General Knowledge Questions With Answers

Here are some multiple-choice general knowledge questions with answers:

Geography

1. What is the capital of Australia?

   a) Sydney
   b) Melbourne
   c) Canberra
   d) Brisbane
   

   Answer: c) Canberra

2. Which is the longest river in the world?

   a) Amazon River
   b) Nile River
   c) Yangtze River
   d) Mississippi River
   

   Answer: b) Nile River

History

3. Who discovered America in 1492?

   a) Christopher Columbus
   b) Vasco da Gama
   c) Ferdinand Magellan
   d) Marco Polo
   

   Answer: a) Christopher Columbus

4. Which year marked the start of World War I?

   a) 1912
   b) 1914
   c) 1916
   d) 1918
   

   Answer: b) 1914

Science

5. What is the smallest unit of matter?

   a) Atom
   b) Molecule
   c) Proton
   d) Electron
   

   Answer: a) Atom

6. What planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

   a) Mercury
   b) Venus
   c) Mars
   d) Jupiter
   

   Answer: c) Mars

Literature

7. Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?

   a) Charlotte Brontë
   b) Jane Austen
   c) Emily Brontë
   d) Mary Shelley
   

   Answer: b) Jane Austen

8. What is the title of the Greek epic poem about Odysseus?

   a) The Iliad
   b) The Odyssey
   c) Aeneid
   d) Beowulf
   

   Answer: b) The Odyssey

Sports

9. Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?

   a) China
   b) Brazil
   c) Japan
   d) United States
   

   Answer: b) Brazil

10. What sport is known as “the gentleman’s game”?

    a) Rugby
    b) Golf
    c) Cricket
    d) Tennis
    

    Answer: c) Cricket

Pop Culture

11. Which superhero is known as the “Caped Crusader”?

    a) Superman
    b) Batman
    c) Spider-Man
    d) Iron Man
    

    Answer: b) Batman

12. Who is the lead singer of the band Queen?

    a) Mick Jagger
    b) Freddie Mercury
    c) David Bowie
    d) Elton John
    

    Answer: b) Freddie Mercury

Technology

13. What does “CPU” stand for in computers?

    a) Central Processing Unit
    b) Control Program Utility
    c) Central Power Unit
    d) Core Processing Unit
    

    Answer: a) Central Processing Unit

14. Who is known as the “Father of the Internet”?

    a) Tim Berners-Lee
    b) Vent Cerf
    c) Alan Turing
    d) Bill Gates
    

    Answer: b) Vent Cerf

Math

15. What is the square root of 64?

    a) 6
    b) 7
    c) 8
    d) 9
    

    Answer: c) 8

16. If a triangle has angles of 90° and 45°, what is the third angle?

    a) 30°
    b) 45°
    c) 60°
    d) 90°
    

    Answer: b) 45°