GK
1-The earlier name of Sri Lanka was
Ans-Ceylon
2-The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was
Ans-Abdul Salam
3-New York is popularly known as the city of
Ans-Skyscrapers
4-The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was
Ans-Ralph Johnson Bunche
5-John F Kennedy was assassinated by
Ans-Lee Harvey Oswald
6-The country known as the Land of White Elephant is
Ans-Thailand
7-The highest waterfalls in the world is the
Ans-Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
8-The author of Harry Potter Books is
Ans-JK Rowling
9-In which sport do players take long and short corners?
Ans-Hockey
10-Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of
Ans-Cloves
11-The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is
Ans-Korea
12-The first British University to admit women for degree courses was
Ans-London University
13-The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is
Ans-Bhutan
14-The largest library in the world is the
Ans-United States Library of Congress, Washington DC
15-The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the
Ans-Amazon River
16-Mount Everest was named after
Ans-Sir George Everest
17-The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of
Ans-Nepal
18-The world’s largest diamond producing country is
Ans-South Africa
19-The volcano Vesuvius is located in
Ans-Italy
20-The city which was once called the `Forbidden City’ was
Ans-Peking