Updated General Knowledge MCQs 2024 for PPSC/FPSC/CSS & All Competitive Exams
General Knowledge 2024
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01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman
02 The longest river in the world is the Nile
03 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
04 The longest highway in the world has a length of about 8000 km
05 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest
06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar
07 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil
09 The country also known as “country of Copper”is Zambia
10 The name given to the border which seperates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line
11 The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea
12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia
13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada
14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily
15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea
16 The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans
17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade
18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon
19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres
20 The world’s oldest known city is Damascus
21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice
22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar
23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland
24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit,USA
25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is USA
26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia
27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is Malaysia
28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Mississippi
Corrections:
12. Coldest place on the earth is Vostock Antarcitca.
16. Biggest delta is Ganges Delta (also known as theGanges–Brahmaputra.
26. Largest producer of Rubber is Thailand
Who is the Current President of International Court of Justice(ICJ) ?
A. Jamaes Meats
B. Ronny Abraham
C. Christen Logard
D. Basharul Asad
Who is lawyer in case of Kalbhushan Yadave in ICJ followed by arguments from the Pakistan team led by Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf ?
A. Khawar Qurashi
B. Babar Awan
C. Aitzaz Ehsan
D. Asma Jahngir
Who is first Pakistan lady Pilot died at the age of 82 years due to Cancer on 16 May-2017?
A. Shukria Khanam
B. Majida Razvi
C. Dr. Shahida Malik
D. Ayesha
Noted Pashto poet, educationist and radio broadcaster Zeenat Anjum Khattak died of brain tumour on 12 May-2017 in?
A. Peshawar, Pakistan
B. London, UK
C. Paris, France
D. Chicago, USA
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One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) summit-2017 was held in May in___________?
A. Pakistan
B. India
C. China
D. Iran
Who is the governor of The State Bank of Pakistan?
A. Mr. Riaz Riazuddin (Acting Governor SBP)
B. Ashraf Mahmood Wathra
C. Ishrat Husain
D. Shahid Hafeez Kardar
Due to which militant group, Iran threatened Pakistan that they would hit bases of Militants inside Pakistan?
A. ISIS
B. Lashkar-e-Taiba
C. Jaish-al-Adl
D. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
How many members joint investigation team (JIT) formed by Sup*reme Court?
A. 4 members (JIT) team
B. 6 members (JIT) team
C. 7 members (JIT) team
D. None of these
Name the Head of Joint investigation team (JIT) to probe Panama case?
A. Wajid Zia (FIA).
B. Brigadier Muhammad Nauman Saeed (ISI).
C. Brigadier Kamran Khurshid (MI).
D. Irfan Naeem Mangi (NAB).
Who is the current IG of Islamabad Police?
A. Ahmed Khan
B. Muhammad Khalid Khattak
C. Tahir Masood Yasin
D. Sikandar Hayat
1. World Trade Organization (WTO) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Roberto Azevedo
Founded on – 1 January 1995
2. World Health Organization (WHO) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Dr. Margaret Chan
Founded on – 7 April 1948
3. World Economic Forum (WEF) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Klaus Schwab
Founded on – 1971
4. World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO Also called OMPI) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Francis Gurry
Founded on – July 14, 1967
5. International Labour Organisation (ILO/OIT) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Guy Ryder
Founded on – 1919
6. United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Mukhisa Kituyi
Founded on – 1964
7. World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Petteri Taalas
Founded on – 1950
8. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) –
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
Head – Peter Maurer
Founded on – 1863
9. International Monetary Fund (IMF) –
Headquarters – Washington DC, US
Head – Christine Lagarde
Founded on – 27 December 1945
10. The World Bank –
Headquarters – Washington DC, US
Founded on – July 1944
11. United Nations Organization (UN) –
Headquarters – New York, US
Head – António Guterres
Founded on – 1945
12. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) –
Headquarters – New York, US
Head – Anthony Lake
Founded on – December 1946
13. United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) –
Headquarters – New York, US
Head – Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
Founded on – 1969
14. Asian Development Bank –
Headquarters – Manila, Philippines
Founded on – 22 August 1966
15. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) –
Headquarters – Beijing, China
Head – Jin Liqun
Founded on – 4 October 2014
16. New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank) –
Headquarters – Shanghai, China
Head – K. V. Kamath
Founded on – July 2015
17. United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) –
Headquarters – Paris, France
Head – Irina Bokova
Founded on – 16 November 1945
18. Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) –
Headquarters – Paris, France
Head – Jose Angel Gurria
Founded on – 30 September 1961
19. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) –
Headquarters – Brussels, Belgium
Head – Jens Stoltenberg
Founded on – 4 April 1949
20. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) –
Headquarters – Singapore
Head – Dr. Alan Bollard
Founded on – 1989
21. Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) –
Headquarters – Jakarta, Indonesia
Founded on – 8 August 1967
22. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) –
Headquarters – Kathmandu, Nepal
Founded on – 8 December 1985
23. International Maritime Organisation (IMO) –
Headquarters – London, UK
Head – Kitack Lim
Founded on – 1959
24. Amnesty International –
Headquarters – London, UK
Head – Salil Shetty
Founded on – July 1961
25. Commonwealth of Nations –
Headquarters – London, UK
Head – Queen Elizabeth II
Founded on – 28 April 1949
26. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) –
Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Head – Yukiya Amano
Founded on – July 29, 1957
27. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) –
Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Head – Li Yong
Founded on – 1966
28. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) –
Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
Head – Mohammed Barkindo
Founded on – 1961-62
29. International Olympic Committee (IOC) –
Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland
Head – Thomas Bach
Founded on – 23 June 1894
30. International Cricket Council (ICC) –
Headquarters – Dubai, UAE
Head – David Richardson (CEO)
Founded on – 15 June 1909
31. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) –
Headquarters – Zurich, Switzerland
Head – Gianni Infantino
Founded on – 21 May 1904
32. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) –
Headquarters – Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland
Founded on – 29 April 1961
33. Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) –
Headquarters – Rome, Italy
Head – Jose Graziano da Silva
Founded on -16 October 1945
34. International Court of Justice (ICJ) –
Headquarters – The Hague, The Netherland
Head – Ronny Abraham
Founded on -1945
(A) CHIEF MINISTERS:
Baluchistan: Saradar Sanaullah Zehri (PML-N)
Gilgit Baltistan: Hafiz Hafeezur Rahman (PML-N)
Khyber Pakhtunkhaw: Pervez Khatak (PTI)
Punjab: Shahbaz Shareef (PML-N)
Sindh: Syed Murad Ali Shah (PPP)
(B) GOVERNORS:
Baluchistan: Muhammad Khan Achakzai (PKMAP)
Gilgit Baltistan: Mir Ghazafar Ali (PML-N)
Khyber Pakhtunkhaw: Iqbal Zafar Jhagra (PML-N)
Punjab: Muhammad Rafique Rajwana (PML-N)
Sindh: Muhammad Zubair (PML-N)
(C) SPEAKERS/DEPUTY SPEAKERS:
Baluchistan: Ms. Rahila Hameed Khan Durran/NA
Gilgit Baltistan: Fida Muhammad Nashad/Mr. Jafarullah
Khyber Pakhtunkhaw: Asad Qaiser/Meher Taj Roghani
Punjab: Rana Muhammad Iqbal/Ali She Gorchani
Sindh: Agha Siraj Durrani/Shehla Raza
(D) MAJLI-E-SHOORA
(a) National Assembly:
Speaker: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq (PML-N)
Deputy Speaker: Murtaza Javed Abbasi (PML-N)
(2) Senate:
Chairman: Raza Rabbani (PPP)
Deputy Chairman: Molana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri (JUI-F)
AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY:
Speaker/Deputy Speaker: Shah Ghulam Qadir/Sardar Farooq Ahmed Tahir
Prime Minister: Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan
President: Sardar Masood Khan
The first person to reach Mount Everest
Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary
The first person to reach North Pole
Robert Peary
The first person to reach South Pole
Amundsen
The first religion of the world
Hinduism
The first country to print book
China
The first country to issue paper currency
China
The first country to commence competitive examination in civil services
China
The first Prime Minister of Britain
Robert Walpole
The first Governor General of the United Nations
Trigveli (Norway)
The first country to win football World cup
Uruguay
The first country to prepare a constitution
U.S.A
The first European to attack India
Alexander, The Great
The first European to reach China
Marco Polo
The first person to fly aeroplane
Wright Brothers
The first person to sail round the world
Magellan
The first country to send man to the moon
U.S.A
The first country to launch Artificial satellite in the space
Russia
The first country to host the modern Olympics
Greece
The first city on which the atom bomb was dropped
Hiroshima (Japan)
The first person to land on the moon
Neil Armstrong followed by Edwin E. Aldrin
The first shuttle to go in space
Columbia
The first spacecraft to reach on Mars
Viking-I
The first woman Prime Minister of England
Margaret Thatcher
The first woman Prime Minister of a country
Mrs. S. Bandamaike (Sri Lanka)
The first woman to climb Mount Everest
Mrs. Junko Tabei (Japan)
The first woman cosmonaut of the world
Velentina Tereshkova (Russia)
The first woman President of the U.N. General Assembly
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
The first man to fly into space
Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
The first batsman to score three test century in three successive tests on debut
Mohd. Azharuddin
The first man to have climbed Mount Everest twice
Nawang Gombu
The first U.S. President to resign Presidency
Richard Nixon
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