NTS General Knowledge Important MCQs With Answers

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NTS General Knowledge Important MCQs With Answers

1. Pakistan is not a member of?
A. SAARC
B. ECO
C. UN
D. G20

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

2. ‘BIN’ is the intelligence agency of which country?
A. Britain
B. Germany
C. Russia
D. Indonesia
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

3. ‘Tenge’ is the currency of
A. New Zealand
B. Kazakhstan
C. Finland
D. Malaysia

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

4. Pakistan largest district by area is?
A. Chagi
B. Karachi
C. Lahore
D. Islamabad

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

5. Which is the oldest search engine of the internet?
A. Archie
B. Ask
C. Yahoo
D. Google

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

6. What is meant by ‘Hung Parliament’?
A. When parliament passes a no trust motion against the prime minister but he refuses to step down
B. When the president dissolves the parliament
C. When there is no single political party has an outright majority
D. When the opposition party boycotts the sessions

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

7. Which UN Organization has won twice Nobel Prize for peace?
A. IFAD
B. ILO
C. UNHCR
D. All of the above

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

8. Through which strait 40 percent world oil is transported?
A. Bengal
B. Bosporus
C. Gibraltar
D. Hormuz

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9. Total number of countries in Islamic Military Alliance are?
A. 39
B. 29
C. 34
D. 42

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10. Which country is the largest trading partner of Pakistan?
A. UK
B. USA
C. Canada
D. UAE

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

11. What is ‘Khmer Rouge’?
A. Tamil resistance in Sri Lanka
B. A communist movement in Cambodia
C. An American scientist who invented dirty bo-mb
D. Chief of NATO forces in Afghanistan

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12. Where is the headquarters of IMF?
A. Washington D.C
B. New York
C. Oslo
D. Hague

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13. Pakistan largest river is?
A. Ravi
B. Hub
C. Indus
D. Jhelum

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

14. Deficiency of vitamin C causes
A. Meningitis
B. Scurvy
C. Cataract
D. Glaucoma

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

15. CPU is the abbreviation of ——
A. Central Programming Unit
B. Central Processing Unit
C. Central Power Unit
D.Central Procession Unit

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

16. Headquarters of Shanghai Cooperation Organization is in?
A. Russia
B. China
C. Inida
D. Brussels

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

17. Largest continent by area is?
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. North America
D. Antarctica

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

18. ‘Nippon’ is the stock exchange of
A. Japan
B. France
C. Russia
D. UK

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

19. Who is called the father of computer?
A. Merry John
B. Charles Babbage
C. Konrad Ruse
D. Newton

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

20. Who is youngest nobel laureate?
A. Lawrence Bragg
B. Werner Heisenberg
C. Malala Yousafzai
D. Tsung-Dao Lee

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

21. Hamas was founded by
A. Yasser Arafat
B. Sheikh Ahmad Yasin
C. Khalid Mashaal
D. Ismail 1-laniyah

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

22. Which country has world’s oldest anthem?
A. Japan
B. Netherlands
C. USA
D. Russia

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

23. ‘Silicon Valley’ of California is called thus because of —
A. Government Offices
B. Film Industry
C. Stock Exchange
D. Computer Industry

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

24. Largest Ocean is?
A. Atlantic
B. Pacific
C. Indian
D. Arctic

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

25. Which of the following organizations is the oldest?
A. D-8
B. SAARC
C. OIC
D. ECO

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

26. Three Gorges Dam Project is in the country of
A. Finland
B. Belgium
C. China
D. Russia

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

27. Capital of Canada?
A. Washington D.C
B. Hague
C. Oslo
D. Ottawa

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

28. What is ‘Brain Drain’?
A. Emigration of non skilled workers to other countries
B. Emigration of intellectuals and highly skilled personnels to other countries
C. Emigration of a lot of people to other countries
D. Lack of unity among the nation

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

29. “Asiana Airlines” is the airline of which country?
A. Japan
B. South Korea
C. North Korea
D. Malaysia

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

30. ‘Blue House’ is the official residence of
A. Prime Minister of Britain
B. Chancellor of Germany
C. Vatican Pope
D. President of Korea

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31. Headquarters of OPEC is in?
A. Austria
B. Iran
C. USA
D. Saudi Arabia
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

32. ‘Aramco’ is the oil company of which country?
A. Iraq
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Kuwait
D. Qatar

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

33. The study of birds is called
A. Ethnology
B. Astrology
C. Ornithology
D. Anthropology

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

34. Largest country by area is?
A. Canada
B. China
C. Australia
D. Russia

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

35. The Nobel Peace Prize 2008 has been given to Marthi Ahtisaari. He is the former president of
A. Iceland
B. Poland
C. Finland
D. North Korea

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

36. Lukand and Kadima are the famous political parties of which country
A. Egypt
B. Lebanon
C. Israel
D. Syria

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

37. Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?
A. Malcolm Turnbull
B. Gordon Brown
C. Kevin Rudd
D. Nicolas Sarkozy

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

38. Who is the special envoy of President Barack Obama to Middle East?
A. Richard Holbrooke
B. Robert Gates
C. George Mitchell
D. Hillary Clinton
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

39. 3 May is celebrated as the international day of
A. Environment
B. Press Freedom
C. Population
D. White Cane

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

40. Pakistan is not a member of
A. SAARC
B. UN
C. ECO
D. BRICS

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

41. Under ‘Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009’ USA Will provide Pakistan?
A. F — 16
B. $5 billion annually
C. $1.5 billion annually
D. Economic help for generation of electricity

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

42. ‘Seattle’ is the seaport of
A. Iceland
B. France
C. Russia
D. USA

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

43. Where are the headquarters of Human Rights Watch?
A. Paris
B. New York
C. Hague
D. Rome

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

44. Which country assisted Pakistan in building Karachi Nuclear Power Plant?
A. USA
B. France
C. China
D. Canada

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

45. Which country among P-5 has used veto power most of the time?
A. Britain
B. Russia
C. USA
D. France

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

46. Chennai is the new name of which Indian state?
A. Haryana
B. Chandigarh
C. Calcutta
D. Madras

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

47. Who is ‘Hemant Kurkure’?
A. US naval chief of staff
B. Indian secret agency chief killed in Mumbai att-acks in November 2008.
C. NATO commander of forces in Afghanistan
D. Winner of Nobel Prize for Literature

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

48. Schwab Klaus was the founder of
A. Red Cross
B. Amnesty International
C. World Economic Forum
D.  Human Rights Watch

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

49. ASEM (Asia Europe Meeting) was initiated by Mr. Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of
A. Singapore
B. North Korea
C. Japan
D. China

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50. Chronometer is used for measuring
A. Temperature
B. Current
C. Velocity
D. Longitude

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

51. UNO spends $8 billion annually on which activity?
A. Peace Keeping
B. Refugees
C. Science
D. Children

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

52. Who is the current Managing Director of IMF?
A. Alistiar Darting
B. Guy Quaden
C. Christine Lagarde
D. Dominique Strauss-Kahn

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

53. Which of the following categories of Nobel Prizes was not created by Swedish Scientist Alfred Nobel?
A. Peace
B. Literature
C. Economics
D. Medicine

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

54. Russia supply natural gas to European countries which transit through the state of:
A. Latvia
B. Ukraine
C. Estonia
D. Lithuania
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

55. Itar-Tass is the news agency of:
A. Iran
B. Italy
C. France
D. Russia

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56. The world’s largest subway system is in:
A. Tokyo
B. Moscow
C. Mexico City
D. New York

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

57. Under the Status of Forces Agreement with the Iraqi government. US intend to remove all troops from Iraq by the end of:
A. 2011
B. 2012
C. 2026
D. 2026
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

58. ‘Philately’ is a
A. Science of drugs
B. Stamp collection
C. The study of written record.
D. The study of animal behaviour
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

59. The world’s largest number of newspapers are published from.
A. America
B. China
C. Russia
D. Japan
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

60. The most famous book of 2008 “The Way of the World—A story of truth and hope age of extremism” is written by:
A. Ron Suskind
B. H.V. Hudson
C. William Congreve
D. Ayesha Jalal
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

61. ‘Paracel islands’ in the South China Sea are disputed between China and:
A. Philippines
B. Japan
C. Vietnam
D. South Korea
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

62. National Income is essentially composed of
A. All wealth of a nation.
B. Annual income of the central government.
C. All income of the people in a year.
D. Income derived from taxes by the central government.
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

63. ‘Fleet Street’ London is famous for
A. Banking and financial offices.
B. Offices of the cargo companies.
C. Offices of the newspapers and press agencies.
D. Offices of the Royal Navy establishment.
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

64. ‘Petra’ an archaeological site is among the new Seven Wonders of the World located in
A. Mexico
B. Italy
C. Spain
D. Jordan
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

65. ‘Marco Polo’ was a famous:
A. Writer
B. Scientist
C. Traveller
D. Sports man
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

66. The only vitamin which can not be stored in human body:?
A. Vitamin C
B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin K
D. None of these.
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

67. Swat Valley is situated in the mountain range of:
A. Hindukush
B. Karakorum
C. Himalayas
D. None of these.
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

68. 1 metric ton is equal to:
A. 100 Kilogram
B. 500 Kilogram
C. 1000 Kilogram
D. 10,000 Kilogram
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

69. In which of the following countries, 240 years old monarchy was abolished in 2008?
A. Sweden
B. Brunei
C. Bhutan
D. Nepal
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

70. Which of the following countries first introduced paper currency in the world?
A. USA
B. Greece
C. China
D. France
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

71. ‘Anemometer’ is an instrument used for measuring:
A. Wind speed
B. Electric current
C. Temperature
D. Air pressure

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]
72. Green vegetables are good source of:
A. Starch
B. Fats and Oil
C. Protein
D. Minerals and Vitamins
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]
73. British East India Company was established during the reign of Mughal Emperor:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

74. The International Criminal Court of Justice has recently issued arrest warrant of one of the following sitting President of a country on committing War Crimes, he is:

A. President of Sudan Omar al Bashir
B. President of Somalia Sharif Ahmad
C. President of Serbia Boris Tadic
D. None of these

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

75. Pakistan and Afghanistan have ‘Transit Trade Agreement’ signed in:
A. 1955
B. 1959
C. 1962
D. 1965
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

76. What do you understand by the disease “Insomnia”?
A. Inability to sleep
B. Colour blindness
C. Depression
D. None of these
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

77. The World’s famous Madame Tussaud’s museum is situated in:
A. Paris
B. London
C. Rome
D. New York
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

78. The World’s oldest parliament, founded in the year 930 AD is:
A. British Parliament
B. Diet of Japan
C. Althing of Iceland
D. Cortes of Spain
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

79. The last King of Afghanistan was:
A. Habib ullah Khan
B. Muhammad Zahir Shah
C. Sardar Daud Khan
D. Aman ullah Khan
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

80. “Ornithology” is the study of:
A. Birds
B. Insects
C. Sea Animals
D. Sea Plants
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

81. ‘Order of Cloud and Banner’ is the most prestigious military award of:
A. Japan
B. China
C. India
D. South Korea
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

82. ‘Naxalite movement’ is a pro communism movement started in:
A. India
B. Nepal
C. Bhutan
D. Sri Lanka
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

83. What is meant by “Petticoat Government?”
A. A government in exile
B. A government run by a woman
C. A government without actual power
D. A government run by some feudal lord
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

84. Which of the following South Asian leaders has recently given a proposal to form ‘South Asian task force to combat terrorism’ in the region?
A. President Asif Zardari of Pakistan
B. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh
C. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India
D. Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake of Sri Lanka
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

85. World Cup football tournament 2010 was held in:
A. England
B. Spain
C. Italy
D. South Africa

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

86. The largest opium producer province of Afghanistan is:
A. Nangarhar
B. Helmand
C. Paktia
D. Herat
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

87. Light travels from Sun to Earth in:
A. 499.0 seconds
B. 599.0 seconds
C. 399.0 seconds
D. 6990 seconds
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

88. What do understand by the term ‘Intifada’?
A. Reconciliation
B. Uprising
C. Offence
D. Negotiation
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

89. Which of the following rivers run through Paris?
A. The Seine
B. The Thames
C. The Rhine
D. The Danube
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]

90. ‘Pearl Harbour’ is located in American state:
A. Alaska
B. Hawaii
C. Virginia
D. New York
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

91. Deficiency of vitamin ‘C’ in human body leads to.
A. Eye disease
B. Nerve disease
C. Teeth disease
D. Skin disease
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

92. The largest section of the Kurd population is living in:
A. Iraq
B. Iran
C. Turkey
D. Syria
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

93. The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is:
A. Mars, Pluto, Uranus, Earth
B. Earth, Mars, Pluto, Uranus
C. Pluto, Uranus, Mars, Earth
D. Uranus, Earth, Mars, Pluto
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

94. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is:
A. 24 hrs
B. 24 hrs 35 sec
C. 23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
D. 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]

95. Which of the following regions are regarded as areas of high density of population?
A. East Asia, Central and Southern Europe, Tropical Deserts
B. Amazon and Congo Basins, South East Asia, European Russia
C. Congo Basin and Indonesia, Central and Southern Europe, European Russia
D. East Asia, Southern Asia, North Western Europe

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: D[/toggle]
96. Name the capital of Iceland
A. Loma
B. Port Vila
C. Reykjavik
D. Free Town

[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]
97. Which country were involved in 100 year war?
A. Turkey and Austria
B. England and France
C. Palestine and Israel
D. Germany and Russia
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

98. World’s longest ruling head of government is from:
A. Switzerland
B. Cuba
C. Zimbabwe
D. New Zealand
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: B[/toggle]

99. Maximum spoken language in the world is:
A. Arabic
B. English
C. Mandarin
D. Spanish
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: C[/toggle]

100. The largest automobile manufacturing centre in the world is located at:
A. Detroit
B. Tokyo
C. Birmingham
D. Berlin
[toggle title=”View Answer” state=”close”]Answer: A[/toggle]