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- VEVAK and SAVAK are the secret agencies of Iran.
- ISI, IB, MI and FIA are the secret agencies of Pakistan.
- CIA and FBI are the secret agencies of USA.
- MI6, MI5 are the secret agencies of UK.
- GSD is the secret agency of Iraq
- KDS is the secret agency of Bulgaria
- DRM is the secret agency of France
- DND is the secret agency of Canada
- G2 is the secret agency of Ireland
- “History of God” was written by Karen Armstrong. (General Knowledge Questions)
- The Peking news was the first newspaper of the world (China).
- “Queen’s House” is the official residency of Sirilankan President and “Temple tree” is the official residency of Srilankan Prime Minister.
- “Sharm-ul-Sheikh” is the Egyptian seaport on Red Sea.
- “Asiana” is an airline of South Korea.
- “Teges” is the currency and Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan.
- ‘NIKKEI’ is a stock exchange index of Tokyo.
- “Wheel” is a symbol of progress.
- The “Stonehenge” is among the Seven Wonders of the World, situated in England.
- The majority of ‘Kurd Population’ is living in Iraq and Turkey.
- “Ramallah” is the headquarters of Palestinian Authority situated at West Bank.
- ‘Senior Citizen Day’ is observed every year throughout the world on The first October.
- “Shekle” is the currency of Israel.
- “Sub Judice” means under consideration.
- Euclid (300 BC), also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the “Father of Geometry”. His Elements is one of the m history of mathematics, serving as the main textbook for teaching mathematics (especially geometry) from the time of its publication until the late 19th or earl
- Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts as an organization in 1908, a few months after the first scout encampment at Brownsea Island Scout camp.
- Brief History of Time (subtitled “From the Big Bang to Black Holes”) is a popular-science book written by British physicist Stephen Hawking.
- ‘Seattle’ is the seaport and ‘Delta is the air line of USA.
- ‘Aral Sea’ is bounded by Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
- “Hague” is the headquarters of International Court of Justice.
- The world’s famous bridge “Golden Gate” is located in San Francisco (USA). (General Knowledge Questions)
- “WAFA” is a news agency of Palestine.
- “Cathay Pacific” is an airline of Hong Kong.
- The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on third Tuesday in September every year
- “Reuters” is the famous news agency of Britain.
- When the stock market is rising, it is called Bullish and when down, it is called Bearish.
- “Bristol” is a famous seaport of UK.
- “Arianna” is an airline of Afghanistan.
- “From Plessey to Pakistan” is a biography of Feroz Khan Noon.
- “Five Thousand Years of Pakistan” a noted book on Pakistan’s cultural heritage is written by R.E.M. Wheeler.
- KLM is the oldest national airline of Netherland.
- Who is said to be the father of Modern Olympics? Pierre de Coubertin
- Who was the founder of Republican Party of USA? Alexander Hamilton
- “Davis Cup” is associated with Lawn Tennis.
- “Sakhalin Island” enriched with oil reserves are claimed by Russia and Japan.
- “OXUS River” is flowing between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
- “Sine die” means without fixing date.
- “Dead Sea” is lying between Israel and Jordan.
- “Thomas Cup” is given in the game of Badminton.
- Rotterdam is the seaport of Netherland.
- “Victoria Fall” is in Rhodesia. (General Knowledge Questions)
- “Das-Man-Palace” is the official residence of Amir-e-Kuwait.
- “No dynasty lasts more than three generations is the theory of Ibn Khaldun.
- Greece is a World’s oldest democratic country.
- After Sui, Mari is the second largest gas field in Pakistan.
- Holy Prophet (PBUH) appointed governor of Yemen for collection zakat? Hazrat Muaz Bin Jabal
- Australia is the largest wool producing country.
- “Baku” is the seaport on Black Sea.
- Karakum desert located in Turkmenistan.
- Minsk is the capital of? Belarus
- Baht is the currency of? Thailand
- Fleet Street is famous for newspapers.
- Sikandar-e-Azam belongs to which country? Macedonia
- Smallest country of the world is Vatican City.
- The lowest rainfall area in Pakistan is? Nokhundi
- Interfax is the news agency of? Russia
- Heathrow is the seaport of? London
- Largest producer of uranium is? Canada
- Which country is situated below the sea level? Netherlands
- Who was the painter of Mona Lisa? Leonardo Davinci
- Neza e Sultan is an extinct volcano located in Chagai District, Baluchistan, have deep resources of Sulfur. (General Knowledge Questions)
- Yellow sea is situated between? China and Korea
- Longest land boundary between two countries? USA and Canada
- When the Shimla Accord was signed? July 3, 1972
- When did Pakistan become member of United Nations? 30th Sep 1947
- Which country opposed Pakistan’s membership in United Nations? Afghanistan
- Author of “Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained” was John Milton.
- Asgheri aur Akbari kis novel k do mash’hoor kirdar hain? Mira-Tul-Aroos
- “Shikwa aur Jawab-e-Shikwa” Iqbal k konsay kalam main hain? Bang-e-Dara
- Waqa-e-Karbala kis hijri main howa? 61 hijri
- What is length of Pakistan-India border? 1610 km
- “Pathway to Pakistan” book was written by Ch. Khaliq Zaman
- When Qaid e Azam met M.K Gandhi 1st time? In 1916 at Lucknow.
- “Green peace” headquarter is located in Amsterdam.
- Doaab between river Ravi and Chenab is called Rachna Doaab.
- Who supported Pakistan resolution from Sindh province? by Abdullah Haroon.
- Ch. Rehmat Ali coined word Pakistan in “Now or Never” pamphlet in 1933.
- Largest Muslim country in Africa by population is Nigeria
- Algeria is largest Muslim country by area.
- Srilanka is the highest literacy rate and highest per capita income among SAARC countries.
- “Bakhtar” is a news agency of Afghanistan. (General Knowledge Questions)
- “ITAR-TASS” is a news agency of Russia.
- Arya Samaaj was founded in1875 by Dayananda Sarasvati.
- “Old man and the Sea” was written by Heming way.
- “Burma” is the old name of Myanmar.
- Muhammadan Educational Conference was established in 1886 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
- Pakistan lies of the tropic zone of North.
- Venice is called “city of canals”.
- Real name of Tipu Sultan was Fateh Ali.
- ‘Lufthansa’ is the name of airline of Germany.
- Monaco has the shortest and Canada has the largest coastline country in the world.
- ‘Land of Maple Leaf’ is the nickname of Canada.
- ‘Sick Man of Europe’ is called Turkey.
- “Yangtze Kiang” is the largest river of Asia (China).
- Share of Punjab in Pakistan by area is 25.8%.
- Ibn-e-Batuta came in India from Morroco.
- Liaqat-Nehru Pact on April 8, 1950.
- Pedagogy is the study of teaching.
- After USA arms exporter, Russia is the second largest exporter of arms.
- Kahuta Laboratories established in 1976.
- Nuclear power plant in Pakistan was established in 1972 with help of Canada. (General Knowledge Questions)
- Durand line was demarcated in 1893 which lies between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Pakistan’s first missile is Hatf-I.
- Oldest monarchy is in Japan.
- The Great Bear Lake is situated in Canada.
- “Edmund Hillary” is the first man who successfully climbed Mt. Everest in 1953.
- “Ferdinand Magellan” was the first man to sail round the world.
- “Origin of Species” was written by Charles Darwin.
- Sir Francis Moody was the first Governor of Punjab from August 1947 to August 1949.
- Thomas Jefferson was the founder of Democratic Party of USA.
- Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia.
- Britain parliament is called mother of parliaments.
- Sweden was the first country who had issued currency notes in the world.
- Kremlin is a fortress where there are government offices, palaces and churches is in Russia.
- “Hawang Ho River” is also called yellow river (China).
- During the Mughal period, Portuguese traders first came to India.
- “Maputo” is the capital and largest city of Mozambique.
- State of Kashmir was purchased by Ghulab Singh for Rs. 7.5 million.
- Canada is called “Land of Lilies”.
- Niagara Falls is situated in USA & Canada.
- SAARC was formed in Dhaka on December 8, 1985.
- Afghanistan is separated from Central Asia by Oxus River.
- Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also called Kotri Barrage; which is situated on river Indus.
- Chief election commissioner office terms for 3 years.
- Another name of Hatf III missile is Gaznavi.
- ILO headquarter is situated at Geneva (Switzerland).
- Most Hafiz-e-Quran were martyred in Ghazwa Yamamah
- The oldest Airport of the world is located in Netherlands.
- 1st constitution in the world is Misaq-e-Madina.
- Ghazwa Furqan is another name of Ghazwa Badr.
- The writer of ‘awaz dost’ is Mukhtar Masood.
- Elysee palace is the residence of French President.
- Naypyitaw is the current capital city of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
- Chaghi is the biggest district of Pakistan
- Kalaat is the largest Division of Pakistan.
- The headquarters of International Olympic Committee is located at Lausanne (Switzerland).
- Trygve Lie is the first and the only Secretary General of UNO who resigned from his post.
- Kuwait is a tax f-ree country.
- Who is the founder of Wiki leaks? Julian Assange (Australian)
- Allama Iqbal qualified as PhD scholar from Munich University, Germany.
- “Jinnah of Pakistan” and “Zulfi of Pakistan” was written by Stanely Wolpert.
- Islamabad was made capital in the year 1959.
- Radcliffe was a lawyer by profession.
- Day of deliverance was observed on 22 Dec. 1939.
- Baku is the seaport on Caspian Sea (Caspian Sea makes his boundaries with Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan).
- Uranium resources found in Pakistan? D G khan
- “Taklamakan desert” found in Xinjaning (China)
- Napoleon is known as “Man of Destiny” and “Little Corporal”.
- Prince Bismarck is called the Man of “Iron and Blood”.
- After independence the first radio station was established at Karachi.
- Abdus Salam was a Pakistani Physicist and Nobel Prize Winner in 1979 in physics. What is his contribution to Physics? Interaction of Elementary Particles
- Nightingale Florence (belongs to France) was a Nurse (in creamin war)
- Paris is the capital of France situated on the bank of Seine.
- Babusar Pass connects Abbotabad and Gilgit.
- Ural Mountains separate Asia from Europe.
- Baglihar Dam is located in Dodak district on river Chenab.
- The first airline of Pakistan is Orient Airline.
- Don is river of Russia and Darling is river of Australia.
- Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world’s largest railway station
- Transparency International is based in? Berlin
- May 3, each year is internationally observed as Press F-reedom Day.
- The last day of the Quaid-e-Azam was written by? Col. Illahi Bakhsh
- One unit dissolved on 1st July 1970.
- The largest Agency of FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) by area is? South Waziristan
- Biman is the Airline of? Bangladesh
- In the absence of President, who becomes the acting President of Pakistan? Chairman of the Senate
- Largest continent of the world is “Asia”
- Smallest continent is “Australia”.
- Largest ocean of the world is “pacific ocean”
- Smallest ocean is Arctic Ocean.
- Kazakhstan is the largest Muslim country in land area in the world. It has an area of 1,049,000 square miles.
- Maldives is the smallest Muslim country in land area
- Indonesia is the most populous Muslim country
- Maldives is less populous Muslim country.
- The Ostrich of North Africa is the biggest bird. Its height is up to 2.7 meters (9 feet) and weight is up to 160 kilograms.
- Humming bird is smallest bird. Its weight is about 16 grams.
- The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History.
- Biggest Library is Congress Library in USA.
- Country with largest coast line is Canada.
- Feroz Shah Tughlaq constructed five canals to remove scarcity of water.
- “Decline of the West” book was written by German Philosopher Spengler
- “Tripoli” is the capital of Libya.
- Brazil is the world’s largest producer of coffee.
- The Palk Strait separates which two countries? India and Sri Lanka.
- Althing (oldest parliament of world) is the parliament of Iceland.
- After ‘Pushtuns’, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan is Tajiks.
- The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires.
- “Rupiah” is the currency of Sri Lanka.
- “ANTARA” is the news agency of Indonesia.
- “Helmand” is the largest opium producer province in Afghanistan.
- “SANA” is the name of Syria’s news Agency.
- Qantas is an airline of Australia
- The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was Anwar Sadaat of Egypt.
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established in 1966 and it’s headquarter is located at Manila in Philippine.
- The permanent Secretariat of SAARC is established at Kathmandu in Nepal (1987).
- The term of office of a judge of the International Court of Justice is nine years.
- The Strait of Malacca is the main shipping channel between the India Ocean and The North Pacific Ocean.
- “Congo river” crosses the equator twice.
- Strait of Bosporus connects? Black sea and sea of Marmora.
- It separates Italy from Sicily? Messina
- Strait of Malacca is the largest strait of the world and it separates Malaysia and Indonesia
- Straits separate Malaysia from Singapore? Johor Strait
- The Kalahari Desert, which stretches over 1,40,000 miles is in? South Africa
- The Panama Canal links? North America with south America
- The word “Tsunami” belongs to which of the following languages? Japanese
- The highest mountain in the world is the Mount Everest in Nepal (Tibet)
- The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert.
- The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line
- The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea
- The biggest delta in the world is the Ganges Delta
- The world’s oldest known capital is Damascus
- The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice
- Paris is the capital of France situated on the bank of river Seine
- English channel separates England from France
- Great Victoria Desert is present in Australia
- Largest sea in the world? South China Sea
- One of the Asian country through which equator passes is? Malaysia
- The deepest point in the ocean is? Mariana trench (deepest ocean—Pacific Ocean) near Philippine
- Longest mountain range in the world? Andes (in South America)
- Which of the following towns is situated at the highest altitude? Lhasa
- What are the two seas linked by Suez Canal? The Mediterranean and red sea
- The biggest island of the world is Greenland
- The city which was once called the `Forbidden City’ was Lahsa
- The “Roof of the world” is? The Pamir plateau.
- The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan
- The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba
- The lowest point on earth is the coastal area of Dead Sea
- The country which has the greatest population density is Monaco
- The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant in 1964
- “Paradise Regained and Paradise Last” written by John Milton
- The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada
- The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap. Ronald Amundson
- 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 founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen
- The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam in 1979 (physics)
- The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie
- 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
- Nickname of New York city is Big Apple
- New York`s old name Amsterdam oldest stock exchange market
- FORMOSA is the old name of Taiwan.
- Italy is also called the Boot of Europe.
- The largest flag is of Brazil
- The oldest flag in the World is of Denmark
- Oldest & longest anthem is of Japan
- Oldest parliament is Althing of Iceland.
- The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Amazon River (also called father of water)
- The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal
- 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 world’s largest diamond producing country is South Africa
- Australia was discovered by William Janszoon
- Miner – e – Pakistan was designed by Haji Murad Khan (a Russian engineer) and its height is 196 feet)
- The cloth required for covering The Holy Kabba is 1,000 meters.
- The longest rivers in the world are first Nile – Eygpt, second Amazon – Brazail (but it is a largest river) and third Mississippi – USA.
- Geneva is also known as City of Conventions.
- The language with most letters is Khmer(Cambodian) with 74 Alphabets.
- Scandinavian Countries are Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.
- The Blue Whales are not only the largest animal but also the loudest animal. They have been recorded making noises at 188 decibels.
- The largest silver producer country is Mexico.
- American President is elected for 4 years and Senator elected for 6 Years
- The longest frontier is the frontier between Canada and the United States of America (USA).
- The first woman prime minister is Mrs. Srimao Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka.
- The most abundant mineral in the human body is calcium and most abundant element is Oxygen
- Largest earth filled dam in the world is Terbella Dam constructed on Indus River in 1976.
- There are 64 boxes (houses) both in chess and draft.
- The distance covered in marathon race is 26 miles (43 km).
- The oldest national anthem is Kimigayo of Japan.
- Sunder bans (West Bengal) is the largest delta in the world.
- The Headquarters of the ‘International Monetary Fund’ and World Bank is at Washington.
- The International Court of Justice consists of 15 Judges (for the term of office 9 year).
- Hungary is a Land-locked country in Europe.
- In the United Nations, Pitras Bukhari was the first permanent representative of Pakistan.
- Multan is called, the city of “Great Saints”.
- Qarn-ul-manazil is Meeqat for the citizens of Najd and the whole East pilgrims: the citizens of the Gulf, Iraq, Iran and other who pass by it.
- Europe only Muslim country is Albania
- Myanmar is new name of Burma
- Indonesia is new name of Guyana
- Siam is old name of Thailand
- Beijing is new name of Peking
- Hinduism is world’s oldest religion
- Golden temple is the sacred place of Sikhism (Amritsar)
- The first “Barani University” to study and research in rain-fed agriculture land was established at Rawalpindi.
- Under the constitution of Pakistan, Federal Shariat Court shall consist of not more than Eight Judges.
- Under 1973 constitution, ‘Bicameralism’ was introduced in Pakistan.
- Behman and Bismillah Airlines belong to Bangladesh.
- Awaz-e-dost is written by Mukhtar masood
- Fasana-e-azad is written by rattan Nath Sarshar
- The longest canal in the world is Beloye-more Baltic
- World longest road is pan-am highway
- In the Muslim world Kuwait has the highest per capita income
- Highest military award of UK is Victoria Cross and USA is Medal of Honor.
- Columbus discovered America in 1492
- NPT was signed in 1st July 1968 by 62 nations
- UN General Assembly approved CTBT in 10 Sep. 1960
- Haya Rashid Al Khalifa the first Muslim women as President UN General Assembly belongs to Bahrain
- Brazil has the largest area of forest land
- OIC (organization of Islamic conference) was established May 1969 has 57 members and it’s headquarter is situated in Jeddah.
- Arab League was established on March 22, 1945 with headquarters in Cairo
