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Q 1: What is the capital city of Japan?
A) Beijing
B) Seoul
C) Tokyo
D) Bangkok
Explanation:Tokyo is the capital of Japan and one of the world's largest cities. Besides being the political center of Japan, Tokyo is also the financial, cultural, and industrial center of Japan and a major international financial center.
Q 2: Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Explanation: Mars is known as the red planet. Mars appears slightly reddish and is also called the red planet. The iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red.
Q 3: In which year did the Titanic sink?
A) 1905
B) 1912
C) 1920
D) 1931
Explanation: Location: North Atlantic Ocean
Dates: Apr 14, 1912 – Apr 15, 1912
Number of deaths: 1,496
Cause: Collision with iceberg on 14 April
Q 4: Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Mark Twain
C) Jane Austen
D) William Shakespeare
Explanation: Romeo and Juliet, play by William Shakespeare, written about 1594–96 and first published in an unauthorized quarto in 1597. An authorized quarto appeared in 1599, substantially longer and more reliable. A third quarto, based on the second, was used by the editors of the First Folio of 1623
Q 5: What is the largest mammal in the world?
A) Elephant
B) Giraffe
C) Blue Whale
D) Polar Bear
Explanation: The blue whale is the largest mammal of all time, with the largest known specimen being 33.6 m (110.2 ft) long and the largest weighted specimen being 190 tonnes.
Q 6: What is the currency of India?
A) Yen
B) Won
C) Rupee
D) Baht
Explanation: The Indian rupee (symbol ₹; code: INR) is the official currency in India.
Q 7: Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Carbon Dioxide
D) Hydrogen
Explanation: Plants absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and much of this carbon dioxide is then stored in roots, permafrost, grasslands, and forests.
Q 8: Who is known as the "Father of Modern Physics"?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Albert Einstein
C) Galileo Galilei
D) Marie Curie
The title "father of modern physics" is often attributed to Sir Isaac Newton. Newton made groundbreaking contributions to physics in the 17th century, formulating the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. His work laid the foundation for classical mechanics and greatly advanced our understanding of the physical world. While Newton is considered a key figure in the development of modern physics, it's important to note that the term "modern physics" is more commonly associated with the work of physicists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Albert Einstein, Max Planck, and others, who made significant advancements in areas like relativity and quantum mechanics.
Q 9: What is the capital of Australia?
A) Sydney
B) Canberra
C) Melbourne
D) Brisbane
Explanation: Australia's capital is Canberra, located in the southeast between the larger and more important economic and cultural centres of Sydney and Melbourne.
Q 10: In which year did the Berlin Wall fall, symbolizing the end of the Cold War?
A) 1985
B) 1989
C) 1991
D) 1995
Explanation: The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989
East and West Berliners came together in celebration. The fall of the Berlin Wall was the first step towards German reunification.
Q 11: What is the largest ocean on Earth?
A) Indian Ocean
B) TwoAtlantic Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
Explanation:The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins. Covering approximately 63 million square miles and containing more than half of the free water on Earth, the Pacific is by far the largest of the world's ocean basins. All of the world's continents could fit into the Pacific basin.
Q 12: Who painted the Mona Lisa?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Claude Monet
Explanation: The Mona Lisa painting is one of the most emblematic portraits in the history of art, where is located at the Louvre. Painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century, it joined the collections of the court of France before being added to the works on display at the Louvre Museum.
Q 13: What is the capital city of Brazil?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Sao Paulo
C) Brasilia
D) Salvador
Explanation: Brasília, city, federal capital of Brazil. It is located in the Federal District (Distrito Federal) carved out of Goiás state on the central plateau of Brazil. At an elevation of some 3,500 feet (1,100 metres), it lies between the headwaters of the Tocantins, Paraná, and São Francisco rivers.
Q 14: Which element has the chemical symbol "H"?
A) Helium
B) Hafnium
C) Holmium
D) Hydrogen
Explanation: Hydrogen is a chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1. Classified as a nonmetal, Hydrogen is a gas at room temperature.
Q 15: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
A) Marie Curie
B) Mother Teresa
C) Rosalind Franklin
D) Jane Goodall
Explanation: Marie Skłodowska Curie, a Polish-French physicist and chemist, was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the only woman to receive two Nobel prizes. While studying uranium's rays, she discovered new elements and named them polonium and radium.
Q 16: What is the capital city of South Africa?
A) Nairobi
B) Pretoria
C) Johannesburg
D) Cape Town
Explanation: Pretoria
Q 17: In which year did the United States declare its independence from Great Britain?
A) 1756
B) 1776
C) 1801
D) 1850
Explanation: By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain.
Q 18: Who wrote the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
A) J.K. Rowling
B) Harper Lee
C) George Orwell
D) Ernest Hemingway
Explanation: To Kill a Mockingbird, novel by American author Harper Lee, published in 1960. Enormously popular, it was translated into some 40 languages, sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, and is one of the most-assigned novels in American schools.
Q 19: What is the main component of Earth's atmosphere?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon Dioxide
D) Argon
Explanation: Earth's atmosphere is composed of about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and one percent other gases. These gases are found in atmospheric layers (troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere) defined by unique features such as temperature and pressure.
Q 20: Which famous scientist developed the theory of relativity?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Albert Einstein
C) Stephen Hawking
D) Niels Bohr
Explanation: Albert Einstein had described the special theory of relativity in 1905. The result of Einstein's thinking about light, this theory introduced brand-new ideas to science.
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