General Knowledge — All MCQs
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Q221.A written account of a person life composed by someone else is called what?
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A biography is an account of a person life written by another person.
Q222.An account of a person life written by that person is called what?
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An autobiography is a self-written account of one own life.
Q223.Angkor Wat is located in which country?
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Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia.
Q224.BRICS originally consisted of which countries?
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BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Q225.Buckingham Palace is located in which city?
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Buckingham Palace in London is the residence of the British monarch.
Q226.Chichen Itza, a famous archaeological site, is located in which country?
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Chichen Itza is a Maya city in Yucatan, Mexico.
Q227.Devaluation of a currency generally has what effect on exports?
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Devaluation lowers the foreign price of exports, making them more competitive.
Q228.Direct democracy is most notably practised in which country through frequent referendums?
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Switzerland practises direct democracy through regular referendums.
Q229.ECO, the Economic Cooperation Organization, was founded by which three countries?
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ECO was founded in 1985 by Pakistan, Iran and Turkiye.
Q230.Florence Nightingale is associated with which profession?
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Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of modern nursing.
Q231.GDP stands for which of the following?
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GDP is Gross Domestic Product, the total value of goods and services produced.
Q232.Government by a small privileged group is known as what?
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Oligarchy is rule by a small, privileged group of people.
Q233.Government by hereditary nobility is known as what?
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Aristocracy is government by a privileged hereditary class.
Q234.Government by the wealthy is known as what?
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Plutocracy is rule by the wealthy class.
Q235.Government ruled in the name of religion is known as what?
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A theocracy is a system of government by religious authority.
Q236.How many states make up the United States of America?
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The United States is composed of 50 states.
Q237.In a federal system, powers are divided between which two levels?
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Federalism divides power between central and constituent unit governments.
Q238.In a parliamentary system, the executive is responsible to which body?
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In a parliamentary system the executive is accountable to the legislature.
Q239.In a presidential system, the head of state and head of government are which of the following?
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In a presidential system, the president is both head of state and head of government.
Q240.In how many categories are Nobel Prizes awarded?
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Nobel Prizes are awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economic Sciences.