ALL IN ONE GK BY YOGESH KUMAR YADUVANSHI II FAMOUS ISLANDS • St. Helena is in Atlantic Ocean. • Largest island in Indian Ocean is Madagascar. • Sumatra is an island in Indonesia. • The largest island in the world Greenland is located in North America. (chk) • Greenland is geographically in America but politically in Europe. • Kalaalit Nunaat (Greenland) Island (Denmark), the largest island is in North Atlantic • New Guinea is world’s second largest island. • Virgin Island is a group of 100 Island in W.Indies. • Canary Island is in Spain. • The largest Island in the Mediterranean Sea is Sicily. • Malaqasv (Madagascar) is in Indian Ocean. • Baffin is in North Atlantic Ocean (Canadian). • Sumatra is in Northest Indian Ocean (Indonesia). • Neaw Zealand is in South Pacific Ocean. • Borneo Island is in Pacific Ocean. • Honshu Island is in North West Pacific. • Great Britain Island is in North Atlantic. • Victoria Island is in Arctic Ocean. • Baffin Island is in Atlantic Ocean. • Ellesmere Island is in Arctic Ocean. • Galapagos Islands are in Pacific Ocean. • Indonesia consists of 1300 islands. • World’s largest Delta is Sunderlands (India). • Paracel Islands are of.... china vs Vietnam • Which country owns the Hen and Chicken islands: North island New Zealand • Indian city Mumbai consists of seven islands. • The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson river is Manhattan • Sugar Island is the located at the confluence of Ganga and the Bay of Bengal. • Cathy Pacific is an island. • FAMOUS DESERTS • Thar desert is located in Northwest India and East Pakistan • Dsht-i-Lut desert is in Iran. • The world’s largest desert Sahara is located in Africa. • Rub Alkali desert is in Saudi Arabia. • Kalhari desert is in South Africa. • Gobi desert is in Mongolia & China. • The Atacama Desert is located in North Chile, South America. • What is the worlds oldest desert - country named after it-Namib • Namib Desert is in South-West Africa. • Simpson Desert is in Australia. • Great Victoria Desert is in Australia. • Kalhari desert is in South Africa. • Arabian Desert is in Egypt. • Death Valley desert is in California. • Gibson Desert is in Australia. • Great Sandy Desert is in Australia. • Karakum desert is in Turkmenistan. • Kavir Dasht Davir desert is in Iran. • Nafud desert is in Saudi Arabia. • Rub-el-Khali desert is in South Arabian peninsula. • Sonoran desert is in Arizona to Mexico. • Taklimankan is desert in China. • Deserts in Asia are: Gobi, Karakum, Rub-al-Khali, Takla makan. • Takla Makan desert is in Xinjing (China). • Deserts in Africa are: Kalhari, Namib, and Sahara. • CITIES ON RIVER BANKS • Venice stands on what river-The Arno • New York is on River Hudson’s bank. • Budapest is located on the bank of Danube river. • Paris is situated on the river Rhine. • River passing through Paris... The Siens • Paris is located ont eh bank of Seine river. • Agra is on the bank of Jamuna River. • On river Danube Budapest is located. • On river Siene Paris is located. • Montreal is situated on the bank of river Ottawa • The city of Bonn is situated in Germany • Calcutta is situated on Hoogli River. • Belgrade stands on the river Danube. • Rome is located beside the river Timber. • Attock lies on River Indus. • Baghdad lies on Tigris. • Bahawalpur lies on Sutlej. • Basra lies on Shatt-al-Arab. • Bedford lies on Danube. • Berlin lies on Spree. • Bonn (Germany) lies on Rhine. • Brussels (Belgium) lies on Senno. • Budapest (Hungary) lies on Danube. • Cairo lies on Nile. • Kolkata lies on Hoogli. • Chittagong lies on Karnaphuli. • Dhaka lies on Boori Ganga. • Damascus lies on Barada. • Delhi lies on Jumna. • Hyderabad (Sindh) lies on Indus. • Jhelum lies on River Jhelum. • Kanpur lies on Ganges. • Khartoom lies on Blue and white Nile. • Lahore lies on Ravi. • London lies on Thames. • Mosul lies on Tigris. • Paris lies on Seine. • Rohri lies on Indus. • Rome lies on Tiber. • Tokyo lie on Sumida. • Sukkur lies on Indus. • Washington lies on Vistula. • Wazirabad lies on Chenab. • Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey • Moscow is situated on the bank of river Moscow. • Khartoum is situated on the bank of Nile River. • Bhawalpur is situated at the bank of Sutlej. • What city is at the mouth of the Menam river- Bangkok • GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIES • Eric the Red discovered Greenland. • Marco Polo (Italian) reached China through India. • Vescoda gama (Portuguese) discovered sear route from Europe to India. • Pedro Alvarez Cabral (Portuguese) discovered Brazil. • George Lord Anson (English) sailed around the earth. • Charles A.Lindberg (American) made first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic. • Various (Portugese) discovered Sri Lanka. • C.F. Blair (US) made the first solo flight over the Arctic. Sir Vivian Fuchs and Edmund Hillary (US) first crossing of the Antarctic continent. • G.H. Wilkins (Australian) flew over the South Pole. • CIS are landlocked countries of Asia. WORLD COUNTRIES • Buckingham palace is the residence of British king and Queen is in London. • 10 Downing Street is the residence of British PM. • Queen’s house is the official residence of Sri Lankan president. • Great Wall of China was built in the reign of Shih Huang-ti • Blue House is the official residence in .. South Korea • Istana Merdeke is the official residence of President of Indonesia. • Elysee palace is the name of the residence of Franch President. • What country’s leader does not have an official residence: Cuba • IMPORTANT GEOGRAPHICAL LINES • A Curzon line is the polish-Russian frontier setup in 1945. • Dead line is the line or boundary of a military prison, which prisoners are not allowed to cross. • Green Line is a demarcation line between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. • Hindenburg line separates Germany from Poland. • Pak-Iran border line was demarcated on 24th Sep: 1872. • Line of control is b/w Azad Kashmir & Occupied Kashmir. • Mc Mohan line is the boundary line between India and China. It was demarcated in 1914. • Radcliff line is the boundary between Pakistan and India. It was demarcated in 1947 by Sir Cyril Radcliff. • 17th parallel line is the boundary line between North Vietnam and the South Vietnam. • 24th parallel Line lies in Rann of Kutch. It is frontier between Pakistan and India. • 38th Parallel line is the boundary between North and South Korea. • 49th Parallel Line is the boundary line between Canada and the USA. • Plimsoll Lime is a horizontal line on a merchant ship to which a ship the upper limit to which a ship may be legally loaded. • Dead line is a boundary line around a military prison which prisoners are forbidden to cross. • Durand line is 1300 mile long frontier b/w Pakistan & Afghanistan demarcated in 1893-95. it has over 200 passes. • Green line is a painted line in Nicosia (Cyprus) that serves as a demarcation line b/w Greek & Turkish Cypriot communities. • Maginot line is French line of fortification built in WWII along the German border form Switzerland to Belgium. It divides France from Germany. • Maginot line divides France from Germany. • • Mannerheim line was defensive fortification line on the Karelian Isthmus built by Finland against the Soviet Union. • Oder-neisse Line was boundary b/w Germany & Poland during WWII. IMPORTANT STREETS • Bond Street is located in London. It is famous for tailoring and jewelry. • Dalal Street is located in Mumbai (India). It is the stock exchange market of Mumbai. • Drowning Street No. 10 is located at Westminster (England). It is famous for the official residence of the British Prime Minister. It was named after Sir George Drowning, a diplomat under Cromwell and King Charles II. • Elgin Street is located in Scotland. It is the world’s shortest street. • Young Street is located in Toronto (Canada). It is the longest street in the world. • Vicolo della virilita is the world’s narrowest street. • Canal Street is the widest street in USA. • Broadway (USA) is famous for various theaters and cinema halls. It is regarded as biggest street in the world. • Fleet Street is in London where newspaper offices and press agencies are located. • The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street • • Lombart Street is located in San Francisco. This street is also called the Crookedest Street. It is the financial centre in San Francisco. • Wall Street is located in New York. It was built in 1653. It is famous for banking, finance and stock exchange market. • In which London Street is the US embassy- Grosvener Square. GENERAL • The country which provides free education at university level is Sri Lanka. • The country to adopt gold standard for the first time was UK. • Roman general Mark Anthony was a poor fisherman. • 6 people lost lives in the Great Fire of London in 1666. • Bofors scandal occurred in India. • First system of English short hand was devised in 1602. • China is situated in Eastern part of Asia. • Afghanistan is a landlocked country Central Asia (Chk) • Bosnia-Herzegovina joined the UN on May 22, 1992. • Capital of Micronesia is Palikir. • Costa Rica is a Central American country. • Equator passes through Brazil. • After Australia, Europe is the smallest continent. • Sakhalin Islands enriched with oil reserves are claimed by Russia & Japan. • Changa Manga is famous for sisham Timber forests. • The total length of railways in Pakistan is 8875 km. • Sialkot has the highest annual rainfall. • The largest district of Punjab by area is Bahawalpurj. • Pakistan Environmental Protection Ordinance was enforced in 1984. • Frost shattering kind of weather takes place on the valley side above the surface of a glacier. • Monsoon wind reverses seasonlally. • Bermuda triangle extends up to South Florida & Puerto Rico. • • Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty relating to environmental problems. • Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zaklariaya belongs to Chistia order. • The longest river in South Asia is Brahmputra. • The length of river Indus is 2880 km. • The oldest Hydro-electric Project in Pakistan is in Malakand. • The oldest barrage on the river Indus at Sukkur was built in 1932. • Europe has no desert. • Arabia, Scandinavia & Alaska are called Peninsula. • The richest fishing ground in the world is North Eastern Asia. • When one place on the earth is on a bigger eastern longitude then its time will be ahead. • Arakan Yoma: is the exten¬sion of the Himalayas located in Myanmar. • Cardamom: Karnataka is the largest producer of car¬damom. India is the largest exporter of cardamom in the world. • Climograph: is a graphical representation of the differentia-tion between various types of climate. • Cosmic year: One cosmic year is equal to the time taken by the sun to complete one orbit around the galactic centre. • Date Line, International: International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian. It divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when travelling westwards. • Aberdeen in Scotland is known for Britain’s largest granite-exporitng industry. It is knwn as Granite City. • Alexander (ship) is the name of the ship in which Charles Darwin toured for five years. • Which of the following is a characteristic of sedimentary rocks? They are porous • When does the summer solstice occur in the Southern Hemisphere of our globe? 22nd December • Mediterranean climate has the characteristic of ‘dry summers with great sunshine and rainy winters’ • Precipitation takes place whentemperature of moisture in air sharply decreases • Which of the following processes is related to the formation of Himalayas? Folding • The term ‘Eye’ in a cyclone refers to circular region of relatively light Winds • Gold Harp bridge of Istanbul connects Asia with Europe. • 193 countries are in world. • Land occupied by Asia 29.7 %. • Thickness of earth crust 20 miles. • Max height of cloud 20,000. • Rainfall is recorded on maps by Isohyets. • 45 Countries are there in Asia, 18 in Latin America. • A meteorological term for a high pressure is called anticyclone. • PHYSICAL PROPERTIES • Theory of mutation was propounded by Hygo de Vries. • A theory of acquired character was given by Lamark. • Charles Darwin is famous for his theory of struggle for existence and survival of the fittest. • Sigmund Freud is called as the father of modern psychiatry and psychology. • Energy stored in stretched spring is Elastic Potential energy • Energy stored in fossil fuels is chemical energy • Radio waves are Electromagnetic waves • A.C voltage is analogue quantity • Optical fibers work on polarization of electromagnetic waves • Condenser is used to collect the charge • In diesel engine ignition takes place by compression • A radar uses radio waves to detect enemy aircraft • Law of floating bodies was given by Archimedes • Particle with +ve charge but mass equal to electron is positron • Nucleus of an atom has +ve charge. • Bosons are Photons and Mesons • There is no neutron in the atom of hydrogen • Quark is an atomic particle. Scientists think that proton and neutrons are themselves made of still smaller particles called quarks • Muttons are particles of atom • John Dalton, an English scientist, gave Atomic Theory in 1803 describing atom as the smallest unit of an element • Gas in children’ s balloon is Helium • Weight of electron = 9.1 x 10 power -31 kg • Charge on electron = 1.6 x 10 power -19 coulomb • Weight of proton = 1.66 x 10 power -27 kg • Charge on proton = 1.6 x 10 power -19 coulomb • A proton is 1836 times heavier than an electron • Ordinarily and atom is a neutral particle • Ernest Rutherford, a New Zealander, in 1908 discovered Atomic Nucleus • Speed of sound is faster in hot air than in cold air • Ultrasonic are sound waves of high frequency = 12000 cycles/sec and higher • Sound travels faster in moist air than in dry air • Sound travels more rapidly in solids • Maximum limit of sound beyond which a man can become deaf is 129 decibel • Audible sound is 20-20,000 cycles/second • Inaudible sound >20,000 cycles/second • Velocity of sound at 0 deg: C is 331.7 m/s • Echo can only be produces when the distance of the obstacle is at least 17 meters • When we hear a sound, its impressions remain in our ear for 1/10th of a second • Image persists for about 1/10th of second in our eye • For creating a persistence of vision, pictures are projected at the rate of 10 or more/sec • Nuclear Energy is not a source of alternative energy. • Videotape used in camcorders to record audio and video signal employee fine grains of iron oxide. • Temperature inside a refrigerator is 40 deg: F • The laws of reflection were first discovered by a al- Hazen • 0.200 grams are equal to one carat. • One million cycles per second is called Megahertz. • Carbon fiber is made by heating textile fibers. These are used in tennis rackets and racing yacht • Catalytic converter reduce the harmful fumes the engine emits • If you double the voltage you double the current (Ohm’s law) • What product uses the most silver-Camera Film • The speed of sound depends on the medium through which the waves are passing. The speed of sound in gases depends on what? Density • Two or more molecules of carbohydrates are linked together through glycosidic bond • peptide bond b\w amino acids, joined to form proteins, is the linkage b/w N and C • An android is any robot that: has the ability to make decisions and formulate plans • Semaphores were used between sailors for many years to communicate between ships • One of the first long distance communication system invented in 1790 was the semaphores towers • Telegraph was invented in 1821 • Telephone was invented in1876 • Us inventor Samuel More developed the system of dots and dashes of telegraph that was known as Morse Code • Scientist now think that protons and Neutrons are themselves made of still smaller particles called quarks. • Portable gadgets = Mobile phones and portable TVs. • Derailleur gears are used in Bicycles. • Motor – cross race is for motor cycles. • Cantilever brake used in Bicycle. • Speed of light 300,000 kilometers per second. • Engineers use electronic theodolite and range-finder to measure the distance and angle to calibrated staff. • Centigrade and Celsius temperatures are same below freezing point. • which instrument is used to measure pressure? Manometer • the velocity of light was first measured by Olaf Roemer • centigrade and fahrenheit scales gives same readings at 32 degrees • The first European scientist who refuted the belief that the earth was the centre of the universe was Copernicus. • Mobile phones transmit message using radio-type waves called microwaves • Super conductors are also strong diamagnetic this means they strongly repel magnets. • Super conductors are used in very fast computers and also in trains like Maglevs. • Electronic theodolite and range finder measures and distance and angle. • A fluorescent light is a glass tube containing gas which produces UV light when current passed trough it. Tube is coated with phosphor which glows when UV hits it. • Some of the chemicals from the recycle of old cells are used by liver to make bile which is stored in gall bladder. • Which is lighter, gold or plastic? Plastic • Lasers are a special source of light called coherent light this means all the light waves are in step with each other and travel in same direction • Laser produce light of one particular wavelength and it is s single, pure color. • The first hologram was make in 1962 • Laser = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation • Quartz-halogen bulbs are used in overhead projectors and spotlights • Helium is uses to fill airships and balloons • Helium is used to pressurize hydrogen fuel in rockets and the air in diver’s air tanks • Apart from radon, which is radioactive, the noble gases are used in lighting. • The noble gases have very low boiling points. • Liquid helium is the coldest substance. • A gas only becomes liquid at -268.9 deg: C • Combustion is a kind of oxidation reaction. • At room temperature the particles in air travel at around 1800 km/h the same speed as a bullet fires from a rifle. • Generators convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. • The principle behind the generator is electromagnetic induction. It was discovered by Michael Faraday. • Lovell telescope is at Jodrell Bank the site for space observatory • Nicolous Copernicus (1473-1543) was born in Poland and was the first to explain the solar system. • Derailleur gear are used in bicycles • Cantilever brake is also used in bicycles • Static electricity makes a balloon stick to the wall after you have rubbed it on your hair. • John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley in 1947 used a semiconductor called germanium to make the world’s first transistor. • A diode conducts electricity easily in one direction but resists the flow of electricity in the other. • A capacitor stores electric charge. Capacitors are important components for making timers. • Capacitors are used in filtering circuits like treble and bass in hi-fi • Transistors can be used as logic gates • Energy value of food items is expressed in kilojoules (kj) or thousands of joules. • British scientist James Prescott Joule discovered the principle of conservation of energy. • Which one of the following statements regarding sound is true? Its source is always a vibrating material. • Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is reduced to zero • Movie camera take pictures at rate of 24 pictures per second • Density of water is 1 • Water expands as it freezes to ice. This makes ice less dense than water which causes ice to float. • Heat flows in three ways conduction, convection and radiation • A concave lens is used for the correction of the Hyperphobia • Silver metal has the highest electrical conductivity. • Mohr’s scale hardest substance is diamond - whats the softest: Talc •
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