Level 1
World Affairs MCQs set 2 for Bank of Khyber (BoK) Officer General Knowledge — 20 solved questions.
Q1. When no tariffs are imposed on all imports and exports, it is called:
Answer: Free Trade
Explanation: Free trade is a policy where governments impose no tariffs, quotas, or other trade barriers on imports and exports between countries.
Q2. Who is called the "Father of Comedy"?
Answer: Aristophanes
Explanation: Aristophanes, the ancient Greek playwright (c. 446-386 BC), is called the "Father of Comedy" for his surviving comic plays including "The Clouds" and "The Birds."
Q3. The Caretaker is written by _______ who got the literature Nobel Prize in 2005.
Answer: Harold Pinter
Explanation: Harold Pinter wrote "The Caretaker" in 1960; he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005 for his works that "uncover the precipice under everyday prattle."
Q4. OPEC was founded in:
Answer: 1960
Explanation: 1960 is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q5. Who was Cleopatra.
Answer: Ruler of Egypt
Explanation: Cleopatra VII was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, reigning from 51 to 30 BC before Egypt became a Roman province.
Q6. Who has scored the most runs in Test cricket for Pakistan?
Answer: Younis Khan
Explanation: Younis Khan holds the record for the most Test runs for Pakistan with 10,099 runs in 118 Tests, surpassing Javed Miandad's long-standing record.
Q7. Who was the co-founder of Oracle?
Answer: Larry Ellison
Explanation: Larry Ellison co-founded Oracle Corporation in 1977 along with Bob Miner and Ed Oates; he served as CEO for decades and built it into the world's leading database company.
Q8. Who is credited with the saying, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"?
Answer: Voltaire
Explanation: Voltaire is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q9. Who started the Civil Rights Movement?
Answer: Martin Luther King
Explanation: Martin Luther King is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q10. Who was known as the Ambassador to the World's Religion?
Answer: Huston Smith
Explanation: Huston Smith is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q11. Which bank gives monetary policy in Pakistan?
Answer: State Bank of Pakistan
Explanation: State Bank of Pakistan is correct. Economics Business is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q12. The first person who climbed Nanga Parbat was:
Answer: Hermann Buhl
Explanation: Hermann Buhl is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q13. The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund is in:
Answer: Washington
Explanation: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA; it was established in 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference to promote global monetary stability.
Q14. Who built the Pharos of Alexandria?
Answer: Sostratus of Cnidus
Explanation: The Pharos of Alexandria (Lighthouse of Alexandria) was commissioned and built by Sostratus of Cnidus during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus around 280 BC.
Q15. Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold it to Microsoft?
Answer: Sabeer Bhatia
Explanation: Sabeer Bhatia, a Pakistani-American entrepreneur, co-founded Hotmail in 1996 with Jack Smith; it was sold to Microsoft for approximately $400 million in 1997.
Q16. Who is the author of Khulasat-al-Tawarikh?
Answer: Sujan Raj Khatri
Explanation: "Khulasat-ul-Tawarikh" was authored by Sujan Rai Bhandari (Sujan Raj Khatri), a 17th-century Hindu historian who wrote this Persian chronicle during Aurangzeb's reign.
Q17. Who was the conqueror of Spain?
Answer: Tariq bin Ziad
Explanation: Tariq ibn Ziyad led the Umayyad Berber forces across the Strait of Gibraltar in 711 AD, conquering the Visigothic Kingdom of Hispania (Spain) in a rapid campaign.
Q18. When did Spain join NATO?
Answer: 1982
Explanation: Spain joined NATO on 30 May 1982, after a referendum and parliamentary vote under Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, becoming the 16th member of the alliance.
Q19. Who holds the title of Badshah Khan, frontier Gandhi?
Answer: Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Explanation: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, known as "Bacha Khan" or "Frontier Gandhi," was a Pashtun independence activist and close associate of Mahatma Gandhi who advocated nonviolent resistance.
Q20. Who built the first fully practical airplane?
Answer: Wilbur and Orville Wright
Explanation: Wilbur and Orville Wright built and flew the first fully practical powered airplane; their Wright Flyer made its first successful flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on 17 December 1903.