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General Knowledge Hard

The Strait of Hormuz is strategically important because it connects which bodies of water?

  • ARed Sea and Gulf of Aden
  • BPersian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
  • CArabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
  • DMediterranean Sea and Black Sea
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Correct Answer: Option B — Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
Explanation: The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It is the world's most strategically vital oil chokepoint through which approximately 20 percent of global oil supply passes daily making it critical to global energy security.
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General Knowledge Medium

The Ozone Layer is found in which layer of the atmosphere?

  • ATroposphere
  • BStratosphere
  • CMesosphere
  • DThermosphere
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Correct Answer: Option B — Stratosphere
Explanation: The Ozone Layer is situated in the stratosphere approximately 15 to 35 kilometers above Earth's surface. It absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation protecting life on Earth. The Montreal Protocol of 1987 was enacted to limit ozone-depleting substances and is considered a successful environmental treaty.
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653
General Knowledge Medium

Which is the most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers?

  • AEnglish
  • BSpanish
  • CMandarin Chinese
  • DHindi
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Correct Answer: Option C — Mandarin Chinese
Explanation: Mandarin Chinese has the highest number of native speakers in the world with over 900 million people. It is the official language of China and Taiwan and is also spoken in Singapore and other communities worldwide. English leads in total speakers including second-language users.
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654
General Knowledge Medium

The term 'Brexit' refers to which country leaving the European Union?

  • ABelgium
  • BBritain
  • CBrazil
  • DBulgaria
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Correct Answer: Option B — Britain
Explanation: Brexit is a portmanteau of British and Exit referring to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Following a 2016 referendum the UK formally left the EU on January 31 2020 ending its 47-year membership and triggering significant political and economic consequences.
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655
General Knowledge Easy

Which country first landed humans on the Moon?

  • ASoviet Union
  • BUnited Kingdom
  • CUnited States
  • DChina
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Correct Answer: Option C — United States
Explanation: The United States achieved the first crewed Moon landing on July 20 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon while Michael Collins orbited above in the command module.
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656
General Knowledge Medium

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city?

  • AStockholm
  • BOslo
  • CGeneva
  • DCopenhagen
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Correct Answer: Option B — Oslo
Explanation: The Nobel Peace Prize is uniquely awarded in Oslo Norway while the other Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm Sweden. The Norwegian Nobel Committee selects the Peace Prize laureate. This arrangement dates back to Alfred Nobel's will which specified the Norwegian Parliament to oversee this prize.
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General Knowledge Medium

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in which year?

  • A1945
  • B1946
  • C1947
  • D1948
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Correct Answer: Option D — 1948
Explanation: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948. It establishes fundamental human rights to be universally protected and consists of 30 articles. December 10 is observed as Human Rights Day globally.
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General Knowledge Medium

The ancient wonder 'Hanging Gardens of Babylon' was located in present-day?

  • AEgypt
  • BIran
  • CIraq
  • DTurkey
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Correct Answer: Option C — Iraq
Explanation: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are traditionally believed to have existed in ancient Babylon near modern-day Hillah in the Babil Province of Iraq. They are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World whose location remains uncertain and unconfirmed archaeologically.
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General Knowledge Easy

The term 'Cold War' refers to the political tension between which two superpowers?

  • AUSA and China
  • BUSA and USSR
  • CUK and USSR
  • DFrance and Germany
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Correct Answer: Option B — USA and USSR
Explanation: The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union lasting from approximately 1947 to 1991. It involved ideological conflict arms race space race and proxy wars but no direct large-scale military confrontation between the two superpowers.
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General Knowledge Medium

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

  • ACurie Marie
  • BMother Teresa
  • CJane Addams
  • DPearl Buck
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Correct Answer: Option A — Curie Marie
Explanation: Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize receiving the Physics Prize in 1903 for her research on radiation. She later won a second Nobel in Chemistry in 1911 becoming the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific disciplines.
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