All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. 90
• B. 120
• C. 45
• D. 60

Explanation: The Knesset, Israel’s unicameral parliament, has 120 members elected through a nationwide proportional-representation system.

• A. Washington DC
• B. New York
• C. California
• D. Jerusalem

Explanation: The Knesset building and Israel’s main governmental institutions are located in Jerusalem, the country’s declared capital.

• A. CIA
• B. MOSSAD
• C. RAW
• D. ASIS

Explanation: Mossad is Israel’s national intelligence agency, formally responsible mainly for overseas intelligence and covert operations.

• A. USA
• B. Norway
• C. Rome
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.

• A. 9 May, 1954
• B. 9 May, 1955
• C. 9 May, 1956
• D. 9 May, 1960

Explanation: West Germany joined NATO on 9 May 1955, becoming a member during the Cold War’s division of Europe.

• A. 1977
• B. 1976
• C. 1980
• D. None of these

Explanation: Vietnam became a United Nations member on 20 September 1977, after the reunification of North and South Vietnam.

• A. 1975
• B. 1973
• C. 1980
• D. 1974

Explanation: The UN General Assembly adopted the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States in 1974 through Resolution 3281.

• A. 1946
• B. 1945
• C. 1947
• D. None of above

Explanation: The International Court of Justice was established under the UN Charter in 1945, although it began functioning at The Hague in 1946.

• A. 1972
• B. 1970
• C. 1980
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons entered into force on 5 March 1970.

• A. 1980
• B. 1989
• C. 1990
• D. 1998Applying For Government Grants

Explanation: The All Pakistan Ulema Council was founded in 1990 as a platform representing religious scholars and addressing religious and national…

• A. Vienna
• B. Geneva
• C. New York
• D. London

Explanation: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

• A. 1945
• B. 1947
• C. 1948
• D. 1949

Explanation: UNESCO was established in 1945, with its Constitution adopted in London on 16 November of that year.

• A. 1996
• B. 1999
• C. 2004
• D. 2006

Explanation: The BRIC grouping became a formal political grouping in 2006, when the foreign ministers of Brazil, Russia, India and China began meeting…

• A. Snow Leopard
• B. Gorilla
• C. Lion
• D. Panda

Explanation: WWF uses a giant panda in its logo because the animal became an internationally recognizable symbol of endangered wildlife conservation.

• A. International Labour Orgnization
• B. Amnesty International
• C. United Nation's Children Fund
• D. International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC)

Explanation: The International Committee of the Red Cross has received the Nobel Peace Prize three times, in 1917, 1944 and 1963.

• A. José Arce
• B. Luis Padilla Nervo
• C. Oswaldo Aranha
• D. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Explanation: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit of India became the first woman president of the UN General Assembly in 1953.

• A. Paul-Henri Spaak
• B. Oswaldo Aranha
• C. José Arce
• D. Herbert Vere Evatt

Explanation: Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium presided over the first session of the UN General Assembly in 1946.

• A. CENTO
• B. SAARC
• C. OECD
• D. WTO

Explanation: The Baghdad Pact was renamed the Central Treaty Organization, or CENTO, in 1959; it was also known as the Middle East Treaty Organization.

• A. Paris Accord
• B. Kyoto Protocol
• C. Iran Nuclear Deal
• D. US-Canada-Mexico Trade Deal

Explanation: The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, was the formal name of the 2015 agreement limiting Iran's nuclear programme in return…

• A. 16 May
• B. 16 Aug
• C. 16 Nov
• D. 16 Dec

Explanation: The United Nations observes the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November.