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General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

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Q131. Who wrote the 'Divine Comedy'?

  1. Homer
  2. Dante Alighieri
  3. Virgil
  4. Petrarch
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Correct answer: B. Dante Alighieri

Dante wrote it in the early 14th century.

Q132. Which is the capital of South Africa (executive)?

  1. Johannesburg
  2. Durban
  3. Pretoria
  4. Cape Town
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Correct answer: C. Pretoria

Pretoria is the executive capital; South Africa has three capitals.

Q133. Who wrote 'A Brief History of Time'?

  1. Isaac Asimov
  2. Carl Sagan
  3. Stephen Hawking
  4. Brian Greene
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Correct answer: C. Stephen Hawking

Hawking published it in 1988.

Q134. What does UNHCR deal with?

  1. Trade
  2. Health
  3. Education
  4. Refugees
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Correct answer: D. Refugees

UNHCR is the UN Refugee Agency.

Q135. Who discovered penicillin?

  1. Louis Pasteur
  2. Robert Koch
  3. Alexander Fleming
  4. Edward Jenner
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Correct answer: C. Alexander Fleming

Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.

Q136. Where is the headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)?

  1. Jeddah
  2. Istanbul
  3. Cairo
  4. Riyadh
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Correct answer: A. Jeddah

The OIC secretariat is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Q137. Which is the second highest peak in the world?

  1. Nanga Parbat
  2. K2
  3. Makalu
  4. Kangchenjunga
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Correct answer: B. K2

K2 (8,611 m) lies in the Karakoram range on the Pakistan-China border.

Q138. Which river is known as the Yellow River?

  1. Yangtze
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Huang He
  4. Mekong
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Correct answer: C. Huang He

Huang He is the Chinese name for the Yellow River.

Q139. How often are the Olympic Games held?

  1. Every 4 years
  2. Every 3 years
  3. Every 5 years
  4. Every 2 years
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Correct answer: A. Every 4 years

The Summer Olympics are held every four years.

Q140. Who discovered the law of gravity?

  1. Johannes Kepler
  2. Galileo Galilei
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Isaac Newton
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Correct answer: D. Isaac Newton

Newton formulated the law of universal gravitation.

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