General Knowledge MCQs with Explanations

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Five U.S. states border the Pacific Ocean. The states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii border the Pacific Ocean.

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The Mojave Desert is a xeric desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States. It is named for the indigenous Mojave people. It is located primarily in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada, with small portions extending into Arizona and Utah.

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Maki Kaji is the creator of the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku.

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In his book Tareekh-i-Lahore, or the history of Lahore, Kanhaiya Lal has not only recorded Lahore’s history with a flare but has also expressed his dismay over the calamities that had befallen on Lahore in different eras of its history.

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Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It lies above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.

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Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland’s most important coastal resources.

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Russia is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.

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Malagasy is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.

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Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.