General knowledge quiz May 5, 2016

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1. Which country is also known as "Persia" ?
1. Iraq
2. Iran
3. Oman
4. Afghanisthan
2. Total number of ocans in the world are :-
1. 4
2. 5
3. 7
4. 12
3. Which country is known as "Land of the Midnight Sun" ?
1. Greenland
2. Iceland
3. Ireland
4. Norway
4. Which country is "Playground of Europe" ?
1. Austria
2. Holland
3. Switzerland
4. Italy
5. In which country "White elephant" is found ?
1. India
2. Sri Lanka
3. Thailand
4. Malaysia
6. Which continent has the highest number of country ?
1. Asia
2. Europe
3. North America
4. Africa
7. World Longest Day
1. 22 June
2. 20 June
3. 21 June
4. 24 June
8. World shortest day
1. 21 December
2. 22 December
3. 23 December
4. 25 December
9. Highest airport ?
1. Lhasa Airport, Tibet
2. Daocheng yading Airport, China
3. Qando bamda Airport, China
4. Kangding Airport, China
10. World coldest non living place :-
1. Plateu station,Antractrica
2. Rogerspass montana
3. Vostok Antractrica
4. Prospect creck Alaska
11. World coldest living place :-
1. Oyma kan, Russia
2. Northice, Greenland
3. Fort selkrik, Yukon
4. None of these
12. World hottest place?
1. Death valley
2. Kebili(Tunisia)
3. Queinsland, Aus
4. Lut Desert
13. Percent of world surphase coverd by India is :-
1. 2.4
2. 3.4
3. 4.4
4. 5.4
14. Which country is having longest railway network :-
1. China
2. Russia
3. USA
4. India

I know the answer : Vijay Kumawat

Answer List

1. Answer 1
2 (Iran)
2. Answer 2
2 (5) Atlantic,Indian,Antractic[New name - Southern],Pacific,Arctic
3. Answer 3
4 (No sunset from 18 April to 23 August)
4. Answer 4
3 (Switzerland [Leslie stephen a famous writer wrote a book in 1870 "The playground of Europe" while travelling Switzerland])
5. Answer 5
3 (Thailand)
6. Answer 6
4 (Africa)
Antractrica - No participation, Australia -14, Asia -50, Europe - 51, North America - 23, South America -12, Africa - 54
7. Answer 7
4 (21 June, At north pole 24 hours day)
8. Answer 8
4 (22 December, At north pole 24 hours night)
9. Answer 9
2 (Daocheng yading Airport, China)
Lhasa Airport, Tibet(3570m)
Daocheng yading Airport, China(4411m)
Qando bamda Airport, China(4334m)
Kangding Airport, China(4280m)
10. Answer 10
3 (Vostok Antractrica)
Plateu station,Antractrica(-84c)
Rogerspass montana(-57c)
Vostok Antractrica(-90c)
Prospect creck Alaska(-62c)
11. Answer 11
1 (Oyma kan, Russia)
Oyma kan, Russia(-71.1c)
Northice, Greenland(-65c)
Fort selkrik, Yukon(-62c)
12. Answer 12
4 (Lut Desert)
Death valley(56.6c)
Kebili(Tunisia)(55c)
Queinsland, Aus(68c)
Lut Desert(71c)
13. Answer 13
1 (2.4)
14. Answer 14
3 (USA)
China(100,000km)
Russia(85,500km)
USA(2,50,000km)
India(65,000km)

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Proud moment for India :-
Pakisthan has started their space and upper atmosphare commission(SUPARCO) quite earlier than that of India.
SUPARCO was launched in 1961.Where as ISRO was started in 1969. While ISRO has already launched 77 satellites till date.SUPARCO could only send out 2 and that too with the astistance by foreign countries.