GK TIDBITS

1. The only British fighter to win a UFC title belt is: Michael Bisping
2. The country that has won the most number of Olympic medals in badminton is: China (41)
3. Manis crassicaudata is also known as: The Indian Pangolin
4. The number of extant species of pangolin native to the Indian subcontinent is: 8
5. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is headquartered in: Gland, Switzerland
6. The exact or appropriate word is also called: Mot juste
7. The sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon was: Apollo 12
8. The crew of Apollo 12, the Second Apollo mission, landed on Moon in: 1968
9. The person who extracts blood from the human body is: A phlebotomist
10. In the human body, the hallux is: Big toe of the foot
11. Microscope was invented by: Zacharias Janssen
12. The igneous rock that is light enough to float is: Pumice. It is formed when gases escape quick cooling lava.
13. The noble gas that is present in the largest amount in the air we breathe is: Argon
14. The standard unit of measurement used for measuring force is: Newton
15. Plants that live in environments where it is difficult to obtain water are called: Xerophytes
16. The masculine of an ant is: Drone
17. A concave mirror is also called: Converging mirror
18. A network of computers within a campus or an entire building is called: LAN
19. Deutsche Welle (DW) is the state-owned public international broadcaster of: Germany
20. The current Director-General of DW is: Peter Limbourgh
21. Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn in as US President after the assassination of John F Kennedy in: 1963
22. Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson was the wife of: Lyndon B. Johnson
23. Second Lady of the United States is the title held by the wife of: US Vice President
24. The youngest champion of Wimbledon’s men’s tennis tournament is: Boris Becker (He won 1985 Wimbledon at age 17)
25. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is based in: Rome, Italy
26. 35th President of the United States was: John F. Kennedy
27. The national flag of the United States of America is called: Stars and Stripes
28. The highest individual score in Test cricket is: 400 by the great Brian Lara
29. The famous Haveli located inside Bhatti Gate, Lahore, is: Mubarak Haveli
30. The World Meteorological Organization is headquartered in: Geneva, Switzerland
31. The number of member states and territories of WMO is: 191
32. The highest run-getter at the 1996 Cricket World Cup was: Sachin Tendulkar (523 runs)
33. The European Parliament has three places of work, Brussels (Belgium), Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) and: Strasbourg (France).
34. Comestible is a synonym of: Eatable
35. Between the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere, the one with larger landmass is: The northern hemisphere
36. North Pole is situated on the ocean named: Arctic Ocean
37. South Pole is situated on: Antarctica
38. Tenochtitlan is the old name of: Mexico City
39. The official language of Greenland is: Greenlandic
40. Macau is an autonomous territory belonging to: China
41. The monetary unit used in Thailand is: Thai Baht
42. Montevideo is the capital of : Uruguay
43. The only territory of the mainland Americas that is still part of a European country is: French Guyana
44. The African country which was officially known as Zaire between 1971 and 1997 is: DR Congo
45. David Ben-Gurion was the founder of: Israel
46. The first Prime Minister of Israel was: David Ben-Gurion
47. The Knesset is the parliament of: Israel
48. The US president who signed a pact of mutual security with the Nationalist Chinese Government was: Dwight D Eisenhower
49. Secretary of State during Dwight D Eisenhower presidency was: John Foster Dulles
50. The US and Nationalist Chinese Government concluded the agreement for the defence of the islands of: Formosa and Pescadores
51. Formosa is the old name of: Taiwan
52. Pescadores Islands, an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, is also known as: Penghu
53. Pointillism is a technique of: Painting
54. The first-ever international cricket match was played in 1844 between: USA and Canada
55. Mamad Ghat Cadet College has been established in: Mohmand tribal district
56. Europe´s oldest functioning nuclear reactor is: Beznau, Switzerland
57. The Beznau plant is located in the canton of: Aargau
58. The only Pakistani cueist to play in the Snooker Professional Circuit is: Muhammad Asif
59. The Sunningdale Agreement was signed in: 1973
60. The Sunningdale Agreement was the first attempt to introduce a power-sharing government in: Northern Ireland
61. The British Prime Minister at the time of signing of the Sunningdale Agreement was: Edward Heath
62. The highest score at Adelaide before David Warner’s 335 against Pakistan in recently concluded test series was: 299 by Don Bradman
63. Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is the Foreign Minister of: Qatar
64. Mevlut Cavusoglu is the Foreign Minister of: Turkey
65. The sneak attack by Japan on Pearl Harbour was made in: 1941
66. Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu: Hawaii
67. Germany and Italy announced a war on the United States in: 1947
68. The three Axis powers were Germany, Italy and: Japan
69. Benito Mussolini was a dictator belonging to: Italy
70. The Zimbabwe-Rhodesian Parliament handed power back to the British until democratic elections, in: 1979
71. The highest wicket-taker in women’s ODI cricket is: Australia’s Cathryn Fitzpatrick
72. A person easy to deal with is called: Tractable
73. The Dayton Accord to end war in the Balkans was signed by the leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and: Croatia
74. The Dayton Accord was signed in: 1995
75. The ousted President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was captured in: 2003
76. The Olympic motto ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ means: Faster, Higher, Stronger
77. The letter located between letters X and V on a standard keyboard is: C
78. The first powered aircraft was flown by: Wright Brothers
79. The famous astronaut who said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!” was: Neil Armstrong
80. The number of red stripes on the United States flag is: 7
81. The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek god named: Helios
82. Cambodia is officially called: The Kingdom of Cambodia
83. The current Chairman of Higher Education Commission (HEC) is: Dr Tariq Banuri
84. The current US Ambassador to Pakistan is: Paul Jones
85. Ethiopia recently launched its first satellite, ‘Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite’ (ETRSS) from: China
86. The 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan was: Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa
87. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is based in: Nairobi, Kenya
88. The article of the US constitution in which the procedure of impeachment of US president has been laid down is: Article 2
89. The impeachment process in the US begins with an investigation by: House Committee.
90. The International Migrants Day is observed on: December 18
91. The United Nations Global compact on Migration was signed on: 19 Dec. 2018
92. India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has been jointly developed by India and: Russia
93. The winner of Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2019 is: Australia’s Ellyse Perry
94. Established in 1966, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is headquartered in: Manila, Philippines
95. The air pollutant associated with adverse cardiovascular health outcomes is: Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5
96. In terms of UNSC reforms G4 includes: Brazil, Germany, India and Japan
97. The first-ever Global Refugee Forum was held in: Geneva, Switzerland
98. The 52-kilometre Khyber Railway track with some 34 tunnels and 92 bridges was completed in: 1925
99. The capital of Tunisia is: Tunis
100. India’s army chief, General Bipin Rawat, has been replaced by: General Manoj Mukund Naravane