Most Repeated GK MCQs from Past Papers MCQs with Answers & Explanations (Page 147)

Madina was the first capital of the Islamic commonwealth, where the Prophet established the early Muslim community and polity after the migration.

Imam Shafi wrote Kitab-ul-Umm as a foundational work of Islamic jurisprudence outlining his legal principles and rulings.

Allah, Rasool, Muhammad was inscribed on the Holy Prophet's (PBUH) seal, reflecting the exact wording on the seal impression.

1942 was the year the Quit India Movement was launched, marking a major nationwide demand for British withdrawal from India.

Taloot was the father-in-law of Hazart Dawood (AS) according to the Islamic accounts linking the regal succession in that period.

1757 was the year the Battle of Plassey was fought, a pivotal battle that led to significant British control in Bengal.

Minto-Morley Reforms introduced separate electorates for Muslims, so Minto-Morley Reforms fits the demand for a separate Muslim electorate.

Canada is referred to as the 'Land of Lilies' in this question, so Canada fits the given name.

'Has been trying' is the present perfect continuous form that expresses an action continuing up to the present, so Has been trying fits the sentence about the last twenty minutes.

1st January 1961 is the date given for Pakistan's introduction of the decimal coinage system, so 1st January 1961 is correct.

Yemen lies across the Red Sea from Ethiopia, so Yemen is the country separated from Ethiopia by the Red Sea.

Panjnad River is correct because the five major rivers of Pakistan join together to form the Panjnad before flowing into the Indus.

1905 is correct because that is the year the British administration implemented the Partition of Bengal.

40 is correct because the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) received revelation and began his prophethood at the age of forty.

1909 is correct because the Indian Councils Act of 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms) granted Muslims the right to separate electorates.

15 years is correct because Imam Shafi'i is reported to have begun issuing religious judgments (fatwas) at about the age of fifteen.

Botany is correct because the scientific study and classification of plants is called botany.

Sulah Hudaibiya is correct because the Treaty of Hudaibiya was concluded in the sixth year of the Hijra.

"From" is the correct preposition because one collocates "benefited" with a source of benefit, e.g., "benefited a great deal from taking that online training course."

"Death" fits because it is the noun that names the event she nearly encountered, so the sentence reads naturally as "almost encountered death."