Level 1
World Affairs MCQs set 3 for National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) SI / JPO General Knowledge — 20 solved questions.
Q1. Who is the author of "Nana"?
Answer: Emile Zola
Explanation: "Nana" (1880) was written by French naturalist author Émile Zola as the ninth novel in his Rougon-Macquart series, depicting the life of a Parisian courtesan.
Q2. Who among the following persons is called Desert Fox ?
Answer: Erwin Rommel
Explanation: German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel earned the nickname "Desert Fox" for his swift and cunning tactics during the North Africa campaign in World War II.
Q3. Who won the 50-Over Men's Cricket World Cup in 2019?
Answer: England
Explanation: England won the 2019 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, defeating New Zealand in the final at Lord's on July 14, 2019, in a dramatic Super Over finish.
Q4. The first Secretary General of the United Nations was __________.
Answer: Trygve Lie
Explanation: Trygve Lie of Norway was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1946 to 1952.
Q5. PSX is a/an ________ company.
Answer: Limited by shares
Explanation: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was incorporated as a company limited by shares following its demutualization in January 2016 under the Stock Exchanges (Corporatization, Demutualization and Integration) Act 2012.
Q6. Who was the Director of the CIA from 2018 to 2021?
Answer: Gina Haspel
Explanation: Gina Haspel is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q7. Who was UN General Assembly president in 1962-1963?
Answer: Sir Zafarullah Khan
Explanation: Sir Zafarullah Khan is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q8. United Nations Decade 2010-2020 is for __________.
Answer: Deserts and the Fight against Desertification
Explanation: The United Nations declared 2010-2020 the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification to promote global action against land degradation.
Q9. Which of the following is the Parliament of Japan?
Answer: Diet
Explanation: Japan's parliament is called the National Diet (Kokkai), a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors.
Q10. Who is the founder of Hinduism?
Answer: Of divine origin
Explanation: Unlike most religions, Hinduism has no single founder; it is considered to have evolved over thousands of years from multiple ancient traditions and is regarded as of divine origin.
Q11. Who is the author of the book "Politics Among Nations"?
Answer: Morgenthau
Explanation: "Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace" by Hans J. Morgenthau (1948) is a foundational text of classical realism in international relations theory.
Q12. Who is the co-founder of Apple Computers?
Answer: Steve Wozniak
Explanation: Apple Computer Company was co-founded on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne; Wozniak designed the original Apple I computer.
Q13. Parliament of Austria is called ___________.
Answer: Federal Assembly
Explanation: Austria's parliament is the Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung), consisting of the National Council (Nationalrat) and the Federal Council (Bundesrat).
Q14. The highest mountain peak, Mount Everest, has been named after Col. George Everest, who was a _________.
Answer: Surveyor General of India
Explanation: Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest, who served as the Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843 and oversaw the Great Trigonometric Survey of India.
Q15. UNICEF headquarters is in:
Answer: New York
Explanation: UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) is headquartered in New York City, where it was established in 1946 to provide humanitarian aid to children in war-devastated countries.
Q16. Who formulated the electromagnetic theory?
Answer: James Clerk Maxwell
Explanation: James Clerk Maxwell formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation in 1865, unifying electricity, magnetism, and light as manifestations of the same phenomenon.
Q17. Who invented dynamite?
Answer: Alfred Nobel
Explanation: Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist and engineer, invented dynamite in 1867 by stabilizing nitroglycerin with diatomite (kieselguhr).
Q18. Who abolished Khilafat in Turkey?
Answer: Mustafa Kamal
Explanation: Mustafa Kamal is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q19. Judaism was founded in __________.
Answer: 1800 BC
Explanation: Judaism is traditionally dated to around 1800 BC, tracing its origins to the covenant between God and Abraham as recorded in the Torah.
Q20. GDP stands for ________.
Answer: Gross Domestic Product
Explanation: GDP (Gross Domestic Product) measures the total monetary value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific period.