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..

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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
Source : http://sapost.blogspot.in/
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
Source : http://sapost.blogspot.in/
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
Source : http://sapost.blogspot.in/
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
Source : http://sapost.blogspot.in/
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
Source : http://sapost.blogspot.in/
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

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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

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list of Rivers and Dams

Dam Name	State Name	River Name
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	Gujarat
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
Nathpa Dam	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	Visit : http://sapost.blogspot.in/

 Courtesy : http://patelthegreat.blogspot.in/

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