General Knowledge History, Geography, Religion & Politics

The movement that led to the formation of Israel:
(a) Communism
(b) Nihilism
(c) Zionist movement
(d) Khmer Rouge
Answer: (c)

Israel was formed in:
(a) 1948
(b) 1947
(c) 1949
(d) 1950
Answer: (a)

Zionism was founded by:
(a) Weizmann
(b) Theodor Herzl
(c) Einstein
(d) Golda Meir
Answer: (b)

Sea of Galilee is a ______ in Israel:
(a) River
(b) Mountain
(c) Freshwater lake
(d) Waterfalls
Answer: (c)

The Yom Kippur War was fought between Israel and Egypt & Syria in:
(a) 1970
(b) 1971
(c) 1972
(d) 1973
Answer: (d)

The Six-Day War was fought in:
(a) 1967
(b) 1968
(c) 1969
(d) 1970
Answer: (a)

Dome of the Rock is a holy place to:
(a) Christians
(b) Jews
(c) Muslims
(d) Bahai sect
Answer: (c)

The third holiest place of Muslims:
(a) Medina
(b) Al Aqsa Mosque
(c) Mecca
(d) Hagia Sophia
Answer: (b)

The country where military service is compulsory for women:
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Iraq
(c) Syria
(d) Israel
Answer: (d)

The official language of Israel:
(a) Hebrew
(b) Latin
(c) Spanish
(d) Turkish
Answer: (a)

The first Prime Minister of Israel:
(a) David Ben-Gurion
(b) Theodor Herzl
(c) Weizmann
(d) Golda Meir
Answer: (a)

The area currently governed by Israel:
(a) Sinai Peninsula
(b) Golan Heights
(c) Asia Minor
(d) Anatolia
Answer: (b)

Jesus Christ was crucified in:
(a) Bethlehem
(b) Calvary
(c) Rome
(d) Athens
Answer: (b)

Western Wall (Wailing Wall) is one of the holiest places of:
(a) Christians
(b) Muslims
(c) Jews
(d) Parsis
Answer: (c)

Birthplace of Jesus Christ:
(a) Vatican
(b) Athens
(c) Bethlehem
(d) Calvary
Answer: (c)

Scientist invited to become the first President of Israel:
(a) Thomas Alva Edison
(b) Albert Einstein
(c) Enrico Fermi
(d) Oppenheimer
Answer: (b)

Genocide of six million European Jews during World War II is called:
(a) Holocaust
(b) Ghetto
(c) Exodus
(d) Via Dolorosa
Answer: (a)

The legislative body of Israel:
(a) Senate
(b) Majlis
(c) Knesset
(d) Storting
Answer: (c)

The currency of Israel:
(a) New Shekel
(b) Rand
(c) Pound
(d) Dollar
Answer: (a)

The capital of Israel:
(a) Tehran
(b) Constantinople
(c) Jerusalem
(d) Sana
Answer: (c)

Israel’s main financial centre:
(a) Tel Aviv
(b) Jerusalem
(c) Haifa
(d) Temple Mount
Answer: (a)

Ben Gurion International Airport is located at:
(a) Jerusalem
(b) Haifa
(c) Tel Aviv
(d) Ashdod
Answer: (c)

Which desert is in Israel?
(a) Mojave
(b) Takla Makan
(c) Gobi
(d) Negev
Answer: (d)

Israeli statesman, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1994), assassinated in 1995:
(a) Ariel Sharon
(b) Yitzhak Rabin
(c) Benjamin Netanyahu
(d) Shimon Peres
Answer: (b)

Jerusalem is called the:
(a) Empire City
(b) Holy Land
(c) Granite City
(d) Holy City
Answer: (d)