Q. 1
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
The thickest book on record having thickness of 2.75 m was produced by:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This record was established in 2010 by Troendle for a book produced in Germany.
Q. 2
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
The highest price paid for any book is 8.14 million named:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This 12th-century illuminated manuscript was sold at Sotheby's in 1983.
Q. 3
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Which day is observed as Commonwealth day by member countries?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
May 24 was historically observed as Empire Day and later Commonwealth Day in many regions.
Q. 4
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Which country has no railway?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Afghanistan historically lacked a national railway network due to difficult terrain and conflict.
Q. 5
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Bikanoor is a first space centre of world situated in:
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The Baikonur Cosmodrome (transcribed as Bikanoor) was the launch site for Sputnik 1.
Q. 6
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
In an Island near Alexandria an ancient wonder "The pharaohs of Alexandria" is situated. What is it?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom around 280 BC.
Q. 7
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
In Italy, which famous wonder is located?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The Leaning Tower is the freestanding bell tower of the cathedral of the city of Pisa.
Q. 8
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Which is Britain's oldest university?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Teaching at the University of Oxford is known to have existed since 1096.
Q. 9
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Which is the largest state of USA area wise?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas, the second-largest state.
Q. 10
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Which of these countries has the largest area of forestland?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Brazil holds approximately 60% of the Amazon rainforest within its borders.
Q. 11
General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
The first Pakistani Muslim who got Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Abdus Salam shared the prize for his contributions to the electroweak unification theory.
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