Level 1
World Records MCQs set 2 for Join PAF: Airman Initial Test General Knowledge — 20 solved questions.
Q1. By area, which is the second-largest sea in the world?
Answer: Caribbean Sea
Explanation: The Caribbean Sea, with an area of about 2.75 million km², is the second-largest sea in the world after the Philippine Sea.
Q2. The smallest country in the world is:
Answer: Vatican City
Explanation: Vatican City, covering approximately 0.44 km², is the world's smallest sovereign state by both area and population, serving as the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.
Q3. Which country has the largest Hindu population?
Answer: India
Explanation: India has the world's largest Hindu population, with approximately 1.1 billion Hindus - about 79% of India's total population and over 90% of the global Hindu community.
Q4. According to area, the largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is ___________.
Answer: Chitral
Explanation: Chitral district, before the creation of Upper and Lower Chitral in 2018, was the largest district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by area; the combined Chitral region remains the largest.
Q5. The deepest place in the Indian Ocean is __________.
Answer: Diamantina Trench
Explanation: The Diamantina Trench (also called Diamantina Deep) in the eastern Indian Ocean near Australia is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean, reaching approximately 8,047 m.
Q6. Which country has the largest army?
Answer: China
Explanation: China is correct. World Records is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q7. Which is the largest producer of saffron?
Answer: Iran
Explanation: Iran is the world's largest producer of saffron, accounting for approximately 90% of global production; the spice is primarily cultivated in Khorasan province.
Q8. Which country is the largest producer of oil?
Answer: USA
Explanation: USA is correct. World Records is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q9. World Longest mountain range is__________.
Answer: Andes
Explanation: The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range, stretching approximately 7,000 km along the western coast of South America.
Q10. Which city is the second-largest city of Italy?
Answer: Milan
Explanation: Milan is Italy's second-largest city after Rome, serving as the country's economic capital and a global hub for fashion, finance, and design.
Q11. Which is the largest Bay of the world?
Answer: Hudson Bay
Explanation: Hudson Bay is correct. World Records is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q12. Which port is the second-largest coffee exporting port?
Answer: Rio de Janeiro
Explanation: Rio de Janeiro's port has historically been a major coffee exporting hub, as Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer and Rio served as the primary export gateway for coffee from Minas Gerais and São Paulo states.
Q13. Which of the following country has the world's smallest note?
Answer: Romania
Explanation: Romania holds the record for the world's smallest banknote, the 10 bani note issued in 1917, measuring just 27.5 mm × 38 mm.
Q14. The largest volcanic crater in the world is
Answer: Toba (Indonesia)
Explanation: Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia, is the world's largest volcanic crater (caldera), formed by a supervolcanic eruption approximately 74,000 years ago; it measures 100 km × 30 km.
Q15. The largest number of women representatives are in the parliament of ________.
Answer: Rwanda
Explanation: Rwanda's parliament has the highest proportion of women representatives in the world, with women holding over 60% of seats in the Chamber of Deputies, driven by constitutional gender quotas.
Q16. Which is the world's largest landlocked country?
Answer: Kazakhstan
Explanation: Kazakhstan, covering 2.72 million km², is the world's largest landlocked country and the ninth largest country overall, located in Central Asia.
Q17. The second largest desert of the world is:
Answer: Arabian
Explanation: Counting only hot deserts, the Arabian Desert (about 2.33 million km²) is the second largest after the Sahara (9.2 million km²).
Q18. What is the world's largest living mammal?
Answer: Blue Whale
Explanation: The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal known to have ever existed, reaching lengths of up to 30 m and weights exceeding 150 tonnes.
Q19. The world's longest bridge, Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, is in __________ .
Answer: China
Explanation: The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, completed in 2010 for the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, stretches 164.8 km (102.4 miles), making it the world's longest bridge.
Q20. What is the highest peak of the Kirthar Range?
Answer: Zardak Peak
Explanation: Zardak Peak is the highest peak of the Kirthar Range in Sindh, Pakistan, standing at approximately 2,439 meters.