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Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Generaal Q&A - 3

  • 1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman
  • 2 The longest river in the world is the Nile
  • 3 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
  • 4 The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km
  • 5 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest
  • 6 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar
  • 7 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
  • 8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil
  • 9 The country also known as "country of Copper" is Zambia
  • 10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line
  • 11 The river Volga flows out into the Caspian sea
  • 12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia
  • 13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada
  • 14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily
  • 15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea
  • 16 The biggest delta in the world is the Ganges Delta
  • 17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade & Budapest
  • 18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon
  • 19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres
  • 20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus
  • 21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice
  • 22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar
  • 23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland
  • 24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit, USA
  • 25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is China & South Africa
  • 26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia
  • 27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is China
  • 28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Amazon River
  • 29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was Peking
  • 30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan
  • 31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest
  • 32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy
  • 33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba
  • 34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers
  • 35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea
  • 36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal
  • 37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean
  • 38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
  • 39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague
  • 40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa
  • 41 Australia was discovered by James Cook
  • 42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah
  • 43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey
  • 44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
  • 45 The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
  • 46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Dunant
  • 47 The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
  • 48 The national flower of Britain is Rose
  • 49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin
  • 50 The national flower of Italy is Lily
  • 51 The national flower of China is Narcissus
  • 52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu
  • 53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz
  • 54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England
  • 55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June
  • 56 The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln
  • 57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil
  • 58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus
  • 59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
  • 60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson
  • 61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon
  • 62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945
  • 63 UNO stands for United Nations Organization
  • 64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August
  • 65 'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo
  • 66 Paradise Regained was written by John Milton
  • 67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib
  • 68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
  • 69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica
  • 70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada
  • 71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson
  • 72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi
  • 73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
  • 74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck
  • 75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway
  • 76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet
  • 77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen
  • 78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam
  • 79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher
  • 80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie
  • 81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
  • 82 The port of Baku is situated in Azerbaijan
  • 83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
  • 84 The largest river in France is Loire
  • 85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon
  • 86 The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche
  • 87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was London University
  • 88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar
  • 89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers
  • 90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves
  • 91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand
  • 92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea
  • 93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan
  • 94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
  • 95 The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress, Washington DC
  • 96 The author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling
  • 97 Nickname of New York city is Big Apple
  • 98 Original name of butterfly is flutter bee
  • 99 The largest pyramid known as Pyramid of King Cheops
  • 100 The Taj Mahal in India built by the Mugal Emporer Shah Jahan

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