MOST REPEATED MCQS IN NTS

01. What is the Hook of Holland?

Ans: A port in the southeast Netherlands,

02. The river Douro forms part of the border between which two countries?

Ans: Spain and Portugal.

03. In which country is the Great Slave Lake?

Ans: Canada.

04. Which six countries border the Black Sea?

Ans: Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.

05. Kathmandu is the capital of which country?

Ans: Nepal.

06. What name is given to a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and tartaric acid used in cooking?

Ans: Baking powder.

07. AOL are an internet service provider. What does AOL stand for?

Ans: America Online.

08. Quantas is the national airline of which country?

Ans: Australia.

09. What in Scotland is the meaning of the prefix ‘Inver’?

Ans: River mouth.

10. Which US state has the lowest population?

Ans: Alaska.

11. Which county is nicknamed the Garden of England?

Ans: Kent.

12. Which African country was formerly called French Sudan?

Ans: Mali.

13. Which sport was originally called ‘soccer-in-water’?

Ans: Water polo.

14. Which unit of measurement is derived from the Arabic quirrat, meaning seed?

Ans: Carat.

15. Which Italian city was originally built on seven hills?

Ans: Rome.

16. What does the acronym NAAFI stand for?

Ans: Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes.

17. Dolomite is an ore of which metal?

Ans: Magnesium.

18. Manama is the capital of which country?

Ans: Bahrain.

19. On which river does Berlin stand?

Ans: River Spree.

20. What type of clock was invented in 1656 by Christian Huygens?

Ans: The pendulum clock.

21. In which desert is the world’s driest place?

Ans: Atacama (Chile).

22. Which is the world’s saltiest sea?

Ans: The Red Sea.

23. ________and which is the least salty?

Ans: The Baltic Sea.

24. Which nun won the Nobel Prize for peace in 1979?

Ans:  Mother Teresa.

25. Which scientist was named ‘Person of the Century’ by Time Magazine?

Ans: Albert Einstein.

26. What kind of creature is a monitor?

Ans: Lizard.

27. Which medical specialty is concerned with the problems and illnesses of children?

Ans: Pediatrics.

28. Who sailed in Santa Maria?

Ans: Christopher Columbus.

29. What name is given to the stiffening of the body after death?

Ans: Rigor mortis.

30. Which country was formerly known as Malagasy Republic?

Ans: Madagascar.

31. Addis Ababa is the capital of which country?

Ans:  Ethiopia.

32. The name of which North African city literally means ‘white house’?

Ans: Casablanca.

33. Which sort of fish is the dogfish a small variety?

Ans: Shark.

34. Which Asian country was divided at the 38th parallel after World War II?

Ans: Korea.

35. What is the name of the Winter Olympics event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting?

Ans:  Biathlon.

36. Which American science-fiction writer wrote Fahrenheit 451?

Ans: Ray Bradbury.

37. For which powerful opiate is diamorphine the technical name?

Ans: Heroin.

38. How many dominoes are there in a normal set?

Ans: 28 Dominoes

39. Who was cartoonist who created Batman?

Ans: Bob Kane.

40. Aerophobia is a fear of flying, agoraphobia is a fear of open spaces, what is acrophobia a fear of?

Ans:  Heights.

41. In computing, how is a modulator-demodulator more commonly known?

Ans: Modem.

42. An auger bit is used to drill what type of material?

Ans:  Wood.

43. What part of the wheelbarrow is the fulcrum?

Ans: The wheel.

44. What C is a device used to determine small lengths, of which a Vernier is one type?

Ans: Caliper.

45. Rip, chain and band are types of which tools?

Ans: Saw.

46. What calibrated tool was the standard tool for engineers and scientists prior to the invention of the hand-held calculator?

Ans: Slide rule.