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Q. 1 General Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy (1 Mark)
The thickest book on record having thickness of 2.75 m was produced by:
A
Peter Troendle
✓ Correct
B
Edward Gibbon
C
George Bernard Shaw
D
Lord Byron
💡 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:
A
The Gospel Book of Henry the Lion - Duke of Saxony
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B
Coptic Psalter
C
Bread, Beauty and Revolution
D
Paradise Regained
💡 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?
A
2024-05-01 00:00:00
✓ Correct
B
2024-10-01 00:00:00
C
2014-11-01 00:00:00
D
2025-01-01 00:00:00
💡 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?
A
UAE
B
Maldives
C
Afghanistan
✓ Correct
D
Lebanon
💡 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:
A
Russia
B
Kazakhstan
✓ Correct
C
China
D
USA
💡 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?
A
Light House
✓ Correct
B
Leaning Tower
C
Great Wall
D
Wall
💡 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?
A
Hanging Garden
B
Leaning Tower
✓ Correct
C
Budha Statue
D
Great Wall
💡 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?
A
St. Andrews
B
Oxford
✓ Correct
C
Cambridge
D
St. Helina
💡 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?
A
Alaska
✓ Correct
B
Florida
C
Michigan
D
Hawaii
💡 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?
A
Brazil
✓ Correct
B
Australia
C
US
D
South Africa
💡 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
A
Dr. Abdul Salam
✓ Correct
B
Anwar Saddat
C
Yousaf Ali
D
Yasir Arfat
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Abdus Salam shared the prize for his contributions to the electroweak unification theory.
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