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General Knowledge Quiz 1
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This quiz contain topics related to sciences, geography, social science and arts. It is a simpler chapter to prepare students for the general paper exams in Common Entrance Examination.
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1.
Which is largest freshwater lake in the world?
A.
Lake Superior
B.
Lake chad
C.
Lake Merigold
Reveal Answer
Lake Superior
2.
Who invented Computer?
A.
Thomas Edison
B.
John Nappier
C.
Charles Babbage
Reveal Answer
Charles Babbage
3.
Which is the largest country in the world based on the area?
A.
Nigeria
B.
Russia
C.
England
Reveal Answer
Russia
4.
Which is the hardest substance available on earth?
A.
Radium
B.
Iron
C.
Diamond
Reveal Answer
Diamond
5.
Which organ purify our blood?
A.
Kidney
B.
Lungs
C.
Liver
Reveal Answer
Kidney
6.
Tsunami is a word in which language?
A.
French
B.
Japanese
C.
Chinese
Reveal Answer
Japanese
7.
Mahatma Gandhi is regarded as the father of which country?
A.
India
B.
Mexico
C.
China
Reveal Answer
India
8.
What type of tree do dates grow on?
A.
Cashau
B.
Fig
C.
Palm
Reveal Answer
Palm
9.
Rearing of hens, ducks and geese for their eggs and meat is called?
A.
Agro-forestry
B.
Fishery
C.
Poultry farming
Reveal Answer
Poultry farming
10.
Animals that has six legs and three segment of their body are called ________.
A.
Reptiles
B.
Mammals
C.
Insects
Reveal Answer
Insects
11.
How many legs does a spider have?
A.
8
B.
6
C.
9
Reveal Answer
8
12.
What is the hottest continent on Earth?
A.
Australia
B.
Asia
C.
Africa
Reveal Answer
Africa
13.
What do you call the person who brings a letter to your home from post office?
A.
Gentleman
B.
Fire fighter
C.
Postman
Reveal Answer
Postman
14.
Which country is known as the Land of The Rising Sun?
A.
England
B.
Nigeria
C.
Japan
Reveal Answer
Japan
15.
Which electrical item did Thomas Edison invent first?
A.
Lightbulb
B.
Microwave
C.
Speaker
Reveal Answer
Lightbulb
16.
Which bird can not fly?
A.
Chicken
B.
Eagle
C.
Ostrich
Reveal Answer
Ostrich
17.
Australia lies between which two oceans?
A.
Pacific and China Ocean
B.
Antlantic and Pacific Ocean
C.
Indian and Pacific Ocean
Reveal Answer
Indian and Pacific Ocean
18.
How many straight edges does a cube have?
A.
Twelve
B.
Eight
C.
Sixteen
Reveal Answer
Twelve
19.
Name the gas found in the most abundance in our planet’s atmosphere?
A.
Carbon
B.
Nitrogen
C.
Oxygen
Reveal Answer
Nitrogen
20.
Which insect has colourful wings?
A.
Ant
B.
Bee
C.
Butterfly
Reveal Answer
Butterfly
21.
Which is the most sensitive organ in our body?
A.
Ear
B.
Skin
C.
Eye
Reveal Answer
Skin
22.
Which of the following is not a primary colour?
A.
Blue
B.
Orange
C.
Red
Reveal Answer
Orange
23.
What is a baby frog called?
A.
Migget
B.
Puppy
C.
Tadpole
Reveal Answer
Tadpole
24.
Which is the largest land animal?
A.
Dolphin
B.
Elephant
C.
Lion
Reveal Answer
Elephant
25.
Which is the biggest continent in the world ?
A.
Asia
B.
North America
C.
Africa
Reveal Answer
Asia
26.
Which of the following planets is closer to the sun?
A.
Mercury
B.
Earth
C.
Venus
Reveal Answer
Mercury
27.
Who is the inventor of Television?
A.
Thomas Edison
B.
John Logie Baird
C.
Michael Faraday
Reveal Answer
John Logie Baird
28.
Which animal is known as the ‘Ship of the Desert?’
A.
Camel
B.
Elephant
C.
Pig
Reveal Answer
Camel
29.
How many colors are there in a rainbow?
A.
Ten
B.
Seven
C.
Eleven
Reveal Answer
Seven
30.
How many bones are there in a human body?
A.
199
B.
206
C.
999
Reveal Answer
206
31.
What colour symbolises peace?
A.
white
B.
Yellow
C.
Blue
Reveal Answer
white
32.
Which the fastest vehicle
A.
Aeroplane
B.
Train
C.
Car
Reveal Answer
Aeroplane
33.
Paris is the capital of which country?
A.
France
B.
Ghana
C.
Niger
Reveal Answer
France
34.
Which is the largest plateau in the world ?
A.
Tibetan Plateau
B.
Kangarina Plateau
C.
Jos Plateau
Reveal Answer
Tibetan Plateau
35.
The national currency of the United States of America (USA) is
A.
Pounds
B.
Naira
C.
Dollar
Reveal Answer
Dollar
36.
Which planet is nearest to Earth?
A.
Venus
B.
Mercury
C.
Pluto
Reveal Answer
Venus
37.
Which is the largest flower in the world
A.
Rafflesia
B.
Hisbiscus
C.
Lili
Reveal Answer
Rafflesia
38.
Which of the following is the first colour in a rainbow?
A.
Orange
B.
Green
C.
Red
Reveal Answer
Red
39.
Computer is a/an _____________ machine.
A.
Electronic
B.
Radio
C.
Physical
Reveal Answer
Electronic
40.
Which is the longest river in the world ?
A.
Niger
B.
Nile
C.
Congo
Reveal Answer
Nile
41.
How many layers are there in Earth’s atmosphere
A.
Five
B.
Eight
C.
Ten
Reveal Answer
Five
42.
What is the shape of a cricket ball?
A.
Triangular
B.
Oval
C.
Spherical
Reveal Answer
Spherical
43.
Which is the fastest land animal in the world?
A.
Elephant
B.
Cheetah
C.
Lion
Reveal Answer
Cheetah
44.
How many days are there in a Leap year?
A.
365
B.
360
C.
366
Reveal Answer
366
45.
The institution that is made up of a father, mother and their children is called ________.
A.
Tradition
B.
Culture
C.
Family
Reveal Answer
Family
46.
Energy given foods are called __________?
A.
Minerals
B.
Vitamin
C.
Carbohydrate
Reveal Answer
Carbohydrate
47.
Which day comes after Friday?
A.
Friday
B.
Thursday
C.
Saturday
Reveal Answer
Saturday
48.
In which direction does the sun rise?
A.
North
B.
East
C.
West
Reveal Answer
East
49.
Which is the most important part of a tree?
A.
Root
B.
Leaves
C.
Branch
Reveal Answer
Root
50.
What is the sound made by a pig?
A.
Mew
B.
Grunt
C.
Bark
Reveal Answer
Grunt
51.
Which is the tallest building in the world?
A.
Paris Sumjo
B.
Tower of Babel
C.
Burj Khalifa
Reveal Answer
Burj Khalifa
52.
Animals that has feather, beaks and lays eggs are called_______.
A.
Insects
B.
Mammals
C.
Birds
Reveal Answer
Birds
53.
Which of the following is a cash crop?
A.
Cocoa
B.
Tomato
C.
Pineapple
Reveal Answer
Cocoa
54.
What makes up (approx.) 80% of our brain’s volume?
A.
Oxygen
B.
Water
C.
Tissue
Reveal Answer
Water
55.
What is the sound made by a horse?
A.
Neigh
B.
Bark
C.
Bleat
Reveal Answer
Neigh
56.
Which of the following is not an insect?
A.
Cockroach
B.
Bat
C.
Waps
Reveal Answer
Bat
57.
How do you relate to your maternal grandfather?
A.
Mother’s father
B.
Father\'s father
C.
Father\'s mother
Reveal Answer
Mother’s father
58.
Which of the following is not a sense organ?
A.
Eye
B.
Skin
C.
Brain
Reveal Answer
Brain
59.
Which is the largest fish in the world ?
A.
Shark
B.
Whale
C.
Dolphin
Reveal Answer
Whale
60.
Which is the tallest mountain in the world?
A.
Mount Kilimanjaro
B.
Mount Idanre
C.
Mount Everest
Reveal Answer
Mount Everest
61.
How many days are there in a year?
A.
360 days
B.
368 days
C.
365 days
Reveal Answer
365 days
62.
A figure with 8 sides is called?
A.
Nonagon
B.
Pentagon
C.
Octagon
Reveal Answer
Octagon
63.
Who is the inventor of Radio?
A.
Marconi
B.
Babbage
C.
Steve
Reveal Answer
Marconi
64.
How many colours are there in Nigeria’s National Flag?
A.
Three
B.
Two
C.
Four
Reveal Answer
Two
65.
Which of the following stars is the nearest to the earth
A.
Sophocles
B.
Sun
C.
Diagon
Reveal Answer
Sun
66.
How many zeros are there in a one thousand naira note?
A.
Two
B.
Three
C.
Four
Reveal Answer
Three
67.
Which animal has hump on its back?
A.
Cattle
B.
Cangaroo
C.
Elephant
Reveal Answer
Cattle
68.
What is the filament in a light bulb made of
A.
Shadow
B.
Lightning fluid
C.
Tungsten
Reveal Answer
Tungsten
69.
How many players are there in Baseball?
A.
What is the full form of NEWS?
B.
9 players
C.
North East West South
Reveal Answer
9 players
70.
Who invented the diesel engine?
A.
Rudolf Diesel
B.
James Carbrige
C.
Nappier Bond
Reveal Answer
Rudolf Diesel
71.
Egypt is situated close to which of the following river?
A.
Nile
B.
Congo
C.
Niger
Reveal Answer
Nile
72.
Who is known as Father of Telephone
A.
Charles Babbage
B.
Alexander Graham Bell
C.
Charlie Chaplin
Reveal Answer
Alexander Graham Bell
73.
Which mineral elements is required for muscle contraction?
A.
Zinc
B.
Calcium
C.
Potassium
Reveal Answer
Calcium
74.
Which is biggest a lake, river or an ocean?
A.
Lake
B.
River
C.
Ocean
Reveal Answer
Ocean
75.
How many months do we have in a year?
A.
12 months
B.
13 months
C.
15 months
Reveal Answer
12 months
76.
Which food items is rich in iron?
A.
Yam
B.
Plantain
C.
Pulses
Reveal Answer
Pulses
77.
What is the result of mixing Red and Blue colours together?
A.
Orange
B.
Purple
C.
Green
Reveal Answer
Purple
78.
How many hours are there in a day?
A.
30 Hours
B.
24 Hours
C.
12 Hours
Reveal Answer
24 Hours
79.
Insects have how many legs?
A.
Eight
B.
Two
C.
Six
Reveal Answer
Six
80.
Which continent is known as the Dark continent?
A.
South America
B.
Asia
C.
Africa
Reveal Answer
Africa
81.
Which is the smallest bird ?
A.
Eagle
B.
Parrot
C.
Humming Bird
Reveal Answer
Humming Bird
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