1.What country is also known as Persia? Ans : Iran WORLD HISTORY ONE LINER 2. In what country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro? Ans : Tanzania 3. What major river flows through the Grand Canyon? Ans : Colorado River 4. What name is given to the northeast part of China? Ans : Manchuria 5. What is the main island of Japan? Ans : Honshu 6. In what city is the Brandenburg Gate located? Ans : Berlin 7. In what country would you find the city of Limerick? Ans : Ireland 8. What well-known mountain pass connects Pakistan and Afghanistan? Ans : Khyber Pass 9. What volcano exploded in 1883 with the force of 200 megatons of TNT? Ans : Krakatoa 10. Old Trafford stadium is located near what major city? Ans : Manchester 11. Ceylon is the former name of what country? Ans : Sri Lanka 12. What city was once called New Amsterdam? Ans : New York City 13. What valley is the site of the Earth's highest-ever recorded temperature, 134 F? Ans : Death Valley
14. Albania and Serbia are located on what peninsula? Ans : Balkan 15. What is Pakistan's longest river? Ans : Indus River 16. What strait divides Morocco and Spain? Ans : Strait of Gibraltar 17. By surface area, what is the largest of Africa's great lakes? Victoria 18. What country is often described as being shaped like a boot? Italy 19.What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea? Sicily 20. What canal connects the Red and Mediterranean Seas? Suez Canal 21.Which is the world's largest orphan & abandoned children charity? Ans : SOS Chilidren's Villages UK 22.Island Aviation Services is the Government run airlines of? Ans : Maldives 23. In which country is the Hillary-Tenzing Airport situated? Ans : Nepal 24. Name the country which is the craddle of western classic music, known as 'The land of music'? Ans : Austria 25. Which country is the leading egg producer in the world? Ans : China
26. Which gorge in Nepal is deepest in the world? Ans : Kali Gandaki Gorge (Andha Galchi) PART-2 1. In which year did Semi-permanent settlements come up in Africa, Asia and Europe in the year? Ans : 10,000 BC 2. Greek civilization was flourished in the year? Ans : 800 BC 3. Rome was founded in the year? Ans : 753 BC 4. In the year, Victoria becomes queen of British empire. Ans : 1837 AD 5. Suez canal opened in the year. Ans : 1869 AD 6. Queen Victorias Golden Jubliee was held in the year. Ans : 1887 AD 7. The Eiffel Tower is built in. Ans : 1889 AD 8. New Zeland becomes first country to grant woman to right to vote in the year. Ans : 1869 9. World War I commenced in Ans : 1914 10. Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"? Ans : James Madison
11. Who was first to reach the South Pole? Ans : Capt. Amundsen 12. Which was the Napoleon last battle in which he was captured and exiled to St Helena? Ans : Battle of Waterloo 13. Around 1000 AD, which of these empires was the predominant power of mainland southeast Asia? Ans : Khmer 14. The first battle of which war was the Battle of Alma? Ans : Crimean war 15. Buckingham Palace became the official royal residence during the reign of which British monarch? Ans : Queen Victoria 16. In which year Bangladesh was formed as Separate Country? Ans : 1971 17. The First Triumvirate was established in 60 B.C. by Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus, and this Roman general and consul. He was one of Caesar's many enemies and his son-inlaw,he became a ruler of Rome. Who was he? Ans : Pompey 18. What was the other name given to the French and Indian War (1756-1763)? Ans : The Seven Years' War 19. During which war in 1870 was the Battle of Sedan fought? Ans : Franco Prussian war 20. The 1513 Battle of Flodden Field was the largest battle (in terms of numbers) ever fought between which two countries? Ans : England and Scotland 21. This Russian ruler was the first to be crowned Czar(Tsar) when he defeated the boyars (influential families) in 1547. Who was he? Ans : Ivan IV (the Terrible)
22. The dominant civilization in the central valley of Mexico was which of the following by 1000 AD? Ans : Toltec 23. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for which Egyptian ruler? Ans : Cheops 24. The first king of modern Greece, Otto I, was the son of King Ludwig I of which state? Ans : Bavaria 25. Name the person who built Fort Necessity. Ans : George Washington 26. Bhumibol Adulyadej is the longest-reigning monarch in which country's history? Ans : Thailand