AL YASMIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, RIYADH.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
01) Capital of Tunisia.- Tunis.
02) Currency of Oman.-Omani Rial.
03) Capital of Peru.- Lima
04) Two main languages of Qatar.- Arabic & English
05) Two main rivers of Iraq.- Euphrates And Tigris.
06) Biggest Airlines of the world- Delta Airlines.
07) Two biggest employer in the world.-WalmartAnd China National Petroleum Corporation.
08) Currency of Turkey.- Turkish Lira
09) Which country is known as Gift of Nile ?- Egypt.
10) Which country is known as Land of Lilies ?- Canada.
11) What is the opposite of the word permanent ? Ans ; - Temporary.
12) Which sea route explorer was nominated as the portuguese viceroy in India ? Ans ; - Vasco da Gama.
13) Who was the first woman in space ? Ans ; - Valetina Theresh kova.
14) Vir bhumi is the burial site of which Indian leader ? ANS ; - Rajeev Gandhi.
15) Name 02 island countries which are India’s neighbours - Ans;- Rep ; of Maldives and Sri lanka.
16) Polo is a sport played on the back of which animal ? Ans;- Horse.
17) With which sport would you associate Durand Cup ? Ans ; - Football.
18) The host country of Cricket world cup which recently occurred ? Ans;- Australia.
19) The Football legend Maradona originally belongs to which country ? Ans ; - Argentina.
20) National game of India ? Ans ; Hockey.
21) In which children’s cartoon can we find the dog SNOWY ? Ans; - Tintin.
22) Which cartoon character become energetic and enthusiastic after eating Spinach ? Ans ; - Pappai.
23) Who was the famous Grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru assasinated by LTTE of Sri lanka? Ans ; Rajeev
Gandhi.
24) Shakthi Sthal is the burial site of which Indian PM ? Ans ; - Indira Gandhi.
25) Which Mughal Emperor built the great Tomb Taj Mahal ? Ans; - Shajahan.
26) First prime minister of India ? Ans ; Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
27) In which novel would you meet Fagin and Mr Brownlow ? Ans ;- Oliver Twist.
28) In 1961 first man travelled to space from Russia, who was he ? Ans ;- Yuri Gagarin.
29) EDEN GARDENS - is a famous Cricket Stadium where is it located ? Ans - Kolkatta.
30) What is the device that helps us to move and click the curzor on a computer screen called ? Ans: Mousse.
31) Which Indian was the 138 th person to travel to space ? Ans ; - Rakesh Sharma.
32) National bird of India ? Ans ; - Peacock.
33) National Animal of India ? Ans; - Tiger.
34) Bihu - is a festival of India -- which state it belongs ? Ans ; - Assam.
35) Who is known better as “ bird man of India “ ? Ans ;- Dr . Salim Ali.
36) Shere Khan, Mowgli, Baloo -- were the famous characters of a popular book -- who was the author of
this book ? Rudyard Kipling ( Jungle Book)
37) Who wrote the book Alice in Wonderland ? Ans;- Lewis Caroll.
38) In MRP , if R’ stands for Retail and P’ stands for Price - What does M’ stands for ? Ans ; - Maximum.
39) A European city better known as “ city of seven hills ‘ which is that city? Ans; - ROME.
40) It is also known as the Bodhi tree and is often worshipped as a sacred tree ? Ans;- Peepal.
41) How many languages are there on the language panel of the currency notes of India ? Ans; - 15
languages.
42) Who invented Telephone ? Ans ; - Alexander Graham Bell.
43) The Women IPS Officer who wrote a famous book called ‘’ It’s always possible” - what was her name ?
Ans ; - Kiran Bedi.
44) DANUBE - is one of the great river flows through which continent ? Ans Europe.
45) The longest river in the world ? Ans ; Nile.
46) In 1937 by a partition a country is divided away from India , name of that country ? Ans; - Myanmar (
Burma)
47) The first Indian movie with 3D effects ? Ans; - My dear kuttichathan. ( Malayalam a children’s movie)
48) The biggest school in the world in terms of the number of students ? where it is located ? Ans; - The city
Montessori school Lucknow, India ,UP.
49) Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in Arabian sea or in Bay of Bengal ? Ans; - Bay of Bengal.
50) Before New Delhi which metropolitan city was the capital city of India ? Ans;- Kolkatta.
51) Who was the former Prime Minister of India? ANS ; - Dr; Manmohan Singh.