All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. 2000
• B. 1997
• C. 1999
• D. 1980

Explanation: Britain handed Hong Kong’s sovereignty to China on 1 July 1997 under the Sino-British Joint Declaration.

• A. Macedonia
• B. Portugal
• C. Egypt
• D. Greece

Explanation: Alexander the Great was king of Macedon, a Greek kingdom north of the main Greek city-states.

• A. Iran
• B. Iraq
• C. Turky
• D. Egypt

Explanation: Salahuddin Ayubi, known in the West as Saladin, was born in Tikrit, a city in present-day Iraq.

• A. Malala Yousafzai
• B. Dr. Habiba Sarabi
• C. Shirin Ebadi
• D. Ilmas Durkhain

Explanation: Shirin Ebadi of Iran received the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and became the first Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize.

• A. Wangari Maathai
• B. Mangari Haathai
• C. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
• D. Waanga Heath

Explanation: Wangari Maathai of Kenya won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first African woman and the first Black African woman to receive a…

• A. Graca Machel
• B. Ellen Johnson
• C. Winnie Mandela
• D. Helen Zille

Explanation: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Liberia's president in 2006 and is widely recognized as Africa's first elected female head of state.

• A. Angelia Jolie
• B. Katherine Swift
• C. Kathryn Bigelow
• D. Emily Watson

Explanation: Kathryn Bigelow won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Director for The Hurt Locker, becoming the first woman to receive the directing Oscar.

• A. 2006
• B. 2007
• C. 2008
• D. 2009

Explanation: Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the U.S. House when she assumed the office in January 2007.

• A. Emile Brunt
• B. Jerrie Mock
• C. Eva Braun
• D. Jennifer Ale

Explanation: Jerrie Mock became the first woman to fly solo around the world in 1964, completing the journey in her aircraft named Spirit of Columbus.

• A. Shah Rukan e Alam
• B. khawaja Fareed
• C. Nizam Uddin Auliya
• D. None of these

Explanation: Amir Khusrau was a celebrated poet and musician as well as a devoted disciple of the Chishti saint Nizamuddin Auliya.

• A. 751 AD
• B. 755 AD
• C. None of these
• D. 750 AD

Explanation: The Abbasid Revolution overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate in 750 AD after the Abbasids defeated the Umayyad forces at the Battle of the Zab.

• A. Al Mansoor
• B. Ibn e Hashim
• C. Uqba bin Rafay
• D. None of these

Explanation: Baghdad was founded in 762 CE by the Abbasid caliph Abu Ja'far al-Mansur, who made it the Abbasid capital.

• A. Franklin Roosevelt
• B. Andrew Jackson
• C. Kenndy
• D. George Washington

Explanation: Andrew Jackson is conventionally regarded as the founder of the modern Democratic Party, which developed from his political movement in…

• A. The study of coins
• B. The study of Epics
• C. The study of Inscriptions
• D. None of these

Explanation: Epigraphy is the study and interpretation of inscriptions engraved or written on materials such as stone, metal, or pottery.

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

Explanation: World Tuna Day is observed on 2 May to highlight sustainable tuna fisheries and the species' economic importance.

• A. U.S.A, U.k and Germany
• B. Australia, U.k and Germany
• C. Hungary, U.k and Germany
• D. U.S.A, U.k and France

Explanation: World War I was won by the Allied Powers, principally Britain, France, the United States, and their partners, against the Central Powers.

• A. Sultan Allaudin
• B. Tipu Sultan
• C. Mahmud Ghaznavi
• D. Sultan Salah ud din Ayoubi

Explanation: Salahuddin Ayyubi is commonly credited in such historical GK questions with using organized guerrilla tactics against the Crusaders.

• A. Dr. Ambed Kar
• B. Mr. Ghandi
• C. Jawahir Lal Nehru
• D. Rajgopal Achariya

Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru served as president of the Indian National Congress in 1946, shortly before India became independent.

• A. Governor of India
• B. PM of England
• C. U.P Governor
• D. Governor of Bengal

Explanation: Sir George Campbell served as Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal from 1871 to 1874. He was not a prime minister or governor-general of India.

• A. 2004
• B. 2005
• C. 2006
• D. 2007

Explanation: North Korea conducted its first nuclear test on 9 October 2006. It announced the test as part of its claimed nuclear weapons programme.