{"id":27573,"date":"2020-01-14T11:45:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T06:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/?p=27573"},"modified":"2020-01-15T09:48:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T04:48:57","slug":"gk-tidbits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jworldtimes.com\/old-site\/others\/gk-tidbits\/","title":{"rendered":"GK TIDBITS"},"content":{"rendered":"

GK TIDBITS<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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  1. The only British fighter to win a UFC title belt is:<\/strong> Michael Bisping <\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The country that has won the most number of Olympic medals in badminton is:<\/strong> China (41) <\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Manis crassicaudata is also known as:<\/strong> The Indian Pangolin <\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. The number of extant species of pangolin native to the Indian subcontinent is:<\/strong> 8<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is headquartered in:<\/strong> Gland, Switzerland<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. The exact or appropriate word is also called:<\/strong> Mot juste <\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. The sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon was:<\/strong> Apollo 12<\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. The crew of Apollo 12, the Second Apollo mission, landed on Moon in:<\/strong> 1968 <\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. The person who extracts blood from the human body is:<\/strong> A phlebotomist<\/strong><\/li>\n
  10. In the human body, the hallux is:<\/strong> Big toe of the foot<\/strong><\/li>\n
  11. Microscope was invented by:<\/strong> Zacharias Janssen<\/strong><\/li>\n
  12. The igneous rock that is light enough to float is:<\/strong> Pumice. It is formed when gases escape quick cooling lava.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  13. The noble gas that is present in the largest amount in the air we breathe is:<\/strong> Argon<\/strong><\/li>\n
  14. The standard unit of measurement used for measuring force is:<\/strong> Newton<\/strong><\/li>\n
  15. Plants that live in environments where it is difficult to obtain water are called:<\/strong> Xerophytes <\/strong><\/li>\n
  16. The masculine of an ant is:<\/strong> Drone<\/strong><\/li>\n
  17. A concave mirror is also called:<\/strong> Converging mirror <\/strong><\/li>\n
  18. A network of computers within a campus or an entire building is called:<\/strong> LAN <\/strong><\/li>\n
  19. Deutsche Welle (DW) is the state-owned public international broadcaster of:<\/strong> Germany <\/strong><\/li>\n
  20. The current Director-General of DW is:<\/strong> Peter Limbourgh <\/strong><\/li>\n
  21. Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn in as US President after the assassination of John F Kennedy in:<\/strong> 1963<\/strong><\/li>\n
  22. Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson was the wife of:<\/strong> Lyndon B. Johnson<\/strong><\/li>\n
  23. Second Lady of the United States is the title held by the wife of:<\/strong> US Vice President <\/strong><\/li>\n
  24. The youngest champion of Wimbledon\u2019s men\u2019s tennis tournament is:<\/strong> Boris Becker (He won 1985 Wimbledon at age 17)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  25. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is based in:<\/strong> Rome, Italy <\/strong><\/li>\n
  26. 35th President of the United States was:<\/strong> John F. Kennedy <\/strong><\/li>\n
  27. The national flag of the United States of America is called:<\/strong> Stars and Stripes<\/strong><\/li>\n
  28. The highest individual score in Test cricket is:<\/strong> 400 by the great Brian Lara<\/strong><\/li>\n
  29. The famous Haveli located inside Bhatti Gate, Lahore, is:<\/strong> Mubarak Haveli<\/strong><\/li>\n
  30. The World Meteorological Organization is headquartered in:<\/strong> Geneva, Switzerland<\/strong><\/li>\n
  31. The number of member states and territories of WMO is:<\/strong> 191<\/strong><\/li>\n
  32. The highest run-getter at the 1996 Cricket World Cup was:<\/strong> Sachin Tendulkar (523 runs) <\/strong><\/li>\n
  33. The European Parliament has three places of work, Brussels (Belgium), Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) and:<\/strong> Strasbourg (France).<\/strong><\/li>\n
  34. Comestible is a synonym of:<\/strong> Eatable<\/strong><\/li>\n
  35. Between the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere, the one with larger landmass is:<\/strong> The northern hemisphere<\/strong><\/li>\n
  36. North Pole is situated on the ocean named:<\/strong> Arctic Ocean<\/strong><\/li>\n
  37. South Pole is situated on:<\/strong> Antarctica<\/strong><\/li>\n
  38. Tenochtitlan is the old name of:<\/strong> Mexico City <\/strong><\/li>\n
  39. The official language of Greenland is:<\/strong> Greenlandic<\/strong><\/li>\n
  40. Macau is an autonomous territory belonging to:<\/strong> China<\/strong><\/li>\n
  41. The monetary unit used in Thailand is:<\/strong> Thai Baht<\/strong><\/li>\n
  42. Montevideo is the capital of :<\/strong> Uruguay<\/strong><\/li>\n
  43. The only territory of the mainland Americas that is still part of a European country is:<\/strong> French Guyana<\/strong><\/li>\n
  44. The African country which was officially known as Zaire between 1971 and 1997 is:<\/strong> DR Congo<\/strong><\/li>\n
  45. David Ben-Gurion was the founder of:<\/strong> Israel<\/strong><\/li>\n
  46. The first Prime Minister of Israel was:<\/strong> David Ben-Gurion<\/strong><\/li>\n
  47. The Knesset is the parliament of:<\/strong> Israel<\/strong><\/li>\n
  48. The US president who signed a pact of mutual security with the Nationalist Chinese Government was:<\/strong> Dwight D Eisenhower<\/strong><\/li>\n
  49. Secretary of State during Dwight D Eisenhower presidency was:<\/strong> John Foster Dulles <\/strong><\/li>\n
  50. The US and Nationalist Chinese Government concluded the agreement for the defence of the islands of:<\/strong> Formosa and Pescadores<\/strong><\/li>\n
  51. Formosa is the old name of:<\/strong> Taiwan<\/strong><\/li>\n
  52. Pescadores Islands, an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, is also known as:<\/strong> Penghu<\/strong><\/li>\n
  53. Pointillism is a technique of:<\/strong> Painting <\/strong><\/li>\n
  54. The first-ever international cricket match was played in 1844 between:<\/strong> USA and Canada <\/strong><\/li>\n
  55. Mamad Ghat Cadet College has been established in:<\/strong> Mohmand tribal district <\/strong><\/li>\n
  56. Europe\u00b4s oldest functioning nuclear reactor is:<\/strong> Beznau, Switzerland <\/strong><\/li>\n
  57. The Beznau plant is located in the canton of:<\/strong> Aargau<\/strong><\/li>\n
  58. The only Pakistani cueist to play in the Snooker Professional Circuit is:<\/strong> Muhammad Asif <\/strong><\/li>\n
  59. The Sunningdale Agreement was signed in:<\/strong> 1973<\/strong><\/li>\n
  60. The Sunningdale Agreement was the first attempt to introduce a power-sharing government in:<\/strong> Northern Ireland<\/strong><\/li>\n
  61. The British Prime Minister at the time of signing of the Sunningdale Agreement was:<\/strong> Edward Heath<\/strong><\/li>\n
  62. The highest score at Adelaide before David Warner\u2019s 335 against Pakistan in recently concluded test series was:<\/strong> 299 by Don Bradman<\/strong><\/li>\n
  63. Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is the Foreign Minister of:<\/strong> Qatar <\/strong><\/li>\n
  64. Mevlut Cavusoglu is the Foreign Minister of:<\/strong> Turkey <\/strong><\/li>\n
  65. The sneak attack by Japan on Pearl Harbour was made in:<\/strong> 1941<\/strong><\/li>\n
  66. Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu:<\/strong> Hawaii<\/strong><\/li>\n
  67. Germany and Italy announced a war on the United States in:<\/strong> 1947<\/strong><\/li>\n
  68. The three Axis powers were Germany, Italy and:<\/strong> Japan<\/strong><\/li>\n
  69. Benito Mussolini was a dictator belonging to:<\/strong> Italy<\/strong><\/li>\n
  70. The Zimbabwe-Rhodesian Parliament handed power back to the British until democratic elections, in:<\/strong> 1979<\/strong><\/li>\n
  71. The highest wicket-taker in women\u2019s ODI cricket is:<\/strong> Australia\u2019s Cathryn Fitzpatrick <\/strong><\/li>\n
  72. A person easy to deal with is called:<\/strong> Tractable <\/strong><\/li>\n
  73. The Dayton Accord to end war in the Balkans was signed by the leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and:<\/strong> Croatia <\/strong><\/li>\n
  74. The Dayton Accord was signed in:<\/strong> 1995<\/strong><\/li>\n
  75. The ousted President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was captured in:<\/strong> 2003<\/strong><\/li>\n
  76. The Olympic motto \u2018Citius, Altius, Fortius\u2019 means:<\/strong> Faster, Higher, Stronger<\/strong><\/li>\n
  77. The letter located between letters X and V on a standard keyboard is:<\/strong> C<\/strong><\/li>\n
  78. The first powered aircraft was flown by:<\/strong> Wright Brothers<\/strong><\/li>\n
  79. The famous astronaut who said, \u201cThat\u2019s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!\u201d was:<\/strong> Neil Armstrong<\/strong><\/li>\n
  80. The number of red stripes on the United States flag is:<\/strong> 7<\/strong><\/li>\n
  81. The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek god named:<\/strong> Helios<\/strong><\/li>\n
  82. Cambodia is officially called:<\/strong> The Kingdom of Cambodia<\/strong><\/li>\n
  83. The current Chairman of Higher Education Commission (HEC) is:<\/strong> Dr Tariq Banuri <\/strong><\/li>\n
  84. The current US Ambassador to Pakistan is:<\/strong> Paul Jones <\/strong><\/li>\n
  85. Ethiopia recently launched its first satellite, \u2018Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite\u2019 (ETRSS) from:<\/strong> China<\/strong><\/li>\n
  86. The 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan was:<\/strong> Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa<\/strong><\/li>\n
  87. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is based in:<\/strong> Nairobi, Kenya<\/strong><\/li>\n
  88. The article of the US constitution in which the procedure of impeachment of US president has been laid down is:<\/strong> Article 2<\/strong><\/li>\n
  89. The impeachment process in the US begins with an investigation by:<\/strong> House Committee.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  90. The International Migrants Day is observed on:<\/strong> December 18<\/strong><\/li>\n
  91. The United Nations Global compact on Migration was signed on:<\/strong> 19 Dec. 2018<\/strong><\/li>\n
  92. India\u2019s BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has been jointly developed by India and:<\/strong> Russia<\/strong><\/li>\n
  93. The winner of Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Women\u2019s Cricketer of the Year 2019 is:<\/strong> Australia\u2019s Ellyse Perry <\/strong><\/li>\n
  94. Established in 1966, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is headquartered in:<\/strong> Manila, Philippines<\/strong><\/li>\n
  95. The air pollutant associated with adverse cardiovascular health outcomes is:<\/strong> Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5<\/strong><\/li>\n
  96. In terms of UNSC reforms G4 includes:<\/strong> Brazil, Germany, India and Japan<\/strong><\/li>\n
  97. The first-ever Global Refugee Forum was held in:<\/strong> Geneva, Switzerland<\/strong><\/li>\n
  98. The 52-kilometre Khyber Railway track with some 34 tunnels and 92 bridges was completed in:<\/strong> 1925<\/strong><\/li>\n
  99. The capital of Tunisia is:<\/strong> Tunis<\/strong><\/li>\n
  100. India\u2019s army chief, General Bipin Rawat, has been replaced by:<\/strong> General Manoj Mukund Naravane<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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