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This section includes 51 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Australia knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Summer Olympics held in London in the years |
| A. | 1904, 1944 and 2012 |
| B. | 1908, 1948 and 2012 |
| C. | 1912, 1952 and 2012 |
| D. | 1908, 1944 and 2008 |
| Answer» C. 1912, 1952 and 2012 | |
| 2. |
The Remembrance Day is also known as |
| A. | Poppy Day |
| B. | Lily Day |
| C. | Rose Day |
| D. | Iris Day |
| Answer» B. Lily Day | |
| 3. |
In which year Margaret Thatcher appointed as the Prime Minister of UK |
| A. | 1978 |
| B. | 1979 |
| C. | 1980 |
| D. | 1982 |
| Answer» C. 1980 | |
| 4. |
The Battle of Waterloo was fought in the year |
| A. | 1805 |
| B. | 1809 |
| C. | 1813 |
| D. | 1815 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain at the beginning of World War I |
| A. | David Lloyd George |
| B. | Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
| C. | H. H. Asquith |
| D. | Stanley Baldwin |
| Answer» D. Stanley Baldwin | |
| 6. |
World's oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament Wimbledon was started from the year |
| A. | 1877 |
| B. | 1882 |
| C. | 1896 |
| D. | 1902 |
| Answer» B. 1882 | |
| 7. |
Which one city of United Kingdom was UNESCO's first Worldwide City of Literature |
| A. | London |
| B. | Liverpool |
| C. | Oxford |
| D. | Edinburgh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Who is known as Father of English Literature |
| A. | Geoffrey Chaucer |
| B. | William Shakespeare |
| C. | John Milton |
| D. | Edmund Spenser |
| Answer» B. William Shakespeare | |
| 9. |
Which one is the oldest University in United Kingdom |
| A. | University of Edinburgh |
| B. | University of Cambridge |
| C. | University of Oxford |
| D. | University of London |
| Answer» D. University of London | |
| 10. |
The Bill of Rights was signed in the year |
| A. | 1681 |
| B. | 1689 |
| C. | 1692 |
| D. | 1696 |
| Answer» C. 1692 | |
| 11. |
Who was the first Monarch to reside at Buckingham Palace |
| A. | William IV |
| B. | Queen Victoria |
| C. | Edward VII |
| D. | George V |
| Answer» C. Edward VII | |
| 12. |
Which one is the largest National Park by area in England |
| A. | Lake District |
| B. | Yorkshire Dales |
| C. | Snowdonia |
| D. | Peak District |
| Answer» B. Yorkshire Dales | |
| 13. |
Total number of National Parks in United Kingdom |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» D. 18 | |
| 14. |
Which one the highest waterfall in United Kingdom |
| A. | Pistyll y Llyn |
| B. | Falls of Glomach |
| C. | Steall waterfall |
| D. | Eas a' Chual Aluinn |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Which one is the largest lake in United Kingdom |
| A. | Loch Lomond |
| B. | Windermere |
| C. | Loch Ness |
| D. | Lough Neagh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The Battle of Hastings was fought in the year |
| A. | 997 |
| B. | 1066 |
| C. | 1098 |
| D. | 1112 |
| Answer» C. 1098 | |
| 17. |
In which year London host the Summer Olympics for first time |
| A. | 1900 |
| B. | 1904 |
| C. | 1908 |
| D. | 1912 |
| Answer» D. 1912 | |
| 18. |
Who is called father of English Literature |
| A. | Tomas Moor |
| B. | Geoffrey Chausar |
| C. | Francis Bacon |
| D. | William Shakespeare |
| Answer» C. Francis Bacon | |
| 19. |
In which year the Irish Free State Constitution Act was passed by British Parliament |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1922 |
| C. | 1925 |
| D. | 1930 |
| Answer» C. 1925 | |
| 20. |
In which year did Queen Elizabeth II become queen of England |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1954 |
| C. | 1958 |
| D. | 1960 |
| Answer» B. 1954 | |
| 21. |
Who is the first person from Britain in space |
| A. | Helen Sharman |
| B. | Michael Foale |
| C. | Piers Sellers |
| D. | Richard Garriott |
| Answer» B. Michael Foale | |
| 22. |
Total number of countries that make United Kingdom is |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 23. |
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War I |
| A. | Winston Churchill |
| B. | Andrew Bonar Law |
| C. | Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
| D. | David Lloyd George |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The Opium Wars were fought between British and __ |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | China |
| C. | India |
| D. | Thailand |
| Answer» C. India | |
| 25. |
Who was the first female cabinet minister in UK |
| A. | Florence Horsburgh |
| B. | Margaret Bondfield |
| C. | Ellen Wilkinson |
| D. | Thelma Cazalet-Kein |
| Answer» C. Ellen Wilkinson | |
| 26. |
The prehistoric monument Stonehenge is a located in |
| A. | Devizes |
| B. | Swindon |
| C. | Chippenham |
| D. | Wiltshire |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The University of Cambridge was established in the year |
| A. | 1196 |
| B. | 1203 |
| C. | 1209 |
| D. | 1218 |
| Answer» D. 1218 | |
| 28. |
The London Underground railway system was opened in the year |
| A. | 1863 |
| B. | 1877 |
| C. | 1894 |
| D. | 1907 |
| Answer» B. 1877 | |
| 29. |
When the first electric railway starts in Britain |
| A. | 1880 |
| B. | 1883 |
| C. | 1887 |
| D. | 1895 |
| Answer» C. 1887 | |
| 30. |
Which one is the capital city of Scotland |
| A. | Glasgow |
| B. | Edinburgh |
| C. | Aberdeen |
| D. | Paisley |
| Answer» C. Aberdeen | |
| 31. |
The Falklands War of 1982 was fought between Britain and __ |
| A. | USA |
| B. | France |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Argentina |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
When the Union Jack flag was adopted in UK |
| A. | 1801 |
| B. | 1807 |
| C. | 1812 |
| D. | 1827 |
| Answer» B. 1807 | |
| 33. |
Which one is the highest point in the United Kingdom |
| A. | Ben Nevis |
| B. | Snowdon |
| C. | Scafell Pike |
| D. | Slieve Donard |
| Answer» B. Snowdon | |
| 34. |
Total number of members in House of Commons of the United Kingdom is |
| A. | 430 |
| B. | 520 |
| C. | 602 |
| D. | 650 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Which one is the national animal of United Kingdom |
| A. | Tiger |
| B. | Lion |
| C. | Bull |
| D. | Leopard |
| Answer» C. Bull | |
| 36. |
Who is the first person to introduce printing press into England |
| A. | William Caslon |
| B. | Thomas Malory |
| C. | William Caxton |
| D. | Wynkyn de Worde |
| Answer» D. Wynkyn de Worde | |
| 37. |
Who had established the Scotland Yard |
| A. | Robert Peel |
| B. | William Pitt |
| C. | Benjamin Disraeli |
| D. | Richard Cobden |
| Answer» B. William Pitt | |
| 38. |
When was Scotland Yard was founded |
| A. | 1825 |
| B. | 1829 |
| C. | 1832 |
| D. | 1838 |
| Answer» C. 1832 | |
| 39. |
Who was the first Prime Minister of England |
| A. | Henry Pelham |
| B. | Earl of Wilmington |
| C. | Robert Walpole |
| D. | George Grenville |
| Answer» D. George Grenville | |
| 40. |
In which year Elizabeth I becomes the Queen of England |
| A. | 1540 |
| B. | 1545 |
| C. | 1552 |
| D. | 1558 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Which dynasty was established as the monarch of England after the War of the Roses |
| A. | Saxons |
| B. | Normans |
| C. | Victorians |
| D. | Tudor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which one was the last decisive war of the Hundred Years' War fought between England and France |
| A. | Edwardian War |
| B. | Lancastrian War |
| C. | Caroline War |
| D. | Battle of Agincourt |
| Answer» C. Caroline War | |
| 43. |
Which King sign the Magna Carta in 1215 |
| A. | King John |
| B. | Richard I |
| C. | Henry III |
| D. | Edward I |
| Answer» B. Richard I | |
| 44. |
Which king of Denmark captures the English Crown in 1016 |
| A. | King Edmund |
| B. | King Canute |
| C. | King Harold |
| D. | King Harthacnut |
| Answer» C. King Harold | |
| 45. |
The Oxford University was founded in the year |
| A. | 1167 |
| B. | 1173 |
| C. | 1189 |
| D. | 1206 |
| Answer» B. 1173 | |
| 46. |
Which king began the construction of the Tower of London |
| A. | Stephen |
| B. | Henry I |
| C. | William I |
| D. | Henry II |
| Answer» D. Henry II | |
| 47. |
In which battle the Normans defeated the Saxons |
| A. | Battle of Fulford |
| B. | Battle of Hastings |
| C. | Battle of Maldon |
| D. | Battle of the Standard |
| Answer» C. Battle of Maldon | |
| 48. |
Who was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England |
| A. | King Edmund |
| B. | Edward the Confessor |
| C. | Harold |
| D. | Harold Godwinson |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
In which year, Roman Emperor Julius Caesar try to first invade Britain |
| A. | 62 BC |
| B. | 60 BC |
| C. | 55 BC |
| D. | 54 BC |
| Answer» D. 54 BC | |
| 50. |
Which one is the longest river in the United Kingdom |
| A. | River Thames |
| B. | River Great Ouse |
| C. | River Severn |
| D. | River Wye |
| Answer» D. River Wye | |