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- Tue 29, March 2022
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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.
How many zeros are there in a one thousand naira note?
A.
Two
B.
Four
C.
Three
Reveal Answer
Three
2.
Energy given foods are called __________?
A.
Carbohydrate
B.
Vitamin
C.
Minerals
Reveal Answer
Carbohydrate
3.
Which is the fastest land animal in the world?
A.
Elephant
B.
Cheetah
C.
Lion
Reveal Answer
Cheetah
4.
Which food items is rich in iron?
A.
Yam
B.
Pulses
C.
Plantain
Reveal Answer
Pulses
5.
How many days are there in a Leap year?
A.
366
B.
360
C.
365
Reveal Answer
366
6.
The institution that is made up of a father, mother and their children is called ________.
A.
Tradition
B.
Culture
C.
Family
Reveal Answer
Family
7.
What is a baby frog called?
A.
Puppy
B.
Migget
C.
Tadpole
Reveal Answer
Tadpole
8.
Australia lies between which two oceans?
A.
Antlantic and Pacific Ocean
B.
Pacific and China Ocean
C.
Indian and Pacific Ocean
Reveal Answer
Indian and Pacific Ocean
9.
How many months do we have in a year?
A.
12 months
B.
15 months
C.
13 months
Reveal Answer
12 months
10.
Which day comes after Friday?
A.
Friday
B.
Thursday
C.
Saturday
Reveal Answer
Saturday
11.
What do you call the person who brings a letter to your home from post office?
A.
Postman
B.
Fire fighter
C.
Gentleman
Reveal Answer
Postman
12.
What is the sound made by a pig?
A.
Bark
B.
Grunt
C.
Mew
Reveal Answer
Grunt
13.
Mahatma Gandhi is regarded as the father of which country?
A.
India
B.
Mexico
C.
China
Reveal Answer
India
14.
Which is the largest land animal?
A.
Lion
B.
Elephant
C.
Dolphin
Reveal Answer
Elephant
15.
Which is the largest flower in the world
A.
Lili
B.
Rafflesia
C.
Hisbiscus
Reveal Answer
Rafflesia
16.
What type of tree do dates grow on?
A.
Palm
B.
Cashau
C.
Fig
Reveal Answer
Palm
17.
Which bird can not fly?
A.
Eagle
B.
Chicken
C.
Ostrich
Reveal Answer
Ostrich
18.
Which is the tallest mountain in the world?
A.
Mount Kilimanjaro
B.
Mount Everest
C.
Mount Idanre
Reveal Answer
Mount Everest
19.
Which planet is nearest to Earth?
A.
Venus
B.
Mercury
C.
Pluto
Reveal Answer
Venus
20.
What is the result of mixing Red and Blue colours together?
A.
Orange
B.
Purple
C.
Green
Reveal Answer
Purple
21.
How do you relate to your maternal grandfather?
A.
Father\'s mother
B.
Mother’s father
C.
Father\'s father
Reveal Answer
Mother’s father
22.
Which of the following is the first colour in a rainbow?
A.
Orange
B.
Green
C.
Red
Reveal Answer
Red
23.
Which is the largest fish in the world ?
A.
Shark
B.
Dolphin
C.
Whale
Reveal Answer
Whale
24.
Who invented Computer?
A.
John Nappier
B.
Charles Babbage
C.
Thomas Edison
Reveal Answer
Charles Babbage
25.
Who is the inventor of Television?
A.
John Logie Baird
B.
Thomas Edison
C.
Michael Faraday
Reveal Answer
John Logie Baird
26.
Which the fastest vehicle
A.
Train
B.
Car
C.
Aeroplane
Reveal Answer
Aeroplane
27.
Which is the tallest building in the world?
A.
Paris Sumjo
B.
Tower of Babel
C.
Burj Khalifa
Reveal Answer
Burj Khalifa
28.
How many players are there in Baseball?
A.
North East West South
B.
9 players
C.
What is the full form of NEWS?
Reveal Answer
9 players
29.
Which insect has colourful wings?
A.
Ant
B.
Bee
C.
Butterfly
Reveal Answer
Butterfly
30.
Which is largest freshwater lake in the world?
A.
Lake Superior
B.
Lake Merigold
C.
Lake chad
Reveal Answer
Lake Superior
31.
Which is the hardest substance available on earth?
A.
Radium
B.
Iron
C.
Diamond
Reveal Answer
Diamond
32.
Who is known as Father of Telephone
A.
Alexander Graham Bell
B.
Charles Babbage
C.
Charlie Chaplin
Reveal Answer
Alexander Graham Bell
33.
How many straight edges does a cube have?
A.
Sixteen
B.
Twelve
C.
Eight
Reveal Answer
Twelve
34.
Which is the smallest bird ?
A.
Humming Bird
B.
Parrot
C.
Eagle
Reveal Answer
Humming Bird
35.
Which organ purify our blood?
A.
Kidney
B.
Lungs
C.
Liver
Reveal Answer
Kidney
36.
Which is the most sensitive organ in our body?
A.
Skin
B.
Eye
C.
Ear
Reveal Answer
Skin
37.
Which electrical item did Thomas Edison invent first?
A.
Microwave
B.
Speaker
C.
Lightbulb
Reveal Answer
Lightbulb
38.
The national currency of the United States of America (USA) is
A.
Dollar
B.
Naira
C.
Pounds
Reveal Answer
Dollar
39.
What colour symbolises peace?
A.
white
B.
Yellow
C.
Blue
Reveal Answer
white
40.
Tsunami is a word in which language?
A.
Chinese
B.
French
C.
Japanese
Reveal Answer
Japanese
41.
Computer is a/an _____________ machine.
A.
Physical
B.
Radio
C.
Electronic
Reveal Answer
Electronic
42.
Which is biggest a lake, river or an ocean?
A.
River
B.
Ocean
C.
Lake
Reveal Answer
Ocean
43.
Rearing of hens, ducks and geese for their eggs and meat is called?
A.
Agro-forestry
B.
Poultry farming
C.
Fishery
Reveal Answer
Poultry farming
44.
Paris is the capital of which country?
A.
Niger
B.
Ghana
C.
France
Reveal Answer
France
45.
How many colours are there in Nigeria’s National Flag?
A.
Two
B.
Four
C.
Three
Reveal Answer
Two
46.
How many days are there in a year?
A.
365 days
B.
368 days
C.
360 days
Reveal Answer
365 days
47.
Egypt is situated close to which of the following river?
A.
Congo
B.
Niger
C.
Nile
Reveal Answer
Nile
48.
Which of the following is not an insect?
A.
Waps
B.
Cockroach
C.
Bat
Reveal Answer
Bat
49.
How many legs does a spider have?
A.
6
B.
8
C.
9
Reveal Answer
8
50.
What makes up (approx.) 80% of our brain’s volume?
A.
Water
B.
Oxygen
C.
Tissue
Reveal Answer
Water
51.
Which is the longest river in the world ?
A.
Congo
B.
Niger
C.
Nile
Reveal Answer
Nile
52.
Animals that has six legs and three segment of their body are called ________.
A.
Reptiles
B.
Insects
C.
Mammals
Reveal Answer
Insects
53.
Which of the following is not a sense organ?
A.
Skin
B.
Eye
C.
Brain
Reveal Answer
Brain
54.
What is the filament in a light bulb made of
A.
Lightning fluid
B.
Shadow
C.
Tungsten
Reveal Answer
Tungsten
55.
A figure with 8 sides is called?
A.
Nonagon
B.
Octagon
C.
Pentagon
Reveal Answer
Octagon
56.
Insects have how many legs?
A.
Two
B.
Six
C.
Eight
Reveal Answer
Six
57.
Which mineral elements is required for muscle contraction?
A.
Potassium
B.
Zinc
C.
Calcium
Reveal Answer
Calcium
58.
How many bones are there in a human body?
A.
206
B.
999
C.
199
Reveal Answer
206
59.
Which animal is known as the ‘Ship of the Desert?’
A.
Camel
B.
Pig
C.
Elephant
Reveal Answer
Camel
60.
Which is the largest plateau in the world ?
A.
Tibetan Plateau
B.
Kangarina Plateau
C.
Jos Plateau
Reveal Answer
Tibetan Plateau
61.
Which of the following stars is the nearest to the earth
A.
Diagon
B.
Sun
C.
Sophocles
Reveal Answer
Sun
62.
How many hours are there in a day?
A.
12 Hours
B.
24 Hours
C.
30 Hours
Reveal Answer
24 Hours
63.
How many layers are there in Earth’s atmosphere
A.
Five
B.
Ten
C.
Eight
Reveal Answer
Five
64.
In which direction does the sun rise?
A.
North
B.
West
C.
East
Reveal Answer
East
65.
What is the hottest continent on Earth?
A.
Australia
B.
Asia
C.
Africa
Reveal Answer
Africa
66.
Which of the following is not a primary colour?
A.
Red
B.
Orange
C.
Blue
Reveal Answer
Orange
67.
Which country is known as the Land of The Rising Sun?
A.
England
B.
Nigeria
C.
Japan
Reveal Answer
Japan
68.
Which continent is known as the Dark continent?
A.
South America
B.
Asia
C.
Africa
Reveal Answer
Africa
69.
Which is the biggest continent in the world ?
A.
Africa
B.
North America
C.
Asia
Reveal Answer
Asia
70.
What is the sound made by a horse?
A.
Bleat
B.
Bark
C.
Neigh
Reveal Answer
Neigh
71.
Name the gas found in the most abundance in our planet’s atmosphere?
A.
Oxygen
B.
Carbon
C.
Nitrogen
Reveal Answer
Nitrogen
72.
Who invented the diesel engine?
A.
Rudolf Diesel
B.
James Carbrige
C.
Nappier Bond
Reveal Answer
Rudolf Diesel
73.
Which is the largest country in the world based on the area?
A.
Russia
B.
Nigeria
C.
England
Reveal Answer
Russia
74.
Who is the inventor of Radio?
A.
Marconi
B.
Steve
C.
Babbage
Reveal Answer
Marconi
75.
How many colors are there in a rainbow?
A.
Seven
B.
Eleven
C.
Ten
Reveal Answer
Seven
76.
Which animal has hump on its back?
A.
Cangaroo
B.
Elephant
C.
Cattle
Reveal Answer
Cattle
77.
Which of the following planets is closer to the sun?
A.
Mercury
B.
Venus
C.
Earth
Reveal Answer
Mercury
78.
What is the shape of a cricket ball?
A.
Oval
B.
Triangular
C.
Spherical
Reveal Answer
Spherical
79.
Which of the following is a cash crop?
A.
Tomato
B.
Cocoa
C.
Pineapple
Reveal Answer
Cocoa
80.
Which is the most important part of a tree?
A.
Root
B.
Leaves
C.
Branch
Reveal Answer
Root
81.
Animals that has feather, beaks and lays eggs are called_______.
A.
Birds
B.
Insects
C.
Mammals
Reveal Answer
Birds
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