General Knowledge

World Youth Skills Day is observed annually on July 15th to raise awareness about the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship.

Only one country in the world starts with the letter 'Q', which is Qatar. Therefore, the correct answer is 1.

"Dum Dum" International Airport is the former name of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, which is located in Kolkata, India. Therefore, the correct answer is Kolkata.

The State Great Khural is the unicameral parliament of Mongolia, responsible for legislative functions in the country.

The Parliament of Norway is called the Storting. The other options refer to parliaments or assemblies of other countries: Althing is Iceland's parliament, Federal Assembly is used in some countries like Russia, and Congress is used in the USA.

The Mumbai Stock Exchange, now known as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), was established in 1875, making option A the correct answer.

U Thant was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations who was promoted from within the UN Secretariat staff, unlike his predecessors who were appointed from outside the organization. This makes him the first Secretary-General elected from the rank and file of the UN staff.

The Parliament of Oman is officially called the Consultative Assembly, also known as Majlis al-Shura, which serves as the legislative body in Oman.

Majlis Mesyuarat refers to the legislative council or parliament in Brunei. It is the official name of Brunei's legislative body, making option C correct.

Each member country can send an unlimited number of delegates to the UN General Assembly, so none of the fixed numbers given (5, 7, or 8) are correct. Therefore, 'None of these' is the correct answer.

The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway line in the world, stretching about 9,289 kilometers from Moscow to Vladivostok in Russia. The other options are not as extensive in length.

Pavel Durov is the founder of Telegram, a popular messaging app. The other options are founders or CEOs of different companies.

Antonio Guterres served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 before becoming the UN Secretary-General. He was not head of a university, president of Portugal, or an executive member of the IMF.

The official weight of the Pakistani 5 rupee coin is 3 grams, as confirmed by the Wikipedia page on the Pakistani 5-rupee coin. The options given in the original question (5.00g, 5.50g, 6.00g, 5.50g) are incorrect. The correct weight is 3 grams, so the question options and correct answer need to be updated accordingly.

The Israeli Intelligence Community consists of Aman (military intelligence), Mossad (foreign intelligence), and Shin Bet (internal security). Therefore, all the options listed are part of the community, making 'All of these' the correct answer.

The Knesset is the national legislature of Israel, and its headquarters are located in Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel.

The Russian language's vocabulary size is difficult to pin down exactly due to its rich morphology and derivational system. Authoritative sources indicate that standard comprehensive Russian dictionaries list around 150,000 to 200,000 distinct lexical items (lemmas). While the total number of word forms including all inflections and derivatives can be much larger, the count of distinct words is closer to 150,000 rather than 350,000. Therefore, option C (150,000) is the most accurate among the given choices.

Poland is considered an original member of the United Nations because it was one of the original signatories of the UN Charter, but it signed the Charter later than most other founding members due to the circumstances of World War II and its government in exile.

The parliament of Burma (Myanmar) is called the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, often transliterated as Pyethic Hluttaw. The other options refer to parliaments of other countries: Althing is Iceland's parliament, and Storting is Norway's parliament.

In golf, the term 'duff' refers to a poorly executed shot, typically when the club hits the ground before the ball, resulting in a bad shot.

The Knesset, which is the legislative body of Israel, consists of 120 members. This is a fixed number established by Israeli law.

The official diameter of a golf hole is 4.25 inches, which corresponds to option A. However, the options list 4.50 inches as B, which is incorrect. Since 4.25 inches is option A, the correct answer should be A, not B. Therefore, the original correct_answer 'A' is correct. The explanation was missing, so it has been added to clarify the official size.

The African Union's main administrative capital is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which hosts the headquarters of the AU. Therefore, Ethiopia is the correct answer.

In golf, hitting the ball into the hole in one stroke is called an 'Ace'. The other options refer to different scoring terms: 'Eagle' is two strokes under par, 'Par' is the expected number of strokes, and 'Birdie' is one stroke under par.

The parliament of Jordan is called the 'Majlis Al-Umma,' which translates to the National Assembly. This is the official legislative body of Jordan.