General Knowledge MCQs with Explanations

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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched the Education for Justice (E4J) initiative in 2016.

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The Global Risks Report, an annual report, is released by the World Economic Forum. It tracks global risk perceptions among risk experts and world leaders in business, government, and civil society.

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Taiwan Strait, also called Formosa Strait, Chinese (Wade-Giles romanization) T’ai-wan Hai-hsia or (Pinyin) Taiwan Haixia, arm of the Pacific Ocean, 100 miles (160 km) wide at its narrowest point, lying between the coast of China’s Fukien province and the island of Taiwan (Formosa).

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A tokamak is a device which uses a powerful magnetic field to confine plasma in the shape of a torus. The tokamak is one of several types of magnetic confinement devices being developed to produce controlled thermonuclear fusion power. As of 2022, it is the leading candidate for a practical fusion reactor.

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Cement as we know it was first developed by Joseph Aspdin, an enterprising 19th-century British stonemason, who heated a mix of ground limestone and clay in his kitchen stove, then pulverized the concoction into a fine powder. The result was the world’s first hydraulic cement: one that hardens when water is added.

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1 Barrel = 158.98 Liters (rounded off to 159 liters approx).

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Madagascar 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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Mount Chimborazo 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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Siberia 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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Due to the large number of birds in South America, it is called the continent of birds.