General Knowledge UK

Q(1) Which is the longest river in the United Kingdom?

ANS:  Severn

Q(2) First woman Prime minister of United Kingdom?

ANS:  Margaret Thatcher

Q(3) Buckingham Palace is

ANS:  home of the British monarch

Q(4) Which of these countries was not a part of the former territories of the British Empire.

ANS:  Nepal

Q(5) Who was the first British astronaut in space?

ANS:  Helen Sharman

Q(6) Who was the predecessor to Queen Elizabeth II?

ANS:  Albert Frederick Arthur George

Q(7) First London olympics were held in the year

ANS:  1908

Q(8) Which is the largest lake by size in the United Kingdom?

ANS:  Lough Neagh

Q(9) Which is the largest city in terms of area in the United Kingdom?

ANS:  London

Q(10) Which of these countries is not part of United Kingdom?

ANS:  Ireland

Q(11) Belfast is the capital of

ANS:  Northern Ireland

Q(12) Edinburgh is the capital of

ANS:  Scotland

Q(13) Capital of England is

ANS:  London

Q(14) Which of these cities is the capital city of Wales?

ANS:  Cardiff

Q(15) Which of these games is said to be invented in England?

ANS:  Cricket

Q(16) Which of these lakes does not lie in the United Kingdom?

ANS:  Spencer Lake

Q(17) First postage stamp used in a public postage system was called

ANS:  Penny Black

Q(18) Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Welsh and Breton are

ANS:  languages spoken in U.K.

Q(19) JK Rowling, is best known as the author of

ANS:  Harry Potter series of books

Q(20) Which of these dance forms is a form of English folk dance?

ANS:  Morris Dance

Q(21) Largest Royal home in the world is

ANS:  Windsor Castle, U.K.

Q(22) Which of these countries is closest in terms of distance to the United Kingdom?

ANS:  Netherlands

Q(23) Which of these countries is situated towards South of United Kingdom?

ANS:  France

Q(24) Which of these cities is not in Scotland

ANS:  Cardiff

Q(25) Which of these cities is not in Wales

ANS:  Stirling

Q(26) Elizabeth tower also known as the Clock tower of London was designed by

ANS:  Augustus Pugin

Q(27) Which of these animals is native to UK

ANS:  Red Squirrel

Q(28) Which is the tallest building in the United Kingdom

ANS:  The Shard

Q(29) The English Channel separates northern France from

ANS:  southern England

Q(30) The approximate length of English channel s about

ANS:  560 Km

Q(31) Which of these cities is not on the English Channel coast

ANS:  Cardiff

Q(32) The Kingdom of Great Britain came into being on

ANS:  1 May 1707

Q(33) Who was the first monarch of the Great Britain.

ANS:  Queen Anne

Q(34) Acts of Union 1800 refers to which historic event.

ANS:  Unification of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland

Q(35) Who was the first prime minister of Great Britain?

ANS:  Robert Walpole

Q(36) Which of these countries was never a part of the British empire?

ANS:  Nepal

Q(37) King George I was the son of

ANS:  Ernest Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Sophia of Hanover

Q(38) The shortest-reigning monarch of England and Ireland.

ANS:  Lady Jane Grey

Q(39) The youngest British monarch at the start of her reign was

ANS:  Mary, Queen of Scots

Q(40) The youngest British King was

ANS:  King Henry VI

Q(41) Who was the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated?

ANS:  Spencer Perceval

Q(42) The only Solicitor General or Attorney General to become Prime Minister?

ANS:  Spencer Perceval

Q(43) Which British monarch was first given the title ‘Empress of India’?

ANS:  Queen Victoria

Q(44) Who is the longest serving Prime minister in British history?

ANS:  Sir Robert Walpole

Q(45) Which monarch succeeded Queen Victoria?

ANS:  Edward VII

Q(46) Battle of Waterloo was fought in the year

ANS:  1815

Q(47) In the battle of Waterloo, the British-led allied army was under the command of

ANS:  Duke of Wellington

Q(48) Which of these counties does the River Severn NOT pass through?

ANS:  Hampshire

Q(49) The North Channel is the strait between

ANS:  Great Britain and Ireland