One Liner General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers for Various Examinations
| Questions | Answers |
| Who Was the first Prime minister of Bangladesh was | Mujibur Rehman |
| Name of the longest river in the world is the | Nile |
| Name of the longest highway in the world is the | Trans-Canada |
| Name of the longest highway in the world has a length of | about 8000 km |
| Name of the highest mountain in the world is the | Everest |
| Name of the country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is | Myanmar |
| Name of the biggest desert in the world is the | Sahara desert |
| Name of the largest coffee growing country in the world is | Brazil |
| Name of the country also known as “country of Copper”is | Zambia |
| Name of the name given to the border which seperates Pakistan and Afghanistan is | Durand line |
| Name of the river Volga flows out into the | Capsian sea |
| Name of the coldest place on the eartn is | Verkoyansk in Siberia |
| Name of the country which ranks second in terms of land area is | Canada |
| Name of the largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is | Sicily |
| Name of the river Jordan flows out into the | Dead sea |
| Name of the biggest delta in the world is the | Sunderbans |
| Name of the capital city that stands on the river Danube is | Belgrade |
| Name of the Japanese call their country as | Nippon |
| Name of the length of the English channel is | 564 kilometres |
| Name of the world’s oldest known city is | Damascus |
| Name of the city which is also known as the City of Canals is | Venice |
| Name of the country in which river Wangchu flows is | Myanmar |
| Name of the biggest island of the world is | Greenland |
| Name of the city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is | Detroit,USA |
| Name of the country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is | USA |
| Name of the country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is | Malaysia |
| Name of the country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is | Malaysia |
| Name of the river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the | Mississippi |
| Name of the city which was once called the `Forbidden City’was | Peking |
| Name of the country called the Land of Rising Sun is | Japan |
| Name of Mount Everest was named after | Sir George Everest |
| Name of the volcano Vesuvias is located in | Italy |
| Name of the country known as the Suger Bowl of the world is | Cuba |
| Name of the length of the Suez Canal is | 162.5 kilometres |
| Name of the lowest point on earth is | the coastal area of Dead sea |
| Name of the Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of | Nepal |
| Name of the largest ocean of the world is the | Pacific ocean |
| Name of the largest bell in the world is the | Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin,Moscow |
| Name of the biggest stadium in the world is the | Strahov Stadium,Prague |
| Name of the world’s largest diamond producing country is | South Africa |
| Name of Australia was discoverd by | James Cook |
| Name of the first Governor General of Pakistan is | Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
| Name of Dublin is situated at the mouth of river | Liffey |
| Name of the earlier Name of New York city was | New Amsterdam |
| Name of the Eifel tower was built by | Alexander Eiffel |
| Name of the Red Cross was founded by | Jean Henri Durant |
| Name of the country which has the greatest population density is | Monaco |
| Name of the national flower of Britain is | Rose |
| Name of Niagara Falls was discovered by | Louis Hennepin |
| Name of the national flower of Italy is | Lily |
| Name of the national flower of China is | Narcissus |
| Name of the permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at | Kathmandu |
| Name of the gateway to the Gulf of Iran is | Strait of Hormuz |
| Name of the first Industrial Revolution took place in | England |
| Name of World Environment Day is observed on | 5th June |
| Name of the first Republican President President of America was | Abraham Lincoln |
| Name of the country famous for Samba dance is | Brazil |
| Name of the Name of Alexander’s horse was | Beucephalus |
| Name of Singapore was founded by | Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles |
| Name of the famous British one-eyed Admiral was | Nelson |
| Name of the earlier Name of Srilanka was | Ceylon |
| Name of the UNO was formed in the year | 1945 |
| Name of UNO stands for | United Nations Organisation |
| Name of the independence day of South Korea is celebrated on | 15th August |
| Name of `Last Judgement’was the first painting of an Italian painter named | Michelangelo |
| Name of `Paradise Regained’was written by | John Milton |
| Name of the first President of Egypt was | Mohammed Nequib |
| Name of the first man to reach North Pole was | Rear Peary |
| Name of the most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was | Guermica |
| Name of the primary producer of newsprint in the world is | Canada |
| Name of the first explorer to reach the South Pole was | Cap.Ronald Amundson |
| Name of the person who is called the father of modern Italy is | G.Garibaldi |
| Name of World literacy day is celebrated on | 8th September |
| Name of the founder of modern Germany is | Bismarck |
| Name of the country known as the land of the midnight sun is | Norway |
| Name of the place known as the Roof of the world is | Tibet |
| Name of the founder of the Chinese Republic was | San Yat Sen |
| Name of the first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was | Abdul Salam |
| Name of the first woman Prime Minister of Britain was | Margaret Thatcher |
| Name of the first Secretary General of the UNO was | Trygve Lie |
| Name of the sculptor of the statue of Liberty was | Federick Auguste Bartholdi |
| Name of the port of Banku is situated in | Azerbaijan |
| Name of John F.Kennedy was assassinated by | Lee Harry Oswald |
| Name of the largest river in France is | Lore |
| Name of the Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was | Catherine of Aragon |
| Name of the first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was | Ralph Johnson Bunche |
| Name of the first British University to admit women for degree courses was | London University |
| Name of the principal export of Jamaica is | Sugar |
| Name of New York is popularly known as the city of | Skyscrapers |
| Name of Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of | Cloves |
| Name of the country known as the Land of White Elephant is | Thailand |
| Name of the country known as the Land of Morning Calm is | Korea |
| Name of the country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is | Bhutan |
| Name of the highest waterfalls in the world is the | Salto Angel Falls,Venezuela |
| Name of the largest library in the world is the | United States Library of Congress,Washington DC |
| Name of the largest museum in the world is the | American Museum of Natural History |
| Name of the lowest mountain ragne in the world is the | Bhieuna Bhaile |
| Name of the country known as the Land of Cakes is | Scotland |
| Name of the place known as the Garden of England is | Kent |
| Name of the tallest tower in the world is the | C.N.Tower,Toronto, Canada |
| Name of the country famous for its fish catch is | Japan |
| Name of the old Name of Taiwan was | Farmosa |
| Name of Montreal is situated on the bank of river | Ottawa |
| Name of the city of Bonn is situated in | Germany |
| Name of the literal meaning of Renaissance is | Revival |
| Name of Julius Caesar was killed by | Brutus |
| Name of the title of Desert Fox was given to | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel |
| Name of the largest airport in the world is the | King Khalid Int.Airport, Saudi Arabia |
| Name of the city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the year 1998 was | Armenia |
| Name of the largest bay in the world is | Hudson Bay,Canada |
| Name of the largest church in the world is | Bascilica of St.Peter,Vatican City,Rome |
| Name of the largest peninsula in the world is | Arabia |
| Name of the largest gulf in the world is | Gulf of Mexico |
| Name of the tallest statue in the world is the | Motherland,Volgagra d Russia |
| Name of the largest railway tunnel in the world is the | Oshimzu Tunnel,Japan |
| Name of the world’s loneliest island is the | Tristan da cunda |
| Name of the word `Quiz’was coined by | Jim Daly Irishman |
| Name of the original meaning of `Quiz’was | Trick |
| Name of the busiest shopping centre of London is | Oxford Street |
| Name of the residence of the Queen in London is | Buckingham Palace |
| Name of Adolf Hitler was born in | Austria |
| Name of the country whose National Anthem has only music but no words is | Bahrain |
| Name of the largest cinema in the world is the | Fox theatre,Detroit, USA |
| Name of the country where there are no Cinema theatres is | Saudi arabia |
| Name of the world’s tallest office building is the | Sears Tower,Chicago |
| Name of In the year 1811,Paraguay became independent from | Spain |
| Name of the cross word puzzle was invented by | Arthur Wynney |
| Name of the city which was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire was | Persepolis |
| Name of WHO stands for | World Health Organisation |
| Name of WHO is located at | Geneva |
| Name of FAO stands for | Food and Agriculture Organisation |
| Name of FAO is located at | Rome and London |
| Name of UNIDO stands for | United Nations Industrial Development Organisation |
| Name of UNIDO is located at | Vienna |
| Name of WMO stands for | World Meteorological Organisation |
| Name of WMO is located at | Geneva |
| Name of International Civil Aviation Organisation is located at | Montreal |
| Name of the Angel Falls is located in | Venezuela |
| Name of the Victoria Falls is located in | Rhodesia |
| Name of Ice Cream was discovered by | Gerald Tisyum |
| Name of the number regarded as lucky number in Italy is | Thirteen |
| Name of Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means | Fear of cats |
| Name of the aeroplanes was used in war for the first time by | Italians(14 Oct.1911) |
| Name of Slavery in America was abolished by | Abraham Lincoln |
| Name of the Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is | Manchester |
| Name of the famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson river is | Manhattan |
| Name of the founder of plastic industry was | Leo Hendrik Bakeland |
| Name of the country where military service is compulsory for women is | Israel |
| Name of the country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is | USA |
| Name of the famous painting `Mona Lisa’is displayed at | Louvre museum,Paris |
| Name of the earlier name for tomato was | Love apple |
| Name of the first President of USA was | George Washington |
| Name of the famous words `Veni Vidi Vici’were said by | Julius Caesar |
| Name of the practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by | Joseph Lister |
| Name of the number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was | Nine |
| Name of Mercury is also known as | Quick Silver |
| Name of Disneyland is located in | California,USA |
| Name of the country which built the first powerful long range rockets is | Germany |
| Name of Sewing Machine was invented by | Isaac M.Singer |
| Name of Adding Machine was invented by | Aldrin |
| Name of the national emblem of Spain is | Eagle |
| Name of Archimedes was born in | Sicily |
| Name of the total area of Vatican city is | 0.272 Sq.kms |
| Name of the largest temple in the world is | Angkorwat in Kampuchea |
| Name of the largest dome in the world is | Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans,USA |
| Name of the largest strait in the world is | Tartar Strait |
| Name of the Mohenjodaro ruins are found in | Larkand District of Sind,Pakistan |
| Name of the largest city of Africa is | Cairo |
| Name of the founder of KODAK Company was | Eastman |
| Name of the Cape of Good Hope is located in | South Africa |
| Name of the Heathrow Airport is located in | London |
| Name of the neon lamp was invented by | Georges Claude |
| Name of the last letter of the Greek alphabet is | Omega |
| Name of the place known as the land of Lincoln is | Illinois |
| Name of the US state Utah is also known as | Beehive state |
| Name of the Kalahari desert is located in | Africa |
| Name of the Pentagonian desert is located in | Argentina |
| Name of the person known as the father of aeronautics is | Sir George Cayley |
| Name of the most densely populated Island in the world is | Honshu |
| Name of the two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of | Hisponiola |
| Name of the largest auto producer in the USA is | General Motors |
| Name of the largest auto producing nation is | Japan |
| Name of the famous General Motors company was founded by | William Durant |
| Name of the country that brings out the FIAT is | Italy |
| Name of the first actor to win an Oscar was | Emil Jannings |
| Name of the first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was | Snow White and Seven Dwarfs |
| Name of the first demonstration of a motion picture was held at | Paris |
| Name of the first country to issue stamps was | Britain |
| Name of the actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent movies is | Tom Mix |
| Name of the Pentagon is located at | Washington DC |
| Name of the world’s largest car manufacturing company is | General Motors,USA |
| Name of the world’s biggest manufacturer of bicycles is | Hero cycles,Ludhiana |
| Name of the world’s oldest underground railway is at | London |
| Name of the White House was painted white to | Hide fire damage |
| Name of the largest oil producing nation in Africa is | Nigeria |
| Name of the longest river in Russia is | Oblrtysh |
| Name of the first Emperor of Germany was | Wilhelm |
| Name of the last French Monarch was | Louis Napoleon III |
| Name of History is Bunkwas said by | Henry Ford |
| Name of the term “astrology’ literally means | Star Speech |
| Name of Togo is situated in | Africa |
| Name of Coal is also known as | Black Diamond |
| Name of the first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was | Laszlo Papp |
| Name of the first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was | Genghis Khan |
| Name of the first cross word puzzle in the world was published in | 1924 by London Sunday Express |
| Name of the lightest known metal is | Lithium |
| Name of the atacama desert is located in | North Chile |
| Name of the oil used to preserve timber is | Creosote oil |
| Name of the founder of USA was | George Washington |
| Name of the first talkie feature film in USA was | the Jazz Singer |
| Name of the chemical Name of laughing gas is | Nitrous oxide |
| Name of the US state Mississipi is also known as | Tar Heel state |
| Name of the US state Indiana is also known as | Volunteer state |
| Name of the US state Missouri is also known as | Hoosier state |
| Name of the US state West Verginia is also known as | Blue Grass state |
| Name of the US state known as`Pine Free State’is | Vermount |
| Name of the US state known as `Mountain state’is | Pensylvania |
| Name of the US state known as`Land of `Land of 1000 Lakes’is | Arkansas |
| Name of the popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is | Hercule Poirot |
| Name of the Pakistani President who died in an aircrash was | Zia-ul-Huq |
| Name of Yoghurt means | Fermented milk |
| Name of Yankee is the nickname of | American |
| Name of the International court of Justice is located in | Hague,Holland |
| Name of the headquarters of World Bank is located at | Washington DC |
| Name of Victoria Falls was discovered by | David Livingstone |
| Name of the technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by | Patrick Stepote and Robert Edwards |
| Name of the oldest residential university of Britain is the | Oxford University |
| Name of the Name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called | Big Ben |
| Name of Prado museum is located in | Madrid |
| Name of the number of keys in an ordinary piano is | Eighty eight |
| Name of `Man is a Tool Making Animal’was said by | Benjamin Franklin |
| Name of the term ‘anesthesia’ was coined by | Oliver Wendell Holmes |
| Name of the first man to reach Antartica was | Fabian Gotileb |
| Name of the Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in | Tanzania |
| Name of the invention that is considered to have built America is | Dynamite |
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