General Knowledge Questions with answers No.General Knowledge QuestionAnswer

1The first Prime minister of Bangladesh wasMujibur Rehman

2The longest river in the world is theNile

3The longest highway in the world is theTrans-Canada

4The longest highway in the world has a length ofAbout 8000 km

5The highest mountain in the world is theMount Everest

6The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world isMyanmar

7The biggest desert in the world is theSahara desert

8The largest coffee growing country in the world isBrazil

9The country also known as "country of copper" isZambia

10The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan isDurand line

11The river Volga flows out into theCaspian sea

12The coldest place on the earth isVerkoyansk in Siberia

13The country which ranks second in terms of land area isCanada

14The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea isSicily

15The river Jordan flows out into theDead sea

16The biggest delta in the world is theGanges Delta

17The capital city that stands on the river Danube isBelgrade

18The Japanese call their country asNippon

19The length of the English channel is564 kilometres

20The world's oldest known city isDamascus

21The city which is also known as the City of Canals isVenice

22The country in which river Wangchu flows isMyanmar

23The biggest island of the world isGreenland

24The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world isDetroit, USA

25The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world isChina & South Africa

26The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world isMalaysia

27The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world isChina

28The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is theAmazon River

29The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' wasPeking

30The country called the Land of Rising Sun isJapan

31Mount Everest was named afterSir George Everest

32The volcano Vesuvius is located inItaly

33The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world isCuba

34The length of the Suez Canal is162.5 kilometers

35The lowest point on earth isThe coastal area of Dead sea

36The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants ofNepal

37The largest ocean of the world is thePacific ocean

38The largest bell in the world is theTsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow

39The biggest stadium in the world is theStrahov Stadium, Prague

40The world's largest diamond producing country isSouth Africa

41Australia was discovered byJames Cook

42The first Governor General of Pakistan isMohammed Ali Jinnah

43Dublin is situated at the mouth of riverLiffey

44The earlier name of New York city wasNew Amsterdam

45The Eiffel tower was built byAlexander Eiffel

46The Red Cross was founded byJean Henri Durant

47The country which has highest population density isMonaco

48The national flower of Britain isRose

49Niagara Falls was discovered byLouis Hennepin

50The national flower of Italy isLily

51The national flower of China isNarcissus

52The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located atKathmandu

53The gateway to the Gulf of Iran isStrait of Hormuz

54The first Industrial Revolution took place inEngland

55World Environment Day is observed on5th June

56The first Republican President of America wasAbraham Lincoln

57The country famous for Samba dance isBrazil

58The name of Alexander's horse wasBeucephalus

59Singapore was founded bySir Thomas Stamford Raffles

60The famous British one-eyed Admiral wasNelson

61The earlier name of Sri Lanka wasCeylon

62The UNO was formed in the year1945

63UNO stands forUnited Nations Organization

64The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on15th August

65'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter namedMichelangelo

66Paradise Regained was written byJohn Milton

67The first President of Egypt wasMohammed Nequib

68The first man to reach North Pole wasRear Admiral Robert E. Peary

69The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso wasGuermica

70The primary producer of newsprint in the world isCanada

71The first explorer to reach the South Pole wasCap. Ronald Amundson

72The person who is called the father of modern Italy isG.Garibaldi

73World literacy day is celebrated on8th September

74The founder of modern Germany isBismarck

75The country known as the land of the midnight sun isNorway

76The place known as the Roof of the world isTibet

77The founder of the Chinese Republic wasSan Yat Sen

78The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize wasAbdul Salam

79The first woman Prime Minister of Britain wasMargaret Thatcher

80The first Secretary General of the UNO wasTrygve Lie

81The sculptor of the statue of Liberty wasFrederick Auguste Bartholdi

82The port of Baku is situated inAzerbaijan

83John F Kennedy was assassinated byLee Harvey Oswald

84The largest river in France isLoire

85The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law wasCatherine of Aragon

86The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize wasRalph Johnson Bunche

87The first British University to admit women for degree courses wasLondon University

88The principal export of Jamaica isSugar

89New York is popularly known as the city ofSkyscrapers

90Madagascar is popularly known as the Island ofCloves

91The country known as the Land of White Elephant isThailand

92The country known as the Land of Morning Calm isKorea

93The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts isBhutan

94The highest waterfalls in the world is theSalto Angel Falls, Venezuela

95The largest library in the world is theUnited States Library of Congress, Washington DC

96The author of Harry Potter Books isJK Rowling

97Nickname of New York city isBig Apple

98What do you call a group of sheep?A Flock of Sheep

99In which sport do players take long and short corners?Hockey

100Who was the youngest President of the USA?Theodore Roosevelt

101How many legs do butterflies have?6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings

102Who invented the Nintendo Wii?Kashi Kabushiki

103What year does the Nintendo Wii come out?Late 2006

104Who invented the Light Bulb?Humphry Davy

105Who invented the washing machine?James King

106Who invented the first electric washing machine?Alva Fisher

107Who invented the safety pin?Walter Hunt

108Who invented the Vacuum Cleaner?Hubert Booth

109Who won the Football World Cup in 2006?Italy

110Which country hosted the Football World Cup in 2006?Germany

110Who is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?David Cameron

111Who won Men's Singles title in French Open 2010?Rafael Nadal (Spain)

112Who won Women's Singles title in French Open 2010?Francesca Schiavone (Italy)

113Who won Men's Doubles title in French Open 2010?Daniel Nestor (Canada) & Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia)

114Who won Women's Doubles title in French Open 2010?Serena & Venus Williams (USA)

115What is the longest word in English in which each letter is used at least two times?Unprosperousness

116What is the most popular breed of dog?Retrievers

117Who is the CEO of search company Google?Eric Schmidt

118Who is Miss USA 2010?Rima Fakih

119Which country won the Thomas Cup title for Badminton in 2010?China

120Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?Satyendranath Tagore

121Who was the first woman Governor of India?Sarojini Naidu

122Which two countries have signed the Nuclear Swap deal with Iran?Brazil and Turkey

123Who won the Madrid Masters men's tournament in 2010?Rafael Nadal

124Who is CEO of Yahoo?Carol Bartz

125Who is the first man to climb Mount Everest without oxygen?Phu Dorji

126How many words can you make from a five letter word by shuffling the places of each alphabet?120

127Speed of computer mouse is measured in which unit?Mickey

128Who topped Forbes list of 'Billionaire Universities' in 2010?Harvard University

129Barack Obama's birthday is on which date?August 4, 1961

130Which bird is the international symbol of happiness?Bluebird

131What is the pirate's flag with the skull and cross-bones called?Jolly Roger

132What is the common name for ascorbic acid?Vitamin C

133Which useful household item is made from naphthalene?Mothballs