R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | NTS NTS GENERAL KNOWLEDEGE MCQ SET 2

There are 7 continents in the world. The total area of these 7 continents is about

1. 118 million kilometer square
2. 128 million kilometer square
3. 138 million kilometer square
4. 148 million kilometer square

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Panama Canal in Panama is a man-made 77 km waterway that connects

1. Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
2. Atlantic Ocean and Arctic
3. Arctic Ocean and Antarctic Ocean
4. Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Islands which measure less than one acre (or less than 4046.86 meter square) are often referred to as

1. atolls
2. tributaries
3. islets
4. archipelagos

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Pico Island is located in

1. Switzerland
2. Portugal
3. Turkey
4. Egypt

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul is popularly known as the

1. Green Mosque
2. Blue Mosque
3. Red Mosque
4. Yellow Mosque

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the ancient 7 wonders of the world, is located in

1. Egypt
2. Portugal
3. Switzerland
4. Turkey

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Lake Lucerne that has complicated shape with several sharp bends and four arms is located in

1. Egypt
2. Portugal
3. Switzerland
4. Turkey

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which city is also called The City of 1,000 Minarets?

1. Istanbul
2. Cairo
3. Makkah
4. Islamabad

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The South Pole of the Earth is located in

1. Norway
2. Antarctica
3. Arctic Ocean
4. Pacific Ocean

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The North Pole of the Earth is located in

1. Norway
2. Antarctica
3. Arctic Ocean
4. Pacific Ocean

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which statement is true about South and North Poles of the Earth?

1. South Pole is warmer than the North Pole
2. North Pole is warmer than the South Pole
3. Both poles have equal temperature
4. Both poles lie in the Ocean

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The Sinai Peninsula is located in

1. Egypt
2. Portugal
3. Switzerland
4. Turkey

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Augusta Raurica, a Roman archaeological site, was a/an

1. theater
2. open-air theater
3. museum
4. open-air museum

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Augusta Raurica is located in

1. Egypt
2. Portugal
3. Switzerland
4. Turkey

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Pena Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in

1. Egypt
2. Portugal
3. Switzerland
4. Turkey

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The bridge in Istanbul, Turkey that connects Asia and Europe is called

1. Golden Gate Bridge
2. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
3. Bosphorus Bridge
4. Royal Gorge Bridge

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Alexandria is a city in

1. Turkey
2. Egypt
3. Jordan
4. Greece

✅ Correct Answer: 2

About ________% of Antarctica is covered by ice.

1. 94
2. 96
3. 98
4. 100

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Ross Island in the Ross Sea is located near

1. Greenland
2. Norway
3. continent of Antarctica
4. continent of Australia

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The first European to reach India by sea was

1. Christopher Columbus
2. Marco Polo
3. John Cabot
4. Vasco da Gama

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Vasco da Gama was a/an __________ explorer.

1. British
2. French
3. German
4. Portuguese

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The World Wide Web was invented by

1. Tim Berners-Lee
2. Bob Kahn
3. Steve Jobs
4. Bill Gates

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The birthplace of the World Wide Web was

1. NASA
2. Pentagon
3. CERN
4. Microsoft

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The headquarter of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, called CERN, is located in

1. Belgium
2. Switzerland
3. Germany
4. England

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The book Emile or On Education was written by

1. Rousseau
2. Socrates
3. Plato
4. Aristotle

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The worlds longest land border between the two countries is the border between

1. US and Canada
2. US and Mexico
3. India and Pakistan
4. South Korea and North Korea

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The worlds largest island is

1. Greenland
2. Finland
3. Indonesia
4. United Kingdom

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country is the largest archipelagic country in the world?

1. Greenland
2. Finland
3. Indonesia
4. United Kingdom

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Indonesia is a country with around __________ islands.

1. 10,000
2. 11,000
3. 12,000
4. 13,000

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The most dispersed country in the world is

1. Maldives
2. Indonesia
3. Malaysia
4. Philippines

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Maldives is spread over ________ km2.

1. 60,000
2. 70,000
3. 80,000
4. 90,000

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Maldives, a country in Asia, is consist of around ________ islands.

1. 1100
2. 1152
3. 1192
4. 1212

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which country is also called the Land of the Midnight Sun?

1. Japan
2. Norway
3. Netherlands
4. South Africa

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which country is also called Rainbow Nation ?

1. Japan
2. Norway
3. Netherlands
4. South Africa

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Netherlands literally means

1. ideal location
2. lower countries
3. mouth of land
4. land of sun set

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which country contains the most volcanoes in the world?

1. Indonesia
2. Maldives
3. South Africa
4. Mexico

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which country is the lowest in the world?

1. Indonesia
2. Maldives
3. South Africa
4. Netherlands

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which country recognizes the highest number of official languages?

1. Indonesia
2. Maldives
3. South Africa
4. Mexico

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The constitution of South Africa recognizes ________ official languages

1. 8
2. 9
3. 10
4. 11

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which country is completely surrounded by South Africa?

1. Gabon
2. Laos
3. Lesotho
4. Niue

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Komodo dragons are found in

1. Indonesia
2. Maldives
3. South Africa
4. Egypt

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Jeju Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in

1. Indonesia
2. Egypt
3. South Africa
4. South Korea

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Borobudur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in

1. Indonesia
2. Egypt
3. South Africa
4. South Korea

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Orange River flows in

1. Indonesia
2. Egypt
3. South Africa
4. Mexico

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Chapultepec Castle is located in

1. Indonesia
2. Egypt
3. South Africa
4. Mexico

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The largest desert in the world is

1. Antarctica
2. Arctic
3. Sahara
4. Atacama

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The largest cold desert in the world is

1. Antarctica
2. Arctic
3. Sahara
4. Atacama

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The largest hot desert in the world is

1. Cholistan
2. Arctic
3. Sahara
4. Atacama

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Sahara desert is located in

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. South America
4. Australia

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The driest desert in the world is

1. Sahara Desert
2. Cholistan Desert
3. Arabian Desert
4. Atacama Desert

✅ Correct Answer: 4