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No. Question Answer

What does the Japanese
1.
word 'Karate' mean literally?
Open hand

o m
2.
With which water sport are
jumping,slaloming and trick
riding associated?
Water Skiing
. c
3.
Which sport was a traditional
Darts r s
English 'pub' game?

p e
4.
Which modern martial art
was developed from
'Jujitsu'?
Judo
p a
Which game is played at the
o n
5. Embassy World Professional
Championship?
t i
Snooker

6. What sport is 'angling'?

e s Fishing

7.
q u
With what sport would you
associate 'alley' or 'lane'?
Bowling

8.
c
Which city is known as the
s
'Pearl of the Orient'?
Singapore

n p
Which capital city is said to
9.
. t
be the oldest in the world
and in which country it is
Damascus,the capital of Syria

w w located?

Which is the largest city in

w10.
Africa?
Cairo,capital of Egypt

What was Christopher

11. Italian
Columbus's nationality?

12. At the mouth of which river Perl River

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is Hong Kong situated?

Which Central American

13. nation was formerly known Belize
as British Honduras?

After whom was Bolivia

14. Simon Bolivar
named?

Which two countries enjoy o m

15. the highest standard of
living in S.America?
Venezuela & Argentina
. c
16. Where is the Carribean Sea? r s
Between West Indies & South

Name the only ape that can

America

p e
17.
stand and walk upright?
Gibbon

p a
18.
Which are the countries
linked by the Karakoram
o n
China & Pakistan
Highway?

t i
Light amplification by stimulated
19. What does leser mean?

e s emission of radiation

20.
q u
Which sea seperates Japan
from the main-land of Asia?
The sea of Japan

21.
called?
c
What is a group of dolphins
s Scholl

22.
n p
What is a male ant called? A dron

23. t
Name the mosquito which
.
spreads malaria?
The female Anopheles mos quito

w w Istanbul is a major city of

w24. Turkey. What was its former

name?
Constantinople

Where is the headquarters of

25. World Meterological Geneva
Organisation?

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Name the countries having

26. the veto power in the U.N. U.S.A.,USSR,UK,FRANCE & CHINA
Security Council.

What is called the "Roof of

27. The pamirs in Central Asia
the World"?

28.
Name the only planet that
was discovered in the 20th Pluto
o m
century.

What is the boundary . c

29. between Russia & Poland
called?
The Curzon Line
r s
How much time does the
p e
30. light take to reach the Earth
from the sun? a
A little more than 8 minutes

p
31.
What is the source of all
energy on earth?
o n
The energy from the sun

32.
Which famous swimmer is
t i
Michael Gross
known as the 'Albatross'?

e
Where was the martial art
s
33.
u
taekwon do developed?
q
Korea

34.

s c
Who developed taekwon do?

Which mountain ranges in

Gen.Choi Hong Hi of Korea

35.
n p
Spain & California have the
same name?
Sierra Nevada

. t
Which batsman has scored
Australia's Don Bradman 309 n.o.

w w
36. most runs in a day in Test
Cricket?
against England at leeds in 1930

w37.
Which team won a one dayer
twice with a six off of the Pakistan
last ball?

How many Indians have 4 -Kapil Dev,Subhash Gupta,Jasu

38.
taken nine or more wickets Patel & Anil Kumble

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in an innings in a Test
Match?

Which is the largest plant in

39. The Bis Trees of California
the world?

40. What is 'smog'? Smoke -laden fog

41.
Who is called the light of the
world?
Jesus Christ
o m
42.
Which is the major language
Arabic . c
of Egypt?

What does the phrase 'cakes r s

43.
and ale' mean? e
A carefree or easy living

p
44.
What is the language of
Chile?
spanish
p a
45.
Which country is called the
'Land of Golden Fleece'? o n
Australia

46.
Which city of Russia had the
t i
Leningrad
old name St.Petersburg?

e s
47. u
Name the only bird which
can fly backward as well as
forward q The hemming bird

48. s c
Name the longest river of
Mackenzie
Canada

n p
Name the highest military
49.
t
decoration of France.
.
Croix de Guerra

w w
50.
Which gas is commonly used
in electric bulbs?
Neon

w51.
Which European city was
founded in 1050,destroyed Oslo,capital of Norway
by fire in 1624, and rebuilt?

What are plants that grow in

52. Hydrophytes
water called?

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Which insect makes the

53. The mle cicada
loudest noise?

To which country does

54. Denmark
Greenland belong?

What is the other name for

55. Plumbago or black lead
graphite?

To which galaxy does the o m

56.
earth belong?
The Milky Way

. c
57.
Where are the largest
deposits of platinum found?
Ural Mountains,U.S.S.R.
r s
58.
Name the only mammal that
flies.
The Bat
p e
59.
How would you recognize
p a
The leader holds his tail straight
the leader of a wolf pack?

What is a baby rabbit or

n
out,while others tails droop.

o
60.
squirrel called? i
Bunny

t
61.
What is the study of evil

e
spirits and demons called? s Demonology

62.
What is a group of
Kangaroos called? q u Mob

63. s c
Which language is most
Spanish

n p
dominant in Latin America?

Who said that 'Well begun is

64.
t
half done'?
.
Horace

w w
65.
Name the border line
between Afghanistan and The Durand Line

w Pakistan.

Who said that 'Science

without religion is lame and
66. Albert Einstein
religion without science is
blind?

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Name the longest river of

67. Murray
Australia.

Name the highest mountain

68. Logan
in Canada.

Name the only

69. Shakespeare's play that
included a dog.
Two Gentlemen of Verona

o m
70.
Which city is called the 'City
of Dreaming Spires'?
Oxford
. c
71.
After which emperor was
Julius Caesar r s
July named?

Name the king of England p e

72. who built the Tower of
London.
a
King William I
p
After Amazon, which is the
o n
73. major river of South
America? i
Paraha

t
74.
Which king of France was
called the Citizen King?
e s Louis Phillippe

75. q
Who first discovered u Marie Curie
radioactivity?

s c
Aesop has been attributed
76.
p
with famous fables. What did He was a slave
n
he work as?

75.
. t
Who is known as the 'Maid of
Joan of Arc of France

w w Orleans'?

From which country did the

w78. Portugese bring tobacco to
India in 1508?
Peru

Which European country is

79. known as the 'Land of Scotland
Cakes'?

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Name the ethical practice in

80. Jainism, of not causing harm Ahimsa
to any living thing.

Which is the longest strait in

81. Tartar Straits
the world?

82.
In which part of the world is
the river Snake?
U.S.A.
o m
83.
Which is the tallest race in
The Tutsi,they live in Central
. c
Africa and have an average height
the world?
s
of 185 cms. or 6 ft. 1 inch.
r
84.
Name the International Line
forming the border between
The Mc Mohan Line
p e
India and China on the
eastern side.
p a
85.
Which is the largest port in
the world?
o n
New York Har

86.
Which is the longest river in
t i
The river Ob(5538 kms) in the
Asia?

e
Of which crop is Bangladesh
s U.S.S.R.

87.
world?
q u
the greatest producer in the Tasmania

88.
s c
What is the science of coins
& medals called?
Numismatic

89.
n p
What is amnesia? Loss or impairment of memory

90.
. t
What is a young cow called? Heifer

w w
91.
Which language is known as
Cape Dutch?
Afrikaans

w Which batsman scored a

century in a First Class Bill Woodfull of Australia; 118
92.
Match without a single runs
boundary?

93. Which bowler has taken D.Underwood of England 12 times

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Gavaskar's wicket the

maximum times?

G.Gooch of England. 456 runs

What is the record for most
94. (333 & 123 against (India) at
runs scored in a Test match?
Lord's in 1990-91.

95.
What is the record for most
sixes hit in an innings in
15 sixes.Hit by Johan
Reid,Wellington v/s Northern
o m
First class cricket? Districts,1962-63

Javed Miandad.He was 19 . c

96.
Who is the youngest player
to score a double century in
Test Cricket?
s
years,141 days when he scored
r
206 against N.Zealand at Karachi
in 1976-77.

p e
97.
Where are the world's
largest diamond and gold
mining areas?
a
Kimberley in South Africa
p
Which is the largest silver
o n
98. producing country in the
world? i
Mexico

t
99.
What was the former name
of Ghana? e s Gold Coast or 'Land of Gold'.

q u In area,the Bay of Bengal is the

100.
the world?
s c
Which is the largest bay in largest.However,in shore line
length, the Hudson Bay is the

n p largest

That created by the Ganga &

101.
. t
Which is the largest delta
formed by two rivers?
Brahmaputra in West Bengal and
Bangladesh

w w
102.
Which is the deepest lake in Ozero (lake) Baykal in Central

w103.
the world?

Can the giraffe outspeed the

Siberia

Yest. At 35 miles (56 km) an hour

Kangaroo?

How many claws does a crab

104. Five pairs
have?

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Name the largest freshwater

105. Lake Superior
lake.

Name the most poisonous

106. Stonefish
fish.

Mafia is a secret society

107.
operating in different parts
of the world. Which place is
Sicily Italy
o m
considered to be its origin?

Name the fastest fish in the . c

108.
world.
Atlantic Sailfish

r s
109.
Who founded the Maurya
dynasty in ancient India?
Chandragupta Maurya
p e
p a
o n
t i
e s
q u
s c
n p
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