HISTORY, CULTURE AND

CIVILIZATION
MOCK 3 A

4. Famous Economist “Karl Marx” 77. Which civilization is oldest among the
belongs to: following:
(a) England (b) U.S.A (a) Harappa (b) Gandhara
(c) Former U.S.S.R (d) Germany (c) Persian (d) Muslim
9. “Khushal Khan Khattak” was a 78. The first unmanned space ship
famous poet of: landed on the moon on:
(a) Balochi Language (b) Urdu (a) 30th June, 1966 (b) 30th May,
Language 1966
(c) Barohi Language (d) Pushto (c) 31st December, 1966 (d) 30th July,
Language 1966
10. “Abdul Latif Bhitai” was a famous 79. Which city is the oldest inhabited
poet of: capital in the World:
(a) Barohi Language (b) Sindhi (a) Cairo (b) Damascus
Language (c) Athens (d) Tehran
(c) Urdu Language (d) Balochi 80. ‘Temple Trees’ is an official residence
Language of the:
11. Which of the following countries is (a) King of Nepal
under an absolute monarchy: (b) King of Bhutan
(a) Norway (b) Kuwait (c) President of Maldev
(c) Thailand (d) Oman (d) Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
12. December 3, (every year) is observed 81. Who won the battle of Waterloo?
all over the world as: (a) Napoleon (b) Allied
(a) International Literacy Day. forces
(b) International Civil Aviation Day. (c) Duke of Wellington (d) None of the
(c) International Day of Disabled above
Persons. 82. Muhammad bin Qasim was the 1st
(d) International Day of Human Rights. Muslim who invaded India and made Sindh a
13. The “Holy Quran” was translated first Province of Arab dominion. He came to
time in: India:
(a) Persian(b) Sindhi (a) 705 A.D (b) 712 A.D
(c) Pushto (d) Ibrani (c) 760 A.D (d) 902 A.D
14. “Waris Shah” a Punjabi Poet is 83. Chenghez Khan was a Mongol
famous for his: conqueror who came to India during the rein
(a) Heer Ranjha (b) Laila Majnu of:
(c) Mirza Sahiban (d) Sohni Mahenwal (a) Aibak (b) Aurengzab
15. “Hayat-e-Jawaid” written by Altaf (c) Sher Shah Suri (d) Iltutmish

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Hussain Hali is on the life of: 84. Qutabuddin Aibak was the first
(a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (b) Muslim King of Delhi Sultanate and founder
Ghalib of:
(c) Saadi Shirazi (d) (a) Mughal Empire (b) Tughluq
None of the above Dynasty
17. Archaeologists have recently revealed (c) Slave Dynasty (d) None of the above
through a research that the Roman Empire 85. “Razia Sultana” was the only Muslim
was destroyed by the fatal disease of: Woman Monarch of Hindustan. Her regime
(a) Malaria (b) Plague lasted:
(c) Influenza (d) Cholera. (a) 5 years (b) 7 years
18. Famous Novel “A Tale of Two Cities (c) 4 years (d) 3 years
is written by: 86. “Third Battle of Panipat” was fought
(a) Thomas Hardy(b) Alexander Dumas in:
(c) Charles Dickens (d) None of the above. (a) 1560 (b) 1710
19. An English writer known for his free (c) 1761 (d) 1716
translation of the “Rubaiyat of Omar 87. Todar Mal was the revenue minister
Khayyam” is: of King:
20. “Taj Mahal” a magnificent white (a) Aurengzeb (b) Tipu Sultan
marble mausoleum is situated at (c) Akbar (d) Aibak
(a) Delhi (b) Hyderabad 88. Who was the author of “Ain-i-
(c) Ahmadabad (d) Agra Akbari”and “Akbar Nama”?
21. The only mosque in the world with six (a) Todar Mal (b) Abbul
minaretes is the Blue Mosque” or the Fazal
“Mosque of Sultan Ahmad”. It is situated at (c) Mahmood Gawan (d) Alberuni
(a) Tehran (b) Istanbul 89. “Ibn-i-Batuta” was a Moorish traveler
(c) Jaddah (d) Cairo who visited India in:
22. “Elysee Palace” is the official (a) 12th Century (b) 13th Century
residence of: (c) 14th Century (d) 15th Century
(a) President of Italy 90. “Alberuni” wrote a book “An inquiry
(b) President of France into India” with great historical value. He
(c) Prime Minister of England came India along with:
(d) President of Turkey (a) Sher Shah Suri
23. “Rohtas Fort” is situated near (b) Babur
Jhelum. It was built by: (c) Sultan Mehmood of Ghazni
(a) Shah Jehan (b) Akbar (d) None of the above
(c) Sher Shah Suri (d) Aurengzab 91. Sher Shah defeated Hammayun in
24. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) 1540 A.D. As a result, he became the
was the King of: emperor of Hindustan. The battle is called:
(a) Egypt (b) Portugal (a) Third Battle of Panipat (b)
(c) Macedonia (d) Greece. Battle of Sanugarh
25. “Queen’s House” is the official (c) Battle of Haldighat (d) Battle of
residence of: Kanauj
(a) President of Sri Lanka 92. Babur was the founder of Mughal
(b) Head of the State of Canada Dynasty. He defeated:

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(c) Royal Family of Manacco (a) Ibrahim Lodhi (b) Sher Shah
(d) None of the above Suri
26. The Height of “Empire State (c) Muhammad Tughlaq (d) None of the
Building” situated in Manhattan, New above
York, U.S.A is: 93. Babur founded Mughal Dynasty
(a) 400 metre (d) 390 metre defeating Ibrahim Lodhi at Panipat in:
(c) 381 metre (d) 350 metre (a) 1520 A.D (b) 1524 A.D
27. “Hyde Park” London is famous for: (c) 1526 A.D (d) 1550 A.D
(a) Beautiful Flowers 94. Aryans came to India about 2000 B.C
(b) Remarkable Fountains from:
(c) Public meeting and assemblage (a) Greece (b) Arab
(d) Huge Area (c) Iraq (d) Central Asia
28. We often came across the news 95. Who were the original residents of
wherein ‘Red Square” is often described. It is northern India before the arrival of Aryans?
situated in: (a) Puritans (b) Dravidians
(a) New York (b) Beijing (c) Baddoos (d) None of the above
(c) Lenin grad (d) Moscow 96. The famous oil painting “Mona Lisa”
29. Among the ancient wonders of the is the creation of:
world which one is still exists: (a) Leonardo da Vinci (b) Pablo
(a) Statue of Zeus (b) Pyramids of Picasso
Egypt (c) Florence Nightingale (d) None of the
(c) Temples of Artemis (d) None of the above.
above. 97. How many Arab-Israel Wars have so
30. The only human achievement far been fought?
visible from the moon is: (a) Two (b) Three
(a) Hardrian’s Wall (b) The Great (c) Four (d) Five
Wall of China 98. Who was known as “Citizen King” of
(c) Wailing Wall (d) None of above France?
31. Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan linked (a) Napoleon (b) Henry VI
Kabul with: (c) Louis Phillipe (d) None of the above
(a) Jalalabad (b) Mazar-i-Sharif 99. Who was called “The Islamic
(c) Kandahar (d) Tora Bora. Coordinator”?
32. One of the ancient wonder “The (a) King Fahad (b) King Faisal
Hanging Gardens of Babylon” were situated (c) Z.A. Bhutto (d) Yasser Arafat
in: 100. Which of the following in called “The
(a) Iran (b) Spain Bible of English Constitution”.
(c) Iraq (d) Turkey (a) Petition of Rights (b) Conventions
33. One of ancient wonder “The statue (c) Magna Carta (d) Prerogatives
of Zeus (Jupiter)” was carved at about of Crown
2,400 years ago by: 101. Omar bin Abdul Aziz” was a Caliph
(a) French Sculpture (b) Roman of:
Sculpture (a) Abbasid Caliphate (b) Omayyad
(c) Greek Sculpture (d) Arabian Caliphate
Sculpture (c) Safavid Dynesty (d) None of the

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34. “Temples of Artemis (Diana)” above
(ancient wonder) is said to have been 102. Mongols destroyed Baghdad and
amongst the most beautiful temples in the overthrew Arab Empire in:
world. It was built in the honour of the Greek (a) 1240 A.D. (b) 1250 A.D.
goddess of moon at: (c) 1258 A.D. (d) 1265 A.D.
(a) Tureky (b) Athens 103. “Sultan Muhammad Ghori” defeated
(c) Iraq (d) None of the above Pirthvi Raj in 1193 A.D and founded the
35. “Temples of Artemis” (Ancient Muslim Rule in India. The battle was known
wonder) was built during the reign of: as:
(a) Namrood (b) Ceaser (a) Battle of Panipat (b) Battle of
(c) Alexander the Great (d) None of the Haldighat
above (c) Battle of Tarain (d) Battle of
38. “The pharos of Alexandria” an ancient Kanauj
wonder was situated in an Island near 104. 1965 War between India and Pakistan
Alexandria. What was it. continued incessantly for:
(a) A Tower (b) A Light House (a) 15 days (b) 20 days
(c) A Statue (d) None of the above (c) 17 days (d) 22 days
105. “Indra Ghandi” Prime Minister of
39. Famous wonder of the world India was assassinated by Sikhs in:
“Leaning tower of Pisa” is situated in: (a) 1981 (b) 1982
(a) France (b) Belgium (c) 1984 (d) 1985
(c) Rome (d) Italy 106. “Faiz Ahmad Faiz” famous Urdu Poet
40. Length of “the great wall of China” is: died in:
(a) 2500 km (b) 2400 km (a) 1981 (b) 1982
(c) 2300 km (d) 2200 km (c) 1983 (d) 1984
41. The headquarters of World Trade 107. “Second Islamic Summit Conference”
Organization is in: was held at Lahore in:
(a) Geneva (b) New York (a) 1974 (b) 1973
(c) London (d) Paris (c) 1971 (d) 1975
42. “The Church of Saint Sophia” is 108. “First Islamic Summit Conference”
among the Seven wonders of the world (later was held in 1969 at:
list). It is situated in: (a) Tehran (b) Makkah
(a) Ankara(b) Istanbul (c) Riyadh (d) Rabaat
(c) Izmir (d) None of the above 109. King Faisal shot dead by his Nephew
43. “Dragon” is a symbol of: in 1975 in the city of:
(a) Russia (b) China (a) Makkah (b) Madina
(c) U.S.A (d) England (c) Riyadh (d) Jeddah
44. “Bear” is a symbol of: 110. “Ustaad Daman” was the poet of:
(a) Russia.(b) China (a) Urdu Language (b)
(c) Turkey (d) Egypt Punjabi Language
45. Who is called “Lady of the Lamp”? (c) Saraikee Language (d) Sindhi
(a) Jane Eyre (b) Florence Language
Nightingale 111. Pakistani Culture is a:
(c) Mother Tressa (d) None of the above (a) Islamic Culture (b) Arabic

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one Culture
46. Who is called “Desert Fox”? (c) Mixed Culture (d) All of the above
(a) Hitler (b) Napoleon 112. Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was a
(c) General Rommel (d) Richard famous sufi poet of:
Cobden (a) Sindh (b) Punjab
47. Who is called “Man of Iron and (c) KPK (d) Balochistan
Blood”? 113. The Tashkent Declaration 1966 was
(a) Napoleon (b) Prince Bismarck signed by the President of Pakistan
(c) Eisenhower (d) None of the above Muhammad Ayub Khan and the Indian Prime
48. Who is known as “Man of destiny” Minister:
and “little corporal”? (a) Jawaharial Nehru (b) Indira
(a) Alexander the Great (b) Bismarck Gandhi
(c) Napoleon (d) Hitler (c) V.P. Singh (d) Lal
49. Who is the 1st Secretary General of Bahadur Shastri
U.N.O? 114. The World’s famous Madame
(a) U. Thant (b) Dag Hammarskjold Tussaud’s museum is situated in:-
(c) Trygve lie (d) Kurt Waldheim (a) Paris (b) London
50. The headquarter of U.N Security (c) Rome (d) New York
Council is in: 115. Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalander was
(a) Washington (b) New York buried in:
(c) Geneva (d) Vienna (a) Sahiwal (b) Pakpattan
51. The Headquarter of International (c) Sehwan Sharif (d) Shahbaz Garh
Atomic Energy Agency is in:- 116. Hazrat Mian Mir was great religious
(a) Vienna (b) Geneva reformer. He is buried in:
(c) Berne (d) Rome (a) Sahiwal (b) Pakpattan
52. Among the following countries which (c) Lahore (d) Multan
is not the member of U.N.O. 117. Hazrat Baba Farid Ganj Shakr is
(a) Syria (b) Switzerland buried in:
(c) Lebanon (d) None of the above. (a) Multan (b) Lahore
53. Which of the following historical sites (c) Pakpattan (d) Okara
of Pakistan is on the World Heritage List? 118. Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zakirya is buried
(a) Mohenjodaro (b) Takht-i-Bahi in:
(c) Lahore Fort (d) All of the above (a) Shaiwal (b) Multan
54. “Sir Ronald Ross” was awarded (c) Lahore (d) Thatta
Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1902 for his work 119. Which City of Pakistan is known as
on: “Data ki Nagri”.
(a) Cholera (b) Typhoid (a) Karachi (b) Peshawar
(c) Tuberculosis (d) Malaria (c) Sialkot (d) Lahore
55. Who was awarded Nobel Prize in 120. Which ancient city is considered as
1945 for the discovery of penicillin and its “Pearl of Gandhara Civilization”:
curative effects in various infectious (a) Hasan Abdal (b) Taxila
diseases? (c) Wah (d) Kamra
(a) Louis Pasteur (b) Sir Alexandar 121. Who was the first Punjabi Poet?
Fleming (a) Bhul-e-Shah (b) Hazrat Sultan Bahu

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(c) Madam Curie (d) None of the above (c) Amir Khusro (d) Baba Farid Ganj
56. Nobel Prizes Were First awarded in Shakr
the year. 122. “Rehman Baba” was a poet of:
(a) 1900 (d) 1901 (a) Sindhi Language (b) Urdu
(c) 1902 (d) 1905 Language
57. Identify the cause of disturbances in (c) Pushto Language (d) Barohi
the ‘Maluku’ island of Indonesia: Language
(a) Maximum autonomy from the centre 123. “Jam Darag” is known to be the only
demanded. romantic poet of:
(b) Complete independence and statehood (a) Sindhi (b) Baluchi
proposed. (c) Pushto (d) None of the above
(c) Muslim and Christian religious 124. “Dulhan” is a famous poem of
conflict Baluchi language. The poet is:
(d) None of the above. (a) Jam Darag (b) Ishaq Shamin
58. The prizes are formally awarded on (c) Gul Khan Naseer (d) Tofeeq
the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel on: Ahmad
(a) 1st December (b) 25th December 125. The famous shrine of Hazrat Bari
(c) 10th December (d) 31st December Imam is located at:
59. All Nobel Prize are given in (a) Lahore (b) Karachi
Stockholm by the King of Sweden except the (c) Multan (d) Islamabad
peace prize, which is given in the city of: 126. The Sea border in the ‘Gulf of
(a) Geneva (b) Oslo Tonkin’ is disputed between China and:
(c) London (d) Hague (a) Japan (b) Thailand
60. “Mother Teresa” (India) was awarded (c) Vietnam (d) Philippines
by Nobel Prize in the field of: 127. Who is called “the Shakespeare of
(a) Agriculture (b) Medicine Punjabi literature”?
(c) Psychology (d) Peace (a) Bhul-e-Shah (b) Sultan Bahu
61. “W.C. Rontgen” was awarded 1st (c) Waris Shah (d) Ustaad Daman
Nobel Prize in Physics for his remarkable 128. The only Pakistani Poet who got the
discovery of X-Rays. From which country he “Lenin Prize” was:
belongs: (a) Iftikhar Arif (b) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
(a) Sweden (b) Germany (c) Ahmad Faraz (d) Ahmad Nadeem
(c) U.S.A (d) Great Britain Qasmi
62. Who is called “Father of History”? 129. “Confucianism” is the religious
(a) Bancroft (b) Herodotus mythology of:
(c) Gibbon (a) Japan (b) China
63. From which country “Herodotus” The (c) Greece (d) Nepal
father of History belongs: 130. “Shintoism” is the religious
(a) Egypt (b) Portugal mythology of:
(c) Greek (d) Italy (a) Japan (b) China
64. Who is called “Father of Comedy”? (c) Greece (d) Nepal
(a) Shakespeare (b) Aristophanes 131. The only Hindu State in the world is:
(c) Shaw (d) None of the (a) India (b) Nepal
above (c) Bhotan (d) Sri Lanka

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65. “Christopher Columbus” (who 132. The famous Punjabi love story “Sassi
discovered Central America). From which Punnoo” is written by:
country he belonged: (a) Hashim Shah (b) Waris Shah
(a) Italy (b) Spain (c) Fazal Shah (d) None of the above
(c) China (d) Greece 132. “Yusuf Zulekan” a Punjabi love Story
66. “Maiden Pakistani” who was awarded is written by:
by Nobel Prize in 1979, was: (a) Mian Muhammad (b) Faqir
(a) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Muhammad Faqir
(b) Dr. Abdul Salam (c) Maulvi Ghulam Rasool (d) None of
(c) Dr. Sammar the above
(d) Dr. Muneer Ahmad Khan
67. Dr. Abdul Salam won the Nobel Prize 134. “Punjabi Qisa Saif-ul-Malook” is
in the field of: written by:
(a) Physics (b) Chemistry (a) Fazal Shah (b) Mian
(c) Medicine (d) Bio-Chemistry Muhammad Buksh
68. Famous Painting “Mona Lisa” was the (c) Maulvi Ghulam Rasool (d) Shah
creation of: Hussain
(a) Inigo Jones (b) Leonardo da Vinci 135. The battle in which English won and
(c) Yrancois Boucher (d) None of the later captured Lahore is:
above. (a) Battle of Kirki (b) Battle of
69. The creator of “Mona Lisa” belonged Sabraon
to: (c) Battle of Wandiwash (d) None of the
(a) France (b) Spain above
(c) Italy (d) England 136. Who abolished Slavery in America?
70. Who is the author of “The History of (a) George Washington (b) Ibrahim
the Decline and fall of the Roman Empire”? Lincoln
(a) Herodotus (b) Holinshed (c) Johnson (d) None of the
(c) Macaulay (d) Edward Gilbon above one
71. Great Philosopher “Confucius” 137. Who is called “The Indian
belonged to: Napoleon”?
72. “Gautam Buddha” was born in: (a) Tipu Sultan (b) Sher Shah Suri
(a) 480 B.C (b) 450 B.C (c) Samudra Gupta (d) None of the above
(c) 460 B.C (d) 483 B.C 138. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
73. “Jalal-ud-Din “Rumi” was a great has been closed permanently. It was located
poet. His poetry is in: in:
(a) Urdu (b) Arabic (a) Ukraine (b) Kazakhstan
(c) Persian (d) Sindhi (c) Belarus (d) Latvia
74. “Gita or Vedas” is the holy books of: 139. The first country which recognized
(a) Sikhs (b) Hindus Pakistan after its creation was:
(c) Buddhists (d) Jews (a) Afghanistan (b) Iran
75. “Trpitak” in the Holy Book of: (c) Saudi Arabia (d) Egypt
(a) Siks (b) Hindus 140. Who is called “The master builder”?
(c) Jews (d) Buddhists (a) Shah Jehan (b) Akbar
76. “Guru Garanth Sahib” is the holy (c) Aurangzab (d) Jehangir

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book of: 141. The slave King buried in Lahore is:
(a) Hindus (b) Buddhists (a) Muhammad Ayaz (b) Qutb ud Din
(c) Jews (d) Sikhs Aibak
(c) Iltutmish (d) None of the
above
142. Aibak died during the game of:
(a) Wrestling (b) Polo
(c) Football (d) Rugbi
143. Who was known as “The Prophet of
Italian Unification”?
(a) Admiral Boscowenb (b) Papandre
(c) Mizzini (d) None of the
above
144. Indus Valley Civilization was
destroyed by?
(a) Mongols (b) Egyptians
(c) Aryans (d) Mughals
145. National Democratic Front of
Bodoland is struggling for a separate
homeland in the Indian State of:
(a) Goa (b) Assam
(c) Nagaland (d) Bihar

Nick Name of City and Countries

1. Chicago is known as the_______. 1) Which city is called as Pink City.
(a) Windy city A) Hyderabad
(b) Most modern city B) Vadodara
(c) City of records C) Chennai
(d) None of these D) Jaipur
2) What is the Surname of Punjab.
2. Which city of the world is called Venice of A) Electronic City
the North? B) Land of Five Rivers
(a) Stockholm C) Land of Seven Rivers
(b) London D) Land of Three Rivers
(c) Scotland
(d) None of these 3) 'Hwang Ho' River is also called
as________.
3. Which of the following combinations is A) Japan's Sorrow
wrong? B) China's Sorrow
(a) Aberdeen: Granite City C) Bhutan's Sorrow

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(b) Egypt: Gift of Nile D) South Korea's Sorrow
(c) Korea: Hermit Kingdom
(d) Venice: City of Merchants 4) Which place is also called as Sugar bowl of
the World.
4. Which is the ‘City of Seven Hills’? A) Mexico
(a) Himalayas B) Japan
(b) Rome C) Jamaica
(c) Venice D) Cuba
(d) None of these
5) Kolkata is also called as_________.
5. Which place is called the ‘Cockpit of A) City of Palaces
Europe’? B) City of Fishes
(a) South-hall C) City of Rivers
(b) Bangalore D) Gateway of India
(c) Belgium
(d) Belgaum 6) Which River called as Bengal's Sorrow.
A) Mahananda River
6. Australia is known as the_______. B) Hooghly River
(a) Land of Golden Fleece C) Damodar River
(b) Dependent continent D) Teesta River
(c) South Europe
(d) Richest Island 7) Which place also called as Blue Mountains.
A) Kangchenjunga
7. Oxford is the city of UK known as the B) Anamudi
(a) Most literate country C) Nilgiri Hills
(b) City of dreaming spires D) Guru Shikhar
(c) University of the world
(d) None of these

8. ‘Land of Maple Leaf is the nickname of 8) Rome City is also called as______.
(a) New York A) City of Seven Hills
(b) Canada B) City of Eight Hills
(c) Malta C) City of Five Hills
(d) Ireland D) Beautiful City

9 ‘Sick Man of Europe' is a sobriquet of 9) Which place is also called as Gift of the
(a) Turkey Nile.
(b) France A) Sudan
(c) South-hall B) Mecca
(d) Berlin C) Libya
D) Egypt
10. The 'Garden of England’ is_______.
(a) London 10) Laos is also called as_____________.
(b) Kent A) Land of white Elephant
(c) Dublin B) Land of Thousand Elephants

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(d) None of these C) Land of Hundred Elephants
D) Land of Thousand Lakes
1. Which is known as the ‘Herring Pond'?
(a) Indian Ocean 11) Chicago city is also called as__________.
(b) Atlantic Ocean A) Eternal City
(c) Pacific Ocean B) Cold City
(d) Mediterranean Sea C) Windy City
D) Rainy City
2. ‘Land of Midnight Sun' is the name given to
(a) Norway 12) Which Place is also called as Land of
(b) Sweden Rising Sun.
(c) Denmark A) Taiwan
(d) Dublin B) India
C) Japan
3. ‘Pillars of Hercules’ is the nickname of D) China
(a) Venice
(b) Straits of Gibraltar 13) Africa is also called as_____.
(c) Natal A) Dark Continent
(d) None of these B) Blue Continent
4. _______is known as the ‘City of Enternal C) Black Continent
Springs’ D) Largest Continet
(a) Quito
(b) Egypt 14) New York City also called
(c) Korea as___________.
(d) Dehradun A) Empire City
B) Eternal City
5. Laos is called the C) Electronic City
(a) Land of Thousand Elephants D) Oceans' City
(b) Land of White Elephants
(c) Hermit Kingdom 15) Scotland is also called as_______.
(d) Land of Elephants A) Land of Animals
B) Land of Pizza's
6. _______is also known as the ‘Fortunate C) Land of Ice-Creams
Island' D) Land of Cakes
(a) Canary Island
(b) Island Cocos 16) Which place is also called as Holy Land.
(c) Christmas Island A) Malaysia
(d) Cook Island B) Mecca
C) Jerusalem
7. Which of the following countries is known D) Vatican City
as the ‘Land of Thunderbolt’?
17) Stockholm is also called as
(a) Belgium
_____________.
(b) Nepal
A) Venice of the West
(c) Bhutan
B) Venice of the North

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(d) Bolivia C) Venice of the South
D) Venice of the East
8 Which of the following planets is called
evening star? 18) Which City is also called as 'City of
(a) Mars Golden Gate'.
(b) Mercury A) San Francisco
(c) Venus B) Venice
(d) Jupiter C) Brazil
D) San Leandro
9. Which of the following places is known as
Playground of Europe? 19) Which Mountain is also called as Roof of
(a) Switzerland the World.
(b) Venice A) Kangchenjunga
(c) Stockholm B) Mt Kilimanjaro
(d) Philadelphia C) The Pamirs
D) Mount Kinabalu
10. Which country is called by the distinctive
name The Battle Field of Europe'? 20) Which place is also called as 'Playground
(a) Germany of Europe'.
(b) Belgium A) Switzerland
(c) France B) England
(d) Denmark C) Australia
1. Which of the following cities is also D) Scotland
called by the name of ‘Eternal City’?
(a) Baghdad 1. Which city is called “City of roses"?
(b) Stelingrad (a) Peshawar
(c) Ankara (b) Swat
(d) Rome (c) Shiraz
(d) Paris
2. Which city is called ‘City of Golden Gate'?
(a) Paris 2. Which city is called the “Little Pakistan"?
(b) New York (a) Cario
(c) Rome (b) Paris
(d) San Francisco (c) Bradford
(d) Beirut
3. Which city is also called by the famous
name of 'City of Magnificent Distance’? 3. Which city is called the Pyramid City?
(a) Scotland (a) Cairo
(b) Houston (b) Rome
(c) Denmark (c) Amritsar
(d) Washington (d) Paris

4. Which land is called land of “Mighty 4. Which country is called “Switzerland of

Rivers”? Africa”?

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(a) Korea (a) Somalia
(b) Nigeria (b) South Africa
(c) Egypt (c) Swaziland
(d) Ethiopia (d) Congo

5. Which country is called Great Britian of 5. Island of cloves is the nick name of
pacific? (a) Kochi
(a) Japan (b) Madagascar
(b) Newzealand (c) Borneo
(c) Singapur (d) Virgin Island
(d) Vietnam
6. Which country is also known as land of
6. Which is called land of “milk and honey”? cakes?
(a) Cuba (a) Scotland
(b) India (b) Switzerland
(c) Lebanon (c) Thailand
(d) Nigeria (d) Japan

7. Which city is also known by the famous 7 The place called as garden of England is
name of ‘Emerald Island’? _______.
(a) Ireland (a) London
(b) Scotland (b) Kent
(c) Finland (c) Manchester
(d) Greenland (d) Brighton

8. Empire City’ is the famous name 8. What place is nick named “The City of
of_______. Lillies”?
(a) Rome (a) Johannesburg
(b) London (b) Florence 
(c) Madrid (c) Rome
(d) New York (d) Lhasa

9. Land of thousand islands is the name of 9. Which city is known as Golden City?
(a) Indonesia (a) Cairo
(b) Malaysia (b) Beirut
(c) Maley (c) Oslo
(d) Japan (d) Prague

10. Which city is also known by the famous 10. By which name Singapore city is also
name of ‘The Isle of Spring'? known as?
(a) Java (a) Pearl of Pacific
(b) Jamaica (b) City of Flowers
(c) Samatra (c) Lion City
(d) Barbados (d) Land of Amber

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1. Which country.is called Land of 1. Which city of the world is called “city of
Golden Fiber? peace”?
(a) India (a) Baghdad
(b) Pakistan (b) Venice
(c) Bangladesh (c) Rome
(d) Indonesia (d) Quito

2. Scotland is also known by the famous name 2. Which of the following country is called
of_______. “Land of Free People”?
(a) Empire City (a) Lebanon
(b) The Isle of Spring (b) Australia
(c) Granite City (c) Thailand
(d) Land of Cakes (d) Japan

3. ‘Land of the Flying Fish’ is the famous 3. City of Colleges is the distinctive name of
name of_______. (a) Lahore
(a) Barbados (b) New York
(b) Trinidad (c) Karachi
(c) Myanmar (d) Rome
(d) Gibraltar
4 City of Conferences is the distinctive name
4. ‘Land of the Humming Bird' is the famous of
name of_______. (a) Bangkok
(a) Barbados (b) Venice
(b) Trinidad (c) Cairo
(c) Jamaica (d) Geneva
(d) Scotland
5. Which one of the following countries is
5. Which country is called land of moutains called “Land of fertile fields?
(a) India (a) India
(b) Nepal (b) Pakistan
(c) Pakistan (c) Algeria
(d) Indonesia (d) Australia

6. Which country is also known by the famous 6. Which city is called "Valley of Flowers”?
name of ‘Land of Lilies’? (a) Lahore
(a) Netherland (b) Quetta
(b) Canada (c) Peshawar
(c) Norway (d) Swat
(d) Japan
7. Which city is called “City of Space
Flights"?
7. Which city is called “city of seas”?
(a) London
(a) Sydney
(b) Bangkok
(b) Tokoyo
(c) Cape Kennedy

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(o) Karachi (d) Chicago
(d) None of the above
8. Which country is called “Switzerland of
8. 'Land of Morning Calm’ is the famous name Middle East"?
of _______. (a) Lebanon
(a) Thailand (b) Jordan
(b) Cambodia (c) Iran
(c) Bhutan (d) Tajikistan
(d) Korea
9. Which city is called the “City of Angels”?
9. Which country is called land of pagoda? (a) Bangkok
(a) Nepal (b) Banaras
(b) China (c) Cario
(c) India (d) London
(d) Mayanmar
10. Which city is called the Brasilia of
10. ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’ is the Pakistan?
distinctive name of _______. (a) Islamabad
(a) Netherland (b) Karachi
(b) Finland (c) Lahore
(c) U.S.A. (d) Quetta
(d) Canada
1. ‘World’s Bread Basket’ is the
1. Which country is called Buffer state of distinctive name of_______.
Asia? (a) North of America
(a) Iraq (b) South America
(b) Syria (c) Cuba
(c) Palestine (d) None of them
(d) Afghanistan
2. Philadelphia is also known by its distinctive
2. ‘Land of White Elephants’ is the distinctive name of_______.
name of which country? (a) Pearl of the Pacific
(a) Bhutan (b) Quaker City
(b) India (c) Empire City
(c) Singapore (d) Isle of Pearls
(d) Thailand
3. Kochi (India) is also known by its
3. ‘Land of Snow' is the distinctive name of distinctive name of _______.
(a) Canada (a) Queen of the Adriatic
(b) Greenland (b) The Down Under
(c) Iceland (c) Pearl of Arabian Sea
(d) Norway (d) Queen of the Arabian Sea

4. ‘Little Venice’ is the popular name of 4. Land of silver fiber is the name of

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(a) Venezuela (a) Pakistan
(b) Ireland (b) India
(c) Finland (c) Bangladesh
(d) Rome (d) China

5. ‘Mother-in-Law of Europe’ is the distinctive 5. 'Rich Coast' is the famous name of_______.
name of which country? (a) Bahrain
(a) Norway (b) Scotland
(b) Denmark (c) Costa Rica
(c) Germany (d) Dubai
(d) England
6. ‘City of Arabian Night’ is the distinctive
6. City of widows is located in_______. name of_______.
(a) India (a) Damascus
(b) Japan (b) Baghdad
(c) Russia (c) Dubai
(d) Germany (d) None of them

7. Which city is called "City of Parks” 7. Budapest is also known by the distinctive
(a) Benaras name of_______.
(b) Quito (a) Golden City
(c) Kiev (b) Twin City
(d) Rome (c) White City
(d) Windy City
8. 'Granite City' is the distinctive name of
which city? 8. “The Imperial City” is the distinctive name
(a) Cairo (Egypt) of
(b) Mumbai (India) (a) Baghdad
(c) Aberdeen (Scotland) (b) Grenada
(d) None of them (c) Rome
(d) Ireland
9. Gift of Nile’ is the distinctive name of
(a) Egypt 9. Johannesburg is also known by its
(b) Iraq distinctive name of_______..
(c) Jordan (a) Golden City
(d) Libya (b) Imperial City
(c) Twin City
10. Which city is called "City of Mosques”? (d) White City
(a) Dhaka
(b) Lahore 10. The Modern Babylon’ is the distinctive
(c) Islamabad name of_______.
(d) Baghdad (a) New York
(b) London
1. Which is called "Crossroads of Western (c) Rome

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Europe"? (d) None of them
(a) Turkey 1. Where is the 'Isle of Pearls’?
(b) France (a) Thailand
(c) Canada (b) Bahrain
(d) Belgium (c) Japan
(d) Switzerland
2. Which mountain range is also known by the 2. Which country is known as Horn of Africa
distinctive name of Roof of the World? ________.
(a) Pamir (Tibet) (a) Keneya
(b) Lhasa (Tibet) (b) Somalia
(c) Allapuzhe (India) (c) Algeria
(d) Guinea Coast (d) Cuba

3. 'Sorrow of China’ is the distinctive name of 4. Which country is called the ‘Land of the
which Chinese river? Rising Sun’?
(a) Yangtze-Hang (a) Japan
(b) River Hwango Ho (b) Norway
(c) Long Sea (c) Ireland
(d) Cling King (d) Thailand

4. Sweden is also known by its distinctive 5. Which country is called land of Protease?
name of_______. (a) Angola
(a) Venice of North (b) Switzerland
(b) Workshop of Europe (c) South Africa
(c) The Saw Mill of Europe (d) North Korea
(d) The Store House of the World
6. Venice is known as_______.
5. Which city is called Gateway of India (a) Queen of the Adriatic
(a) Bombay (b) Holy Land
(b) Kalcuta (c) Holy city
(c) Amritsar (d) Beauty city
(d) Benaras
7- Zanzibar is known as_______.
6. Which city is called “City of flowers”? (a) Island of spice
(a) Beriot (b) Island of cloves
(b) Peshawar (c) Island of flavour
(c) Karachi (d) Town of food specialities
(d) Lahore
8. Which is 'Forbidden City’?
7. Mexico is also known by distinctive name (a) Lhasa
of (b) Ireland
(a) Rich Port (c) Palestine
(b) Herring Pond (d) Vatican
(c) Hermit Kingdom

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(d) The Store House of the World 9 Gibraltar is known as
8. ‘White City’ is the distinctive name of (a) Key to the mediterranean
(a) Belgrade (b) The eternal city
(b) Bangkok (c) Queen of the Adriatic
(c) Oslo (d) None of these
(d) New York
10. Which of the following combinations is
9. Manchester of Pakistan is the name of wrong?
(a) Faisalabad (a) Empire city: New York
(b) Vehari (b) City of palaces: London
(c) Multan (c) Dark contiment: Africa
(d) karachi (d) Emerald Isle: Ireland

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