All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. 1664
• B. 1663
• C. 1665
• D. 1666Applying For Government Grants

Explanation: France established the French East India Company, or Compagnie française des Indes orientales, in 1664 under Louis XIV and Colbert.

• A. 2005
• B. 2006
• C. 2007
• D. 2008Science

Explanation: The Taj Mahal was chosen in the New7Wonders of the World campaign, whose final results were announced in 2007.

• A. 10,000
• B. 20,000
• C. 60,000
• D. 80,000

Explanation: Traditional accounts state that more than 20,000 artisans, labourers and craftsmen worked on the Taj Mahal.

• A. 4 December 1989
• B. 5 December 1989
• C. None of These
• D. 6 December 1989

Explanation: The Montreal Massacre occurred on 6 December 1989 at École Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada.

• A. 23 October 1756
• B. 23 June 1757
• C. 23 December 1557
• D. 26 July 1764

Explanation: The Battle of Plassey was fought on 23 June 1757 in Bengal, where Robert Clive's forces defeated Siraj ud-Daulah.

• A. 1565
• B. 1657
• C. 1764
• D. 1761Psychology

Explanation: The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764, when the British East India Company defeated the combined forces of Bengal, Awadh and the Mughal…

• A. 50th
• B. 46th
• C. 42nd
• D. 40th

Explanation: Washington was admitted to the Union on 11 November 1889, making it the 42nd U.S. state.

• A. Egypt
• B. Syria
• C. Jordan
• D. Iran

Explanation: The Muslim Brotherhood won 88 seats in Egypt’s 2005 parliamentary elections, although some sources describe 82 elected candidates…

• A. Architecture
• B. Literature
• C. Code of Laws
• D. Irrigation System

Explanation: Roman law became a foundation for many modern legal systems, especially through codification and principles of civil law.

• A. Masjid Nabvi
• B. Masjid Al-Aqsa
• C. Faisal mosque
• D. Sultan Ahmed mosque

Explanation: The Blue Mosque is the common name of Istanbul’s Sultan Ahmed Mosque, named after Sultan Ahmed I.

• A. 1951
• B. 1946
• C. 1943
• D. None of These

Explanation: Libya became an independent kingdom on 24 December 1951 under King Idris.

• A. Mohammad Ali Khan
• B. Tipu Sultan
• C. Mustafa II
• D. Osman III

Explanation: Mir Sadiq was a minister in the government of Tipu Sultan of Mysore. He is remembered in accounts of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War for…

• A. Poet
• B. Commander
• C. Musician
• D. None

Explanation: Tansen was a celebrated Hindustani musician and one of the renowned “Nine Jewels” in Emperor Akbar’s court.

• A. 17 December
• B. 19 December
• C. 22 December
• D. 24 December

Explanation: Libya celebrates its independence on 24 December, marking independence from the Allied administration and the establishment of the United…

• A. 1990
• B. 1999
• C. 1971
• D. 1965Science

Explanation: Qatar became independent from Britain on 3 September 1971. The other dates do not match Qatar’s independence, although 1990 is associated…

• A. Nabopollasar
• B. Nebuchadnezzar
• C. Sargon
• D. Hummarbi

Explanation: Tradition attributes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar II, the prominent Neo-Babylonian king who ruled in the sixth century…

• A. September 24
• B. September 25
• C. September 23
• D. September 21

Explanation: Saudi Arabia observes its National Day on 23 September, marking the 1932 unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under King Abdulaziz.

• A. 1851 A.D
• B. 1817 A.D
• C. 1901 A.D
• D. 1830 A.D

Explanation: Reuters was founded in London by Paul Julius Reuter in 1851, initially as a news and financial information service.

• A. March 1950
• B. April 1950
• C. April 1951
• D. None of These

Explanation: The Livestock Farm at Rakh Mahni was established in April 1950. This is a Pakistan-related agricultural and livestock development fact…

• A. Tataristan
• B. Chechnya
• C. Dagestan
• D. Creamia

Explanation: Imam Shamil was born in the village of Gimry in Dagestan, in the Caucasus.