General Knowledge Quiz 9- The World

General Knowledge Quiz 9- The World

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1. In which ountry is the Welikada Prison, a maximum security prison and the largest prison in that country?

Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Afganisthan
Myanmar

2. Harare is the capital of which country?

Brazil
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Botswana

3. Which fabric got its name from a French city?

Damask
Suede
Satin
Denim

4. SOS is the International Morse code distress signal. Which country first adopted SOS?

Japan
Britain
USA
Germany

5. Which one of the following is the largest and oldest high IQ soceity in the world?

International High-IQ Society
Sigma Society
Mensa International
Intertel

6. The natural landslide dam, Usoi Dam, which is the tallest dam in the world is situtated in

China
Russia
France
Tajikistan

7. Name the explorer who sailed the three ships, namely La Nina, La Pinta and La Santa Maria?

Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Bartolomeu Dias

8. Name the island where Napoleon was imprisoned in exile by the British

Marajo
Devon Island
Saint Helena
Saint Petersberg

9. The political philosophy of which one of the following inspired the French Revolution?

Rousseau
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates

10. Which one of the following UN organisations is concerned with the welfare of children?

UNESCO
UNICEF
UNDP
FAO

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