General Knowledge Quiz Questions & Answers....is ''Bold Words''

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
4 The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km
5 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest
6 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar
7 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert
8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil
9 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 Ganges Delta
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 China & South Africa
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 China
28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Amazon River
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 Vesuvius 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 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
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 >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
64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on >15th August
65 'Last Judgement' 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 Admiral Robert E. Peary
69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was >Guermica
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 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
85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon
86 The first black person 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 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
99 In which sport do players take long and short corners? Hockey
100 Who was the youngest President of the USA? Theodore Roosevelt
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


New Quiz...

1=How many languages and dialects are spoken by people all over the world?  
a=6,000 
b=9,000 
c=4,000 
d=1,000

2=Approximately, how many people speak Chinese language?
a=1 billion
b=1 million
c=1 lakh
d=1 thousand

3=The language with the richest vocabulary is:
a=Hindi
b=French
c=English
d=German

4= English Language have more than ?? words:
a=4,50,000
b=45,000
c=4,500
d=450

5= The oldest Indian language is:
a=Telugu
b=Hindu
c=Tamil
d=Punjabi

6=Which book has been printed in the maximum number of languages and these scripts?
a=The Bible
b=Hiraka Sutra
c=The Super Book
d=None of these

7=The only religious book ever printed in a shorthand scripts is:
a=The Ramayana
b=The Mahabharata
c=The bible
d=Guru Granth Sahib

8=The oldest printed work in the world, which dates back to AD 868 is:
a=The Bible
b=The Hirake Sutra
c=The Ramayana
d=The Mahabharata

9=The largest book, the super book, is ?? and weight is ??
a=270 cm, 300 cm, 252 kg.
b=100 cm, 110 cm, 100 kg.
c=200 cm, 100 cm, 60 kg.
d=None of these

10=Les Hommes de bonne volonté is the:
a=Longest novel ever published
b=Shortest novel every published
c=The oldest novel
d=None of these
 


Ans....!!  is..
(1) b (2) a (3) c (4)a (5) c
(6) a (7) c (8) b (9) a (10) a 

 Questions.....

1-Which metal is heavier, silver or gold?
2-How many legs do butterflies have?
3-Which is the country with the most people?
4-Which state is the biggest in the US?
5-Which country has the largest area of land?
6-Which is the country hosting the 2008 Olympic Games?
7-Which indoor sport is the most popular in the US?
8-Which golf player's mother is from Thailand?
9-What is Aurora Borealis commonly known as?
10-Which is the non-contagious disease that is the most common in the world?
11-Which was the album the Beatles recorded the last time together?
12-Which instrument did Miles Davis, the jazz musician, play?
13-What is the sport in which you could get into a headlock?
14-In which country was golf first played?
15-Which is the sport where you could be out ?leg before wicket?, or ?hit a six??
16-When did baseball originate in the US?
17-Which is the sport wherein you would use a 'sand iron'?
18-What is the largest mammal in the world?
19-Which is the country where reggae music originated?
20-Who was the creator of Jeeves and Wooster?
21-Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
22-Who was the writer of Alice?s Adventures in Wonderland?
23-After which famous person was the teddy bear named?
24-Which is the smallest ocean in the world?
25-What is the rhino?s horn made of?


Answers

1-Gold
2-Six
3-China
4-Alaska
5-Russia
6-China
7-Basketball
8-Tiger Woods
9-Northern Lights
10-Tooth Decay
11-Abbey Road
12-Trumpet
13-Wrestling
14-Scotland
15-Cricket
16-19th Century
17-Golf
18-Blue Whale
19-Jamaica
20-P.G. Wodehouse
21-Michelangelo
22-Lewis Carroll
23-Theodore Roosevelt
24-Arctic Ocean
25-Hair

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1. Who among the following has been appointed the National
Security Adviser by the UPA Government ?
 (a) Brajesh Mishra
 (b) J. N. Daxit
 (c) Soli J. Sorabjee
 (d) T. K. A. Nair
 Ans: ( b ) J. N. Daxit
 
2. Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of
Karnataka ?
 (a) S. M. Krishna
 (b) Uma Bharti
 (c) Dharam Singh
 (d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
 Ans: ( c ) Dharam Singh
 
3. Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2004
crown ?
 (a) Jennifer Hawkins
 (b) Shandi Finnessey
 (c) Alba Reyes
 (d) None of these
 Ans: ( a ) Jennifer Hawkins
 
4. A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day
landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War,
was held in
 (a) Pearl Harbour
 (b) Normandy
 (c) New York
 (d) Lisbon
 Ans: ( b ) Normandy
 
5. Which of the following cricketers holds the world record
of maximum number of sixes in Tests ?
 (a) Chris Carins (New Zealand)
 (b) Viv Richards (West Indies)
 (c) Sachin Tendulkar (India)
 (d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
 Ans: ( a ) Chris Carins (New Zealand)
 
6. Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief
Justice of India ?
 (a) Justice Rajendra Babu
 (b) Justice V. N. Khare
 (c) Justice R. C. Lahoti
 (d) None of these
 Ans: ( c ) Justice R. C. Lahoti
 
7. Who among the following sports persons got the honour of
lighting the Olympic flame at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium
in New Delhi recently ?
 (a) Anjali Bhagwat
 (b) Abhinav Bindra
 (c) Viswanathan Anand
 (d) K. M. Beenamol
 Ans: ( a ) Anjali Bhagwat
 
8. Who among the following has been appointed new chairman
of the National Commission for Farmers ?
 (a) Ajit Singh
 (b) K. C. Pant
 (c) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
 (d) Sharad Pawar
 Ans: ( c ) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
 
9. Which of the following planets crossed the face of the
sun (in transit) after 122 years recently ?
 (a) Mars
 (b) Venus
 (c) Jupiter
 (d) Saturn
 Ans: ( b ) Venus
 
10. Which of the following countries was readmitted to the
Commonwealth recently ?
 (a) Nepal
 (b) Myanmar
 (c) Pakistan
 (d) None of these
 Ans: ( c ) Pakistan
 
11. The world governing body of which of the following
sports celebrated its 100 years in existence recently ?
 (a) Football
 (b) Hockey
 (c) Badminton
 (d) Cricket
 Ans: ( a ) Football
 
12. Who among the following won the men?s singles title of
the French Open 2004 ?
 (a) Guillermo Coria
 (b) Roger Federer
 (c) Andy Roddick
 (d) Gaston Gaudio
 Ans: ( d ) Gaston Gaudio
 
13. Who is India?s first Woman Grand Master in Chess ?
 (a) Aarthie Ramaswamy
 (b) Koneru Humpy
 (c) S. Meenakshi
 (d) S. Vijayalakshmi
 Ans: ( b ) Koneru Humpy
 
14. The age of a tree can be determined by
 (a) Measuring its height
 (b) Measuring its diameter
 (c) Analyzing its sap
 (d) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
 Ans: ( d ) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem
 
15. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
 Mountains Continents
 (a) The Rocky : North America
 (b) The Andes : South America
 (c) The Alps : Europe
 (d) The Ural : Africa
 Ans: ( d ) The Ural : Africa
 
16. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
 (a) ?Purna Swaraj? Resolution : 1929
 (b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
 (c) Formation of the Congress Socialist Party: 1939
 (d) Simla Confeence : 1940
 Ans: ( b ) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
 
17. The Lingaraja Temple built during the medieval period is at
 (a) Bhubaneswar
 (b) Khajuraho
 (c) Madurai
 (d) Mount Abu
 Ans: ( a ) Bhubaneswar
 
18. Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?
 (a) Kuchipudi
 (b) Kathak
 (c) Manipuri
 (d) Mohiniattam
 Ans: ( d ) Mohiniattam
 
19. The deepest oceanic trench ?Mariana? is located in
 (a) Atlantic Ocean
 (b) Arctic Ocean
 (c) Pacific Ocean
 (d) Indian Ocean
 Ans: ( c ) Pacific Ocean
 
20. Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot
see clearly through it because
 (a) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the
drops
 (b) Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light
 (c) The fine drops are opaque to the light
 (d) The drops scatter most of the light
 Ans: ( d ) The drops scatter most of the light
 
21. During the Mughal period, which one of the following
were the first to come to India as traders ?
 (a) Portuguese
 (b) Dutch
 (c) Danish
 (d) English
 Ans: ( a ) Portuguese
 
22. Who among the following Delhi Sultans is known for
introducing market control mechanism ?
 (a) Iltutmish
 (b) Balban
 (c) Alauddin Khalji
 (d) Firoze Tughlaq
 Ans: ( c ) Alauddin Khalji
 
23. Which one of the following mountain peaks of the
Himalayas is NOT in India ?
 (a) Annapurna
 (b) Nanda Devi
 (c) Mt. Kamet
 (d) Kanchenjunga
 Ans: ( a ) Annapurna
 
24. A rift valley is formed mainly due to
 (a) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
 (b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley
 (c) The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains
 (d) The deepening of a valley by ice action
 Ans: ( a ) The forces of tension in the earth?s crust
 
25. Who is the author of the book, ?The Man Who Divided India? ?
 (a) Arun Shourie
 (b) Dominique Lapierre
 (c) Rafiq Zakaria
 (d) Salman Rushdie
 Ans: ( c ) Rafiq Zakari


New  Questions.....

1) Who is the author of the book ” Sahibs Who Loved India” ?
a) Jagdish
b) Khushwant Singh
c) Chetan Bhagat
d) Nadeem Aslam

2) Who received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development ?
a) Mohamed ElBradei
b) Wen Jiabo
c) Taro Aso
d) Nicholas Sarkhosay

3) Which country will be setting up a world Biggest Telescope ?
a) Japan
b) France
c) China
d) India

4) At which place was G-20 Summit held?
a) Washington
b) New York
c) Chicago
d) Los Angeles

5) ” Lisbon Treaty ” is the treaty accepted / adopted by the members of which of the following organizations recently?
a) NATO
b) SAARC
c) European Union
d) NSG

6) Beri-Beri is the deficiency disease caused by the vitamin
a) B1
b) B5
c) A
d) C

7) Who has been appointed as President of Zambia?
a) Dawada Kairaba
b) Isatov Njle
c) Levy
d) Rupia Banda

8) Who is the Pepsico Chief ?
a) Indira Nooyi
b) Indira Mukerjee
c) Kiran Mazumdar
d) Deepa Mirza

9) “Fehmida Mizza” is a woman speaker of National Assembly of
a) Indonesia
b) Iran
c) Pakistan
d) Afghanistan

10) Who is called the “Grand Old Man Of India”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Gokhale
d) Tilak

11) Cabinet Mission came to India in which year?
a) 1942
b) 1932
c) 1916
d) 1946

12) Which five year plan has the objective ” Garibi Hatao” ?
a) first
b) fifth
c) seventh
d) eigth

13) Which river is declared as ” national river” ?
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Cauveri
d) Krishna

14) “No country for old men” is a
a) book
b) film
c) Drama
d) Poem

15) Hathigumbha inscription belongs to
a)Ashoka
b)Kharavela
c)Harsha
d)Sasaka

16) He thought that his mother was not happy ……him
a) in
b) since
c) with
d) for

17) Do you really agree
(A) /that he has blamed us
(B)/ for the dispute, especially you and I
(C)/ No error
(D) ?

18) “ ENDEAVOUR” find the synonym
a) fail
b) success
c) attempt
d) try again

19) “ FABULOUS” find the antonym

a) rich
b) luxury
c) prudence
d) poor

20) The soldiers fought courageously …. The enemy troops
a) against
b) with
c) to
d) for

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20.Supplementary ------- Aakhri raasta

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