General Knowledge

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    Some Information About Pakistan

    ? Gilgit is the capital of Northern Areas of Pak

    ? Khushhal Khan belonged to English period.

    ?The alphabet of Pushto was prepared by Saifullah.

    ?First poet of Pushto was Amir Karar.

    ?Saiful Maluk is near Naran.

    ?Dera Adam khan is famous for Gun factory.

    ?Durand line is b/w Peshawar and Afghanistan.

    ?Pakistan Forest Institution is located in Peshawar.

    ?Bala Hassan Fort was built by Babrat at Peshawar.

    ? Saidu Sharif is a lake in NWFP.

    ?British took Peshawar from Sikhs.

    ?Population-wise NWFP stands 3rd.

    ?Area-wise it is 4th.

    ?Lands down Bridge connect Sukkur with Rohri.

    ?Guddu Barrage was completed in 1932.

    ?Real name of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz is Shaikh Usman Marvindi.

    ?In 1973 constitution there are 290 articles.

    ?Pak: comprises of 61% of mountainous area.

    ? Name of Ustad Bukhari is Syed Ahmed Shah.

    ?Real name of Shaikh Ayaz is Shaikh Mubarak.

    ? Barrages on Indus are Toonsa, Jinnah, Sukkur, Gudo, Kotri & Ghulam Mohd:.

    ?Ports and harbours are Kimari (Kar: ), Bin Qasim (Kar:

    ?Jinnah Naval Base (ormara), Gawadar (Baluc: ), Panjgore (Baluch: ).

    ? Deserts of Pak: Thar (Sindh), Thal (Punjab), Cholistan (Punjab).

    ? Famous glaciers are Siachen, Batura, Baltoro.

    ?Mountain Ranges are Himaliya, Koradoram, Hindu Kash, Sulaiman and Salt Range.

    ?Tomb of Babur is in Kabul.

    ?Real name of Noor Jahan (Wife of Jahangir) was Mehrun Nisa.

    ?NADRA was setup in Feb: 16, 2000.

    ? The master plan of Islamabad was prepared in 1960 by MIS Constructinos Doxiades (of Greek).

    ?National Institute of Oceanlogy Karachi =1982.
    Pak: test fired Ghauri missile in April 6, 1998.

    ?First nuclear reactor was setup in Karachi.

    ?Pak:’s first agriculture university setup in Faisalabad.

    ?Chomas festival is held in Kalash valley near Chitral.

    ?Nearest provincial capital from Islamabad is Peshawar.

    ?Tomb of Hamayoon is in Delhi.

    ?Tomb of Jahangir is at Lahore.

    ?National Assembly has 60 women seats.

    ?National anthem was written in 1954.

    ?Gandhara civilization discovered from Texila.

    ?Social Action Plan launched in 1992-93.

    ? Rahmat Ali suggested name of Pakistan on 28th Jan: 1933 in “Now or Never” pamphlet in London.

    ? Rehmat Ali was born in 1893 in a village Mohar district Hoshiyarpur (East Punjab).

    ?Rahmat Ali died at the age of 58 in 1951 and was buried in Cambridge University.

    ?Ancient name of Peshawar was Phushkalvati.

    ? India framed its constitution in 1950.

    ?Kara korum Highway (Silkroute) B/w Pak: & China was completed on 18th June, 1978.

    ?Jamrood Fort (Peshawar) was built by General Hari Singh Nalwa in 1836.

    ?Landi Khani is the end of the main line of Railway system of Pakistan.

    ?Cholistan desert is in Bahawlpur district.

    ? Harpa is in Sahiwal.

    ?Bhambhore is in Thatta.

    ? Firdousi, the Persian poet (Shah Nama) was the member of Sultan Mehmood’s court.

    ?Tomb of Baba Farid is in Pak Patan.

    ?Tomb of Sachal is in Ranipur.

    ?Nishtar Hospital is the largest hospital in Pakistan and was built in 1953.

    ?A.H means Anne Hegirae (Latin Term) =13th Sep: 622 A.D.

    ?Nanga Parbat is situated in Himalayan.

    ? Total arable land of Pakistan is 27%.

    ?Pakistan is situated at the West End of the Indo Gangetic.

    ?Wakhan separates Pakistan from Tajikistan.

    ?Hindu-kush range is also known as Little Pamirs.

    ? Sub-Himalya is also known as Siwaliks.

    ?The Sindh Sagar Doab is also known as Thal Desert.

    ?Takt-I-Suleman is the highest peak of Sulaiman Mountains.

    ?The length of Indus River is 2900 km.

    ?Six barrages are constructed on the River Indus.

    ? Hispar Glacies is located in Hunza.

    ? The famous Umar Kot fort was built in 1746.

    ? Katch and Gawadar are the districts of Makran Division.

    ? Punjgore is the district of Makran division.

    ?Meaning of Quetta is fort.

    ?Gomal River is in NWFP.

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    General Knowledge, World’s Longest, Largest and Smallest

    ● Largest Airport : King Abdul Khalid International Airport (Saudi Arabia)
    ● Highest Airport : Lhasa Airport, Tibet
    ● Tallest Animal : Giraffe
    ● Largest Animal : Blue Bottom whale
    ● Largest Bay : Hudson Bay, Canada.
    ● Largest Bird : Ostrich
    ● Smallest Bird : Humming bird
    ● Longest Bridge : Huey P. Long Bridge (USA)
    ● Tallest Building : Dubai Burj (Dubai)
    ● Longest Canal : Baltic sea White Canal
    ● Largest Cathedral : Cathedral Church of New York
    ● Largest Cemetry : Ohlsdorf Cemetry (Hamburg, Germany)
    ● Largest Church : Balisca of St. Peter in the Vatican City, Rome.
    ● Largest Continent : Asia
    ● Smallest Continent : Australia
    ● Largest Country (Area) : Russia
    ● Smallest Country (Area) : Vatican City
    ● Biggest Cinema House : Roxy, New York
    ● Highest City : Wenchuan, China
    ● Most Populous City : Tokyo
    ● Longest Day : June 21
    ● Shortest Day : December 22
    ● Largest Delta : Sunderban (India)
    ● Largest Desert : Sahara, North Africa

    ● Biggest Dome : Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India
    ● Largest Dams : Grand Coulee Dam, USA
    ● Tallest Fountain : Fountain Hills, Arizona
    ● Largest Gulf : Gulf of Mexico
    ● Largest Hotel : Excalibur Hotel (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)
    ● Largest Island : Greenland
    ● Largest Lake : Caspian Sea.
    ● Deepest Lake : Baikal (Siberia)
    ● Highest Lake : Titicaca (Bolivia)
    ● Largest Library : United States Library of Congress, Washington
    ● Largest Mosque : Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)
    ● Highest Mountain Peak : Mount Everest (Nepal)
    ● Highest Mountain Range : Himalayas, Asia.
    ● Largest Mountain Range : Andes (South America)
    ● Biggest Museum : American Museum of Natural History (New York).
    ● Largest Minaret : Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)
    ● Tallest Minaret : Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)
    ● Biggest Oceans : Pacific Ocean
    ● Deepest Oceans : Pacific Ocean
    ● Biggest Palace : Vatican (Rome)
    ● Largest Palace : Imperial Palace (China)
    ● Largest Park : National Park of North-Eastern (Greenland)
    ● Largest Peninsula : Arabia
    ● Highest Plateau : Pamir (Tibet)
    ● Longest Platform : Kharagpur, W. Bengal (India)
    ● Largest Platform : Grand Central Terminal, (Rly. Station), New York (USA)
    ● Biggest Planet : Jupiter
    ● Smallest Planet : Mercury
    ● Brightest Planet : Venus
    ● Coldest Planet : Neptune
    ● Nearest Planet (to the Sun) : Mercury
    ● Farthest Planet (from the Sun) : Neptune
    ● Longest River : Nile, Africa
    ● Longest River Dam : Hirakud Dam, India
    ● Largest Sea : South China Sea
    ● Largest Stadium : Starhove Stadium, Prague (Czech Republic)
    ● Brightest Star : Sirius A
    ● Tallest Statue : Motherland (Russia)
    ● Largest Sea-bird : Albatross
    ● Biggest Telescope : Mt. Palomar (USA)
    ● Longest Train : Flying Scotsman
    ● Largest Temple : Angkorwat in Combodia.
    ● Oldest Theatre : Teatro Olimpico (Itlay)
    ● Tallest Tower : C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada)
    ● Longest Wall : Great Wall of China
    ● Highest Waterfall : Angel (Venezuela)
    ● Widest Waterfall : Khone Falls (Laos)
    ● Lowest Water Level : Dead Sea
    ● Longest Epic : Mahabharata
    ● Hottest Place : Azizia (Libya)
    ● Rainiest Place : Mosinram, near Cherrapunji (India)
    ● Highest Road : Leh-Nobra, Ladakh division India.
    ● Highest Village : Andean (Chile)
    ● Highest Volcano : Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile
    ● Largest Volcano : Manuna Lea (Hawai)
    ● Lightest Gas : Hydrogen
    ● Fastest Animal : Cheetah
    ● Biggest Flower : Rafflesia (Java)
    ● Longest Corridor : Rameshwaram Temple (India)
    ● Largest Democracy : India
    ● Highest Cable Car Project : Gulmarg (Jammu-Kashmir)
    ● Biggest Airbus : Double Decker A-380
    ● Highest Rail Track : Kwinghai- Tibbet Railway (China)

  • General Knowledge about Cities Famous Second Names

    • Brasilia of Pakistan is called to *Islamabad.*
    • City of angles is called to *Bangkok.*
    • City of bazaars is called to *Cairo.*
    • City of colleges is called to *Lahore.*
    • City of conference is called to *Geneva.*
    • City of cosmonauts is called to *Moscow.*
    • City of eternal spring is called to *Quito.*
    • City of golden temple is called to *Amritsar.*
    • City of Golden Gate is called to *San Francisco.*
    • City of mosques is called to *Dhaka.*
    • City of parks is called to *Kiev.*
    • City of pope is called to *Rome.*
    • City of space flights is called to *Cape Kennedy.*
    • Forbidden City is called to *Lahaska.*
    • Gateway to the east is called to *Beirut.*
    • Gateway to the gulf is called to *Abu Dhabi.*
    • Gateway to India is called to *Bombay.*
    • Gateway to Pakistan is called to *Karachi.*
    • Little Pakistan is called to *Bradford.*
    • *Manchester of Pakistan is called to *Faisalabad.*
    • Rose pink city is called to *Jaipur.*
    • Windy city is called to *Chicago.*
    • Lusitanian is the alternative name of *Portugal.*
    • Emerald Island is called to *Ireland.*
    • Land of Prophets is called to *Palestine.*
    • *Yellow River* is known as China’s Sorrow because of devastating floods.
    • Gibraltar of the west is said to *Quebec.*
    • Zambia is known as *”country of Copper”*
    • Albania means *the “Land of Eagles”.*
    • Argentian means *“Like Silver”.*
    • Bahrain means *two seas*.
    • Brazil means
    *“Red wood”.*
    • Costa Rica means
    *“Rich coast”.*
    • Cyprus means
    *“Land of copper”.*
    • Guuatnemala mean
    *“Land of Eagles”.*
    • Jamaica means
    *“Good water”.*
    • Kuwait means
    *“Fort”.*
    • Liberia means
    *“Land of free people”.*
    • Netherlands means
    *“low land”.*
    • Nigeria means
    *“A great river”.*
    • Sierra Leone means
    *“Lion Mountains”.*
    • Singapore means
    *”city of lions”.*
    • Sudan means
    *“Land of black people”.*
    • Which country is popularly called ‘The Land of the Maple Leaf’?
    *Canada*
    • Mistress of the Eastern Seas is epithet referred to *Sri Lanka.*
    • Hong Kong is called as *Pearl

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    Major Airlines of the World – Top 100 Airlines with Numbers of Flights Per DAy

    • Lufthansa German Airlines Germany
    • Aero-flot Airline – Russia
    • Pan American World Airways System – S.A.
    • Trans-world Airways – S.A.
    • Delta Airlines – S.A.
    • Thai Airways International – Thailand
    • Swissair – Switzerland
    • Emirates – A.E
    • Air-Ceylon – Sri Lanka
    • Iberia – Spain
    • Pakistan International Airlines – Pakistan
    • Braathens – Norway
    • Scandinavian Airlines System – Norway
    • KLM Royal Dutch – Netherlands
    • Royal Nepal Airlines – Nepal
    • Japan Airlines – Japan
    • All Nippon Airways – Japan
    • Alitalia – Italy
    • Ryanair – Ireland
    • Garuda Airways – Indonesia
    • Air-India – India
    • Cathay Pacific – Hong Kong
    • Air France – France
    • Finnair – Finland
    • Easy Jet – England
    • O.A.C. – England
    • Sabena – Belgium Qantas
    • Empire Airways – Australia
    • Araina Afghan Airlines – Afghanistan

     

    Here is a list (as on 2020-04-03) of the 100 biggest airlines based on the number of departures (and not the number of passengers). The number of flights is the daily average for one week.

    1 – American Airlines – 5961 flights every day
    2 – Delta Air Lines – 4290 flights every day
    3 – United Airlines – 4048 flights every day
    4 – Southwest Airlines – 3795 flights every day
    5 – Ryanair – 2151 flights every day
    6 – easyJet – 1785 flights every day
    7 – China Southern Airlines – 1781 flights every day
    8 – China Eastern Airlines – 1716 flights every day
    9 – IndiGo – 1665 flights every day
    10 – Turkish Airlines – 1379 flights every day
    11 – Air Canada – 1325 flights every day
    12 – Air China – 1244 flights every day
    13 – ANA – 1224 flights every day
    14 – Alaska Airlines – 1119 flights every day
    15 – LATAM Airlines – 1111 flights every day
    16 – Air France – 1010 flights every day
    17 – Aeroflot – 938 flights every day
    18 – JetBlue Airways – 921 flights every day
    19 – JAL – 825 flights every day
    20 – British Airways – 782 flights every day
    21 – Lufthansa – 720 flights every day
    22 – KLM – 675 flights every day
    23 – Qantas – 668 flights every day
    24 – Shenzhen Airlines – 664 flights every day
    25 – Gol – 660 flights every day
    26 – Spirit Airlines – 646 flights every day
    27 – Lion Air – 639 flights every day
    28 – Wizz Air – 636 flights every day
    29 – Vueling – 627 flights every day
    30 – Azul – 620 flights every day
    31 – Xiamen Airlines – 589 flights every day
    32 – SpiceJet – 583 flights every day
    33 – AirAsia – 583 flights every day
    34 – WestJet – 575 flights every day
    35 – AVIANCA – 575 flights every day
    36 – Hainan Airlines – 568 flights every day
    37 – Sichuan Airlines – 523 flights every day
    38 – Shandong Airlines – 485 flights every day
    39 – Saudia – 478 flights every day
    40 – Emirates – 463 flights every day
    41 – Air India – 457 flights every day
    42 – Pegasus – 446 flights every day
    43 – Garuda Indonesia – 439 flights every day
    44 – Qatar Airways – 429 flights every day
    45 – Wings Air – 426 flights every day
    46 – Volaris – 398 flights every day
    47 – Alitalia – 393 flights every day
    48 – Aeromexico – 390 flights every day
    49 – S7 Airlines – 389 flights every day
    50 – Air New Zealand – 383 flights every day
    51 – Thai AirAsia – 370 flights every day
    52 – Frontier Airlines – 362 flights every day
    53 – Malaysia Airlines – 361 flights every day
    54 – Iberia – 356 flights every day
    55 – Virgin Australia – 355 flights every day
    56 – Vietnam Airlines – 353 flights every day
    57 – Batik Air – 352 flights every day
    58 – Ethiopian Airlines – 350 flights every day
    59 – Jetstar – 350 flights every day
    60 – Spring Airlines – 348 flights every day
    61 – VietJet Air – 347 flights every day
    62 – Philippine Airlines – 343 flights every day
    63 – SAS – 335 flights every day
    64 – Ravn Alaska – 334 flights every day
    65 – Juneyao Airlines – 323 flights every day
    66 – TAP Portugal – 313 flights every day
    67 – Cebu Pacific Air – 310 flights every day
    68 – Gestair – 307 flights every day
    69 – Eurowings – 305 flights every day
    70 – Shanghai Airlines – 302 flights every day
    71 – Aer Lingus – 299 flights every day
    72 – GoAir – 295 flights every day
    73 – Citilink – 293 flights every day
    74 – LOT – Polish Airlines – 281 flights every day
    75 – Beijing Capital Airlines – 276 flights every day
    76 – Interjet – 274 flights every day
    77 – Aerolineas Argentinas – 273 flights every day
    78 – Cape Air – 259 flights every day
    79 – South African Airways – 255 flights every day
    80 – Lucky Air – 253 flights every day
    81 – Sriwijaya Air – 252 flights every day
    82 – Copa Airlines – 251 flights every day
    83 – Tianjin Airlines – 251 flights every day
    84 – Norwegian Air Shuttle – 243 flights every day
    85 – Hawaiian Airlines – 241 flights every day
    86 – SWISS – 240 flights every day
    87 – Allegiant Air – 236 flights every day
    88 – Etihad Airways – 232 flights every day
    89 – Austrian – 229 flights every day
    90 – Tropic Air – 226 flights every day
    91 – Air Europa – 224 flights every day
    92 – Finnair – 220 flights every day
    93 – AirAsia India – 220 flights every day
    94 – Cathay Pacific – 218 flights every day
    95 – Jet2 – 216 flights every day
    96 -Singapore Airlines – 211 flights every day
    97 – Maya Island Air – 209 flights every day
    98 -Vistara – 204 flights every day
    99 -Jeju Air – 203 flights every day
    100 – EgyptAir – 199 flights every day

    Click HERE to see the Largest airlines in the world page on Wikipedia

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    List Of Country , Capital & Currencies Quiz

    List Of Country , Capital & Currencies Quiz

    1. The Currency of Antigua and Barbuda is – East Caribbean dollar

    2. The Capital of Andorra is – Andorra la Vella

    3. The Capital of Belorussian ruble is – Belorussian

    4. The Capital of the Country Belize is – Belmopan

    5. The Currency of Bhutan is – Ngultrum

    6. The Country Name of the Capital Sarajevo is – Bosnia and Herzegovina

    7. The Capital of Brunei is – Bandar Seri Begawan

    8. The Capital of Sofia is – Bulgaria

    9. The Capital of Burkina Faso is – Ouagadougou

    10. The Currency of Phnom Penh is – Riel

    11. The Country of Yaounde is – Cameroon

    12. The Currency of Ottawa is – Canadian dollar

    13. The Country of Bangui is – Central African Republic

    14. The Capital of Chad is – N’Djamena

    15. The Currency of Santiago is – Chilean Peso

    16. The Currency of Beijing is – Yuan/Renminbi

    17. The Country of Colombian Peso is – Colombia

    18. The Currency of Brazzaville is – CFA Franc

    19. The Capital of Congolese franc is – Kinshasa

    20. The Capital of Yamoussoukro is – Cote d’Ivoire

    21. The Currency of Croatia is – Kuna

    22. The Capital of Cuba is – Havana

    23. The Country of Cyprus pound is – Cyprus

    24. The Capital of Prague is – Czech Republic

    25. The Capital of Copenhagen is – Denmark

    26. The Currency of Djibouti is – Djibouti franc

    27. The Capital of Prague East Caribbean dollar is – Roseau

    28. The Capital of Dominican Republic is – Santo Domingo

    29. The Currency of East Timor is – U.S. dollar

    30. The Country of Egyptian pound is – Egypt

    31. The Capital of El Salvador is – San Salvador

    32. The Country of Malabo is – Equatorial Guinea

    33. The Currency of Asmara is – Nakfa

    34. The Country of Tallinn is – Estonia

    35. The Country of Addis Ababa is – Ethiopia

    36. The Currency of Suva is – Fiji dollar

    37. The Country of Helsinki is – Finland

    38. The Currency of France is – Euro

    39. The Country of Libreville is – Gabon

    40. The Country of Banjul is – The Gambia

    41. The Capital of Georgia is – Tbilisi

    42. The Capital of Germany is – Berlin

    43. The Capital of Ghana is – Accra

    44. The Country of Athens is – Greece

    45. The Currency of Saint George’s is – East Caribbean dollar

    46. The Capital of Guatemala City is – Guatemala

    47. The Currency of Conakry is – Guinean franc

    48.The Country of Bissau is – Guinea-Bissau

    49. The Capital of Guyana is – Georgetown

    50. The Country of Port-au-Prince is – Haiti

    51. The Capital of Indonesia is – Jakarta

    52. The Capital of Honduras is – Tegucigalpa

    53. The Currency of Budapest is – Forint

    54. The Capital of Icelandic króna is – Reykjavik

    55. The Currency of Tehran is – Rial

    56. The Currency of Baghdad is – Iraqi Dinar

    57. The Capital of Dublin is – Ireland

    58. The Capital of Israel is – Jerusalem

    59. The Currency of Kingston is – Jamaican dollar

    60. The Capital of Jordanian dinar is – Amman

    61. The Currency of Kazakhstan is – Tenge

    62. The Capital of Kenya shilling is – Nairobi

    63. The Country of Tarawa Atoll is – Kiribati

    64. The Currency of Pyongyang is – Won

    65. The Country of Pristina is – Kosovo

    66. The Currency of Kuwait City is – Kuwaiti dinar

    67. The Country of Bishkek is – Kyrgyzstan

    68. The Capital of Laos is – Vientiane

    69. The Currency of Latviis – Lats

    70. The Currency of Beirut is – Lebanese pound

    71. The Country of Maseru is – Lesotho

    72. The Currency of Monrovia is – Liberian dollar

    73. The Country of Tripoli is – Libya

    74. The Currency of Liechtenstein is – Swiss franc

    75. The Capital of Lithuania is – Vilnius

    76. The Currency of Luxembourg is – Euro

    77. The Capital of Macedonia is – Skopje

    78. The Country of Antananarivo is – Madagascar

    79. The Currency of Lilongwe is – Kwacha

    80. The Capital of Malaysia is – Kuala Lumpur

    81. The Country of Rufiya is – Maldives

    82. The Currency of Bamako is – CFA Franc

    83. The Currency of Valletta is – Maltese lira

    84.The Country of Nouakchott is – Mauritania

    85.The Capital of Port Louis is – Mauritius

    86. The Currency of Mexico City is – Mexican peso

    87. The Country of Palikir is – Micronesia

    88. The Capital of Moldova is – Chisinau

    89. The Currency of Monaco is – Euro

    90. The Country of Ulaanbaatar is – Mongolia

    91. The Capital of Montenegro is – Podgorica

    92. The Currency of Rabat is – Dirham

    93. The Capital of Maputo is – Mozambique

    94. The Currency of Rangoon is – Kyat

    95. The Country of Windhoek is – Namibia

    96. The Country of Australian dollar is – Nauru

    97. The Currency of Kathmandu is – Nepalese rupee

    98. The Country of Amsterdam is – Netherlands

    99. The Currency of Wellington is – New Zealand dollar

    100. The Capital of Gold cordoba is – Managua