and the five Central Asian states.

• A. 22 June
• B. 22 July
• C. 22 September
• D. 22 December

Explanation: In the Northern Hemisphere, around 22 December brings the winter solstice, producing the shortest day and longest night.

• A. Turkey
• B. Egypt
• C. Jordan
• D. Greece

Explanation: Alexandria is a major Egyptian port city on the Mediterranean coast. It was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE.

• A. 97%
• B. 98%
• C. 99%
• D. 100%

Explanation: Approximately 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice, making it the most ice-covered continent.

• A. Switzerland
• B. Egypt
• C. Turkey
• D. Portugal

Explanation: Pico Island is part of Portugal's Azores archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. It is famous for Mount Pico, Portugal's highest mountain.

• A. Portugal
• B. Egypt
• C. Switzerland
• D. Turkey

Explanation: Pena Palace stands in Sintra, Portugal, and is part of the UNESCO-listed Cultural Landscape of Sintra.

• A. Norway
• B. Arctic Ocean
• C. Antarctica
• D. Pacific Ocean

Explanation: The geographic North Pole is located in the Arctic Ocean, whose sea ice covers the surrounding waters.

• A. Asia and Europe
• B. South America and North America
• C. Asia and Africa
• D. Asia and Australia

Explanation: Egypt lies mainly in Africa, while the Sinai Peninsula lies in Asia, so the country links the two continents.

• A. Asia and Europe
• B. Asia and Africa
• C. Asia and Australia
• D. South America and North America

Explanation: Panama forms the land bridge between North America and South America. The Panama Canal crosses this isthmus but does not change the…

• A. Atlantic
• B. Pacific
• C. Antarctic
• D. Arctic

Explanation: The Mariana Trench lies in the western Pacific Ocean, east of the Mariana Islands.

• A. Nepal
• B. China
• C. Bhutan
• D. Mongolia

Explanation: Nagqu is a prefecture-level city in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.