General Knowledge
01. When
days and nights are equal in a Year? Ans: 21st March and 23rd
September.
02. Which
day is the longest day in year? Ans: 21st June.
03. Which
day is the shortest day in a year? Ans: 22nd December.
04. Who
is the first Indian to conquer the Mt. Everest? Ans: Sherpa Tenzing, May 29,
1953.
05. Who
is the first Indian to become the Miss Universe? Ans: Ms Sushmita Sen.
06. Who
are the first Indian male and female cosmonauts who went to space? Ans: Rakesh Sharma
1984 (M), and Kalpana Chawla 1997 (F).
07.
Who is the first Indian woman who climbed Mt.
Everest? Ans: Ms Bachandri Pal, May 23, 1984.
08. Which
is the longest dam in India? Ans: Hirakud dam (Orissa).
09. Which
is the longest river in India? Ans: The Ganges.
10. Which
is the tallest statue in India? Ans: Statue of Risabnath (MP; 84ft).
11. What
is the full form of Ph.D? Ans: Doctor of Philosophy.
12. Which
city is called the city of seven hills in the world? Ans: Rome, Italy.
13. Which
city is called the city of skyscrapers in the world? Ans: New York, USA.
14. Which
mountain is called the Blue Mountains in the world? Ans: Nilgiri Hills,
India.
15. Which
city is called the city of Golden Temple in the world? Ans: Amritsar, India.
16. Which
city is called the city of Palaces? Ans: Calcutta, India.
17. Which
city is called the city of Golden Gate? Ans: San Francisco, USA.
18. Which
city is called the city of Magnificent Distance? Ans: Washington D.C., USA.
19. Who
founded the Red Cross? Ans: Jean Henri Dunant.
20. Where
is the Emerald Island located? Ans: In Ireland.
21. Which
city is called the Empire city in the world? Ans: New York, USA.
22. Which
city is called the Forbidden city in the world? Ans: Lhasa, Tibet.
23. Which
is called the Gate of tears in the world? Ans: Bab-el-Mandab, Jerusalem.
24. Which
city is called the Garden city of India? Ans: Bangalore in Karanataka.
25. Which
is called the Garden of England? Ans: Kent, England.
26. Which
is called the Hearing Pond in the world? Ans: Atlantic Ocean.
27. Which
place is known as Holy Land? Ans: Palestine.
28. Which
country is known as the Hermit Kingdom in the world? Asn: Korea
29. Which
is known as the Island of Pearl? Ans: Bahrain.
30. Which
is known as the Island of Cloves in the world? Ans: Madagascar.
31. Which
place is known as the “Key to the Mediterranean Sea”? Ans: Gibraltor.
32. Which
is known as the Golden Fleece in the world? Ans: Australia.
33. Which
is known as the land of Kangaroo? Ans: Australia.
34. Which
country is known as the land Lilies? Ans: Canada.
35. Which
country is known as the Land of Moonlight Sun? Ans: Norway.
36. Which
country is known as the Land of Cakes? Ans: Scotland.
37. Which
country is known as the Land of White Elephant? Ans: Thailand.
38. Which
city is known as the Pink city? Ans: Jaipur, India.
39. Which
place is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea? Ans: Cochin, India.
40. Which
is known as the Playground of Europe? Ans: Switzerland.
41. Which
city is known as Quaker City? Ans: Philadelphia, USA.
42. Which
place is known as White man’s Grave? Ans: Guinea Coast.
43. Which
place is known as the “Roof of the World”? Ans: Pamirs, Central Asia.
44. When
was United Nations set up? Ans: 1945.
45. How long
the moon takes to go round the earth once? Ans: 27days and 8hours.
46. Which
country is known as the “Sugar Bowl of the World”? Ans: Cuba.
47. Which
city is known as the Venice of the East? Ans: Kochi, India.
48. Which
place is known as the “White City”? Ans: Belgrade, Yogoslavia.
49. Which
city is known as the Windy City? Ans: Chicago, USA.
50. What
is the other name for Salt Lake Stadium? Ans: Yuva Bharati Krirangan.
51. Which
footballer from Mohan Bagan led the Bengal Cricket team to the Ranji Trophy
final twice? Ans: Chuni Goswami.
52. In
1911, 11 barefoot players of M. Bagan defeated which British team to lift the
IFA Shield? Ans: East York.
53. Which
club did Pele represent when he came to India in 1977, to play against M.
Bagan? Ans: Cosmos.
54. India
had qualified to play the FIFA world cup in 1950, but the withdrew from the
tournament. Why? Ans: FIFA did not allow them to play barefoot.
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