General Knowledge

The national flower of Hungary is the Hungarian tulip, specifically Tulipa hungarica, also known as the Hungarian tulip or Danube tulip. It is native to the region and is recognized as a symbol of Hungary. The lily is not the national flower of Hungary, and the other options (Melati Putih and Shamrock) are unrelated to Hungary.

JANA stands for the Libyan News Agency, which is the official news agency of Libya. Therefore, the correct answer is Libya.

PTI stands for Press Trust of India, which is the largest news agency in India. Therefore, the correct answer is India.

The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in the year 1912 after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912.

The German parliament is called the Bundestag, which is the federal legislative body of Germany. 'Diet' is a general term for a legislative assembly but not the official name in Germany. 'Congress' refers to the US legislature, and 'None of these' is incorrect.

Baseball is widely recognized as the national pastime of the United States, often referred to as the national game due to its historical and cultural significance. None of the other options hold this status.

Chhogori is the local Balti name for K2, and Savage Mountain is a nickname given to K2 due to its extreme difficulty and high fatality rate among climbers. Therefore, both names refer to K2.

The book "The World Until Yesterday" was written by Jared Mason Diamond, making option D the correct answer. The other authors listed wrote different historical or anthropological works.

The book "A Nation is Born" was written by Syed Mahmud Hassan (also rendered as Maḥmūd Ḥassān). The first edition was published in 1958 and comprises 607 pages. There is no credible evidence that Isphahani, Abdul Waheed, or Ayub Khan authored this book. The initial claim that Isphahani wrote the book is incorrect based on available sources.

The Xiluodu Dam is located in China, specifically on the Jinsha River, which is a tributary of the Yangtze River. It is one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the world, confirming that option D is correct.