Learning how to survive on an increasingly crowded planet is probably our ultimate challenge. But there is one place, home to over a sixth of the worlds population, which is already making a good shot at adapting: welcome to India. This extraordinary observational series casts aside the usual preconceptions about the sub-continent, and lets a few of Indians 1.2 billion show how their world really works.
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Monday, 10 March 2014
Sunday, 9 March 2014
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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No.
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Question
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Answer
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01
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The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was
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Mujibur Rehman
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02
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The longest river in the world is the
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Nile
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03
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The longest highway in the world is the
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Trans-Canada
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04
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The longest highway in the world has a
length of
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About 8000 km
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05
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The highest mountain in the world is the
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Everest
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06
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The country that accounts for nearly one
third of the total teak production of the world is
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Myanmar
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07
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The biggest desert in the world is the
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Sahara desert
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08
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The largest coffee growing country in the
world is
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Brazil
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09
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The country also known as "country
of Copper" is
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Zambia
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10
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The name given to the border which
separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is
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Durand line
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11
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The river Volga flows out into the
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Capsian sea
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12
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The coldest place on the earth is
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Verkoyansk in Siberia
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13
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The country which ranks second in terms
of land area is
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Canada
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14
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The largest Island in the Mediterranean
sea is
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Sicily
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15
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The river Jordan flows out into the
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Dead sea
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16
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The biggest delta in the world is the
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Sunderbans
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17
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The capital city that stands on the river
Danube is
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Belgrade
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18
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The Japanese call their country as
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Nippon
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19
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The length of the English channel is
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564 kilometres
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20
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The world's oldest known city is
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Damascus
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21
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The city which is also known as the City
of Canals is
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Venice
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22
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The country in which river Wangchu flows
is
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Myanmar
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23
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The biggest island of the world is
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Greenland
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24
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The city which is the biggest centre for
manufacture of automobiles in the world is
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Detroit, USA
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25
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The country which is the largest producer
of manganese in the world is
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USA
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26
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The country which is the largest producer
of rubber in the world is
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Malaysia
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27
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The country which is the largest producer
of tin in the world is
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Malaysia
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28
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The river which carries maximum quantity
of water into the sea is the
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Mississippi
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29
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The city which was once called the
`Forbidden City' was
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Peking
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30
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The country called the Land of Rising Sun
is
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Japan
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31
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Mount Everest was named after
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Sir George Everest
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32
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The volcano Vesuvius is located in
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Italy
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33
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The country known as the Sugar Bowl of
the world is
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Cuba
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34
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The length of the Suez Canal is
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162.5 kilometers
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35
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The lowest point on earth is
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The coastal area of Dead sea
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36
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The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants
of
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Nepal
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37
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The largest ocean of the world is the
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Pacific ocean
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38
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The largest bell in the world is the
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Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow
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39
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The biggest stadium in the world is the
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Strahov Stadium, Prague
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40
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The world's largest diamond producing
country is
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South Africa
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41
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Australia was discovered by
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James Cook
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42
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The first Governor General of Pakistan is
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah
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43
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Dublin is situated at the mouth of
river
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Liffey
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44
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The earlier name of New York city was
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New Amsterdam
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45
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The Eifel tower was built by
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Alexander Eiffel
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46
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The Red Cross was founded by
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Jean Henri Durant
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47
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The country which has the greatest
population density is
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Monaco
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48
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The national flower of Britain is
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Rose
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49
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Niagara Falls was discovered by
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Louis Hennepin
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50
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The national flower of Italy is
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Lily
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51
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The national flower of China is
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Narcissus
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52
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The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is
located at
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Kathmandu
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53
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The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is
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Strait of Hormuz
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54
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The first Industrial Revolution took
place in
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England
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55
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World Environment Day is observed on
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5th June
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56
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The first Republican President of America
was
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Abraham Lincoln
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57
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The country famous for Samba dance is
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Brazil
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58
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The name of Alexander's horse was
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Beucephalus
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59
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Singapore was founded by
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Sir Thomas Stamford
Raffles
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60
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The famous British one-eyed Admiral was
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Nelson
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61
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The earlier name of Sri Lanka was
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Ceylon
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62
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The UNO was formed in the year
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1945
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63
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UNO stands for
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United Nations Organization
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64
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The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on
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15th August
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65
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`Last Judgement' was the first painting
of an Italian painter named
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Michelangelo
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66
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Paradise Regained was written by
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John Milton
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67
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The first President of Egypt was
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Mohammed Nequib
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68
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The first man to reach North Pole was
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Rear Peary
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69
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The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso
was
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Guermica
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70
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The primary producer of newsprint in the
world is
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Canada
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71
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The first explorer to reach the South
Pole was
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Cap. Ronald Amundson
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72
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The person who is called the father of
modern Italy is
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G.Garibaldi
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73
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World literacy day is celebrated on
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8th September
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74
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The founder of modern Germany is
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Bismarck
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75
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The country known as the land of the
midnight sun is
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Norway
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76
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The place known as the Roof of the world
is
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Tibet
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77
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The founder of the Chinese Republic was
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San Yat Sen
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78
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The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel
Prize was
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Abdul Salam
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79
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The first woman Prime Minister of Britain
was
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Margaret Thatcher
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80
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The first Secretary General of the UNO
was
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Trygve Lie
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81
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The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was
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Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
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82
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The port of Banku is situated in
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Azerbaijan
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83
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John F Kennedy was assassinated by
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Lee Harry Oswald
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84
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The largest river in France is
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Lore
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85
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The Queen of England who married her
brother-in-law was
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Catherine of Aragon
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86
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The first negro to be awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize was
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Ralph Johnson Bunche
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87
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The first British University to admit
women for degree courses was
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London University
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88
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The principal export of Jamaica is
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Sugar
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89
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New York is popularly known as the city
of
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Skyscrapers
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90
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Madagascar is popularly known as the
Island of
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Cloves
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91
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The country known as the Land of White
Elephant is
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Thailand
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92
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The country known as the Land of Morning
Calm is
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Korea
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93
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The country known as the Land of
Thunderbolts is
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Bhutan
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94
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The highest waterfalls in the world is
the
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Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
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95
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The largest library in the world is the
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United States Library of Congress,
Washington DC
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