General Knowledge : World Affairs

General Knowledge : World Affairs

■ The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman
■ The longest river in the world is the Nile
■ The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
■ The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km
■ The highest mountain in the world is the Everest
■ The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar
■ The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
■ The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil
■ The country also known as "country of Copper" is Zambia
■ The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line
■ The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea
■ The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia
■ The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada
■ The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily
■ The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea
■ The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans
■ The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade
■ The Japanese call their country as Nippon
■ The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres
■ The world's oldest known city is Damascus
■ The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice
■ The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar
■ The biggest island of the world is Greenland
■ The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit, USA
■ The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is USA
■ The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia
■ The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is Malaysia
■ The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Mississippi
■ The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was Peking
■ The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan
■ Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest
■ The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy
■ The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba
■ The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers
■ The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea
■ The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal
■ The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean
■ The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
■ The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague
■ The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa
■ Australia was discovered by James Cook
■ The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah
■ Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey
■ The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
■ The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
■ The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant
■ The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
■ The national flower of Britain is Rose
■ Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin
■ The national flower of Italy is Lily
■ 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 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 Banku is situated in Azerbaijan
83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald
84 The largest river in France is Lore
85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon
86 The first negro 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