Important General Knowledge 18. Reuters is the news agency of?
UK
Questions
General Knowledge:
1. Total District in Pak ?133
2. Total District in Punjab ? 36
3. Total District in KP ? 26
4. Oldest Cantonment of Pakistan?
Kohat
5. India Construct Wuller Barrage on
which river? Jhelum
6. Commander in Chief who was also
defense minister in civil Govt? Ayub
7. Who was 2nd Martial Law
Administrator? Yahya Khan
8. Smallest Division of KP? Bannu
9. Jinnah Of Pakistan was written by?
Stanley Wolpert
10. Shalimar Garden was built by Shah
Jehan.
11. Tomb of Iqbal located in? Near
Badshahi Masjid
12. Gadani Beach is located in which
province? Baluchistan
13. Karakurom Highway connect Pak
with? China
14. Smallest state by area? Malta
15. Plant exhale at night time which
gas? CO2
16. distance from north and south
equator is called? Latitude
17. Eastern Meditarian Island cypress
divided between which two country?
Greece and Turkey
19. WWW stand for? World wide web
20. Most urbanized province of Pak?
Sindh
21. Black Gold is the name of? Oil
22. coldest area of the world? Siberia
23. Capital of Azad Jamu Kashmir?
Muzaffarabad
24. Pak won world cup in? 1992
25. which are of Pakistan is sandwitch
between china and Indian occupied
Kashmir? Baltistan
26. in 1945-46 which war was fought?
First Anglo Sikh war
27. Bristol is the sea port of? Uk
28. 1999 UN peacekeeping mission to
which country? Kosovo
29. oldest barrage of Pakistan? Sukkur
30. Gulf war participate by which
countrys? Iraq
31. from the moon which structure on
the land visible? The great wall of China
32. country shortest coastline? Monaco
33. Country biggest irrigation system of
the world? Pakistan
34. largest planet of the solar system?
Jupiter
35. City of canals? Venice
36. China situated in which part of Asia?
East Asia
37. Sweden currency? Krona
38. Cedi is the currency? Ghana
39. Romania Currency? Lei • City of palaces is called to Calcutta.
40. First cabinet of Pakistan • City of pope is called to Rome.
established? 15 August, 1947
• City of space flights is called to Cape
41. M Ghaznavi Destroyed ? Somnath Kennedy.
Temple
• City of peace is called to Baghdad.
42. Tipu Sultan died in 4 Mysore war.
• Forbidden City is called to Lahaska.
43. Which country has a least
• Gateway to the east is called to Beirut.
population growth?
• Gateway to the gulf is called to Abu
China
Dhabi.
44. Lome is the capital of Togo
• Gateway to India is called to Bombay.
45. "Pakistan, the heart of Asia" is a
• Gateway to Pakistan is called to
book written by liaqat Ali Khan in 1950.
Karachi.
46. Founder of Mughal Empire?
• Little Pakistan is called to Bradford.
Babur
• Manchester of Pakistan is called to
------------------------------------------------------ Faisalabad.
--
• Pyramid city is called to Cairo.
Brasilia of Pakistan is called to
• Rose pink city is called to Jaipur.
Islamabad.
• Windy city is called to Chicago.
• City of angles is called to Bangkok.
• Lusitanian is the alternative name of
• City of bazaars is called to Cairo.
Portugal.
• City of colleges is called to Lahore.
• Emerald Island is called to Ireland.
• City of conference is called to Geneva.
• Land of Prophets is called to Palestine.
• City of cosmonauts is called to
• Yellow River is known as China’s
Moscow.
Sorrow because of devastating floods.
• City of eternal spring is called to Quito.
• Gibraltar of the west is said to Quebec.
• City of golden temple is called to
• Zambia is known as "country of
Amritsar.
Copper"
• City of Golden Gate is called to San
• Albania means the “Land of Eagles”.
Francisco.
• Argentian means “Like Silver”.
• City of mosques is called to Dhaka.
• Bahrain means two seas.
• City of parks is called to Kiev.
• Brazil means “Red wood”.
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• Cyprus means “Land of copper”.
PAKISTAN STUDIES:
• Guuatnemala mean “Land of Eagles”.
PKISTAN'S NEIGHBOURS:
• Jamaica means “Good water”.
North-East: China
• Kuwait means “Fort”.
Border Length: 595km
• Liberia means “Land of free people”.
East: India
• Netherlands means “low land”.
Border Length: 2912km (Radcliffe Line)
• Nigeria means “a great river”.
West: Iran
• Sierra Leone means “Lion Mountains”.
Border Length: 909km
• Singapore means “city of lions”.
Northwest: Afghanistan
• Sudan means “Land of black people”.
Border Length(deorind line): 2250km
• Turkey means “Land of Turks”.
SOuth: Arabian Sea
• Which country is popularly called ‘The
Land of the Maple Leaf’? Canada Coastline: 1046km
• Mistress of the Eastern Seas is epithet . Pakistan won the circket world cup in
referred to Sri Lanka. 1992
• Hong Kong is called as Pearl of the . Pakistan won Olympic gold medal in
Orient. Hockey for
• Which worlds city is known as The the first time in 1964
Golden City Prague Czech
. The tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir
• What place was nicknamed "The Pearl is in
of the Orient"-Manilla - Philippines
Lahore
• What countries name translates as lion
. The national flower of Pakistan is
mountains- Sierra Leone
Jasmine
• What place is nicknamed "The City of
. Which military alliance had Pakistan as
Lilies"- Florence
its
• Mesopotamia means- Between two
member? Answer: SEATO
Rivers
. The national animal of Pakistan
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Markhor
. The national bird of Pakistan is Chakor
. Baluchistan is 43% of total Pakistan
. The Second largest city of Pakistan is between Tajikistan and Pakistan to
Lahore touch the
. Pakistan's Official map was drawn by Chinese border.
Mian
. Nehru Report date: August 1928
Mahmood Alam Suhrawardy (1920-
. Wavell Plan (Simla COnference): 1945
1999)
. Geneva Pact was signed on 14th April,
. The national tree of Pakistan is Deodar
1988.
. Cripps mission was an attempt in late
. Simla Pact was singed on 3rd July,
March
1972.
1942 by Sir Stafford Cripps
. The Scientific Society established at
. Sui is famous for natural gas Ghazipur
. Muztag pass connects Gilgit-Yarkand on 9th January, 1864 and later shifted to
(China).
Aligarh when Sir Syed was transferred
. Khankum Pass connects Chitral- to Aligarh.
Wakhan
. Lucknow Pact: December 1916
(Afghanistan)
. Lahore Resolution was presented by
. The Shandur Pass connects Chitral Maulvi
and Gilgit.
A.K. Fazlul Huq in 1940
. Khyber Pass connects Peshawar-
. Sui gas field was discovered in the late
Kabul
1952
. Kulk pass connects Gilgit-China.
. Congress was founded upon the
. Bolan pass connects Queta- authority of
Afghanistan.
British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume
. Tochi pass connects Pak:-China.
. Partition was Bengal was in 1905
. Length of Silk Rourte (Korakorum
. Indus Waters Treaty was signed in
Route) is 965
Karachi on
km.
September 19, 1960
. Length of Durand Line is 2250km
. All Pakistan Muslim League was
. Afghanistan's Wakhan District is a formed on
narrow strip
December 30th, 1906 in Dhaka
of land that juts eastwards 350km
. The headquarters of the All India
Muslim
League was established in Lucknow, on December 25, 1876 in Karachi and
died on
and Sir Aga Khan was elected as its first
11th September, 1948 (Aged 71) buried
president
in
. Qaumi Taranah was written by Hafeez
Karachi
Jullundhri in 1952 and was composed
. Allama Iqbal was born on 9 November
by Ahmad
1877 in
G. Chagla in 1949.
Sialkot and died on 21 April 1938 (aged
It was officially adopted as Pakistan's 60)
national
buried in Lahore
anthem in August 1954.
. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was born on
. The Radcliffe Line was published on 17th October
17 August
1817 in Delhi and died on 27 March
1947 1898 (aged

. In 1945 who is the viceroy of India? 80) buried in Aligarh

Ans:
. Liaquat Ali Khan was born on 1
Archibald Wavell October 1895 in

. By the Government of India Act 1935, Karnal, India (now Haryana) and died on
Sindh 16

was seprated from Bombay October 1951 (aged 56) buried in

Karachi
. Power of 1962 ain? Answer: President
(he was shot in Rawalpindi and has got
. Indus River is the largest river in the title
pakistan (3200
of Shaheed-e-Millat)
km)
. Fatima Jinnah was born on 30 July
. Abdul Qadeer Khan is the creator of 1893 in
Atom
Karachi and died on 9 July 1967 (aged
Bomb of Pakistan 73) buried
. who acts as president in the absence in Karachi
of
. Sialkot is famous for sports goods
president? Answer: The Chairman Of
Senate . Karachi is known as the city of lights
. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah . Lahore is known as the city of gardens
was born
. Karachi is the biggest city of Pakistan
. Faisal Mosque is in Islamabad
. The resort town of Ziarat is famous for
its
forests of which type of tree? Answer:
Juniper
. "Qissa Khawani Bazaar" is located in
Peshawar
. Wazirabad is internationally famous for
its fine
quality cutlery products
. Quetta is known as the fruit basket of
Pakistan
. Hyderabad is known as the city of
perfumes
. Pakistan is located in tropic zone of
South
. Tirch Mir is the highest peak of
Hindukush
range
. Height of K2 is 8611 m
. Height of Nanga Parbat is 8126 m
. Takht-e-Sulaiman is the height peak of
Sulaiman Range
. Jaccobabad is the hottest place in
Pakistan
. Ziarat is the coldest place in Pakistan
. Pakistan comes at 34th number in
world with
respect to area
. 205,444 is the total area of Punjab
province in
sq km
. 140914 is the total area of Sindh in sq.
km
. 347192 is total area of Balochistan in
sq. km
. 700 km is the total length of coast line
of
Pakistan.
. Balochistan has the longest coastline
among all
provinces of Pakistan
. Total length of coastline of Sindh is
200 miles
. Karachi is the largest seaport of
Pakistan
. Khojab is the longest tunnel in
Pakistan
. Jhelum is the origin of Lower Bari
Doab canal
, Chenab is the origin of Upper Bari
Doat canal
. 4 rivers flow in Sindh
. 8 rivers flow in NWFP
. 12 rivers flow in Balochistan
. River Bolan flows in Balochistan
. Hub river flows in Sindh
. Tarbela Dam is built on river Indus
. Mangla Dem is built on river Jehlam
. Area of highest rainfall is Murree
. Area of highest snowfall is Skardu
. Total height of Tarbela Dam is 500 ft
. Total length of Terbela Dam is 6000 ft � First State to join Pakistan was
Bahawul Pur,
. Origin of Jinnah Baraj is Sindh and it is
located 1954.
near Kalabagh � First Captain of cricket team Abdul
Hafeez
. Thar is the largest desert of Pakistan
Kardar.
. Sindh Sagar is between the rivers of
Indus and � First Century Nazar Mohammd
Jehlam against India in

. Ganji Bar is located between Ravi and 1954 in Lucknow.

Sutluj � First Woman University is located in
. Chaj Doab is between the rivers Rawalpindi.
Chenab and
� First PM of Azad Kashmir=Abdul
Jehlam Hamid Khan.
. Rachna Doab is located between Ravi � First President of AJK=Sardar
and Ibrahim Khan.
Chenab � First chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
. 8 Barrages are made on Indus River Committee was General Mohd Sahrif.
� Pakistan opened its first embassy in � First chief of Staff of Armed forces
Iran. was
� Egypt was first to open its embassy in General Tikka Khan.
Pakistan. (chk) � First Daily Newspaper is Amroz 1947.
� First Governor of State Bank was � First Lady pilot was Shukriya
Zahid Khanum.
Hussain.
� First Museum of Pak established in
� First Lady governor Rana Liaquat Ali Karachi in
(Sindh) 1950.
1973-1976.
� First Bank was United Bank (7th
� First Lady federal minister Vikarun August,
Nisa Noor 1947)
(Tourism).
� First Chief Election Commissioner of
Pak: Mr.
Khan F.M.Khan (25th March, 1956) � Largest railway tunnel is Khojak.
� First Muslim Commander in Chief of � Smallest dam of Pak Warsak dam.
Pak was
� Largest fort of Pak �Rani Kot�.
Ayub Khan.
� Lahore Museum is the biggest in Pak
� First Radio Station established was of
� Largest Railway station is Lahore.
Karachi.
� Highest Pass is Muztag Pass which
� First T.V station was setup at Lahore connects
on Nov
Gilgit to Xinkiyang.
26, 1964.
� Largest canal is Lloyd Barrage Canal
� First lady Lady Major General in Pak or
was Dr.
Sukkur Barrage or Lance Down Pull
Shahida Malik. built in 1936.
� First private TV Channel STN � Shortest river is Ravi.
launched in
� Smallest division is Karachi.
1990.
� Largest division is Kalat.
� First Chairman Senate was
Habibullah Khan. � Largest division of Sindh is
Therparkar.
� First constructed barrage of Pak is
Sukkur � Habib Bank Plaza Karachi has 23
stories (345
Barrage.
ft)
� First Secretary General of Pak was
Ch Mohd � Minar-e-Pak is 196 ft, 8 inches high.

Ali. � Pakistan is 34th largest country in the

world,
� Agro museum is at Lailpur.
6th population wise.
� Badshahi mosque built in 1670 A.D.
� Smallest civil award is Tamg-e-
� Designataion of GG changed into Khidmat.
President on
� First census of Indo-Pak 1881.
23rd March, 1956.
� Highest dam is Mangla dam.
� Largest Hockey stadium is National
Hockey � Longest tenure as Governor General
was
Stadium Lahore.
Ghulam Mohammad. � Largest Island of Pak is Manora.
� Longest tenure as President was � Smallest city is Jhelum.
Ayub Khan.
� First Medical College was Nishtar
� Longest period of rule was of Zia. Medical
� Longest tenure as PM was of Liaquat College.
Ali
� Largest mountain range is
� Shortest tenure as PM of Ayub Khan Karakoram.
(3 days)
� First to receive Nishan-e-Hyder was
then Shujaat Hussain (47 days). Mohd
� Shortest tenure as President is of Sarwar Shaheed.
Bhutto.
� First private airline of Pakistan is
� Shortest tenure as Governor General Hajvari.
is of
� Pak�s Second largest city is Lahore.
Quaid.
� Abdur Rasheed was the first chief
� Longest tenure as Governor General Justice
is of
was the first chief justice of Pakistan.
Ghulam Mohd:
� Zafarullah khan was the first foreign
� Largest library is Quaid-e-Azam minister
library.
of Pakistan.
� Largest University is in Punjab
� Keenjhar is the largest man made
University
lake in
� Oldest university is in Punjab
Pakistan.
University
� Manchar Lake is the biggest lake of
� The only non-military shaheed to
Pakistan.
receive
� Largest coal mine is in Quetta.
Nishan-e-Haider was Subaidar Lalik Jan
he � The highest point of the Khyber Pass
belonged to NLI. is
Landhi Kotal.
� Highest peak is K2 (Goodwin Austin
5,611 � Largest airline is PIA.
meters) � Largest airport is Quaid-e-Azam
� 2nd largest glacier of Pak is Batura. Internationl
Airport, Karachi.
� Largest canal is Lloyd Barrage Canal.
� Largest dam is Terbela.
� Largest desert is Thar.
� Largest district is Khuzdar
(Baluchistan).
� Largest industial unit is Pak Steel
Mill.
� Largest industry is Textile.
� Largest island is Manora (Karachi)
� Largest Jungle is Changa Manga
(Kasur).
� Largest lake (artificial) is Keenjhar.
� Largest lake (natural) is Manchar.
� Largest library is Pujab Public
Library, Lahore.
� Largest mine is Salt Mines of
Khewra.
� Largest motorway is Lahore-
Islamabad.
� Largest museum is National
Meseum,
Karachi.
� Largest circulated urdu newspaper is
Jang,
Enghish is The News.
� Largest nuclear reactor is KANUPP,
Karachi.
� Largest oil field is Dhurnal Oil Field.
� Largest park is Ayub National Park,
Rawalpindi.
� Largest Radio Station is Islamabad.
� Largest university is Punjab
University,
Lahore.
� Longest coast is of Baluchistan (771
km)
� Largest railway platform is of Rohri.
� Longest railway track: Karachi to
Landi Kotal.
� Longest road: Karachi to Peshawar.
� First TV station in Pakistan started at
Lahore.
� Pakistan�s first radio station was set
up at
Karachi.
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
World War I
Began: 28th July 1914
Ended: 11th November 1918
World War II
Began: 1st September 1939
Ended: 2nd September 1945
. First battle of Panipat began in 1526
. Second battle of Panipat began in
1556
. Third battle of Panipat began in 1761
. Height of Mount Everest is 8848m
(Highest
Mountain in the world)
. Height of K2 is 8611m (2nd Highest #1 Asia - (44,579,000 sq km)
Mountain
#2 Africa - (30,065,000 sq km)
in the World)
#3 North America - (24,256,000 sq km)
. Height of Tirich Mir is 7708m (Highest
#4 South America - (17,819,000 sq km)
Mountain of the Hindu Kush Range)
#5 Antarctica - (13,209,000 sq km)
Thailand is called the land of white
#6 Europe - (9,938,000 sq km)
elephants
#7 Australia/Oceania - (7,687,000 sq
. River Nile is the largest river in the
km)
world,
CONTINENTS (by population)
length 4258 miles or 6853 km
#1 Asia - (3,674,000,000)
. Amazon River is the 2nd largest river
in the #2 Africa - (778,000,000)
world, length 4000 miles or 6437 km #3 Europe - (732,000,000)
Flows in Colombia, Peru and Brazil #4 North America - (483,000,000)
. Yangtze is the 3rd largest river in the #5 South America - (342,000,000)
world and
#6 Australia/Oceania - (31,000,000)
the longest river in Asia, length 3915
miles or #7 Antarctica - (0)

6300 km CONTINENTS (by the number of

countries)
Flows in China
#1 Africa - (53)
. The tallest building of the world is Burj
al #2 Europe - (46)

khalifa. #3 Asia - (44)

Oceans (From Largest to Smallest): #4 North America - (23)

Pacific Ocean #5 Oceania - (14)

Atlantic #6 South America - (12)

Indian Ocean Names of seven Asian Countries:

Southern Ocean Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan,

India, China,
Arctic Ocean
Iran, Malaysia
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Names of seven African Countries:
CONTINENTS (by size)
Zimbabwe, Sudan, South Africa, Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
Morocco, Egypt,
Argentina Buenos Aires Peso
Kenya, Libya
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar
Names of seven European Countries:
Austria Vienna Euro
United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany,
Azerbaijan Baku Manat
France,
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka
Austria, Cyprus
Bhutan Thimpu Ngultrum
Names of seven South American
Countries: Brazil Brasilia Real
Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar
Bolivia,
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso
Uruguay
China Beijing Yuan
Names of seven North American
Countries: Croatia Zagreb Kuna

United States, Mexico, Jamaica, Cuba, Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus Pound

Haiti, Denmark Copenhagen Krone
Canada, Panama Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound
Names of seven Oceania Countries: Finland Helsinki Euro
Australia, New Zealand, Soloman France Paris Euro
Islands, Fiji,
Germany Berlin Euro
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
Greece Athens Euro
Top 5 largest deserts by area:
Haiti Port-Au-Prince Gourde
1) Antarctica 14,000,000km2
Hungary Budapest Forint
2) Sahara 9,000,000km2
India New Delhi Indian Rupee
3) Arabian Desert 2,330,000km2
Iran Tehran Rial
4) Gobi Desert 1,000,000km2
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar
5) Kalahari Desert 900,000km2
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah
Capitals and Currencies of some
important Israel Jerusalem Shekel

countries: (MUST LEARN THEM) Italy Rome Euro

COUNTRY CAPITAL CURRENCY Jamaica Kingston Jamaican DOllar

Japan Tokyo Yen Spain Madrid Euro
Kenya Nairobi Kenya Shilling Syria Damascus Syrian Pound
North Korea Pyongyang Won Tajikistan Dushanbe Somoni
South Korea Seoul Won Thailand Bangkok Baht
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dinar Turkey Ankara Turkish Lira
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat
Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar Ukraine Kyiv Hryvna
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringit UAE Abu Dhabi U.A.E Dirhim
Malta Valletta Maltese Lira UK London Pound Sterling
Mexico Mexico City Mexican Peso USA Washington D.C. Dollar
Myanmar (Burma) Rangoon; Yemen Sanaa Rial
Naypyidaw (administrative) Kyat Zimbabwe Harare
Morocco Rabat Dirhim -----------------------------------
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee
Netherlands Amsterdam; The Hague
(seat of government) Euro
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand
Dollar
Nigeria Abuja Naira
Norway Oslo Norwegian Krone
Oman Muscat Omani Rial
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee
Philippines Manila Peso
Qatar Doha Qatari Rial
Russia Moscow Ruble
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal
Singapore Singapore Singapore DOllar
South Africa Cape Town Rand
Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka Rupee