General Knowledge MCQs with Explanations

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Jaffna is situated in Sri Lanka. Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is a city on the northern tip of Sri Lanka.

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Known as the ‘Rainbow Nation,’ South Africa has a diverse population as witnessed by its varied cultures, customs, traditions, histories and 11 official languages: Afrikaans English, Ndebele, Xhosa, Zulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga.

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The Karzai administration was the government of Afghanistan under President Hamid Karzai, who became the head of state of Afghanistan in December 2001 after the Taliban government was overthrown. Karzai was appointed at the 2002 Loya Jirga as the Interim President of the Afghan Transitional Administration. After the 2004 Afghan presidential election, he became the President of Afghanistan.

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The longest traffic jam in the world was recorded in Beijing, China. 3 days to do 62 miles. Well people, were trapped for a whopping 3 days, to do a 62 miles (100 kilometers) journey, in a world class, world first, Guinness book world record traffic jam, that lasted for a mind-blowing 12 days.

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Orographic rainfall occurs in most of the parts in the world. Orographic rainfall is caused when masses of air pushed by wind are forced up the side of elevated land formations, such as large mountains.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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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Urdu is the official national language, and lingua franca, of Pakistan.

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