World Information-1

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
06	The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is	Myanmar
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
10	The name given to the border which seperates Pakistan and Afghanistan is	Durand line
11	The river Volga flows out into the	Capsian sea
12	The coldest place on the eartn is	Verkoyansk in Siberia
13	The country which ranks second in terms of land area is	Canada
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
24	The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is	Detroit,USA
25	The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is	USA
26	The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is	Malaysia
27	The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is	Malaysia
28	The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the	Mississippi
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
47	The country which has the greatest population density is	Monaco
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
56	The first Republican President 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 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
65	`Last Judgement'was the first painting of an Italian painter named	Michelangelo
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
83	John F.Kennedy was assassinated by	Lee Harry Oswald
84	The largest river in France is	Lore
85	The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was	Catherine of Aragon
86	The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was	Ralph Johnson Bunche
87	The first British University to admit women for degree courses was	London University
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
95	The largest library in the world is the	United States Library of 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
109	The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1998 was	Armenia
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
122	The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is	Bahrain
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
128	The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was	Persepolis
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
133	UNIDO stands for	United Nations Industrial Development 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
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
145	The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is	Manchester
146	The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson river is	Manhattan
147	The founder of plastic industry was	Leo Hendrik Bakeland
148	The country where military service is compulsory for women is	Israel
149	The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is	USA
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
154	The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by	Joseph Lister
155	The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was	Nine
156	Mercury is also known as	Quick Silver
157	Disneyland is located in	California,USA
158	The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is	Germany
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
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
180	The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of	Hisponiola
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
186	The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was	Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
187	The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at	Paris
188	The first country to issue stamps was	Britain
189	The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent movies is	Tom Mix
190	The Pentagon is located at	Washington DC
191	The world's largest car manufacturing company is	General Motors,USA
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
204	The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was	Genghis Khan
205	The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in	1924 by London Sunday Express
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
219	The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is	Hercule Poirot
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
226	The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by	Patrick Stepote and Robert Edwards
227	The oldest residential university of Britain is the	Oxford University
228	The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called	Big Ben
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
235	The invention that is considered to have built America is	Dynamite