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General Knowledge - WORLD PDF
World Info
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29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City'was Peking
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71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap.Ronald Amundson
78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam
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96 The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History
107 The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
108 The largest airport in the world is the King Khalid Int.Airport,Saudi Arabia
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115 The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimzu Tunnel,Japan
124 The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi arabia
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143 The aeroplanes was used in war for the first time by Italians(14 Oct.1911)
153 The famous words `Veni Vidi Vici'were said by Julius Caesar
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178 The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley
183 The famous General Motors company was founded by William Durant
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194 The White House was painted white to Hide fire damage
203 The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp
The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers
204 Genghis Khan
was
210 The first talkie feature film in USA was The Jazz Singer
215 The US state West Verginia is also known as Blue Grass state
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The person who led the first marine expedition to travel around
1 Magallan
the world was
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World History
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04 The first voyage around the world was undertook by whom in 1522 Magellan
11 Two Presidents of USA were father and son.Their names were John Adams & Quincey
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27 Malenkov became the Soviet Prime Minister after the death of Stalin
31 The American War of Independence was faught during the years 1775-1783 AD
The English King who was prepared to exchange his kingdom for
39 Richard III
a horse was
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46 The king who was forced to sign the Magna Karta was King John II
55 In the first Punic War fought in 264-261 BC,the Romans defeated Carthaginians
57 The Disease which struck Europe in the 14th Century was Plague
59 In 1260,the Mongol army was defeated by the armies of Islam at Ain Jalut
61 The first colony established by the English in north America was Jamestown
65 In 1707,the two countries who became united were England and Scotland
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90 In the first World War,Austria & Germany were known as Central powers
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120 The Cultural Revolution was launched in China in 1966 by Mao Tse-tung
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137 South Africa withdrew from the British Common Wealth in 1961 AD
143 During the Gulf War,Iraq fought under the leadership of Saddam Hussein
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