I.B.

Paper 2007
I.B. Paper 2007
1. What was the last surah to be revealed? Al-Nasar
2. Which mosque did Holy Prophet (PBUH) ordered to abolish? Zarar
3. In which Hijri wine was prohibited? 5 Hjri
4. Who was the first female Shaheed of Islam? Saamia
5. Who wrote the highest number of Ahadith? Huraira
6. Complete the series: 1, 5, 17, 85, ___ ? 257

7.student needed 35% marks to pass an exam. He secured 235 marks and failed by 29 marks. What
was the total marks? 750
8. If 2x + 2x + 2x = 12 then what is the value of x in 2x – 1 3
9. A man invested Rs. 3000 for 4 months and got some profit. How much money should he invested to
get such a profit in a month? 12000
10. The average of 8 numbers is 12. If each number is increased by 2, the average of the new set of
numbers is ? 14
11. When Women Protection Bill was passed? 15 November 2006
12. Where is the headquarter of OPEC? Vienna
13. Headquarter of World Young President Organization is in? Irving, Texas
14. Who was the first Principal of MAO College? Professor S. Mercado
15. Pakistan left Commonwealth in 1972 when Bangladesh was recognised by Commonwealth. When
did Pakistan rejoined Commonwealth as 49th member? 1991
16. Who was the first Secretary General of UNO? Trygve Lie

33. When Risala-Isbabe-Bagwat-e-Hind was translated into English?

Causes of the Indian Revolt(Risala-Isbabe-Bagwat-e-Hind) 1858, Eng Trans., 1873 by Sir Syed Ahmed

34. When Nehru Report was presented? 28 Aug 1928

35. Number of Muslim Delegates who attended Round Table Conference. 16
36. Who is the author of book ” “
37. When Red Cliff Award was announced? 15 Aug 1947
38. Who was the first General in West Bengal after Division of Bengal? M. K. Narayanan
39. Who was Secretary when 1861 act was promulgated?
40. What is Bande Mataram? A song

17. Who was the first Secretary General of UNO? Trygve Lie of Norway

Antonyms
18. Hindbound

a) Strongwilled

b) Openminded

c) thin skinned

d) Tender hearted

18. Seedy

a) Elegent

b) Intricate

c) Tranguil

d) Irregular

20. Boggle

a) Disentangle

b) Repudiate

c) Ascertain

d) Remain Unruffled

Analogues

21. Indolent : Sloth

a) Wrathful : Ire

b) Arrogant : Acuity

c) Covetous : Enigma

d) Gluttony : Loyalty
e) Impatient : Apathy

22. Which of the following gases is used in fire extinguishers?

a) Oxygen

b) Hydrogen

c) Water Vapour

d) Carbon dioxide

23. Cooking gas is a mixture of

a) Methane and Carbon dioxide

b) Oxygen and Nitrogen

c) Bautane and Propane

d) Oxygen and Methane

24. Iron articles rust because of the formation of

a) ferrous chloride

b) a mixture of ferrous and ferric hydroxide

c) sodium carbonate

d) ferric chloride

25. Water is purified through the process of ?

General Knowledge
1. Which cell has no nucleus: a. Red blood cells
2. North pole of compass points to:
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West

3. OIC Head quarter is in which country: Saudia

4. Punjab was captured by British in:

a. 1857
b. 1810
c. 1849
d.

5. Panda by origin belongs to: China

6. Allama Iqbal publicly demanded separate state for Muslims in: . 1930

7. 14 points by Quiad-e-Azam : 1929

8. The author of book “Now or Never”

a. Ch. Rehmat Ali
9. Creator of National Anthem of Pakistan Hafeez Jalandhari
10. When was Pakistan formally named as,” Islamic Republic of Pakistan” 1973
11. Area of Pakistan in Million (Square Kilometer) in round figures is about : 0.8
12. Cultural Center of Gandhara civilization : Taxilab.
13. No. of total member countries in Security Council 15
14. No. of planets in solar system 8
15. UNO agency that looks after the welfare of workers - ILO
16. Muslim league founded in which city: Dhaka
17. No. of Senate seats in Pakistan : 100
18. Who killed Abu-Jahal? Maooz, Maaz
19. Martin Luther King was famous for Human Rights
20. Madam Curie is known for: Radio activity
21. 3rd June 1947 Plan was about partition of india
22. Winter rains in Pakistan come from ? Arabian sea
23. How many bones are there in human body? 206
24. Abusive drugs damage cells of Brain
25. On US map Alaska State is on

a. North
b. West
c. South
d. Away from the main land

26. The age of the earth (in million) is:

a. 3
b. 3 1/2
c. 4
d. 4 ½

27. What is the current literacy rate of Pakistan?

a. 34%
b. 46%
c. 56%
d.

28. Which one is a Law making body?

a. Court
b. Administration
c. President
d. None of these

29. The Speed of Sound in air is?

a. 1000 km
b. 1100 km
c. 1200 km
d. 1300 km

30. Which letter in a dictionary has most words and phrases?

a. R
b. P
c. A
d. S

31. Major export of Pakistan is:

a. Rice
b. Fruits
c. Cotton
d.

32. What are Capital goods?

a. Manufactured goods

b. Goods used for further production)

c. Export goods

33. Lahore declaration is related to

a. PPP
b. OIC
c.

Current affairs css-2012 (objective) time 30 mins marks 20

1) the first constructed barrage of pakistan is
a) jinnah barrage
b) sukkur barrage
c) tunssa barrage
d) none of these

2) where was jesus christ born?

A) iraq
b) jerusalem
c) mecca
d) none of these

3) raw is an abbreviation of
a) radical army wing
b) research and warning
c) research and analysis wing
d) none of these

4) who was the first viceroy of india?

A) lord ripon
b) lord canning
c) lord curzon
d) none of these
5) according to roussean legitimate political authority is based on
a) slavery
b) force
c) social conduct
d) none of these

6) east india company was established in

a) 1603
b) 1602
c) 1600
d) none of these

7) british government sold kashmir to gulab sing in

a) 1846
b) 1845
c) 1843
d) none of these

8) gymmanphobia is the fear of

a) nudity
b) gyms
c) hotels
d) none of these

9) mac moban is the border between

a) india and china
b) india and nepal
c) india an bangladesh
d) none of these

10) places experincing equal impact of an earthquake are called

a) snowlines
b) seismic belts
c) seismic lines
d) none of these

11) which is the deepest ocean in the world

a) arctic
b) atlantic
c) pacific
d) none of these
12) largest airport of the world is
a) newyork airport
b) frankfurt airport
c) dubai airport
d) none of these

13) “wafa” news agency belongs to

a) palestine
b) jordan
c) syria
d) none of these

14) “fbi” of america was established in

a) 1901
b) 1902
c) 1903
d) none of these

15) who was the founder of republican party of usa

a) alexander hamiltion
b) franklin roosevelt
c) george washington
d) none of these

16) who was the first chief minister of baluchistan from may 1972 to february 1973?
A) sher bux murree
b) sardar attaullah mengal
c) nawab akbar bugti
d) none of these

17) who was the first muslim chief of air staff of pakistan?
A) air marshal asghar khan
b) air marshal noor khan
c) air marshal feroz khan
d) none of these

18) which country is the biggest producer of uranium in the world?

A) france
b) south africa
c) canda
d) none of these
19) in pakistan the first martial law was imposed on
a) august 1956
b) september 1956
c) october 1956
d) none of these

hazrat essa born in Juresulam

Canada is largest producer of uranuim

wafa is news agency of Palestine

the Republican party was founded by Ibraham lincon or by himlton its still controversial in USA.

east india company eastablished on 1600

largest airport in the world (but he did not mention was by area ,passenger or Plane landing capacity?
cause Dubai airport is largest by passenger and area.

first viceroy to india lord canning.

mc mohan line is border between India and china.

CURRENT AFFAIRS 2011

PART-I
MCQ’s

(i) the world highest Mountain is in

(a) Nepal
(b) Italy
(c) Srilanka
(d) China

(ii) on the map of the world which country appears as long shoe?
(a) Italy
(b) Malta
(c) Croatia
(d) Moldova

(iii) The Headquarter of Red Cross are in:

(a) London
(b) New York
(c) Berlin
(d) Geneva

(iv) Diamer-Bhasha Dam has been planned on the river:

(a) Jehlum
(b) Chenab
(c) Indus
(d) None of these

(v) Hajj Scam 2010 struck a blow to:

(a) Fazal-ur-Rehman
(b) Azam sawati, Hamid Saeed Kazmi
(c) Ishaq Dar
(d) Inamullah

(vi) Who was the special representative of USA for Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs?
(a) Richard Holbrook
(b) Joan Alizabeth
(c) Gen. Mc Arthur
(d) None of these

(vii) AFPAK policy was announced in:

(a) 2008
(b) 2009
(c) 2007
(d) None of these
(viii) Ship mounted energy project (activated in Pakistan: 2010) is sponsored by:
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) China
(c) Turkey
(d) None of these

(ix) Asian Development Bank was established in

(a) 1964
(b) 1966
(c) 1968
(d) 1960

(x) Who were the three statesmen who formulated Non-aligned Movement?
(a) Gandhi, Naseer, Tito
(b) Nehru, Naseer, Tito
(c) Chou-en-lai, Bhutto, Nehru
(d) Soe Karno, Naseer, Tito

(xi) The permanent secretariat of SAARC is established at:

(a) Kathmandu
(b) Dhaka
(c) Delhi
(d) Islamabad

(xii) Which of the following is the largest emitter of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
(a) China
(b) America
(c) Russia
(d) India
(e)

(xiii) The Rio conference on sustainable development was convinced in:

(a) 1972
(b) 1992
(c) 2002
(d) None of these

(xiv) World Trade Organization was established in:

(a) 1992
(b) 1993
(c) 1994
(d) 1995

(xv) How many official working language are recognized by UNO?

(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 4

(xvi) The first UN conference on sustainable development happened in:

(a) 1952
(b) 1962
(c) 1972
(d) 1982

(xvii) Mirani Dam Exist in:

(a) Sindh
(b) Balouchistan
(c) Punjab
(d) None of these

(xviii) The founder of wikileaks scam belongs to:

(a) America
(b) England
(c) Australia
(d) Austria

(xix) There are how many non permanent members of Security Council?
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 14
(d) 10

(xx) Pakistan has become non permanent member of Security council for:
(a) Five times
(b) Two times
(c) Three times
(d) Six times

world's highest mountain is in NEPAL

Country having long shoe shape on map ITALY
RED cross headquarters are in GENEVA
Diamer-bhasha-planned on- Indus river
Hajj scam struck blow to AZAM SWATI HAMID SAEED KAZMI
special representative for afghan and Pakistan was RICHARD HALBROOKE
AFPAK announced in 2009
Ship mounted energy project in Pakistan in 2010 sponsored by TURKEY
Asian Developmental Bank in 1966
Non-aligned movement ----nehru tito nasser
SAARC secretariat in Kathmandu
Largest co2 emmitter CHINA
Rio conference on sustainable development was convened in 1992
WTO was established in 1995
Official UN working languages 6
first UN CONFERENCE on sustainable development in 1962
founder of wikileaks belongs to AUSTRALIA
NON PERMANENT MEMBERS OF SECURTIY COUNCIL 10
Pakistan has become non permanenet member of SC 6 times
MCQs 2010
1) Which of the following countries is the world's largest emitter of Carbon Dioxide in the
atmosphere?
a) China b) America c) Russia d) India

2) Who is Stanley McChrystal?

a) Commander US forces in Afghanistan b) Head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) c)
NATO Commander in Afghanistan d) None of these

3) The headquarters of Green Peace International is located at:

a) Vancouver b) Amsterdam c) London d) Paris

4) The oldeest internet search engine among the following is:

a) Google b) MSN Search c) Yahoo d) Ask.com

5) The power generating capacity of Diamer-Basha Dam would be:

a) 3450 MW b) 3800 MW c) 4500 MW d) None of these

6) ANTARA is the news agency of:

a) Indonesia b) Malaysia c) Turkey d) None of the these

7) The largest opium producer province in Afghanistan is:

a) Helmand b) Nangarhar c) Badakhshan d) None of these

8) Silk Air is an airline of:

a) Sri Lanka b) Switzerland c) Singapore d) China

9) Channel Tunnel is an under sea rail tunnel linking:

a) England and Ireland b) England and France c) France and Germany d) None of these.

10) The Strait of Malacca is the main shipping channel between the India Ocean and:
a) The North Pacific Ocean b) South Pacific Ocean c) South Atlantic Ocean d) None of these

11) The recently published book " Between Dreams and Realities" is written by:
a) Shamshad Ahmad Khan b) Gohar Ayub c) Sahibzada Yakoob Ali Khan d) None of these

12) The largest Agency of FATA by population is:

a) Bajaur Agency b) North Wazirstan c) South Waziristan d) None of these
13) Which of the following categories of Nobel Prise was established in 1968?
a) Medicine b) Literature c) Economics d) None of these

14) Total cultivable Land of Pakistan is approximately:

a) 80 million hectares b) 120 million hectares c) 150 million hectares d) None of these.

15) Who is Francois Fillon?

a) Prime Minister of Italy b) President of Germany c) Foreign Minister of France d) None of
these

16) The largest island in Indian Ocean is:

a) Sri Lanka b) Sumatra c) Madagascor d) None

17) 3 May is observed Internationally as:

a) Environment Day b) Population Day c) Press Freedom Day d) None of these

18) 2016 Summer Olympics will be held at:

a) Sydney b) Madrid c) Chicago d) Rio de Janerio

19) Kyat is the currency of:

a) Nepal b) Myanmar c) Bhutan d) None

20 Environment Treaty Kyoto Protocol will be expired in:

a) 2012 b) 2014 c) 2015 d) None of these.
__________________
Umar Abbas Babar
I Know I am Bad But When Bad is the Best, Bad is the Only Choice

1) Which of the following countries is the world's largest emitter of Carbon Dioxide in the
atmosphere?
a) China b) America c) Russia d) India

2) Who is Stanley McChrystal?

a) Commander US forces in Afghanistan b) Head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) c)
NATO Commander in Afghanistan d) None of these

3) The headquarters of Green Peace International is located at:

a) Vancouver b) Amsterdam c) London d) Paris

4) The oldeest internet search engine among the following is:

a) Google b) MSN Search c) Yahoo d) Ask.com

5) The power generating capacity of Diamer-Basha Dam would be:

a) 3450 MW b) 3800 MW c) 4500 MW d) None of these

6) ANTARA is the news agency of:

a) Indonesia b) Malaysia c) Turkey d) None of the these
 7) The largest opium producer province in Afghanistan is:
a) Helmand b) Nangarhar c) Badakhshan d) None of these

8) Silk Air is an airline of:

a) Sri Lanka b) Switzerland c) Singapore d) China

9) Channel Tunnel is an under sea rail tunnel linking:

a) England and Ireland b) England and France c) France and Germany d) None of these.

10) The Strait of Malacca is the main shipping channel between the India Ocean and:
a) The North Pacific Ocean b) South Pacific Ocean c) South Atlantic Ocean d) None of these

11) The recently published book " Between Dreams and Realities" is written by:
a) Shamshad Ahmad Khan b) Gohar Ayub c) Sahibzada Yakoob Ali Khan d) None of these

12) The largest Agency of FATA by population is:

a) Bajaur Agency b) North Wazirstan c) South Waziristan d) None of these

13) Which of the following categories of Nobel Prise was established in 1968?
a) Medicine b) Literature c) Economics d) None of these

14) Total cultivable Land of Pakistan is approximately:

a) 80 million hectares b) 120 million hectares c) 150 million hectares d) None of these.

15) Who is Francois Fillon?

a) Prime Minister of Italy b) President of Germany c) Foreign Minister of France d) None of these

16) The largest island in Indian Ocean is:

a) Sri Lanka b) Sumatra c) Madagascor d) None

17) 3 May is observed Internationally as:

a) Environment Day b) Population Day c) Press Freedom Day d) None of these

18) 2016 Summer Olympics will be held at:

a) Sydney b) Madrid c) Chicago d) Rio de Janerio

19) Kyat is the currency of:

a) Nepal b) Myanmar c) Bhutan d) None

20 Environment Treaty Kyoto Protocol will be expired in:

a) 2012 b) 2014 c) 2015 d) None of these.
1. A.
2. A.
3. B.
4. C.
5. C.
6. A.
7. A.
8. C.
9. B.
10. B. (I think)
11. D.
12. A. (Not sure)
13. C.
14. Most probably D.
15. D.
16. C.
17. C.
18. D.
19. B.
20. D.

The Head Quarter of Green Peace International is in AMSTERDAM.

4. Silk Air belongs to Singapore
11.The write of Dreams and Realities is Sartaj Aziz.
15.Farcois Fillon is the Prime Minister of France

Antara is the news agency of Indonesia.

2.Silk Air is of Singapore.
3.Largest island in Indian ocean is Madagasker.
4.Kyat is the currency of Mayanmar.
5.Channel tunnel is b/w France and England.
6.Francois Fillon is the PM of France.
7.3 May is the press freedom day.
8.Green peace HQ is in Amsterdam.
9.2016 summer Olypic will be in Rio De Janerio.
10. Gen S McChrystal is the commander of US forces in Afghanistan.

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The Nobel Prize in Physics
Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland "for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable
measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems"

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka "for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Sir John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka "for the discovery that mature cells can be
reprogrammed to become pluripotent"

The Nobel Prize in Literature

Mo Yan "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"

The Nobel Peace Prize

European Union (EU) "for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and
reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe"

The Prize in Economic Sciences

Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley "for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of

arket design"

Religions of the World

1. Buddhism

Founder- Gautam Siddhartha Buddha (563-483 BC) born in Nepal (Lumbini)

Founded -in 525 BC

Sacred Text-The Tripitaka (Collection of Buddha?s teaching) also called Sutras

Sacred Places- Lumbini (Nepal) where he received enlightenment and Kusinagar (UP) where he

attained ?Nirvana?.

Place of Worship -Vihar (temple) and Monastery (where monks reside)

Sects -Mahayana and Hinayana

2. Confucianism

Founder- King Fu Tsu, Better known as Confucius (551-479 BC) born in the state of LU in

china.

Founded- in 500 BC

Sacred Text -The Analects

Sacred Places- church or temple

3. Christianity

Founder Jesus- Christ (5 BC to AD 30) born in Judea, also called Jesus of Nazareth

Founded in -2000 years ago

Sacred Text- Holy Bible consisting of Old Testament (before Christ) and the New Testament
(during

and after Christ)

Sacred Places- Jerusalem where Christ lived and preached

Place of Worship Church

Important Sects -Catholics and Protestants

4. Hinduism

Founder -Ancient Sages

Founded in -Around 1500 BC

Sacred Text- The Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita and the epics of the Mahabharata

and the Ramayana

Place of Worship -Temple

5. Islam

Founder- Prophet Mohammed(PBUH) (AD 570-632) born in Mecca (Saudi Arabia)

Founded- in AD 622

Sacred Text -Quran (words of God), Hadis (Collection of Prophet?s saying).

Sacred Places- Makkah/ Madina in Saudi Arabia

Place of Worship- Masjid (mosque)

Sects -Sunnis and Shias

6. Judaism (Religion of the Hebrews)

Founder -Moses, born in Egypt

Founded in -1300 BC

Sacred Text -Talmads, found particularly in the five books of the Bible; commentary on Torah

known as Talmud and Midrash

Sacred Places- Jerusalem

Place of Worship- Synagogue

7. Shintoism

Founder -Began with Japanese culture and developed out of tradition and ancestor worship

Sacred Text -No specific text

Sacred Places -Central Shrine of Ise (central Japan) and the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo

8. Sikhism
 Founder- Guru Nanak (1469-1539)

Founded -in AD 1500

Sacred Text -Shri Guru Granth Sahib

Sacred Places -The Golden Temple of Amritsar

Place of Worship -Gurudwara

9. Taoism

Founder -Lao-tse, a Chinese Philosopher

Founded- in 6th century BC

Sacred Text -Tao-te-Ching

10. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)

Founder -Zoroaster, born in Medea (modern Iran) in about 660 BC

Founded in -Around 500 BC

Sacred Text- Zend Avasta

Place of Worship -Fire temple

SAARC GK MCQS

At the Association's 14th summit, Afghanistan became its eighth member

Headquarters Kathmandu, Nepal
Membership 8 member states
Establishment December 8, 1985
Membership
Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
Secretaries General
Abul Ahsan January 16, 1987 to 15 October 1989
Kant Kishore Bhargava October 17, 1989 to December 31,1991
Ibrahim Hussain Zaki January 1, 1992 to December 31, 1993
Yadav Kant Silwal January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1995
Naeem U. Hasan January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1998
Nihal Rodrigo January 1, 1999 to January 10, 2002
Q.A.M.A. Rahim January 11, 2002 to February 28, 2005
Lyonpo Chenkyab Dorji March 1, 2005 to February 29, 2008
Sheel Kant Sharma March 1, 2008 to present

UNO GK MCQS

List of SAARC summits

1st Dhaka December 7–8, 1985
2nd Bangalore November 16–17, 1986
3rd Kathmandu November 2–4, 1987
4th Islamabad December 29–31, 1988
5th Malé November 21–23, 1990
6th Colombo December 21, 1991
7th Dhaka April 10–11, 1993
8th New Delhi May 2–4, 1995
9th Malé May 12–14, 1997
10th Colombo July 29–31, 1998
11th Kathmandu January 4–6, 2002
12th Islamabad January 2–6, 2004
13th Dhaka November 12–13, 2005
14th New Delhi April 3–4, 2007
15th Colombo August 1–3, 2008
16th Thimphu April 28–29, 2010
17th Maldives - Malé 201

UNO Gk Mcqs

Headquarters, New York City

Official languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Membership 192 member states

Leaders

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Belong to south korea

Establishment

United Nations Charter signed 26 June 1945

OIC GK MCQS

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)

Eatablished. September 25, 1969.

Headquarters Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Official languages Arabic, English, French

Membership 57 member states

Leaders

Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ehsanaglu

The Secretary General of the OIC

Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia): (1971–1973)

First conference

1st September 22–25, 1969 Morocco Rabat

Wonderful Facts for General Knowledge

1. Turtles have no teeth.
2. Prehistoric turtles may have weighed as much as 5,000 pounds.
3. Only one out of a thousand baby sea turtles survives after hatching.
4. Sea turtles absorb a lot of salt from the sea water in which they live. They excrete excess salt
from their eyes, so it often looks as though they're crying.
5. Helium is a colorless, odorless, tasteless inert gas at room temperature and makes up about
0.0005% of the air we breathe.
6. Helium Balloon Gas makes balloons float. Helium is lighter than air and just as the heaviest
things will tend to fall to the bottom, the lightest things will rise to the top.
7. Helium Balloon Gas makes balloons float. Helium is lighter than air and just as the heaviest
things will tend to fall to the bottom, the lightest things will rise to the top.
8. Camels can spit.
9. An ostrich can run 43 miles per hour (70 kilometers per hour).
10. Pigs are the fourth most intelligent animal in the world.
11. Dinosaurs didn't eat grass? There was no grass in the days of the dinosaurs.
12. Dolphins can swim 37 miles per hour (60 kilometers per hour).
13. A crocodile's tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth? It cannot move. It cannot chew but
its Digestive juices are so strong that it can digest a steel nail, Glass pieces, etc.
14. Sharks are immune to disease i.e. they do not suffer from any Disease.
15. Animals are either right- or left-handed? Polar bears are always left-handed, and so is Kermit
the Frog.
16. Paris, France has more dogs than people.
17. New Zealand is home to 70 million sheep and only 40 million people.
18. Male polar bears weigh 1400 pounds and females only weight 550 pounds, on average.
19. Bison are excellent swimmers? Their head, hump and tail never go below the surface of the
water.
20. There are 6 to 14 frog?s species in the world that have no tongues. One of these is the African
dwarf frog.
21. A frog named Santjie, who was in a frog derby in South Africa jumped 33 feet 5.5 inches.
22. The longest life span of a frog was 40 years
23. The eyes of a frog flatten down when it swallows its prey
24. The name `India' is derived from the River Indus
25. The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan' combines Sindhu and
Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
26. Chess was invented in India.
27. The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.
28. The game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was
originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes
indicated vices.
29. India has the most post offices in the world
30. 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH
31. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
32. Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world
33. The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India.
34. A snail can sleep for 3 years.
35. The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start
36. Twenty-Four-Karat Gold is not pure gold since there is a small amount of copper in it.
Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.
37. Electricity doesn't move through a wire but through a field around the wire.
38. The first bicycle that was made in 1817 by Baron von Drais didn't have any pedals? People
walked it along
39. The first steam powered train was invented by Robert Stephenson. It was called the Rocket.
40. A cheetah does not roar like a lion - it purrs like a cat (meow).
41. The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'
42. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
43. Ants don't sleep.
44. Dolphins usually live up to about twenty years, but have been known to live for about forty.
45. Dolphins sleep in a semi-alert state by resting one side of their brain at a time
46. A dolphin can hold its breath for 5 to 8 minutes at a time
47. Bats can detect warmth of an animal from about 16 cm away using its "nose-leaf".
48. Bats can also find food up to 18 ft. away and get information about the type of insect using
their sense of echolocation.
49. The eyes of the chameleon can move independently & can see in two differentdirections at
the same time.
50. Cockroach: Can detect movement as small as 2,000 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
51. Dragonfly: Eye contains 30,000 lenses.
52. Pig's Tongue contains 15,000 taste buds. For comparison, the human tongue has 9,000 taste
buds.
53. The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the
digit zero.
54. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
55. Earth weighs 5,972,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons
56. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
57. A duck's quack doesn't echo anywhere
58. Man is the only animal who'll eat with an enemy
59. The average woman uses about her height in lipstick every five years.
60. The first Christmas was celebrated on December 25, AD 336 in Rome.
61. A Cockroach will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death.
62. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't
63. A rat can last longer without water than a camel can
64. About 10% of the world's population is left-handed
65. Dolphins sleep with one eye open
66. Snakes have no external ears. Therefore, they do not hear the music of a "snake charmer".
Instead, they are probably responding to the movements of the snake charmer and the flute.
However, sound waves may travel through bones in their heads to the middle ear.
67. Many spiders have eight eyes.
68. The tongue of snakes has no taste buds. Instead, the tongue is used to bring smells and tastes
into the mouth. Smells and tastes are then detected in two pits, called "Jacobson's organs", on the
roof of their mouths. Receptors in the pits then transmit smell and taste information to the brain.
69. Birds don't sweat
70. The highest kangaroo leap recorded is 10 ft and the longest is 42 ft
71. Flamingo tongues were eaten common at Roman feasts
72. The smallest bird in the world is the Hummingbird. It weighs 1oz
73. The bird that can fly the fastest is called a White it can fly up to 95 miles per hour.
74. The oldest living thing on earth is 12,000 years old. It is the flowering shrubs called creosote
bushes in the Mojave Desert

75. Tea is said to have been discovered in 2737 BC by a Chinese emperor when some tea leaves
accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water.
76. A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water. If the
amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, one will feel thirsty. If it's reduced by 10%, one
will die.
77. Along with its length neck, the giraffe has a very long tongue -- more than a foot and a half long. A
giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue
78. Ostriches can kick with tremendous force, but only forward. Don't Mess with them
79. An elephant can smell water three miles away
80. If you were to remove your skin, it would weigh as much as 5 pounds

81. A hippopotamus can run faster than a man

82. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history
83. The world's known tallest man is Robert Pershing Wadlow. The giraffe is 5.49m (18 ft.), the man is
2.55m (8ft. 11.1 in.).
84. The world's tallest woman is Sandy Allen. She is 2.35m (7 ft. 7 in.).
85. The only 2 animals that can see behind themselves without turning its head are the rabbit and the
parrot.
86. The blue whale is the largest animal on earth. The heart of a blue whale is as big as a car, and its
tongue is as long as an elephant.
87. The largest bird egg in the world today is that of the ostrich. Ostrich eggs are from 6 to 8 inches
long. Because of their size and the thickness of their shells, they take 40 minutes to hard-boil. The
average adult male ostrich, the world's largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.
88. Every dolphin has its own signature whistle to distinguish it from other dolphins, much like a
human fingerprint
89. The world's largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs 50 tons i.e. 50000 Kg at birth. Fully grown, it
weighs as much as 150 tons i.e. 150000 Kg.
90. 90 % of all the ice in the world in on Antarctica
91. Antarctica is DRIEST continent. Antarctica is a desert
92. Antarctica is COLDEST continent, averaging minus 76 degrees in the winter
93. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and it doesn't have a moon. Its atmosphere is so thin that
during the day the temperature reaches 750 degrees, but at night it gets down to -300 degrees.
94. Jupiter is the largest planet. If Jupiter were hollow, you could fit 1000 earths inside! It is made up
of gas and is not solid. The most famous feature on Jupiter is its Red Spot, which is actually an
enormous hurricane that has been raging on Jupiter for hundreds of years! Sixteen moons orbit
Jupiter.
95. Saturn is a very windy place! Winds can reach up to 1,100 miles per hour. Saturn is also made of
gas. If you could find an ocean large enough, it would float. This planet is famous for its beautiful rings,
and has at least 18 moons.
96. Uranus is the third largest planet, and is also made of gas. It's tilted on its side and spins north-
south rather than east-west. Uranus has 15 moons.
97. Neptune takes 165 Earth years to get around the sun. It appears blue because it is made of
methane gas. Neptune also has a big Spot like Jupiter. Winds on Neptune get up to 1,200 mile per
hour! Neptune has 8 moons.
98. Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun... usually. It has such an unusual orbit that it is
occasionally closer to the sun than Neptune. Pluto is made of rock and ice.
99. Just about everyone listens to the radio! 99% of homes in the United States have a least one radio.
Most families have several radios.
100. Sound is sent from the radio station through the air to your radio by means of electromagnetic
waves. News, music, Bible teaching, baseball games, plays, advertisements- these sounds are all
converted into electromagnetic waves (radio waves) before they reach your radio and your ears.
101. At the radio station, the announcer speaks into a microphone. The microphone changes the
sound of his voice into an electrical signal. This signal is weak and can't travel very far, so it's sent to a
transmitter. The transmitter mixes the signal with some strong radio signals called carrier waves. These
waves are then sent out through a special antenna at the speed of light! They reach the antenna of
your radio. Your antenna "catches" the signal, and the radio's amplifier strengthens the signal and
sends it to the speakers. The speakers vibrate, and your ears pick up the vibrations and your brain
translates them into the voice of the radio announcer back at the station. When you consider all the
places the announcer's voice travels.
102. Every radio station has its own frequency. When you turn the tuning knob on your radio, you are
choosing which frequency you want your antenna to "catch."
103. Mountain lions are known by more than 100 names, including panther, catamount, cougar,
painter and puma. Its scientific name is Felis concolor, which means "cat of one color." At one time,
mountain lions were very common!
104. The large cats of the world are divided into two groups- those that roar, like tigers and African
lions, and those that purr. Mountain lions purr, hiss, scream, and snarl, but they cannot roar. They can
jump a distance of 30 feet, and jump as high as 15 feet. It would take quite a fence to keep a mountain
lion out! Their favorite food is deer, but they'll eat other critters as well. They hunt alone, not in packs
like wolves. They sneak up on their prey just like a house cat sneaks up on a bird or toy- one slow step
at a time. A lion can eat ten pounds of meat at one time!
105. Queen ants can live to be 30 years old
106. Dragonflies can flap their wings 28 times per second and they can fly up to 60 miles per hour
107. As fast as dragonflies can flap their wings, bees are even faster... they can flap their wings 435
times per second
108. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
109. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
110. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day
111. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
112. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
113. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
114. Women blink nearly twice as much as men
115. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has
been tasted by archaeologists and found edible
116. Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren't added to it.
117. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
118. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand
119. Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
120. It?s against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
121. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!
122. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
123. Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once
every three months, whether she needed it or not
124. Slugs have 4 noses.
125. Owls are the only birds that can see the blue colour.
126. Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end
127. More than 1,000 different languages are spoken on the continent of Africa.
128. There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas.
129. Abraham Lincoln's mother died when she drank the milk of a cow that grazed on poisonous
snakeroot
130. After the death of Albert Einstein his brain was removed by a pathologist and put in a jar for
future study.
131. Penguins are not found in the North Pole
132. A dentist invented the Electric Chair.
133. A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound
134. Alexander Graham Bell's wife and mother were both deaf
135. Cockroaches break wind every 15 minutes.
136. Fish scales are an ingredient in most lipsticks
137. Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".
138. 259200 people die every day.
139. 11% of the world is left-handed
140. 1.7 liters of saliva is produced each day
141. The world?s oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
142. The largest beetle in the Americas is the Hercules beetle, which can be 4 to 6 inches in length.
That's bigger than your hand!
143. A full-grown male mountain lion may be 9 feet long, including his tail!
144. There are two kinds of radio stations: AM and FM. That's why there are two dials on your radio.
AM is used mostly for stations that specialize in talking, such as Christian stations at have Bible stories
and sermons; sports stations that broadcast live baseball and football games; and stations that
specialize in news programs and "talk shows," where listeners call the station and discuss various
topics. FM is used mostly for stations that specialize in music.
145. The average lead pencil can draw a line that is almost 35 miles long or you can write almost
50,000 words in English with just one pencil
146. The Wright Brothers invented one of the first airplanes. It was called the Kitty Hawk.
147. The worst industrial disaster in India occurred in 1984 in Bhopal the capital of Madhya Pradesh. A
deadly chemical, methyl isocyanate leaked out of the Union Carbide factory killing more than 2500
and leaving thousands sick. In fact the effects of this gas tragedy are being felt even today.
148. Mars is nicknamed the "Red Planet," because it looks reddish in the night sky. Mars has 2 moons.
149. Venus is nicknamed the "Jewel of the Sky." Because of the greenhouse effect, it is hotter than
Mercury, even though it's not as close to the sun. Venus does not have a moon but it does have clouds
of sulfuric acid! If you're going to visit Venus, pack your gas mask!
150. Tens of thousands of participants come from all over the world, fight in a harmless battle where
more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets.

WORLD PERSONALITIES MCQS

No. Name About him

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the U.S.A. from 1861 to 1865
Abraham Lincoln
1. and was returned from the Republican Party. He opposed slavery and was
(1809-'65)
a great champion of democracy. He was assassinated in 1865.

Benjamin Franklin Franklin was a famous American philosopher and statesman who actively
2.
(1706-1790) helped in promoting the declaration of independence.

Born 11 September, 1895 in Gujrat. He was educated at Baroda.Met

Acharya Vinoba Gandhiji and joined Sabarmati Ashram in 1916.He was originator of
3.
Bhave Bhoodan yagna Movement.He received Magsaysay Award in 1969. He
received Bharat Ratna award in 1983.

Was the founding father of Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (DMK), a political

4. C.N.Annadurai party of South India.DMK obtained absolute majority in the Tamil nadu
Legislative Assembly at the elections of 1967 and 1971.

Has become famous in carrying out research work in the U.S.A. He was
5. Horgovind Khurana
awarded Nobel Prize in 1968 in Physiology and Medicine.

Was President of Congress in 1959. Became Union Minister of Information

6. Indira Gandhi and Broadcasting in 1964-66. Was Prime Minister of India in 1966-77 and
again in 1980-1984.

Jawaharlal Nehru Famous Indian leader and statesman who was the first Prime Minister of
7.
(1889-1964) India. Author of `The Discovery of India', `Glimpses of World History', etc.

He was the 3rd President of the U.S.A. and founder of the Republican
8. Jefferson, Thomas
Party.He helped in drafting the Declaration of Independence.

Konstantin Became President of USSR after the death of President Andropov in 1984.
9.
Chernenko President Chernenko died in 1985.

Martin Luther was a German preacher during the reign of Henry VIII of
Martin Luther
10. England. He translated the Bible in German. Founder of reformation
(1483-1546)
movement and Protestantism in Europe.

He is the first Indian to swim the English Channel. He also swam the Palk
11. Mihir Sen
Strait, the Gibralter strait and Dardanelles strait.
 Resigned Bombay Provincial Civil Service and joined Non-Cooperation
Movement under Gandhiji in 1930.Was Chief Minister of Bombay, 1952-
12. Morarji Desai
1956, Union Minister in 1956-63. After formation of the Janata Party, was
the Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979.

Was born in Yugoslavia in 1910.The Roman Catholienun came to India as a

teacher and began organizing schools for slum children in 1948. She has
established 100 centres in the country comprising schools,charitable
13. Mother Teresa
dispensaries, home for lepers, T.B. Patients, unwanted and crippled
children. She was awarded Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979, as the first
Indian. Was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1980.

Niels Bohr was a nuclear physicist of denmark. His pioneering work led to
Niels Bohr (1885-
14. the invention of nuclear fission and atomic bomb. Received Nobel Prize in
1963)
Physics in 1922.

15. Ravishankar Ravishankar is the world-famous artist in sitar.

Ramanujam (1887- The great Indian Mathematician who was famous for his work on Theory
16.
1920) of Numbers. He became an F.R.S.in 1918.

H.G.Wells was a famous author of English novels. His science-based tales

H.G.Wells (1866- are of great appeal all over the world. The famous books written by him
17.
1946) are "The Invisible Man","Time Machine" and "The Shape of things to
come."

Famous Mughal court poet, scholar and councillor of Akbar. His books
Abul Fazal (1551-
18. Akbar-Nama and Ain-i-Akbari throw light on Mughal rule and particularly
1602)
on the reign of Akbar.

A great congress leader of the N.W.F.P. and leader of Red Shirts. He is

popularly known as `Frontier Gandhi'. He received the Nehru Award for
19. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
peace and international understanding. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in
1987.

Aesop (620-544
20. Famous writer of greece. his fables are very instructive and interesting.
B.C.)

21. Alexander the Great Became the king of Macedon in Greece in 336 B.C. One of the greatest
(356-323 b.C.) generals and conquerors of the world.Founded Alexandria and invaded
 India in 326 B.C. Reached Beas. Died at Babylon.

The greatest of the Mughal Emperors of India. Founder of a new religion

22. Akbar (1556-1605) Din-i-Ilahi. He abolished pilgrim tax and Jazia. Took the Empire to its peak
in administration.

Scholar in the court of Alauddin Khilji. Laid the foundation of Urdu poetry.
23. Amir Khusro
He wrote in Hindi also, known as the "Parrot of India".

Irish Lady who supported Indian Nationalist Movement. Founder President

Annie Besant (1846-
24. of Theosophical Society.Was elected President of the Indian National
1933)
Congress.

Greek philosopher,artist,poet and thinker.Disciple of Plato and teacher of

Aristotle (384-322
25. Alexander the great.Founder of a famous school of philosophy."The ethics
B.C.)
and Poetics" are his famous works.

Archimedes (287- Greek mathematician,inventor & Scientist.Discovered the principles of the

26.
212 B.C.) lever and of specific gravity.Invented Archimedean screw.

Law minister of India,1947-51. Member of the constituent Assembly.

Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
27. chairman of the constitution drafting Committee."Annihilation of Caste" is
(1893-1956)
his famous work.

Great Indian astronomer and mathematician.India's first scientific satellite

was named after him.Explained the causes of solar and lunar eclipses.
Aryabhatta (476-
28. Determined the diameter of the earth and the moon. He laid the
520 A.D.)
foundation of algebra and was responsible for pointing out the importance
of "Zero".

Indian Emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty. Embraced Budhism after the

Kalinga War. One of the existing monuments of Ashoka is the Sanchi
Ashoka (273-236
29. Stupas. His inscriptions on rocks and pillars are of great historical interest.
B.C.)
Famous for sanity of thought, up rightness of character and love of
humanity.

Aurobindo Ghosh Politician,Philosopher,poet & saint. First editor of "bande Mataram",

30.
(1872-1959) Works : Life Divine,EssaysonGita,Basis of Yoga.

31. Babar (1483-1530) Founder of the Mughal Empire in India. Conquered the throne of Delhi
after the first battle of Panipat (1526) against Ibrahim Lodhi. His "Memoirs"
 hold a high a place in the history of literature.

Court poet of King Harsha Vardhana. Works : Harshacharita and

32. Banabhatta
Kadambari.

Great mathematician and astronomer of the twelth century. Work

33. Bhaskaracharya
`Sidhanta Siromani'.

Bismarck (1815- Known as the "Man of blood and iron". Founded the German Empire.A
34.
1898) great administrator.

Gautama Buddha Kshtriya prince, son of Suddhodana, the king of Kapilavastu in Nepal.
35.
(623-543 B.C.) Founder of Buddhism. Developed the philosophy of pessimism.

Indian Physicist.President,Indian Science Congress, 1951.Chairman, Atomic

Dr.H.J.Bhabha Energy Commission of India. Thew first Atomic Reactor was completed
36.
(1909-1966) under hisguidance in 1956 and the second reactor was commissioned in
1960.Was made a fellow of the Royal Society in London in 1941.

Indian nationalist and organizer of the Indian National Army (I.N.A.) during
Subhash Chandra the World War II. Was called `Netaji'.Was elected President of the Indian
37.
Bose (1897- ? National Congress in 1937 and 1938. founder of the political party
`Forward Block'.

Julius Caesar (102- Roman Genaral and statesman. Invaded Gaul and Britain. Paved the way
38.
44 B.C.) for the Roman Empire. Was also an orator, poet and historian.

British statesman,soldier and author. Leader of Conservative party. Led

Winston Churchill
39. Britain as Prime Minister during World War II. Won Nobel Prize for
(1877-1965)
literature in 1953. Famous work :`The Gathering Storm, War Memoris, etc.

Famous minister of Chandra Gupta Maurya and was responsible for the fall
Chanakya (Kautilya) of the Nanda Dynasty. "Arthashastra" is his famous book.It throws light on
40.
(4th Century B.C.) the then system of government, the revenue system, the art of
administration and the duties of the king.

Polish astronomer who first propounded the astronomical theory that the
Nicolas Copernicus
41. sun is the centre of the solar system and the earth and other planets
(1473-1543)
revolve round the sun.

42. Madame Marie Discovered Radium.Won the Nobel Prize twice (Physics-1903,Chemistry-
 Curie (1867-1934) 1911)

Lord Clive (Robert Founded the British Empire in india by defeating Seraj-ud-daula at Plassey
43.
Clive)(1725-1774) in 1757. Twice appointed Governor of Bengal (1757-'60) and (1764-'67)

Bankimchandra Bengali novelist. Introduced a rich style in the Bengali language.

44. Chattopadhyay "Durgeshnandini", "Bishabrika", "Anandamath" are some of his
(1838-1894) outstanding works.

W.E.Disney (1901- American film cartoonist Producer of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck etc.
45.
1966) Creator of Disneyland, California.

Great hindu reformer.Founder of the `Arya Samaj (1875). Fought against

Dayanand Saraswati
46. untouchability, preached widow re-marriage, supported women's
(1824-1883)
education.

Thomas Alva Edison American inventor. Invented telephone transmitter, megaphone,

47.
(1847-1931) phonograph, incandescent bulb, cinematograph, etc.

Euclid (330-269
48. Greek mathematician and author of elements of Germany.
B.C.)

The first Buddhist pilgrim from China who came to India during the reign of
49. Fa-hien Chandragupta II(`Vikramaditya') to collect Buddhist relics and sacred
literature. he stayed in india from 401 to 410 A.D.

Michael Faraday British scientist who founded the science of electromagnetism. discovered
50.
(1791-1867) the laws of Electrolysis.

Epic poet of Persia. He was a court poet of sultan Mahmud of Gazni. His
51. Firdousi (940-1020)
`Shah-nama' contains 60,600verses describingthe history of Persia.

Italian mathematician and astronomer. Invented telescope (1609) and the

52. Galileo
first man to see the satellites of Jupiter.(1564-1642)

Led `Satyagraha' movement in south Africa. Associated with many

movements during the struggle for independence of India viz., Non-co-
M.K.Gandhi (1869-
53. operation movement in 1920, Salt Satyagraha, Quit India in 1942. His main
1948)
principles were non-violence and truth. He was called the `Father of the
Nation'. His autobiography `My Experiments with Truth' is world-famous.
 Hindu King of India (606-647 A.D.). The account of his reign is available
54. Harsha Vardhana from two sources : Hiuen Tsand, a Chinese traveller, and Bana Bhatt, the
famous Sanskrit poet. Nalanda University flourished during his time.

Famous Chinese Buddhist pilgrim who visited India during the reign of King
Harsha, stayed in India from 629 to 644 A.D. and learnt Buddhist scriptures
55. Hiuen Tsang
at Nalanda University. He has left interesting records of the conditions in
India at that time.

German dictator and founder of National socialism. The Chancellor of

Germany since 1933 and Leader of Reich since 1934. Started a Fascist
56. Adolf Hitler
movement. Involved Germany into the World War II and was defeated in
1945. Author of `Mein Kampf'.

Organised the revolutionary rationalist party of Indo-China against French

rule. Led the struggle for Vietnam's independence during World War II. As
57. Ho-Chi-Minh
President of North Vietnam he defied the USA for the unification of
Vietnam, Great communist leader.

Epic figure in classic sanskrit literature. Works :`Shakuntala',

58. Kalidasa
`Meghduta',`Kumar Sambhava' etc. Flourished in the time of Vikramaditya.

One of the greatest expoexponents of Bhakti Movement - a socio-religious

movement spread in the Middle ages which aimed at liberalising the
59. Kabir
religious practices of Hindus. Disciple of Ramanand. Kabir believed in the
unity of God and equality of all religions.

Leader of the Russian Revolution in 1917. Head of the Soviet Government

60. Lenin
from 1917 to 1924.

Italian painter, sculptor, architect, scientist and musician. Famous paintings

61. Leonardo da Vinci
are `The Last Supper' and `Mona Lisa'.

Born in the 6th century B.C. Jainism which is a religious sect of Hinduism
62. Mahavira was strengthened by him. Apostle of non-violence. Prescribed code of
penance for his followers. The religion did not spread outside India.

Was Greek ambassador to Chandra Gupta Maurya's Court sent by

63. Megasthenes seleucus. His book `Indika' is a source of information about the state of
India at that time.
 Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party 1936-59. First Chairman of the
Mao-Tse-Tung
64. Central Government of the People's Republic of China., 1949-59.
(1893-1976)
Organised the Red Guards to start the Cultural Revolution.

German philosopher and socialist. Author of `Communist Manifesto' and

65. Karl Marx (1818-83)
`Das Kapital'. Communism is based on his teachings.

Michael Italian painter, sculptor, architect and poet who did much to beautify the
66.
Angelo(1475-1564) churches of Rome and Florence by his genius.

Famous Venetian traveller and explorer. The first European to visit china.
Marco Polo (1256-
67. Made journeys through China, India and other Eastern countries and
1323)
published a record of his wanderings.

Napoleon
French Emperor and General. Conquered most of Europe. Was defeated in
68. Bonaparte (1769-
the battle of Waterloo in 1815 and died in exile at St.Helena's Island.
1821)

British nurse and hospital reformer. Organised a nursing service during the
Florence
Crimean War (1854-56), which reformed the age-old system in hospitals.
69. Nightingale (1820-
Her system was later adopted throughout the world. Known as `The Lady
1910)
with the Lamp.'

Spanish painter and sculptor.Founded cubist school of painting. `Guernica'

70. Picasso (1881-1973)
is his civil war painting.

Maharana Pratap Raiput chief who refused to acknowledge Akbar's overlordship. Defeated
71.
(1540-97) at Haldighat in 1576. Reconquered the greater part of his possessions.

Ramkrishna
72. Paramhanssa (1833- Indian religious saint and preceptor of Swami Vivekanand.
1886)

President of the USA from 1933 till his death, being the first American to
Roosevelt (1882-
73. be elected for more than two terms. He met the economic crisis of 1933
1945)
with a policy for a `New Deal'.

William The Greatest poet and dramatist of england. Author of several plays such
74. Shakespeare(1564- as `Julius Caesar', `Macbeth', `Romeo and Juliet', `Hamlet', `The Merchant
1616) of Venice', `Antony and Cleopatra, etc.
 Socrates (463-399 Greek Philosopher and intellectual leader. Plato was his pupil. He was
75.
B.C.) sentenced to death on charges of impiety and corrupting the young.

Soviet Statesman. played an important part in the Russian Revolution of

1917. Became the outstanding leader of Russia after the death of Lenin in
76. Stalin (1879-1953) 1924. Introduced in 1929 the famous Five Year Plan to build new Russia.
General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR, 1924-
41.

George Bernard Irish dramatist, socialist, writer and journalist. His famous plays are
77.
Shaw (1856-1950) `Pleasant and Unpleasant', `Man and Superman',`Mrs.Warren's Profession'.

A great Hindu Saint and religious leader. His original name was
Swami Vivekanand Narendranath Datta. Follower of Ramkrishna Paramhansa. Led the Vedanta
78.
(1863-1902) movement. Founded Ramkrishna Mission at Belur (West Bengal). Among
his books `Janam Yoga', `Bhakti Yoga' and `Karma Yoga' are best known.

79. Savarkar (1883- Nationalist leader from Maharashtra. Leader of the Hindu Mahasabha.
1966) Author of `Indian War of Independence'.

SUN

Average Distance From Earth

14,95,98,900 km

Diameter
13,91,980 km

Temperature of the Core

1,50,00,000k
 Rotation
25.38 days (with respect to equator); 33 days (with respect to poles)

Chemical Composition
Hydrogen :71%;

Helium: 26.5%;

Other Gases: 2.5%

Age
4.6 Billion Years

Total Life
10 Billion Years

Time Taken by Sunlight to reach earth

8 min. and 16.6 sec.

Speed of light (in vacuum)

3,00,000 kmps

A great scholar,philosopher and religious teacher. Countered the influence

Shankaracharya
80. of Buddhism and Jainism. Wrote authoritative commentaries on the
(Born 788 A.D.)
Upanishadas.

Brave general and capable administrator. Fought successfully many battles

against Aurangzeb's army and was instrumental in shattering the structure
81. Shivaji (1627-80)
of Mughal Empire in India. Made the Marathas a strong nation. Was
crowned king in 1674 at Raigarh.

The Mughal Emperor (1628-58). Built Taj Mahal at Agra in memory of his
82. Shah Jehan wife Mumtaz Mahal. Lal Quila and Jama Masjid in Delhi were also built in
his time.

83. Rabindranath Great Indian

Tagore (1861-1941) poet,novelist,dramatist,composer,philosopher,educationist,artist and
 humanist. Won Noble Prize for literature in 1913. Works : `Gitanjali',
`Gora', `Chitra',`Wreck', `Post Office', `Hungry Stones', etc. Founded the
international university Visva-Bharti at Shantiniketan (W.B.)

One of the pioneers of the Indian freedom movement. Started two

Bal Gangadhar Tilak newspapers, the `Kesari' in Marathi and the `Maratha' in English. He
84.
(1856-1920) declared `Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'. Wrote a commentary
on the Gita, the `Gita Rahasya'.

Great exponent of Indian classical music. He was one of the `Nau Rattans'
85. Tansen
in the court of Akbar.

Leo Tolstoy (1828- Russian writer,philosopher,social reformer and religious teacher. His chief
86.
1910) novels are `War and Peace', `Anna Karenina', `Resurrection', etc.

Marshal Tito (1892- Yugoslav leader. Called the Neutral Nations Conference at Belgrade in
87.
1980) 1961. A firm believer in non-alignment.

A portuguese Sailor, who in 1498, rounded the Cape of Good hope and
88. Vasco da Gama
succeeded in reaching the port of Calicut in south India.

Commander-in-Chief of the American army during the American War of

George Washington
89. Independence (1775-83). First President of the Republic of USA elected in
(1732-99)
1789; re-elected in 1793.

Popularly known as Baba Amte, an IndianLawyer who has made the lives
of thousands of lepers and other social outcastes productive and
Murlidhar Devidas
90. respectable. Was awarded the 1985 Magsaysay award for public service.
Amte
`Anandwan' is the first of the settlements established by him for lepers and
other physically handicapped people.

Martin Luther King U.S. negro civil rights leader. It was due to his efforts that the U.S. Civil
91.
(1929-68) Rights Act was passed in 1964.Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

SPORTS
• What has 32 panels and 642 stitches-A football (soccer)
• First British open squash championship played in 1922.
• First world squash championship 1976.
• Jhangir khan has won world open 6 times.
• Wimbledon open tennis was instituted in 1877.
• A winner of four competitions (Wimbledon, French open, us open, and Australia open) is called Grand
Slam.
• Most Wimbledon single (Men) title are won by Pete Sampras (USA).
• Most Wimbledon single (woman) title won by Martina Navratilova (USA).
• Common Wealth game are held every 4 years, they were started in 1931.
• First Asia games were played at New Delhi in 1951.
• 15th Asian Games will be held in Qatar in 2006.
• Current World cup holder of hockey is Netherlands.
• FIFA established in Paris on May 21, 1904.
• Grand slam is the title associated with Pete Sampras.
• Michael Chang (USA) is the youngest to win the title of grand slam.
• Shahid Afridi has made century on 37 balls.
• The title “Oval Hero” is with Fazal Muhammad.
• The sports man Kasparvo is associated with Chess.
• Modern summer Olympic were held in Greece in 1896.
• Olympic held every 4 years.
• Hockey became Olympic event in 1908. Pakistan took part in 1948 in London.
• 1st world cup hockey 1971 at Barcelona (Spain).
• Hockey world cup held every 4 year.
• First world cup cricket 1975, won by West Indies.
• India won world cup cricket in 1983 by beating West Indies.
• 10 countries have test status.
• First test mach was played in 1877 between Australia and England.
• First One day match between Australia and England in Jan 5, 1971.
• First word cup football 1930, Uruguay, and won by Uruguay.
• 1942 world cup football cup did not hold due to Second World War.
• Nigeria is current Olympic footfall champion.
• Geoff hunt is associated with Squash.
• South Africa was expelled from ICC in 1970 because of its apartheid policies.
• Current heavy weight championship is with L. Lewis.
• In cricket batsman can be out by 10 ways.
• Peter Marshal is associated with Squash.
• Pakistan had won 4 title of world cup hockey so far.
• First three work cup crickets were played with 60 over.
• Rocky Morciono only heavy weight boxer remained unbeaten throughout his career.
• Lowest test match inning is 26 by New Zealand.
• Highest no of one-days are played at Sharjah Cricket Ground.
• The champion trophy hockey tournament was introduced by Pakistan in year 1978.
• Davis cup is for tennis.
• Thomas cup badminton is for men only.
• Uber cup is for badminton.
• Each team in volleyball consists of 6 players.
• Antoly Karpov, the world chess player belongs to Russia.
• Modern Olympic Games were first held in Athens.
• ICC has 10 members and it was founded in 1965.
• Lowest total in cricket is 36 by Canada.
• Tennis player steffi graf belongs to Germany.
• Natwest trophy is for cricket.
• The Swythiling cup is related to Table Tennis.
• Morocco cup is for cricket.
• First modern Olympic games were held in 1896 in Athens.
• First women competed in Olympic games in 1912.
• France and which country contested first ever world cup match Mexico
• The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was Nine
• Who owns The Oval cricket ground- Prince Charles
• Who among the following batsmen achieved the feat of hitting six 6s in one over for the first time in
international cricket during the World Cup 2007 Herschelle Gibbs
• Where were the first winter Olympics held in 1924 -Charmonix France
• FINA is the governing body of what amateur sport-Swimming
• FITA are the governing body of what sport-Archery
• A Lady Paramount judges at what sport- Archery
• First cricket cup was played in England in 1974.
• First Asian Games were held in New Delhi in 1951. From 1954 they were held every four years.
• Baron Pierre de Coubertin was founder of the modern Olympic Games.
• Bunting is a term in the game of Baseball.
• Grand Master is a term in Chess.
• Grand Slam is a term in sports associated with Bridge as well as Lawn Tennis.
• Martina Hinges is the youngest woman tennis player to win three major singles titles in one season.
• Iron- a sports term is associated with Golf.
• McDowell Cup is associated with football.
• Olympic Games were held twice in Paris and London.
• Paralympics are the games for disabled.
• Uber cup is associated with Badminton.
• Yankee Stadium is associated with Boxing.
• World’s oldest sports daily is Gazetta dello Sport of Italy.
• Val Barker Cup is awarded in the Olympic Games in Boxing.
• The Paralympics Games 2008 were held in Beijing.
• Asafa Powell is 100 m sprinter.
• The term “Stalemate” is related to the game of Chess.
• With which sport is the term ‘butterfly’ associated? Swimming
• Next Football world Cup in 2010 is in.....South Africa
• How many rings on the Olympic flag: Five
• Who ran the first marathon: Phidipedes
• What colour is the cap given to an England cricket player-Blue
• What held up a Cricket test Match between England Pakistan-Mouse on pitch
• What is the first race in the Grand Prix season-Brazilian
• By Olympic rules what must have 14 feathers Badminton Bird
• How is the Olympic torch lit- By the sun in Greece
• Martina Navratilova belongs to Czech Republic.
• Tour De France is French cycle race.
• National game of Switzerland is skiing.
• What has 32 panels and 642 stitches-A football (soccer)
• In Tennis where is the Australian Open played-Flinders Park
• What Olympic event was dropped in 1920-Tug of War -1900 to 1920
• FIDE govern what game -Chess.
• Footballer Zaidane originally belongs to which country? Algeria

BIG HOLY PLACES IN THE WORLD

 The Holy Land—a collective name for Israel, Jordan, and Egypt—is a place of pilgrimage for Muslims,
Jews, and Christians.

 The Ganges River in India is sacred to Hindus. They drink its water, bathe in it, and scatter the ashes of
their dead in it.

 Mount Fuji, in Japan, is sacred to the Buddhist and Shinto religions.

 The Black Hills of South Dakota are a holy place for some Native American people, who travel there in
quest of a vision, a moment of peace and oneness with the universe. Vision quests last four days and
four nights.

 Mount Fai Shan is China's sacred mountain. It is thought to be a center of living energy—a holy place for
Taoists and Buddhists.

 The Sacred Mosque in Mecca Saudi Arabia, is sacred to Muslims. Muslims around the world face in the
direction of Mecca five times a day to pray.

 Lourdes, France, is the home of a Roman Catholic shrine where the Virgin Mary was said to appear to St.
Bernadette.

 Kairouan, Tunisia, became one of Islam's holy cities when, according to legend, a spring opened up at
the feet of a holy leader, revealing a golden chalice last seen in Mecca.

MOON

Average Distance From Earth

14,95,98,900 km

Diameter
13,91,980 km

Ratio of diameter of Moon to that of Earth

1:3.7

Rotation Period
27 days, 7hrs, 43 min & 11.47 sec

Revolution Period
27 days, 7hrs, 43 min & 11.47 sec

Time Taken by Moonlight to reach earth

1.3 Sec

Percent of surface visible from Earth

59%

First Man to reach Moon

Neil Armstrong and Edvin Aldrin on Apollo XI (1969

World Records
• 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.

General Knowledge Questions Answers

No. General Knowledge Question

01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was
Mujibur Rehman
02 The longest river in the world is the
Nile
03 The longest highway in the world is the Trans
Canada
04 The longest highway in the world has a length of About
8000 km
05 The highest mountain in the world is the
Everest
06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is
Myanmar
07 The biggest desert in the world is the
Sahara desert
08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is
Brazil
09 The country also known as "country of Copper" is
Zambia
10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is
Durand line
11 The river Volga flows out into the
Caspian sea
12 The coldest place on the earth is
Verkoyansk in Siberia
13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is
Canada
14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is
Sicily
15 The river Jordan flows out into the
Dead sea
16 The biggest delta in the world is the
Ganges Delta
17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is
Belgrade
18 The Japanese call their country as
Nippon
19 The length of the English channel is
564 kilometres
20 The world's oldest known city is
Damascus
21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is
Venice
22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is
Myanmar
23 The biggest island of the world is
Greenland
24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is
Detroit, USA
25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is
China & South Africa
26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is
Malaysia
27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is
China
28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the
Amazon River
29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was
Peking
30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is
Japan
31 Mount Everest was named after
Sir George Everest
32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in
Italy
33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is
Cuba
34 The length of the Suez Canal is
162.5 kilometers
35 The lowest point on earth is
The coastal area of Dead sea
36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of
Nepal
37 The largest ocean of the world is the
Pacific ocean
38 The largest bell in the world is the
Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
39 The biggest stadium in the world is the
Strahov Stadium, Prague
40 The world's largest diamond producing country is
South Africa
41 Australia was discovered by
James Cook
42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river
Liffey
44 The earlier name of New York city was
New Amsterdam
45 The Eifel tower was built by
Alexander Eiffel
46 The Red Cross was founded by
Jean Henri Durant
47 The country which has the greatest population density is
Monaco
48 The national flower of Britain is
Rose
49 Niagara Falls was discovered by
Louis Hennepin
50 The national flower of Italy is
Lily
51 The national flower of China is
Narcissus
52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at
Kathmandu
53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is
Strait of Hormuz
54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in
England
55 World Environment Day is observed on
5th June
56 The first Republican President of America was
Abraham Lincoln
57 The country famous for Samba dance is
Brazil
58 The name of Alexander's horse was
Beucephalus
59 Singapore was founded by
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was
Nelson
61 The earlier name of Sri Lanka was
Ceylon
62 The UNO was formed in the year
1945
63 UNO stands for
United Nations Organization
64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on
15th August
65 'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named
Michelangelo
66 Paradise Regained was written by
John Milton
67 The first President of Egypt was
Mohammed Nequib
68 The first man to reach North Pole was
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was
Guermica
70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is
Canada
71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was
Cap. Ronald Amundson
72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is
G.Garibaldi
73 World literacy day is celebrated on
8th September
74 The founder of modern Germany is
Bismarck
75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is
Norway
76 The place known as the Roof of the world is
Tibet
77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was
San Yat Sen
78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was
Abdul Salam
79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was
Margaret Thatcher
80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was
Trygve Lie
81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was
Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
82 The port of Baku is situated in
Azerbaijan
83 John F Kennedy was assassinated by
Lee Harvey Oswald

84 The largest river in France is

Loire
85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was
Catherine of Aragon
86 The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was
Ralph Johnson Bunche
87 The first British University to admit women for degree courses was
London University
88 The principal export of Jamaica is
Sugar
89 New York is popularly known as the city of
Skyscrapers
90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of
Cloves
91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is
Thailand
92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is
Korea
93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is
Bhutan
94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the
Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
95 The largest library in the world is the
United States Library of Congress, Washington DC
96 The author of Harry Potter Books is
JK Rowling
97 Nickname of New York city is
Big Apple
98 What do you call a group of sheep?
A Flock of Sheep
99 In which sport do players take long and short corners?
Hockey
100 Who was the youngest President of the USA?
Theodore Roosevelt
101 How many legs do butterflies have?
6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings

HAZRAT MUHAMMAD

PROPHET MUHAMMAD(PBUH)

• Holy Prophet was born in 571 A.D 22nd April.

• Father’s name, Hazat Abdullah.

• Mother’ Name, Hazrat Amna.

• Maternal Grand Father’s name Wahib bins Abdul Munnaf.

• Maternal Grandmother, Batarah.

• Real name of Abdu Mutalib was Shaba.

• Grandmother name, Fatima.

• 10 is the number of Uncles and 6 aunts.

• Prophet journeyed to Syria with Abu Talib at 12 years.

• At 25 Prophet married to Hazrat Khadija.

• Hazrat Khadija accepted Islam first in Women and in all.

• Hazrat Abu Bakar accepted first in Men.

• Hazrat Ali accepted first in Children.

• Varqa Bin Naufal verified Prophet for the first time.

• Holy prophet had 4 daughters and 3 sons.

• At age of 40 holy Prophet received first Wahy.

• Hazrat Zubaida (RA) was the second wife of Holy Prophet.

• In 622 A.D Holy Prophet migrated to madina.

• Hazrat Haleema was the foster mother of Holy Prophet.

• Besides Hazrat Haleema (RA) Holy Prophet (PBUH) said that Umme-e-Aemon is also my mother.

• Name the foster mother(s) of the Holy Prophet (SAW) Hazrat Halema (RA), Hazrat Sobia (RA) and
Hazrat Khola (RA)

• How many years after the birth of Holy Prophet (SAW), Hazrat Aamina died? Six years

• Sheema was the foster sister of Holy Prophet.

• Abduallh Bin Abu Sheema was the foster brother of Prophet.

• Hazrat Haleema looked after the holy prophet for 4 years.

• 35 was the age at the time of Hajr-i-Aswad incident.

• Hazrat Bilal Habshi was the first slave to accept Islam.

• Wife of Abu Lahab used to spread throne in the way of prophet in 4th year of prophethood.

• Home of Hazrat Arqam (RA) used as the centre of secret preaching by the holy prophet.

• In 7th Nabvi boycott of Banu Hashim began.

• Hazrat Adam met with Holy Prophet on the first heaven.

• Hazrat Isa and Hazrat Yahya on 2nd.

• Hazrat Yaqub on 3rd.

• Hazrat Idrees on 4th.

• Hazrat Harron on 5th.

• Hazrat Musa on 6th.

• Hazrat Ibraheem on 7th.

• Al-Kaswa is the name of Camel on which prophet traveled.

• Prophet purchased mosque land at medina from two orphans.

• 45 Companions were with Prophet in migration to madina.

• Charter of Madina was issued on 1 A.H it had 53 Articles.

• Transfer of Qibla was ordered in 2nd A.H.

• 27 total no of Ghazwas.

• First Ghazwah of Islam was Widan, fought in 12th month of First Hijrah.

• Jang Badr occurred in 2 A.H. 313 Muslims fought in battle.

• Types of Hadith are 10.

• Imam Zuhri (RA) became the first to consolidate Ahadith.

• No of Hadith Collected by Abu Huraira (RA) 5374.

• Prophet hazrat Noah (AS) known as Shaikh al Anbiya

• Aby Ubaiduh Bin Jiirrah was entitled Ameen-ul Ummat.

• Hazrat Umar proposed Azan for the first time.

• The dome over the sacred Grave of the holy prophet is known as Dunbade-Khizra.

• Baitul Mamur is a place where seventy thousand angles were circumambulation during the Holy
Ascension.

• Baitul Mamoor is on 7th Heaven.

• 4 kings accepted Islam when holy prophet sent them letters.

• Mosque of Zarar was demolished by prophet.

• Ume Salma was present at the time of the battle of Khyber.

• Hazrat Ali Conquered the fort of Qamus.

• Lady named Zainab tried to poison the Holy Prophet.

• Prophet recited surah Al-Fatha at the conquest of Makkah .

• Hashim was grand father of prophet & brother of Muttalib.

• The name Muhamammad was proposed by Abdul Muttalib while the name Ahmed was proposed by
Bibi Aminah.

• Migration from Mecca to Abyssinia took place in the 7th month of the 5th year of the mission i.e 615
A.d. The total number of migrated people was 15

• Second migration to Habshah took place in 616 A.D.

• Second migration to Abyssinia 101 people with 18 females.

• After Amina’s death, Ummay Aimen looked after Prophet.

• After Harb-e-Fajjar, Prophet took part in Halaf-ul-Fazul.

• Prophet made second business trip to Syria in 24th year of elephant.

• Friend of Khadija Nafeesa carried message of Nikah.

• Surname of Haleema Sadia was Ummay Kabtah.

• Surname of Prophet was Abu-ul-Qasim.

• Da’ia of the Prophet was Shifa who was mother of Abdul Rehman bin Auf.

• Abdul Mutalib died in 579 A.D.

• Masaira a slave of Khadija accompanied Prophet to Syria.

• Foster mothers of Prophet were Haleema, Sobia & Khola.

• First forster mother was Sobia who was mother of Hamza.

• For six years Haleema took care of Prophet.

• For two years Abdul Mutalib took care of Prophet.

• Prophet had two real paternal uncles i.e Zubair & Abu Talib.

• Zubair died before Prophethood.

• After 7 days the Aqeeqa ceremony of Prophet was held.

• Prophet belonged to Banu Hashim clan of Quraish tribe.

• Among uncles Abbas & Hamza embraced Islam.

• Amina was buried at Abwa b/w Makkah & Madina.

• Six months before the Prophet’s birth his father died.

• Prophet had no brother and no sister.

• Abdullah died at Madina.

• Prophet had six aunties.

• Foster father of Prophet was Haris.

• At the age of 15, Herb-e-Fajjar took place.

• Herb-e-Fajjar means war fought in the probihited months.

• First father-in-law of Prophet was Khawalid.

• Aamina belonged to Bani Zohra tribe.

• Umar accepted Islam in 616 A.d.

• Social boycott of Banu Hashim took place in 7th Nabvi.

• Shi’b means valley.

• Social boycott continued for 3 years.

• A group of Madina met Prophet in 11th Nabvi.

• Uqba is located near Makkah.

• The group of Madinites belonged to Khazraj tribe.

• Accord of Uqba took place in 13th Nabvi.

• On 27th Rajab, 10 Nabvi the event of Miraj took place.

• 10th Nabvi was called Aam-ul-Hazan (year of grief).

• Name of the camel on which Prophet was riding in migration was Qaswa.

• Omaar bin Hisham was the original name of Abu Jehl.

• Abu-al-Hikm is the title of Abu Jehl.

• When did Hazrat Hamza (RA) embrace Islam Fifth Nabavi

• Persons included in Bait-e-Uqba Oola 12 and in Bait-e-Uqba Sani 75.

• Cave of Hira is 3 miles from Makkah.

• Hijra took place in 13th Nabvi.

• Second convent of Al-Aqba arrived at Makkah in 12th Nabvi.

• Medina is 448 Km from Makkah. (250 miles)

• Makkah conquest occurred in 8th year of Hijra.

• Prophet performed Hajj in 10th Hija.

• Prophet was buried in the hujra of Ayesha.

• Prophet was born in 1st Year of Elephant.

• Ambassadors sent to Arab& other countries in 7th Hijra.

• King of Iran tore away the message of Prophet.

• King of Byzantine in 7th Hijra was Hercules.

• After 6 years of the birth of Holy prophet Bibi Aamna died.

• After 8 years of the birth of Prophet Abdul Muttalib died.

• 632 A.D Charter of Madina.

• Holy Prophet demised at the age of 63.

• Hijrah year began with 14th Nabvi.

• 10th year of prophet hood is known as year of grief.

• First Azan was called out in 1. A.H.

Al-Quran MCQS

Al-Quran MCQS

• Kalima Tayyaiba is mentioned in Quran for 2 times.

• The word Quran means “read one”.

• 114 total number of Surah

• Surah means city of Refuge.

• 86 Makki Surah.

• 28 Madine Surah.

• 558 Rukus.

• Al-Baqrah is the longest Surah.

• Al- Kausar is the shortest Surah.

• Al-Nass is the last surah.

• 14 bows are in Quran.

• First bow occurs in 9th Para i.e Al-Inaam Surah.

• Al-Faitha is the preface of the holy Quran.

• Five verses were reveled in the first wahy.

• Namaz commanded in quran for 700 times.

• Al-Imarn is the surah in which Hajj is commanded.

• Al-Mudassar-2nd Revealed Surah.

• Al-Muzammil- 3rd Revealed Surah.

• Al-Tauba does not start with Bismillah.

• Al-Namal contains two Bismillahs.

• Three surah starts with curse.

• 6666 is the number of Ayats.

• 29 total number of Mukata’t.

• Hazrat Usman was the first Hafiz of the Holy Quran.

• Hazrat Khalid Bin Saeed, the first writer of Wahy.

• Gap between first wahy and second wahy was 6 months.

• 12 Ghazawahs described in Holy Quran.

• Abdullah Ibn Abbas, the first commentator of the Quran and also known as interpreter of the
Quaran.

• In surah Al-Saf, Hoy prophet is addressed as Ahmed.

• Ghar-e-Sor is mentioned in Surah Al-Tauba.

• 4 Surhas start with Qul. (chkd)

• Hazrat Umar proposed the compilation of Holy Quran.

• Al- Nasr is known as Surah Widah.

• First annulled order of holy quran was the transfer of Qibla.

• The word Islam occurs 6 times in the Quran.

• Abdul Malik Marwan applied the dots in the Holy Quran.

• Hajjaj bin yousuf applied diacritical points in Quaran.

• 8 Siparas starts with Bismillah.

• 37 total number of surah in last parah.

• Al- Baqrah and Surah Al-Nissa is spread over 3 Parahs.

• Al-Falq and Al-Nas revealed at the same time.

• 3 Surah stats with “Ya Ayananabiyau”.

• City of Rome is mentioned in Holy Quran.

• Surah Yaseen is known as Heart of Quran.

• Suran Rehman is known as beauty of Quran.

• Tafseer Ibn Kaseer was written by Hafiz Ismaeed Bin Umar-Imam Ud Din.

• First revealed surah was Al Alaq, 96 in arrangement

• Complete revelation in 23 years.

• Subject of Holy Quran is Man.

• Last Surah reveled in Al-Nasr.

• Risalat means to convey message.

• 25 prophets mentioned in holy Quran.

• Holy Quran consist 105684 words and 3236700 letters.

• Longest Ayat of Holy Quran is Ayatul Kursi.

• 6 Surah start with the name of prophets.

• Surah maryam wholly revealed for a woman.

• In Bani Israeel and Al-Najaf the event of Miraj is explained.

• Last revelation descended on 3rd Rabi-ul Awal and it was written by Abi- Bin Kab. (chk)

• Language of Divine Books.

• Taurat Hebrew

• Injil Siriac

• Zubur Siriac

• Holy Quran Arabic.

• Taurat was the first revealed book.

• Holy Quran was reveled in 22y 5m 14 days.

• There are 7 stages in Holy Quran.

• Abdullah Ibn Abbas is called as leader of commentators.

• Apollo 15 placed the copy of the Holy Quran on the moon.

• Tarjama-ul-Quaran is written by Abdul-Kalam Azad.

• Theodore Bailey in 1143 translated Holy Quran in Latin, for the first time.

• First Muslim interpreter of Quran in English is Khalifa Abdul Hakeem.

• Shah Waliullah Translated Holy Quran in Persian and Shah Rafiuddin in Urdu in 1776.

• Hafiz Lakhvi translated Holy Quran in Punjabi.

• Ross translated the Holy Quran in to English.

• Surah Alaq was revealed on 18th Ramzan.(contradictory)

• Number of Aayats in al-Bakar is 286.

• Longest Makki Surah is Aaraf.

• Second longest Surah is Ashrah/Al-Imran.

• Surah Kausar has 3 Aayats.

• First Surah compilation wise is Surah Fatiha.

• Fatiha means opening.

• Fatiha contains 7 aayats.

• Fatiha is also called Ummul Kitab.

• First surah revealed in Madina was surah Fatiha.

• Surah Fatiha revealed twice-in Makkah & Madina.

• Angles mentioned in Quran are7.

• Meaning of Aayat is Sign.

• Meaning of Hadith is to take.

• Stone mentioned in Quran is ruby (Yaakut).

• First Sajda occurs in 9th Para, Al-Inaam Surah.

• Longest Surah (al-Bakr) covers 1/12th of Quran.

• Madni Surahs are generally longer.

• Madni Surahs consist of1/3rd of Quran.

• Makki Surahs consist of2/3rd of Quran.

• Surah Ikhlas is 112 Surah of Quran.

• First complete Madni Surah is Baqarah.

• Names of Quran mentioned in Quran is 55.

• Surahs named after animals are 4 in number.

• Namal means Ant.

• Surah Inaam means Camel.

• Surah Nahl means Honey bee.

• Surah Ankaboot means spider.

• The major part of Quran is revealed at night time.

• Generally aayats of Sajida occur in Makki Surahs.

• 10 virtues are blessed for recitation of one word of Quran.

• Surah Anfal means Cave.

• In Naml two bismillah occur (2nds one is at aayat no:30)

• Surah Kahf means the cave.

• Muzammil means Wrapped in garments.

• Kausar means Abundance.

• Nasr means Help.

Ikhlas means Purity of faith.

• Falak means Dawn.

• Un-Nass means Mankind.

• Al-alq means Clot of blood.

• Alm Nashrah means Expansion.

• Uz-zukhruf means Ornaments.

• Surah Rahman is in 27th Para.

• Bride of Quran is Rahman Surah.

• Surah Yasin is in 22nd and 23rd Para.

• Present shape of quran is Taufeeqi.

• Quran is the greatest miracle of Prophet.

• Word surah has occurred in Quran 9 times.

• First seven aayats of quran are called Tawwal.

• The alphabet Alf comes most of times and Alf, Zuwad Alphabet comes least number of times.

• Quran is written in Prose & Poetry.

• Quran is also regarded as a manual of Science.

• Surah Alq is both Makki and Madni.

• Name of Muhammad is mentioned in Quran for 4 times.

• Adam is mentioned in Surah Aaraf.

• first Sindhi translation of Quran by Aakhund Azizullah Halai

• Torat means light.

• Zaboor means Pieces/ Book written in big letters.

• Injeel means Good news.

• 99 number of aayats describe Khatam-e- Nabuwat.

• Command against Juva & amputation of hands came 8th A.H

• Laws about orphanage revealed in 3 A.H.

• Laws about Zina revealed in 5 A.H.

• Laws about inheritance revealed in 3 A.H.

• In 4th A.H wine was prohibited.

• The order of Hijab for women reveled in 4th A.H.

• Ablution made obligatory in 5th A.H.

• In Surah Al-Nisa the commandment of Wuzu is present.

• Procedure of ablution is present in Surah Maidah.

• In 4 A.H Tayammum was granted.

• Interest was prohibited in 8th A.H.

• The order of Hijiab reveled in 8th Hijrah. (chk)

• During ghazwa Banu Mustaliq the command of tayamum was reveled.

• Quran recited in Medina firstly in the mosque Nabuzdeeq.

• Quran verse abrogating a previous order is called Naasikh.

• First man to recite Quran in Makkah: Abdullah bin Masood.

• Forms of revelation granted to Prophet were 3 (wahi,Kashf,dream)

• First method of revelation of Quran Wahi.

• Kashf means Vision.

• Initially Quran was preserved in memory form.

• After Umar’s death, copy of quran was passed on to Hafsa.

• Only Sahabi mentioned in Quran Zaid bin Haris.(surah ahzab)

• Paradise is mentioned in Quran for150 times.

• Section of Paradise in which Prophets will dwell Mahmood.

• Doors of Hell are 7.

• Subterranean part of hell is Hawia.

• Number of angles of hell 19.

• Gate-keeper of hell Malik.

• Gate-keeper of heaven Rizwan.

• Place of heaven at which people whose good deeds equal bad deeds will be kept in Aaraf.

• A tree in hell emerging from its base is Zakoon.

• Name of the mountain of hell is Saud.

• Heaven on earth was built by Shadad.

• The word Islam has been used at 92 places in the holy quran.

• First revelation written by Khalid bin Saeed

• Last wahi written by Abi Ibn Kaaf.

• Last wahi came on3rd Rabiul Awal 11 A.D

• In 15th Para the event of Miraj is mentioned.

• Except the name of Maryam the name of no other woman has come explicitly in the Quran.

• Iblees will not be punished with fire but with cold.

• Iblees’s refusal to prostrate before man is mentioned in Kuran for 9 times.

• Iblees means “disappointed one”.

• Al-Kausar relates to death of Qasim and Hazrat Abdullah

• Jibrail came 24 000 times into the court of the Prophet.

• Quran has been translated into fifty languages to date.

• If a woman marries the second time, she will be in Jannah with the second husband. (Hadith)

• The Earth and the Heaven were created by Allah in 6 days, it is described in Surah Yunus.

• Zaid bin Thabit collected the Quran in the form of Book.

• Tarjumanul Quran Abdullah bin Abbas.

• In Surah Muzzamil verse 73 reading quran slowly and clearly is ordained.

• 4 Mosque mentioned in Holy Quran.

• Jibraeel is referred in Quran as Ar-rooh.

• In Quran Rooh-al-Qudus is Jibrael it means holy spirit.

• In Quran Rooh-al-Ameen is Jibrael.

• Incharge of Provisions is Mekaeel.

• The angel who was sent to Prophets as a helper against enemies of Allah was Jibraeel.

• The Angel who sometimes carried Allah’s punishment for His disobedients was Jibraeel.

• Jibrael is mentioned in Quran for three times.

• Old Testament is the Torait.

• New Testament is Injeel.

• Psalms is Zuboor.

• Gospal is Injeel.

• Prophet is called Farqaleet in Injeel.

• Taharat-e-Sughra is Wuzu.

• There are two types of Farz.

• Saloos-ul-Quran is Surah Ikhlas.

• Aroos-ul-Quran i.e bride of Quran is Al-Rehman.

• Meaning of Baqarah: The Goat

• In Surah Waqiya the word Al-Quran ul Hakeem is used.

• First Wahi was revealed on 17 Ramzan.

• Two Surahs are named with one letter heading.

• Surah Baqara & Ale Imran are known as Zuhraveen.

• Wine is termed in Quran as Khumar.

• The first authority for the compilation of Ahadis is .

• Sahih Bukhari contains 7397 ahadis.