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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 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
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The person who led the first marine expedition to travel around
the world was
Magallan
2 The Spectrum is a popular stadium located at Philadelphia
3 The Rich stadium is located at Boston
4 `Silver dome' is a popular stadium located at Pontiac
5 The Summit is a famous stadium located at Houston
6 The National Emblem of Ireland is Shamrock
7 WAGGA WAGGA is a Town in Australia
8 The `Daily Telegraph' was first published in the year 1885
9 The National Emblem of Australia is Kangaroo
10 The National Emblem of Canada is Whitelily
11 The National Emblem of Belgium is Lion
12 The crescent is the emblem of Pakistan
13 The busiest airport in the world is Chicago International Airport
14 The largest continent is Asia
15 The smallest continent is Australia
16 The largest country in the world is Russia
17 The smallest country in the world is Vatican
18 The Congo river flows in Angola
19 The Negro river flows in Argentina
20 UNICEF stands for United Nations Children's Fund
21 ILO stands for International Labour Organisation
22 UPU stands for Universal Postal Union
23 WIPO stands for
World Intellectual Property
Organisation
24 UNU stands for United Nations University
25 WFC stands for World Food Council
26 The Commonwealth is an association of 52 countries
27 NAM stands for Non-Aligned Movement
28 The earlier name of Ghana was Gold coast
29 The most populous country in the world is China
30 The smallest republic in the world is Nauru
31 The highest mountain range in the world is the Himalayas
32 The oldest museum in the world is the Ashmolean museum,Oxford
33 IRNA stands for Iranian News Agency
34 The country known as Mother-in-Law of Europe is Denmark
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35 The country known as Our Lady of Snow is Canada
36 The longest wall in the world is the Great Wall of China
37 The deepest ocean in the world is The Pacific
38 The country known as the playground of Europe is Switzerland
39 The country known as the Celestial Empire is Egypt
40 The great Victoria desert is located in Australia
41 The ocean in which Honshu Island is situated is Pacific
42 The river Mackenzie flows in Canada
43 The Murray-Darling river flows in Australia
44 The Gobi desert is located in Mongolia,China
45 GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time
46 The Charter of UNO was signed on 26 June 1945
47 ICAO stands for
International Civil Aviation
Organisation
48 The ICAO was established in the year 1947
49 The headquarters of ICAO is located at Montreal
50 Le Monde is a newspaper published in France
51 The official publication of the Netherlands is called Orange book
52 The official publication of France is called Yellow book
53 Shakespeare passed away in the year 1616
54
John Major,the ex-Prime minister of Britain was from the which
party
Conservative
55 The National Emblem of Lebanon is Cedar tree
56 The National Emblem of Papua New Guinea is Bird of Paradise
57 FRCP stands for Fellow of Royal College of Physicians
58 NAFTA stands for
North American Free Trade
Agreement
59 Machine gun was invented by Richard Gatling
60 Elevator was invented by Elisha G.Otis
61 The measure to know the speed of a ship is Knot
62 UNICEF was established in the year 1946
63 The headquarters of UNICEF is located at New York
64 UNEP stands for
United Nations Environment
Programme
65 UNEP was established in the year 1972
66 The headquarters of UNEP is located at Nairobi
67 The Daily Mirror is published in Britain
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68 Jane Austin was a famous British novelist
69 Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator
70 The smallest colony in the world is Gibraltar
71 The highest town in the world is Wenchuan
72 Chrysanthemum is the National Emblem of Japan
73 The National Emblem of USA is Golden rod
74 IRC stands for International Red Cross
75 RAF stands for Royal Air Force
76 `Gone With The Wind'was written by Margret Mitchel
77 The earlier name of Ethiopia was Abyssinia
78 Cambodia has been renamed as Kampuchea
79 River Tigris flows in Iraq
80 River Danube flows in Hungary
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68 Jane Austin was a famous British novelist
69 Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator
70 The smallest colony in the world is Gibraltar
71 The highest town in the world is Wenchuan
72 Chrysanthemum is the National Emblem of Japan
73 The National Emblem of USA is Golden rod
74 IRC stands for International Red Cross
75 RAF stands for Royal Air Force
76 `Gone With The Wind'was written by Margret Mitchel
77 The earlier name of Ethiopia was Abyssinia
78 Cambodia has been renamed as Kampuchea
79 River Tigris flows in Iraq
80 River Danube flows in Hungary
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