Tuesday 26 November 2013

Basic General Knowledge

1. Which is the largest animal in the world ?
Answer: Blue whale


2. Which is the largest animal on land ?
Answer: African elephant


3. Which is the smallest bird ?
Answer: Humming Bird


4. Which is the largest fish in the world ?
Answer: Whale shark


5. Which is the tallest animal on the earth ?
Answer: Giraffe


6. Which is the biggest bird in the world ?
Answer: Ostrich


7. Which is the biggest continent in the world ?
Answer: Asia


8. Which is the largest country (area) in the world ?
Answer: Russia
2nd place > Canada


9. Which is the most spoken language in the world ?
Answer: Mandarin (Chinese )
2nd place > Spanish


10. Which is the largest island in the world ?
Answer: Greenland
2nd place > New Guinea


11.Which is the longest river in the world ?
Answer: Nile


12. Which is the largest desert in the world ?
Answer: Sahara Desert


13. Which is the largest bone in human body ?
Answer: Femur (thighbone)


14. What is the smallest bone in the human body ?
Answer: Stapes


15. Which is the largest flower in the world ?
Answer: Rafflesia


16. Which is the largest ocean in the world ?
Answer: Pacific Ocean


17. Which is the largest plateau in the world ?
Answer: Tibetan Plateau


18. Which is the tallest waterfall in the world ?
Answer: Angel Falls..

The Countries & their Capitals

Afghanistan - Kabul
Albania - Tirana
Algeria - Algiers
Andorra - Andorra la Vella
Angola - Luanda


Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Armenia - Yerevan
Australia - Canberra
Austria - Vienna
Azerbaijan - Baku
The Bahamas - Nassau
Bahrain - Manama
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Barbados - Bridgetown
Belarus - Minsk
Belgium - Brussels
Belize - Belmopan
Benin - Porto-Novo
Bhutan – Thimphu
Bolivia - La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo
Botswana - Gaborone
Brazil - Brasilia
Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria - Sofia
Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Burundi - Bujumbura

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Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Cameroon - Yaounde
Canada - Ottawa
Cape Verde - Praia
Central African Republic - Bangui
Chad - N'Djamena
Chile - Santiago
China - Beijing
Colombia - Bogota
Comoros - Moroni
Congo, Republic of the - Brazzaville
Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Kinshasa
Costa Rica - San Jose
Cote d'Ivoire - Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)
Croatia - Zagreb
Cuba - Havana
Cyprus - Nicosia
Czech Republic - Prague
Denmark - Copenhagen
Djibouti - Djibouti
Dominica - Roseau
Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo

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East Timor (Timor-Leste) - Dili
Ecuador - Quito
Egypt - Cairo
El Salvador - San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
Eritrea - Asmara
Estonia - Tallinn
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Fiji - Suva
Finland - Helsinki
France - Paris
Gabon - Libreville
The Gambia - Banjul
Georgia - Tbilisi
Germany - Berlin
Ghana - Accra
Greece - Athens
Grenada - Saint George's
Guatemala - Guatemala City
Guinea - Conakry
Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
Guyana - Georgetown
Haiti - Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Tegucigalpa
Hungary - Budapest
Iceland - Reykjavik
India - New Delhi
Indonesia - Jakarta
Iran - Tehran
Iraq - Baghdad
Ireland - Dublin
Israel - Jerusalem*
Italy - Rome
Jamaica - Kingston
Japan - Tokyo
Jordan - Amman
Kazakhstan - Astana
Kenya - Nairobi
Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll
Korea, North - Pyongyang
Korea, South - Seoul
Kosovo - Pristina
Kuwait - Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Laos - Vientiane
Latvia - Riga
Lebanon - Beirut
Lesotho - Maseru
Liberia - Monrovia
Libya - Tripoli
Liechtenstein - Vaduz
Lithuania - Vilnius
Luxembourg - Luxembourg

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Macedonia - Skopje
Madagascar - Antananarivo
Malawi - Lilongwe
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Maldives - Male
Mali - Bamako
Malta - Valletta
Marshall Islands - Majuro
Mauritania - Nouakchott
Mauritius - Port Louis
Mexico - Mexico City
Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir
Moldova - Chisinau
Monaco - Monaco
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro - Podgorica
Morocco - Rabat
Mozambique - Maputo
Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
Namibia - Windhoek
Nauru - no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Nepal - Kathmandu
Netherlands - Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)
New Zealand - Wellington
Nicaragua - Managua
Niger - Niamey
Nigeria - Abuja
Norway - Oslo
Oman - Muscat
Pakistan - Islamabad
Palau - Melekeok
Panama - Panama City
Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Paraguay - Asuncion
Peru - Lima
Philippines - Manila
Poland - Warsaw
Portugal - Lisbon
Qatar - Doha

Romania - Bucharest
Russia - Moscow
Rwanda - Kigali

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Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
Saint Lucia - Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
Samoa - Apia
San Marino - San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Senegal - Dakar
Serbia - Belgrade
Seychelles - Victoria
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Singapore - Singapore
Slovakia - Bratislava
Slovenia - Ljubljana
Solomon Islands - Honiara
Somalia - Mogadishu
South Africa - Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)
South Sudan - Juba (Relocating to Ramciel)
Spain - Madrid(data by facebook/cnaonweb)
Sri Lanka - Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Sudan - Khartoum
Suriname - Paramaribo
Swaziland - Mbabane
Sweden - Stockholm
Switzerland - Bern
Syria - Damascus

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Taiwan - Taipei
Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Tanzania - Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)
Thailand - Bangkok
Togo - Lome
Tonga - Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
Tunisia - Tunis
Turkey - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
Tuvalu - Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
Uganda - Kampala
Ukraine - Kyiv
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom - London
United States of America - Washington D.C.
Uruguay - Montevideo
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Vanuatu - Port-Vila
Vatican City (Holy See) - Vatican City
Venezuela - Caracas
Vietnam - Hanoi
Yemen - Sanaa
Zambia - Lusaka
Zimbabwe - Harare

National Wildlife Sanctuaries and National parks in India

National Wildlife Sanctuaries and National parks in India


1. Gir National Park is situated in Gujarat

2. Sariska is situated in Alwar, Rajasthan

3. Ghana Bird Sanctuary is situated in Rajasthan

4. Darraha Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Rajasthan

5. Mt. Abu Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Rajasthan

6. Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Rajasthan

7. Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Hazaribag, Jarkhand

8. Mudhumalai Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu

9. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Idukki, Kottayam, Kerala

10. National Chambal (Gharial) Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh

11. Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Uttar Pradesh

12. Bankatna Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Uttar Pradesh

13. Nanda Devi Musk Deer Park is situated in Uttarakhand (included in UNESCO World Heritage List)

14. Corbett National Park is situated in Nainital, Uttarakahnd

15. Bondla Game Sanctuary is situated in Goa

16. Mollem Game Sanctuary is situated in Goa

list of Rivers and Dams

Nizam Sagar Dam
Andhra Pradesh
Manjira River
Somasila Dam
Andhra Pradesh
Pennar River
Prakasam Barrage
Andhra Pradesh
Krishna River
Dindi Reservoir
Andhra Pradesh
Krishna River
Lower Manair Reservoir
Andhra Pradesh
Tatipudi Reservoir Project
Andhra Pradesh
Gosthani River
Srisailam Dam
Andhra Pradesh
Krishna River
Singur dam
Andhra Pradesh
Gandipalem Reservoir
Andhra Pradesh
Gandipalem, Manneru River
Ramagundam Dam
Andhra Pradesh
Godavari
Dummaguden Dam
Andhra Pradesh
Godavari
Himayat Sagar Reservoir
Andhra Pradesh
River Musi
Shriram Sagar Reservoir
Andhra Pradesh
Godavari River
Ukai Dam
Dharoi Dam
Gujarat
Banas River
Kadana dam
Gujarat
Mahi River
Dantiwada Dam
Gujarat
Sabarmati River
Pandoh Dam
Himachal Pradesh
Beas River
Bhakra Nangal Dam
Himachal Pradesh
Sutlej River
Himachal Pradesh
Sutlej River
Chamera Dam
Himachal Pradesh
Ravi River
Gobind Sagar, Reservoir
Himachal Pradesh
Sutlej River
Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir
Himachal Pradesh
Salal Project
Jammu & Kashmir
Chenab River
Baglihar Dam
jammu & Kashmir
Chenab River
Chutak Hydroelectric Project
Jammu & Kashmir
Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam
Jammu & Kashmir
Indus River
Uri Hydroelectric Dam
Jammu & Kashmir
Jhelum River
Maithon Dam
Jharkhand
Barakar Rive
Chandil Dam
Jharkhand
Subarnarekha River
Panchet Dam
Jharkhand
Damodar River
Tunga Bhadra Dam
Karnataka
Tungabhadra River and Krishna River
Linganamakki dam
Karnataka
Sharavathi River
Kadra Dam
Karnataka
Kalinadi River
Alamatti Dam
Karnataka
Krishna River
Supa Dam
Karnataka
Kali River
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
Karnataka
Cauvery River
Harangi Dam
Karnataka
Cauvery River
Ghataprabha Reservoir
Karnataka
Ghataprabha River
Manchanabele Dam
Karnataka
Narayanpur Dam
Karnataka
Krishna River
Kodasalli Dam
Karnataka
Kali River
Basava Sagara Dam
Karnataka
Hemavathi Reservoir
Karnataka
Banasura Sagar Dam
Kerala
Chalakudy River
Malampuzha Dam
Kerala
Malampuzha River
Peechi Dam
Kerala
Idukki Dam
Kerala
Periyar River
Kundala Dam
Kerala
Parambikulam River
Parambikulam Dam
Kerala
Parambikulam River
Walayar Dam
Kerala
Walayar River
Mullaperiyar Dam
Kerala
Pennar River
Neyyar Dam
Kerala
Pennar River
Rajghat Dam
Madhya Pradesh
Betwa River
Barna Dam
Madhya Pradesh
Barna River
Indirasagar Project
Madhya Pradesh
Narmada River
Narmada Dam Project
Madhya Pradesh
Narmada River
Bargi Dam
Madhya Pradesh
Narmada River
Bansagar Dam
Madhya Pradesh
Son River
Gandhi Sagar Dam
Madhya Pradesh
Chambal River
Tawa Reservoir
Madhya Pradesh
Tawa River
Yeldari Dam
Maharashtra
Purna River
Ujani Dam
Maharashtra
Bhima River
Pawna Dam
Maharashtra
Pawna River
Mulshi Dam
Maharashtra
Mula River
Koyna Dam
Maharashtra
Koyna River
Jaikwadi Dam
Maharashtra
Godavari River
Bhatsa Dam
Maharashtra
Bhatsa and Chorna rivers
Wilson Dam
Maharashtra
Pravara River
Tansa Dam
Maharashtra
Panshet Dam
Maharashtra
Mutha River
Mula Dam
Maharashtra
Kolkewadi Dam
Maharashtra
Koyna River
Girna Dam
Maharashtra
Girna and Godavari River
Bhandardara Dam
Maharashtra
Arthur Lake
Vaitarna Dam
Maharashtra
Vaitarna River
Radhanagari Dam
Maharashtra
Bhogawati River
Nandur Madhmeshwar Dam
Maharashtra
Manair Dam
Maharashtra
Manair River
Khadakwasla Dam
Maharashtra
Mutha River
Gangapur Dam
Maharashtra
Jalaput Dam
Orissa
Balimela Reservoir
Orissa
Sileru River
Indravati Dam
Orissa
Indravati River
Hirakud Dam
Orissa
Mahanadi River
Vaigai Dam
Tamil Nadu
Vaigai River
Aliyar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
River Aliyar
Chittar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Chittar River
Krishnagiri Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Manimuthar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Pechiparai Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
River Kodayar
Soolagiri Chinnar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Thunakadavu Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Chalakudy River
Varattupallam Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Vidur Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Perunchani Dam
Tamil Nadu
Paralayar River
Amaravathi Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Gundar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Berijam Lake
Kullursandai Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Arjuna Nadi
Pambar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Pambar River
Periyar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Periyar River
Stanley Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Kaveri River
Uppar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Vattamalaikarai Odai Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Odai River
Willingdon Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Periya Odai River
Mettur Dam
Tamil Nadu
Kaveri River
Bhavanisagar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Bhavani River
Kodaganar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Kodagananar River
Manimukthanadhi Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Parambikulam Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Parambikulam River.
Sholayar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Thirumurthi Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Parmabikulam Aliyar River
Varadamanadhi Reservoir, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Vembakottai Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Vaippar River
Manjalar Reservoir
Tamil Nadu
Parichha Dam
Uttar Pradesh
Betwa River
Rihand Project
Uttar Pradesh
Rihand River and Son River
Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam
Uttar Pradesh
Rihand River
Tehri Dam
Uttrakhand
Bhagirathi River
Dhauli Ganga Dam
Ganga River
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