121. Which of the following is NOT a permanent member of the UN Security Council?
✅ B. Germany
The five permanent members are the USA, UK, France, Russia and China. Read more
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122. Which organ filters waste from the blood?
✅ B. Kidneys
The kidneys filter blood and remove waste as urine. Read more
123. The highest mountain in the world is:
✅ C. Mount Everest
Mount Everest is 8,849 m high. K2, at 8,611 m, is the second highest and lies in Pakistan. Read more
124. The first person to walk on the Moon was:
✅ B. Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon on 20 July 1969 during Apollo 11. Read more
125. ‘Hamlet’ was written by:
✅ B. William Shakespeare
Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's great tragedies, written around 1600. Read more
126. How many bones are in the adult human body?
✅ B. 206
An adult has 206 bones; babies are born with around 270 that later fuse. Read more
127. Which gas makes up the largest share of Earth’s atmosphere?
✅ B. Nitrogen
Nitrogen is about 78 percent of the atmosphere; oxygen is about 21 percent. Read more
128. The chemical symbol for gold is:
✅ C. Au
Au comes from the Latin 'aurum'. Ag is silver. Read more
129. Which country is known as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’?
✅ B. Japan
Japan's name in Japanese (Nihon) means 'origin of the sun'. Read more
130. The currency of Japan is the:
✅ C. Yen
Japan uses the yen. The yuan is Chinese and the won is Korean. Read more
131. The smallest country in the world by area is:
✅ B. Vatican City
Vatican City covers only about 0.44 square kilometres. Read more
132. The International Court of Justice sits in:
✅ B. The Hague
The ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the UN, is based at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Read more
133. The headquarters of the United Nations is in:
✅ B. New York
The UN headquarters is in New York City; Geneva hosts the European office. Read more
134. The capital of Australia is:
✅ C. Canberra
Canberra was purpose-built as the capital as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne. Read more
135. The United Nations was founded in:
✅ B. 1945
The UN Charter came into force on 24 October 1945, now observed as UN Day. Read more
136. Which is the largest continent by area?
✅ B. Asia
Asia covers about 44.6 million square kilometres, roughly 30 percent of Earth's land. Read more
137. The longest river in the world is generally considered to be the:
✅ B. Nile
The Nile (about 6,650 km) is traditionally listed as the longest, although some measurements put the Amazon slightly ahead. Read more
138. Choose the correct sentence.
✅ B. The furniture is new.
'Furniture' is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb. Read more
139. One word for ‘a person who leaves his own country to settle in another’:
✅ B. Emigrant
An emigrant leaves a country; an immigrant enters one. The same person is both, from different viewpoints. Read more
140. The word ‘unanimous’ means:
✅ B. in full agreement
A unanimous decision is one that everyone agrees with. Read more