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No. Question Answer
01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman
02 The longest river in the world is the Nile
03 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
04 The longest highway in the world has a length of about 8000 km
05 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest
The country that accounts for nearly one third of the

06 Myanmar
total teak production of the world is
07 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil
09 The country also known as "country of Copper"is Zambia
The name given to the border which seperates

10 Durand line
Pakistan and Afghanistan is
11 The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea
12 The coldest place on the eartn is Verkoyansk in Siberia
The country which ranks second in terms of land area

13 Canada
is
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 Sunderbans
17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade
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
The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of

24 Detroit,USA
automobiles in the world is
The country which is the largest producer of

25 USA
manganese in the world is
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The country which is the largest producer of rubber in

26 Malaysia
the world is
The country which is the largest producer of tin in the

27 Malaysia
world is
The river which carries maximum quantity of water

28 Mississippi
into the sea is the
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 Vesuvias is located in Italy
33 The country known as the Suger Bowl of the world is Cuba
34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometres
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 discoverd 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 Durant
The country which has the greatest population density

47 Monaco
is
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
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54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England
55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June
The first Republican President President of America

56 Abraham Lincoln
was
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 Srilanka was Ceylon
62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945
63 UNO stands for United Nations Organisation
64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August
`Last Judgement'was the first painting of an Italian

65 Michelangelo
painter named
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 Federick Auguste Bartholdi
82 The port of Banku is situated in Azerbaijan
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83 John F.Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald
84 The largest river in France is Lore
The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law

85 Catherine of Aragon
was
The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

86 Ralph Johnson Bunche
was
The first British University to admit women for degree

87 London University
courses was
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
United States Library of

95 The largest library in the world is the
Congress,Washington DC
96 The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History
97 The lowest mountain ragne in the world is the Bhieuna Bhaile
98 The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland
99 The place known as the Garden of England is Kent
100 The tallest tower in the world is the C.N.Tower,Toronto,Canada
101 The country famous for its fish catch is Japan
102 The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa
103 Montreal is situated on the bank of river Ottawa
104 The city of Bonn is situated in Germany
105 The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival
106 Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus
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
The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the

109 Armenia
year 1998 was
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110 The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay,Canada
111 The largest church in the world is Bascilica of St.Peter,Vatican City,Rome
112 The largest peninsula in the world is Arabia
113 The largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico
114 The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland,Volgagrad Russia
115 The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimzu Tunnel,Japan
116 The world's loneliest island is the Tristan da cunda
117 The word `Quiz'was coined by Jim Daly Irishman
118 The original meaning of `Quiz'was Trick
119 The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street
120 The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace
121 Adolf Hitler was born in Austria
The country whose National Anthem has only music

122 Bahrain
but no words is
123 The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre,Detroit,USA
124 The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi arabia
125 The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower,Chicago
126 In the year 1811,Paraguay became independent from Spain
127 The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynney
The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian

128 Persepolis
Empire was
129 WHO stands for World Health Organisation
130 WHO is located at Geneva
131 FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organisation
132 FAO is located at Rome and London
United Nations Industrial Development

133 UNIDO stands for
Organisation
134 UNIDO is located at Vienna
135 WMO stands for World Meteorological Organisation
136 WMO is located at Geneva
137 International Civil Aviation Organisation is located at Montreal
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138 The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela
139 The Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia
140 Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum
141 The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is Thirteen
142 Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats
143 The aeroplanes was used in war for the first time by Italians(14 Oct.1911)
144 Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln
The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England

145 Manchester
is
The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson

146 Manhattan
river is
147 The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Bakeland
The country where military service is compulsory for

148 Israel
women is
The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses

149 USA
is
150 The famous painting `Mona Lisa'is displayed at Louvre museum,Paris
151 The earlier name for tomato was Love apple
152 The first President of USA was George Washington
153 The famous words `Veni Vidi Vici'were said by Julius Caesar
The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was

154 Joseph Lister
introduced by
The number of countries which participated in the first

155 Nine
Olympic Games held at Athens was
156 Mercury is also known as Quick Silver
157 Disneyland is located in California,USA
The country which built the first powerful long range

158 Germany
rockets is
159 Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M.Singer
160 Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin
161 The national emblem of Spain is Eagle
162 Archimedes was born in Sicily
163 The total area of Vatican city is 0.272 Sq.kms
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164 The largest temple in the world is Angkorwat in Kampuchea
165 The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans,USA
166 The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait
167 The Mohenjodaro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind,Pakistan
168 The largest city of Africa is Cairo
169 The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman
170 The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa
171 The Heathrow Airport is located in London
172 The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude
173 The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega
174 The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois
175 The US state Utah is also known as Beehive state
176 The Kalahari desert is located in Africa
177 The Pentagonian desert is located in Argentina
178 The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley
179 The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu
The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic

180 Hisponiola
together form the Island of
181 The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors
182 The largest auto producing nation is Japan
183 The famous General Motors company was founded by William Durant
184 The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy
185 The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings
The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length

186 Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
was
187 The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris
188 The first country to issue stamps was Britain
The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star

189 Tom Mix
of the silent movies is
190 The Pentagon is located at Washington DC
191 The world's largest car manufacturing company is General Motors,USA
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192 The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles,Ludhiana
193 The world's oldest underground railway is at London
194 The White House was painted white to Hide fire damage
195 The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria
196 The longest river in Russia is Oblrtysh
197 The first Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm
198 The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III
199 "History is Bunk"was said by Henry Ford
200 The term ``astrology' literally means Star Speech
201 Togo is situated in Africa
202 Coal is also known as Black Diamond
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
The first cross word puzzle in the world was published

205 1924 by London Sunday Express
in
206 The lightest known metal is Lithium
207 The atacama desert is located in North Chile
208 The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil
209 The founder of USA was George Washington
210 The first talkie feature film in USA was The Jazz Singer
211 The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide
212 The US state Mississipi is also known as Tar Heel state
213 The US state Indiana is also known as Volunteer state
214 The US state Missouri is also known as Hoosier state
215 The US state West Verginia is also known as Blue Grass state
216 The US state known as`Pine Free State'is Vermount
217 The US state known as `Mountain state'is Pensylvania
218 The US state known as`Land of `Land of 1000 Lakes'is Arkansas
The popular detective character created by Agatha

219 Hercule Poirot
Christie is
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220 The Pakistani President who died in an aircrash was Zia-ul-Huq
221 Yoghurt means Fermented milk
222 Yankee is the nickname of American
223 The International court of Justice is located in Hague,Holland
224 The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC
225 Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone
The technique to produce the first test tube baby was

226 Patrick Stepote and Robert Edwards
evolved by
227 The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University
The name of the large clock on the tower of the House

228 Big Ben
of Parliament in London is called
229 Prado museum is located in Madrid
230 The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight
231 `Man is a Tool Making Animal'was said by Benjamin Franklin
232 The term 'anesthesia'was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes
233 The first man to reach Antartica was Fabian Gotileb
234 The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania
The invention that is considered to have built America

235 Dynamite
is
The person who led the first marine expedition to travel around
1 Magallan
the world was
2 The Spectrum is a popular stadium located at Philadelphia
3 The Rich stadium is located at Boston
4 `Silver dome' is a popular stadium located at Pontiac
5 The Summit is a famous stadium located at Houston
6 The National Emblem of Ireland is Shamrock
7 WAGGA WAGGA is a Town in Australia
8 The `Daily Telegraph' was first published in the year 1885
9 The National Emblem of Australia is Kangaroo
10 The National Emblem of Canada is Whitelily
11 The National Emblem of Belgium is Lion
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12 The crescent is the emblem of Pakistan
13 The busiest airport in the world is Chicago International Airport
14 The largest continent is Asia
15 The smallest continent is Australia
16 The largest country in the world is Russia
17 The smallest country in the world is Vatican
18 The Congo river flows in Angola
19 The Negro river flows in Argentina
20 UNICEF stands for United Nations Children's Fund
21 ILO stands for International Labour Organisation
22 UPU stands for Universal Postal Union
World Intellectual Property

23 WIPO stands for
Organisation
24 UNU stands for United Nations University
25 WFC stands for World Food Council
26 The Commonwealth is an association of 52 countries
27 NAM stands for Non-Aligned Movement
28 The earlier name of Ghana was Gold coast
29 The most populous country in the world is China
30 The smallest republic in the world is Nauru
31 The highest mountain range in the world is the Himalayas
32 The oldest museum in the world is the Ashmolean museum,Oxford
33 IRNA stands for Iranian News Agency
34 The country known as Mother-in-Law of Europe is Denmark
35 The country known as Our Lady of Snow is Canada
36 The longest wall in the world is the Great Wall of China
37 The deepest ocean in the world is The Pacific
38 The country known as the playground of Europe is Switzerland
39 The country known as the Celestial Empire is Egypt
40 The great Victoria desert is located in Australia
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41 The ocean in which Honshu Island is situated is Pacific
42 The river Mackenzie flows in Canada
43 The Murray-Darling river flows in Australia
44 The Gobi desert is located in Mongolia,China
45 GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time
46 The Charter of UNO was signed on 26 June 1945
International Civil Aviation

47 ICAO stands for
Organisation
48 The ICAO was established in the year 1947
49 The headquarters of ICAO is located at Montreal
50 Le Monde is a newspaper published in France
51 The official publication of the Netherlands is called Orange book
52 The official publication of France is called Yellow book
53 Shakespeare passed away in the year 1616
John Major,the ex-Prime minister of Britain was from the which

54 Conservative
party
55 The National Emblem of Lebanon is Cedar tree
56 The National Emblem of Papua New Guinea is Bird of Paradise
Fellow of Royal College of

57 FRCP stands for
Physicians
North American Free Trade

58 NAFTA stands for
Agreement
59 Machine gun was invented by Richard Gatling
60 Elevator was invented by Elisha G.Otis
61 The measure to know the speed of a ship is Knot
62 UNICEF was established in the year 1946
63 The headquarters of UNICEF is located at New York
United Nations Environment

64 UNEP stands for
Programme
65 UNEP was established in the year 1972
66 The headquarters of UNEP is located at Nairobi
67 The Daily Mirror is published in Britain
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68 Jane Austin was a famous British novelist
69 Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator
70 The smallest colony in the world is Gibraltar
71 The highest town in the world is Wenchuan
72 Chrysanthemum is the National Emblem of Japan
73 The National Emblem of USA is Golden rod
74 IRC stands for International Red Cross
75 RAF stands for Royal Air Force
76 `Gone With The Wind'was written by Margret Mitchel
77 The earlier name of Ethiopia was Abyssinia
78 Cambodia has been renamed as Kampuchea
79 River Tigris flows in Iraq
80 River Danube flows in Hungary
World History
No. Question Answer
01 The first Olympiad was held in Greece in the year 776 BC
02 Rome was founded in the year 753 BC
03 The Great wall of China was built in the year 214 BC
04 The first voyage around the world was undertook by whom in 1522 Magellan
05 The first President of USA was George Washington
06 Which Battle marked the end of Napoleon era Waterloo
America and Great

07 The American War of Independence was fought between
Britain
08 Adolf Hitler was also known as Fuhrer
The first woman in world to become the Prime minister of a country

09 Sirimao Bandara Naike
was
The Emperor of Germany who dismissed his Chancellor Bismark in

10 William II
1980 was
11 Two Presidents of USA were father and son.Their names were John Adams & Quincey
12 The UNO came into existance in 1945 AD
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13 The king of England before Elizabeth II was George VI
14 Queen Elizabeth I ascended the throne of England in the year 1558 AD
15 The Statue of Liberty of New York was a gift from France
16 Hitler's secret service was also known as Gestapo
17 The last Emperor of Rome was Romulus Augustus
18 Florence Nightingale was known as Lady of the Lamp
19 Mao Tse Tung died in the year 1976 AD
20 In 1806,the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved by Napolean
The country which celebrates Independence day on 15th August,

21 South Korea
apart from India, is
22 The first World War ended in 1918 AD
The US President who was forced to resign due to the Watergate

23 Nixon
scandal was
24 The Second World War ended in 1945 AD
25 The first communist manifesto was issued in 1848 AD
26 The first Prime Minister of Independent Kenya was Jomo Kenyatta
27 Malenkov became the Soviet Prime Minister after the death of Stalin
28 The first British Prime Minister was Sir Robert Walpole
29 The French revolution took place during the years 1789-1799 AD
The British Commander who surrendered before the Americans and

30 Lord Cornwallis
French at York town in 1781 was
31 The American War of Independence was faught during the years 1775-1783 AD
32 Stalin became the Premiere of USSR in 1924 AD
33 Lenin was succeeded by Stalin
In the Second World War,atomic bombs were dropped in Japan

34 Hiroshima
which destroyed
35 Leningrad was built by Peter I
White House,the residence of the President of the USA is located

36 Washington DC
at
37 In European History,the year 1848 is known as Year of Revolution
38 The first Prime Minister of Israel was David Bengurian
The English King who was prepared to exchange his kingdom for
39 Richard III
a horse was
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40 Nixon was succeeded by Gerald Ford
41 Nixon resigned in the year 1974 AD
42 The First World War broke out in 1914 AD
43 In the year 1959,Chinese occupied Tibet
A big Naval expedition sent by Philip II against England was

44 Spanish Armada
known as the
45 Magna Karta is also known as the Bible of English Constitution
46 The king who was forced to sign the Magna Karta was King John II
47 Winston Churchil died in the year 1965 AD
48 Battle of Britain was fought in the year 1940 AD
49 Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941 against the Soviet Union
50 Bolschevik Revolution took place in 1917 AD
51 Christopher Columbus died in the year 1506 AD
52 De Champlain was a French Explorer
53 China was also known as Chung hua
54 Alexandria was founded by Alexander
55 In the first Punic War fought in 264-261 BC,the Romans defeated Carthaginians
56 Modern Parliament was introduced by Edward I
57 The Disease which struck Europe in the 14th Century was Plague
58 In the thirteenth Century,Russia was overun by Mongols
59 In 1260,the Mongol army was defeated by the armies of Islam at Ain Jalut
60 Timur died in the year 1405 AD
61 The first colony established by the English in north America was Jamestown
62 Henry IV was assassinated in 1610 AD
63 The War of the Grand Alliance was fought during 1689-97 AD
64 The War of the Spanish succession was fought during 1701-14 AD
65 In 1707,the two countries who became united were England and Scotland
66 Napoleon crowned himself as Emperor in 1801 AD
Napoleon brought a detailed revision of the French Legal System

67 Code Napoleon
called as
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68 In 1805,the French fleet was destroyed at The Battle of Trafalgar
69 The unification of Italy took place during 1858-1870 AD
70 The unification of Germany was carried-out during 1864-1870 AD
71 In 1870,Germany waged war with France
In 1822,the country which was declared an independent empire

72 Brazil
was
73 Abraham Lincoln,the American President was a republican from Illinois
74 The 1849 Gold-Rush was due to gold discovered at Northern California
75 Between 1836-1847,USA was at war with Mexico
76 In 1898,USA was at war with Spain
77 In 1867,USA purchased Alaska from Russia
78 In 1770,James Cook,the English Captain landed at Botany Bay of Australia
79 Suez Cananl was opened in 1869 AD
80 In 1818,the Zulu Kingdom was founded by Shaka
81 In 1911,Italy invaded Libya
82 King Leopold was from Belgium
83 The Union of South Africa was formed in 1909 AD
84 In earlier times,Turkey was referred to as The sick man of Europe
85 In 1877,Russia went to war with Turkey
86 In July 1914,Austria invaded Serbia
87 In August 1914,Germany attacked France
In the first World War,German forces were defeated

88 Russia
Grumbinnen by
89 In the first World War,Austria fought alongside Germany
90 In the first World War,Austria & Germany were known as Central powers
91 Finland Won Independence in 1917 from Russia
92 In 1935,Italy attacked Ethiopia
93 Benito Mussolini was the dictator of Italy
94 Mein Kampf was written by Adolf Hitler
95 Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Germany
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96 In a mass genocide,Hitler targetted The Jews
97 In 1939,Hitler and Stalin concluded the Nazi-Soviet Pact
98 The Bolschevik revolution occurred in 1917 AD
99 Franco came to power in Spain in 1939 AD
100 Hitler's Nazy party came to power in 1933 AD
101 In 1940,Germany defeated Poland
102 In 1940,Germany invaded France
103 Winston Churchill was the premier of Britain
104 In December 1941,Japan attacked Pearl Harbour
105 In June 1941,Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa
106 Operation Barbarossa was launched against Soviet Union
107 In 1942,Russians broke the German front at Stalingrad
108 In 1942,British defeated the Africa Corps at El Alamein
109 The Marshall Plan was launched in June 1947
110 The European Ecomic Community was formed in 1952 AD
111 The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 AD
112 In 1937,Japan attacked China
113 In the first World War, Japan allied with Germany
114 Pearl Harbour is located in Hawai
115 During the first World War,America's President was Roosewelt
116 In February 1942,Singapore fell to Japan
117 Indonesia became independent in 1948 AD
118 Phillipines became independent in 1946 AD
119 Malaya became independent in 1957 AD
120 The Cultural Revolution was launched in China in 1966 by Mao Tse-tung
121 Prior to its Independence,Korea was a Colony of Japan
122 The Korean War was fought in 1950-53 AD
123 Tibet is presently occupied by China
124 During 1945-52,Japan was occupied by United States troops
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125 In 1997,Hong Kong was reunified with China
126 Ghana became independent in 1957 AD
127 Before independence Ghana was a colony of Britain
128 The earlier name of Ghana was Gold Coast
129 Kenya became independent in 1963 AD
130 Zimbabwe became independent in 1976 AD
131 Before independence,Zimbabwe was a colony of Britain
132 Zaire became independent in 1960 AD
133 The earlier name of Zaire was Congo
134 Before independence,Zaire was under the control of Belgians
135 Before independence,Angola was under the control of Portuguese
136 The unpopular practise of South Africa was Apartheid
137 South Africa withdrew from the British Common Wealth in 1961 AD
In 1994,the African National Congress won the elections in

138 Nelson Mandela
South Africa under the leadership of
139 The popular leader of Cuba is Fidel Castro
140 In 1990,Iraq attacked and occupied Kuwait
141 In 1979,Afghanistan witnessed invasion by Soviet Union
142 Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was signed in 1991 AD
143 During the Gulf War,Iraq fought under the leadership of Saddam Hussein
144 The Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979 AD
145 Ayatollah Khomeini was the religious leader of Iran
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The CSS Point’s – General Knowledge – WORLD 2013

01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman

02 The longest river in the world is the Nile

03 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada

04 The longest highway in the world has a length of about 8000 km

05 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest

The country that accounts for nearly one third of the

07 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert

08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil

09 The country also known as "country of Copper"is Zambia

The name given to the border which seperates

11 The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea

12 The coldest place on the eartn is Verkoyansk in Siberia

The country which ranks second in terms of land area

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 Sunderbans

17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade

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

The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of

The country which is the largest producer of

The country which is the largest producer of rubber in

The country which is the largest producer of tin in the

The river which carries maximum quantity of water

30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan

31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest

32 The volcano Vesuvias is located in Italy

33 The country known as the Suger Bowl of the world is Cuba

34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometres

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 discoverd 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 Durant

The country which has the greatest population density

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

The first Republican President President of America

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 Srilanka was Ceylon

62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945

63 UNO stands for United Nations Organisation