All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. In December 1773, after the Boston Tea Party
• B. At the First Continental Congress in September 1774
• C. None of these
• D. At the Second Continental Congress in 1775

Explanation: Washington was appointed commander in chief by the Second Continental Congress in June 1775, during the American Revolutionary War.

• A. Thomas jefferson
• B. Abraham Lincoln
• C. George washington
• D. Stanley jackson

Explanation: Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 declared enslaved people in rebelling Confederate states free, and the Thirteenth…

• A. Hinduism
• B. Sikhism
• C. Buddhism
• D. Jewish

Explanation: The Tripitaka, meaning “Three Baskets,” is the main scriptural collection of Buddhism, especially the Theravada tradition.

• A. USA
• B. Russia
• C. China
• D. Britain

Explanation: The phrase refers to the British Parliament, whose traditions and continuous history have made it a model for many parliamentary systems.

• A. Ali Gurshasp
• B. Alp Khan
• C. Juna Khan
• D. None of these

Explanation: Alauddin Khilji was born Ali Gurshasp and later adopted the regnal name Alauddin Khilji.

• A. French Revolution
• B. World War II
• C. World War I
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 after World War I and imposed peace terms on Germany.

• A. USA
• B. Russia
• C. Indonesia
• D. UK

Explanation: Britain was historically called the mistress or ruler of the seas because of the global dominance of the Royal Navy, especially during the…

• A. Leprosy
• B. Parkinson
• C. Polio
• D. Brain Tumor

Explanation: Hansen's disease is the medical name for leprosy, a chronic infection primarily affecting the skin and peripheral nerves.

• A. Cuba
• B. Mexico
• C. Argentina
• D. None of these

Explanation: Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter whose self-portraits often reflected Mexican culture, identity and personal suffering.

• A. India defense system
• B. UK defense system
• C. Pakistan defense system
• D. Israel defense system

Explanation: The Iron Dome is an Israeli air-defence system designed mainly to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells.

• A. Buddhism
• B. Jainism
• C. Shintoism
• D. Hinduism

Explanation: A stupa is a Buddhist monument or reliquary, often built to preserve sacred relics and serve as a place of worship.

• A. General Ayub Khan
• B. General Pervez Musharraf
• C. General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
• D. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

Explanation: Ayub Khan was promoted to Field Marshal in 1965, the only five-star military rank holder in Pakistan’s history.

• A. Sufi saints
• B. All of the above
• C. scholars and philosophers
• D. kings, queens

Explanation: Makli Necropolis contains monumental tombs of rulers, nobles, scholars, and Sufi figures from Sindh’s history.

• A. Safavid Dynasty
• B. Parthian Empire
• C. Achaemenid Empire
• D. None of these

Explanation: Ecbatana, modern Hamadan in Iran, was a major royal residence and one of the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire.

• A. Mummy of Ramses-II
• B. Mummy of Thutmos-II
• C. Mummy of Tutankhamun
• D. Mummy of Hatshepsut

Explanation: The mummy of Ramses II was issued a passport in 1974 so it could legally travel to France for restoration and examination.

• A. 1539
• B. 1540
• C. 1545
• D. 1555

Explanation: Humayun was defeated by Sher Shah Suri at the Battle of Chausa in 1539.

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

Explanation: Hamas won the Palestinian legislative election held in January 2006 and formed a government in March of that year.

• A. Italy
• B. France
• C. Germany
• D. Sweden

Explanation: Sweden was the first country to issue modern banknotes, through Stockholms Banco in 1661.

• A. Rome
• B. Turkey
• C. Poland
• D. France

Explanation: Troy, the city associated with Homer's Iliad, is identified with the archaeological site of Hisarlik in present-day Turkey.

• A. Barack Obama
• B. Donald Trump
• C. Abraham Lincoln
• D. None of these

Explanation: Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States in 1861 and led the country during the Civil War.