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World based general knowledge

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The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of

A. shape B. area

C. baring D. distance

Ans:- b

2.

The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with

A. zones of climate

B. zones of oceans

C. zones of land

D. zones of cyclonic depressions

Ans:-a

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The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and wa!es travel,

the """" wa!es and the """" energy they process.

A. larger, more

B. larger, less

C. smaller, more

D. smaller, less

Ans:- a

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The hazards of radiation beltsinclude

A. deterioration of electronic circuits

B. damageof solar cellsof spacecraft

C. adverse effecton li!ing organisms

D. $ll of the abo!eAns:- d

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The great Victoria&esert is located in


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A. 'anada

B. West Africa

C. Australia

D. North America

Ans:- c

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The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globesare

A. latitudes

B. longitudes

C. geographic grids

D. )one of the abo!e

Ans:- c

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The light of distantstars is affected by

A. the earth+s atmosphere

B. interstellar dust

C. both a- and b-


$ns/ c

0. The landmass of which of the following continents is the least

A. Africa B. Asia

C. Australia D. Europe

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. Without """" the e3uator would be much hotterthan it is while the poles would be much cooler.

A. latitudinal redistribution of heat

B. cycle of aircirculation

C. global wind pattern


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D. $ll are similar terms

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14. The habitats !aluable for commercially har!ested species are called

A. coral reefs

B. sea grassbed

C. hot spots


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11. Which of the following is tropicalgrassland

A. Taiga B. avannah

C. 6ampas D. 6rairies

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12. With the disintegration of 7889 in end 11, comprised of """" 7nion 9epublics.

A. 1% B. 14

C. % D. 2%

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!irst in the World

The first person to reach ;ount

The first person to reach )orth 6ole 9obert 6eary

The first person to reach 8outh 6ole $mundsen

The first religion of the world Hinduism

The first country to print book 'hina

The first country to issue paper currency 'hina

The first country to commence competiti!e e=amination in ci!il ser!ices 'hina

The first 6resident of the 7.8.$ >eorge Washington

The first 6rime ;inister of 5ritain 9obert Walpole

The first >o!ernor >eneral of the 7nited )ations Trig!eli )orway-

The first country to win football World cup 7ruguay

The first country to prepare a constitution 7.8.$

The first >o!ernor >eneral of 6akistan ;ohd. $li ?innah

The first reat

The first


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The first person to fly aeroplane Wright 5rothers

The first person to sail round the world ;agellan

The first country to send man to the moon 7.8.$

The first country to launch $rtificial satellite in the space 9ussia

The first country to host the modern Alympics >reece

The first city on which the atom bomb was dropped Hiroshima ?apan-

The first person to land on the moon )eil $rmstrong followed by

F What is the worlds most polluted major city/ ;e=ico 'ity

F What is the worlds fastest mo!ing insect/Tropical 'ockroach

F Where is the largest church in the world/Batican in 9ome

F What was the first country to use postcards/ $ustria

F Where is the worlds largest 'hinese settlement outside $sia 8an Erancisco G 'hinatown

F Which country has no national monetary unit of it+s own $ndorra

F Which country has the highest of women in their legislature 'uba

F Which country has the most daily newspapers/ @ndia

F Which city was built in the design of a union flag Ihartoum

F What was the first country to use TB as a mass info media >ermany

F @n which country is the worlds longest road tunnel 8witzerland

F Which country has no public toilets/ 6eru

F 5ill gates 78$-, founder and chairman of ;icrosoft 'orporation, is currently the richest person in the world and Cillian

5ettencourt Erance- is the richest woman in the world.

F )auru, an island located in western 6acific Acean, is the smallest republic of the world.

F ;ount

F 'anada has the longest coastline which is 1%1,#0 miles in the length and ;onacoJs coastline measures only .% miles in length.


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F &alol &anaki depression in rand central terminal of )ew Dork is the largest railway station. @t co!ers an area of #0 acres.

F The 8eikan railway tunnel in ?apan is the longest railway tunnel in the world, it s length is .%4 miles %. km-

F Congest road tunnel is 8t. >oatherd 9d. located in 8witzerland 1(. km long.

F The yellow stone national park 78$- is the largest national park. @t has an area of %4 s3 miles.

F The 'alifornia 7ni!ersity 78$- is the biggest uni!ersity of the world.

F Iing khalid international airport, 9iyadh 8audi $rabia- is the largest airport in the world.

F The port of )ew Dork and )ew ?ersey 78$- is the largest seaport in the world.

F ;andarin 'hinese- is the most spoken language of the world. @t is estimated that a total number of million ppl speak it.

F The noble prize is the largest prize. oogle.

F $fter 7nited states, the largest number of in!entions in the last two decades belongs to >ermanyF 'hina has the largest population, 9ussia has largest land area and Batican city has smallest population and land area in the world

F Cord 'li!e was the first and Cord ;ountbatten was the last 5ritish ruler of @ndia.

F Cargest continent of the world is K$siaK and smallest is K$ustraliaL. Cargest ocean of the world is Kpacific oceanL and smallest

ocean is K@ndian oceanL. The 8ahara is the largest desert of the world.

F Iazakhstan is the largest ;uslim country in land area in the world. @t has an area of 1,4#,444 s3.miles. ;aldi!es is the smallest

;uslim country in land area of 11% s3. miles.

F @ndonesia is the most populous ;uslim country and ;aldi!es is less populous ;uslim country.

F $ntarctica is the uninhabited continent of the world which is without any regular population.

F 8eoul 8outh Iorea- is the most populous city of the world.

F The lake 5aikal of 9ussia has the ma=imum depth of %1% feet.

F Turkey is the country ha!ing its land in two continentsF The worldJs longest current reigning monarch is Mueen of ermany is the highest solar energy user in the world.

F @nflation means that money falls in !alue.

F The 'ambodian Canguage is the language with most $lphabets. @t has a total number of *# alphabets

F The Astrich of )orth $frica is the biggest bird. @ts height is up to 2.* meters feet - and weight is up to 1(4 kgs. While the

humming bird is smallest bird. @t is %.%/24 cm in length and weight about 1( grams.

F >laciers are found on e!ery continent e=cept $frica. The Cambert >lacier enjoys the distinction of being the largest glacier in the

world. @t is located in the $ustralia $ntarctic Territory. @ts length is ##4 miles *44 km- and was disco!ered in 1%(/%*.

F The largest museum in the world is the $merican ;useum of )atural History

F The lowest mountain range in the world is the 5hieuna 5haile

F The country known as the Cand of 'akes is 8cotland

F The place known as the >arden of ermany

F The largest temple in the world is $ngkorwat in Iampuchea

F The largest dome in the world is Couisiana 8uperdome,)ew Arleans,78$


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F The largest strait in the world is Tartar 8trait

F The largest city of $frica is 'airo

F The founder of IA&$I 'ompany was eneral ;otors

F The first actor to win an Ascar was eneral ;otors,78$

F The world+s biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles,CudhianaF The world+s oldest underground railway is at Condon

F The last Erench ;onarch was Couis )apoleon @@@

F The first man to reach $ntarctica was Eabian >otileb

F Aldest sur!i!ing building in world is pyramids of odwin $ustin, first climbed by $rdito &esio 1%(.

F ;ount

F Tensing and Hillary were the first human beings to set foot on the top of ;t.

nati!e of )ew Nealand.

F I2 is the second highest peak located in Iorokoram 6akistan-.

F ;ount eorge

F ;ozambi3ue has the lowest >)6.F The biggest airport in the world is Iing Ihalid situated in 8audi $rabia.

F )auru is the smallest republic of the world.

F 'apital with highest ele!ation Ca 6az.

F Cargest &am, >rand 'oulee &am is in 78$.

F WorldJs biggest museum is 5ritish ;useum.

F Bolta Cake >hana- is the largest artificial lake of the world.

F Cargest zoo is in 8outh $frica.

F Cargest Hydroelectric power station is in 5razil.

F Cargest palace is in 5runei.

F Congest railway tunnel is 8eikan 9ailway Tunnel, in ?apan.

F The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Ashimzu Tunnel, ?apan chk-

F Congest underground railway Tunnel is in ;oscow.

F >rand 'entral Terminal of )ew Dork is the largest railway station of the world.

F 5iggest Cibrary is 'ongress Cibrary in 78$.

F Cargest 8tadium is in 'zech 9epublic.

F 'ountry with largest coast line is 'anada.

F 'ountry with largest budget is 78$.

F The highest birth rate is of ;alawi.

F 6eru with lowest birth rate.

F 'ountry with most billionaires is 78$.

F Walt &isney is the man with highest number of Ascars.F The worldJs longest platform is known as the Coop, which is located in 78$.

F ;onaco has the shortest coast line.

F The biggest 83uare the Tiananmen 83uare is in 'hina.

F Cargest Tomb the mount li tomb is in 'hina.

F The longest cricket match between


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F Cargest number of school is in 'hina.

F Cargest fort, Eort >eorge situated in 7I.

F The largest church of the world is in 9ome @taly-.

F Cargest e=hibition centre is in >ermany.

F Cake Bictoria is the largest lake of $frica.

F The film 5en Hur won the most 11- Ascur $wards in 1%.

F WorldJs largest mos3ue is shah faisal mos3ue.

F Cargest capital is Attawa.

F Tibetan 6lateau has highest ele!ation.

F 8mallest continent is $ustralia.

F Ceast populated ;uslim country is ;aldi!es.

F 'ity with largest ele!ation is Chasa.

F Cargest 5ay is 5ay of 5engal.

F Cargest delta is in 5engal created by the ri!er 5haramputra and the >anges.

F Cargest gulf is the >ulf of ;e=ico.

F Cargest water reser!oir is Awn falls 7ganda-.

F Cargest dam by !olume is Iie! dam 7krain-.F 5iggest dam is 6ati dam $rgentina-.

F Hottest place is $ziziyah, Cibya.

F 'oldest place is 6lateau station $ntartica-.

F &riest place is $tacama &esert in 'hile.

F 5iggest national park is yellow stone national park.

F 5iggest uni!ersity is 'alifornia uni!ersity 78$-.

F Cargest battle ship is 788 ;issouri.

F Cargest sea port is port of )et Dork and )ew ?ersey 78$-.

F ;ost spoken language is ;andarin 'hinese.

F Cargest mos3ue is 8hah Eaisal ;os3ue at @slamabad.

F Cargest church is 'hatholic 5asilica Betican 9ome-.F Cargest uni!ersity is uni!ersity of )ew Dork 78$.

F Aldest ci!ilization is 8umerian ci!ilization ;esopotamia-.

F Aldest town is ?ericho ?ordan-.

F Cargest land mammal is $frican iraffe.

F Cargest bird is ostrich.

F 8mallest bird is humming bird.

F Cargest bank of the world is &utch 5ank of >ermany.

F The country with most refugees is @ran.

F 'ountry with most islands is @ndonesia.

F Eirst ;uslim dynasty in @ndia is sla!e dynasty.

F Highest birth rate is of ;alawi $frica-.

F Cowest birth rate is of 6eru.

F Highest death rate is of 6eru.

F Cowest death rate is of Iuwait.

F $ richest woman is Mueen hawar Ail field 8audi $rabia-.

F Tallest tower is ') Tower Toronto 'anada-.

F 5usiest airport is AJHare @nternational $irport 78$-.F Aldest capital city is &amascus 8yria-.

F Cargest constellation is Hydra.

F Eastest bird is 6regrine Ealcon.

F Cargest metropolitan is ;e=ico 'ity.

F 5iggest park is the wood 5uffalo national park.


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F &ensest population is of 5angladesh.

F Congest canal is Bolga 5atlic canal.

F Congest day 21 ?une and shortest day &ecember 21.

F Cargest diamond is 'ullinan.

F Congest big ship canal is 8uez 'anal.

F The smallest ocean is $rctic Acean.

F 9eticulated python is the longest snake in the world.

F 7rengoi 9ussia- is the largest natural gas reser!ed.

F The 5amboo has the fastest growth rate. @t grows up to feet in 2# hours.

F Trans/8iberian railway line is the longest in the world.

F 9o=y is the biggest cinema house of the e world. @t is located in )ew Dour 7nited 8tate-.

F The largest telescope of the world called Ieck/@, is located in Hawaii 78$-.

F ?ean 5ernard is the deepest ca!e in Erance.

F The fastest flying bird in the world is Ealcon.

F Cargest peninsula is $rabian 6eninsula.

F ;ariana Trench is the deepest part of 6acific.

F The longest railway station is located in ?apan.F 6olus )edostupnostir is the coldest place on earth.

F Tallest Cight house O8teel ;arine TowerL is in ?apan.

F The biggest delta in the world is the 8underbans

F The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is &etroit,78$

F The ri!er which carries ma=imum 3uantity of water into the sea is the ;ississippi

F Bolentina Treshko!a 7889- was the first woman astronaut who orbited the earth in the year 10.

F The $merican astronaut )eil $rmstrong was the first man to steps on the surface of moon on 21 ?uly 1(.

F Cargest producer of sil!er is ;e=ico.

F The largest producer of carpet is @ran.

F The largest producer of cheese is 78$.

F The largest producer of cotton is 78$.F The largest producer of ?ute is 5angladesh.

F The largest producer of 9ice is 'hina.

F The largest producer of 8ilk is 'hina.

F The largest producer of 8teel is 78$.

F The largest producer of 8ugar is @ndia.

F The largest producer of Tea is @ndia.

F The largest producer of Wheat is 78$.

F The largest producer of Wool is $ustralia.

F The largest producer of gold is 8outh $frica.

F The largest producer of oil is 8audi $rabia.

F The largest producer of coffee

F The largest producer of tin is ;alaysia.

F The worldJs leading banking center is Nurich.

F ;ost 8poken Canguage is 'hinese.

F WorldJs largest fish catching country is 'hina.

F ;uhammad Eathullah Ihan Iandahari+s translation 6rinted in 10(1, 5hopal, @ndia, @t is the first known translation of the holy

Mur+an in 6ashto

F The first translation of the Muran into a Western language was made into Catin. @t was carried out by 9obertus 9otenesis and

Hermannus &almata in 11#

F 8outh 'hina 8ea is the largest sea.

F What country is the world leader in 'obalt ;ining/NaireF What animal has the best hearing/5ats

F What country had the first banknotes/8weden 'hina paper not banknotes

F Where was the worlds first supermarket built country-/Erance

F Which country grows the most sugar/5razil

F )ame the largest ;editerranean island/8icily


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F Who was the first 5ritish monarch to !isit $merica >eorge B@ in 1

F What country consumes the most meat per capita 12# lb/$rgentina

F What is the worlds largest food company/ )estle

F Which of the following is the worldJs largest city in area ;ount @sa $ustralia- P)ew Dork chk-

F Which of the following countries has the largest area of forest 9ussia

F Where is the worldJs tallest 6agoda located 'hina

F Which of the following is the largest >ulf in the world >ulf of ;e=ico

F @n 141 who first transmitted radio signals across $tlantic ;arconi

F Which country has the smallest birth rate Batican 'ity

F Which country was the first to introduce old age pensions >ermany

F Who piloted the first flight across the


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F The first man to circumna!igate the world was ;agellan.

F The worldJs poorest country with a lowest per capita income is 9wanda.

F 8audi $rabia is no.1 oil producing country in the world

F Hingol is the largest ri!er in the world.

F $fter 78$, Erance is the biggest arms seller in the world.

F The ma=imum presentation in the ermany.

F Eirst test tube baby Couise 5rown reat 5arrier 9eef $ustralia-.

F Congest corridor is 9ameshwaram temple corridor.

F Highest country is 'hina Tibet region-.

F Cargest country by population is 'hina.

F Cargest country by area is 9ussia.

F 8mallest country by area is Batican 'ity 8tate.F Highest dam is 9ogunsky.

F Cargest concrete dam is The >rand 'oulee, 78$.

F Congest &ay in )orthern Hemisphere is 21st ?une.

F 8hortest &ay in )orthern Hemisphere is 22nd &ec

F Cargest &elta is 8undarbands 5angladesh-.


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F Hottest desert is Cibyan 8ahara.

F Cargest desert is 8ahara $frica- , 24,444 s3. miles.

F Highest desert is $tacama 'hile-.

F Cargest diamond is 'ullinan.

F Cargest diamond mine is Iimberley 8outh $frica-.

F Cargest dome is of $strodome, Houston 78$-.

F 5iggest flower is 9afflesia ?a!a, @ndonesia-.

F Cightest gas is hydrogen.

F Congest glacier is Cambert $ntarctica-.

F Cargest gulf is >ulf of ;e=ico.

F Cargest gorge is >rand 'anyon.

F Hottest place is &alol reenland.

F Cargest underground lake is &rachenhauchloch ca!e $rizona-.

F Cargest man/made lake is Cake ;ead $rizona.

F 5iggest library is 'ongress Cibrary 78$-.

F Congest lifespan of animal is of >iant tortoise.F Cargest mammal is 5lue whale.

F Highest melting point is of Tungsten, #14Q '.

F Tallest ;inaret is Mutub ;inar &elhi- 20 feet.

F Cargest mos3ue is 8hah Eaisal ;os3ue, @slamabad.

F Highest mountain peak is ;t.

F Tallest mountain range is The Himalaya range with ( of worldJs 14 tallest peaks.

F Congest mountain range is $ndes 8outh $merica-.

F 5iggest museum is 5ritish ;useum Condon-.

F Cargest 'ommercial Acean is $tlantic Acean.

F Doungest ocean is $tlantic Acean.

F ;editerrian sea means Rsea in the middle of landJ.F 8altiest ocean is ;editerranean Acean.

F Acean shrinking and growing is $tlantic Acean.

F Eastest ocean swimmer is 8ailfish (0 mph-.

F 5iggest palace is Batican.

F 5iggest park is the Wood 5uffalo )ational 6ark, $lberta, 'anada.

F 5iggest passenger train is Mueen


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F Cargest suspension bridge is Berazano/)arrows, )D.

F Congest swimming course is F 5orge Ausland is a )orwegian e=plorer. He became the first person to walk across the $ntarctic continent alone and unsupported.

F 5razil is the largest producer of coffee in the world.

F 'hile is the largest copper producing country in the world.

F The country where death rate is lowest in the world is ?apan.

F Cargest >inger producing nation is @ndonesia.

F Cithuania was the first 8o!iet 9epublic of the former 8o!iet 7nion which declared itself independent.

F ;adagaskar is the largest island in the @ndian Acean.

F Eerdinand ;agellan commanded the first e=pedition in 1%14 to sail round the world and disco!ered passage to the 6acific from

the $tlantic. He pro!ed that the shape of the earth is round.

F @ndia leads in e=port of ;ica in the world.F Congest Aptical Eibre is between 8ingapore and ;arseilles.

F &r. @an Wilmut is credited with first cloned sheep.

F )ew Nealand was the first country to propose 'arbon Ta= to address global warming.

F 8uez 'anal is the largest ship canal in the world. @t joins 9ed 8ea with ;editerranean 8ea. The plan of the 8uez 'anal was

concei!ed by Eerdinand de Cesseps.


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F Cargest sugar producing country is @ndia second is 5razil.

F 'uba is the highest producer of sugarcane in the world.

F @n )o!ember 244%, $fricaJs first woman head of state was elected in ;ozambi3ue. Her name is Cuisa &iogo of Elasgow is biggest ship building centre.

F Ha!ana is famous for cigar manufacturing.

F


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F The highest rainfall for one month was recorded at @ndian town of 'herapoonje. ((,1# inches rain fell there during the month of

july 10(1.

F Cight is the fastest thing in the uni!erse.@t tra!els at a phenomenal speed of 10*,444 miles per second.

F The largest tides of the world occur in 5ay of Eundy canada-.

F Takla ;akan is in 'hina is the driest desert in $sia.

F Cargest earth3uake fatalities occurred in @zmir, Turkey in 1.

F 5reitling orbiter was the first balloon to fly non/stop around the world.

F Iing of ;alaysia is the only king in the world who is elected for % years term.

F Cargest oil company belong to 78$ is The

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