World GK Questions for Exams
World GK Questions for Competitive Exams
Q.1 Who is the first person to reach Mount Everest?
(A) Sherpa Tensing, Edmund Hillary
(B) Rajesh Sharma
(C) Charles Hillary
(D) Johan don
Ans . A
2. Who is the first person to reach North Pole?
(A) Robert Peary
(B) Rajesh Sharma
(C) Charles Hillary
(D) Johan don
Ans . A
3. Who is the first person to reach the South Pole?
(A) Amundsen
(B) Rajesh Sharma
(C) Charles Hillary
(D) Johan don
Ans . A
4. Which is the religion of the world?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Muslim
(C) Sikh
(D) Christian
Ans . A
5. Which is the first country to print book?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) UK
Ans . A
6. Which is the first country to issue paper currency?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) UK
Ans . A
7. Which is the first country to commence competitive examination in civil services?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) UK
Ans . A
8. Who is the first President of the U.S.A.?
(A) George Washington
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . A
9. Who is the first Prime Minister of Britain?
(A) George Washington
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . B
10. Who is the first Governor General of the United Nations?
(A) Trigveli (Norway)
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . A
11. Which is the first country to win football World cup?
(A) Uruguay
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) UK
Ans . A
12. Which is the first country to prepare a constitution?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) UK
Ans . A
13. Who was the first Governor General of Pakistan?
(A) Mohd. Ali Jinnah
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . A
14. Which is the first country to host NAM summit?
(A) Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) UK
Ans . A
15. Who was the first European to attack India?
(A) Alexander, The great
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . A
16. Who was the first European to reach China?
(A) Marco Polo
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . A
17. Who was the first person to fly aero plane?
(A) Wright Brothers
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . A
18. Who was the first person to sail round the world?
(A) Magellan
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . A
19. Which was the first country to send man to the moon?
(A) USA
(B) India
(C) China
(D) UK
Ans . A
20. Which was the first country to launch Artificial satellite in the space?
(A) Russia
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) UK
Ans . A
21. Which is the first country to host the modern Olympics ?
(A) Greece
(B) India
(C) USA
(D) UK
Ans . A
22. Which was the first city on which the atom bomb was dropped?
(A) Hiroshima (Japan)
(B) Singapore
(C) Pataya
(D) Malesia
Ans . A
23. Who was the first person to land on the moon?
(A) Neil Armstrong
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . A
24. Which was the first shuttle to go in space?
(A) Columbia
(B) Radar
(C)
(D)
Ans . A
25. Which is the first spacecraft to reach on Mars?
(A) Viking - 1
(B) Vikrant -1
(C) Shelter
(D) Magway
Ans . A
26. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of England?
(A) Margaret Thatcher
(B) Hilary
(C) Katrina Joy
(D) Michel
Ans . A
27. Who was the first Muslim Prime Minister of a country?
(A) Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Farukha Bibi
(D) Mumtaj Begum
Ans . A
28. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of a country?
(A) Mrs. S. Bandamaike (Sri Lanka)
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Anpanman Sen
Ans . A
29. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
(A) Mrs. Junko Tabei
(B) Hilary
(C) Katrina Joy
(D) Michel
Ans . A
30. Who was the first woman cosmonaut of the world?
(A) Velentina Tereshkova
(B) Hilary
(C) Katrina Joy
(D) Michel
Ans . A
31. Who was the first woman President of the U.N. General Assembly?
(A) Vijay Lakshmi Pandi
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Anpanman Sen
Ans . A
32. Who was the first man to fly into space?
(A) Yuri Gagarin
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . A
33. Who was the first batsman to score three test century in three successive tests on debut?
(A) Mohd. Azharuddin
(B) Sacchin Tendulkar
(C) Gail
(D) Virat Kohali
Ans . A
34. Who was the first man to have climbed Mount Everest Twice?
(A) Nawang Gombu
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . A
35. Who was the first U.S. President to resign Presidency?
(A) Richard Nixon
(B) Robert Walpole
(C) Henry Waterloo
(D) George Bush
Ans . A
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