GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (8)

·   Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948.

·   Kleptomania is an irrational urge to steal.

·   Ikhwan as Safa, a secret Arab organization was founded in Basra, Iraq.

·   Intifada is Palestinian uprising.

·   Long March, a 9600-km journey in 1934 was undertook by Chinese Communists under Mao De Tong.

·   Vnukovo airport is in Moscow.

·   Pan-Islamism, a movement for uniting the Islamic Nations was started in 1880 in Ottoman Empire.

·   Paper was invented in 3500 B.C by Chinese.

·   Great Pyramid at Giza is the largest Pyramid built in Egypt.

·   St. Vitus’s Dance is a disease.

·   Resin is sticky liquid that emits from plants.

·   Pyramids of Egypt is the oldest and only survived wonder.

·   Guru (teacher) Nanak was the founder of Sikhism.

·   Silk was made firstly in China.

·   Skylab was space laboratory launched in 1973 by USA.

·   The first tanks were used in 1916 during WW-I by British.

·   Harward University is in USA, Cambridge is in UK

·   Titanic sank on 14 April 1912 on voyage from Southampton to New York City in North Atlantic.

·   Tour De France is French cycle race.

·   First women in space Valentine Tereshkove went into space in Vostoc 6 on 16 June 1963.

·   Watergate scandal involved President Richard Nixon in 1972.

·   Parses follow Zoroastrianism.

·   Seatle is the seaport of USA.

·   Dickson is the seaport of Malaysia.

·   At Hyde Park London public meetings are assembled.

·   Red Square is in Moscow.

·   Eskimos live in Igloo.

·   Blitzkrieg means sudden attack.

·   Dragon is the symbol of China.

·   Bear is the symbol of Russia.

·   Christopher Coloumbus belonged to Italy.

·   Caspian Sea water is shared by Iran, Russia & Azerbaijan.

·   Magna Carta is known as the Bible of English Constitution.

·   Russian equivalent of Pentagon is Kremlin.

·   East Timore, the Colony of Portugal, was captured by Indonesia in 1975.

·   Tiwan separated from China in 1949.

·   American Naval Base “Diego Garcia” is in Indian Ocean.

·   Ulster Unionists wanted to retain British rule in Northern Ireland.

·   Anti-Semitism means animosity towards Jews.

·   Lens at the end of the compound microscope is called objective.

·   Protoza was first observed in compound microscope.

·   Francisco Fernandez introduced Tobacco in Europe.

·   Todar Mal was revenue minister of Akbar.

·   Mobile phones started in 1977.

·   Penology is the study, theory and practice of prison management & criminal rehabilitation.

·   Length of India-China border is 3,380 km.

·   Cyprus gained independence from Britain in 1960.

·   Cyprus was divided into Turkish Repbublic of Northern Cyprus and Greek Cyprus in 1974.

·   Al-Azhar University I located in Cairo, Egypt.

·   Fortress of Grenada, known as Alhamra is in Spain.

·   Capital of ancient Babylonia was Babylon.

·   Hanging gardens were in Babylon.

·   Babylon was on the bank of Euphrates.

·   Alma-Ata (Father of Apples) is the capital of Kazakhstan.

·   Turkey and Russia are both in Europe & Asia.

·   Israel occupied Golan Heights from Syria.

·   Iran & UAE dispute over Persian Gulf islands, Greater & lesser Tunbs.

·   Sakhalin island is dispute b/w Russia & Japan.

·   Ireland is also called Eire.

·   Largest earthquake fatalities occurred in Izmir, Turkey in 1999.

·   Japan attacked Pearl Harbour located in Hawaii on 7 Dec: 1941.

·   Pentagon is in Arlington, Virginai state.

·   Pentagon was designed by George Burgstrom.

·   Takla Makan is in China is the driest desert in Asia.

·   Cathy Pacific is an island.

·   Among the Seven Wonders, Church of Saint Sophia is located in Istanbul.

·   Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized Suez Canal in 1956.

·   Qutub Minar is in New Delhi.

·   Shah Jahan built Taj Mehl for Mumtaz Mehal is located in Agra.

·   Capital of Tebet is Lhasa.

·   West Bank is located b/w Isreal & Jordan.

·   West Bank was occupied in 1967.

·   White House is in Washington DC.

·   Frigid Zone is the area withing the polar circle area around the South Pole.

·   Guantanamo Bay is in Cuba.

·   Tartus is the seaport of Syria.

·   Statue of Liberty was gifted to US by France in 1884

·   Voctoria falls are on the border b/w Zimbabwe & South Africa.

·   House of U.S Congress in Washington D.C is on Capitol Hill.

·   Saddam Hussain executed on 30 Dec: 2006.

·   The idea of SAARC originated in the mind of Zia Ur Rehman.

·   Iraq occupied Kuwait in August 1990.

·   ‘Rise and Fall of Great Powers’ is the work of Paul Kennedy.

·   Pakistan left Commonwealth in 1972 and rejoined in 1989.

·   Mustafa Kamal Pasha gave 6 Principles of Kemalism.

·   Dayton Accord was signed to solve the problem of Bosnia.

·   MI-5 is the secret agency of UK.

·   The Chinese communist party was founded in 1921.

·   After 27 years of imprisonment, Mr. Nelson Mandela was released in 1990.

·   Arab Magrib Union consists of Five States.

·   The principal organs of United Nations are six.

·   Scandinavia constitutes 3 states.

·   The league of Arab States was established on 22nd March 1945.

·   The Common Wealth of Australia came into existence in 1901.

·   Karl Mark and Engels presented the Communist Manifesto in 1848.

·   Soviet Union was replaced by Russian federation in December 1991.

·   Article 55 of the UN Charter promotes international Human Rights.

·   Territorial waters traditionally are recognized to extend how far from a state’s coastline? 12 miles.

·   A state’s executive economic zone (EEZ) is recognized to extend how far from the coastline? 12 miles

·   Anti-governmental protests in China by students, workers and some government officials took place: Tiananmen Square, in 1989

·   Amnesty International was established in London by the British Lawyer, Peter Benenson in 1961

·   The International court of justice was constituted on 26th June 1945

·   The Charter of United Nations consists of 111 articles.

·   The British Secretary of Foreign Affairs A. Balfour announced British support to establish Jewish state in Palestine in November 2, 1917.

·   LAIA stands for Latin American Integration Association.

·   Arab League was established on 22nd March 1945.

·   World population was one billion in 1803.

·   ECOSOC has been established under chapter 10 of the UN charter

·   United Arab Emirates is a federation of 7 Emirates.

·   Switzerland joined the UN during 2002.

·   African Development Bank was established in 1964.

·   The author of famous book, “Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy” is Henry Kissinger.

·   North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950.

·   Mani was the Judge of world court.

·   Who wrote “Supreme Court and Human Rights”? Tamizuddin

·   The Batista regime in Cuba was overthrown by Fidel Castro in January 1959.

·   Who wrote “Voyage Through History”? Musarrt Hussain Zuberi

·   Who is the author of “Preparing for the Twenty First Century”? Paul Kennedy

·   Rasko mountain is situated in Baluchistan

·   Who was the first Asian Secretary General of the United Nations? U. Thant

·   Afghan Mujahideen took power in Kabul on April 20,1991

·   Singapore became independent in 1965

·   International headquarter of Transparency International (TI}
is located in Berlin, Germany. The founder of the organisation is Peter Eigen

·   The permanent Secretariat of SAARC is established at: Khatmandu

·   How many official working languages are recognized by UNO: 6

·   Who were the three statesmen who formulated Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Nehru, Nasser, Tito

·   Where is the headquarter of the Amnesty International located: London

·   The ‘Aid to Pakistan Consortium’ meets every year in: Paris

·   One US barrel is equal to: 159 litres

·   The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was: Anwar Sadaat of Egypt.