General Knowledge Practice Topics Part 2: Most Important for NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.-2023
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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, Volgagra d 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 are: 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 were 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 Patagonian 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: Hispaniola
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 Jennings
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 Mississippi 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 air crash 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 Steptoe 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 museums 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 Antarctica was: Fabian Gotileb
234 The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in: Tanzania
235 The invention that is considered to have built America is: Dynamite
236 The author of Harry Potter Books is: JK Rowling
237 Nickname of New York city is: Big Apple
238 What do you call a group of sheep? A Flock of Sheep
239 In which sport do players take long and short corners? Hockey
240 Who was the youngest President of the USA? Theodore Roosevelt
241 How many legs do butterflies have? 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings