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General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

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Q231. Where is the Leaning Tower located?

  1. Milan, Italy
  2. Pisa, Italy
  3. Venice, Italy
  4. Rome, Italy
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Correct answer: B. Pisa, Italy

The Leaning Tower is in Pisa.

Q232. Which acid is present in lemon?

  1. Citric acid
  2. Lactic acid
  3. Acetic acid
  4. Tartaric acid
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Correct answer: A. Citric acid

Lemons contain citric acid.

Q233. Which is the highest military award of Pakistan for bravery?

  1. Sitara-e-Jurat
  2. Hilal-e-Jurat
  3. Tamgha-e-Jurat
  4. Nishan-e-Haider
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Correct answer: D. Nishan-e-Haider

Nishan-e-Haider is the highest gallantry award.

Q234. Which is the most abundant element in the universe?

  1. Hydrogen
  2. Carbon
  3. Oxygen
  4. Helium
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Correct answer: A. Hydrogen

Hydrogen makes up about 75% of the normal matter.

Q235. What does CPEC stand for?

  1. China-Pakistan Energy Cooperation
  2. Central Pakistan Economic Corridor
  3. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
  4. Chinese Pakistani Economic Council
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Correct answer: C. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

CPEC links Gwadar to Kashgar.

Q236. Who discovered the nucleus of the atom?

  1. Ernest Rutherford
  2. Niels Bohr
  3. J. J. Thomson
  4. John Dalton
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Correct answer: A. Ernest Rutherford

Rutherford's gold foil experiment revealed the nucleus.

Q237. The Red Cross organisation was founded by whom?

  1. Henry Dunant
  2. Louis Pasteur
  3. Clara Barton
  4. Florence Nightingale
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Correct answer: A. Henry Dunant

Dunant founded the movement after the Battle of Solferino.

Q238. Who conquered Constantinople in 1453?

  1. Sultan Osman I
  2. Sultan Selim I
  3. Sultan Muhammad II (Mehmed the Conqueror)
  4. Sultan Suleiman
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Correct answer: C. Sultan Muhammad II (Mehmed the Conqueror)

Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453.

Q239. What is the chemical symbol of gold?

  1. Au
  2. Go
  3. Ag
  4. Gd
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Correct answer: A. Au

Au comes from the Latin word aurum.

Q240. What does UNDP stand for?

  1. United Nations Defence Programme
  2. United Nations Disaster Programme
  3. Universal Nations Development Plan
  4. United Nations Development Programme
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Correct answer: D. United Nations Development Programme

UNDP works on poverty and development.

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