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General Knowledge Easy

What is the name of the galaxy containing our solar system?

  • AAndromeda Galaxy
  • BSombrero Galaxy
  • CTriangulum Galaxy
  • DMilky Way Galaxy
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Correct Answer: Option D — Milky Way Galaxy
Explanation: Our solar system is located in the Milky Way Galaxy a barred spiral galaxy containing between 100 and 400 billion stars and spanning about 100000 light years in diameter.
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General Knowledge Medium

Which gas makes up the majority of the Sun?

  • AOxygen
  • BHydrogen
  • CCarbon
  • DHelium
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Correct Answer: Option B — Hydrogen
Explanation: The Sun is composed primarily of hydrogen approximately 73 percent by mass which undergoes nuclear fusion to form helium releasing the enormous amounts of energy that power the solar system.
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63
General Knowledge Easy

How many planets are in our solar system?

  • A8
  • B7
  • C9
  • D10
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Correct Answer: Option A — 8
Explanation: Our solar system has eight planets namely Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune following the 2006 decision by the International Astronomical Union to reclassify Pluto.
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General Knowledge Easy

Which planet is closest to the Sun in our solar system?

  • AVenus
  • BEarth
  • CMars
  • DMercury
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Correct Answer: Option D — Mercury
Explanation: Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun in our solar system orbiting at an average distance of about 57.9 million kilometres and completing one orbit every 88 Earth days.
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65
General Knowledge Easy

Who was the first human to walk on the Moon?

  • ABuzz Aldrin
  • BNeil Armstrong
  • CYuri Gagarin
  • DMichael Collins
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Correct Answer: Option B — Neil Armstrong
Explanation: Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the Moon on 21 July 1969 during NASA's Apollo 11 mission delivering his famous words about one giant leap for mankind.
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General Knowledge Easy

Who was the first human to travel to space?

  • ANeil Armstrong
  • BYuri Gagarin
  • CAlan Shepard
  • DBuzz Aldrin
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Correct Answer: Option B — Yuri Gagarin
Explanation: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel to space on 12 April 1961 aboard Vostok 1 completing one orbit of the Earth in about 108 minutes.
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67
General Knowledge Easy

Which city hosts the headquarters of the World Trade Organization?

  • AGeneva
  • BNew York
  • CBrussels
  • DVienna
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Correct Answer: Option A — Geneva
Explanation: The World Trade Organization WTO is headquartered in Geneva Switzerland and deals with the global rules of trade between nations aiming to ensure smooth and fair international trade.
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General Knowledge Easy

Which city hosts the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund?

  • ALondon
  • BGeneva
  • CNew York
  • DWashington DC
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Correct Answer: Option D — Washington DC
Explanation: The International Monetary Fund IMF is headquartered in Washington DC USA and works to foster global monetary cooperation and financial stability among its 190 member countries.
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General Knowledge Easy

Which country is the headquarters of the United Nations?

  • AUK
  • BSwitzerland
  • CFrance
  • DUSA
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Correct Answer: Option D — USA
Explanation: The United Nations headquarters is located in New York City USA though other major UN offices are in Geneva Vienna and Nairobi.
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General Knowledge Easy

How many permanent members does the UN Security Council have?

  • A3
  • B5
  • C4
  • D6
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Correct Answer: Option B — 5
Explanation: The UN Security Council has five permanent members namely the United States United Kingdom France Russia and China all holding veto power over substantive council resolutions.
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