IMPORTANT DAYS
• International Day for the elimination of racial discrimination is observed on 21 March.
• World environment day is observed on 5th June.
• International day of peace is observed on 3rd Tuesday of September.
• World food day is observed on 16 October.
• International women’s day is observed on 8th March.
• World health day is observed on 7th April.
• Universal children’s day is observed on 20 November.
• World’s aids day is observed on 1 December.
• United nation’s day is observed on 24th October.
• International day of disabled person is observed on 3 December.
• Human rights day is observed on 10 December.
• Press day is celebrated on 3rd May.
• Kashmir Solidarity Day is observed on 5 Feb.
• In France the Bastille Day is celebrated on 14th July.
• International Literacy day is observed on 8 Sep.
• World children day is observed on 8th March.
• Human rights day is observed on 10th Dec.
• Day against drug trafficking is observed on 26 June.
• 22 March is celebrated as the world day for water.
• 11th July is known as World Population Day.
• Kashmir solidarity day is celebrated all over the country on 5th February.
• World`s teacher day was observed on october 5, 2005 in pakistan.
• International Literacy Day is celebrated on September 8.
• International Ozone Day is observed on September 16.
• The year 1998 was observed as the International Year of Ocean.
• Commonwealth Day is observed on May 24 every year.
• Human Rights Day is observed on 10th December every year.
• No Smoking Day is observed on April 7.
• World Book Day is observed on April 23.
• World Environment Day is observed on June 5.
• 3rd may... world press freedom day
• World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
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IMPORTANT BOOKS & THEIR AUTHORS
• Shahnama-i-Islam was written by Hafeez Jalandri.
• Man who ruled India was written by Philip Woodruff.
• The book confession was written by Rousseau.
• Quaid –e-Azam Jinnah. The story of a Nation is written by G.Allana.
• Heroes and Hero-Worship was written by Carlyle.
• Foundation of Pakistan was written by Sharif ud din Pirzada.
• Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was written by Edward Fitzgeranld.
• Gitanjali was written by Rabindranath Tagore.
• Asrar-e-khudi is written by Allama Iqbal
• Bal-e-Jibril is written by Allama Iqbal
• Bang-e-dara is written by Allma Iqbal
• Bostan is written by Sheikh Saadi
• Darbar-i-Akbari is written by Azad, Muhammad Hussain
• Gulistan is written by Sheikh Saadi
• Hayat-i-Jawid is written by Hali
• Javaid Nama is written by Allama Iqbal
• Jawab-e-Shikwah is written by Allama Iqbal
• Ktab al Shifa is written by Ibn Sina
• Mirat ul Aroos is written by Nazir Ahmed
• Muqaddamah is written by Ibn Khaldun
• Shaer o Shaeri is written by Altaf Hussain Hali
• Mussaddas-i-Hali is written by Altaf Hussain Hali
• Naqsh-e-Faryadi is written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
• Payam-e-Mashriq is written by Allama Iqbal
• Shahnama is written by Firdausi
• Tehzeeb al Ikhlaq is written by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
• Tafhim ul quran is written by Syed Abdul ala Maudoodi.
• Yadgar-i-Galib is written by Hali
• Zabur-e-Anjam is written by Dr. Allama Iqbal
• Zarb-e-Kaleem is written by Dr. Allama Iqbal
• Arabian Nights is written by Sir Richard Buton
• An Ideal Husband is written by Oscar Wilde
• A woman of No importance is written by Oscar Wild
• Animal Farm is written by George Orwell
• Anthony Cleopatra is written by W. Shakespeare
• As you like it is written by W. Shakespeare
• Caesar and Cleopatra is written by G.B Shaw
• Comedy of Errors is written by W. Shakespeare
• Daughter of the East is written by Benazir Bhuto
• Decline and Fall of Roman Empire is written by Edward Gibbon
• Doctor’s Dilemma is written by G.B Shaw
• East of Aden is written by John Steinbeck
• French Revolution is written by Tomas Carlyle
• Freedom at Midnight is written by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapiere
• Gone with the Wind is written by Margaret Mithchel
• Great Expectations is written by Charles Dickens
• Gulliver’s Travels is written by Jonathan Swift
• Hamlet is written by W.Shakespeare
• Ibn Battuta Travels in Asia and Africa is written by Ibn Battuta
• Jungle book is written by Rudyard Kipling
• Jinnah of Pakistan is written by Stanley Wolpert
• Myth of independence is written by Z. A Bhutto
• World War is written by W. Churchill
• Merchant of Venice is written by Shakerpeare
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah is written by M.H Saiyid
• Much Ado About Nothing is written by Shakespeare
• Nine Days Wonder is written by John Masefield
• Nineteen Eighty Four is written by George Orwell
• Old man and the Sea is written by Ernest Hamingway
• Oliver Twist is written by Charles Dickens
• Origin Of species is written by Charles Darwin
• Paradise Lost is written by John Milton
• Pickwick papers is written by Charles Dickens
• Pride and Prejudice is written by Jane Austen
• Robinson Crusoe is written by Daniel Defoe
• Sense and Sensibility is written by Jane Austin
• Sohrab and Rustam Mathew Arnold
• Social Contact is written by Rousseau
• Treasure Island is written by R.L Stevenson
• Tropic of Cancer is written by Henry Miller
• Twelfth Night is written by W. Shakespeare
• A Tale of Two Cities is written by Charles Dickens
• Vanity of Human Wishes is written by Samuel Johnson
• Wealth of Nation is written by Adam Simith
• Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan is written by Stanley Wolpert
• Faust is written by Goethe
• Mein Kampf is written by Hitler
• Divine Comedy is written by Dante
• Odyssey (Greek) is written by Homer
• Utopia is written by Thomas Mooore
• War and Peace is written by Leo Tolstoy
• Crime and Punishment is written by F.M Dostovsky
• Communist Manifesto is written by Karl Marx and Eagles
• Das Capital is written by Karl Marx
• The idiot is written by Dostoevsky
• Don Quixoto is written by Miguel De Cervates
• The Prince is written by Machiavelli
• Constitutional Development of Pakistan is written by G.W Choudhry
• Five Thousand Years of Pakistan is written by Wheeler R.E.M
• Foreign Policy of Pakistan is written by Zulifkar Ali Bhutto
• Jinnah, Creator of Pakistan is written by Hecor Bolitho
• Muslim Separatism in India and Pakistan is written by Abdul Hamid
• Pakistan the Formative Phase is written by Lawrence Ziring
• Political Syetem in Pakistan is written by Khalid B. Saeed
• Politics in Pakistan is written by Khalid B. Saeed
• Quaid-i-Azam and Pakistan is written by Ahmad Hasan Dani
• Struggle for Pakistan is written by I.H Qureshi
• The Emergence of Pakistan is written by Mohammad Ali Choudhry
• The Making of Pakistan is written by K.K Aziz
• Towards Pakistan is written by Whaeed-uz-Zaman
• World Politics Since 1945 is written by P. Calvocrassi
• Khusboo is written by Parveen Shakir
• Laila Majnoo is written by Amir Khusro
• Akbar nama is written by Abu Fazal
• Al Qanoon fil Tib is written by Ibne Sina
• Green Book is written by Presisdent Moamoor Gadafi
• Republic is written by Plato
• Revolution and Independence is written by Words Worth
• Road to Freedom is written by Bertrand Russel
• Romeo and Juliet is written by Shakespeare
• Joan of Arc is written by G.W Shaw.
• Foust was written by Goethe.
• “Profiles in Courage” is written by Henry Kissinger.
• Pickwick Papers were written by Charles Dickens.
• “East and Eden” was written by John Steinback.
• A farewell to Arms is written by Earnest Hemingway.
• Travel in Arabian Desert was written by C.M Doughty.
• The spirit of Islam was written by Syed Ameer Ali.
• The poem Shikwah and Jawab-e-Sikwah was written by Allama Iqbal.
• Five Thousand Years of Pakistan was written by REM Wheeler.
• Struggle of Pakistan was written by I.H Qureshi.
• The poem “Ancient Mariner” is the work of Coleridge.
• White Papers are policy statements published by the British parliament on the subject of tremendous public importance.
• Blue Books are the official reports of the British Government.
• White Books are the official publications of the countries like Portugal, China, and Germany.
• Yellow Books are the official records of France.
• Grey Books are the official policy as well as reports of the Japanese government.
• Green Books are the official reports of the Italian government.
• Orange Books are the official publication of the Netherlands.
• Lenin wrote ‘the state and revolution’.
• Ibn-e-Khaldun retired as a judge.
• Al Ghazali is known as Hujatul Islam.
• The name of the book which Al-Farabi wrote is ‘Ara Madinatul Fazila’.
• Plato wrote ‘the laws’.
• Aristotle founded ‘the lyceum’.
• Mao wrote ‘On contradictions’.
• J.S. Mill wrote ‘On liberty’.
• Witness to surrender=Siddique Saliq.
• A short history of Pak:=I.H.Qureshi.
• Discovery of Pak:= A.Aziz.
• Foundation of Pak: = Sharifuddin Pirzada.
• Five Thousand Years of Pak::= R.E.M. Wheeler.
• History of Freedom Movement=I.H.Qureshi.
• Jinnah of Pak: = Stanley Woolpert.
• Jinnah as I know him= Abdul Hassan Isphahani.
• The Making of Pakistan= Richard Symonds.
• The Making of Pakistan=K.K.Aziz.
• Jinnah:Creator of Pak:=Hector Bolithio.
• Quaid-e-Azam: The Story of A Nation=G.Allana.
• India wins Freedom= Abdul Kalam Azad.
• Emergence of Pak:=Ch: Rahmat Ali.
• Towards Pakistan=Wahiduzaman
• Transfer of Power in India=V.P.Memon.
• Pak: Nagozeer Tha= Syed Hasan Raza.
• Quaid-i-Azam & Pakistan=Ahmed Hassan Dani.
• Friends not Masters=Ayub Khan.
• The Pakistan Issue= Nazir Yar Jung.
• Quid wrote the preface of “My Leader”=Ziauddin Ahmed.
• Muslim Nationalism in India= Malik Hafeez.
• Pathway to Pak: = Ch: Khaiquzzaman.
• The Indian Musalimans= W.W.Hunter.
• Our Struggle=Mohd: Noman.
• Evolution of Pak: Sharifuddin Pirzada.
• Mohd: Ali Jinnah=G.Allana.
• Birth of Pak: =Dr. Sachin.
• Pak: the Heart of Asia= Liaquat Ali Khan.
• Incomplete Partition = Alastair Lamb.
• Birth of a tragedy= Dr. Tahir Amir.
• My Last day with Quaid=Ilahi Bux
• Outline of a scheme of Indian Federation=Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan.
• Thought on Pakistan= Ambedkar.
• 'Freedom' at Midnight= Larry Collins
• Hayat-e-Javed was written by Altaf Hussain Hali.
• The Forgotten Years is an autobiography of from Foreign Minister Sir Zafarullah Khan.
• Mission with Mountabatten=Alan Campbell Johnson.
• Religious Thought of Sayyid Ahmed Khan==Bahir Ahmad Dar.
• The Cambridge History of the British Empire=H.H.Dodwell.
• Oxford History of India=Vincent Smith.
• India, Pakistan & the West=Percival Smith.
• The book “party politics in Pakistan’ (1947-58) is written by K.K.AZIZ.
• Alice in Wonderland is a book written by Lewis Carrol.
• Edwina and Nehru is written by Catherine Clement.
• Beloved is a novel authored by Toni Morrison.
• Conquest of Happiness was authored by Bertrand Russel.
• Crossing the Threshold of Hope was authored by Pope John Paul II.
• Gulliver’s Travel is authored by Jonathan Swift in which there is description of the island of Lilliputs.
• Higher than Hopes is biography of Nelson Mandela.
• India Divided is a book written by Dr. Rajenra Parsad.
• Indian War of Independence is a book written by V.D. Savarkar.
• Kubla Khan is a poem by Coleridge.
• Life Divine is a book written by Sri Aurobindo.
• Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus is the book written by John Gray.
• Mother India is a book written by Katherine Mayo.
• My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir is written by Jagmohan.
• Unto This Last is written by Ruskin.
• Who wrote Gone with the Wind: Margaret Mitchell
• Who wrote "History of God"? Karen Armstrong
• Raghuvasma was written by Kalidas.
• Grief and Hope is a book written by Noa Ben Artizi-Plossof, grand-daughter of slain Israili PM Yitzak Rabin.
• Freedom Behind Bars is a book written by Kiran Bedi.
• Hayat-e-Jawaid, written by Altaf Hussain Hali, is on the life of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
• “The Sun also Rises” is written by Earnest Hemingway.
• Khadija Mastoor wrote Angan.
• Imam Ghazali is the author of Ihya-ul-Uloom.
• Montesquieu wrote ‘the spirit of laws’.
• Who wrote the book - Call of the Wild-Jack London
• Who wrote “Voyage through History”? Musarrt Hussain Zuberi
• Who is the author of “Preparing for the Twenty First Century”? Paul Kennedy
• Who wrote “Supreme Court and Human Rights”? Tamizuddin
• The author of famous book, “Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy” is Henry Kissinger.
• ‘Rise and Fall of Great Powers’ is the work of Paul Kennedy.
• My Experiments with Truth is autobiography of Mahtma Gandhi.
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IMPORTANT BATTLES
• Battle of Jhelum was fought b/w Alexandar the Great and Raja Porus in 326 B.C. The latter was defeated.
• Mahumud Ghaznavi invaded on Somnath in 1025 A.D.
• Battle of Tarain was fought b/w Mohd: Ghouri and Prithvi Raj in 1192 A.D. The former won the battle.
• First battle of Panipat was fought b/w Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur in 1526. Babur won the battle.
• Second battle of Panipat was fought in 1556. Akbar won the battle.
• Third battle of Panipat was fought b/w Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marahttas in 1760. Ahmed Shah defeated the latter.
• West Bank was occupied in 1967.
• Japan attacked Pearl Harbour located in Hawaii on 7 Dec: 1941.
• Israel occupied Golan Heights from Syria.
• West Bank is located b/w Isreal & Jordan.
• West Bank was occupied in 1967.
• Iran & UAE dispute over Persian Gulf islands, Greater & lesser Tunbs.
• Sakhalin Island is dispute b/w Russia & Japan.
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• Iran & UAE dispute over Persian Gulf islands, Greater & lesser Tunbs.
• Sakhalin island is dispute b/w Russia & Japan.
• In Battle of Sabroan, English defeated Sikhs and captured Lahore.
• Nickname of Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 was Little Boy and on Nagasaki=Fat Man.
• The hundred year war actually lasted for 114 years.
• Sir William Howard Russell was the first Great War correspondent.
• Hundred years war fought between France and Britain during 1338-1453.
• Cease fire between Iran and Iraq took place in 1988, by the intervention of U.N.
• The place named Normandy became worlds famous due to the D.Day landing during the Second World War on 6th June 1944. Normandy is located in France.
• Pearl Harbor incident took place on 7th Dec 1941.
• In 1982 the Falklands war was fought between Britain and Argentina.
• Civil War of USA lasted from 1861-1865.
• The famous British Naval commander, who defected the French Naval Fleet at Nile in 1788 and at Trafalgar in 1805 was Horatio Nelson.
• Doer war fought between South Africa and British.
• Fighting broke out between Greeks and the Turks in July 1974.
• At the end of Second World War in 1945, Germany was divided among 4 major powers.
• In Opium war Britain fought against China.
• Gulf war Jan 1991 stopped in Feb 28, 1991.
• Iran-Iraq was started in Sep 1980 and ended in Aug1988.
• Lloyd George of Great Britain represented in treaty of Versailles.
• Germany remained in grip of allied occupation from 1994 to 1952.
• The American general who acted as the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe during the second world war was D.D Eisenhower.
• The criminals of the Second World War were trailed in the city of Nuremburg.
• Break up of Germany occurred on 1945 and merger on Oct 3, 1990.
• Iraq occupied Kuwait on 2nd Aug 1990.
• USA dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945.
• First World War begun on 1914 A.D. and Second World War started in 1939 when Germany attacked on Poland, it is also considered as greatest war.
• Germans call a WW1 sea fight Battle of Skagerrak what in UK: Battle of Jutland
• Operation Thunderbolt was the nickname given to which raid Israeli raid on Entebbe
• In WW2 the Germans launched operation Bernhard - what Counterfeit British Notes
• In WW2 what was the German codename for invasion of Russia- Barberossa
• Operation Dracula in WWII freed what city- Rangoon Burma
• Which 19th century battle UK / USA fought after peace signed- Battle of New Orleans
• Waterloo is now in... Belgium
• The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
• What famous battle was fought at Pancenoit-Waterloo - (four miles away)
• The third battle of Panipat was fought between Marathas and Afghans.
• In Battle of Sabroan, English defeated Sikhs and captured Lahore.
• Iraq occupied Kuwait in August 1990.
• Afghan Mujahideen took power in Kabul on April 20,1991
• North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950.
• Japan attacked Pearl Harbour located in Hawaii on 7 Dec: 1941.
• Nickname of Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 was Little Boy and on Nagasaki=Fat Man.
• Darfur conflict is in Sudan.
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HIGHEST MILITARY AWARDS
• Highest military award of Britain is Victoria Cross.
• Highest military award of Germany is Iron Cross.
• Highest military award of India is Pardam Vir Chakra.
• Highest military award of Japan is Order of the Rising Sun.
• Highest military award of Pakistan is Nishan-i-Haider.
• Highest military award of Russia is Order of the Patriotic War.
• Highest military award of USA is Victory Medal.
• What countries highest award is The Order of the Elephant-Denmark
• Order of Honor and Banner is the award of--- USSR
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GENERAL INFORMATION
• Water vapors are formed due to evaporation
• Gas in gobar (cow dung) is ethylene. (chk biogas is natural gas)
• GMT was established in 1884
• Radio broad casting started in 1920
• Calorie requirement sedentary is 2500 k.cal, light word is 3000 k.cal, moderate work is 3500 k.cal and heavy work is 4000 k.cal
• Water is 830 times heavier than air
• Driving mirror is usually convex
• Dossier means relevant papers
• In deserts clouds do not precipitate due to low humidity
• Rain drop is shaped like a peer
• Money is made of cotton
• 1 liter = 0.9 kg
• Drinker’s apparatus is for measuring the amount of Alcohol in the blood.
• Atomic pile is a place where nuclear fission is made.
• Dewar’s flask is called as thermos.
• Atomic weight of chemical compounds is determined by Mass spectroscopy.
• Tube light emits radiation even after it is disconnected. It is due to Fluorescence
• The conversion of gases into liquid under high pressure and low temperature is called regulation.
• If a green leaf is seen in a red light its color will be black.
• Emerge of VIBGYOR from one side of the prism is due to refraction and dispersion of light.
• 510 million square kilometers is the total surface area of the ear
• Linseed oil is used while oil painting.
• During the winter months 90% of fallen leaves are taken underground by earth worm
• Cox orange pippen is a biological name of an apple
• Breitling orbiter 3 was the first balloon to fly non-stop around the world
• Aircraft designers test their model of aircraft in wind tonnel
• Aircrafts are made of alluminium alloys
• Flaps are used as air brakes
• Darwin visited Galapagos Island before giving his theory of Natural Selection.
• Staple food is the basic food
• The crops like legumes and beens and clover form their own fertilizer. Farmers grow these crops and plough into soil as fertilizers. This process is called green manuring.
• Scientists have recently discovered a new taste called Umami.
• Braille system is named after its inventor the Frenchman Louis Brille.
• Isochrones are the lines joining the places of equal labour and transportation costs.
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FIRST, LARGEST, BIGEST, LONGEST, OLDEST
• What is Europe's largest port-Rotterdam
• What was first used at the 1904 St Louis Olympic games-Gold medals silver was first before
• Where is the worlds oldest university- Fez Morocco –founded 859
• What is the largest Island in The Greater Antilles- Cuba
• What is the worlds most polluted major city- Mexico City
• What is the worlds fastest moving insect-Tropical Cockroach
• Where is the largest church in the world-Vatican in Rome
• What was the first country to use postcards- Austria
• Where is the worlds largest Chinese settlement outside Asia San Francisco – Chinatown
• Which country has no national monetary unit of it's own Andorra
• Which country has the highest % of women in their legislature Cuba
• Which country has the most daily newspapers- India
• Which city was built in the design of a union flag Khartoum
• What was the first country to use TV as a mass info media Germany
• In which country is the worlds longest road tunnel Switzerland
• Which country has no public toilets- Peru
• Bill gates (USA), founder and chairman of Microsoft Corporation, is currently the richest person in the world and Lillian Bettencourt (France) is the richest woman in the world.
• Nauru, an island located in western Pacific Ocean, is the smallest republic of the world.
• Mount Everest (2759 N 8656 E) is the highest mountain peak which is located on Nepal Tibet border in the Himalayas.
• New Cornelia tailings on ten mile wash Arizona USA with a volume of 209500 million cubic meters is the world’s largest volume dam.
• Taipei-I built in Taiwan is world’s second tallest building..
• The Atacama Desert in Chile is the driest place of the world and Masynram in Assam (India) is the wettest place in the world.
• Canada has the longest coastline which is 151,489 miles in the length and Monaco’s coastline measures only 3.5 miles in length.
• Dalol Danaki depression in Ethiopia with an average annual temperature of 35c (95f) is the hottest place on earth and Plateau station, in Antarctica with an average annual temperature of -56.7c (-71.7f), is the coldest place of the globe.
• Grand central terminal of New York is the largest railway station. It covers an area of 48 acres.
• The Seikan railway tunnel in Japan is the longest railway tunnel in the world, it s length is 33.50 miles (53.9 km)
• Longest road tunnel is St. Goatherd Rd. located in Switzerland 16.3 km long.
• The yellow stone national park (USA) is the largest national park. It has an area of 3350 sq miles.
• The California University (USA) is the biggest university of the world.
• King khalid international airport, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) is the largest airport in the world.
• The port of New York and New Jersey (USA) is the largest seaport in the world.
• Mandarin (Chinese) is the most spoken language of the world. It is estimated that a total number of 999 million ppl speak it.
• The noble prize is the largest prize. Each prize carries an amount of one million dollars.
• Shah faisal mosque located in Islamabad (pak) is the largest mosque.
• Ostrich is the largest bird in the world.
• Saudi Arabia is the largest exporter of oil in the world.
• The longest river in Asia is Yangtze
• The world’s largest internet search engine is Google.
• After United states, the largest number of inventions in the last two decades belongs to Germany
• China has the largest population, Russia has largest land area and Vatican city has smallest population and land area in the world
• Lord Clive was the first and Lord Mountbatten was the last British ruler of India.
• Largest continent of the world is "Asia" and smallest is "Australia”. Largest ocean of the world is "pacific ocean” and smallest ocean is "Indian ocean”. The Sahara is the largest desert of the world.
• Kazakhstan is the largest Muslim country in land area in the world. It has an area of 1,049,000 sq.miles. Maldives is the smallest Muslim country in land area of 115 sq. miles.
• Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country and Maldives is less populous Muslim country.
• Antarctica is the uninhabited continent of the world which is without any regular population.
• Seoul (South Korea) is the most populous city of the world.
• The lake Baikal of Russia has the maximum depth of 5315 feet.
• Turkey is the country having its land in two continents
• The world’s longest current reigning monarch is Queen of England.
• Germany is the highest solar energy user in the world.
• Inflation means that money falls in value.
• The Cambodian Language is the language with most Alphabets. It has a total number of 74 alphabets
• The Ostrich of North Africa is the biggest bird. Its height is up to 2.7 meters ( 9 feet ) and weight is up to 160 kgs. While the humming bird is smallest bird. It is 5.5-20 cm in length and weight about 16 grams.
• Glaciers are found on every continent except Africa. The Lambert Glacier enjoys the distinction of being the largest glacier in the world. It is located in the Australia Antarctic Territory. Its length is 440 miles (700 km) and was discovered in 1956-57.
• The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History
• The lowest mountain range in the world is the Bhieuna Bhaile
• The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland
• The place known as the Garden of England is Kent
• The old name of Taiwan was Formosa
• The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay, Canada
• The largest church in the world is Basilica of St.Peter,Vatican City,Rome
• The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland,Volgagrad Russia
• The world's loneliest island is the Tristan da cunda
• The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain
• The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre,Detroit,USA
• The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi arabia
• The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower,Chicago
• The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel
• The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA
• The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany
• The largest temple in the world is Angkorwat in Kampuchea
• The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans,USA
• The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait
• The largest city of Africa is Cairo
• The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman
• The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa
• The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega
• The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois
• The Pentagonian desert is located in Argentina
• The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley
• The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu
• The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of Hisponiola
• The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors
• The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings
• The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
• The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris
• The first country to issue stamps was Britain
• The world's largest car manufacturing company is General Motors,USA
• The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles,Ludhiana
• The world's oldest underground railway is at London
• The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III
• The first man to reach Antarctica was Fabian Gotileb
• Oldest surviving building in world is pyramids of Egypt.
• K-2 is also known as Godwin Austin, first climbed by Ardito Desio 1956.
• Mount Everest is the highest mountain located in Himalaya (Nepal).
• Tensing and Hillary were the first human beings to set foot on the top of Mt. Everest. Tensing belonged to India and Hillary is a native of New Zealand.
• K2 is the second highest peak located in Korokoram (Pakistan).
• Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest.
• Mozambique has the lowest GNP.
• The biggest airport in the world is King Khalid situated in Saudi Arabia.
• Nauru is the smallest republic of the world.
• Capital with highest elevation La Paz.
• Largest Dam, Grand Coulee Dam is in USA.
• World’s biggest museum is British Museum.
• Volta Lake (Ghana) is the largest artificial lake of the world.
• Largest zoo is in South Africa.
• Largest Hydroelectric power station is in Brazil.
• Largest palace is in Brunei.
• Longest railway tunnel is Seikan Railway Tunnel, in Japan.
• The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimzu Tunnel, Japan (chk)
• Longest underground railway Tunnel is in Moscow.
• Grand Central Terminal of New York is the largest railway station of the world.
• Biggest Library is Congress Library in USA.
• Largest Stadium is in Czech Republic.
• Country with largest coast line is Canada.
• Country with largest budget is USA.
• The highest birth rate is of Malawi.
• Peru with lowest birth rate.
• Country with most billionaires is USA.
• Walt Disney is the man with highest number of Oscars.
• The world’s longest platform is known as the Loop, which is located in USA.
• Monaco has the shortest coast line.
• The biggest Square the Tiananmen Square is in China.
• Largest Tomb the mount li tomb is in China.
• The longest cricket match between England and South Africa in 1939 abandoned after 10 days.
• Largest number of school is in China.
• Largest fort, Fort George situated in UK.
• The largest church of the world is in Rome (Italy).
• Largest exhibition centre is in Germany.
• Lake Victoria is the largest lake of Africa.
• The film Ben Hur won the most (11) Oscur Awards in 1959.
• World’s largest mosque is shah faisal mosque.
• Largest capital is Ottawa.
• Tibetan Plateau has highest elevation.
• Smallest continent is Australia.
• Least populated Muslim country is Maldives.
• City with largest elevation is Lhasa.
• Largest Bay is Bay of Bengal.
• Largest delta is in Bengal created by the river Bharamputra and the Ganges.
• Largest gulf is the Gulf of Mexico.
• Largest water reservoir is Own falls (Uganda).
• Largest dam by volume is Kiev dam (Ukrain).
• Biggest dam is Pati dam (Argentina).
• Hottest place is Aziziyah, Libya.
• Coldest place is Plateau station (Antartica).
• Driest place is Atacama Desert in Chile.
• Biggest national park is yellow stone national park.
• Biggest university is California university (USA).
• Largest battle ship is USS Missouri.
• Largest sea port is port of Net York and New Jersey (USA).
• Most spoken language is Mandarin Chinese.
• Largest mosque is Shah Faisal Mosque at Islamabad.
• Largest church is Chatholic Basilica (Vetican Rome).
• Largest university is university of New York USA.
• Oldest civilization is Sumerian civilization (Mesopotamia).
• Oldest town is Jericho (Jordan).
• Largest land mammal is African Elephant.
• Longest strait is the Strait of Malacca.
• Tallest animal is Giraffe.
• Largest bird is ostrich.
• Smallest bird is humming bird.
• Largest bank of the world is Dutch Bank of Germany.
• The country with most refugees is Iran.
• Country with most islands is Indonesia.
• First Muslim dynasty in India is slave dynasty.
• Highest birth rate is of Malawi (Africa).
• Lowest birth rate is of Peru.
• Highest death rate is of Peru.
• Lowest death rate is of Kuwait.
• A richest woman is Queen Elizabeth.
• The largest of oil consumer is USA.
• The largest oil field is Ghawar Oil field (Saudi Arabia).
• Tallest tower is CN Tower Toronto (Canada).
• Busiest airport is O’Hare International Airport (USA).
• Oldest capital city is Damascus (Syria).
• Largest constellation is Hydra.
• Fastest bird is Pregrine Falcon.
• Largest metropolitan is Mexico City.
• Biggest park is the wood Buffalo national park.
• Densest population is of Bangladesh.
• Longest canal is Volga Batlic canal.
• Longest day 21 June and shortest day December 21.
• Largest diamond is Cullinan.
• Longest big ship canal is Suez Canal.
• The smallest ocean is Arctic Ocean.
• Reticulated python is the longest snake in the world.
• Urengoi (Russia) is the largest natural gas reserved.
• The Bamboo has the fastest growth rate. It grows up to 3 feet in 24 hours.
• Trans-Siberian railway line is the longest in the world.
• Roxy is the biggest cinema house of the e world. It is located in New Your (United State).
• The largest telescope of the world called Keck-I, is located in Hawaii (USA).
• Jean Bernard is the deepest cave in France.
• The fastest flying bird in the world is Falcon.
• Largest peninsula is Arabian Peninsula.
• Mariana Trench is the deepest part of Pacific.
• The longest railway station is located in Japan.
• Polus Nedostupnostir is the coldest place on earth.
• Tallest Light house “Steel Marine Tower” is in Japan.
• The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans
• The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit,USA
• The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Mississippi
• Volentina Treshkova (USSR) was the first woman astronaut who orbited the earth in the year 1983.
• The American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first man to steps on the surface of moon on 21 July 1969.
• Largest producer of silver is Mexico.
• The largest producer of carpet is Iran.
• The largest producer of cheese is USA.
• The largest producer of cotton is USA.
• The largest producer of Jute is Bangladesh.
• The largest producer of Rice is China.
• The largest producer of Silk is China.
• The largest producer of Steel is USA.
• The largest producer of Sugar is India.
• The largest producer of Tea is India.
• The largest producer of Wheat is USA.
• The largest producer of Wool is Australia.
• The largest producer of gold is South Africa.
• The largest producer of oil is Saudi Arabia.
• The largest producer of coffee
• The largest producer of tin is Malaysia.
• The world’s leading banking center is Zurich.
• Most Spoken Language is Chinese.
• World’s largest fish catching country is China.
• Muhammad Fathullah Khan Kandahari's translation: Printed in 1861, Bhopal, India, It is the first known translation of the holy Qur'an in Pashto
• The first translation of the Quran into a Western language was made into Latin. It was carried out by Robertus Rotenesis and Hermannus Dalmata in 1143
• South China Sea is the largest sea.
• What country is the world leader in Cobalt Mining-Zaire
• What animal has the best hearing-Bats
• What country had the first banknotes-Sweden China paper not banknotes
• Where was the worlds first supermarket built (country)-France
• Which country grows the most sugar-Brazil
• Name the largest Mediterranean island-Sicily
• Who was the first British monarch to visit America George VI in 1939
• What country consumes the most meat per capita 124 lb-Argentina
• What is the worlds largest food company- Nestle
• Which of the following is the world’s largest city in area? Mount Isa (Australia) /New York (chk)
• Which of the following countries has the largest area of forest? Russia
• Where is the world’s tallest Pagoda located? China
• Which of the following is the largest Gulf in the world? Gulf of Mexico
• In 1901 who first transmitted radio signals across Atlantic: Marconi
• Which country has the smallest birth rate: Vatican City
• Which country was the first to introduce old age pensions: Germany
• Who piloted the first flight across the English channel: Louis Bleriot
• What was the first James Bond film: Dr No
• Which country set up the world’s first chemistry lab in 1650: Netherlands
• Which country was the first to abolish capitol punishment 1826-Russia Czar Nicholas -Siberia instead
• What country is nearest to the North Pole: Greenland
• Who were the first people to measure the year-Babylonians
• Who was Canada's first prime minister-Sir John MacDonald
• What is the worlds oldest monotheistic religion: Judaism
• In what city is the worlds largest carpet manufacturer-Kashmir
• What is the worlds largest herb-Banana
• What country produces the most tobacco in the world-China
• What country has the most elephants-Tanzania
• Who was the first woman to receive The Order of Merit 1907-Florence Nightingale
• What country has the most Post Offices -India
• Where was the first Miss World contest held in 1951-London
• What country has the worlds largest merchant navy-Liberia
• What country consumes the most tea per capita-Ireland
• What country has the worlds oldest National Anthem-Netherlands
• What city has the worlds biggest taxi fleet-Mexico - over 60000
• What animal is mentioned most in the Bible-Sheep
• What is officially the poorest US state-Mississippi
• DELAG was the worlds first what Oct 16 1909- Airline - by Zeppelin
• Where was the first police force established in 1667-Paris
• What is the world tallest horse Shire Horse
• What bird lays the largest clutch of eggs The Grey Partridge – up to 16
• The King Cobra is the only snake that does what-Builds a Nest
• Worlds oldest existing treaty of 1373 between England and who Portugal
• What is considered to be the worlds fastest team game Ice Hockey
• What is the worlds largest airline- Aeroflot
• Which city had the world first public bus service- Paris
• Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean.
• The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
• The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin,Moscow
• The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium,Prague
• The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
• The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib
• The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Peary
• The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman
• The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada
• The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap.Ronald Amundson
• The airplane was used in war for the first time by Italians(14 Oct.1911)
• United State has most TV stations in the world.
• China has most land frontiers with neighboring countries.
• Tokyo is the largest metropolitan city.
• The first man to circumnavigate the world was Magellan.
• The world’s poorest country with a lowest per capita income is Rwanda.
• Saudi Arabia is no.1 oil producing country in the world
• Hingol is the largest river in the world.
• After USA, France is the biggest arms seller in the world.
• The maximum presentation in the European parliament is held by Germany.
• First test tube baby Louise Brown (England) was born in 1978.
• Oldest athlete to win Olympic title in 1920 belongs to USA.
• Youngest Olympic champion, Barbara pearl Jones belonged to USA.
• USA is the largest nuclear electric power producing country in the world. It produces 98,784 MW electricity which is about 30% of the total nuclear electricity generated in the world.
• Kilauea situated in Hawaii (US) is the most active volcano of the world
• Robert E. Perry (1856-1920) an American explorer reached North Pole on 6th April, 1909 for the first time in human history.
• In what country was the worlds first wildlife sanctuary set up-Sri Lanka 3rd cent BC
• Longest land frontier is of China.
• Highest % of land under cultivation is in India.
• World’s oldest university al-Azhar is in Egypt.
• Smallest continent is Australia.
• Yum located in Arizona (USA) is the sunniest place of the world. It gets sunshine in 91 % possible hours
• The longest continuous war was the thirty year war between various European countries from 1618 to 1648. While the shortest continuous war was between UK and Zanzibar, which lasted from 90 am to 9:45 am on 27th august 1896.
• China had the maximum number (861878) of primary schools. India was at the top with 241,129 secondary schools in 1994.
• USA is the country with 109 nuclear reactors , followed by france 56, japan 51
• Which country grows the most fruit: China
• Vicolo della virilita of Italy is the world’s narrowest street.
• Canal Street is the widest street in USA.
• Fastest animal is cheetah.
• Slowest animal is Snail 2 to 3 feet per minute.
• Biggest bell is Great bell at Moscow.
• Fastest bird is Indian swift.
• Largest bird is Ostrich.
• Smallest bird is Helena’s humming bird.
• Bird that never makes its nest is Cuckoo.
• Wingless bird is Kiwi.
• Longest canal is the Volga-Baltic.
• Highest capital is La Paz (Bolivia).
• Deepest cave is Reseau Jean Bernard (France).
• Biggest cinema house is Roxy (New York).
• Largest Church is Episcopalian Diocese (New York).
• Biggest city (by population) is Tokyo.
• City largest by area is Kiruna (Sweden).
• Largest continent is Asia.
• Smallest continent is Australia.
• Largest coral formation is The Great Barrier Reef (Australia).
• Longest corridor is Rameshwaram temple corridor.
• Highest country is China (Tibet region).
• Largest country by population is China.
• Largest country by area is Russia.
• Smallest country by area is Vatican City State.
• Highest dam is Rogunsky.
• Largest concrete dam is The Grand Coulee, USA.
• Longest Day in Northern Hemisphere is 21st June.
• Shortest Day in Northern Hemisphere is 22nd Dec:
• Largest Delta is Sundarbands (Bangladesh).
• Hottest desert is Libyan Sahara.
• Largest desert is Sahara (Africa) 33, 20,000 sq. miles.
• Highest desert is Atacama (Chile).
• Largest diamond is Cullinan.
• Largest diamond mine is Kimberley (South Africa).
• Largest dome is of Astrodome, Houston (USA).
• Biggest flower is Rafflesia (Java, Indonesia).
• Lightest gas is hydrogen.
• Longest glacier is Lambert (Antarctica).
• Largest gulf is Gulf of Mexico.
• Largest gorge is Grand Canyon.
• Hottest place is Dalol (Ethiopia).
• Largest Island is Greenland.
• Largest underground lake is Drachenhauchloch cave (Arizona).
• Largest man-made lake is Lake Mead Arizona.
• Biggest library is Congress Library (USA).
• Longest lifespan of animal is of Giant tortoise.
• Largest mammal is Blue whale.
• Highest melting point is of Tungsten, 3410° C.
• Tallest Minaret is Qutub Minar (Delhi) 238 feet.
• Largest mosque is Shah Faisal Mosque, Islamabad.
• Highest mountain peak is Mt. Everest (Himalaya).
• Tallest mountain range is The Himalaya range with 96 of world’s 109 tallest peaks.
• Longest mountain range is Andes (South America).
• Biggest museum is British Museum (London).
• Largest Commercial Ocean is Atlantic Ocean.
• Youngest ocean is Atlantic Ocean.
• Mediterrian sea means ‘sea in the middle of land’.
• Saltiest ocean is Mediterranean Ocean.
• Ocean shrinking and growing is Atlantic Ocean.
• Fastest ocean swimmer is Sailfish (68 mph).
• Biggest palace is Vatican.
• Biggest park is the Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta, Canada.
• Biggest passenger train is Queen Elizabeth (UK).
• Largest peninsula is Saudi Arabia.
• Coldest place is Verkhoyansk (Russia).
• Driest place is Death Valley (California).
• Hottest place is Azizia Libya Africa.
• Longest railway platform is Khargpur, India
• Highest plateau is Pamir, Tibet.
• Longest poisonous snake is King Cobra.
• Largest port is Rotterdam (Netherlands).
• Largest railway station is Grand Central Terminal.
• Longest railway line is Trans-Siberian Railway.
• Rainiest spot is Cherrapunji.
• Largest man-made reservoir is Angara River Russia.
• Largest river basin is Amazon River.
• Longest river dam is Hirakud Dam India.
• Largest river in volume is Amazon (Brazil).
• Longest river is Nile (Egypt).
• Largest sea bird is Albatross.
• Largest space centre is Cape Kennedy (USA).
• Largest stadium is Straho Stadium Prague.
• Tallest statue is Statue of Liberty (NY).
• Largest suspension bridge is Verazano-Narrows, NY.
• Longest swimming course is English Channel, UK.
• Broadest strait is Mozambique.
• Longest strait is Malacca.
• Biggest Telescope is Astro Physical Observatory.
• Largest temple is Angkor Vat (Cambodia).
• Longest non-stop train is Flying Scotman.
• Highest town is Wenchuan, Tibet (China).
• Tallest tower is CNN Tower, Toronto, USA.
• Longest road tunnel is Seikan (Japan).
• Highest volcano is Cotapaxi (Ecuador).
• Largest volcano is Mauna Loa (Hawaii)
• Philippines has the greatest number of volcanoes in the world.
• Longest wall is Great Wall of China 1550 miles long.
• Highest waterfall is Angel (Venezuela)
• Lowest body of water is Dead Sea.
• Biggest zoo is Etosha National Park, Namibia.
• In 2650 the first Pyramid was built in Egypt.
• In 776 First Olympic Games were played in Greece.
• Alexander invaded India in battle of Hydaspes.
• Emperor Theodesius banned the Olympic Games.
• Sun and Moon pyramids are in Mexico.
• Rock temple was built at Jerusalem.
• The largest tea producing country is India.
• USA has the largest production of aluminium.
• Rainfall related to mountains is Orographic rainfall.
• Lakes give the source of terrestrial moisture.
• Bangladesh has a dispute over the construction of a dam on Naaf River with Myanmar.
• A large coral reef containing islands encompassing a sea water lagoon is named Atoll.
• The largest basins in the face of the earth are oceans. Basin is a low land area.
• Sri Lanka is not a landlocked country.
• The thinnest earth layer is Crust.
• The name of the second highest African peak is Mount Kenya.
• Name of the second largest river of Africa is The Congo.
• Sundarbans Forests are world’s largest mangrove forests.
• Khunjra Pass connects Pakistan with China.
• Water source beneath the earth flowing naturally is called spring.
• Canada leads in the world in production of asbestos.
• Bachendri Pal is the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everst.
• Borge Ousland is a Norwegian explorer. He became the first person to walk across the Antarctic continent alone and unsupported.
• Brazil is the largest producer of coffee in the world.
• Chile is the largest copper producing country in the world.
• The country where death rate is lowest in the world is Japan.
• Largest Ginger producing nation is Indonesia.
• Lithuania was the first Soviet Republic of the former Soviet Union which declared itself independent.
• Madagaskar is the largest island in the Indian Ocean.
• Ferdinand Magellan commanded the first expedition in 15190 to sail round the world and discovered passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic. He proved that the shape of the earth is round.
• India leads in export of Mica in the world.
• Longest Optical Fibre is between Singapore and Marseilles.
• Dr. Ian Wilmut is credited with first cloned sheep.
• New Zealand was the first country to propose Carbon Tax to address global warming.
• Suez Canal is the largest ship canal in the world. It joins Red Sea with Mediterranean Sea. The plan of the Suez Canal was conceived by Ferdinand de Lesseps.
• Largest sugar producing country is India second is Brazil.
• Cuba is the highest producer of sugarcane in the world.
• In November 2005, Africa’s first woman head of state was elected in Mozambique. Her name is Luisa Diogo of FELIMO party.
• Amazon is the largest river of the world.
• The North Atlantic Route is the largest and busiest of the ocean trade routes.
• Most Subways in the country.. USA
• What city has the longest metro system: London
• USA has most roads what country has second most: India
• China started Civil Service Examination first of all in 6 A.D.
• Which of the following is the largest sugar producing country in the world? Brazil
• World’s oldest regligionis Hinduism.
• World’s largest religion is Christianity.
• World’s second most populous city is Mexico city.
• First to sail around the world was Ferdinand Magallan
• Largest number of Palestinian refuges are in Jordan.
• Kazakistan is the largest country in Central Asia.
• Largest landlocked country in world is Mangolia.
• Biggest oil refinery is at Abadan (Iran).
• Detroit (USA) is famous for car manufacturing.
• Glasgow is biggest ship building centre.
• Havana is famous for cigar manufacturing.
• Europe’s only Islamic state is Albania.
• Newzealand is close to Int: Date Line.
• In which city there is the largest stock exchange of the world? New York.
• Oldest Search Engine is ... Yahoo
• Bird largest in size... Ostrich
• Oldest parliament in the world--- Althing (Iceland)
• The last King of Afghanistan... Zahir Shah
• First person to walk across the Antarctic continent alone was Borge Ousland.
• Aqualine is the world’s longest under-sea tunnel (15.1 km long) bridge and tunnel express-way for motor vehicles across Tokyo Bay.
• Arabia is the larges peninsula.
• Only Hindu kingdom in World is Nepal.
• Who was the first man to fly across the channel: Louis Bleriot
• What is the largest state in the USA: Alaska
• Which of the following countries of South-West Asia leads in the production of oil? Saudi Arabia
• Which country grows the most potatoes: Russia
• What language has the most words: English
• What is the smallest state of Australia-Tasmania
• Paris and What other capital had the worlds first telephone link-Brussels
• What is the largest country in Africa -Sudan
• What was the worlds first passenger jet aircraft-Comet
• In what city was the worlds first blood bank opened 1940-New York – Richard Charles Drew
• What county first used pepper-China
• What is the oldest known science- Astronomy
• What is the last element – Alphabetically-Zirconium
• What is the worlds most popular first name-Mohammed
• What is the fastest swimming ocean fish over 60 mph-Sailfish – Marlin
• People`s republic of china has the largest army of the world.
• The largest tides of the world occur in Bay of fundy (canada).
• Sudan is the largest country in Africa.
• Mumbai is the most populous city.
• Khan Mehtarzai is the highest railway station in Asia.
• Maximum quantities of diamonds are found in Africa.
• The highest rainfall for one month was recorded at Indian town of Cherapoonje. 366,14 inches rain fell there during the month of july 1861.
• Light is the fastest thing in the universe.It travels at a phenomenal speed of 187,000 miles per second.
• The largest tides of the world occur in Bay of Fundy (canada).
• Takla Makan is in China is the driest desert in Asia.
• Largest earthquake fatalities occurred in Izmir, Turkey in 1999.
• Breitling orbiter 3 was the first balloon to fly non-stop around the world.
• King of Malaysia is the only king in the world who is elected for 5 years term.
• Largest oil company belong to USA is The Ecxon Corporation.
• The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street
• The panch Pokhri Lake situated in the Himalaya Mountains is the highest lake in the world.
• Sierra Leone has the lowest GDP per capita of 510 US dollars and Luxembourg has the highest GDP per capita of 36,400 US dollars.
• People`s republic of china has the largest army of the world.
• The Royal Majesty ship Queen Elizabeth (UK) is the largest passenger ship in the world. It is 314 metres long and 36 metres wide.
• The Cambodian language is a language which has a total number of 74 alphabets.
• The Sumerian civilization is considered to be the oldest civilization of the world.
• Jericho, situated in the Jorden valley is the oldest town of the world.
• The maximum ever temperature of 136.4 F was recorded on september 13,1922 in the city Azizia (Libya) and The minimum temperature of -129.6 F was recorded in the town of Vostok near Antarctica on 24th august , 1960.
• Worldwide most capitol cities begin with which letter- B
• Who built the worlds first film studio- Thomas Alva Edison
• Where is the worlds largest mine-Carletonville South Africa
• What is the biggest tourist attraction in Zambia-Victoria falls
• What country consumes the most coffee per capita 25 Lb-Finland
• Oil is the most traded product in the world what is the second-Coffee
• Which country makes the most films per year- India
• What's the worlds longest rail journey made no train change Moscow Peking
• What was the first sport to be filmed -Boxing by Thomas Edison 1894
• Name the first film to have its sequel released in the same year-King Kong - Son of Kong
• What cities underground has the most stations-New York
• first man to set foot on all five continents- Captain Cook
• Who was the pilot in the first fatal air crash-Orville Wright
• Where was the worlds first oil well drilled-Pennsylvania
• What country drink the most milk per capita-Iceland
• What country consumes the most fish per capita-Japan
• What was the first country to recognise the US as independent-Morocco
• On what are the worlds smallest paintings painted- Pin Heads
• Who was the first person to wear a wristwatch- Queen Elizabeth 1s
• International Day for the elimination of racial discrimination is observed on 21 March.
• World environment day is observed on 5th June.
• International day of peace is observed on 3rd Tuesday of September.
• World food day is observed on 16 October.
• International women’s day is observed on 8th March.
• World health day is observed on 7th April.
• Universal children’s day is observed on 20 November.
• World’s aids day is observed on 1 December.
• United nation’s day is observed on 24th October.
• International day of disabled person is observed on 3 December.
• Human rights day is observed on 10 December.
• Press day is celebrated on 3rd May.
• Kashmir Solidarity Day is observed on 5 Feb.
• In France the Bastille Day is celebrated on 14th July.
• International Literacy day is observed on 8 Sep.
• World children day is observed on 8th March.
• Human rights day is observed on 10th Dec.
• Day against drug trafficking is observed on 26 June.
• 22 March is celebrated as the world day for water.
• 11th July is known as World Population Day.
• Kashmir solidarity day is celebrated all over the country on 5th February.
• World`s teacher day was observed on october 5, 2005 in pakistan.
• International Literacy Day is celebrated on September 8.
• International Ozone Day is observed on September 16.
• The year 1998 was observed as the International Year of Ocean.
• Commonwealth Day is observed on May 24 every year.
• Human Rights Day is observed on 10th December every year.
• No Smoking Day is observed on April 7.
• World Book Day is observed on April 23.
• World Environment Day is observed on June 5.
• 3rd may... world press freedom day
• World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
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IMPORTANT BOOKS & THEIR AUTHORS
• Shahnama-i-Islam was written by Hafeez Jalandri.
• Man who ruled India was written by Philip Woodruff.
• The book confession was written by Rousseau.
• Quaid –e-Azam Jinnah. The story of a Nation is written by G.Allana.
• Heroes and Hero-Worship was written by Carlyle.
• Foundation of Pakistan was written by Sharif ud din Pirzada.
• Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was written by Edward Fitzgeranld.
• Gitanjali was written by Rabindranath Tagore.
• Asrar-e-khudi is written by Allama Iqbal
• Bal-e-Jibril is written by Allama Iqbal
• Bang-e-dara is written by Allma Iqbal
• Bostan is written by Sheikh Saadi
• Darbar-i-Akbari is written by Azad, Muhammad Hussain
• Gulistan is written by Sheikh Saadi
• Hayat-i-Jawid is written by Hali
• Javaid Nama is written by Allama Iqbal
• Jawab-e-Shikwah is written by Allama Iqbal
• Ktab al Shifa is written by Ibn Sina
• Mirat ul Aroos is written by Nazir Ahmed
• Muqaddamah is written by Ibn Khaldun
• Shaer o Shaeri is written by Altaf Hussain Hali
• Mussaddas-i-Hali is written by Altaf Hussain Hali
• Naqsh-e-Faryadi is written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
• Payam-e-Mashriq is written by Allama Iqbal
• Shahnama is written by Firdausi
• Tehzeeb al Ikhlaq is written by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
• Tafhim ul quran is written by Syed Abdul ala Maudoodi.
• Yadgar-i-Galib is written by Hali
• Zabur-e-Anjam is written by Dr. Allama Iqbal
• Zarb-e-Kaleem is written by Dr. Allama Iqbal
• Arabian Nights is written by Sir Richard Buton
• An Ideal Husband is written by Oscar Wilde
• A woman of No importance is written by Oscar Wild
• Animal Farm is written by George Orwell
• Anthony Cleopatra is written by W. Shakespeare
• As you like it is written by W. Shakespeare
• Caesar and Cleopatra is written by G.B Shaw
• Comedy of Errors is written by W. Shakespeare
• Daughter of the East is written by Benazir Bhuto
• Decline and Fall of Roman Empire is written by Edward Gibbon
• Doctor’s Dilemma is written by G.B Shaw
• East of Aden is written by John Steinbeck
• French Revolution is written by Tomas Carlyle
• Freedom at Midnight is written by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapiere
• Gone with the Wind is written by Margaret Mithchel
• Great Expectations is written by Charles Dickens
• Gulliver’s Travels is written by Jonathan Swift
• Hamlet is written by W.Shakespeare
• Ibn Battuta Travels in Asia and Africa is written by Ibn Battuta
• Jungle book is written by Rudyard Kipling
• Jinnah of Pakistan is written by Stanley Wolpert
• Myth of independence is written by Z. A Bhutto
• World War is written by W. Churchill
• Merchant of Venice is written by Shakerpeare
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah is written by M.H Saiyid
• Much Ado About Nothing is written by Shakespeare
• Nine Days Wonder is written by John Masefield
• Nineteen Eighty Four is written by George Orwell
• Old man and the Sea is written by Ernest Hamingway
• Oliver Twist is written by Charles Dickens
• Origin Of species is written by Charles Darwin
• Paradise Lost is written by John Milton
• Pickwick papers is written by Charles Dickens
• Pride and Prejudice is written by Jane Austen
• Robinson Crusoe is written by Daniel Defoe
• Sense and Sensibility is written by Jane Austin
• Sohrab and Rustam Mathew Arnold
• Social Contact is written by Rousseau
• Treasure Island is written by R.L Stevenson
• Tropic of Cancer is written by Henry Miller
• Twelfth Night is written by W. Shakespeare
• A Tale of Two Cities is written by Charles Dickens
• Vanity of Human Wishes is written by Samuel Johnson
• Wealth of Nation is written by Adam Simith
• Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan is written by Stanley Wolpert
• Faust is written by Goethe
• Mein Kampf is written by Hitler
• Divine Comedy is written by Dante
• Odyssey (Greek) is written by Homer
• Utopia is written by Thomas Mooore
• War and Peace is written by Leo Tolstoy
• Crime and Punishment is written by F.M Dostovsky
• Communist Manifesto is written by Karl Marx and Eagles
• Das Capital is written by Karl Marx
• The idiot is written by Dostoevsky
• Don Quixoto is written by Miguel De Cervates
• The Prince is written by Machiavelli
• Constitutional Development of Pakistan is written by G.W Choudhry
• Five Thousand Years of Pakistan is written by Wheeler R.E.M
• Foreign Policy of Pakistan is written by Zulifkar Ali Bhutto
• Jinnah, Creator of Pakistan is written by Hecor Bolitho
• Muslim Separatism in India and Pakistan is written by Abdul Hamid
• Pakistan the Formative Phase is written by Lawrence Ziring
• Political Syetem in Pakistan is written by Khalid B. Saeed
• Politics in Pakistan is written by Khalid B. Saeed
• Quaid-i-Azam and Pakistan is written by Ahmad Hasan Dani
• Struggle for Pakistan is written by I.H Qureshi
• The Emergence of Pakistan is written by Mohammad Ali Choudhry
• The Making of Pakistan is written by K.K Aziz
• Towards Pakistan is written by Whaeed-uz-Zaman
• World Politics Since 1945 is written by P. Calvocrassi
• Khusboo is written by Parveen Shakir
• Laila Majnoo is written by Amir Khusro
• Akbar nama is written by Abu Fazal
• Al Qanoon fil Tib is written by Ibne Sina
• Green Book is written by Presisdent Moamoor Gadafi
• Republic is written by Plato
• Revolution and Independence is written by Words Worth
• Road to Freedom is written by Bertrand Russel
• Romeo and Juliet is written by Shakespeare
• Joan of Arc is written by G.W Shaw.
• Foust was written by Goethe.
• “Profiles in Courage” is written by Henry Kissinger.
• Pickwick Papers were written by Charles Dickens.
• “East and Eden” was written by John Steinback.
• A farewell to Arms is written by Earnest Hemingway.
• Travel in Arabian Desert was written by C.M Doughty.
• The spirit of Islam was written by Syed Ameer Ali.
• The poem Shikwah and Jawab-e-Sikwah was written by Allama Iqbal.
• Five Thousand Years of Pakistan was written by REM Wheeler.
• Struggle of Pakistan was written by I.H Qureshi.
• The poem “Ancient Mariner” is the work of Coleridge.
• White Papers are policy statements published by the British parliament on the subject of tremendous public importance.
• Blue Books are the official reports of the British Government.
• White Books are the official publications of the countries like Portugal, China, and Germany.
• Yellow Books are the official records of France.
• Grey Books are the official policy as well as reports of the Japanese government.
• Green Books are the official reports of the Italian government.
• Orange Books are the official publication of the Netherlands.
• Lenin wrote ‘the state and revolution’.
• Ibn-e-Khaldun retired as a judge.
• Al Ghazali is known as Hujatul Islam.
• The name of the book which Al-Farabi wrote is ‘Ara Madinatul Fazila’.
• Plato wrote ‘the laws’.
• Aristotle founded ‘the lyceum’.
• Mao wrote ‘On contradictions’.
• J.S. Mill wrote ‘On liberty’.
• Witness to surrender=Siddique Saliq.
• A short history of Pak:=I.H.Qureshi.
• Discovery of Pak:= A.Aziz.
• Foundation of Pak: = Sharifuddin Pirzada.
• Five Thousand Years of Pak::= R.E.M. Wheeler.
• History of Freedom Movement=I.H.Qureshi.
• Jinnah of Pak: = Stanley Woolpert.
• Jinnah as I know him= Abdul Hassan Isphahani.
• The Making of Pakistan= Richard Symonds.
• The Making of Pakistan=K.K.Aziz.
• Jinnah:Creator of Pak:=Hector Bolithio.
• Quaid-e-Azam: The Story of A Nation=G.Allana.
• India wins Freedom= Abdul Kalam Azad.
• Emergence of Pak:=Ch: Rahmat Ali.
• Towards Pakistan=Wahiduzaman
• Transfer of Power in India=V.P.Memon.
• Pak: Nagozeer Tha= Syed Hasan Raza.
• Quaid-i-Azam & Pakistan=Ahmed Hassan Dani.
• Friends not Masters=Ayub Khan.
• The Pakistan Issue= Nazir Yar Jung.
• Quid wrote the preface of “My Leader”=Ziauddin Ahmed.
• Muslim Nationalism in India= Malik Hafeez.
• Pathway to Pak: = Ch: Khaiquzzaman.
• The Indian Musalimans= W.W.Hunter.
• Our Struggle=Mohd: Noman.
• Evolution of Pak: Sharifuddin Pirzada.
• Mohd: Ali Jinnah=G.Allana.
• Birth of Pak: =Dr. Sachin.
• Pak: the Heart of Asia= Liaquat Ali Khan.
• Incomplete Partition = Alastair Lamb.
• Birth of a tragedy= Dr. Tahir Amir.
• My Last day with Quaid=Ilahi Bux
• Outline of a scheme of Indian Federation=Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan.
• Thought on Pakistan= Ambedkar.
• 'Freedom' at Midnight= Larry Collins
• Hayat-e-Javed was written by Altaf Hussain Hali.
• The Forgotten Years is an autobiography of from Foreign Minister Sir Zafarullah Khan.
• Mission with Mountabatten=Alan Campbell Johnson.
• Religious Thought of Sayyid Ahmed Khan==Bahir Ahmad Dar.
• The Cambridge History of the British Empire=H.H.Dodwell.
• Oxford History of India=Vincent Smith.
• India, Pakistan & the West=Percival Smith.
• The book “party politics in Pakistan’ (1947-58) is written by K.K.AZIZ.
• Alice in Wonderland is a book written by Lewis Carrol.
• Edwina and Nehru is written by Catherine Clement.
• Beloved is a novel authored by Toni Morrison.
• Conquest of Happiness was authored by Bertrand Russel.
• Crossing the Threshold of Hope was authored by Pope John Paul II.
• Gulliver’s Travel is authored by Jonathan Swift in which there is description of the island of Lilliputs.
• Higher than Hopes is biography of Nelson Mandela.
• India Divided is a book written by Dr. Rajenra Parsad.
• Indian War of Independence is a book written by V.D. Savarkar.
• Kubla Khan is a poem by Coleridge.
• Life Divine is a book written by Sri Aurobindo.
• Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus is the book written by John Gray.
• Mother India is a book written by Katherine Mayo.
• My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir is written by Jagmohan.
• Unto This Last is written by Ruskin.
• Who wrote Gone with the Wind: Margaret Mitchell
• Who wrote "History of God"? Karen Armstrong
• Raghuvasma was written by Kalidas.
• Grief and Hope is a book written by Noa Ben Artizi-Plossof, grand-daughter of slain Israili PM Yitzak Rabin.
• Freedom Behind Bars is a book written by Kiran Bedi.
• Hayat-e-Jawaid, written by Altaf Hussain Hali, is on the life of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
• “The Sun also Rises” is written by Earnest Hemingway.
• Khadija Mastoor wrote Angan.
• Imam Ghazali is the author of Ihya-ul-Uloom.
• Montesquieu wrote ‘the spirit of laws’.
• Who wrote the book - Call of the Wild-Jack London
• Who wrote “Voyage through History”? Musarrt Hussain Zuberi
• Who is the author of “Preparing for the Twenty First Century”? Paul Kennedy
• Who wrote “Supreme Court and Human Rights”? Tamizuddin
• The author of famous book, “Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy” is Henry Kissinger.
• ‘Rise and Fall of Great Powers’ is the work of Paul Kennedy.
• My Experiments with Truth is autobiography of Mahtma Gandhi.
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IMPORTANT BATTLES
• Battle of Jhelum was fought b/w Alexandar the Great and Raja Porus in 326 B.C. The latter was defeated.
• Mahumud Ghaznavi invaded on Somnath in 1025 A.D.
• Battle of Tarain was fought b/w Mohd: Ghouri and Prithvi Raj in 1192 A.D. The former won the battle.
• First battle of Panipat was fought b/w Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur in 1526. Babur won the battle.
• Second battle of Panipat was fought in 1556. Akbar won the battle.
• Third battle of Panipat was fought b/w Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marahttas in 1760. Ahmed Shah defeated the latter.
• West Bank was occupied in 1967.
• Japan attacked Pearl Harbour located in Hawaii on 7 Dec: 1941.
• Israel occupied Golan Heights from Syria.
• West Bank is located b/w Isreal & Jordan.
• West Bank was occupied in 1967.
• Iran & UAE dispute over Persian Gulf islands, Greater & lesser Tunbs.
• Sakhalin Island is dispute b/w Russia & Japan.
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• Iran & UAE dispute over Persian Gulf islands, Greater & lesser Tunbs.
• Sakhalin island is dispute b/w Russia & Japan.
• In Battle of Sabroan, English defeated Sikhs and captured Lahore.
• Nickname of Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 was Little Boy and on Nagasaki=Fat Man.
• The hundred year war actually lasted for 114 years.
• Sir William Howard Russell was the first Great War correspondent.
• Hundred years war fought between France and Britain during 1338-1453.
• Cease fire between Iran and Iraq took place in 1988, by the intervention of U.N.
• The place named Normandy became worlds famous due to the D.Day landing during the Second World War on 6th June 1944. Normandy is located in France.
• Pearl Harbor incident took place on 7th Dec 1941.
• In 1982 the Falklands war was fought between Britain and Argentina.
• Civil War of USA lasted from 1861-1865.
• The famous British Naval commander, who defected the French Naval Fleet at Nile in 1788 and at Trafalgar in 1805 was Horatio Nelson.
• Doer war fought between South Africa and British.
• Fighting broke out between Greeks and the Turks in July 1974.
• At the end of Second World War in 1945, Germany was divided among 4 major powers.
• In Opium war Britain fought against China.
• Gulf war Jan 1991 stopped in Feb 28, 1991.
• Iran-Iraq was started in Sep 1980 and ended in Aug1988.
• Lloyd George of Great Britain represented in treaty of Versailles.
• Germany remained in grip of allied occupation from 1994 to 1952.
• The American general who acted as the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe during the second world war was D.D Eisenhower.
• The criminals of the Second World War were trailed in the city of Nuremburg.
• Break up of Germany occurred on 1945 and merger on Oct 3, 1990.
• Iraq occupied Kuwait on 2nd Aug 1990.
• USA dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945.
• First World War begun on 1914 A.D. and Second World War started in 1939 when Germany attacked on Poland, it is also considered as greatest war.
• Germans call a WW1 sea fight Battle of Skagerrak what in UK: Battle of Jutland
• Operation Thunderbolt was the nickname given to which raid Israeli raid on Entebbe
• In WW2 the Germans launched operation Bernhard - what Counterfeit British Notes
• In WW2 what was the German codename for invasion of Russia- Barberossa
• Operation Dracula in WWII freed what city- Rangoon Burma
• Which 19th century battle UK / USA fought after peace signed- Battle of New Orleans
• Waterloo is now in... Belgium
• The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
• What famous battle was fought at Pancenoit-Waterloo - (four miles away)
• The third battle of Panipat was fought between Marathas and Afghans.
• In Battle of Sabroan, English defeated Sikhs and captured Lahore.
• Iraq occupied Kuwait in August 1990.
• Afghan Mujahideen took power in Kabul on April 20,1991
• North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950.
• Japan attacked Pearl Harbour located in Hawaii on 7 Dec: 1941.
• Nickname of Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 was Little Boy and on Nagasaki=Fat Man.
• Darfur conflict is in Sudan.
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HIGHEST MILITARY AWARDS
• Highest military award of Britain is Victoria Cross.
• Highest military award of Germany is Iron Cross.
• Highest military award of India is Pardam Vir Chakra.
• Highest military award of Japan is Order of the Rising Sun.
• Highest military award of Pakistan is Nishan-i-Haider.
• Highest military award of Russia is Order of the Patriotic War.
• Highest military award of USA is Victory Medal.
• What countries highest award is The Order of the Elephant-Denmark
• Order of Honor and Banner is the award of--- USSR
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GENERAL INFORMATION
• Water vapors are formed due to evaporation
• Gas in gobar (cow dung) is ethylene. (chk biogas is natural gas)
• GMT was established in 1884
• Radio broad casting started in 1920
• Calorie requirement sedentary is 2500 k.cal, light word is 3000 k.cal, moderate work is 3500 k.cal and heavy work is 4000 k.cal
• Water is 830 times heavier than air
• Driving mirror is usually convex
• Dossier means relevant papers
• In deserts clouds do not precipitate due to low humidity
• Rain drop is shaped like a peer
• Money is made of cotton
• 1 liter = 0.9 kg
• Drinker’s apparatus is for measuring the amount of Alcohol in the blood.
• Atomic pile is a place where nuclear fission is made.
• Dewar’s flask is called as thermos.
• Atomic weight of chemical compounds is determined by Mass spectroscopy.
• Tube light emits radiation even after it is disconnected. It is due to Fluorescence
• The conversion of gases into liquid under high pressure and low temperature is called regulation.
• If a green leaf is seen in a red light its color will be black.
• Emerge of VIBGYOR from one side of the prism is due to refraction and dispersion of light.
• 510 million square kilometers is the total surface area of the ear
• Linseed oil is used while oil painting.
• During the winter months 90% of fallen leaves are taken underground by earth worm
• Cox orange pippen is a biological name of an apple
• Breitling orbiter 3 was the first balloon to fly non-stop around the world
• Aircraft designers test their model of aircraft in wind tonnel
• Aircrafts are made of alluminium alloys
• Flaps are used as air brakes
• Darwin visited Galapagos Island before giving his theory of Natural Selection.
• Staple food is the basic food
• The crops like legumes and beens and clover form their own fertilizer. Farmers grow these crops and plough into soil as fertilizers. This process is called green manuring.
• Scientists have recently discovered a new taste called Umami.
• Braille system is named after its inventor the Frenchman Louis Brille.
• Isochrones are the lines joining the places of equal labour and transportation costs.
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FIRST, LARGEST, BIGEST, LONGEST, OLDEST
• What is Europe's largest port-Rotterdam
• What was first used at the 1904 St Louis Olympic games-Gold medals silver was first before
• Where is the worlds oldest university- Fez Morocco –founded 859
• What is the largest Island in The Greater Antilles- Cuba
• What is the worlds most polluted major city- Mexico City
• What is the worlds fastest moving insect-Tropical Cockroach
• Where is the largest church in the world-Vatican in Rome
• What was the first country to use postcards- Austria
• Where is the worlds largest Chinese settlement outside Asia San Francisco – Chinatown
• Which country has no national monetary unit of it's own Andorra
• Which country has the highest % of women in their legislature Cuba
• Which country has the most daily newspapers- India
• Which city was built in the design of a union flag Khartoum
• What was the first country to use TV as a mass info media Germany
• In which country is the worlds longest road tunnel Switzerland
• Which country has no public toilets- Peru
• Bill gates (USA), founder and chairman of Microsoft Corporation, is currently the richest person in the world and Lillian Bettencourt (France) is the richest woman in the world.
• Nauru, an island located in western Pacific Ocean, is the smallest republic of the world.
• Mount Everest (2759 N 8656 E) is the highest mountain peak which is located on Nepal Tibet border in the Himalayas.
• New Cornelia tailings on ten mile wash Arizona USA with a volume of 209500 million cubic meters is the world’s largest volume dam.
• Taipei-I built in Taiwan is world’s second tallest building..
• The Atacama Desert in Chile is the driest place of the world and Masynram in Assam (India) is the wettest place in the world.
• Canada has the longest coastline which is 151,489 miles in the length and Monaco’s coastline measures only 3.5 miles in length.
• Dalol Danaki depression in Ethiopia with an average annual temperature of 35c (95f) is the hottest place on earth and Plateau station, in Antarctica with an average annual temperature of -56.7c (-71.7f), is the coldest place of the globe.
• Grand central terminal of New York is the largest railway station. It covers an area of 48 acres.
• The Seikan railway tunnel in Japan is the longest railway tunnel in the world, it s length is 33.50 miles (53.9 km)
• Longest road tunnel is St. Goatherd Rd. located in Switzerland 16.3 km long.
• The yellow stone national park (USA) is the largest national park. It has an area of 3350 sq miles.
• The California University (USA) is the biggest university of the world.
• King khalid international airport, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) is the largest airport in the world.
• The port of New York and New Jersey (USA) is the largest seaport in the world.
• Mandarin (Chinese) is the most spoken language of the world. It is estimated that a total number of 999 million ppl speak it.
• The noble prize is the largest prize. Each prize carries an amount of one million dollars.
• Shah faisal mosque located in Islamabad (pak) is the largest mosque.
• Ostrich is the largest bird in the world.
• Saudi Arabia is the largest exporter of oil in the world.
• The longest river in Asia is Yangtze
• The world’s largest internet search engine is Google.
• After United states, the largest number of inventions in the last two decades belongs to Germany
• China has the largest population, Russia has largest land area and Vatican city has smallest population and land area in the world
• Lord Clive was the first and Lord Mountbatten was the last British ruler of India.
• Largest continent of the world is "Asia" and smallest is "Australia”. Largest ocean of the world is "pacific ocean” and smallest ocean is "Indian ocean”. The Sahara is the largest desert of the world.
• Kazakhstan is the largest Muslim country in land area in the world. It has an area of 1,049,000 sq.miles. Maldives is the smallest Muslim country in land area of 115 sq. miles.
• Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country and Maldives is less populous Muslim country.
• Antarctica is the uninhabited continent of the world which is without any regular population.
• Seoul (South Korea) is the most populous city of the world.
• The lake Baikal of Russia has the maximum depth of 5315 feet.
• Turkey is the country having its land in two continents
• The world’s longest current reigning monarch is Queen of England.
• Germany is the highest solar energy user in the world.
• Inflation means that money falls in value.
• The Cambodian Language is the language with most Alphabets. It has a total number of 74 alphabets
• The Ostrich of North Africa is the biggest bird. Its height is up to 2.7 meters ( 9 feet ) and weight is up to 160 kgs. While the humming bird is smallest bird. It is 5.5-20 cm in length and weight about 16 grams.
• Glaciers are found on every continent except Africa. The Lambert Glacier enjoys the distinction of being the largest glacier in the world. It is located in the Australia Antarctic Territory. Its length is 440 miles (700 km) and was discovered in 1956-57.
• The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History
• The lowest mountain range in the world is the Bhieuna Bhaile
• The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland
• The place known as the Garden of England is Kent
• The old name of Taiwan was Formosa
• The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay, Canada
• The largest church in the world is Basilica of St.Peter,Vatican City,Rome
• The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland,Volgagrad Russia
• The world's loneliest island is the Tristan da cunda
• The country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is Bahrain
• The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre,Detroit,USA
• The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi arabia
• The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower,Chicago
• The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel
• The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA
• The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany
• The largest temple in the world is Angkorwat in Kampuchea
• The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans,USA
• The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait
• The largest city of Africa is Cairo
• The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman
• The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa
• The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega
• The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois
• The Pentagonian desert is located in Argentina
• The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley
• The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu
• The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of Hisponiola
• The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors
• The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings
• The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
• The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris
• The first country to issue stamps was Britain
• The world's largest car manufacturing company is General Motors,USA
• The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles,Ludhiana
• The world's oldest underground railway is at London
• The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III
• The first man to reach Antarctica was Fabian Gotileb
• Oldest surviving building in world is pyramids of Egypt.
• K-2 is also known as Godwin Austin, first climbed by Ardito Desio 1956.
• Mount Everest is the highest mountain located in Himalaya (Nepal).
• Tensing and Hillary were the first human beings to set foot on the top of Mt. Everest. Tensing belonged to India and Hillary is a native of New Zealand.
• K2 is the second highest peak located in Korokoram (Pakistan).
• Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest.
• Mozambique has the lowest GNP.
• The biggest airport in the world is King Khalid situated in Saudi Arabia.
• Nauru is the smallest republic of the world.
• Capital with highest elevation La Paz.
• Largest Dam, Grand Coulee Dam is in USA.
• World’s biggest museum is British Museum.
• Volta Lake (Ghana) is the largest artificial lake of the world.
• Largest zoo is in South Africa.
• Largest Hydroelectric power station is in Brazil.
• Largest palace is in Brunei.
• Longest railway tunnel is Seikan Railway Tunnel, in Japan.
• The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimzu Tunnel, Japan (chk)
• Longest underground railway Tunnel is in Moscow.
• Grand Central Terminal of New York is the largest railway station of the world.
• Biggest Library is Congress Library in USA.
• Largest Stadium is in Czech Republic.
• Country with largest coast line is Canada.
• Country with largest budget is USA.
• The highest birth rate is of Malawi.
• Peru with lowest birth rate.
• Country with most billionaires is USA.
• Walt Disney is the man with highest number of Oscars.
• The world’s longest platform is known as the Loop, which is located in USA.
• Monaco has the shortest coast line.
• The biggest Square the Tiananmen Square is in China.
• Largest Tomb the mount li tomb is in China.
• The longest cricket match between England and South Africa in 1939 abandoned after 10 days.
• Largest number of school is in China.
• Largest fort, Fort George situated in UK.
• The largest church of the world is in Rome (Italy).
• Largest exhibition centre is in Germany.
• Lake Victoria is the largest lake of Africa.
• The film Ben Hur won the most (11) Oscur Awards in 1959.
• World’s largest mosque is shah faisal mosque.
• Largest capital is Ottawa.
• Tibetan Plateau has highest elevation.
• Smallest continent is Australia.
• Least populated Muslim country is Maldives.
• City with largest elevation is Lhasa.
• Largest Bay is Bay of Bengal.
• Largest delta is in Bengal created by the river Bharamputra and the Ganges.
• Largest gulf is the Gulf of Mexico.
• Largest water reservoir is Own falls (Uganda).
• Largest dam by volume is Kiev dam (Ukrain).
• Biggest dam is Pati dam (Argentina).
• Hottest place is Aziziyah, Libya.
• Coldest place is Plateau station (Antartica).
• Driest place is Atacama Desert in Chile.
• Biggest national park is yellow stone national park.
• Biggest university is California university (USA).
• Largest battle ship is USS Missouri.
• Largest sea port is port of Net York and New Jersey (USA).
• Most spoken language is Mandarin Chinese.
• Largest mosque is Shah Faisal Mosque at Islamabad.
• Largest church is Chatholic Basilica (Vetican Rome).
• Largest university is university of New York USA.
• Oldest civilization is Sumerian civilization (Mesopotamia).
• Oldest town is Jericho (Jordan).
• Largest land mammal is African Elephant.
• Longest strait is the Strait of Malacca.
• Tallest animal is Giraffe.
• Largest bird is ostrich.
• Smallest bird is humming bird.
• Largest bank of the world is Dutch Bank of Germany.
• The country with most refugees is Iran.
• Country with most islands is Indonesia.
• First Muslim dynasty in India is slave dynasty.
• Highest birth rate is of Malawi (Africa).
• Lowest birth rate is of Peru.
• Highest death rate is of Peru.
• Lowest death rate is of Kuwait.
• A richest woman is Queen Elizabeth.
• The largest of oil consumer is USA.
• The largest oil field is Ghawar Oil field (Saudi Arabia).
• Tallest tower is CN Tower Toronto (Canada).
• Busiest airport is O’Hare International Airport (USA).
• Oldest capital city is Damascus (Syria).
• Largest constellation is Hydra.
• Fastest bird is Pregrine Falcon.
• Largest metropolitan is Mexico City.
• Biggest park is the wood Buffalo national park.
• Densest population is of Bangladesh.
• Longest canal is Volga Batlic canal.
• Longest day 21 June and shortest day December 21.
• Largest diamond is Cullinan.
• Longest big ship canal is Suez Canal.
• The smallest ocean is Arctic Ocean.
• Reticulated python is the longest snake in the world.
• Urengoi (Russia) is the largest natural gas reserved.
• The Bamboo has the fastest growth rate. It grows up to 3 feet in 24 hours.
• Trans-Siberian railway line is the longest in the world.
• Roxy is the biggest cinema house of the e world. It is located in New Your (United State).
• The largest telescope of the world called Keck-I, is located in Hawaii (USA).
• Jean Bernard is the deepest cave in France.
• The fastest flying bird in the world is Falcon.
• Largest peninsula is Arabian Peninsula.
• Mariana Trench is the deepest part of Pacific.
• The longest railway station is located in Japan.
• Polus Nedostupnostir is the coldest place on earth.
• Tallest Light house “Steel Marine Tower” is in Japan.
• The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans
• The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit,USA
• The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Mississippi
• Volentina Treshkova (USSR) was the first woman astronaut who orbited the earth in the year 1983.
• The American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first man to steps on the surface of moon on 21 July 1969.
• Largest producer of silver is Mexico.
• The largest producer of carpet is Iran.
• The largest producer of cheese is USA.
• The largest producer of cotton is USA.
• The largest producer of Jute is Bangladesh.
• The largest producer of Rice is China.
• The largest producer of Silk is China.
• The largest producer of Steel is USA.
• The largest producer of Sugar is India.
• The largest producer of Tea is India.
• The largest producer of Wheat is USA.
• The largest producer of Wool is Australia.
• The largest producer of gold is South Africa.
• The largest producer of oil is Saudi Arabia.
• The largest producer of coffee
• The largest producer of tin is Malaysia.
• The world’s leading banking center is Zurich.
• Most Spoken Language is Chinese.
• World’s largest fish catching country is China.
• Muhammad Fathullah Khan Kandahari's translation: Printed in 1861, Bhopal, India, It is the first known translation of the holy Qur'an in Pashto
• The first translation of the Quran into a Western language was made into Latin. It was carried out by Robertus Rotenesis and Hermannus Dalmata in 1143
• South China Sea is the largest sea.
• What country is the world leader in Cobalt Mining-Zaire
• What animal has the best hearing-Bats
• What country had the first banknotes-Sweden China paper not banknotes
• Where was the worlds first supermarket built (country)-France
• Which country grows the most sugar-Brazil
• Name the largest Mediterranean island-Sicily
• Who was the first British monarch to visit America George VI in 1939
• What country consumes the most meat per capita 124 lb-Argentina
• What is the worlds largest food company- Nestle
• Which of the following is the world’s largest city in area? Mount Isa (Australia) /New York (chk)
• Which of the following countries has the largest area of forest? Russia
• Where is the world’s tallest Pagoda located? China
• Which of the following is the largest Gulf in the world? Gulf of Mexico
• In 1901 who first transmitted radio signals across Atlantic: Marconi
• Which country has the smallest birth rate: Vatican City
• Which country was the first to introduce old age pensions: Germany
• Who piloted the first flight across the English channel: Louis Bleriot
• What was the first James Bond film: Dr No
• Which country set up the world’s first chemistry lab in 1650: Netherlands
• Which country was the first to abolish capitol punishment 1826-Russia Czar Nicholas -Siberia instead
• What country is nearest to the North Pole: Greenland
• Who were the first people to measure the year-Babylonians
• Who was Canada's first prime minister-Sir John MacDonald
• What is the worlds oldest monotheistic religion: Judaism
• In what city is the worlds largest carpet manufacturer-Kashmir
• What is the worlds largest herb-Banana
• What country produces the most tobacco in the world-China
• What country has the most elephants-Tanzania
• Who was the first woman to receive The Order of Merit 1907-Florence Nightingale
• What country has the most Post Offices -India
• Where was the first Miss World contest held in 1951-London
• What country has the worlds largest merchant navy-Liberia
• What country consumes the most tea per capita-Ireland
• What country has the worlds oldest National Anthem-Netherlands
• What city has the worlds biggest taxi fleet-Mexico - over 60000
• What animal is mentioned most in the Bible-Sheep
• What is officially the poorest US state-Mississippi
• DELAG was the worlds first what Oct 16 1909- Airline - by Zeppelin
• Where was the first police force established in 1667-Paris
• What is the world tallest horse Shire Horse
• What bird lays the largest clutch of eggs The Grey Partridge – up to 16
• The King Cobra is the only snake that does what-Builds a Nest
• Worlds oldest existing treaty of 1373 between England and who Portugal
• What is considered to be the worlds fastest team game Ice Hockey
• What is the worlds largest airline- Aeroflot
• Which city had the world first public bus service- Paris
• Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean.
• The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada
• The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin,Moscow
• The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium,Prague
• The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
• The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib
• The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Peary
• The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman
• The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada
• The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap.Ronald Amundson
• The airplane was used in war for the first time by Italians(14 Oct.1911)
• United State has most TV stations in the world.
• China has most land frontiers with neighboring countries.
• Tokyo is the largest metropolitan city.
• The first man to circumnavigate the world was Magellan.
• The world’s poorest country with a lowest per capita income is Rwanda.
• Saudi Arabia is no.1 oil producing country in the world
• Hingol is the largest river in the world.
• After USA, France is the biggest arms seller in the world.
• The maximum presentation in the European parliament is held by Germany.
• First test tube baby Louise Brown (England) was born in 1978.
• Oldest athlete to win Olympic title in 1920 belongs to USA.
• Youngest Olympic champion, Barbara pearl Jones belonged to USA.
• USA is the largest nuclear electric power producing country in the world. It produces 98,784 MW electricity which is about 30% of the total nuclear electricity generated in the world.
• Kilauea situated in Hawaii (US) is the most active volcano of the world
• Robert E. Perry (1856-1920) an American explorer reached North Pole on 6th April, 1909 for the first time in human history.
• In what country was the worlds first wildlife sanctuary set up-Sri Lanka 3rd cent BC
• Longest land frontier is of China.
• Highest % of land under cultivation is in India.
• World’s oldest university al-Azhar is in Egypt.
• Smallest continent is Australia.
• Yum located in Arizona (USA) is the sunniest place of the world. It gets sunshine in 91 % possible hours
• The longest continuous war was the thirty year war between various European countries from 1618 to 1648. While the shortest continuous war was between UK and Zanzibar, which lasted from 90 am to 9:45 am on 27th august 1896.
• China had the maximum number (861878) of primary schools. India was at the top with 241,129 secondary schools in 1994.
• USA is the country with 109 nuclear reactors , followed by france 56, japan 51
• Which country grows the most fruit: China
• Vicolo della virilita of Italy is the world’s narrowest street.
• Canal Street is the widest street in USA.
• Fastest animal is cheetah.
• Slowest animal is Snail 2 to 3 feet per minute.
• Biggest bell is Great bell at Moscow.
• Fastest bird is Indian swift.
• Largest bird is Ostrich.
• Smallest bird is Helena’s humming bird.
• Bird that never makes its nest is Cuckoo.
• Wingless bird is Kiwi.
• Longest canal is the Volga-Baltic.
• Highest capital is La Paz (Bolivia).
• Deepest cave is Reseau Jean Bernard (France).
• Biggest cinema house is Roxy (New York).
• Largest Church is Episcopalian Diocese (New York).
• Biggest city (by population) is Tokyo.
• City largest by area is Kiruna (Sweden).
• Largest continent is Asia.
• Smallest continent is Australia.
• Largest coral formation is The Great Barrier Reef (Australia).
• Longest corridor is Rameshwaram temple corridor.
• Highest country is China (Tibet region).
• Largest country by population is China.
• Largest country by area is Russia.
• Smallest country by area is Vatican City State.
• Highest dam is Rogunsky.
• Largest concrete dam is The Grand Coulee, USA.
• Longest Day in Northern Hemisphere is 21st June.
• Shortest Day in Northern Hemisphere is 22nd Dec:
• Largest Delta is Sundarbands (Bangladesh).
• Hottest desert is Libyan Sahara.
• Largest desert is Sahara (Africa) 33, 20,000 sq. miles.
• Highest desert is Atacama (Chile).
• Largest diamond is Cullinan.
• Largest diamond mine is Kimberley (South Africa).
• Largest dome is of Astrodome, Houston (USA).
• Biggest flower is Rafflesia (Java, Indonesia).
• Lightest gas is hydrogen.
• Longest glacier is Lambert (Antarctica).
• Largest gulf is Gulf of Mexico.
• Largest gorge is Grand Canyon.
• Hottest place is Dalol (Ethiopia).
• Largest Island is Greenland.
• Largest underground lake is Drachenhauchloch cave (Arizona).
• Largest man-made lake is Lake Mead Arizona.
• Biggest library is Congress Library (USA).
• Longest lifespan of animal is of Giant tortoise.
• Largest mammal is Blue whale.
• Highest melting point is of Tungsten, 3410° C.
• Tallest Minaret is Qutub Minar (Delhi) 238 feet.
• Largest mosque is Shah Faisal Mosque, Islamabad.
• Highest mountain peak is Mt. Everest (Himalaya).
• Tallest mountain range is The Himalaya range with 96 of world’s 109 tallest peaks.
• Longest mountain range is Andes (South America).
• Biggest museum is British Museum (London).
• Largest Commercial Ocean is Atlantic Ocean.
• Youngest ocean is Atlantic Ocean.
• Mediterrian sea means ‘sea in the middle of land’.
• Saltiest ocean is Mediterranean Ocean.
• Ocean shrinking and growing is Atlantic Ocean.
• Fastest ocean swimmer is Sailfish (68 mph).
• Biggest palace is Vatican.
• Biggest park is the Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta, Canada.
• Biggest passenger train is Queen Elizabeth (UK).
• Largest peninsula is Saudi Arabia.
• Coldest place is Verkhoyansk (Russia).
• Driest place is Death Valley (California).
• Hottest place is Azizia Libya Africa.
• Longest railway platform is Khargpur, India
• Highest plateau is Pamir, Tibet.
• Longest poisonous snake is King Cobra.
• Largest port is Rotterdam (Netherlands).
• Largest railway station is Grand Central Terminal.
• Longest railway line is Trans-Siberian Railway.
• Rainiest spot is Cherrapunji.
• Largest man-made reservoir is Angara River Russia.
• Largest river basin is Amazon River.
• Longest river dam is Hirakud Dam India.
• Largest river in volume is Amazon (Brazil).
• Longest river is Nile (Egypt).
• Largest sea bird is Albatross.
• Largest space centre is Cape Kennedy (USA).
• Largest stadium is Straho Stadium Prague.
• Tallest statue is Statue of Liberty (NY).
• Largest suspension bridge is Verazano-Narrows, NY.
• Longest swimming course is English Channel, UK.
• Broadest strait is Mozambique.
• Longest strait is Malacca.
• Biggest Telescope is Astro Physical Observatory.
• Largest temple is Angkor Vat (Cambodia).
• Longest non-stop train is Flying Scotman.
• Highest town is Wenchuan, Tibet (China).
• Tallest tower is CNN Tower, Toronto, USA.
• Longest road tunnel is Seikan (Japan).
• Highest volcano is Cotapaxi (Ecuador).
• Largest volcano is Mauna Loa (Hawaii)
• Philippines has the greatest number of volcanoes in the world.
• Longest wall is Great Wall of China 1550 miles long.
• Highest waterfall is Angel (Venezuela)
• Lowest body of water is Dead Sea.
• Biggest zoo is Etosha National Park, Namibia.
• In 2650 the first Pyramid was built in Egypt.
• In 776 First Olympic Games were played in Greece.
• Alexander invaded India in battle of Hydaspes.
• Emperor Theodesius banned the Olympic Games.
• Sun and Moon pyramids are in Mexico.
• Rock temple was built at Jerusalem.
• The largest tea producing country is India.
• USA has the largest production of aluminium.
• Rainfall related to mountains is Orographic rainfall.
• Lakes give the source of terrestrial moisture.
• Bangladesh has a dispute over the construction of a dam on Naaf River with Myanmar.
• A large coral reef containing islands encompassing a sea water lagoon is named Atoll.
• The largest basins in the face of the earth are oceans. Basin is a low land area.
• Sri Lanka is not a landlocked country.
• The thinnest earth layer is Crust.
• The name of the second highest African peak is Mount Kenya.
• Name of the second largest river of Africa is The Congo.
• Sundarbans Forests are world’s largest mangrove forests.
• Khunjra Pass connects Pakistan with China.
• Water source beneath the earth flowing naturally is called spring.
• Canada leads in the world in production of asbestos.
• Bachendri Pal is the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everst.
• Borge Ousland is a Norwegian explorer. He became the first person to walk across the Antarctic continent alone and unsupported.
• Brazil is the largest producer of coffee in the world.
• Chile is the largest copper producing country in the world.
• The country where death rate is lowest in the world is Japan.
• Largest Ginger producing nation is Indonesia.
• Lithuania was the first Soviet Republic of the former Soviet Union which declared itself independent.
• Madagaskar is the largest island in the Indian Ocean.
• Ferdinand Magellan commanded the first expedition in 15190 to sail round the world and discovered passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic. He proved that the shape of the earth is round.
• India leads in export of Mica in the world.
• Longest Optical Fibre is between Singapore and Marseilles.
• Dr. Ian Wilmut is credited with first cloned sheep.
• New Zealand was the first country to propose Carbon Tax to address global warming.
• Suez Canal is the largest ship canal in the world. It joins Red Sea with Mediterranean Sea. The plan of the Suez Canal was conceived by Ferdinand de Lesseps.
• Largest sugar producing country is India second is Brazil.
• Cuba is the highest producer of sugarcane in the world.
• In November 2005, Africa’s first woman head of state was elected in Mozambique. Her name is Luisa Diogo of FELIMO party.
• Amazon is the largest river of the world.
• The North Atlantic Route is the largest and busiest of the ocean trade routes.
• Most Subways in the country.. USA
• What city has the longest metro system: London
• USA has most roads what country has second most: India
• China started Civil Service Examination first of all in 6 A.D.
• Which of the following is the largest sugar producing country in the world? Brazil
• World’s oldest regligionis Hinduism.
• World’s largest religion is Christianity.
• World’s second most populous city is Mexico city.
• First to sail around the world was Ferdinand Magallan
• Largest number of Palestinian refuges are in Jordan.
• Kazakistan is the largest country in Central Asia.
• Largest landlocked country in world is Mangolia.
• Biggest oil refinery is at Abadan (Iran).
• Detroit (USA) is famous for car manufacturing.
• Glasgow is biggest ship building centre.
• Havana is famous for cigar manufacturing.
• Europe’s only Islamic state is Albania.
• Newzealand is close to Int: Date Line.
• In which city there is the largest stock exchange of the world? New York.
• Oldest Search Engine is ... Yahoo
• Bird largest in size... Ostrich
• Oldest parliament in the world--- Althing (Iceland)
• The last King of Afghanistan... Zahir Shah
• First person to walk across the Antarctic continent alone was Borge Ousland.
• Aqualine is the world’s longest under-sea tunnel (15.1 km long) bridge and tunnel express-way for motor vehicles across Tokyo Bay.
• Arabia is the larges peninsula.
• Only Hindu kingdom in World is Nepal.
• Who was the first man to fly across the channel: Louis Bleriot
• What is the largest state in the USA: Alaska
• Which of the following countries of South-West Asia leads in the production of oil? Saudi Arabia
• Which country grows the most potatoes: Russia
• What language has the most words: English
• What is the smallest state of Australia-Tasmania
• Paris and What other capital had the worlds first telephone link-Brussels
• What is the largest country in Africa -Sudan
• What was the worlds first passenger jet aircraft-Comet
• In what city was the worlds first blood bank opened 1940-New York – Richard Charles Drew
• What county first used pepper-China
• What is the oldest known science- Astronomy
• What is the last element – Alphabetically-Zirconium
• What is the worlds most popular first name-Mohammed
• What is the fastest swimming ocean fish over 60 mph-Sailfish – Marlin
• People`s republic of china has the largest army of the world.
• The largest tides of the world occur in Bay of fundy (canada).
• Sudan is the largest country in Africa.
• Mumbai is the most populous city.
• Khan Mehtarzai is the highest railway station in Asia.
• Maximum quantities of diamonds are found in Africa.
• The highest rainfall for one month was recorded at Indian town of Cherapoonje. 366,14 inches rain fell there during the month of july 1861.
• Light is the fastest thing in the universe.It travels at a phenomenal speed of 187,000 miles per second.
• The largest tides of the world occur in Bay of Fundy (canada).
• Takla Makan is in China is the driest desert in Asia.
• Largest earthquake fatalities occurred in Izmir, Turkey in 1999.
• Breitling orbiter 3 was the first balloon to fly non-stop around the world.
• King of Malaysia is the only king in the world who is elected for 5 years term.
• Largest oil company belong to USA is The Ecxon Corporation.
• The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street
• The panch Pokhri Lake situated in the Himalaya Mountains is the highest lake in the world.
• Sierra Leone has the lowest GDP per capita of 510 US dollars and Luxembourg has the highest GDP per capita of 36,400 US dollars.
• People`s republic of china has the largest army of the world.
• The Royal Majesty ship Queen Elizabeth (UK) is the largest passenger ship in the world. It is 314 metres long and 36 metres wide.
• The Cambodian language is a language which has a total number of 74 alphabets.
• The Sumerian civilization is considered to be the oldest civilization of the world.
• Jericho, situated in the Jorden valley is the oldest town of the world.
• The maximum ever temperature of 136.4 F was recorded on september 13,1922 in the city Azizia (Libya) and The minimum temperature of -129.6 F was recorded in the town of Vostok near Antarctica on 24th august , 1960.
• Worldwide most capitol cities begin with which letter- B
• Who built the worlds first film studio- Thomas Alva Edison
• Where is the worlds largest mine-Carletonville South Africa
• What is the biggest tourist attraction in Zambia-Victoria falls
• What country consumes the most coffee per capita 25 Lb-Finland
• Oil is the most traded product in the world what is the second-Coffee
• Which country makes the most films per year- India
• What's the worlds longest rail journey made no train change Moscow Peking
• What was the first sport to be filmed -Boxing by Thomas Edison 1894
• Name the first film to have its sequel released in the same year-King Kong - Son of Kong
• What cities underground has the most stations-New York
• first man to set foot on all five continents- Captain Cook
• Who was the pilot in the first fatal air crash-Orville Wright
• Where was the worlds first oil well drilled-Pennsylvania
• What country drink the most milk per capita-Iceland
• What country consumes the most fish per capita-Japan
• What was the first country to recognise the US as independent-Morocco
• On what are the worlds smallest paintings painted- Pin Heads
• Who was the first person to wear a wristwatch- Queen Elizabeth 1s
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