General Knowledge

The Turkish parliament is officially called 'Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi' in Turkish, which translates to 'Grand National Assembly' in English. Therefore, both options B and C correctly refer to the Turkish parliament.

The famous Ashokan inscriptions carved on rocks were found at Shahbaz Garhi, Mardan. This site is well-known for its ancient rock edicts attributed to Emperor Ashoka.

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is located in Cadarache, France. It is a large international nuclear fusion research and engineering project aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of fusion power.

Turkey hosts the largest number of refugees worldwide, primarily due to the Syrian civil war, making it the country with the most refugees among the options listed.

Anaximander is credited as the first person to create a map of the Earth, making him the correct answer. The other options were philosophers but not known for early cartography.

The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) of the USA was established in 1947 under the National Security Act. This act reorganized the U.S. military and intelligence agencies after World War II, creating the CIA as the primary foreign intelligence service.

The scientific study of caves is called Speleology. Haematology is the study of blood, Oology is the study of eggs, and Oneriology is the study of dreams, so option B is correct.

The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed annually on 29th November, as designated by the United Nations to highlight the Palestinian cause.

The fourteen points of the star on the Malaysian flag represent the unity of the thirteen states and the Federal Government, symbolizing the federation as a whole.

The novel "Sword of Tipu Sultan" was written by Bhagwan S. Gidwani, making option C the correct answer. The other authors listed did not write this novel.

The United Nations Green Climate Fund is headquartered in the Republic of Korea, specifically in Songdo, Incheon. This is the official and widely recognized location of its secretariat.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) was formally established by the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization, which was signed in 1947 but entered into force on 23 March 1950. The WMO began operations as a specialized agency of the United Nations in 1951. Therefore, the correct establishment year is 1950, making option C the correct answer. The other dates (1945, 1918, 1991) do not correspond to the founding year of the WMO.

Ayub Khan, the President of Pakistan in the late 1950s and 1960s, made Islamabad the capital of Pakistan, shifting it from Karachi to a more central location.

Approximately 80% of the world's goods trade by volume is carried on ships, making maritime transport the dominant mode for international trade of goods.

The cuckoo is known for being a brood parasite; it lays its eggs in the nests of other bird species instead of building its own nest. Therefore, among the options, the cuckoo does not make its own nest.

Google's parent company is Alphabet Inc, which was created in 2015 as part of a corporate restructuring to separate Google's core internet services from other ventures.

The African Development Bank's headquarters is located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. This is well-documented as the main office from which it coordinates its mission to support economic and social development in Africa.

The largest Kurdish population resides in Turkey, making option C correct. Turkey has the biggest share of Kurds compared to Iraq, Iran, and Syria.

Zia ur Rehman, then President of Pakistan, was the first Chairman of SAARC when it was established in 1985. The other options were prominent leaders but did not hold this position first.

The earliest regularly published newspaper recognized as the first in the world is the 'Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien,' started in 1609 by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg (then part of the Holy Roman Empire, now France/Germany). While this predates newspapers in the UK, the first English-language newspapers and the modern newspaper tradition began in the UK. Given the options (China, Japan, USA, UK), the UK is the most accurate answer because the actual first newspaper was not from any of the listed countries but from Strasbourg. The UK started the first English newspapers and the modern newspaper tradition, making it the closest correct choice among the options provided.

World Biodiversity Day, officially known as the International Day for Biological Diversity, is celebrated annually on May 22. This date was chosen by the United Nations to commemorate the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity on May 22, 1992. Therefore, the correct answer is option D, May-22.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. This is a well-known fact about the organization's location.

The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) was established in 1971 as the central bank serving the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, with its headquarters in Cameroon. Therefore, 1971 is the correct year of formation.

In 2009, Pakistan set a world record by planting 541,176 saplings in a single day at Keti Bandar, a mangrove area in Sindh's Thatta district. This achievement was officially certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, surpassing the previous record set by India. The event was part of a large-scale environmental campaign to develop forestry in coastal areas.

Sam Walton was the founder of Walmart, a multinational retail corporation. This is a well-known fact in general knowledge.