General Knowledge MCQs with Explanations

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Cuba and Bahamas 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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Netherlands 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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The name “United Nations”, coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.

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Venice has been known as “La Dominante”, “La Serenissima”, “Queen of the Adriatic”, “City of Water”, “City of Masks”, “City of Bridges”, “The Floating City”, and “City of Canals”.

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Zambia, in southern Africa, is sometimes known as the “country of copper” because of its extensive export of copper ore.

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England 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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The oldest, continuously used national flag is that of Denmark. The current design of a white Scandinavian cross on a red back ground was adopted in 1625 and its square shape in 1748. In Denmark it is known as the ‘Dannebrog’ or ‘Danish cloth’.

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Afghanistan is separated from Central Asia by Oxus River.

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The country with the single largest population of Muslims is Indonesia in Southeast Asia, which on its own hosts 13% of the world’s Muslims.