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General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

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Q241. Which scale is used to measure earthquake magnitude (classic)?

  1. Kelvin scale
  2. Mohs scale
  3. Richter scale
  4. Beaufort scale
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Correct answer: C. Richter scale

The Richter scale measures earthquake magnitude.

Q242. Who discovered the sea route to India?

  1. Amerigo Vespucci
  2. Vasco da Gama
  3. Christopher Columbus
  4. Ferdinand Magellan
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Correct answer: B. Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.

Q243. Which country is known as the Land of Thousand Lakes?

  1. Finland
  2. Sweden
  3. Canada
  4. Norway
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Correct answer: A. Finland

Finland has about 188,000 lakes.

Q244. Which planet is closest to the Sun?

  1. Venus
  2. Mercury
  3. Earth
  4. Mars
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Correct answer: B. Mercury

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.

Q245. Who discovered the electron?

  1. James Chadwick
  2. Ernest Rutherford
  3. Niels Bohr
  4. J. J. Thomson
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Correct answer: D. J. J. Thomson

Thomson discovered the electron in 1897.

Q246. Where is the headquarters of the International Cricket Council?

  1. London
  2. Lahore
  3. Mumbai
  4. Dubai
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Correct answer: D. Dubai

The ICC moved to Dubai in 2005.

Q247. Who is the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences?

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Frederick Sanger
  3. Linus Pauling
  4. Marie Curie
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Correct answer: D. Marie Curie

Curie won in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911).

Q248. What is the currency of Iran?

  1. Rial
  2. Toman
  3. Riyal
  4. Dinar
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Correct answer: A. Rial

The Iranian rial is the official currency.

Q249. Which is the smallest country in the world by area?

  1. Vatican City
  2. Liechtenstein
  3. Monaco
  4. San Marino
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Correct answer: A. Vatican City

Vatican City covers only about 0.44 sq km.

Q250. Where is the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)?

  1. Paris
  2. Vienna
  3. Rome
  4. Geneva
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Correct answer: C. Rome

FAO is headquartered in Rome.

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