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