Important General Knowledge MCQs (Part IV) for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS
301. Name the first man to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911 was
(a) Sir Francis Drake
(b) Ronald Amundsen(correct)
(c) The Navigator Ferdinand Magellan
(d) None of the above
302. Ronald Amundsen belonged to
(a) England
(b) Norway(correct)
(c) Magellan
(d) USA
303. Which one of the following gas was used as a chemical weapon in the First World War?
(a) Carbon monoxide
(b) Hydrogen cyanide
(c) Mustard gas(correct)
(d) None of the above
304. What was the immediate cause for the outbreak of the First World War?
(a) The imprisonment of Lenin
(b) The sudden death of Lloyd George
(c) The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand(correct)
(d) None of the above
305. Which of the following countries is a landlocked country?
(a) Uruguay
(b) Pakistan
(c) Switzerland(correct)
(d) All of above
306. Which is the second longest mountain of the world?
(a) Indies
(b) Karakoram
(c) Himalayas(correct)
(d) Hindu Kush
307. Which river crosses the Equator twice?
(a) Amazon River
(b) Congo River(correct)
(c) Nile River
(d) Indus River