Facts About World - 2

51. The national flower of China is ---> Narcissus
52. The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at ---> Kathmandu
53. The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is ---> Strait of Hormuz
54. The first Industrial Revolution took place in ---> England
55. World Environment Day is observed on --->5th June
56. The first Republican President of America was ---> Abraham Lincoln
57. The country famous for Samba dance is ---> Brazil
58. The name of Alexander's horse was ---> Beucephalus
59. Singapore was founded by ---> Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
60. The famous British one-eyed Admiral was ---> Nelson
61. The earlier name of Sri Lanka was ---> Ceylon
62. The UNO was formed in the year ---> 1945
63. UNO stands for ---> United Nations Organization
64. The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on ---> 15th August
65. `Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named ---> Michelangelo
66. Paradise Regained was written by ----> John Milton
67. The first President of Egypt was ---> Mohammed Nequib
68. The first man to reach North Pole was ---> Rear Peary
69. The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was ---> Guermica
70. The primary producer of newsprint in the world is ---> Canada
71. The first explorer to reach the South Pole was ---> Cap. Ronald Amundson
72. The person who is called the father of modern Italy is ---> G.Garibaldi
73. World literacy day is celebrated on ---> 8th September
74. The founder of modern Germany is ---> Bismarck
75. The country known as the land of the midnight sun is ---> Norway
76. The place known as the Roof of the world is ---> Tibet
77. The founder of the Chinese Republic was ---> San Yat Sen
78. The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was ---> Abdul Salam
79. The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was ---> Margaret Thatcher
80. The first Secretary General of the UNO was ---> Trygve Lie
81. The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was ---> Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
82. The port of Banku is situated in ---> Azerbaijan
83. John F Kennedy was assassinated by ---> Lee Harry Oswald
84. The largest river in France is --> Lore
85. The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was ---> Catherine of Aragon
86. The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was --> Ralph Johnson Bunche
87. The first British University to admit women for degree courses was --> London University
88. The principal export of Jamaica is --> Sugar
89. New York is popularly known as the city of --> Skyscrapers
90. Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of --> Cloves
91. The country known as the Land of White Elephant is --> Thailand
92. The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is --> Korea
93. The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is --> Bhutan
94. The highest waterfalls in the world is the --> Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
95. The largest library in the world is the --> United States Library of Congress, Washington DC
97. When was the Munich olynpics held --> 1972
98. Which is the largest cruise ship in the world --> Queen Mary II
99. Which company is going to launch the aircraft “dreamliner”? --> Boeing
100. Who is known as Muffakir-e-Pakistan ("The Thinker of Pakistan"), Shair-e-Mashriq ("The Poet of the East"), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat ("The Sage of Ummah") --->Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT WORLD

01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was --> Mujibur Rehman
02 The longest river in the world is the ---> Nile
03 The longest highway in the world is the --> Trans-Canada
04 The longest highway in the world has a length of ---> About 8000 km
05 The highest mountain in the world is the ---> Everest
06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is ---> Myanmar
07 The biggest desert in the world is the ---> Sahara desert
08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is ---> Brazil
09 The country also known as "country of Copper" is ---> Zambia
10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is ---> Durand line
11 The river Volga flows out into the ---> Capsian sea
12 The coldest place on the earth is ---> Verkoyansk in Siberia
13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area is ---> Canada
14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is ---> Sicily
15 The river Jordan flows out into the ---> Dead sea
16 The biggest delta in the world is the ---> Sunderbans
17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is ---> Belgrade
18 The Japanese call their country as ---> Nippon
19 The length of the English channel is ---> 564 kilometres
20 The world's oldest known city is ---> Damascus
21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is ---> Venice
22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is ---> Myanmar
23 The biggest island of the world is ---> Greenland
24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is ---> Detroit, USA
25 The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is ---> USA
26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is ---> Malaysia
27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is ---> Malaysia
28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the ---> Mississippi
29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was ---> Peking
30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is ---> Japan
31 Mount Everest was named after ---> Sir George Everest
32 The volcano Vesuvius is located in ---> Italy
33 The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is ---> Cuba
34 The length of the Suez Canal is ---> 162.5 kilometers
35 The lowest point on earth is ---> The coastal area of Dead sea
36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of ---> Nepal
37 The largest ocean of the world is the ---> Pacific ocean
38 The largest bell in the world is the ---> Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
39 The biggest stadium in the world is the ---> Strahov Stadium, Prague
40 The world's largest diamond producing country is ---> South Africa
41 Australia was discovered by ---> James Cook
42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is ---> Mohammed Ali Jinnah
43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river ---> Liffey
44 The earlier name of New York city was ---> New Amsterdam
45 The Eifel tower was built by ---> Alexander Eiffel
46 The Red Cross was founded by ---> Jean Henri Durant
47 The country which has the greatest population density is ---> Monaco
48 The national flower of Britain is ---> Rose
49 Niagara Falls was discovered by ---> Louis Hennepin
50 The national flower of Italy is ---> Lily