(GK) Facts: World

1. The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations is in
London

2. Jatiya Sargasad is the Parliament of which country
Bangladesh

3. The decade of 2001- 2010 is observed by SAARC as
Decade of the rights of children

4. International Criminal Police Organizations headquarters in Lyons, France is popularly known as
Interpol

5. Nonaligned Movement (NAM) was formed in the year
1961

6. Which country was admitted as the first Communist member in 1995 in ASEAN
Vietnam

7. ASEAN was founded in the year
August 1967

8. The headquarters of ASEAN is
Jakarta, Indonesia

9. The capital of Austria
Vienna

10. The capital of Bangladesh
Dhaka

11. Chukma refugees are from which country
a. Nepal
b. Bhutan
c. Sri Lanka
d. Bangladesh
Ans : D

12. ETA is a terrorist organization in which country
a. Spain
b. Columbia
c. France
d. Belgium
Ans : A

13. In the year 1989 U.N held the convention on the rights of
a. The aged
b. The women
c. The child
d. The marginalized
Ans : C

14. The ‘angelic wing’ of UN is
UNICEF

15. Which country receives maximum financial support from Japan
a. India
b. Malaysia
c. Pakistan
d. China
Ans : B

16. Renaissance first began in
a. Spain
b. Italy
c. Austria
d. Turkey
Ans : B

17. Myanmar was formerly known as
Burma

18. The head quarters of the International Labour Organization is situated at
Geneva

19. The largest producer of sugar in the world
Cuba

20. The headquarters of FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) is in
Rome

21. The venue of the 13th SAARC summit was at
Dhaka

22. The Parliament of Japan is called
Diet

23. Which African country was once known as Rhodesia
Zimbabwe

24. The ADB has its headquarters at
Manila, Philippines

25. The 13th Non-Aligned Movement summit was held at
Kuala Lumpur

26. Dong is the currency of
Vietnam

27. The country acting as the mediator of peace talks between Sri Lankan Government and LTTE is
Norway

28. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the crime police in which of the following countries
a. USA
b. Russia
c. Pakistan
d. Scotland
Ans : A

29. Which is the smallest country to join the European Union in 2004
Malta

30. The exact location of United Nations headquarters
Manhattan on the bank of East River, New York

31. The United Nations was founded after World War II. True or False
True

32. The permanent headquarters of UN is in
New York

33. A general secretary will hold office of SAARC on rotation from each of the seven nations for a term of
two-years

34. The members of SAARC
India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives

35. SAARC was founded in
Dhaka, Bangladesh

36. Where was the first atom bomb dropped
Hiroshima

37. Lira is the currency of
Italy

38. Cotopaxi is a volcano in which country
Ecuador

39. The capital of Egypt is
Cairo

40. Which river divides the capital of Poland, Warsaw into two
Vistula (Wisla)

41. Mesopotamia is now known as
Iraq

42. The capital of Nigeria is
Abuja

43. City 'New York' is on the bank of the river
Hudson

44. Ã¢â‚¬ËœThe Guardian’ newspaper is published from which country
a. India
b. USA
c. Britain
d. France
Ans : C

45. In ancient times which country was known as ‘Cathay’ in the west
China

46. Red Indians were the original inhabitants of
North America

47. Sunflower is the National flower of which country
Russia

48. The currency of Egypt
Egyptian Pound

49. Khmer Rouge is the Guerilla group in
Cambodia

50. The first Earth summit was held in
Brazil

Courtesy : GKguru