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What is the capital city of Malaysia?

  • A Johor Bahru
  • B Kuala Lumpur
  • C Georgetown
  • D Ipoh
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Correct Answer: Option B — Kuala Lumpur
Explanation: Kuala Lumpur is the capital and largest city of Malaysia serving as the country's financial commercial and cultural centre though the federal administrative capital is Putrajaya.
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What is the currency of Indonesia?

  • A Ringgit
  • B Rupiah
  • C Baht
  • D Peso
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Correct Answer: Option B — Rupiah
Explanation: The Indonesian Rupiah abbreviated as IDR is the official currency of Indonesia issued by Bank Indonesia and is one of the lowest valued currency units in the world due to historical inflation.
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What is the currency of Kenya?

  • A Franc
  • B Shilling
  • C Kenyan Shilling
  • D Pound
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Correct Answer: Option C — Kenyan Shilling
Explanation: The Kenyan Shilling abbreviated as KES is the official currency of Kenya introduced in 1966 replacing the East African Shilling and is issued by the Central Bank of Kenya.
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Which is the capital city of Kenya?

  • A Mombasa
  • B Kisumu
  • C Nakuru
  • D Nairobi
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Correct Answer: Option D — Nairobi
Explanation: Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya serving as the country's political economic and cultural centre and is also home to the United Nations Environment Programme headquarters.
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What is the currency of Egypt?

  • A Dinar
  • B Egyptian Pound
  • C Pound
  • D Riyal
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Correct Answer: Option B — Egyptian Pound
Explanation: The Egyptian Pound abbreviated as EGP is the official currency of Egypt issued by the Central Bank of Egypt and has been in use since 1834.
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Which is the capital city of Egypt?

  • A Alexandria
  • B Cairo
  • C Luxor
  • D Aswan
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Correct Answer: Option B — Cairo
Explanation: Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and is one of the most populous cities in Africa and the Arab world with a metropolitan population of around 21 million people.
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What is the name of the galaxy containing our solar system?

  • A Andromeda Galaxy
  • B Sombrero Galaxy
  • C Triangulum Galaxy
  • D Milky 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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How many planets are in our solar system?

  • A 8
  • B 7
  • C 9
  • D 10
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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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Which planet is closest to the Sun in our solar system?

  • A Venus
  • B Earth
  • C Mars
  • D Mercury
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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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Who was the first human to walk on the Moon?

  • A Buzz Aldrin
  • B Neil Armstrong
  • C Yuri Gagarin
  • D Michael 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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Who was the first human to travel to space?

  • A Neil Armstrong
  • B Yuri Gagarin
  • C Alan Shepard
  • D Buzz 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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Which city hosts the headquarters of the World Trade Organization?

  • A Geneva
  • B New York
  • C Brussels
  • D Vienna
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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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Which city hosts the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund?

  • A London
  • B Geneva
  • C New York
  • D Washington 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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Which country is the headquarters of the United Nations?

  • A UK
  • B Switzerland
  • C France
  • D USA
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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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How many permanent members does the UN Security Council have?

  • A 3
  • B 5
  • C 4
  • D 6
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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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Which international organisation has the most member states in the world?

  • A United Nations
  • B NATO
  • C WTO
  • D European Union
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Correct Answer: Option A — United Nations
Explanation: The United Nations has the most member states in the world with 193 member countries and serves as the primary international organisation for maintaining peace and security globally.
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Which is the largest hot desert in the world?

  • A Arabian Desert
  • B Sahara
  • C Gobi Desert
  • D Antarctic Desert
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Correct Answer: Option B — Sahara
Explanation: The Sahara Desert in North Africa is the largest hot desert in the world covering approximately 9.2 million square kilometres across 11 countries.
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Which is the highest mountain in the world?

  • A Mount Everest
  • B K2
  • C Kangchenjunga
  • D Lhotse
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Correct Answer: Option A — Mount Everest
Explanation: Mount Everest located on the Nepal-Tibet border is the highest mountain in the world at 8848.86 metres above sea level and was first summited by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953.
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Which is the smallest continent in the world by area?

  • A Europe
  • B South America
  • C Antarctica
  • D Australia
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Correct Answer: Option D — Australia
Explanation: Australia is the smallest continent in the world by area covering approximately 7.7 million square kilometres and is also the only continent that is occupied by a single country.
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Which is the largest continent in the world by area?

  • A Africa
  • B North America
  • C Asia
  • D Europe
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Correct Answer: Option C — Asia
Explanation: Asia is the largest continent in the world covering approximately 44.6 million square kilometres accounting for about 30 percent of Earth's total land area.
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