Important General Knowledge


Q 1: What is the Cross?

Ans: Cross is a religious symbol of Christians.


Q 2: Which battles are known as Crusades?

Ans: The battles fought between the Muslims and the European Christians.


Q 3: What was the first Qiblah (direction) of the Muslims?


Ans: Bait-ul-Muqaddis was the first Qiblah (direction) of the Muslims.


Q 4: When Bait-ul-MuQaddis was taken over from Christians?

Ans: Bait-ul-Muqaddis was taken over from Christians during the Caliphate of Hazrat Umar Farooq. 


Q 5: What is the highest leader of Christians called?

Ans: The highest leader of Christians is called Pope.


Q 6: Name the greatest Muslim warrior general, who defeated the Christians in Crusad-Wars?

Ans: SuLtan Salah-ud-din Ayubi defeated Christian in Crusad-Wars.


Q 7. When the Crusade-Wars ended?

Ans: The Crusade-Wars ended after the death of Sultan Salah-ud-din Ayubi.


Q 8: When the Abbaside Caliphate was ended?

Ans: The Abbaside Caliphate was ended in 1258.


Q 9: Who ended the Abbaside Caliphate?

Ans: Caliphate was ended in by the Mongols.


Q 10: What is the meaning of Baghdad? Ans: The meaning of Baghdad is city of justice.


Q 11: Where is the tomb of Hazrat Hussain (RA) ? 

Ans: Ans: In Karbala.


Q 12: In which country is Karbala situated?

Ans: In Iraq 


Q .13 What was the old name of Iran?

Ans: Persia


Q. 14; From which word Iran is derived?

Ans: Iran is derived from Aryana.


Q 15. What is meaning of Iran?

Ans: The land of Aryans.


Q. 16: Which famous sea is situated in the North of Iran?

Ans: Caspian Sea.


Q 17: Which language is spoken in Iran?

Ans:Persian Language.


Q 18: When was a Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama, reached the South Asian sea port, Calicut?


Ans: A Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama reached the South Asian sea port, Calicut, in 1498.


Q 19: When British established East India Company?

Ans: British established East India Company in 1600 AD.


Q 20: From whom British obtained trade permits? Ans: British obtained trade permits from the Mughal emperors Jehangir and Shah Jehan.


Q 21: When British defeated Nawab Sirajuddaula?

Ans: British defeated Nawab Sirajuddaula in 1757 A.D.


Q 22: When did British occupy in Bengal?

Ans: British occupied in Bengal in 1757 AD.


Q 23: When Bihar and Orissa were occupied by British?

Ans. Bihar and Orissa were occupied by British in 1784 A.D.


Q 24: When Sindh was conquered by British?

Ans: Sindh was conquered by British in 1843.


Q 25: When Punjab was conquered by British?

Ans: Punjab was conquered by British in 1849.


Q626. When Tipu Sultan was martyred?

Ans: Tipu Sultan was martyred in 1799 AD.


Q 27: When War of Independence was fought?

Ans: War of Independence was fought in 1857.


Q 28: When did Malaysia get independence?

Ans: Malaysia got independence in 1957.


Q 29: What was the old name of Malaysia? 

Ans: Old name of Malaysia was Malaya.



Q 30: When did Indonesia achieve independence?

Ans: Indonesia achieved independence in 1949.


Q 31: Which two Muslim countries located in South East Asia?

Ans: Indonesia and Malaysia located South East Asia.


Q 32 When did British recognize the Amir of Afghanistan in as independent sovereign?

Ans: British recognized ( lai) the Amir of Afghanistan in 1925as independent sovereign.


Q 33: When did Soviet Union start miitary intervention in Afghanistan?

Ans: Soviet Union started military intervention in Afghanistan 1979.


Q 34: When World Trade Centre of USA was destroyed?

Ans:  The World Trade Centre of USA was destroyed in September 11, 2001.


Q 35: When the Iranian was relieved from the monopoly of the European capitalists?

Ans: The Iranian was relieved from the monopoly of the European capitalists, in 1925, under the leadeship of Raza Shah Pahlvi. 


Q 36: When Shah of the Iran was compelled by the people to leave Iran?

Ans: Shah of the Iran was compelled by the people to leave Iran in 1979.


Q 37: When did British occupy in Syria?

Ans: British occupied Syria in 1916 AD.


Q. 38 When did Syria get independence from France?

Ans: Syria got independence from France on first January 1947 AD.


Q. 39: When Iraq was annexed to the Turkish Ottoman Caliphate?

Ans: Iraq was annexed to the Turkish Ottoman Caliphate in 1517.


Q 40: Which is the largest prize of the world?

Ans: The largest prize of the world is Nobel Prize.


Q 41: What is Hydrosphere?

Ans: Hydrosphere is water mass consists of oceans.seas.rivers and lakes.


Q. 42: What is Lithosphere?

Ans: Lithosphere is an outer surface and interior of the solid Earth. 


Q 43: What is Atmosphere?

Ans: Atmosphere is a thick layer of gases around the surface of Earth.


Q 44: What is Biosphere? Ans: Biosphere is the surrounding where there life exists.


Q. 45: What is Continent? Ans: Continent is the large mass of land on the Earth.


Q. 46: What is Peninsula? Ans: Peninsula is a piece of land surrounded by water from the three sides.


Q 47: What is island ?

Ans: Island is a piece of land totally surrounded by water.


Q 48: What is Archipelago?

Ans: Archipelago is a group of islands.


Q 49: What is Desert?

Ans: Desert is a very dry area where plant growth is limited.


Q 50: What is Oasis?

Ans: Oasis is a green and fertile sport in a desert.


Q. 51: What is Plain?

Ans: Plain is a large area of flat land that generally rises less than 1000 feet.


Q 52: What is Plateau?

Ans: Plateau is a large land area that is high and generally flat and rises from 300 to 3000 feet above sea level.


Q. 53: What is Mountain? Ans: Mountain is a mass of very high rock that rises from about 2000 feet to more than 20,000 feet above sea level.


Q 54: What is Mountain range?

Ans: Mountain range is a row of mountains joined together.


Q 55: What is Mountain peak?

Ans: Mountain peak is the pointed top of a mountain.


Q 56: What is Volcano?  Ans: Volcano is a hill or mountain which ejects heated liquid material from inside the Earth.


Q 57: What is Lava?

Ans: Lava is a hot liquid material which comes out from a volcano.


Q 58: What is Valley?

Ans: Valley is an area of low land between hills or mountain.


Q 59: What is Equator? Ans: Equator is the imaginary line that divides the globe into northern and southern hemisphere.


Q 60: What is Hot Belt?

Ans: Hot Belt is the hottest region of the Earth through which equator passes.


Q. 61: What is Latitudes? Ans: Latitudes on the globe of Earth the imaginary lines going round parallel with the equator.


Q 62: What is Longitudes?

Ans: Longitudes on the globe of Earth the lines going through the poles.


Q 63: What is Axis of Earth?

Ans: Axis of Earth is an imaginary line about which the Earth rotates.


Q 64: What is North Pole?

Ans: North Pole is the center of the Arctic Circle.


Q 65: What is South Pole?

Ans: South Pole is the center of the Antarctic Circle.


Q 66: What is Meridians? Ans: Meridians are the lines of longitude from the North Pole to the South Pole and all meridians are equal.


Q 67: What is Prime meridian or First?

Ans: Prime meridian or First meridian is O meridian.


Q 68: What are Polar Regions?

Ans: Polar Regions are the Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle.


Q 69: What is Tropic of cancer on the globe?

Ans: Tropic of cancer on the globe, the parallel of latitude at about 23.5 degrees North.


Q 70: What is Tropic of Capricorn on the globe?

Ans: Tropic of Capricorn on the globe, the parallel of latitude at about 23.5 degrees south.


Q 71: What is Northern Hemisphere?

Ans: Northern Hemisphere is an every place north of the equator.


Q 72: What is Southern Hemisphere?

Ans: Southern Hemisphere is an every place south of the equator.


Q. 73: What is Eastern Hemisphere?

Ans: Eastern Hemisphere is an every place east of prime meridian.


Q 74: What is Western Hemisphere?

Ans: Western Hemisphere is an every place west of prime meridian.


Q 75: What is Climate?

Ans: Climate is a long-term average of weather conditions.


Q 76  What is Weather?Ans: Weather is the day to day conditions temperature, rain fall, wind and humidity.


Q 77: What is Planet?Ans: Planet is a Non-luminous heav 


Q 78: What is Star?

Ans: Star is luminous heavenly body.


Q 79: What is Satellite?

Ans: Satellite is a natural or artificial body revolving round the planet.


Q. 80: What is Sea?

Ans: Sea is the part of Ocean.


Q 81: What is Landlocked Country?

Ans: Landlocked Country is a country which does not share its borders with Sea or Ocean.


Q 82: What is Bay?

Ans. Bay is the part of Ocean, Sea or Lake that makes a wide cut into the land, usually smaller than gulf.


Q 83: What is Channel? Ans: Channel is wide waterway that connects two larger areas of water.


Q 84: What is Strait?

Ans: Strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.


Q 85: What is Gulf?

Ans: Gulf is a part of a large body of water that extends into shoreline generally larger and more deeply intended than a bay.


Q 86: What is Coast?

Ans: Coast is the land area which is at the edge of the Sea.


Q 87: What is Lake?

Ans: Lake is a body of water surrounded by land.


Q 88: What is Cape?

Ans: Cape is a piece of land along a coast that extends out into the Sea.


Q 89: What is Tide?

Ans: Tide is a regular rise and fall in the level of the Sea, caused by the attraction of the Moon and the Sun.


Q 90: What is Wave?

Ans: Wave when wind blows, level of water starts rising up and down. 


Q 91: What is Ocean?

Ans: Ocean Current when the seawater starts flowing from one place to another in the form of river. 


Q 92: What is Dam?

Ans: Dam is a reservoir of water blocked by an artificial wall on the river for irrigation or generating electricity.


Q. 93:What is Tributary?

Ans: Tributary is a small river that flows into a large river. 


Q 94:  What is Canal? Ans: Canal is a water way built for irrigation or navigation.


Q 95: What is Basin?

Ans: Basin is the area of land drained by a river.


Q 96: What is Delta?

Ans: Delta is a stretch of land built up at rivers mouth the mud and sand brought down by the river.


Q 97: What is Glacier?

Ans: Glacier is a huge mass of ice formed by snow on high mountains moving slowly down a valley.


Q 98. What is Iceberg?

Ans: Iceberg is a large mass of glacier floating in the sea.


Q 99: What is Earthquake?

Ans: Earthquake is a violent and sudden movement of the Earth's crust.


Q 100: What is Seismology?

Ans: Seismology is the study of Earthquakes.


Q 101: What is Soil? 

Ans: Soil is the land particles which are able to grow vegetation.


Q 102: What is Dew?

Ans: Dew is the little drops of water that form on grass or plants during the night.


Q 103: What is Fog?

Ans: Fog is the thick cloud water vapors close to the Earth's surface.


Q 104: What is Cyclone?

Ans: Cyclone is the wind blowing in spiral form from outward high pressure inward low pressure. 


Q 105: What is Monsoon?

Ans: Monsoon winds are the seasonal winds which blow from ocean to land and sometimes from land to ocean.


Q 106: What is Universe?

Ans: Universe is the vast limitless space, containing planets, stars and other heavenly bodies.


Q 107: What is Hills?

Ans: Hills are lower than mountains and generally rise f about 500 to 2000 feet above sea level.


Q 108: Which is the longest coastal country of the world?

Ans: The longest coastal country of the wotld is Canada.


Q 109: Which is the greatest silver producing country of the world?

Ans: The greatest silver producing country of the world is Mexico.


Q 110: Which is the greatest coal producing country of the world?

Ans: The greatest coal producing country of the world is China.


Q 111: Which is the tallest buildirig of the world?

Ans: The tallest building of the world is Burj Khalifa.


Q 112: Which is the largest international organization of the world?

Ans:  The largest international organization of the world is UNO.


Q 113: Which is the world's largest religion?

Ans: The world's largest religion is Christianity.


Q714: Which is the world's second largest religion?

Ans: The world's second largest religion is Islam.


Q 115: Which is the world's third largest religion?

Ans:  The world's third largest religion is Hinduism.


Q 116: What is the total % of the world's population in Asia continent?

Ans: Asia is the 60% of the world's population.


Q 117: What is the total % of the world's population in Africa continent?

Ans: Africa is the 14% of the world's population.


Q 118: What is the total % of the world's population in Europe continent?

Ans: Europe is 11% of the world's population.


Q 119: What is the total % of the world's population in North America continent?

Ans: North America is 8% of the world's population.


Q 120: What is the total % of the world's population in South America continent?

Ans: South America is 5.3% of the world's population.


Q 121: What is the total % of the world's population in Australia continent?

Ans: Australia is 0.3% of the world's population.


Q 122 What is the China and India together % of the world's population?

Ans: China and India together are 40% of the world's population.


Q 123: What is the total Muslim population in the world?

Ans: The total Muslim population in the world is more than 1.57 billion.


Q 124: Where is emperor Zaheer-ud-din Babar buried at Kabul?

Ans: The emperor Zaheer-ud-din Babar is buried at Kabul.


Q 125: Who was Mamtaz Mahal?

Ans: Mamtaz Mahal was the beautiful wife of Shah Jahan.


Q 126: Who was Noor Jahan?

Ans: Noor Jahan was the beautiful wife of Jhangir.


Q 127: Which is the largest man-made canal in the world?

Ans: The largest man-made canal in the world is Suez Canal.


Q 128: Which highway connects Pakistan with China?

Ans: Karakoram highway connects Pakistan with China,


Q 129: Which is the second largest desert of the world?

Ans: The second largest desert of the worid is Gobi.


Q730: Where is the Gobi desert located?

Ans: The Gobi desert is located China.


Q 131: Which is the largest island of the world?

Ans: The largest island of the world is Greenland.


Q 132: Which is the smallest island of the world?

Ans: The smallest island of the world is Maldives.


Q 133: Which is the largest second longest river of the world?

Ans: The second longest river of the world is Amazon.


Q 134: Where is the Amazon River located? Ans: The Amazon River is located in South America.


Q 135: What is the length of the river Amazon?

Ans: The length of the river Amazon is 6400km.


Q 136: Which the country of with short coastline? Ans: The country with short coastline is Monaco.


Q 137: Which is the country with most active Volcanoes?

Ans: The country with most active Volcanoes is Indonesia.


Q 138: Which is the longest railway tunnel of the world?

Ans: The longest railway tunnel of the world is Seikan (Japan).


Q 139: Which is the biggest university of the world?

Ans: The biggest university of the world is the California University.


Q 140. Where is California University?  

Ans: California University is in USA.


Q 141: Which is the second most spoken language of the World?

Ans: The second most spoken language of the World is Hindi.?


Q 142: Which is largest mosque of the world?  Ans: The largest mosque of the world is the Masjid-A-Haram.


Q 143 Where is the Masjid-Al-Haram?

Ans: Masjid-Al-Haram is in Saudi Arab.


Q 144: When Sindh was conquered?

Ans: Sindh was conquered n the year 712 A.D.


Q 145: Who conquered Sindh?

Ans: Sindh was conquợred by Muhammad bin Qasim.


Q 146: Who was the first Indian national to embrace Islam?

Ans: The first Indian national to embrace Islam was the Raja Karanganoor.


Q 147: How many Castes were there in Hindu society?

Ans: There were four castes in Hindu society.


Q 148: What are the castes?

Ans: Brahmin, Khatri, Vaisha and Shudra.


Q 149: Which were the two upper class castes? Ans: Brahmin and Khatri were considered to be, the two upper class castes of the Hindu society. 


Q 150: Who were Vaisha and Shudra?

Ans: They were non-Aryan, and they defeated local people.

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