All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. 1935
• B. 1937
• C. 1939
• D. 1941

Explanation: World War II began in 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland on 1 September, prompting Britain and France to declare war.

• A. 1918Geographic Reference
• B. 1914
• C. 1916
• D. 1912

Explanation: World War I ended in 1918 with the Armistice of 11 November, although the Treaty of Versailles was signed later in 1919.

• A. 1912
• B. 1914
• C. 1916
• D. 1918

Explanation: World War I began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the resulting system of declarations of war.

• A. Warner Baxter
• B. Lionel Barrymore
• C. Emil Jannings
• D. Charlie Chaplin

Explanation: Emil Jannings became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor at the first Oscar ceremony in 1929.

• A. France
• B. The USA
• C. The UK
• D. Germany

Explanation: U-17 was a German U-boat used by Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

• A. August 1976
• B. September 1976.
• C. November 1977
• D. None of these

Explanation: Mao Zedong died on 9 September 1976 in Beijing, so the month and year were September 1976.

• A. Badar-Ud-Din Tayyab
• B. Mahbub-ul-haq
• C. Zakir Hussain
• D. Sardar Abdul Qayum Khan

Explanation: Dr Zakir Husain became India’s first Muslim President, serving from 1967 until his death in 1969.

• A. Tayyip Erdogan
• B. Mamnoon- ur- Rashid
• C. Anwar- ul- saddat
• D. Yasir Arafat

Explanation: Abu Ammar was the nom de guerre of Yasser Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian political leader and chairman of the Palestine Liberation…

• A. Banjamin Franklin
• B. James Madison
• C. Franklin Pierce
• D. Benjamin Harrison

Explanation: Benjamin Franklin served as the first U.S. Postmaster General under the Continental Congress in 1775.

• A. Podology
• B. pelology
• C. polemology
• D. None of These

Explanation: Polemology is the systematic study of war and armed conflict, from the Greek word polemos meaning war.

• A. Indonesia
• B. Egypt
• C. France
• D. Greece

Explanation: Delos is a Greek island and archaeological site in the Aegean Sea, famed in ancient Greek religion and history.

• A. Russia
• B. The USA
• C. The UK
• D. Cuba

Explanation: Morro Castle is a historic fortress guarding Havana Bay in Cuba and was built by the Spanish in the late sixteenth century.

• A. New Delhi
• B. Hyderabad
• C. Mumbai
• D. Agra

Explanation: The Qutab, or Qutb, Minar stands in Mehrauli, in Delhi, India, so New Delhi is the intended city option.

• A. 1820
• B. 1825
• C. 1830
• D. 1840

Explanation: The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened in 1830 and is widely regarded as the first fully operational intercity railway using steam…

• A. Nawaz sharif
• B. William Ewart Gladstone
• C. Rashid karami
• D. Barack Obama

Explanation: Rashid Karami of Lebanon is commonly credited in such general-knowledge references with the highest number of election victories…

• A. south Africa
• B. Kenya
• C. Zambia
• D. Zimbabwe

Explanation: Zimbabwe was formerly called Southern Rhodesia and later Rhodesia before gaining independence in 1980.

• A. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
• B. Indra Gandhi
• C. Benazir Bhutto
• D. Golda Meir

Explanation: Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, became the world's first female prime minister in 1960.

• A. 4th Dec
• B. 6th Dec
• C. 5th Dec
• D. 7th Dec

Explanation: Finland's National Day, or Independence Day, is observed on 6 December. Finland declared independence from Russia in 1917.

• A. 3-Dec
• B. 4-Dec
• C. 6-Dec
• D. 5-Dec

Explanation: Thailand's National Day is celebrated on 5 December, the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

• A. Myanmar
• B. South Africa
• C. Laos
• D. Thailand

Explanation: Tatmadaw is the Burmese name for Myanmar's armed forces, especially its powerful military establishment.