📘 Study MCQs
Q1. What is the color of the sky on a clear day:
A. White
B. Blue
C. Black
D. Red
B. BlueSunlight scatters in the atmosphere; blue light scatters more than other colors due to its shorter wavelength, making the sky appear blue.
Q2. Which planet is known as the Red Planet:
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Mars
D. Venus
C. MarsMars appears reddish due to iron oxide (rust) on its surface.
Q3. What is the largest mammal on Earth:
A. Elephant
B. Blue Whale
C. Giraffe
D. Great White Shark
B. Blue WhaleBlue whales can reach lengths of up to 100 feet and weigh as much as 200 tons, making them the largest known animals.
Q4. Who painted the Mona Lisa:
A. Vincent van Gogh
B. Pablo Picasso
C. Leonardo da Vinci
D. Claude Monet
C. Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa around 1503, and it is famous for the subject’s enigmatic smile.
Q5. What is the chemical symbol for Gold:
A. Go
B. Gd
C. Au
D. Ag
C. AuAu comes from the Latin word for gold, “aurum.”
Q6. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States:
A. England
B. Spain
C. France
D. Germany
C. FranceFrance gave the statue in 1886 to celebrate the centennial of U.S. independence and the friendship between the two nations.
Q7. What is the hardest natural substance:
A. Iron
B. Gold
C. Diamond
D. Platinum
C. DiamondDiamonds score a 10 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, making them the hardest known natural material.
Q8. Which continent is the Sahara Desert located on:
A. Asia
B. Australia
C. South America
D. Africa
D. AfricaThe Sahara covers much of North Africa and is the largest hot desert in the world.
Q9. Who wrote “Romeo and Juliet”:
A. Charles Dickens
B. Jane Austen
C. William Shakespeare
D. Mark Twain
C. William ShakespeareShakespeare wrote the tragedy early in his career, around 1595.
Q10. What is the boiling point of water at sea level in Celsius:
A. 50°C
B. 90°C
C. 100°C
D. 120°C
C. 100°CAt standard atmospheric pressure (sea level), water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.