What is what?

Naseer Ahmed Chandio · #1 Tuesday, August 29, 2006

General Knowledge

1. The New Pope belongs to Germany.

2. FORMOSA is the old name of Taiwan.
3.
China got its independence in 1949.
4. The First Richest person in the world is Bill Gates.
5. The Second Richest person in the world is Warren buffet.
6. The Third Richest person in the world is Lakshmi Mittal.
7. Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem.
8. The oldest flag in the World is of Denmark.
9. The national flag of Pakistan was designed by Amiruddin Kidwai.
10. The hardest known substance is Diamond.
11. The River Indus originates from Lake Mansower.
12. A raindrop is shaped like a Pear.
13. The portrait of Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Davinci.
14. The planet nearest to the sun is Mercury.
15. Caspian is not a river.
16. Barometer is used to measure Atmospheric Pressure.
17. The first President of U.S.A was George Washington.
18. Who was called :Lady with a lamp: Florence Nightingale.
19. Aero plane was invented by Wright Brothers.
20. Italy is also called the Boot of Europe.
21. Australia is also Known as Down under.
22. Oceania means Australia + New Zealand.
23. Amsterdam is also Known as City of Wind Mills.
24. Switzerland is called the “play ground of Europe”.
25. Kindergarten System was introduced by Froebel.
26. The most sunshine place is Arizona, U.S.A.
27. The oldest existing airline is KLM.
28. The most beautiful Seaport is Sydney (Australia).
29. The richest country is Switzerland.
30. The poorest country of the world is Mozambique (Africa).
31. The first Asian who won the Noble prize Rabindre Nath Tagore.
32. An Altimeter is used to measure the height of an Aero Plane.
33. The Cornea of the eyes is the only part of body without blood supply.
34. The oldest known disease in the world is Leprosy.
35. Dreamt is the only word that ends with “mt”.
36. A 9 inch iron nail can be made from the Iron available in a body.
37. The Average weight of man’s brain is 4.8 ounces.
38. The Average weight of woman’s brain is 4.4 ounces.
39. A heart beats at the pace (rate or speed) of 72 beats per minute.
40. The milky way is estimated to contain 100,000,000,000 stars.
41. Money is not made out of paper. It is made out of Cotton.
42. Minar - e - Pakistan was designed by Haji Murad Khan (a Russian engineer).
43. The cloth required for covering The Holy Kabba is 1,000 meters.
44. The longest rivers in the world is first Nyle, second Amazon and third Mississipi.
45. The biggest planet is Jupiter.
46. The smallest planet is Mercury.
47. Planet nearest to earth is Venus.
48. Planet farthest from sun is Pluto.
49. The coldest planet is Neptune.
50. The longest wall is Great wall of China.
51. The country with the busiest airline system is U.S.A.
52. Genevais also known as City of Conventions.
53. The language with most letter is Khmer (Cambodian) with 74 Alphabets.
54. The Longest abbreviation is P.K.J.C.DP.W.B. (Syarikat Kerjasama Orang-orang
Melayu Kerajaan Kilir Peruk Kerana Jimat Cermat Dan Pinjam-meminjam Wang Berhad).
55. Scandinavian Countries are Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway.
56. Norway is the only European Country which is the member of OPAC.
57. The oldest army in the world is that of the Swiss Guard in the Vatican City (Rome,Italy)
58. Koala bear is the only animal who doesn’t drink water.
59. A.D. is the abbreviation of Anno Domini.
60. Someone who collects Teddy bear is known as Arctophile.
61. Solar Calendar is also Known as Gregorian Calendar.
62. Squash is not included in Olympics.
63. Five rings in Olympic Flag represents Five Continents.
64. The largest bay is the Bay of Bengal.
65. Milan (Italy) is the fashion world of Capital.
66. The largest gulf is the Gulf of Mexico.
67. The largest ocean is the Pacific ocean.
68. FORTUNE is the only Magazine which is issued for Top 100 Richest Persons in world.
69. The largest circulated magazine in the world is Reader’s Digest.
70. The highest place is the Tibet(Roof of the world).
71. The biggest merger of companies took place in 2001 between Mannesmann & Vodafone.
72. Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in Italy.
73. The largest capital is Lapaz, Bolivia (South America).
74. The largest sea is South China Sea.
75. The first largest country in the world is China.
76. The second largest country in the world is Canada.
77. Piccaso and Pablo are the Persons who Started Cubism movement.
78. The largest railway station is Grand Central Terminal, New York (U.S.A).
79. Captain James Cook discovered Australia & New Zealand.
80. The largest City (area wise) is New York and (Population wise) is Tokyo.
81. The largest artificial lake is Lake Volta, Ghana (Africa).
82. The largest river basin is Amazon Basin.
83. The largest Island is Greenland between North Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
84. The largest active volcano is Mauna-lao Hawai Island.
85. A Rat can last longer without water than a Camel.
86. A human being drinks 27 tons of water in a year.
87. The Blue Whales are not only the largest animal but also the loudest animal. They
have been recorded making noises at 188 decibels.
88. Smelling Bananas and Green apples can help you to lose weight.
89. Human blood is 6 times thicker than water.
90. In Asia, the country of Srilanka is also called Eye Donor.
91. Human right day is celebrated on 10th December.
92. The largest museum in the world is American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
93. Worlds largest manufacturer of computer is IBM.
94. Head quarter of UNO is in New York.
95. The first world war began in 1914 and ended in 1918.
96. The second world war began in 1939 and ended in 1945.
97. Scotland Yard is the headquarter of Metropolitan Police.
98. The first space vehicle soft land on moon was Luna – 9.
99. In our solar system Pluto takes the largest turn to arbit the sun.
100. First Nuclear disaster of the world took place in Charnubal.
101. The greatest producer of gold is South Africa.
102. The greatest producer of rice is China.
103. The highest mountain peak in the world is Everest.
104. Tallest building of the world is Petronas Tower, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia.
105. The hottest place in the world is Azizia, Libya.
106. The rainiest place in the world is Cerrapoonji, Assam.
107. The coldest place in the world is Verkhoyansk, North-East Siberia, C.I.S.
108. European Community (EC) has 12 members.
109. There are 182 members of UNO.
110. Malaysia is a well known for export of crude palm oil.
111. GATT is the largest trade organization of the world.
112. The country with the highest taxation is Norway.
113. The Soverieign countries with the lowest rates of Income Tax are Bahrain and Qatar.
114. SAARC Secretariat is in Kathmandu (Nepal).
115. Yoguslavia is the country which has been expelled recently from UNO.
116. The largest Muslim countries are in order (area wise) (i) Kazakhstan (ii) Sudan (iii) Algeria (iv) Saudi Arabia.
117. The largest Muslim countries are in order (population wise), (i) Indonesia (ii) Bangladesh (iii) Pakistan
118. The oldest town is Ariha (renamed as Jericho) in Jordan (Asia).
119. The most extensive high plateau is the Tibetan Plateau in Central Asia.
120. The smallest ocean is the Indian Ocean.
121. The longest irrigation canal is The Karakumsky Kanal in Turkmenistan.
122. The deepest cave is Reseau Jean Bernard in France.
123. The highest bridge is the bridge over the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River in Colorado USA.
124. The tallest statue is a bronze Statue of Budha in Tokyo.
125. The largest tomb is the Mount Li Tomb belonging to Zheng the first Emperor of China.
126. Technologically the most advanced Asian Country is Japan.
127. The fastest growing plant is Bamboo.
128. The largest bird is the Ostrich of North Africa.
129. The largest forest is The Vast Coniferous Forest of the Northern Russia.
130. The country with the highest rate of suicide is Sri Lanka.
131. The first animal in space is Laika, the dog sent by the Russians.
132. The Telescope was invented by Galileo Galilet.
133. The first steam engine was invented by James Watt.
134. The radio was invented by Marconi.
135. The most common element in the atmosphere is Nitrogen (N), which is present at 78.08 percent by volume and 75.52 percent by mass.
136. The least abundant element in the atmosphere is The radio-active gas random (Rn), at 6 x 1018 parts of volume.
137. The most common element in the universe is Hydrogen (H), according for 90 percent of all known matter in the universe, and 70.68 percent by mass in the Solar System.
138. The smallest Islamic country is Maldives (South Asia).
139. The longest day is 22nd June.
140. The shortest day is 22nd December.
141. Radium was discovered by Mario Curie Pierre Curie.
142. Railway Engine was invented by Stephenson.
143. C.I.S. produces all the precious metals in the world.
144. Volg a baltic canal system is the world’s largest canal system.
145. Suez Canal connects The Mediterranean and The Red Sea.
146. The greatest producer of wool is Australia.
147. The greatest producer of natural rubber is Malaysia.
148. The country with the highest annual population growth rate is Oman, Asia.
149. The largest silver producer country is Mexico.
150. The largest cinema is The Radio City Music Hall, in New York, USA.
151. The country without cinema is Saudia Arabia.
152. The biggest cinema screen is in Taejon, Korea which is 109.25 x 81.04 feet (33.3 x 24.7 metres) screen installed in the Sangyong Earth-Space Pavilion in the Science Park.
153. The largest complex of film studio is at Universal City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
154. The largest oil field is the Ghawar Field in Saudi Arabia.
155. The greatest waterfall is the Boyoma Falls. (formerly stanley), Kisangani, Zaire (Africa).
156. The largest bone of human body is Thigh Bone.
157. The proportion of water in human body is about 85%.
158. Peacock is found in three colours.
159. Bird of Paradise is the beautiful bird in the world.
160. Cockroach is considered as the ancient insect of the world.
161. There are about 2 lacs and thirty three thousand trees in the world.
162. Daffodils flower resembles an human eye.
163. Banana Tree having no wood.
164. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they started with.
165. American President is elected for 4 years.
166. The largest zoo in the world is Etosha Reserve, South West, Africa.
167. The most valuable painting is The Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) by Leonardo da Vinci.
168. The largest budget is the USA’s budget.
169. The largest telecommunication group is the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (ATT).
170. The largest flower is The parasitie Stinking Corpse Lily (Rofflesia arnoldii).
171. The heaviest wood is Black iron wood also called South African iron wood.
172. North pole was explored by Robert Peary.
173. South pole was explored dry Amundsen.
174. World’s first modern planetarium is installed in Mobcow.
175. Name the place where the first atomic bomb was dropped; Hiroshima.
176. Iran witnessed an Islamic Revolution in 1979.
177. Women’s liberation movement was started in U.S.A.
178. Chronometer is used to measure time while on ship.
179. Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are known as Scandi Nawian Countries.
180. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Ice land are known as Nordic Countries.
181. The largest car manufacturing company of the world is general motors of U.S.A.
182. The longest frontier is the frontier between Canada and the United States of America (USA).
183. The first woman prime minister is Mrs. Srima Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka.
184. The most abundant mineral in the human body is calcium.
185. The most easily breakable bone of human body is Collar bone.
186. The slowest creature on the earth is Conch-Shell (Shellfish-snail).
187. The bird does not built its nest is the Cuckoo (Koel)
188. Ostrich is a bird which lays the large egg.
189. The old name of Islam was Deen-e-Hanif.
190. Another name for mount K2 in Godwin Austen.
191. Insects have lived on earth about 4,000,000 years.
192. ABC certifies the circulation figure of newspapers.
193. A man breathes 18 times in a minute.
194. The giraffe is the only animal on earth that is born with horns on the forehead in both genders.
195. The actual name of butterfly was flutterby.
196. Motor car or Automobiles was invented by Dainler.
197. Water boils at 100°C.
198. Largest earth filled dam in the world is Terbella Dam.
199. A hawk’s vision is so good that it can see a mouse from a height of one mile.
200. The largest sea-ports are New York and New Jersey Seaports (U.S.A.).
201. The lowest annual mean rainfall was recorded in Chileon the Pacific Coast.
202. Dental enamel is the hardest thing present in a human body.
203. There is 2½ pounds of calcium in a human body.
204. A human body has 236 joints.
205. Water is 830 times heavier than air.
206. The length of a cricket pitch is 22 yards.
207. The weight of a cricket ball is 5 ½ oz (ounces).
208. The length of a wicket is 27 inches.
209. Cricket is the national game of England.
210. A hockey ground is 100 yards long and 80 yards wide.
211. Olympic games are held after every four years.
212. Sunbeams are the symbol of Olympics.
213. The national game of Greece is boxing.
214. Football is the national game of Russiaand Brazil.
215. The height of volley ball net is seven feet.
216. There are 64 boxes (houses) both in chess and draft.
217. The distance covered in marathan race is 26 miles.
218. Judo and Karate are Japan’s national games.
219. Bull fighting is Spain’s national game.
220. There are four player in a polo team.
221. There are 24 ribs in a human body.
222. Platinum is the costliest metal in the world.
223. The light of the sun takes about 500 seconds to reach the earth.
224. The great wall of China was built by Chin Dynasty.
225. The colour of light is determined by its wave length.
226. Jerusalem is known as the ‘ETERNAL CITY’.
227. A colour blind person cannot distinguish between Red and Green.
228. Sea water is the chief source of water.
229. Amniocentesis is tests are used for Detecting the sex of the foetus.
230. Titanium is the metal as strong as steel but half as much in weight.
231. The silicon valley is situated in PaloAlto U.S.A.
232. The main component of a TV is a cathode ray tube.
233. Intel computer company invented the RAM chip.
234. Romeis the city of seven hills.
235. Cubais called the sugar bowl of the world.
236. New Yorkis the city of skyscrapers.
237. The oldest national anthem is Kimigayo of Japan.
238. The largest flag is of Brazil.
239. The largest bank is the world bank.
240. The most expensive car is Rolls Royce.
241. The largest Airline is Aeroflot (USSR).
242. Twenty billion cells form a human brain.
243. Sunderbans (West Bengal) is the largest delta in the world.
244. The distance can a tortoise cover is 4.6 meter in a minute.
245. The law of floating bodies was discovered by greek scientist Archimedes.
246. Cupid was the Roman god of love.
247. ‘TRIPITIKA’ is a sacred book of Buddhists.
248. RICKETS is a disease of the bones.
249. Sound will travel fastest in Solids.
250. Lack of oxygen at high altitude produces bleeding.
251. The Headquarters of the ‘International Monetary Fund’ is at Washington.
252. The International Court of Justice consists of 15 Judges.
253. The density of a liquid is measured by Hydrometer.
254. ‘Fathom’ is the unit of measurement of depth.
255. The science of vegetable culture is known as Horticulture.
256. Hungary is a Land-locked country in Europe.
257. Angora wool is got from a special variety of rabbit.
258. Chionophobia stands for the fear of snow.
259. Mercury is used as a solvent in refining silver.
260. FBI is the police organization of USA.
261. Elias Howe is considered to be the inventor of the sewing machine.
262. Iron is the most widely used metal.
263. Giant Squid is the largest invertebrate in the world.
264. Sailfish is the largest fish.
265. An error in computer data is called Bit.
266. Starting a PC by issuing a system reset is called Warm Start.
267. 01000 is a positive binary number.
268. Anthophobia is the fear of flower.
269. George Eastman invented the KODAK camera and photographic film.
270. Hippocrates is considered as the father of Medicine.
271. Five prayers were declared compulsory in 10 Nabvi.
272. Next to man monkey is the most intelligent living beings.
273. Eating of coconut increase man’s mental faculties.
274. Jamia-al-Azhar of Carro, is the oldest university in the world.
275. Dr. Abdul Salam of Pakistan got Noble prize.
276. The longest skating ‘rink’ in the world is Ottawa.
277. Cyberphobia is the fear of computers or working on a computer.
278. The board game scrabble was originally called ‘Criss Cross Words’.
279. France is known as the perfume capital of the world.
280. The first revealed word of the Holy Quran is Iqra.
281. The smallest Surah of the Holy Quran is Al-Kausar.
282. The other name for Holy Ka’aba is Baitullah.
283. Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.S.) liked to wear White Colour.
284. The name of Hazrat Nooh’s (A.S.) son who was drowned in the Nooh’s Deluge (Storm) was Kan’aan.
285. Namrood was a king during the days of Hazrat Ibrahim.
286. Imam-ul-Ummat is the appellation of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (R.A.)
287. Hazrat Haris Bin Abi Hala (R.S.) is Islam’s first martyr (Shaheed)
288. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiqu (R.A.) purchased and set free Bilal-e-Habshi (R.A.).
289. On Miraj time the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was gifted with Namaz.
290. The back bone of Islamic Economic System is Zakat.
291. Only one Hajj was performed by Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H.)
292. 40 years 6 months was the age of Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) at the time of first Wahi.
293. Baran Dam in Pakistan was built on river Kurram.
294. Hub Dam near Karachi was constructed in 1983.
295. Chaudhry Rehmat Ali proposed the name of Pakistan.
296. The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated on 1st July, 1948.
297. Durand Line is the border line between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
298. The oldest Agricultural University of Pakistan is in Faisalabad.
299. Cotton is the most important cash crop of Pakistan.
300. Sibbi is the hottest place in Pakistan.
301. LayalPur was the old name of Faisalabad.
302. Montgomery was the old name of Sahiwal.
303. The city of light is called Karachi.
304. The historical city of Pakistan is Lahore.
305. The biggest mosque in Pakistan is Shah Faisal Mosque.
306. The highest military award in Pakistan is Nishan-e-Hyder.
307. Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan was the first lady of Pakistan.
308. Begum Shaista Ikram Ullah was a first women federal minister of Pakistan.
309. Benazir Bhutto was the first woman prime minister of any Islamic country.
310. The founder of Paksitan Atomic Program is Dr. Abdul Qader Khan.
311. In the United Nations, Pitras Bukhari was the first permanent representative of Pakistan.
312. In Pakistan, Sialkot is famous for producing sports goods.
313. Pakistan was elected a member of United Nations in 1947.
314. Iran was the first country to recognize Pakistan.
315. Minar-e-Pakistan was designed by Haji Murad Khan a Russian Engineer.
316. In the national anthem of Pakistan, the word Pakistan has been used only Once.
317. Sindh is called, the city of “Great Saints”.
318. There are 24 ribs in a human body.
319. About 900 pencils can be made from the carbon preserved in a human body.
320. A human body has 236 joints.
321. 2 ½ pounds of calcium is there in a human body.
322. The breathing rate is controlled by the medulla.
323. Diabetes is caused due to the problem in Pancreas.
324. The absence of iodine in minute quantities in human body comes Goitre.
325. Protein is present in the highest amount in a human body.

NouR · #2 Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Salam

300..hottest city of pakistan is SIBBI or Jacob Abad ??????
i heard abt jacob abad to be the hottest city of Pakistan...
confirm it plz...
thanx

humayun "The King" · #3 Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Thanx Brother its a good piece of work

Sara Ijaz · #4 Tuesday, August 29, 2006

its a really helpful post ...im sure ppl on the forum will benefit from it alot!

Naseer Ahmed Chandio · #5 Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by NouR

Salam

300..hottest city of pakistan is SIBBI or Jacob Abad ??????
i heard abt jacob abad to be the hottest city of Pakistan...
confirm it plz...
thanx

Dear NouR,

The hottest city of Pakistan is Jacobabad.

regards.

Muhammad T S Awan · #6 Wednesday, August 30, 2006

AoA

thnx for the information,

plz keep it up

Muskan Ghuman · #7 Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Salam,

Good & informative post indeed.
Thanx for sharing.

Regards,

zaib · #8 Saturday, September 16, 2006

@ Dear brother Naseer

We are thankful to u. That's really useful post and we know that u have spent a lot of time to prepare this. Allah Almighty will give u the reward and we can pray for u only.

Regards.

FRIEND · #9 Saturday, September 16, 2006

SHABIR,FRIEND HERE.I REALLY APPRICIATE YOUR EFFORT AND HOPE FOR THE SAME IN FUTURE.THANKS.

ayesha11193 · #10 Saturday, September 16, 2006

Salam,

I want to know the answers to some MCQs .PLz help:

1.Which country is the biggest producer of gold in asia?
2.Which country is the biggest producer of silver in world?
3.Afghanistan joined UN in ........
4..The 9th president of Pakistan .......
5.How many words of ALLAH-U-AKBAR r there in azan?
6.Personal name of Gautam Budh......
7.Name the religious literature of Budhism?
8.Name the book which is "collection of laws" of Hinduism?
9.name the roman governer who ordered crucufuxion of the christ.
10.Qarn-ul-manazil is Meeqat for which people?

Regards

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