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General Knowledge Quiz Questions & Answers - General Knowledge General Knowledge Questions and 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...

General Knowledge Quiz Questions & Answers - General Knowledge General Knowledge Questions and 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 4 About 8000 km length of 5 The highest mountain in the world is the Mount Everest The country that accounts for nearly one 6 third of the total teak production of the world Myanmar is 7 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert The largest coffee growing country in the 8 Brazil world is The country also known as "country of 9 Zambia copper" is The name given to the border which 10 Durand line separates 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 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea 14 Sicily is 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 The country in which river Wangchu flows 22 Myanmar is 23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland The city which is the biggest centre for 24 Detroit, USA manufacture of automobiles in the world is 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 27 China tin in the world is The river which carries maximum quantity 28 Amazon River of water into the sea is the The city which was once called the 29 Peking `Forbidden 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 Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, 38 The largest bell in the world is the Moscow 39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague The world's largest diamond producing 40 South Africa country 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 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 The first Republican 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 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 70 Canada world is The first explorer to reach the South Pole 71 Cap. Ronald Amundson was The person who is called the father of 72 G.Garibaldi modern 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 75 Norway midnight 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 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize 78 Abdul Salam was The first woman Prime Minister of Britain 79 Margaret Thatcher was 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 86 Ralph Johnson Bunche Nobel Peace Prize was The first British University to admit women 87 London University for 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? Who was the youngest President of the 100 Theodore Roosevelt USA? 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 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 110 Germany Cup 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 Daniel Nestor (Canada) & 113 Open 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 120 Satyendranath Tagore Civil Services? Who was the first woman Governor of 121 Sarojini Naidu India? Which two countries have signed the 122 Brazil and Turkey Nuclear 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? How many words can you make from a five 126 letter word by shuffling the places of each 120 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 explorer discovered the sea-route to India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope? Vasco de Gama In which country did the ‘sauna’ originate? Finland What is the currency of Greece? Drachma Which country is popularly called ‘The Land of the Maple Leaf’? Canada 1) What is the most common Element on Earth ? hydrogen (2) How Long Does it take for light from the moon to reach the Earth ? 1. 26 secs (3) How many miles high is Mount Everest ?8,846 miles (4) Which Ocean goes to the deepest depths ?pacific (6) What is 4ft 8inches in Metres ?1.42 m (8) If I take 2 apples out of a basket containing 6 apples how many apples do I have ? 2 (10) It occurs Once in a minute Twice in a week and once in a year what is it ? letter e (15) What is the worlds smallest bird ? bee hummingbirds (16) Why do fireflies flash? A chemical reaction related to mating process (17) Which nation gave women the right to vote first ? new zealand (28) How many tentacles does a Squid have ? 10 (35) Which are the worlds 3 most spoken Languages? Mandarin English hindi (36) What year did the Vietnam war end ? 1975 (37) What year did the Berlin Wall come down ? 1989 (38) What is the Chemical Symbol for Iron? fe (39) How many sides does a Heptagon have ? 7  (40) What year was the Skateboard invented ? 1958 (41) Where is the Worlds Largest Aquarium ?epcot centre florida (44) What was Ghana called before 1957 ? gold coast (46) Which is the only city in the world to lie in 2 continents ? Istanbul ( Europe and Asia ) (47) What are the 5 senses in the human body ? Touch , Smell , Taste, Sight , Hearing (48) How many years was Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister for ? 11 years 1979 -- 1990 (49) What is 1/3 of 1/2 ? 1/6 th (50) Name 4 sources of renawable energy ? Wind , Sun , Tidal Power , Hydroelectric WORD SUBSTITUTION Word substitution is basically to switch or to change a phrase (with a few words) to only one word. By substituting word, we can make a shorter and more precise sentence. For e.g. She read the sentence over and over again. The phrase over and over again can be substituted with one word i.e. ‘repeatedly’. Thus, the shorter sentence is: She read the sentence repeatedly. Other examples of word substitution: father and mothe r parents not making any noise quietly  people who live next door neighbours to come back - return to find out - discover to give a loud, sharp cry - scream to speak very softly whisper tell clearly the meaning of explain put off until a later date postponed Try to replace the phrases below with a single word. phrase Substitute with when out of sight disappear people who were watching the football game spectators a period of 10 years decade to keep away from avoid without any delay immediately easily bent without breaking - flexible can’t be repaired or remedied - irreparable at one and the same time - simultaneously easily carried from place to place - portable living forever - mortal - easily broken - fragile -a period of one hundred years century  - a period of one thousand years millennium not normal abnormal put an end to abolish go with accompany succeed in doing accomplish take as one's own adopt by oneself alone once a year annually fit to be eaten /suitable to be eaten edible express approval by clapping applaud loud enough to be heard audible keep oneself away from avoid at the back of behind not sharp blunt comfort in time of sorrow console never ending continually without interval continuous move on hands and knees crawl lame person cripple move up one's mind decide go out of sight or existence disappear find out discover far away distant long spell of dry weather drought qualified to be chosen eligible leave one country and go to settle in another emigrate put up with endure way in entrance time that has no limit eternity way out exit show clearly the meaning of explain send goods to another country for sales export extreme scarcity of food famine able to bend easily without breaking flexible go or come after follow period of two weeks fortnight easily broken fragile physically weak f rail small articles of dress, sewing-goods, etc haberdashery suitable for living in habitable an animal's or plant's natural environment habitat doing something constantly habitual argue about price of goods haggle suffering from a mental or physical disability handicapped spend the winter in sleep hibernate push roughly hustle who or what a person is identity doing no work or lazy idle not clear enough to be readable illegible unable to read or write illiterate light up illuminate make clear by examples or pictures illustrate without any delay immediately come into a foreign country as a permanent resident immigrate living forever immortal become better improve incapable of being wrong infallible not guilty innocent cannot be conquered invincible cannot be seen invisible unable to walk normally lame person who is insane or very foolish lunatic dumb person mute person living next door neighbour well-known in an unfavourable way notorious happening from time to time occasionally person who takes a hopeful views of things optimist person walking in a street pedestrian person who takes a gloomy views of things pessimist science and art of government politics liked by many people popular on time punctual four-legged animal quadruped with little or no sound quiet come or go back return make known reveal turn round revolve make along piercing cry or sound scream loud cry shout in a short time soon person who watches a show or game or incident spectator not fresh stale look long and steadily stare remain alive or in existence survive go from one place to another travel able to be seen through transparent not occupied uninhabited of no use useless surrounding district vicinity once a week weekly speak softly whisper young person youth group of people who watch a show audience