100 general knowledge questions with answers, came in different tests of NTS...

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Q.1 Which is the Biggest library in the world

Ans Library of Congress

Q.2 Ocean which has the biggest commercial activity in world is

Ans Atlantic Ocean

Q.3 Which is the most recent state to join the USA

Ans Hawai

Q.4 Which is the rainiest spot in the world

Ans Cherrapunji (India)

Q.5 Which province of Afghanistan is the highest opium producer

Ans Helmand

Q.6 In which city biggest square Tiananmen is situated

Ans Beijing – China

Q.7 Highest town Wenchuan is situated at the altitude of 5100 mtr

Ans China

Q.8 MGM Grand hotel is largest hotel with 5005 rooms is in

Ans State of Nevada USA

Q.9 Name the country with busiest airlines system

Ans USA

Q.10 The oldest written language is

Ans Chinese

Q.11 Which is the lowest town

Ans The Israeli settlement of Ein Bokek

Q.12 Most immigration country is

Ans USA
Q.13 Which country has most telephone subscribers

Ans USA

Q.14 Country with largest natural gas reserves

Ans Russia

Q.15 Most spoken language in the world is

Ans Chinese

Q.16 Country with largest foreign exchange reserves

Ans japan

Q.17 Largest automobile manufacturing center in the world is in

Ans Detroit

Q.18 Largest postal network in the world is in

Ans India

Q.19 The first railway line was laid in

Ans England

Q.20 Largest man made canal in the world is

Ans Panama canal

Q.21 Longest optical fiber cable of the world is landed between

Ans London and new York

Q.22 Who produced the first automobile

Ans Henry Furd

Q.23 World’s freest economy with lowest taxes

Ans Hong kong

Q.24 World’s largest nuclear power station is situated in

Ans Canada

Q.25 World’s largest uranium producer is

Ans Canada

Q.26 World’s largest paper producer is

Ans USA

Q.27 Lowest per capita income in South Asia is of

Ans Nepal

Q.28 First country to impose ban on sale of all forms of tobacco

Ans Singapore

Q.29 Largest artificial lake of world is in Arizona, USA

Ans Lake Mead

Q.30 First Muslim Woman Judge in America

Ans Charlene Mekled

Q.31 World’s first stock exchange market is

Ans Hamburg

Q.32 World’s largest under sea railway tunnel is between

Ans France and England

Q.33 Which country first gave women a right to vote in 1893

Ans Newzealand

Q.34 Highest wicket taker in the Test cricket and ODI

Ans Murali Dharan – Sri Lanka

Q.35 Largest animal in the world is

Ans Blue whale

Q.36 Which country leads in the production of Zinc

Ans Canada

Q.37 World’s largest producer of wool

Ans Australia
Q.38 World’s largest irrigation canal is

Ans Indira Gandhi Canal

Q.39 Largest producer of diamond in world is

Ans Bostwana

Q.40 Largest railway station of the world is

Ans Grand Central Terminal, New York

Q.41 Gibralter is known as

Ans Smallest colony

Q.42 Which country has oldest anthem of world

Ans Japan

Q.43 Which is the largest of animals

Ans Blue whale

Q.44 Highest score made by Sri Lanka in one day cricket is

Ans 443 runs

Q.45 First Muslim woman who went to space by Russian Aircraft

Ans Anousheh Ansari – 18th September 2006

Q.46 Country with the largest area in world

Ans Russia

Q.47 Which river in the world carries maximum volume of water

Ans Amazon

Q.48 Longest canal in the world is

Ans Beloye More Baltic

Q.49 Which is the smallest country in the world

Ans Vatican city

Q.50 Which is the world’s largest mountain range

Ans Himalayas

Q.51 Largest producer of silk is

Ans Japan

Q.52 Largest oil refinery is located at

Ans Abadan- Iran

Q.53 Angel Falls the world’s highest water fall is in

Ans Venezuela

Q.54 Deepest lake in the world is

Ans Lake Baikal- Russia (Siberia)

Q.55 Area with the least sunshine is

Ans South pole

Q.56 Area of Asian continent is

Ans 4,38,20,000 sq km

Q.57 Which is the deepest sea in the world

Ans Caribbean

Q.58 Largest lake of the world is

Ans Caspian sea

Q.59 Largest penininsula of the world is

Ans Arabian peninsula 32,37,500 sq km

Q.60 River Nile falls in which sea

Ans Baltic Sea

Q.61 Which is the most populous city in the world

Ans Shanghai

Q.62 Which is the most densely populated city of the world

Ans Manila
Q.63 Which is the least populous city of the world

Ans Vatican

Q.64 Smallest republic is Nauru and its population is

Ans 10,000 persons (area 2129 hectares)

Q.65 Largest concrete dam of world is in USA its name is

Ans Grand Coulee Dam

Q.66 Rohunsky Dam is the highest dam in the world located in

Ans Tajikistan

Q.67 World’s oldest parliament is of

Ans Iceland

Q.68 Largest airport of the world is

Ans King Abdul Aziz International Airport

Q.69 Which is world’s busiest airport

Ans Chicago O’Hare International Airport

Q.70 Airport located at the highest altitude is

Ans Lhasa Airport 4363 meter height

Q.71 Which is the largest railway station in world

Ans Grand Central Terminal – New York

Q.72 World’s highest railway station is

Ans Condor Station Bolivia

Q.73 Which is the university with largest building in world

Ans University of Riyadh

Q.74 The longest canal of the world is

Ans Beloye More (in Baltic sea)

Q.75 Area wise the largest city of the world is

Ans Kiruna – in Sweden – 8732 sq km

Q.76 Largest delta of the world is

Ans Sundarbans

Q.77 Largest museum of the world is

Ans British Museum

Q.78 Saltiest sea of the world is

Ans Mediterranean sea

Q.79 Coldest place of the world is

Ans Vostok – Antarctica

Q.80 Driest place of the world is

Ans Death Valley (California)

Q.81 Smallest part of the matter discovered by scientists

Ans Quark

Q.82 Longest platform of the world is

Ans The Loop USA

Q.83 Longest rail tunnel of the world is

Ans Saikan – Japan

Q.84 Longest road tunnel of the world is

Ans St Gohtard(Sweden)

Q.85 Country with the oldest underground railway system is

Ans England

Q.86 Fastest animal of the world is

Ans Cheetah

Q.87 Animal which has longest life span

Ans Tortoise
Q.88 Two rivers form the largest delta of world are

Ans Ganges-Barhamputra

Q.89 Shortest river of the world is

Ans Reo (Montana) 98 km

Q.90 Height of K-2 is

Ans 8611 meters

Q.91 Asia covers land area of world is

Ans 29.5%

Q.92 Which is the fastest bird

Ans Indian Swift- speed 200 km

Q.93 Which metal has the highest electrical conductivity

Ans Tungsten

Q.94 Lowest populous Muslim country is

Ans Maldives (area wise also)

Q.95 Largest Muslim country area wise

Ans Kazakhstan

Q.96 Largest Muslim country population wise

Ans Indonesia

Q.97 Muslim country with highest per capita income

Ans Kuwait

Q.98 Which is the smallest and fastest planet

Ans Mercury

Q.99 The smallest bird is

Ans Humming bird

Q.100 The largest insect is

Ans Allas moth

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1. Which animal never drinks water in its entire life?

a. Kangaroo

b. Hippopotamus

c. Rat

d. Kangaroo rat ✔

2. What is the physical phase of life called?

a. Protoplasm✔

b. Cytoplasm

c. Organelles

d. None of the above

3. The largest cell is ______

a. Nerve Cell

b. Ovum

c. The egg of an Ostrich✔

d. None of the above

5. _______ is the longest cell.

a. Nerve Cell✔

b. Skin

c. Spleen

d. None of the above

6. What is the name of the cells in the body that engulf foreign particles like bacteria?

a. Phagocytes✔

b. Globulin
c. Fibrinogen

d. Albumin

7. There are ___ number of muscles in human.

a. 638

b. 637

c. 639✔

d. 640

8. What is the life span of RBC?

a. 130 days

b. 110 days

c. 100 days

d. 120 days✔

9. What is the life span of WBC?

a. 2-15 days✔

b. 3-15 days

c. 4-15 days

d. 5-20 days

10. Longes bone in human being body is ___?

a. Humerus

b. Femur✔

c. Radius

d. Tibia

11. The number of ribs in a human body is ___.

a. 23

b. 24✔
c. 25

d. 22

12. Which is the smallest flightless bird?

a. Kiwi✔

b. Penguin

c. Ostrich

d. Rhea

13. Saurology is the study of _____.

a. Mosquitoes

b. Snake

c. Lizards✔

d. Cockroach

14. Hormones are produced by _____

a. Endocrine glands✔

b. Pituitary glands

c. Hypothalamus

d. Pancreas

15. Which of the following is the ‗master gland‘?

a. Thymus gland

b. Pancreas

c. Pineal gland

d. Pituitary gland✔

16. What is the full form of ADH?

a. Anti Diuretic Hormone✔

b. Adhesive Diuretic Hormone

c. Acidic Diuretic Hormone

d. Adenosine Double Hormone

17. What is the normal value of blood sugar in the body?

a. 80 to 120mg/100 ml of blood✔

b. 70 to 120mg/100 ml of blood

c. 90 to 120mg/100 ml of blood

d. 60 to 120mg/100 ml of blood

18. Which is the largest blood vessel in the body?

a. Alveoli

b. Artery

c. Aorta✔

d. Vein

19. Which of the following carries impure blood?

a. Pulmonary artery✔

b. Pulmonary vein

c. Alveoli

d. Aorta

20. Who had performed the world‘s first heart transplant?

a. Dr. Venugopal

b. William Harvey

c. Christian Bernard✔

d. None of the above

21. Which of the following is not an allotrope of Carbon?

a. Diamond

b. Graphite
c. Fullerenes

d. Glass✔

22. What is the formula of Sulfuric acid?

a. H2SO4✔

b. SO2

c. Na2SO4

d. K2SO4

23. How are the following elements arranged in the Periodic table?

H, He, Li, Be and B✔

a. H, He, Li, Be and B

b. H, Li, He, Be and B

c. H, He, Be, Li and B

d. H, Be, He, B and Li

24. What is the number of periods in which Periodic table is divided?

a. 6

b. 7✔

c. 8

d. 9

25. There are _ Groups in the Periodic table.

a. 18✔

b. 17

c. 16

d. 15

26. Which one of the following is not an element of Noble gases?

a. Helium
b. Neon

c. Xenon

d. Hydrogen✔

27. Mole is defined as the number of atoms found in ___ of carbon-12?

a. 11 grams

b. 14 grams

c. 10 grams

d. 12 grams✔

28. Which of the following is not a mixture?

a. Steel

b. Aluminium

c. Graphite✔

d. Glass

29. Alloys are _____

a. Harder than the pure metal✔

b. Harder than the impure metal

c. Softer than the pure metal

d. Softer than the impure metal

30. What is the name of that process in which oxygen is removed?

a. Oxidation

b. Electrolysis

c. Ionization

d. Reduction✔

31. Rusting is an _____ reaction.

a. Ionization
b. Oxidation✔

c. Reduction

d. None of the above

32. What is needed for rusting to occur?

a. Water

b. Oxygen

c. Water and Oxygen

d. Carbon dioxide

33. All acids are ______

a. Corrosive when they are strong✔

b. Corrosive when they are weak

c. Irritant when they are strong

d. None of the above

34. When an acid reacts with a metal carbonate, the products formed are _____

a. Salt, Water and Carbon dioxide✔

b. Salt and Water

c. Water and Carbon dioxide

d. Salt and Carbon dioxide

35. Which one is an alkaline among the following?

a. Vinegar

b. Saliva

c. Ammonia✔

d. Acid rain

36. In Periodic table elements are arranged according to their _____

a. Mass number
b. Atomic and Mass number

c. Atomic number✔

d. None of the above

37. What is an Isotope?

a. Atoms of an element having different mass number

b. Atoms of an element having same mass number✔

c. Atoms of an element having different atomic number

d. Atoms of an element having same atomic number

38. Atomic number is represented by which letter?

a. A

b. M

c. X

d. Z✔

39. Which science is sometimes called ‗central science‘?

a. Physics

b. Chemistry✔

c. Biology

d. Geology

40. Which acid is used in the body to help digestion?

a. Hydrochloric Acid

b. Sulphuric Acid

c. Acetic Acid

d. Boric Acid✔

41.The SI unit of charge is

(A) Ampere
(B) Coulomb✔

(C) Ohm

(D) Volt

42.. The lifespan of Red Blood Cells is ____ days.

(A) 60

(B) 120✔

(C) 180

(D) 240

43.. The density of water is

(A) 1 g/cm3

(B) 1.5 g/cm3✔

(C) 2 g/cm3

(D) none of these

44. Radioactivity was discovered by

(A) Kelvin

(B) Thomson

(C) Rutherford

(D) Bacquerel✔

45. The Sun is a

(A) Star✔

(B) Planet

(C) Asteroid

(D) Meteor

46. The average adult has a blood volume of about ____ liters.

(A) 4
(B) 5✔

(C) 6

(D) 7

47. The most abundant element in the universe is

(A) Oxygen

(B) Hydrogen✔

(C) Carbon Dioxide

(D) Silicon

48. The most abundant element in the Earth‘s crust is

(A) Oxygen✔

(B) Hydrogen

(C) Carbon Dioxide

(D) Silicon

49. Each day human body breathe in ____ liters of air.

(A) 5,000 to 10,000

(B) 10,000 to 15,000

(C) 15,000 to 20,000✔

(D) 20,000 to 25,000

50. Deficiency of Vitamin-D results in

(A) night blindness

(B) rickets✔

(C) scurvy

(D) hair fall

51. The SI unit of ―pressure‖ is

(A) pascal✔
(B) joule

(C) tesla

(D) henry

52. The most densest substance on the Earth is

(A) Platinum

(B) Copper

(C) Steel

(D) Osmium✔

53. A camera uses a ____ to form an image.

(A) convex lens✔

(B) concave lens

(C) condenser lens

(D) none of these

54. Which from the following is NOT a conductor?

(A) Aluminium

(B) Silicon

(C) Graphite

(D) All are conductors✔

55. CNG stands for?

(A) Converted Natural Gas

(B) Conduced Natural Gas

(C) Conducted Natural Gas

(D) Compressed Natural Gas✔

56. Which from the following is true for ―Sound‖?

(A) Sound cannot travel through a vaccum✔

(B) Sound cannot travel through gases

(C) Sound cannot travel through liquids

(D) Sound cannot travel through solids

57. When white light is passed through a prism, it splits into ____ colours.

(A) 5

(B) 6✔

(C) 7

(D) 8

58. 1 nanometer = ?

(A) 10-3 meter

(B) 10-6 meter

(C) 10-9 meter✔

(D) 10-12 meter

59. Instrument used for measuring very high temperature is

(A) Pyroscope

(B) Pyrometer✔

(C) Seismograph

(D) Xylometer

60. Sound waves are ___ waves.

(A) Transverse

(B) Electromagnetic

(C) Longitudinal✔

(D) none of these

61. The lifespan of White Blood Cells is ____ day(s).

(A) 1✔
(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

62. The fluid part of blood is known as

(A) plasma✔

(B) platelets

(C) blood cells

(D) hormones

63. X-rays were discovered by

(A) Rontgen✔

(B) Thomson

(C) Rutherford

(D) Bacquerel

64. The speed of light is

(A) 280,000 km/s

(B) 300,000 km/s✔

(C) 320,000 km/s

(D) none of these

65. During winter in cold countries, the ____ is mixed to melt the ice on the icy roads.✔

(A) Salt

(B) Chlorine

(C) Carbon dioxide

(D) Water

66. In a very low temperature which from the following will freeze at last?

(A) River water

(B) Canal water

(C) Sea water✔

(D) Water in a lake

67. The nearest planet to the Earth is

(A) Venus✔

(B) Mercury

(C) Mars

(D) Moon

68. The planet that moves round the Sun at the highest speed is?

(A) Jupiter

(B) Venus

(C) Mars

(D) Mercury✔

69. In general, Comets have ____ orbits.

(A) Elliptical

(B) Highly elliptical✔

(C) Circular

(D) Parabolic

70. GPS is an abbreviation for?

(A) Global Poles System

(B) Global PolySiliconium Store

(C) Global Positioning System✔

(D) Global Position Structure

71. Oxidation is a chemical reaction involving the

(A) Gain of Electrons

(B) Loss of Electrons✔

(C) Gain of Protons

(D) Loss of Protons

72. At night, Plants intake ____ and release ____.

(A) Oxygen – Carbon dioxide✔

(B) Carbon dioxide – Oxygen

(C) Oxygen – Carbon monoxide

(D) Carbon monoxide – Oxygen

73. Urine is produced in

(A) Kidneys✔

(B) Lungs

(C) Large intestine

(D) Liver

74. Blood is cleaned by

(A) Lungs

(B) Liver

(C) Heart

(D) Kidneys✔

75. The position of an element in the Periodic Table is determined by its ____ number.

(A) Electron

(B) Proton✔

(C) Neutron

(D) Positron

76. The salinity of sea water is determined by the amount of common salt (Sodium Chloride) in

____ of sea water.

(A) 1 gram

(B) 10 grams

(C) 1 kg✔

(D) 10 kg

77. The planet which is easily visible from the Earth is?

(A) Mercury

(B) Venus✔

(C) Mars

(D) Jupiter

78. The Great Spot is on the planet

(A) Saturn

(B) Venus

(C) Mars

(D) Jupiter✔

79. The Great Spot is a

(A) Mountain

(B) Desert

(C) Frozen Carbon dioxide

(D) Storm✔

80. The bodyguard of the Earth is ____ that save the Earth from many Comets and

Asteroids.

(A) Mars

(B) Saturn

(C) Uranus

(D) Jupiter✔
81. 1 light year = ?

(A) 9.5×106 km

(B) 9.5×109 km

(C) 9.5×1012 km✔

(D) 9.5×1018 km

82. The planets visible to us without using a telescope are ____.

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 5✔

(D) 6

83. According to Big Bang Theory, the Universe began about ____ billion years ago.

(A) 10 – 20✔

(B) 20 – 30

(C) 30 – 40

(D) 40 – 50

83. Biosensor is used to measure?

(A) Blood glucose level✔

(B) The body pH value

(C) Amount of hemoglobin

(D) Salinity in Urine

84. Einstein‘s famous equation which states that mass and energy are interchangeable is?

(A) E = mc2✔

(B) E = cm2

(C) M = ec2

(D) M = ce2
85. The SI unit of electric current is?

(A) Coloumb

(B) Ampere✔

(C) Volt

(D) Watt