General Knowledge : World ■ The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman ■ The longest river in the world is the Nile ■ The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada ■ The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km ■ The highest mountain in the world is the Everest ■ The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar ■ The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert ■ The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil ■ The country also known as country of Copper is Zambia ■ The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line ■ The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea ■ The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia ■ The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada ■ The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily ■ The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea ■ The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans ■ The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade ■ The Japanese call their country as Nippon ■ The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres ■ The worlds oldest known city is Damascus ■ The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice ■ The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar ■ The biggest island of the world is Greenland ■ The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit, USA ■ The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is USA ■ The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia ■ The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is Malaysia ■ The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Mississippi ■ The city which was once called the `Forbidden City was Peking ■ The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan ■ Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest ■ The volcano Vesuvius is located in Italy ■ The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba ■ The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers ■ The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea ■ The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal ■ The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean ■ The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow ■ The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium, Prague ■ The worlds largest diamond producing country is South Africa ■ Australia was discovered by James Cook ■ The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah ■ Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey ■ The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam ■ The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel ■ The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant ■ The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco ■ The national flower of Britain is Rose ■ Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin ■ The national flower of Italy is Lily ■ The national flower of China is Narcissus ■ The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu ■ The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz ■ The first Industrial Revolution took place in England ■ World Environment Day is observed on 5th June ■ The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln ■ The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil ■ The name of Alexanders horse was Beucephalus ■ Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles ■ The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson ■ The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon ■ The UNO was formed in the year 1945 ■ UNO stands for United Nations Organization ■ The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August ■ Last Judgement was the first painting of an Italian painter named Michelangelo ■ Paradise Regained was written by John Milton ■ The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib ■ The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Peary ■ The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica ■ The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada ■ The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson ■ The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi ■ World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September ■ The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck ■ The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway ■ The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet ■ The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen ■ The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam ■ The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher ■ The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie ■ The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Frederick Auguste Bartholdi ■ The port of Banku is situated in Azerbaijan ■ John F Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald ■ The largest river in France is Lore ■ The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was Catherine of Aragon ■ The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche ■ The first British University to admit women for degree courses was London University ■ The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar ■ New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers ■ Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves ■ The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand ■ The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea ■ The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan ■ The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls(Venezuela) ■ The largest library in the world is the United States Library of Congress Washington DC
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