Tuesday, March 17, 2009

General Knowledge-V

1. Mount Everest was named after

Ans. Sir George Everest

2. The volcano Vesuvius is located in

Ans. Italy

3. The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is

Ans. Cuba

4. The length of the Suez Canal is

Ans. 162.5 kilometers

5. The lowest point on earth is

Ans. The coastal area of Dead sea

6. The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of

Ans. Nepal

7. The largest ocean of the world is the

Ans. Pacific ocean

8. The largest bell in the world is the

Ans. Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow

9. The biggest stadium in the world is the

Ans. Strahov Stadium, Prague

10. The world's largest diamond producing country is

Ans. South Africa

General Knowledge-IV

1.The city which is also known as the City of Canals is

Venice

2.The country in which river Wangchu flows is

Ans. Myanmar

3. The biggest island of the world is

Ans. Greenland

4. The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is

Ans. Detroit, USA

5. The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is

Ans. China & South Africa

6. The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is

Ans. Malaysia

7. The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is

Ans. China

8. The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the

Ans. Amazon River

9. The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was

Ans. Peking

10. The country called the Land of Rising Sun is

Ans. Japan

General knowledge-III

1. The river Volga flows out into the

Ans. Caspian sea

2.The coldest place on the earth is

Ans. Verkoyansk in Siberia

3. The country which ranks second in terms of land area is

Ans. Canada

4.The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is

Ans. Sicily

5. The river Jordan flows out into the

Ans. Dead sea

6. The biggest delta in the world is the

Ans. Ganges Delta

7. The capital city that stands on the river Danube is

Ans. Belgrade

8.The Japanese call their country as

Ans. Nippon

9. The length of the English channel is

Ans. 564 kilometres

10. The world's oldest known city is

Ans. Damascus

General Knowledge-II

1. The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was

Ans. Mujibur Rehman

2. The longest river in the world is the


Ans. Nile

3. The longest highway in the world is


Ans. Trans-Canada

4. The longest highway in the world has a length of

Ans. About 8000 km

5. The highest mountain in the world is the


Ans. Everest

6. The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is


Ans. Myanmar

7.The biggest desert in the world is the


Ans. Sahara desert

8. The largest coffee growing country in the world is


Ans. Brazil

9.
The country also known as "country of Copper" is

Ans. Zambia

10. The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is


Ans. Durand line

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Sports -I

1.The first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

Ans. Karnam Malleswari

2.The soccer superstar associated with the goal which was later attributed to the "hand of God"?

Ans. Dego Mardonna

3. The oldest man to win the 100 metre olympic gold?

Ans. Linford Christie

4. Whose autobiography "Magic" was published when he was 24?

Ans. Magic Jhonson , Basketballplayer

5. The first athlete to win seven gold medals at one olympics?

Ans. Mark Splitz

6. Which tennis star is popular among families and friends as "Lee"?

Ans. Leander Paes



General Knowledge-I

1. India's southern most tip Indira point was formerly known as

Ans. Pygmalion Point or Parsons Point

2. The longest-serving chief minister in India?(upto 2001)

Ans. Jyoti Basu

3. A former Women chief minister in India who was a novelist too?

Ans. Nandini Satpati

4. Who became Indian Prime minister at the age of 81?

Ans. Morarji Desai

5. The Indian doctor who performed 600000 eye operation during the period 1943-1990?

Ans. Dr. M.C.Modi

6. The first Indian to receive the Magasaysay Award?

Ans. Vinoba Bhave

7. The common surname of sikh women

Ans. Kaur

8.In what capacity did Vasco Da Gama come to India in 1524?

Ans. Portuguese Viceroy of India

9.What volcanic island emerged off ice-land in 1963?

Ans. Surtsey

10. What is union Jack?

Ans. The national flag of U.K