PPSC GK General Knowledge Past Papers MCQs 2004 to 2020 90 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/90 Subscribe 1. Non-permanent members are elected by United Nations General Assembly for a term of _____? (A) Four Years (B) Three Years (C) Two Years (D) Nine Years 2. NASA is the space agency of which country? (A) Russia (B) America (C) England (D) Germany 3. The presidency of the UN Security Council rotates in Alphabetical order among its members every? (A) Every month (B) Every 5 months (C) Every 3 months (D) None of these 4. The five permanent members of the Security Council of the UNO are _____? (A) China, France, Germany, Italy, USA (B) Germany, France, UK, USA, Russia (C) China, France, UK, USA, Russia (D) None of these 5. Non-Permanent members of the UN Security Council are elected for a fixed term of ______? (A) 1 year (B) 3 years (C) 2 years (D) None of these 6. “Mesopotamia” was the old name of? (A) Turkey (B) Azerbaijan (C) Iraq (D) Afghanistan 7. What is the number of permanent members of UN Security Council? (A) 10 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 20 8. The famous movie “Slumdog Millionaire” is based on the book “Q and A”. Who is the author of this book? (A) Vikas Swarup (B) Sashi Tharoor (C) Hanif Kureishy (D) None of these 9. When did the first census held in the Subcontinent? (A) 1888 (B) 1884 (C) 1881 (D) None of these 10. How many countries are the members of NATO? (A) 30 (B) 27 (C) 32 (D) 29 11. Which of the following is the smallest continent by size and population? (A) Asia (B) Africa (C) Europe (D) Australia 12. Who is the Current President of Syria? (A) Ahmed al-Sharaa (B) Bashar Hafez (C) Bashar Alvi (D) Bashar arabi 13. Ariana is an airline of which country? (A) Turkey (B) China (C) Iran (D) Afghanistan 14. To which country Christopher Columbus belonged? (A) Spain (B) Italy (C) England (D) Rome 15. The French revolution began on? (A) 1779 (B) 1789 (C) 1769 (D) None of these 16. Who became the first black president of South Africa, his party was banned in 1961 and he was given life imprisonment? (A) Robert Mogabe (B) Nelson Mandela (C) Eddi Amin (D) Martin Luther King 17. Who from the following discovered America (Father of USA) in 1492? (A) Captain Cook (B) Christopher Columbus (C) George Washington (D) Gulliver 18. The city which is also known as the City of Canals? (A) Venice (B) Paris (C) Florence (D) None of these 19. Nelson Mandela remained the leader of the ANC, which is the ruling party of South Africa. ANC stands for? (A) African Nationalist Congress (B) Ankatha National Congress (C) African Nationalist Community (D) African National Congress 20. The smallest sea of the world is _____? (A) Red Sea (B) Baltic Sea (C) North Sea (D) Bering Sea 21. Which of following is the smallest ocean of the world? (A) Pacific (B) Indian (C) Atlantic (D) Arctic 22. URL has an abbreviation of? (A) Uniform router locator (B) Uniform resource locator (C) Universal resource locator (D) Uniform routing locator 23. OIC stands for _____? (A) Organization of Islamic Cooperation (B) Organization of Islamic Coordination (C) Organization Upper Islamic Cooperation (D) Organization of Islamic Cooperative 24. The largest/biggest ocean of the world is ______? (A) Atlantic (B) Pacific (C) Indian (D) Arctic 25. What is the capital of Turkey? (A) Marmaris (B) Ankara (C) Anatolia (D) Azmier 26. Which is the Largest Continent by Population? (A) Europe (B) Asia (C) North America (D) South America 27. The first Nobel Prize was awarded in the year __________. (A) 1900 (B) 1901 (C) 1902 (D) 1903 28. Who was the Winner of FIFA World Cup 2018? (A) France (B) Croatia (C) Germany (D) None of the above 29. How many Judges to the International Court of Justice are elected by The Security Council and the General Assembly for the term of 9 years? (A) 35 (B) 25 (C) 15 (D) 20 30. The headquarters of International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located in _____? (A) New York (B) Washington (C) Geneva (D) Hague 31. India constructed the Kishanganga Dam on which river? (A) Indus (B) Sutlej (C) Jhelum (D) None of these 32. Which is the largest crude oil producing country? (A) The United States (B) Saudi Arabia (C) Russia (D) Canada 33. Which is the World’s biggest oil exporter? (A) Saudi Arabia (B) Russia (C) Nigeria (D) None of these 34. NASA stands for ______? (A) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (B) Natural Aeronautics and Space Administration (C) Non-aligned Aeronautics and Space Administration (D) None of these 35. Which is the longest street in the world? (A) Yonge Street, Canada (B) Shante Liza, Paris (C) Board way, USA (D) None of these 36. The Largest Continent (by Area and Population) of the World is __________? (A) Asia (B) Europe (C) Africa (D) North America 37. Where is Lake Kachura situated in Pakistan? (A) Chitral (B) Skardu (C) Kashmir (D) Hunza 38. The Capital of Libya is _____? (A) Tripoli (B) London (C) Cairo (D) Tashkent 39. The first cloned animal was ____________? (A) Goat (B) Cow (C) Rat (D) Sheep 40. One kilometer is equal to? (A) 100 miles (B) 100 meters (C) 1000 meters (D) 1.6 miles 41. Which is the highest mountain peak of the world? (A) Broad Peak (B) Nanga Parbat (C) Mount Everest (D) None of these 42. Which is the Currency of Indonesia? (A) Dinar (B) Rupiah (C) Ringgit (D) Dollar 43. In which year the Nobel Prize was instituted? (A) 1896 (B) 1901 (C) 1976 (D) 1900 44. The headquarter of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in ______? (A) Kathmandu – Nepal (B) Rome – Italy (C) Berlin – Germany (D) Jeddah – Saudi Arabia 45. Where headquarters of International Committee of the Red Cross located? (A) Geneva (B) Berlin (C) London (D) New York 46. What is the Capital of Qatar? (A) Doha (B) Dakar (C) Kigali (D) Ljubljana 47. MI-5 is the intelligence agency of which country? (A) United States (B) United Kingdom (C) Israel (D) France 48. What is the Capital of Malta? (A) Melekeok (B) Valletta (C) Doha (D) Riyadh 49. The smallest Continent (by Area) of the World is __________? (A) Australia (B) Europe (C) North America (D) Africa 50. Which is the largest river in Asia? (A) Indus (B) Yangtze (C) Ganges (D) Mekong 51. How many permanent members are there in the UN Security Council? (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 52. Who was the founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF)? (A) Klaus Schwab (B) Bill Gates (C) George Soros (D) Larry Page 53. Which is the largest island in the world? (A) Greenland (B) Borneo (C) New Guinea (D) Madagascar 54. What is the capital of Canada? (A) Toronto (B) Ottawa (C) Vancouver (D) Montreal 55. Which is the smallest country in the world by area? (A) Monaco (B) San Marino (C) Vatican City (D) Liechtenstein 56. Which organization publishes the World Development Report annually? (A) IMF (B) World Bank (C) WTO (D) UNDP 57. The Great Wall of China was primarily built to protect against invasions from which group? (A) Mongols (B) Turks (C) Japanese (D) Russians 58. The headquarter of the World Health Organization (WHO) is located in? (A) New York (B) Geneva (C) Paris (D) Rome 59. Which is the largest desert in the world? (A) Gobi (B) Sahara (C) Kalahari (D) Antarctic Desert 60. Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations? (A) Trygve Lie (B) Dag Hammarskjöld (C) U Thant (D) Kurt Waldheim 61. Which is the capital of Turkey? (A) Istanbul (B) Ankara (C) Izmir (D) Bursa 62. The UNO was founded in which year? (A) 1919 (B) 1939 (C) 1945 (D) 1950 63. The OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) was founded in which city? (A) Jeddah (B) Rabat (C) Cairo (D) Islamabad 64. The Suez Canal connects which two seas? (A) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea (B) Black Sea and Caspian Sea (C) Arabian Sea and Red Sea (D) Baltic Sea and North Sea 65. Which is the deepest ocean in the world? (A) Atlantic Ocean (B) Indian Ocean (C) Arctic Ocean (D) Pacific Ocean 66. The currency of Bangladesh is? (A) Taka (B) Rupee (C) Dinar (D) Kyat 67. The largest coffee-producing country in the world is? (A) Colombia (B) Brazil (C) Vietnam (D) Ethiopia 68. Which country is called the “Land of the Rising Sun”? (A) China (B) Japan (C) Thailand (D) Korea 69. The headquarters of UNESCO is located in? (A) Rome (B) Paris (C) New York (D) Geneva 70. Which is the longest river in the world? (A) Amazon River (B) Nile River (C) Mississippi River (D) Yangtze River 71. The currency of Saudi Arabia is? (A) Riyal (B) Dinar (C) Dirham (D) Pound 72. The headquarter of International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located in? (A) The Hague (B) Geneva (C) New York (D) London 73. The largest producer of cotton in the world is? (A) China (B) India (C) United States (D) Pakistan 74. The largest ocean in the world is? (A) Indian Ocean (B) Atlantic Ocean (C) Pacific Ocean (D) Arctic Ocean 75. Which is the capital of South Korea? (A) Busan (B) Seoul (C) Incheon (D) Pyongyang 76. The Great Pyramid of Giza is located in which country? (A) Jordan (B) Iraq (C) Egypt (D) Sudan 77. The currency of Malaysia is? (A) Rupiah (B) Ringgit (C) Baht (D) Peso 78. Which is the largest country in the world by area? (A) China (B) Canada (C) Russia (D) United States 79. The headquarters of NATO is located in? (A) Washington D.C. (B) London (C) Brussels (D) Berlin 80. The world’s largest peninsula is? (A) Arabian Peninsula (B) Indian Peninsula (C) Alaska Peninsula (D) Malay Peninsula 81. The currency of Thailand is? (A) Rupiah (B) Ringgit (C) Baht (D) Peso 82. The “Big Ben” clock tower is located in which city? (A) Paris (B) London (C) Rome (D) Berlin 83. Which is the largest lake in the world by area? (A) Lake Victoria (B) Caspian Sea (C) Lake Superior (D) Lake Baikal 84. The capital of Australia is? (A) Sydney (B) Melbourne (C) Canberra (D) Perth 85. The headquarter of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in? (A) Geneva (B) Washington D.C. (C) New York (D) Paris 86. The largest producer of natural gas in the world is? (A) Qatar (B) United States (C) Russia (D) Iran 87. The famous painting “Mona Lisa” is displayed in which museum? (A) British Museum (B) Prado Museum (C) Louvre Museum (D) Metropolitan Museum 88. Which is the highest mountain in Africa? (A) Mount Kenya (B) Mount Kilimanjaro (C) Mount Elgon (D) Mount Cameroon 89. The headquarter of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) is located in? (A) Rome (B) Geneva (C) New York (D) London 90. The Panama Canal connects which two oceans? (A) Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean (B) Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean (C) Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean (D) Atlantic Ocean and Southern Ocean