General Knowledge

The third Sunday in January is internationally recognized as World Religion Day, which promotes interfaith understanding and harmony among different religions.

According to official athletics rules, the relay baton must weigh at least 50 grams to ensure standardization and fairness in relay races. This makes option C (50 grams) the correct answer.

G.T. Road stands for Grand Trunk Road, which is a major historical road in South Asia connecting several countries. This is a well-known fact in general knowledge.

The largest man-made waterfall in the world is the Cascata delle Marmore (Marmore Falls) located in Italy, which is in Europe and not listed among the options. Among the given options, none are correct for the largest man-made waterfall. However, the question options list countries including Brazil, China, Canada, and the USA. The Cascata delle Marmore is in Italy, so none of the options are fully correct. The Huangguoshu Waterfall in China is a natural waterfall, not man-made. Therefore, the original answer (B - China) is incorrect. Since the largest man-made waterfall is in Italy, and Italy is not an option, the closest correction is to note that none of the options are correct. However, if forced to choose from the options, Canada (C) has notable man-made waterfalls such as the High Level Bridge waterfall in Edmonton, but it is not the largest. Given the question's options, the best factual correction is to state that the largest man-made waterfall is in Italy (not listed), and the original answer is incorrect.

The historical region known as Palestine was previously called Canaan in ancient times, as referenced in historical and biblical texts. Therefore, Canaan is the correct old name for Palestine.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is headquartered in Rome, Italy. This is a well-known fact about the organization's location.

The first United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also known as the Earth Summit, was held in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This makes option D the correct answer.

The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army and is recognized as the oldest continuously serving regiment in the Army, making the United Kingdom the correct answer.

In Scrabble, each player starts with 7 tiles on their rack. This is a standard rule of the game to ensure fairness and consistency.

FDI stands for Foreign Direct Investment, which refers to an investment made by a firm or individual in one country into business interests located in another country.

OGDC stands for Oil and Gas Development Company Limited, which is a major Pakistani state-owned oil and gas exploration and production company. The official and correct full form is 'Oil & Gas Development Company', making option B the correct answer. Option C, 'Oil & Gas Development Corporation', is incorrect as the company is officially designated as a 'Company' not a 'Corporation'.

February 14 is widely recognized as Valentine's Day, a day dedicated to celebrating love and affection between intimate partners.

The ruins of Cyrene are located in modern-day Libya. Cyrene was an ancient Greek and later Roman city near present-day Shahhat, Libya.

According to the Laws of the Game by FIFA, a soccer team must have at least 7 players on the field to start or continue a match. If a team has fewer than 7 players, the match cannot proceed.

Pervez Musharraf formally resigned from the post of President of Pakistan on 18 August 2008. This is confirmed by multiple reliable sources including Al Jazeera and BBC. The original question's explanation incorrectly stated the resignation date as 18 August 2008 but marked the correct answer as option B (12 October 2008), which is incorrect. The correct answer is option A (18 August 2008).

Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan and former Governor General, was forced into exile in London after being deposed in 1958, where he eventually died. The other listed Governor Generals did not die in exile.

The Republic of Nauru officially became the 189th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April 2016. This is confirmed by multiple authoritative sources including the IMF itself. The other options are incorrect: South Sudan joined the IMF earlier, Latvia is an older member, and Sumatra is not a country but an island in Indonesia.

Minsk is the capital city of Belarus, making option B the correct answer. The other options are capitals of different countries: Brasilia (Brazil), Manama (Bahrain), and Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

The book "Higher Than Hope: The Authorized Biography of Nelson Mandela" was written by Fatima Meer, a South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. The options A (Viny Mandela), B (Hennery Slag), and C (Fatima Meer) are incorrect as given, but Fatima Meer is the correct author, not Hennery Slag or Viny Mandela. Since Fatima Meer is listed as option C but the original question states 'None' as option D, the correct answer should be D (None) because the correct author is Fatima Meer, not any of the other names given exactly as in the options. The original answer B is incorrect.

India won the SAFF Championship in 2018 by defeating the Maldives in the final. Therefore, the correct answer is India.

APAPPS stands for Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity, which is a joint initiative aimed at improving cooperation and peace between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The other options are incorrect expansions of the acronym.

The term 'Federal Excise Duty' is not used in the Indian taxation system. The tax on manufacture or production of goods in India is known as 'Central Excise Duty' and continues to be so named. There is no official record or notification indicating that the name was changed to 'Federal Excise Duty' on 1st July 2003 or any other date. The Central Excise Act, 1944, and subsequent amendments continue to refer to it as Central Excise Duty. Therefore, the question as originally stated is factually incorrect. Since the options all refer to dates in July, and no name change to 'Federal Excise Duty' has occurred, the correct answer is that the name was never changed. Among the options, the closest relevant date related to excise changes is 1st July 2008, when significant changes in excise laws occurred, but the name remained Central Excise Duty. Hence, option D is the most appropriate answer, indicating no such name change occurred on the earlier dates.

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey, not Istanbul, Damascus, or Tehran. Therefore, option B is correct.

The International Day of Older Persons is officially observed every year on October 1, as designated by the United Nations to raise awareness about issues affecting older people.

The Presidency of the United Nations Security Council rotates monthly among its 15 member states in alphabetical order. Each member holds the presidency for one calendar month.