General Knowledge Questions with answers

No. General Knowledge Question Answer

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
The longest highway in the world has a length
4 About 8000 km
of
5 The highest mountain in the world is the Mount Everest
The country that accounts for nearly one third
6 Myanmar
of the total teak production of the world is
7 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
The largest coffee growing country in the world
8 Brazil
is
The country also known as "country of copper"
9 Zambia
is
The name given to the border which separates
10 Durand line
Pakistan and Afghanistan is
11 The river Volga flows out into the Caspian sea
12 The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia
The country which ranks second in terms of
13 Canada
land area 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 Ganges Delta
The capital city that stands on the river
17 Belgrade
Danube is
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
The city which is also known as the City of
21 Venice
Canals is
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 Detroit, USA

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The country which is the largest producer of
25 China & South Africa
manganese in the world is
The country which is the largest producer of
26 Malaysia
rubber in the world is
The country which is the largest producer of tin
27 China
in the world is
The river which carries maximum quantity of
28 Amazon River
water into the sea is the
The city which was once called the `Forbidden
29 Peking
City' was
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
The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the
33 Cuba
world is
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
The world's largest diamond producing country
40 South Africa
is
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 Eiffel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant
The country which has highest population
47 Monaco
density 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

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51 The national flower of China is Narcissus
The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is
52 Kathmandu
located at
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
The independence day of South Korea is
64 15th August
celebrated on
'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an
65 Michelangelo
Italian 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 Admiral Robert E. Peary
The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso
69 Guermica
was
The primary producer of newsprint in the world
70 Canada
is
71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson
The person who is called the father of modern
72 G.Garibaldi
Italy is
73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck
The country known as the land of the midnight
75 Norway
sun is
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 Abdul Salam

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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
The Queen of England who married her
85 Catherine of Aragon
brother-in-law was
The first black person to be awarded the Nobel
86 Ralph Johnson Bunche
Peace Prize was
The first British University to admit women for
87 London University
degree courses was
88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar
89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers
Madagascar is popularly known as the Island
90 Cloves
of
The country known as the Land of White
91 Thailand
Elephant is
The country known as the Land of Morning
92 Korea
Calm is
The country known as the Land of
93 Bhutan
Thunderbolts is
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 author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling
97 Nickname of New York city is Big Apple
98 What do you call a group of sheep? A Flock of Sheep
In which sport do players take long and short
99 Hockey
corners?
100 Who was the youngest President of the USA? Theodore Roosevelt
101 How many legs do butterflies have? 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings
102 Who invented the Nintendo Wii? Kashi Kabushiki
103 What year does the Nintendo Wii come out? Late 2006

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104 Who invented the Light Bulb? Humphry Davy
105 Who invented the washing machine? James King
Who invented the first electric washing
106 Alva Fisher
machine?
107 Who invented the safety pin? Walter Hunt
108 Who invented the Vacuum Cleaner? Hubert Booth
109 Who won the Football World Cup in 2006? Italy
Which country hosted the Football World Cup
110 Germany
in 2006?
Who is the new Prime Minister of the United
110 David Cameron
Kingdom?
Who won Men's Singles title in French Open
111 Rafael Nadal (Spain)
2010?
Who won Women's Singles title in French
112 Francesca Schiavone (Italy)
Open 2010?
Who won Men's Doubles title in French Open Daniel Nestor (Canada) &
113
2010? Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia)
Who won Women's Doubles title in French Serena & Venus Williams
114
Open 2010? (USA)
What is the longest word in English in which
115 Unprosperousness
each letter is used at least two times?
116 What is the most popular breed of dog? Retrievers
117 Who is the CEO of search company Google? Eric Schmidt
118 Who is Miss USA 2010? Rima Fakih
Which country won the Thomas Cup title for
119 China
Badminton in 2010?
Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil
120 Satyendranath Tagore
Services?
121 Who was the first woman Governor of India? Sarojini Naidu
Which two countries have signed the Nuclear
122 Brazil and Turkey
Swap deal with Iran?
Who won the Madrid Masters men's
123 Rafael Nadal
tournament in 2010?
124 Who is CEO of Yahoo? Carol Bartz
Who is the first man to climb Mount Everest
125 Phu Dorji
without oxygen?
126 How many words can you make from a five 120

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alphabet?
Speed of computer mouse is measured in
127 Mickey
which unit?
Who topped Forbes list of 'Billionaire
128 Harvard University
Universities' in 2010?
129 Barack Obama's birthday is on which date? August 4, 1961
Which bird is the international symbol of
130 Bluebird
happiness?

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