Cricket-Highest Individual Innings

14th Feb 2010 at 2:53 PM | Posted in General Knowledge, GK-Cricket | Leave a comment

Test
Match Cricket – Highest Individual Innings

375 BC
Lara		 West
Indies v England at St John’s		 1993-94
365* GS
Sobers		 West
Indies v Pakistan at Kingston		 1957-58
364 L
Hutton		 England
v Australia at The Oval		 1938
340 ST
Jayasuriya		 Sri
Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS)		 1997-98
337 Hanif
Mohammad		 Pakistan
v West Indies at Bridgetown		 1957-58
336* WR
Hammond		 England
v New Zealand at Auckland		 1932-33
334* MA
Taylor		 Australia
v Pakistan at Peshawar		 1998-99
334 DG
Bradman		 Australia
v England at Leeds		 1930
333 GA
Gooch		 England
v India at Lord’s		 1990
325 A
Sandham		 England
v West Indies at Kingston		 1929-30
311 RB
Simpson		 Australia
v England at Manchester		 1964
310* JH
Edrich		 England
v New Zealand at Leeds		 1965
307 RM
Cowper		 Australia
v England at Melbourne		 1965-66
304 DG
Bradman		 Australia
v England at Leeds		 1934
302 LG
Rowe		 West
Indies v England at Bridgetown		 1973-74
299* DG
Bradman		 Australia
v South Africa at Adelaide		 1931-32
299 MD
Crowe		 New
Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington		 1990-91
291 IVA
Richards		 West
Indies v England at The Oval		 1976
287 RE
Foster		 England
v Australia at Sydney		 1903-04
285* PBH
May		 England
v West Indies at Birmingham		 1957
280* Javed
Miandad		 Pakistan
v India at Hyderabad		 1982-83
278 DCS
Compton		 England
v Pakistan at Nottingham		 1954
277 BC
Lara		 West
Indies v Australia at Sydney		 1992-93
275* DJ
Cullinan		 South
Africa v New Zealand at Auckland		 1998-99
275 G
Kirsten		 South
Africa v England at Durban		 1999-2000
274 RG
Pollock		 South
Africa v Australia at Durban		 1969-70
274 Zaheer
Abbas		 Pakistan
v England at Birmingham		 1971
271 Javed
Miandad		 Pakistan
v New Zealand at Auckland		 1988-89
270* GA
Headley		 West
Indies v England at Kingston		 1934-35
270 DG
Bradman		 Australia
v England at Melbourne		 1936-37
268 GN
Yallop		 Australia
v Pakistan at Melbourne		 1983-84
267* BA
Young		 New
Zealand v Sri Lanka at Dunedin		 1996-97
267 PA
de Silva		 Sri
Lanka v New Zealand at Wellington		 1990-91
266 WH
Ponsford		 Australia
v England at The Oval		 1934
266 DL
Houghton		 Zimbabwe
v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo		 1994-95
262* DL
Amiss		 England
v West Indies at Kingston		 1973-74
261 FMM
Worrell		 West
Indies v England at Nottingham		 1950
260 CC
Hunte		 West
Indies v Pakistan at Kingston		 1957-58
260 Javed
Miandad		 Pakistan
v England at The Oval		 1987
259 GM
Turner		 New
Zealand v West Indies at Georgetown		 1971-72
258 TW
Graveney		 England
v West Indies at Nottingham		 1957
258 SM
Nurse		 West
Indies v New Zealand at Christchurch		 1968-69
257* Wasim
Akram		 Pakistan
v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura		 1996-97
256 RB
Kanhai		 West
Indies v India at Calcutta		 1958-59
256 KF
Barrington		 England
v Australia at Manchester		 1964
255* DJ
McGlew		 South
Africa v New Zealand at Wellington		 1952-53
254 DG
Bradman		 Australia
v England at Lord’s		 1930
251 WR
Hammond		 England
v Australia at Sydney		 1928-29
250 KD
Walters		 Australia
v New Zealand at Christchurch		 1976-77
250 SFAF
Bacchus		 West
Indies v India at Kanpur		 1978-79
The
highest individual innings for India is:
236* SM
Gavaskar		 India
v West Indies at Madras		 1983-84

Sports

14th Feb 2010 at 2:23 PM | Posted in General Knowledge | Leave a comment
Field Person
The first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel Miss. Arati Shah
The first Indian to win world Billiards Trophy Wilson Jones
The first to cross the Damelles by swimming Mihir Sen
The first to conquer Everest Sherpa Tenzing (1953)
The first to sail round the world Megellan
The first person to win Wimbledon title five times Bjorn Borg
The first woman who conquered Everest Jungo Table (Japan)
The first person to reach North Pole Robert Peary
First woman Olympic Medallist (Weight Lifting) Karnam Malleswari (2000)
The first person to reach South Pole Amundsen
The first Indian to win All England Badminton Championship Prakash Padukone
The first Indian woman to conquer Everest Bichendri Pal
The first an to climb Everest twice Nawang Gombu
The first person to complete solo walk to magnetic North pole David Hempleman Adam (UK)
The first woman to reach North pole Ann Bancroft
The first woman to sail non stop around the world alone Kaycottee
The first deaf & dumb to cross the strait of Gibraltar Taranath Shenoy (India)
The first woman to climb Mt. Everest twice Santosh Yadav (India)
The first black player to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title Arthur Ashe (US)
The first person to win the Palk Strait ocean swimming contest Baidyanath

GK-CRICKET(India)

14th Feb 2010 at 2:11 PM | Posted in General Knowledge, GK-Cricket | 2 Comments

1. The Biography of Mohammed Azharuddin, “Azhar” was written by—
(A) Azharuudin
(B) Harsha Bhogle
(C) Harbhajan singh
(D) Azhar’s Mother.
Ans : (B)

2. India played its first one day in—
(A) 1970
(B) 1971
(C) 1972
(D) 1974
Ans : (D)

3. Yuvraj Singh scored his first one-day century against—
(A) Bangladesh.
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Australia
(D) New Zealand
Ans : (A)

4. India-Srilanka world cup semi final in 1996 played in—
(A) Mumbai
(B) Calcutta
(C) Chennai
(D) Hyderabad
Ans : (B)

5. ________led India in more than 150 one-day matches.
(A) Dravid
(B) Kapil dev
(C) Sachin
(D) Azharddin
Ans : (D)

6. ________opened the bowling in India’s first One-day International.
(A) Kapildev and Abid Ali
(B) Abid Ali and Eknath solkar
(C) Eknath solkar kapildev
(D) None of the above.
Ans : (B)

7. ________won the finals of 2000 ICC Knock out Trophi in Nairobi.
(A) India
(B) New Zealand
(C) Pakistan
(D) Austarlia
Ans : (B) ( New Zealand won against India)

8. Sachin Tendulkar made his One-day debut in—
(A) India
(B) Australia
(C) Pakistan
(D) Sri Lanka
Ans : (C)

8. ________was the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 wickets in One-day internationals.
(A) Kapil dev
(B) Anil Kumble
(C) Ajit Agarkar
(D) Zaheer Khan
Ans : (C)

9. India has been involved in three tied matches against—
(A) Zimbabwe
(B) West Indies
(C) Australia
(D) Both A and B.
Ans : (D)

10. ________Team won the Titan cup in1996.
(A) Indian
(B) Australian
(C) Pakistan
(D) Australian
Ans : (A)

11. In ________, Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath involved in a famous 52-run Partnership at Bangalore against Australia.
(A) 1994
(B) 1990
(C) 1992
(D) 1996
Ans : (D)

12. Vinod Kambli suffered a freakish ankle injury in a one day match at cuttack against—
(A) Zimbabwe
(B) Australia
(C) New Zealand
(D) Pakistan
Ans : (A)

13. ________won the four consecutive “Man of the Match” award.
(A) Sachin
(B) Gilchrist
(C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Sourav Ganguly
Ans : (D)

14. ________was kapil dev’s final one day victim.
(A) Adam Gilchrist
(B) Vivian Richards.
(C) Zahid fazal
(D) None of the above.
Ans : (D) (It was Hashan Tillakaratne)

15. Kapil dev played his final One day Match against—
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Australia
(C) Pakistan
(D) New Zealand
Ans : (A)

16. One-day Hat-trick was registered by—
(A) Chetan sharma
(B) Kapil dev
(C) Both A and B.
(D) Dravid
Ans : (C)

17. Imran Khan was the first one day victim of—
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Parthiv Patel
(D) Vishwanath
Ans : (B)

18. Sunil Gavaskar scored his first one day century against—
(A) Pakistan
(B) England
(C) West Indies
(D) New Zealand.
Ans : (D)

19. ________appointed as an interim coach of the Indian team at Sharjah at 1994.
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Mohammed Azharuudin
(C) Kapil dev
(D) Vengsarkar
Ans : (A)

20. ________is India’s most successful wicket-keeper in One-day cricket.
(A) Nayan Mongia
(B) Rahul Dravid
(C) MS Dhoni
(D) Kiren More
Ans : (A)

21. Who is India’s present Test captain?
(A) MS Dhoni
(B) Anil Kumble
(C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Virender sehwag.
Ans : (B)

22. ________was the captain of the Under 19 team, which won the world cup.
(A) MS Dhoni
(B) Virot Kholi
(C) Anil Kumble
(D) Rahul Dravid
Ans : (B)

23. India Played its first one-day international match at home in—
(A) 1981 at Ahmedabad.
(B) 1981 at Calcutta
(C) 1982 at Chennai
(D) 1981 at Chennai
Ans : (A)

24. ________was India’s first One-day captain.
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Kapil dev
(C) Manoj prabhakar
(D) Ajit Wadekar
Ans : (D)

25. Last over of the 1993 world cup semi-finals was bowled by—
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Ajit wadekar
(C) Kapil Dev
(D) Manoj Prabhakar
Ans : (A)

1. The Biography of Mohammed Azharuddin, “Azhar” was written by—

(A) Azharuudin

(B) Harsha Bhogle

(C) Harbhajan singh

(D) Azhar’s Mother.

Ans : (B)

2. India played its first one day in—

(A) 1970

(B) 1971

(C) 1972

(D) 1974

Ans : (D)

3. Yuvraj Singh scored his first one-day century against—

(A) Bangladesh.

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Australia

(D) New Zealand

Ans : (A)

4. India-Srilanka world cup semi final in 1996 played in—

(A) Mumbai

(B) Calcutta

(C) Chennai

(D) Hyderabad

Ans : (B)

5. ________led India in more than 150 one-day matches.

(A) Dravid

(B) Kapil dev

(C) Sachin

(D) Azharddin

Ans : (D)

6. ________opened the bowling in India’s first One-day International.

(A) Kapildev and Abid Ali

(B) Abid Ali and Eknath solkar

(C) Eknath solkar kapildev

(D) None of the above.

Ans : (B)

7. ________won the finals of 2000 ICC Knock out Trophi in Nairobi.

(A) India

(B) New Zealand

(C) Pakistan

(D) Austarlia

Ans : (B) ( New Zealand won against India)

8. Sachin Tendulkar made his One-day debut in—

(A) India

(B) Australia

(C) Pakistan

(D) Sri Lanka

Ans : (C)

8. ________was the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 wickets in One-day internationals.

(A) Kapil dev

(B) Anil Kumble

(C) Ajit Agarkar

(D) Zaheer Khan

Ans : (C)

9. India has been involved in three tied matches against—

(A) Zimbabwe

(B) West Indies

(C) Australia

(D) Both A and B.

Ans : (D)

10. ________Team won the Titan cup in1996.

(A) Indian

(B) Australian

(C) Pakistan

(D) Australian

Ans : (A)

11. In ________, Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath involved in a famous 52-run Partnership at Bangalore against Australia.

(A) 1994

(B) 1990

(C) 1992

(D) 1996

Ans : (D)

12. Vinod Kambli suffered a freakish ankle injury in a one day match at cuttack against—

(A) Zimbabwe

(B) Australia

(C) New Zealand

(D) Pakistan

Ans : (A)

13. ________won the four consecutive “Man of the Match” award.

(A) Sachin

(B) Gilchrist

(C) Rahul Dravid

(D) Sourav Ganguly

Ans : (D)

14. ________was kapil dev’s final one day victim.

(A) Adam Gilchrist

(B) Vivian Richards.

(C) Zahid fazal

(D) None of the above.

Ans : (D) (It was Hashan Tillakaratne)

15. Kapil dev played his final One day Match against—

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Australia

(C) Pakistan

(D) New Zealand

Ans : (A)

16. One-day Hat-trick was registered by—

(A) Chetan sharma

(B) Kapil dev

(C) Both A and B.

(D) Dravid

Ans : (C)

17. Imran Khan was the first one day victim of—

(A) Sunil Gavaskar

(B) Kapil Dev

(C) Parthiv Patel

(D) Vishwanath

Ans : (B)

18. Sunil Gavaskar scored his first one day century against—

(A) Pakistan

(B) England

(C) West Indies

(D) New Zealand.

Ans : (D)

19. ________appointed as an interim coach of the Indian team at Sharjah at 1994.

(A) Sunil Gavaskar

(B) Mohammed Azharuudin

(C) Kapil dev

(D) Vengsarkar

Ans : (A)

20. ________is India’s most successful wicket-keeper in One-day cricket.

(A) Nayan Mongia

(B) Rahul Dravid

(C) MS Dhoni

(D) Kiren More

Ans : (A)

21. Who is India’s present Test captain?

(A) MS Dhoni

(B) Anil Kumble

(C) Rahul Dravid

(D) Virender sehwag.

Ans : (B)

22. ________was the captain of the Under 19 team, which won the world cup.

(A) MS Dhoni

(B) Virot Kholi

(C) Anil Kumble

(D) Rahul Dravid

Ans : (B)

23. India Played its first one-day international match at home in—

(A) 1981 at Ahmedabad.

(B) 1981 at Calcutta

(C) 1982 at Chennai

(D) 1981 at Chennai

Ans : (A)

24. ________was India’s first One-day captain.

(A) Sunil Gavaskar

(B) Kapil dev

(C) Manoj prabhakar

(D) Ajit Wadekar

Ans : (D)

World Countries, their Capitals, their Currencies

14th Feb 2010 at 5:47 AM | Posted in General Knowledge, GK-Countries, Capitals & Currencies | 1 Comment

World Countries, their Capitals, their Currencies

Country Capital Currency
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani
Albania Tirana Lek
Algeria Algiers Dinar
Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro
Angola Luanda New Kwanza
Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s (Antigua) East Caribbean Dollar
Argentina Buenos Aires Peso
Armenia Yerevan Dram
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar
Austria Vienna Euro
Azerbaijan, Republic of Baku (Baki) Manat
Bahamas, The Nassau Bahamian Dollar
Bahrain Al-Manama Bahrain Dinar
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka
Barbados Bridgetown Barbados Dollar
Belarus Minsk Belorussian Rubel
Belgium Brussels (formerly Belgian Franc) Euro
Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar
Benin Porto Novo (official capital); Contonu (Seat of govt.) CFA Franc
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum
Bolivia La Paz (Seat of govt.); Sucre (legal capital and seat of judiciary) Boliviano
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Marka
Botswana Gaborone Pula
Brazil Brasilia Real
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar
Bulgaria Sofia Lev
Burundi Bujumbura Burundi Franc
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel
Cameroon Yaoundé CFA Franc
Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar
Cape Verde Praia Cape Verdean Escudo
Central African Republic Bangui CFA Franc
Chad N’Djamena CFA Franc
Chile Santiago Chilean Peso
China Beijing Yuan/Renminbi
Colombia Santa Fe de Bogotá Colombian Peso
Comoros Moroni Franc
Congo, Dem. Republic of the Kinshasa Congolese Franc
Congo, Republic of Brazzaville CFA Franc
Costa Rica San Jose Colon
Cote d’Ivoire Yamoussoukro CFA Franc
Croatia Zagreb Kuna
Cuba Havana Cuban Peso
Cyprus Lefkosia (Nicosia) Cyprus pound
Czech Republic Prague Koruna
Denmark Copenhagen Krone
Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti Franc
Dominica Roseau East Caribbean Dollar
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican Peso
East Timor Dili US Dollar
Ecuador Quito US Dollar
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound
El Salvador San Salvador Colon, US Dollar
Equatorial Guinea Malabo CFA Franc
Eritrea Asmara (Formerly Asmera) Nakfa
Estonia Tallinn Kroon
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr
Fiji Suva (Viti Levu) Birr
Finland Helsinki Euro (Formerly Marka)
France Paris Euro (Formerly French Franc)
Gabon Libreville CFA Franc
Gambia, The Banjul Dalasi
Georgia T’bilisi Lari
Germany Berlin Euro (Formerly Deutsche Mark)
Ghana Accra Cedi
Greece Athens Euro (Formerly Drachma)
Grenada Saint George’s East Caribbean Dollar
Guatemala Guatemala City Quetzal
Guinea Conakry Guinean Franc
Guinea Bissau Bissau CFA Franc
Guyana Georgetown Guyanese Dollar
Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde
Honduras Tegucigalpa Lempira
Hungary Budapest Forint
Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic Krona
India New Delhi Rupee
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah
Iran Tehran Rial
Iraq Baghdad Dinar/US Dollar
Ireland Dublin Euro (Formerly Irish Pound)
Israel Jerusalem1 Shekel
Italy Rome Euro (Formerly Lira)
Jamaica Kingston Dinar
Japan Tokyo Yen
Jordan Amman Dinar
Kazakhstan Astana2 Tenge
Kenya Nairobi Kenya Shilling
Kiribati South Tarawa Australian Dollar
Korea, North Pyongyang Won
Korea, South Seoul Won
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dinar
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Som
Laos Vientiane New Kip
Latvia Riga Lat
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound
Lesotho Maseru Loti
Liberia Monrovia Liberian Dollar
Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar
Liechtenstein Vaduz Swiss Franc
Lithuania Vilnius Litas
Luxembourg Luxembourg Ville Euro (Formerly Luxembourg Franc)
Macedonia Skopje3 Denar
Madagascar Antananarivo Ariary
Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur4 Ringgit
Maldives Male rufiyaa
Mali Bamako CFA Franc
Malta Valletta Maltese Lira
Marshall Islands Majuro Us Dollar
Mexico Mexico City (Distrito Federal) Mexican Peso
Micronesia Fed. States of Palikir US Dollar
Moldova Chisinau Leu
Monaco Monaco Ville Euro
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Tugrik
Morocco Rabat Dirham
Montenegro Padgorica Euro
Mozambique Maputo Metical
Myanmar Rangoon5 Kyat
Namibia Windhoek Namibian Dollar
Nauru No official capital; govt offices in Yaren District Australian Dollar
Nepal Kathmandu Napalese Rupee
Netherlands Amsterdam Euro
New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar
Nicaragua Managua Gold Cordoba
Niger Niamey CFA Franc
Nigeria Abuja Naira
Norway Oslo Norwegian Krone
Oman Muscat Omani Rial
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistan Rupee
Palau Koror US Dollar
Panama Panama City Balboa, US Dollar
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Kina
Paraguay Asuncion Guarani
Peru Lima Nuevo sol
Philippines, The Manila Peso
Poland Warsaw Zloty
Portugal Lisbon Euro (Formerly Escudo)
Puerto Rico San Juan US Dollar
Qatar Doha Qatari Riyal
Romania Bucharest Leu
Russia Moscow Ruble
Rwanda Kigali Rwanda Franc
St. Kitts and Nevis Basseterre East Caribbean Dollar
St. Lucia Castries East Caribbean Dollar
St. Vincent & the Grenadines Kingstown East Caribbean Dollar
Samoa Apia Tala
San Marino San Marino Euro
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome Dobra
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal
Senegal Dakar CFA Franc
Serbia Belgrade Yugoslav new dinar
Seychelles Victoria Seychelles Dollar
Sierra Leone Freetown Leone
Singapore Singapore Singapore Dollar
Slovakia Bratislava Koruna
Slovenia Ljubljana Slovenian Tolar
Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands Dollar
Somalia Mogadishu Somali Shilling
South Africa Pretoria6 Rand
Spain Madrid Euro (Formerly Peseta)
Sri Lanka Colombo7 Sri Lanka Rupee
Sudan Khartoum Dinar
Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese Dollar
Swaziland Mbabane8 Lilangeni
Sweden Stockholm Krona
Switzerland Bern Swiss Franc
Syria Damascus Syrian Pound
Taiwan Taipei Taiwan New Dollar
Tajikistan Dushanbe Somoni
Tanzania Dar es Salaam9 Tanzanian Shilling
Thailand Bangkok Baht
Togo Lome CFA Franc
Tonga Nuku’alofa Pa’anga
Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar
Tunisia Tunis Tunisian Dinar
Turkey Ankara Turkish New Lira (YTL)
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat
Tuvalu Funafuti10 Australian dollar
Uganda Kampala Ugandan New Shilling
Ukraine Kiev Hryvna
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi UAE Dirham
United Kingdom London Pound Sterling
United State Washington, DC US Dollar
Uruguay Montevideo Uruguay Peso
Uzbekistan Tashkent (Toshkent) Uzbekistani Som
Vanuatu Port-Vila (Efate) Vatu
Vatican City (Holy See) Vatican City Euro
Venezuela Caracas Bolivars
Vietnam Hanoi Dong
Yemen Sana Rial
Zambia Lusaka Kwacha
Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwean dollar

World’s Largest,Biggest

14th Feb 2010 at 3:17 AM | Posted in General Knowledge, GK-Largest & Bigget | Leave a comment

Q1.Which state is the biggest in the US?
A: Alaska
Q2.Which country has the largest area of land?
A: Russia
Q3.What is the largest mammal in the world?
A: Blue Whale

Q4.The largest museum in the world is?
A: The American Museum of Natural History.

Q5.The tallest tower in the world is?
A: The C. N. Tower, Toronto, Canada.

Q6.The old name of Taiwan was?
A: Farmosa.
Q7.The largest airport in the world is?
A: The King Khalid International Airport, Saudi Arabia.

Q8.The largest bay in the world is?
A: Hudson Bay, Canada.

Q9.The largest church in the world is?
A: Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome.

Q10.The largest peninsula in the world is?
A: Arabia.

Q11.The largest gulf in the world is?
A:Gulf of Mexico.

Q12.The tallest statue in the world is?
A: The Motherland, Volgograd Russia.

Q13.The largest railway tunnel in the world is?
A: The Oshimizu Tunnel, Japan.

Q14.The world’s loneliest island is?
A: The Tristan da cunha.

Q15.The largest cinema in the world is?
A: The Fox theatre, Detroit, USA.

Q16.The world’s tallest office building is?
A: The Sears Tower, Chicago.

Q17.The largest temple in the world is?
A: Angkor Wat in Kampuchea.

Q18.The largest dome in the world is?
A: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA.

Q19.The largest strait in the world is?
A: Tartar Strait.

Q20.The largest city of Africa is?
A: Cairo.

Q21.The largest auto producer in the USA is?
A: General Motors.

Q22.The largest auto producing nation is?
A: Japan.

Q23.The world’s largest car manufacturing company is?
A: General Motors, USA.

Q24.The world’s biggest manufacturer of bicycles is?
A: Hero cycles, Ludhiana.

Q25.The world’s oldest underground railway is at?
A: London.

Q26.The largest oil producing nation in Africa is?
A: Nigeria.

Q27.The longest river in Russia and Europe is?
A: Volga River.

Q28.The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called?
A: Big Ben.

General Knowledge- First

14th Feb 2010 at 3:09 AM | Posted in General Knowledge, GK-First Ever | Leave a comment

Q1: The first man to reach Antarctica was?
Fabian Gottlieb.
Q2:The first actor to win an Oscar was?
Emil Jannings.

Q3:The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was?
Snow White and Seven Dwarfs.

Q4:The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at?
Paris.

Q5:The first country to issue stamps was?
Britain.

Q6:The first Emperor of Germany was?
Wilhelm.

Q7:The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was?
Laszlo Papp.

Q8:The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was?
Genghis Khan.

Q9:The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by?
London Sunday Express.

Q10:The first talkie feature film in USA was?
The Jazz Singer.
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