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Which English word comes from the French for candle: Chandelier
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In which European capitol city is a cannon fired at
1.00 pm daily Edinburgh
•
Worldwide most capitol cities begin with which letter- B
•
What creature is the symbol of medicine- Snake
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Which vegetable is also a flower- Broccoli
•
What nationality was Cleopatra- Greek
•
A university has a campus what does it literally mean:A Field
•
What does the name Dracula mean in Romanian: Son of the Devil
•
Whose name translates as Emperor of all-Genghis Khan
•
Which country was the first to issue parking tickets:France
•
Name the first war submarine invented by David Bushnell
it sank Turtle
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In which city was Galileo born- Pisa
•
The most common name in the world is Mohammed
•
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds,dogs only have
about ten
•
There was once an undersea post office in the Bahamas
•
There are more chickens than people in the world
•
The scientist who designed the first internal
combustion engine used to burn low grade fuel. Etienne Lenoir
•
The scientist who asserted the earth to be a huge
magnet: Ben Franklin
•
The scientist who discovered water.Belinda Mooney
•
The scientist who asserted the earth to be a huge
magnet: William Gilbert
•
All of the oxygen that you breathe has been produced by
the splitting of water during Oxidative phosphorylation .
•
Edible part of tomato is whole fruit.
•
One micron is equal to One-thousandth of a millimeter.
•
First world war was began on 1914 A.D. and second world
war started in 1939 when germany attacked on poland, it is also considered as
Greatest war.
•
Columbus discovered america on 1492 A.D.
•
The Royal Majesty ship Queen Elizabeth (UK) is the
largest pessenger ship in the world.It is 314 metres long and 36 metres wide.
•
The cambodian language is a language which has a total
number of 74 alphabets.
•
The Sumerian civilization is considered to be the
oldest civilization of the world.
•
Jericho,situated in the Jorden valley is the oldest
town of the world.
•
The maximum ever temperature of 136.4 F was recorded on
september 13,1922 in the city Azizia (Libya) and The minimum temperature of
-129.6 F was recorded in the town of Vostok near Antarctica on 24th august ,
1960.
•
The highest rainfall for one month was recorded at
Indian town of Cherapoonje. 366,14 inches rain
fell there during the month of july 1861.
•
Sierra Leone has the lowest GDP per capita of 510 US
dollars and Luxembourg has the highest GDP
per capita of 36,400 US dollars.
•
The Umayyad Dynasty (661-750 A.D) was the first Muslim dynasty.
•
Light is the fastest thing in the universe.It travels
at a phenomenal speed of 187,000 miles per second.
•
According to the Forbcs magazine, There were 311
individual billionaires in the world.out of these, 108 belonged to USA,44
belonged to germany and 34 were japanese.
•
The earth is the densest planet of universe .It has
density of 5.515 time that of water.
•
La Paz,capital city of Bolivia (south america), is
situated at an altitude of 3631 metres (12087 feet) from the sea level.
•
The panch pokhri lake situated in the himalaya
mountains is the highest lake in the world.
•
The present palace of sultan of brunei in the capital
city of bandar seri begawan consisting of 1788 rooms is the largest palace.
•
Mahavira(founder of jainism)and gautama buddha (founder
of buddism) were contemporaries and
flourished in india in the 6th century B.C.
•
The three pyramids of eqypt were built from 2700 to
2500 B.C.,these are tombs of khufu,khafra and menkaura.
•
The great wall of china was completed in 204 B.C.it is
1500 miles long.Its average height is 25 feet and about 12 feet wide at the top.
•
The city rome was founded in 753 B.C. by romolus.
•
The muslim rule of spain lasted from 711 to 1492 A.D.
•
The statue of liberty (newyork) was installed in
1886.It is 151 feet one inch high from the base to torch.
•
The world is divided into 24 time zones,each 15`
longtitude wide. the longitudinal meridian passing through greenwich,England is
the starting point and is called the prime meridian.
•
Christopher columbus discovered bahamas on 12 oct 1492 A.D.
•
The world famous golden gate bridge is located in San francisco(usa).
•
Russia invaded Afghanistan on dec 27,1979.
•
Hong Kong was returned to china on july 1,1997.
•
Eritrea became an independent state on may 24,1993.
•
A billion contain 1000 million. It has 9 zeroes.
similarly a trillion has 12 zeroes,a quadrillion 15 zeroes,a quintillion 18
zeroes and a decillion 33 zeroes.
•
One inch is equal to 2.5400 cms and one mile is equal
to 1.6093 kms.
•
About half of the world population speaks indo-european
languages. The Indo-European branch to which english belongs is germanic.
•
The original inhabitants of USA are known as Red Indians.
•
Out of the 193 sovereign independent nations of the
world 147 are republics and other 46 are under
personal rules (14 kings,1 emperor,3 queens,7 hereditary sheikhs,1 grand duke,2
sultans,1 constitutional monarch etc).
•
Gwadar became a part of pakistan on september 9,1958.
•
All india mulim league was formulated on december
30,1906 and first president was Sir Agha Khan.
•
Afghanistan got independence on 19th aug 1919.
•
Air conditioner invented by "willis H.
carrier"U.S. in 1902.
•
Camera(photographic) has been invented by "Joseph
N. Niepce"france in 1822.
•
Sunlight is composed of seven colours
•
"Braille system" is used for the education of Blind.
•
Lousis Braille of France made it possible for the blind
to read and write.
•
Blue color has shortest wavelength
•
Protein is a natural
polymer
•
The paper currency first introduce by china
•
Redwood or Giant Sempervirens is the tallest tree in
the world . It rises up to a height of 111 metres (366 feets).
•
Pakistan-Afghanistan border ' Durand line ' was drawn
in 1893 by Sir Mortimer Durand and Afghanistan`s ruler Abdur rehman khan.
•
Asian Development Bank was established on 16th jan, 1999.
•
Radcliff was a lawyer by profession.
•
In 1945, Hiroshima was the first city Atom bomb dropped.
•
Leo Tolstoy was the political guru of Gandhi.
•
South Africa is the country which has three capitals.
•
All-india Muslim league was established in 1906 and
Quaid-e-azam joined in 1913.
•
The lowest per capita income in the Muslim world is of Somalia.
•
United Nations spends a lion`s share of its budget on
Refugees rehabilitations
•
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides is
known as “peninsula ".
•
The density of population usually measured in person
per sq. km
•
The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel
•
The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant
•
The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz
•
The first Republican President of America was Abraham Lincoln
•
The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil
•
The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus
•
Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
•
The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson
•
The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica
•
The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher
•
The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Federick Auguste Bartholdi
•
John F.Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald
•
The first British University to admit women for degree
courses was London University
•
The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan
•
The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival
•
Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus
•
The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel
•
The word `Quiz' was coined by Jim Daly Irishman
•
The original meaning of `Quiz' was Trick
•
Adolf Hitler was born in Austria
•
In the year 1811,Paraguay became independent from Spain
•
The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynney
•
Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln
•
The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson
river is Manhattan
•
The famous painting `Mona Lisa'is displayed at Louvre museum,Paris
•
The earlier name for tomato was Love apple
•
The famous words `Veni Vidi Vici'were said by Julius Caesar
•
Disneyland is located in California,USA
•
Archimedes was born in
Sicily
•
The famous General Motors company was founded by William Durant
•
The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy
•
The White House was painted white to Hide fire damage
•
"History is Bunk"was said by Henry Ford
•
The term ``astrology' literally means Star Speech
•
Togo is situated in Africa
•
The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers
was Genghis Khan
•
The first talkie feature film in USA was The Jazz Singer
•
The name of the large clock on the tower of the House
of Parliament in London is called Big Ben
•
Prado museum is located in Madrid
•
The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight
•
`Man is a Tool Making Animal' was said by Benjamin Franklin
•
The term 'anesthesia'was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes
•
Number of schools of thoughts is 52.
•
Farat valley is in Iraq.
•
Notre Dom is located in Paris (France), it is a church.
•
Jodrell Bank is located in Great Britain, it is famous
for its Space Observatory.
•
Micronesia is located in Asia.
•
Blue Mosque is in Istanbul.
•
Bastille was a jail in Paris, it was destroyed during
the French Revolution on 14th July 1789.
•
Camp David is famous for Camp David Accord, which took
place between Egypt and Israel. It is located in USA.
•
Jaffna is the headquarters of LTTE guerillas in Sri Lanka.
•
Akal Takht is a place of confession of Penance in the
Golden Temple complex, it has been the spiritual
and temporal seat of authority of Sikh since
1906.
•
Hanging garden of Babylon is situated in Baghdad and
was planted in 603 B.C; this is included in seven wonder of the world.
•
Leaning tower of Pisa, it was built in 12th Century, it
is located in Italy.
•
Aleppo is located in
Syria.
•
The famous Empire State Building in located in New York.
•
Bermuda Triangle is in Caribbean region.
•
Bermuda is the colony of UK.
•
Eiffel tower of Paris was built in 1887-89 by Gustav
Eiffel, 986 feet high, now used as a winders stations.
•
Lumbin is the birthplace of Gautam Budh, it is in Nepal.
•
Dehro Dun is located in UP (India), it is famous for
its military academy.
•
Yellow Stone National Park is in USA.
•
Golan Heights are located in Syria.
•
The Indonesian island Bali is famous for Temples.
•
Great Wall of China can be seen from the moon, the
total length of the wall is 1684 miles or 6000
kms, it was built in the reign of Shih Huang-ti (246-210) BC.
•
Abu Simbal is the famous temple in Egypt.
•
Adam’s bridge is 17 miles long line of rock and sand
bank between India and Sri Lanka.
•
Mermaid Statue is in
Copenhagen.
•
Temple mount is located in Jerusalem.
•
Buland Darwaza is situated near Agra its height is 176 feet.
•
Olympia is a place with temple of Zeus and Hera.
•
Jordan is an Islamic country which has boundary with
many countries.
•
Break up of Germany occurred on 1945 and merger on Oct
3, 1990.
•
Iraq occupied Kuwait on 2nd Aug 1990.
•
Indonesia has 3000 islands.
•
Japan is an archipelago.
•
Namibia is administrated by South Africa.
•
UAE is the federation of 7 Emirates.
•
Bosnia Herzegovina became independent on Jan 17, 1996.
•
USA president tenure is of 4 years.
•
Kosovo mostly consists of Albanian Muslims.
•
Baltic States is the name given to the European countries
like Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
•
Spanish is the official language of Argentina.
•
The majority of Japan’s Population is by religion Shinto.
•
The term Boxer Rebellion is associated with China.
•
Philippines comprises of 7000 tropical islands.
•
Aukland and Christ Church are the major cities of New Zealand.
•
Melbourne is the capital city of Australian city Victoria.
•
Berlin was approved as a capital on 20th June 1991.
•
Manchester is the city of Great Britain famous for
textile industry.
•
Toronto is in North America.
•
Sao Paulo is the largest city of South America.
•
Alexandria is the famous city of Egypt, it is also an
important sea port.
•
The criminals of the Second World War were trailed in
the city of Nuremburg.
•
Kobe is a Japanese city and port heavily bombarded in
World War-I, serious earthquake hit in 1997.
•
Hague is the city of
Holland.
•
Mauna Loa (USA) is the largest active volcano of the world.
•
Robert Mugabe is the personality of Zimbabwe.
•
Newton was of English
Origin.
•
George Bush is 44th US president and 15th to be elected twice.
•
Greatest number of space walk (10) is held by Alexander
Serebrov of Russia.
•
Goethe was German in
origin.
•
Hazrat Bullay Shah was a famous Sufi poet of Punjabi
language. His tomb is in the city of Kasur.
•
Haroon ur Rashid belonged to Abbasid dynasty.
•
Shakespeare was of Great Britain.
•
Firdusi was a Persian poet.
•
President Roosevelt of USA delivered his famous Four
Freedoms speech in 1941.
•
1993, Madam Tansu Cillar became prime minister of Tukey.
•
Luther King is associated with the reformation movement.
•
Duke of Wellington was of England.
•
F.D Roosevelt was elected as president for three times.
•
Pablo Picasso was born in Spain and settled in Paris.
•
Slobodan Milosevic belonged to Yugoslavia.
•
Michael Keamay of USA graduated at the age of 10 years.
•
The name of American magnate Rockefeller is related to
Iron Industry.
•
Famous Lady Helen Keller belonged to US.
•
The American general who acted as the supreme commander
of Allied forces in Europe during the second world war was D.D Eisenhower.
•
Ajmeer is fomous for a sufi saint’s tomb named Khawaja
Moin ud Din Chisti.
•
Lloyd George of Great Britain represented in treaty of Versailles.
•
Germany remained in grip of allied occupation from 1994
to 1952.
•
British rules over India about 90 years.
•
Shogun period (1603-1867) is related to Japan.
•
There are 5 lending religions in the world.
•
Christians faced stiff opposition from Romans.
•
Worst explosion, Dec 3, 1984 occurred in Bhopal (India).
•
1500- Value colossus was the first programmable
computer of the world. It was put to use in Dec 1943 in UK.
•
The ancient Chinese were great scientists and
invertors, they invented magnetic compass during Hun dynasty.
•
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldren
landed on the moon.
•
In Opium war Britain fought against China.
•
Gulf war Jan 1991 stopped in Feb 28, 1991.
•
Iran-Iraq was started in Sep 1980 and ended in Aug1988.
•
Soviet Union Officially broke up on Dec 26, 1991.
•
At the end of Second World War in 1945, Germany was
divided among 4 major powers.
•
Fighting broke out between Greeks and the Turks in July 1974.
•
Akbar the great ruled the India from 1556-1605 A.D.
•
Before Independence East Timor was being ruled by Indonesia.
•
Shah Barendra family was assassinated in Nepal 2 June 2001.
•
Imam Ayatullah Khumani Brought about an Islamic
revolution in Iran by ousting Shah Reza Shah in the year 1979.
•
The famous British Naval commander, who defected the
French Naval Fleet at Nile in 1788 and at Trafalgar in 1805 was Horatio Nelson.
•
Columbia Space shuttle broke up on re-entry to Earth on
Feb 1, 2003.
•
Doer war fought between South Africa and British.
•
Han Dynasty was in China.
•
People’s Republic of chine gained its independence in
1949 under the leadership of Mao-Zedong.
•
In China the Cultural Revolution lasted from 1966-1969.
•
Sumerian Civilization were settled in Euphrates and
Tigris regions.
•
Hanover dynasty belonged to Great Britain.
•
Great Wall of China was built in 204 BC.
•
Hapsburg dynasty, Weimer republic, Third Reich belongs
to Germany.
•
USA dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945.
•
Delhi Sultans were of Lodhi Dynasty.
•
Civil War of
USA lasted from 1861-1865.
•
Hong Kong was returned to china on 1 July 1997.
•
Glorious Revolution in England took place in 1688. A.D.
•
Iraqi general who brought about military revolution in
Iraq by ousting kind Faisal on 14th July 1958
was Abdul Karim Qasim.
•
A French economist named Francois Quesnay proposed the
concept of Laissez-Faire in the 18th Century.
•
The name of Mesopotamia was changes to Iraq in the year 1935.
•
American war of Independence started in 1776 and came
to an end in 1783.
•
In 1982 the Falklands war was fought between Britain
and Argentina.
•
Sadam Hussain Became President in 1979.
•
After breakup Grobachev became president of USSR.
•
Pearl Harbor incident took place on 7th Dec 1941.
•
The currency Euro was launched on 1 Jan 1999.
•
In April 1986 the place named CHERNOBYL gained world
fame due to accident in Atomic Reactor.
•
Alexander died in Babylon in 322 B.C.
•
Berlin Wall kept East and West Germany divided for 28
years. It was dismantled by East German Gov.
on Nov 18th 1989.
•
Mohen jo Daro was founded by Sir John Marshall, also
know as mound of dead. The people residing there were traders by profession.
There is found of statue of bull, which denotes that people were worshippers of it.
•
Taj Mahal is locted in Agra, the white marble mausoleum
built by shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal in 1529. It
was designed by Shiraz (Iranian Architect) over twenty years.
•
Taxilla is the ancient city of the province of Punjab.
It is the site of ancient archeological excavation.
•
The place named Normandy became worlds famous due to
the D.Day landgin during the Second World
War on 6th June 1944. Normandy is located in
France.
•
After the First World War the Dawes Plan was launched
in year 1924.
•
Industrial Revolution first started in Britain.
•
After the first world war (1914-18) the Allies signed a
treaty of Sevres in 1920 with Turkey.
•
The Marshal Plan was announced on 5th June 1947 at Harvard.
•
Statue of liberty is 151 feet tall. It is made of
copper, located in the Liberty Island in New York. It was presented by France to US. It unveiled in 1886.
•
The original residents of India before the arrival of
the Aryan were Dravidians.
•
Romulus founded the city of Rome in 753 B.C.
•
Buddhism is non-theistic religion.
•
Majority of the population of Vietnam comprise of Buddhist.
•
Naval Missile Brahmos Cruise Missile is an Indian Missile.
•
Cambodian language has 74 Alphabets.
•
China’s population is about 1261 million.
•
Hellas is the word appears on the postage stamp of Greece.
•
A group of Nightingales is called a Watch.
•
Young fish is called
fingerling.
•
Joey is the kid of Kangaroo.
•
Gam of Whales.
•
Northern Europe is known with Scandinavian Region and
Nordic Region.
•
Countries Area wise-Russia-Canada-China-USA-Brazil.
•
250 children born every minute.
•
AAA, Agricultural Adjustment Act is related to
President Roosevelt.
•
Currently out of the worlds population the Muslims are
one fifth.
•
Virtue party belongs to Turkey.
•
The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal.
•
Federal system has central and provincial government.
•
The international customary laws which allow states to
punish as offender are known as criminal Juris Gentium.
•
The term “In Camera” is used for the trial of case when
case is heard without reporting to public.
•
Latin term De Jure means by Law.
•
The word Iron Curtain was used by Winston Churchill.
•
Reconciliation means when third party investigates and
suggests a solution to a dispute.
•
In literacy term the dramatic work with aims at
exciting laughter is called Farce.
•
Aquiline is for eagle.
•
Bovine is for cattle.
•
Canine is for dog.
•
Caprine is for goat.
•
Corvine is for crow.
•
Equine is for horse.
•
Feline is for horse.
•
Leonine is for cat.
•
Lupine is for wolves.
•
Ovine is for sheep.
•
Pavonine is for peacock.
•
Psittacine is for parrot.
•
Simian is for apes,
monkey.
•
Ursine is for bear.
•
Vulpine is for fox.
•
Gallup poll is the method of assessing public opinion
through representative expression of opinion
of cross reaction of the population of a country.
•
Tax on import and Export is called Tariff.
•
Antwerp is called by the name of key to the common market.
•
Stone Age is also known as Paleolithic period.
•
Orangutan means man of the woods.
•
Sugar Island is the located at the confluence of Ganga
and the Bay of Bengal.
•
Agraphia means inability to write.
•
King Faisal is called “The Islamic Coordinator”.
•
The creator of “Mona Lisa” belonged to Italy.
•
The Labor party believes in Socialism.
•
The US Senate comprises 100 members.
•
“Warsak Dam” has been built on the River Kabul.
•
5 June is known as World Environment Day.
•
“The Sun also Rises” is written by Earnest Hemingway.
•
Black Death reaches England in 1348.
•
Intifada denotes Palestinian uprising.
•
Caucasus is situated between Caspian and Black Sea.
•
Kabul in the largest city of Afghanistan.
•
Akbar was died at Agra in 1650.
•
In 1783 Britain acknowledged the independence of USA.
•
The term cartel refers to Unity of parties, factions or
nation in a common cause.
•
Term the belief in the “rightness” of rule is legitimacy.
•
Tyranny is the form of government in which one person
rules arbitrarily.
•
Barbers invaded North Africa before Arabs.
•
Popular name of Canada is Land of Maple.
•
American’s parliament is Congress.
•
Largest oil company belong to USA is The Ecxon Corporation.
•
New name of Lyallpur is Faisalabad.
•
Indian city, Ahmedabad, is associated to textile industry.
•
‘National People’s Assembly’ belongs to Algeria.
•
Aeroflot is Russia’s airline.
•
Bakhtar is the news agency of Afghanistan.
•
Croix de Guerre is the highest military award of France.
•
The currency of Syria is pound.
•
Som is the currency of
Uzbekistan.
•
Machiavelli was born in Florence.
•
Montesquieu wrote ‘the spirit of laws’.
•
Rousseau was born in
Geneva.
•
Bentham is the father of utilitarianism.
•
Lenin was a Bolshevik
leader.
•
Hitler’s theory of the state is known as National Socialism.
•
John Locke advocated basic human rights.
•
Montesquieu was a political sociologist.
•
Mao joined communist party in 1921.
•
Cease fire between Iran and Iraq took place in 1988, by
the intervention of U.N.
•
8 furlongs make one mile.
•
Balloki barrage is located on Ravi.
•
Loan to a corporation is ‘debt funding’.
•
Khadija Mastoor wrote
Angan.
•
Imam Ghazali is the author of Ihya-ul-Uloom.
•
Boxing is called ‘noble art of self defence’.
•
50 nations are there in Africa.
•
Fort Monroe is located at Suleiman hills.
•
Derawar fort is located in Cholistan Desert.
•
Relli is the name of a
game.
•
Al Beruni discovered that light travels faster than sound.
•
Due to buffer system, human blood has a ph of 7.4.
•
General secretariat of the European parliament is in Luxemburg.
•
On 2nd August, 1990, Iraq occupied Kuwait.
•
The term ‘intifada’ means uprising.
•
The city of Jerusalem is known as ‘Al Quran’.
•
Headquarter of PLO is in Tunisia.
•
In East Jerusalem ‘wailing wall’ is a sacred place of Jews.
•
Hindenburg line is a boundary line between Poland and Germany.
•
Changa Manga, part of Punjab, is famous for Sheesham
Timber forest.
•
The shape of the baseball is
•
Karl Marx belonged to
Germany.
•
‘Bear’ is a symbol of
Russia.
•
‘Tripitak’ is the holy book of Buddhists.
•
Duke Wellington won the battle of Waterloo.
•
King Faisal was shot dead by his nephew in 1975, in the
city of Riyadh.
•
Nepal is the only Hindu state in the world.
•
Indus Valley civilization was destroyed by Aryans.
•
Samudar Gupta is called ‘Napoleon of India’.
•
The theme of the famous play ‘Caesar and Cleopatra’ by
G.B. Shah is a History.
•
Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in America.
•
The reign of Razia Sultana lasted for 3 years.
•
‘Gita or Vedas’ are the holy books of Hindus.
•
Holy prophet (p.b.u.h.) had been poisoned by a Jewish
hostess at the time of the conquest of Khyber.
•
Khalid bin Waleed had been titled as ‘saif-ullah’.
•
Iraq is called the ‘site of ancient civilization’.
•
Uqba-bin-Nafah is called ‘Muslim Alexander’.
•
‘Lords’ is famous a cricket ground in England.
•
During the civil war the supporter of the parliament
came to be called Roundheads- supporters of OLIVER CROMWELL and the
parliamentarians against KING CHARLES 1 during the ENGLISH CIVIL WAR.
•
The queen can do no wrong means the queen is immune
from the jurisdiction of law.
•
The federal government of the USA came into existence
on 30th April, 1787.
•
In America the residuary powers are vested in the sates.
•
Virginia, one of US states, is called the MOTHER OF PRESIDENTS.
•
The term of a US senator is 6 years.
•
The anti federalists later on assumed new name ‘CAVALIERS’.
•
Republican Party was founded by Alexander Hamilton.
•
The American president Mr. Roosevelt was elected for
four times.
•
The American declaration of independence was issued in 1783.
•
Waris shah is called the ‘Shakespeare of Punjabi literature’.
•
‘The pharos of Alexandria ‘, an ancient wonder, was
situated in an Island near Alexandria was a light house.
•
The poetry of Jalal-ud-Din was in Persian language.
•
Aibak died while playing game, POLO.
•
General Rommel is called ‘desert fox’.
•
PM Indira Gandhi was assassinated by Sikhs in 1984.
•
Faiz Ahmed Faiz is the only Pakistani poet who got
‘LENIN PRIZE’.
•
‘Blue mosque’,
also known as the mosque of
‘Sultan Ahmad’, is the only mosque in the world that has six minarets, and it is situated in Istanbul.
•
Omar bin Abdul Aziz was a caliph of Umayyad dynasty.
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Mizzini was known as the ‘the prophet of Italian Unification’.
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Baba Farid Gang Shakar was the first Punjabi poet.
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National game of Switzerland is skiing.
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UAE consists of seven independent states. Abu Dhabi,
Sharjah, Fujaira are three of the seven states.
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Safety stock of the grains hold by the government is
‘overhead stock’.
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General sales tax, under the constitution 1973 is a
Federal subject.
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Abdur Rasheed was the first chief Justice was the first
chief justice of Pakistan.
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Zafarullah khan was the first foreign minister of Pakistan.
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House of lord is the final court of appeal in England.
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Two terms tenure of US parliament was fixed in 1951.
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The federalists later on assumed new name, Republicans.
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The lower house of France consists of National assembly.
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‘Cherie Blaire’ is the 1st day of England.
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All light waves have same frequency.
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Buddhism accounts for 100% total population in Bhutan.
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Mauritius is the part of the world that is known as
‘star and key of the Indian ocean’.
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Tower of silence is Place where dead remains of
followers of Zoroastrian are placed after funeral rituals.
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Who was Bismarck: German Politician and statesman.
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Shale is not a metamorphic rock.
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Shah Jehan is called the ‘master builder’.
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Big Ben is a clock placed on British parliament.
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Pristine is the capital of Kosovo.
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To show the distribution of people of Pakistan we
should use ‘Do method’.
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Hieroglyphics is the script of Nile Civilization.
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General Sherman is a living old tree in California
State of U.S.
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After persistent decay, radium would be finally changed
into Lead.
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World's largest delta is in Bangladesh.
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Grand Canyon National Park in U.S.A. is located in the
State of Arizona.
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Marseilles is the seaport of France.
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Robindranath Tagore was A Bengali novelist.
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Who wrote 'Muslim Sufferings under Congress
Rule':Maulvi Fazlul Haq.
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Sindh Sagar is between the rivers of: Indus and Jhelum.
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Nanga Parbat is commonly known as: Killer mountain.
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Who invented CD. (Compact Disc: James T. Russell.
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Bio-diesel is prepared: From oilcake.
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Videotape used in camcorders to record audio and video
signal employee Fine grains of Iron oxide.
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The real brother of Hazrat Yousuf A.S was Bin-Yamin.
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The founder of Falmid dynasty was Al-Mahdi.
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Insulin drug was discovered by Paul Langerhans.
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Taliban movement in Afghanistan emerged from Kandhar.
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Largest coal deposits have been discovered in which
Taluka of Sindh Province: Diplo.
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Kalhora rulers of Sindh were originally Hashmi Sayeds.
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Nubian Monuments are located in Egypt.
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Pakistan's largest oil fields are located in District Badin.
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The first American Astronaut to go into space was Allen Shepherd.
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Annual Census in Pakistan is carried out every 10th year.
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Shaheed Benazir Bhutto became first woman Prime
Minister of Pakistan on December 2, 1988.
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The D-Day operation during IInd World War was launched
on the coast of Normandy.
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Speed of sound in air is? 1200 KM/Hour
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How many planets are is solar system? 8
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Which cell does not have a nucleus? RBC
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Abusive Drug Which Cells Of Body Most Effected? Brain
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Crime rate is? 1,000 persons per year
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Who killed Abu-Jahal? Maaz & Mauz
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Pakistan Falls in? Golden Triangle
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Major export of Pakistan is? Cotton
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On US map Alaska State is on? Away from mainland
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British occupied Punjab?. 1849
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In English Dictionary Which Word Has Largest Words? S
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What are Capital goods? Goods used for further production
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Winter rains in Pakistan come from Mediterrenian Sea.
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Horse is the Chinese name given to the year 2000.
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Pollen is produced in a part of the flower called the Calyx.
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After drinking contaminated water you would be most apt
to develop symptoms of ‘typhoid fever’.
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Panini was a great scholar of Sanskrit language.
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Hundred years war fought between France and Britain
during 1338-1453.
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Wenceslas square is in
Prague.
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The first Afro-Asian conference held in April 1955.
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Hot money is said for money which moves from one place
to another to seek profit or high rate of
interest.
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Eritrea gained independence on 24th May, 1993.
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Under an agreement with Italy, Vatican city came into
being as a sovereign state on 11th February,
1929.
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Charles K Rhodes developed an X-Ray emitting laser in 1990.
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Son meter is an instrument used to study the behavior
of vibrating string.
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Liver receives blood from the alimentary canal through
hepatic portal vein.
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At the equator, the equation of the day is 12 hours.
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Singapore city is known as ‘lion city’.
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The instrument used for measuring the velocity of wind
is known as anemometer.
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The chemical name of baking soda is sodium bicarbonate.
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Pharaoh is the title of the king of ancient Egypt. They
ruled Egypt for 25 centuries.
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National Institute of Oceanography Karachi was
established in 1983.
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Lord Chesterfield quoted ‘idleness is only the refuge
of weak minds’.
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Dr.Abdussalam was awarded Nobel Prize in 1979.
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The largest city of South Africa is Cape Town.
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Two boundary commissions were appointed to demarcate
the boundaries between two new states,
Pakistan and India.
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After joining congress, Muslim League joined the
interim government in October 1946.
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NPT came into force on
1970.
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The Bofors scandal occurred in India.
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Czar is the title used by the ruler of Russia from 1547
to 1721.
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Gorgon is a terrible monster of Greek mythology.
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Flying foxes are tropical foxes that can fly.
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The reduction or elimination of inflation is called
creeping inflation.
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Canada is a leading producer of wood pulp in the world.
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London carnival was first started in 1964.
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Indira Gandhi was the famous PM who first used the
popular slogan ‘gharibi hatao’.
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The successful cloning of a sheep was reported by
scientist from Roslin Institute Edinburgh (UK)
in 1998.
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The new name of Yalamlam is As-Sadiya.
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Czar title was used by the rulers of Russia from 1547
to 1721.
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Gulf Stream is an ocean current named after the Gulf of Mexico.
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Gorgon is a terrible monster of Greek mythology.
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A pair of scissors is an example of a lever.
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Pair of doors belongs to the second class of lever.
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During the winter months 90% of fallen leaves are taken
underground by earth worm.
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Dick Turpin was a highway man.
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Jamaica was granted full independence on 6th August, 1962.
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Four US presidents are so far assassinated.
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Sinai Peninsula was vacated and returned to Egypt in 1982.
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Incident ‘Boston Tea Party’ took place in America.
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Initially, Arab league has seven countries.
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Nixon Doctrine was outlined in July 1969.
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King of Malaysia is the only king in the world who is
elected for 5 years term.
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Timbola is a kind of
lottery.
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The maximum limit of sound beyond which a person can become
deaf is 129 lbs.
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Dr. James Watson discovered the structure of DNA in 1953.
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Sir William Howard Russell was the first Great War correspondent.
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A meteorological term for a high pressure is called anticyclone.
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Zenda vesta is a holy book of parsis.
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Islamic summit Minar is erected in Lahore.
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Privatization program began in Pakistan is 1991.
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National anthem of Pakistan was played for the first
time on August 13, 1954.
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Spirograph is an apparatus used for recording the
movement of the lungs.
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Chomas festival is held in Kalash valley near Chitral.
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Docking means rendezvous and link up of spacecraft.
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Defense day is celebrated in Pakistan since 1966.
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Name of a famous mosque in Beijing is Niujie Mosque.
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Flag flown at half mast means national mourning.
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Maginot line divides France from Germany.
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Declaration of human rights was adopted on 10th
December, 1984.
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Olive branch is a sign of peace.
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Cox orange pippen is a biological name of an apple.
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Christopher Wren designed St. Paul’s cathedral in London.
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Afghanistan was known as Ariana.
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Anundsen discovered South Pole in December 14, 1911.
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The first European scientist, who refuted the belief
that the earth was the centre of the universe,
was Copernicus.
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The hundred year war actually lasted for 114 years.
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Lenin was the founder of the Russian socialist state.
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Prior to independence, Ghana was called ‘Gold Coast’.
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Tanzania was formed by the unification of two
countries, Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
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The first atomic power station of Pakistan was
installed in Karachi.
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Star fish is not a star fish but a spiny-skin
(Echinodermata) marine animal.
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760 miles/hr is the speed of sound.
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1480, 00,000 km is the distance from sun to earth.
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Temperature of Sun is 6000 degree C.
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Necent state in which atomic state of an element as a
result of chemical reaction in which it a more
active than in ordinary molecular state.
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Islam was introduced to China in the middle period of
the seventh century.
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Drinker’s apparatus is for measuring the amount of
Alcohol in the blood.
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Atomic pile is a place where nuclear fission is made.
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Dewar’s flask is called as thermos.
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Atomic weight of chemical compounds is determined by
Mass spectroscopy.