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Q. The capital of Canada is? 

  • a) Toronto 
  • b) Vancouver 
  • c) Ottawa 
  • d) Montreal 

Answer: c) Ottawa

Q. Who discovered penicillin? 

  • a) Albert Einstein 
  • b) Alexander Fleming 
  • c) Marie Curie 
  • d) Isaac Newton 

Answer: b) Alexander Fleming

Q. What is the largest desert in the world? 

  • a) Sahara 
  • b) Arabian 
  • c) Gobi 
  • d) Antarctic 

Answer: d) Antarctic

Q. Which famous scientist developed the theory of relativity? 

  • a) Isaac Newton 
  • b) Albert Einstein 
  • c) Niels Bohr 
  • d) Galileo Galilei 

Answer: b) Albert Einstein

Q. The smallest planet in our solar system is? 

  • a) Venus 
  • b) Earth 
  • c) Mars 
  • d) Mercury 

Answer: d) Mercury

Q. Which language is primarily spoken in Brazil? 

  • a) Spanish 
  • b) French 
  • c) Portuguese 
  • d) Italian 

Answer: c) Portuguese

Q. What is the capital of Egypt? 

  • a) Cairo 
  • b) Alexandria 
  • c) Luxor 
  • d) Giza 

Answer: a) Cairo

Q. Which instrument measures atmospheric pressure? 

  • a) Thermometer 
  • b) Barometer 
  • c) Hygrometer 
  • d) Anemometer 

Answer: b) Barometer

Q. What is the largest ocean on Earth? 

  • a) Atlantic 
  • b) Indian 
  • c) Arctic 
  • d) Pacific 

Answer: d) Pacific

Q. Which vitamin is produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight? 

  • a) Vitamin A 
  • b) Vitamin C 
  • c) Vitamin D 
  • d) Vitamin E 

Answer: c) Vitamin D

Q. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth? 

  • a) Gold 
  • b) Iron 
  • c) Diamond 
  • d) Sapphire 

Answer: c) Diamond

Q. Who is known as the Father of Modern Physics? 

  • a) Niels Bohr 
  • b) Isaac Newton 
  • c) Albert Einstein 
  • d) Richard Feynman 

Answer: c) Albert Einstein

Q. Which country is known for its fjords? 

  • a) Canada 
  • b) Sweden 
  • c) Norway 
  • d) Finland 

Answer: c) Norway

Q. The first man to walk on the moon was? 

  • a) Buzz Aldrin 
  • b) Neil Armstrong 
  • c) Yuri Gagarin 
  • d) John Glenn 

Answer: b) Neil Armstrong

Q. Which organ is responsible for pumping blood throughout the human body? 

  • a) Brain 
  • b) Liver 
  • c) Heart 
  • d) Kidney 

Answer: c) Heart

Q. The chemical symbol for water is? 

  • a) H2O 
  • b) O2 
  • c) CO2 
  • d) NaCl 

Answer: a) H2O

Q. Who wrote “1984”? 

  • a) Aldous Huxley 
  • b) George Orwell 
  • c) Ray Bradbury 
  • d) J.D. Salinger 

Answer: b) George Orwell

Q. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States? 

  • a) Germany 
  • b) France 
  • c) Italy 
  • d) Spain 

Answer: b) France

Q. What is the largest planet in our solar system? 

  • a) Earth 
  • b) Jupiter 
  • c) Saturn 
  • d) Neptune 

Answer: b) Jupiter

Q. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? 

  • a) Angela Merkel 
  • b) Indira Gandhi 
  • c) Margaret Thatcher 
  • d) Golda Meir 

Answer: c) Margaret Thatcher

Q. What is the capital of Italy? 

  • a) Rome 
  • b) Florence 
  • c) Venice 
  • d) Milan 

Answer: a) Rome

Q. Which animal is known as the King of the Jungle? 

  • a) Tiger 
  • b) Lion 
  • c) Elephant 
  • d) Gorilla 

Answer: b) Lion

Q. What is the primary function of red blood cells? 

  • a) Fight infections 
  • b) Carry oxygen 
  • c) Clot blood 
  • d) Regulate temperature 

Answer: b) Carry oxygen

Q. Which planet is known for its rings? 

  • a) Jupiter 
  • b) Mars 
  • c) Saturn 
  • d) Neptune 

Answer: c) Saturn

Q. Who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird”? 

  • a) Harper Lee 
  • b) F. Scott Fitzgerald 
  • c) Mark Twain 
  • d) J.D. Salinger 

Answer: a) Harper Lee

Q. What is the capital of Germany? 

  • a) Frankfurt 
  • b) Berlin 
  • c) Munich 
  • d) Hamburg 

Answer: b) Berlin

Q. Which continent is known as the “Dark Continent”? 

  • a) Asia 
  • b) Africa 
  • c) Australia 
  • d) South America 

Answer: b) Africa

Q. What is the boiling point of water at sea level in degrees Celsius? 

  • a) 100 
  • b) 90 
  • c) 80 
  • d) 110 

Answer: a) 100

Q. Which instrument is used to measure temperature? 

  • a) Barometer 
  • b) Thermometer 
  • c) Anemometer 
  • d) Hygrometer 

Answer: b) Thermometer

Q. Which famous battle was fought in 1066? 

  • a) Battle of Hastings 
  • b) Battle of Agincourt 
  • c) Battle of Waterloo 
  • d) Battle of Gettysburg 

Answer: a) Battle of Hastings

Who is known for the theory of evolution? 

a) Louis Pasteur 

b) Charles Darwin 

c) Gregor Mendel 

d) Albert Einstein 

**Answer: b) Charles Darwin**

Q. What is the most widely spoken language in the world? 

  • a) English 
  • b) Mandarin Chinese 
  • c) Spanish 
  • d) Hindi 

Answer: b) Mandarin Chinese

Q. Which country is the largest by area? 

  • a) United States 
  • b) Canada 
  • c) China 
  • d) Russia 

Answer: d) Russia

Q. What is the main ingredient in bread? 

  • a) Rice 
  • b) Corn 
  • c) Wheat 
  • d) Barley 

Answer: c) Wheat

Q. Which is the tallest mountain in the world? 

  • a) K2 
  • b) Kangchenjunga 
  • c) Mount Everest 
  • d) Lhotse 

Answer: c) Mount Everest

Q. Which famous scientist is known for his laws of motion? 

  • a) Isaac Newton 
  • b) Albert Einstein 
  • c) Galileo Galilei 
  • d) Stephen Hawking 

Answer: a) Isaac Newton

Q. What is the capital of India? 

  • a) Mumbai 
  • b) New Delhi 
  • c) Kolkata 
  • d) Chennai 

Answer: b) New Delhi

Q. Which planet is closest to the Sun? 

  • a) Venus 
  • b) Earth 
  • c) Mars 
  • d) Mercury 

Answer: d) Mercury

Q. What is the primary gas found in the Earth’s atmosphere? 

  • a) Oxygen 
  • b) Carbon Dioxide 
  • c) Nitrogen 
  • d) Argon 

Answer: c) Nitrogen

Q. Who is the author of “Harry Potter”?  

  • a) J.R.R.Tolkien 
  • b) J.K. Rowling 
  • c) C.S. Lewis 
  • d) Stephen King 

Answer: b) J.K. Rowling

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Q. What is the capital city of Spain? 

  • a) Barcelona 
  • b) Madrid 
  • c) Valencia 
  • d) Seville 

Answer: b) Madrid

Q. Which chemical element has the symbol ‘Na’? 

  • a) Nitrogen 
  • b) Sodium 
  • c) Nickel 
  • d) Neon 

Answer: b) Sodium

Q. Which ocean is the smallest? 

  • a) Atlantic 
  • b) Indian 
  • c) Arctic 
  • d) Pacific 

Answer: c) Arctic

Q. What is the main ingredient in a traditional Japanese sushi roll? 

  • a) Noodles 
  • b) Rice 
  • c) Tofu 
  • d) Fish 

Answer: b) Rice

Q. Who was known as the “Iron Lady”? 

  • a) Indira Gandhi 
  • b) Angela Merkel 
  • c) Margaret Thatcher 
  • d) Golda Meir 

Answer: c) Margaret Thatcher

Q. What is the capital of Russia? 

  • a) Moscow 
  • b) St. Petersburg 
  • c) Kazan 
  • d) Vladivostok 

Answer: a) Moscow

Q. Which animal is known for its ability to change colors? 

  • a) Chameleon 
  • b) Octopus 
  • c) Cuttlefish 
  • d) All of the above 

Answer: a)Chameleon

Q. What is the freezing point of water in degrees Celsius? 

  • a) 0 
  • b) -10 
  • c) -5 
  • d) 5 

Answer: a) 0

Q. Which artist is famous for the painting “Starry Night”? 

  • a) Vincent van Gogh 
  • b) Claude Monet 
  • c) Pablo Picasso 
  • d) Henri Matisse 

Answer: a) Vincent van Gogh

Q. What is the capital of Mexico? 

  • a) Guadalajara 
  • b) Cancun 
  • c) Mexico City 
  • d) Monterrey 

Answer: c) Mexico City

Q. The longest river in the world is? 

  • a) Yangtze 
  • b) Amazon 
  • c) Nile 
  • d) Mississippi 

Answer: c) Nile

Q. What is the chemical symbol for gold? 

  • a) Au 
  • b) Ag 
  • c) Pb 
  • d) Fe 

Answer: a) Au

Q. Which element is represented by the symbol ‘He’? 

  • a) Hydrogen 
  • b) Helium 
  • c) Lithium 
  • d) Beryllium 

Answer: b) Helium

Q. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun? 

  • a) China 
  • b) Japan 
  • c) Thailand 
  • d) South Korea 

Answer: b) Japan

Q. What is the largest mammal in the world? 

  • a) Elephant 
  • b) Blue Whale 
  • c) Giraffe 
  • d) Great White Shark 

Answer: b) Blue Whale

Q. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? 

  • a) Raphael 
  • b) Michelangelo 
  • c) Leonardo da Vinci 
  • d) Donatello 

Answer: b) Michelangelo

Q. The capital of Australia is? 

  • a) Sydney 
  • b) Melbourne 
  • c) Canberra 
  • d) Brisbane 

Answer: c) Canberra

Q. What is the main ingredient in guacamole? 

  • a) Tomato 
  • b) Avocado 
  • c) Onion 
  • d) Garlic 

Answer: b) Avocado

Q. In which year did the Titanic sink? 

  • a) 1912 
  • b) 1914 
  • c) 1920 
  • d) 1925 

Answer: a) 1912

Q. Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere? 

  • a) Oxygen 
  • b) Carbon Dioxide 
  • c) Nitrogen 
  • d) Hydrogen 

Answer: b) Carbon Dioxide

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