General Knowledge

Quito is the capital city of Ecuador, making option C the correct answer. The other countries listed have different capitals: Portugal's capital is Lisbon, Serbia's is Belgrade, and Brazil's is Brasília.

FATF stands for Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental organization aimed at combating money laundering and terrorist financing. Option D correctly reflects this full form.

Belmopan is the capital city of Belize, making option A the correct answer. The other options are capitals of different countries: La Paz (Bolivia), Brasília (Brazil), and Sucre (Bolivia).

The military junta officially changed the English name of the country from Burma to Myanmar in 1989 to reflect a more inclusive national identity. This change was widely recognized internationally thereafter.

According to the official Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) sources and recent publications, APEC has 21 member economies. This is confirmed by the APEC Secretariat and multiple authoritative documents. Therefore, the correct answer is B, which corresponds to 21 members.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) was established in 1974 in response to the 1973 oil crisis to help countries coordinate a collective response to major disruptions in oil supply.

The international dialing code +91 is assigned to India. This code is used when dialing Indian phone numbers from abroad.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) currently has 55 member countries. Therefore, option A is correct.

Andy Murray is a professional tennis player known for winning multiple Grand Slam titles, making tennis the correct sport associated with him.

James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo were awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation, which is the basis of immunotherapy. This approach harnesses the immune system to fight cancer, not chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery.

Donald John Trump is famously associated with the state of New York, where he was born and built much of his business career. Therefore, the correct answer is New York.

In early 2018, archaeologists announced the discovery of more than 61,000 ancient Maya structures in Guatemala, revealing extensive urban and rural settlements. This discovery significantly expanded knowledge of the Maya civilization's scale and complexity in that country.

Maulana Syed Abul A'ala Maududi founded Jamaat-e-Islami in 1941 as an Islamic political organization. The other options were prominent leaders but not founders.

The African elephant has the largest ears of any animal in absolute size, with ears that can reach up to about 2 meters (6.6 feet) in length and 1.2 meters (4 feet) in width. While the jackrabbit has large ears relative to its body size, the question asks for the largest ears overall, which is the African elephant. The jackrabbit's ears are large proportionally but smaller in absolute terms compared to the elephant's ears.

Lomé is the capital city of Togo, located in West Africa. The other options are capitals of different countries: Lusaka (Zambia), Khartoum (Sudan), and Thimphu (Bhutan).

As of 2024, Facebook remains the world's largest online social network by daily active users, with approximately 845 million daily active users on Android worldwide. Instagram follows with about 693 million daily active users, TikTok with around 247 million, and X (formerly Twitter) with approximately 174 million daily active users. While Facebook has over 3 billion monthly active users, the daily active user count is closer to 845 million, not 1.5 billion. Therefore, Facebook is the correct answer as the largest online social network by daily active users, but the figure of 1.5 billion daily users is an overestimate.

The Houthi rebels took control of the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, and effectively toppled the internationally recognized government in 2014. This event marked a significant escalation in the Yemeni conflict.

The international dialing code +20 is assigned to Egypt. This code is used when making international calls to Egypt from other countries.

The Mackenzie River is the longest and largest river in Canada by length and drainage area, making it the largest river in the country. The St. Lawrence is significant but not the largest, and the other options are incorrect or fictional.

Damascus is widely considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, predating Cairo and Baghdad. Therefore, option A is correct.

The United States Open Tennis Championships was founded in 1881 and originally played on grass courts. It switched to clay courts from 1975 to 1977, and then to hard courts in 1978. The year 1913 is notable for the formation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and other organizational changes, but the tournament was not founded as a hard court event then. Since the question asks about the founding as a hard court tournament, the correct answer is 1978, which corresponds to option D (1913 is incorrect for hard court founding, but since 1978 is not an option, the question and options should be corrected). However, given the options, none correctly state 1978. The best approach is to correct the question to ask about the founding year of the US Open (1881) and clarify the surface history in the explanation. Alternatively, if the question specifically asks about the founding as a hard court tournament, the correct answer is 1978, which is not listed. Therefore, the question and options should be revised to reflect accurate information.

The United States officially designated ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization on December 29, 2011. While the exact date is not among the options, the closest date provided is June 15, 2015, which aligns with the period when the US intensified its actions against ISIS as a terrorist organization. The other dates listed do not correspond to the official designation or significant policy milestones related to ISIS's terrorist designation by the US government.

NRO stands for National Reconciliation Ordinance, which was a legal ordinance in Pakistan aimed at granting amnesty to politicians and bureaucrats.

Dili is the capital city of East Timor (Timor-Leste). The other options are capitals of different countries: Roseau (Dominica), Quito (Ecuador), and Bogota (Colombia).

IBM acquired Red Hat in 2019 for approximately $34 billion in a cash transaction, paying $190 per share for all outstanding Red Hat stock. This acquisition is widely reported by reputable sources such as CNBC, Reuters, and Forbes. Therefore, the correct answer is option B ($34 billion).