Daily Top-20 MCQs (Set-18)

for CSS, PMS, PCS, FPSC and related Exams

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Today’s MCQs are all about General Knowledge, these MCQs are taken from Past Papers which are helpful for all type competitive exams.

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Which software firm is the second largest in the world, after Microsoft?
(a) Netscape
(b) Oracle
(c) Lotus
(d) Norton
Answer: b

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What is the largest continent–in terms of area–in the world?
(a) Asia
(b) North America
(c) Africa
(d) None of these
Answer: a

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Which country made record of highest scores in international T-20 Match? (263 Runs)
(a) South Africa
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Australia
(d) India
Answer: c

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What is the largest country in the world, in terms of area?
(a) Canada
(b) Russia
(c) United States
(d) None of these
Answer: b

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What is the largest lake in the world?
(a) Caspian Sea
(b) Lake Superior
(c) Lake Victoria
(d) None of these
Answer: a

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Where was the lowest temperature on Earth recorded?
(a) Asia
(b) Antarctica
(c) North America
(d) None of these
Answer: b

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Where was the highest temperature on Earth recorded?
(a) United States
(b) Libya
(c) Israel
(d) None of these
Answer: b

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Where is the deepest point in the Earth’s crust?
(a) Mariana Trench
(b) Tonga Trench
(c) Grand Canyon
(d) None of these
Answer: a

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What country suffered the worst two earthquakes in history, killing 830,000 in 1556 and 750,000 in 1976?
(a) USA
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) India
Answer: c

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Which of these countries has more official languages than the other three?
(a) South Africa
(b) China
(c) Angola
(d) Yugoslavia
Answer: a

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What was the name of the first cloned animal?
(a) Dolly
(b) Sam
(c) Doris
(d) Wacky
Answer: a

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How high is the world’s highest waterfall Angel Falls?
(a) 469 metres
(b) 979 metres
(c) 807 metres
(d) 765 metres
Answer: b

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What computer virus holds the record for being the most widespread computer virus?
(a) I Love You
(b) Nimdad
(c) Melissa
(d) Christmas
Answer: a

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Who provided proof to suggest that the earth was spherical?
(a) Ferdinand Magellan
(b) Christopher Columbus
(c) Francis Drake
(d) David Encaston
Answer: a

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From which country was Roald Amundsen, the person who completed the maiden voyage to the South Pole?
(a) Norway
(b) USA
(c) Canada
(d) UK
Answer: a

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Who was the first private space tourist?
(a) Dennis Tito
(b) Shuttle worth
(c) Larry Swanson
(d) Toyo Akiyama
Answer: a

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Who was the first blind man to climb Mt. Everest successfully?
(a) Erik Red
(b) John Smith
(c) Erik Weihenmeyer
(d) Carl Limburger
Answer: c

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Name the largest railway station in the world
(a) Grand Central Terminal – New York
(b) Condor Station Bolivia
(c) Kharagpur railway station – India
(d) Frankfort International USA
Answer: a

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Who was the first person to swim the English Channel?
(a) Charles Toth, American
(b) Thomas Burgess, British
(c) Arnst Wierkotter, Germany
(d) Matthew Webb, British
Answer: d

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The largest anti-war rally was against which war, of the following?
(a) Vietnam War
(b) World War II
(c) U.S War on Iraq
(d) Korean War
Answer: c

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