General Knowledge MCQs with Explanations

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The Himalayan region experiences tectonic earthquakes, which occur when the Earth’s crust breaks. The region is one of the most active intracontinental regions in the world..

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President of the 79th UN General Assembly. Philémon Yunji Yang (born 14 June 1947) is a Cameroonian politician who served as Prime Minister of Cameroon from 2009 to 2019, having previous held various ministerial and diplomatic roles particularly in Canada where he served as the ambassador of Cameroon to Canada for over 20 years.

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The Arabian Desert is located in Western Asia, primarily covering most of the Arabian Peninsula, including countries like Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and parts of Jordan and Iraq.

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Coniferous forests are typically found in the Siberian climate, which is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers. This type of climate is also known as a boreal or taiga climate.

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The Treaty of Waitangi was signed by Captain William Hobson and several English residents on behalf of the British Crown, and by Māori chiefs (rangatira):

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The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands:

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The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.

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The official currency of China is the renminbi, more often called the yuan. It is issued by the People’s Bank of China: Its symbol is “¥” or “元,”

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‘Eccentric’ means ‘a person of unconventional and slightly strange behaviour’. ‘ Odd habits’ are also called ‘strange behaviour’.

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