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NTS MCQs

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NTS tests evaluate aptitude, analytical reasoning, quantitative ability, English and subject knowledge for admissions, scholarships and recruitment.

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11

Which city is known as the City of Gold?

  • ANew York
  • BLondon
  • CTokyo
  • DDubai
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Correct Answer: Option D — Dubai
Explanation: Dubai is widely known as the City of Gold due to its thriving gold trade and the famous Gold Souk in Deira making it one of the world's leading gold trading centres.
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12

What is the currency of Italy and most eurozone countries?

  • AEuro
  • BLira
  • CFranc
  • DMark
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Correct Answer: Option A — Euro
Explanation: Italy along with most other European Union member states uses the Euro as its official currency having replaced the Italian Lira in 2002 when euro banknotes and coins were introduced.
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13

What is the capital city of Italy?

  • ARome
  • BMilan
  • CVenice
  • DNaples
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Correct Answer: Option A — Rome
Explanation: Rome is the capital and largest city of Italy known as the Eternal City and serving as the country's political cultural and historical centre home to the Vatican City.
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14

Which is the largest lake in the world by surface area?

  • ALake Baikal
  • BLake Victoria
  • CLake Huron
  • DCaspian Sea
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Correct Answer: Option D — Caspian Sea
Explanation: The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world by surface area covering approximately 371000 square kilometres and is bordered by five countries including Russia and Iran.
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15

Which is the deepest lake in the world?

  • ALake Baikal
  • BLake Superior
  • CCaspian Sea
  • DLake Victoria
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Correct Answer: Option A — Lake Baikal
Explanation: Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world reaching a maximum depth of 1642 metres and contains approximately 20 percent of the world's unfrozen fresh surface water.
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16

Which ancient wonder of the world still exists today?

  • AColossus of Rhodes
  • BHanging Gardens of Babylon
  • CStatue of Zeus
  • DGreat Pyramid of Giza
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Correct Answer: Option D — Great Pyramid of Giza
Explanation: The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt is the only ancient wonder of the world that still exists today built around 2560 BCE as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu.
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17

What is the name of the world's longest wall built across northern China?

  • AGreat Wall of China
  • BSilk Road
  • CGrand Canal
  • DDragon Wall
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Correct Answer: Option A — Great Wall of China
Explanation: The Great Wall of China is the world's longest wall stretching over 21000 kilometres across northern China built to protect Chinese territory from invasions and now a major tourist attraction.
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18

Which international organization focuses on providing loans to developing countries for poverty reduction?

  • AWTO
  • BWorld Bank
  • CIMF
  • DUN
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Correct Answer: Option B — World Bank
Explanation: The World Bank provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development projects aimed at reducing poverty and supporting long-term economic development.
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19

Which world organisation works specifically to promote and safeguard international trade?

  • AWorld Trade Organization
  • BIMF
  • CWorld Bank
  • DUN
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Correct Answer: Option A — World Trade Organization
Explanation: The World Trade Organization WTO is the global international organisation dealing specifically with the rules of trade between nations aiming to ensure trade flows as smoothly predictably and freely as possible.
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20

Which is the capital city of Gilgit-Baltistan?

  • ASkardu
  • BHunza
  • CGilgit
  • DChilas
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Correct Answer: Option C — Gilgit
Explanation: Gilgit is the capital city of Gilgit-Baltistan the northernmost territory of Pakistan bordering China Afghanistan and the Indian-administered Kashmir region.
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