General Knowledge Practice Topics Part 1: Most Important for NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.-2023
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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 separates Pakistan
and Afghanistan is: Durand line
11 The river Volga flows out into the: Caspian Sea
12 The coldest place on the earth 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: Sundarbans
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 Sugar 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 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 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 of America was: Abraham Lincoln
57 The country famous for Samba dance is: Brazil
58 The name of Alexander՚s horse was: Bucephalus
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 Judgment 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: Guernica
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