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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Important Questions about VITAMINS for NTS,PPSC ,PTS, OTS, FPSC, CSS

Important Questions about VITAMINS for Tests


For all the students out there. Read these verses from the heart and you will feel much more focused and clear towards learning - In sha Allah
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي اَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
اے میرے رب! میرا سینہ میرے لئے کھول دے اور میرے کام کو مجھ پر آسان کر دے اور میری زبان کی گرہ بھی کھول دے تاکہ لوگ میری اچھی طرح بات سمجھ سکیں۔
O, my Lord! Expand for me my breast [with assurance] and ease for me my task and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech. (Ta-Ha:25-28)


  1. Deficiency of vitamin A causes dryness of skin and night blindness
  2. Vitamin A is stored as Ester in liver
  3. The richest source of Vitamin A is eggs
  4. Vitamin A is found in Dairy products
  5. Deficiency of Vitamin A causes Night blindness.
  6. Vitamin A is found in carotene bearing plants.
  7. Water-soluble vitamins are B and C and all other are fat-soluble
  8. Vitamin B helps maintain a normal appetite and good digestion
  9. Vitamin B1 is available is yeast.
  10. Vitamin B2 has what another name Riboflavin
  11. Vitamin capable of formation of blood is B12
  12. Vitamin C is a preventor of infectious disease
  13. Vitamin C is also called Skinfood
  14. Vitamin C can easily be lost in cooking and food storage
  15. Vitamin C hastens the healing of wounds
  16. Vitamin C can not be stored in the human body.
  17. Scurvy, arising due to deficiency of vitamin C, it is related to Gastro-intestinal disorder.
  18. Vitamin C is also known as Ascorbic Acid.
  19. A guava contains more vitamin C than an orange
  20. Skinfood is Vitamin C
  21. Vitamin C is also called Ascorbic Acid it prevents scurvy
  22. Vitamin C is also necessary for the utilization of iron
  23. The food which contains the largest amount of Vitamin C is tomato
  24. Cod liver oil contains Vitamin D
  25. The richest source of Vitamin D is code liver oil
  26. Vitamin D is essential for calcium metabolism.
  27. Cheese contains vitamin D

  1. Vitamin E promotes oxygenation and acts as anti-aging
  2. Vitamin E is called anti-aging agent
  3. Vitamin E helps infertility process
  4. Vitamin E is necessary for iron utilization; normal reproductive function.
  5. Vitamin E is for reproduction.
  6. Vitamin K helps to form prothrombin (fibro gin) one of the enzymes helpful in blood clotting
  7. Collagen is the substance that gives elasticity to the skin
  8. The carbon dioxide we release comes from the food we eat
  9. Fats are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
  10. Protein found in milk is Casein, in beans is Legumes, in meat is myosin and in eggs is albumin



  1. Too much presence of the Potassium salt in human blood increases the risk of a heart attack.
  2. The lack of calcium in the diet causes what condition-Rickets
    Celluloses are carbohydrates.
  3. Milk contains lactose.
  4. Vitamin not stored in the human body- C
  5. Deficiency of Calcium leads to rickets
  6. Sodium is necessary of the nervous system.
  7. The groundnut has maximum protein
  8. Digestion of fat in the intestine is aided by Emulsification
  9. Hair, fingernails, hoofs, etc are all made of protein
  10. Deficiency of sodium and potassium causes muscular cramps, headache, and diagram
  11. Milk contains 80% water
  12. Milk is a complete food.
  13. Deficiency of Thiamine causes Beri Beri.
  14. Glucose is the source of energy for the human brain.
  15. The major component of honey is Glucose
  16. Three main food nutrients are carbohydrates, protein, and fats. Other are vitamins and minerals
  17. Meat is rich in iron we need to make blood cells
  18. Eating of coconut increases man’s mental faculties
  19. Food poisoning can result from the eating of too many toadstools.
  20. Celluloses are carbohydrates.
  21. Milk contains lactose
  22. Ascorbic acid is essential for the formation of bones and teeth.
  23. Citric acid is a good substitution for ascorbic acid in our nutrition.
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Important MCQs about Pakistan NTS, FPSC, PPSC, OTS, PTS, CSS

Important General Knowledge about 

Pakistan



For all the students out there. Read these verses from the heart and you will feel much more focused and clear towards learning - 
In Sha Allah

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي اَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي

اے میرے رب! میرا سینہ میرے لئے کھول دے اور میرے کام کو مجھ پر آسان کر دے اور میری زبان کی گرہ بھی کھول دے تاکہ لوگ میری اچھی طرح بات سمجھ سکیں۔

O, my Lord! Expand for me my breast [with assurance] and ease for me my task and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech. (Ta-Ha:25-28)



  1. The national flower of Pakistan is Jasmine.
  2. The national bird of Pakistan is Chakore.
  3. The national tree of Pakistan is Deodar.
  4. The national animal of Pakistan is Markhor (a type of goat).
  5. The national emblem of Pakistan is Cresent.
  6. The national sport of Pakistan is land Hockey.
  7. The oldest cantonment of Pakistan is Kohat.
  8. HQ of Pak: Army is at Rawalpindi.
  9. HQ of Airforce is at Chaklala.
  10. HQ of Navy is at Islamabad.
  11. Islamabad is 8 miles from Rawalpindi.
  12. Photograph on the coin of one rupee is Quaid’s photo.
  13. “ two rupees is Badshahi Mosque (chk)
  14. “ ten rupee note is Khyber Pass.
  15. “ 50 rupee note is K2
  16. “ 100 is Quaid’s Residency, Ziarat Quetta.
  17. “ 500 is Badshahi Mosque, Lahore.
  18. “ 100 is Jehangir’s Tomb.
  19. “ 5000 is of Faisal Mosque, Islamabad.
  20. 4.8% of the total area of Pak: forests (standard is 25%)
  21. Hub dam and Thadho Dam are in Malir Karachi near Gadap Town.
  22. The map of the Shah Faisal Mosque was made by Wahdat Diloky of Turkey.
  23. Largest radio station of Pak: is Islamabad.
  24. Tarbela dam is in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  25. Raeewind is in Kasur.
  26. Baitul Maal established in 1992.
  27. General sales tax, under the constitution 1973 is a Federal subject.
  28. Pakistan national flag was adopted on 11 August 1947
  29. Jasmine adopted on July 5, 1961.
  30. The national drink is Cane Juice.

  1. Railway stations in Pak: = 965.
  2. Rabi crops are grown b/w months of Oct-March.
  3. Chenab and Jehlum flow from Kashmir.
  4. Tirchmir is the highest peak of Hindukush.
  5. A bicameral legislature was proposed for the first time in the 1973 constitution.
  6. The length of the Pak-India border is 1,610 km.
  7. The length of the Pak-Iran border is 805 km.
  8. The length of the Pak-China border is 595 km.
  9. The length of the Pak-Afghan border is 2052 km or 1300 miles.
  10. 5 rivers flow in Punjab Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab, Indus & Beas.
  11. Warsak dam is on Kabul River.
  12. Rawal Dam is on the Kerrang River.
  13. Khanpur dam is on Haro River.
  14. The tanda dam is in Baluchistan.
  15. The Tarbela dam was completed in 1969.
  16. The length of the Indus is 2900 km.
  17. Source of Indus is Mansoorowar Lake in Gilgit.
  18. Muztag pass connects Gilgit-Yarkand (China).
  19. Khankum Pass connects Chitral-Wakhan (Afghanistan)
  20. The Shandur Pass connects Chitral and Gilgit.
  21. Khyber Pass connects Peshawar-Kabul
  22. Kulk pass connects Gilgit-China.
  23. Bolan pass connects Quetta-Afghanistan.
  24. Tochi pass connects Pak China.
  25. The length of the Silk Route (Korakorum Route) is 965 km.
  26. Geneva Pact was signed on 14th April 1988.
  27. Simla Pact was signed on 3rd July 1972.
  28. Numb: of words in the anthem- 50.
  29. Numb: of lines in anthem- 15.
  30. Numb: of amendments made 17.
  31. Numb: of troops in a division are 12000 to 20,000.
  32. Numb: of troops in the brigade is 4000 to 5000.
  33. Barrages built on Indus – 8.
  34. Tarbela Dam is in Khebar Pakhtun khuwan (Abbottabad) on the Indus river. (Largest)
  35. Mangla Dam is in AJK on Jehlum River (Highest)
  36. Warsak dam is in NWFP near Peshawar on Kabul river.
  37. Rivers of Pakistan:
  38. Punjab:Ravi, Chenab, Sutlaj.Sindh:Indus, Hub.
  39. Khabar Pakhtun Khwan: Kabul, Sawat, Zhob.
  40. Baluchistan: Bolan.
  41. *Baluchistan is 43% of total Pakistan
  42. Geographical divisions of Pakistan: are 1.Northern Mountains, 2. Western off-shoots of the Himalayas, 3. Baluchistan Plateau, 4. Potohar Plateau & Salt range, 5. Lower Indus Plain, 6. Thar desert.
  43. Broad Peak I is on the Karokarum range.
  44. Colonel Sher Khan belonged to Sindh Regiment.
  45. Kot Diji is a fort in Khairpur.
  46. The ancient mosque of Pak: is at Bhambhor.
  47. Time taken to sing National Anthem is 1 minute, 20 sec.
  48. The instruments used are 38.
  49. Texila is in Punjab and Khebar Pakhton Khwan.
  50. Rashid Minhas martyred on August 1971.

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    1. Mangla Dam is on river Jehlum.
    2. 10 persons have received Nishan-e-Hyder.
    3. Kharif (Summer Season) crops include— Cotton, rice, sugar cane, maize, Jawar, and Bajra.
    4. Rabi (Winter OCT-March) crops are wheat, gram, barley, and tobacco.
    5. There are 7 rivers in Baluchistan.
    6. Mast Tawakkal was the poet of Balochi.
    7. Khanpur dam is near Haripur.
    8. Skardu is also called “Little Tibet”.
    9. Swat became part of Pakistan in 1969.
    10. The most precious gemstone “Emerald” is found in Swat.
    11. Gilgit is the capital of Northern Areas of Pakistan
    12. Khushhal Khan belonged to the English period.
    13. The alphabet of Pushto was prepared by Saifullah.
    14. First poet of Pushto was Amir Karar.
    15. Saiful Maluk is near Naran.
    16. Dera Adam khan is famous for Gun factory.
    17. Durand line is b/w Peshawar and Afghanistan.
    18. Pakistan Forest Institution is located in- Peshawar
    19. Pakistan’s first coin was issued on 3rd January 1948
    20. Pakistan’s standard time was suggested by Professor Muhammad Anwar
    21. Pakistan’s first Stamp ticket was issued on 09-07-1948
    22. Maulana Mazhar-ud-din was the first person who gave the title “Quid-e-Azam to Mr. Jinnah first time.
    23. Quid-e-Azam’s mother tongue was “Gujrati”
    24. Khawaja Nazim-ud-din was the only person in Pakistan's history who was the second Prime Minister of Pakistan & also the Second Governor-General of Pakistan.
    25. The total area of the Capital of Pakistan “Islamabad” is 907 sq. Km.
    26. The Height of Minar-e-Pakistan is 196 ft and 4 inches.
    27. Sir Victor Turner signed the first time in Pakistan’s currency notes.
    28. Quaid-e-Azam was born on Thursday.
    29. Quaid-e-Azam died on Saturday.
    30. Pakistan’s National Flag was prepared by Ameer-ud-din Qadwai.
    31. Abdur-Rehman Chugtai made the design of Pakistan’s first Stamp Ticket.
    32. Pakistan’s National Anthem’s Composition was accepted on 21 August 1949.
    33. There were 3542 Post Offices in Pakistan at the time of its creation.
    34. Hari Pur is famous for the Telephone Industry.
    35. Mr. Mirat Khan prepared the map of Minar-e-Pakistan.
    36. Quaid-e-Azam took an oath as Governor-General of Pakistan from Mr. Justice Mian Abdur Rasheed.
    37. The height of all 4 Minars of Badshai Mosque is 177 ft.
    38. The National Anthem was sung first time on 13 August 1954 in the voice of Mr. Hafeez Jhalandari.
    39. Where the biggest Salt Mine located in Pakistan? Mangora
    40. The second highest cliff in the world is? Karakoram – 2
    41. The most beautiful stone-Marble is extracted from Province? Khabar Pakhtun Khwan
    42. The longest river in Pakistan is? River Sindh
    43. In which year did Pakistan win the cricket world cup? 1992
    44. When did Pakistan win Olympic gold medal in Hockey for the first time? 1964
    45. Where is the tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir? Lahore
    46. Which military alliance had Pakistan as its member? SEATO
    47. The second-largest city of Pakistan is? Lahore

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    Monday, October 14, 2019

    General Knowledge Questions for PPSC, FPSC, NTS

    General Knowledge Questions for PPSC, FPSC, NTS 


    For all the students out there. Read these verses from the heart and you will feel much more focused and clear towards learning - JazakAllah
    رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي اَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
    اے میرے رب! میرا سینہ میرے لئے کھول دے اور میرے کام کو مجھ پر آسان کر دے اور میری زبان کی گرہ بھی کھول دے تاکہ لوگ میری اچھی طرح بات سمجھ سکیں۔
    O, my Lord! Expand for me my breast [with assurance] and ease for me my task and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech. (Ta-Ha:25-28)

    International Ozone Day is observed on ________?
    A. September 13
    B. September 14
    C. September 15
    D. September 16

    World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on_______________?
    A. 20th October
    B. 15th January
    C. 10th October
    D. 5th October

    The World’s first Camel hospital is located in __________?
    A. Jeddah
    B. Tehran
    C. Dubai
    D. Thar

    RSS ideology followed by Indian Pm Modi, What does RSS stand for?
    A. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
    B. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sabha
    C. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Singh
    D. All of the above

    According to the United Nations latest estimate of 2019, Pakistan population is equivalent to ________ of the total world population?
    A. 2.51%
    B. 2.61%
    C. 2.71%
    D. 2.81%

    Garuda is the airline of Indonesia. What is Garuda?
    A. Animal
    B. Bird
    C. Mountain
    D. None of these

    Economies of Scale meaning?
    A. Cost on all products
    B. Reduced per unit Cost 
    C. Higher per unit Cost
    D. None of these

    Who is the first batsman who hit six on the first ball in a test match?
    A. Shahid Afridi
    B. Brendan McCallum
    C. Chris Gayle
    D. None

    The theme of World Space Week 2019 is _______________________?
    A. “Our Space, Our Time”
    B. “The Moon: Gateway to the Stars,”
    C. “Space Unites the World”
    D. None of these

    The Planet which revolves slowly around the Sun is__________?

    A. Mercury
    B. Mars
    C. Earth
    D. Neptune

    Which is the First Book of Allama Iqbal?
    A. Kulyat e Iqbal
    B. Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa
    C. Javid Nama
    D. Ilm ul Iqtisad

    Who invented the “Cell phone”?
    A. Alan Turing
    B. Martin Cooper
    C. Marie Curie
    D. Alexander Graham Bell

    Which is the only Snake that Builds a Nest?
    A. The female King Cobra 
    B. The female viper
    C. The female Anaconda
    D. The female mamba

    Al-Jazeera TV Channel belongs to ___________?
    A. Qatar
    B. Kuwait
    C. Egypt
    D. Bahrain

    Where Is The Headquarters Of Google Located?
    A. Washington
    B. Arizona
    C. New York
    D. California

    Nokia Mobile business was acquired by__________?
    A. Microsoft
    B. Google
    C. Yahoo
    D. Apple

    Motorola Mobile business is now own by_________?
    A. Microsoft
    B. Google
    C. Yahoo
    D. Lenovo

    The currency of Indonesia is _________?
    A. rupiah
    B. dinar
    C. rangit
    D. riyal

    Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has __________ official languages.
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4

    There are __________ members of SAARC?
    A. 5
    B. 6
    C. 7
    D. 8

    Which is the capital of Angola?
    A. Baku
    B. Canberra
    C. Luanda
    D. Manama

    The Second largest city of Pakistan is
    A. Rawalpindi
    B. Lahore
    C. Multan
    D. Quetta

    Which country, on the map of the world, appears as “Long Shoe”?
    A. Portugal
    B. Italy
    C. Greece
    D. Hungary

    The motto of UNO is _________?
    A. It’s your world!
    B. Life for All!
    C. Peace!
    D. Love and Peace!

    The headquarter of NATO is located in _________.
    A.New York
    B.Paris
    C.Geneva
    D. Brussels

    The currency of Israel is _________.
    A. Euro
    B. Shekel
    C. Forint
    D. Krone

    The headquarter of Green Peace International is located in _________.
    A. Amsterdam
    B. Geneva
    C. Lisbon
    D. Austria

    The most powerful organ of United Nations is _________?
    A. General Assembly
    B. Security Council
    C. Secretariat
    D. International Court of Justice

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    PPSC Most Important Questions

    PPSC Most Important Questions



    For all the students out there. Read these verses from the heart and you will feel much more focused and clear towards learning - JazakAllah
    رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي اَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
    اے میرے رب! میرا سینہ میرے لئے کھول دے اور میرے کام کو مجھ پر آسان کر دے اور میری زبان کی گرہ بھی کھول دے تاکہ لوگ میری اچھی طرح بات سمجھ سکیں۔
    O, my Lord! Expand for me my breast [with assurance] and ease for me my task and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech. (Ta-Ha:25-28)

    1. The river Danube rises in which country?
    Germany.

    2. Which US state has the sugar maple as its state tree and is the leading US producer of maple sugar?
    Vermont.

    3. Which country is nicknamed ‘The Cockpit of Europe’ because of the number of battles throughout history fought on its soil?
    Belgium.

    4. What is the capital of Libya?
    Tripoli.

    5. Apart from French, German and Romansch, what is the fourth official language of Switzerland?
    Italian.

    6. Which country is the world’s largest producer of coffee?
    Brazil.

    7. In which city was the world’s first underground train was service opened in 1863?
    London.

    8. How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?
    12.

    9. Which country is separated form Ethiopia by the Red Sea?
    Yemen.

    10. What is the main port in Italy?
    Genoa.

    11. Mount Logan is the highest peak in which country?
    Canada.

    12. In which state is Harvard University?
    New Jersey.

    13. Which is larger: Norway or Finland?
    Finland.

    14. Which city was the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy until 1865?
    Turin.

    15. What is measured by an ammeter?
    Electric current.

    16. What is a rhinoceros horn made of?
    Hair.

    17. Which three countries, apart from the former Yugoslavia, share borders with Greece?
    Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey.

    18. The Palk Strait separates which two countries?
    India and Sri Lanka.

    19. Ga is the symbol for which element?
    Gallium.

    20. In the Greek alphabet, what is the name for the letter O?
    Omicron.

    21. What, in the 16th and 17th centuries, was a pavana?
    A dance.

    22. A nephron is a functional unit of which organ in the human body?
    Kidney.

    23. In which country is the ancient city of Tarsus?
    Turkey.

    24. The Khyber Pass links which two countries?
    Afghanistan and Pakistan.

    25. Name the six US states that comprise New England.
    Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.

    26. Which musical instrument is played by both exhaling and inhaling?
    Harmonica (or mouth organ).

    27. The northern part of which country is called Oesling?
    Luxembourg.

    28. Napier is a city in which country?
    New Zealand.

    29. What is the Hook of Holland?
    A port in the southeast Netherlands,

    30. The river Douro forms part of the border between which two countries?
    Spain and Portugal.

    31. In which country is the Great Slave Lake?
    Canada.

    32. Which six countries border the Black Sea?
    Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.

    33. Kathmandu is the capital of which country?
    Nepal.

    34. What name is given to a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and tartaric acid used in cooking?
    Baking powder.

    35. AOL is an internet service provider. What does AOL stand for?
    America Online.

    36. Who discovered penicillin?
    Alexander Fleming.

    37. Which English queen had an extra finger on her hand?
    Anne Boleyn.

    38. Which precious metal has the symbol Pt?
    Platinum.

    39. The Gobi desert extends over which two countries?
    China and Mongolia.

    40. Apart from America, which is the only country in the world to which alligators are native?
    China.
    41. Which are the highest types of clouds: stratocumulus or cirrus?
    Cirrus.

    42. Which ancient measure of length was based on the length of the arm from fingertip to elbow?
    Cubit.

    43. After World War I, Transylvania became part of which country?
    Romania.

    44. Which sea in Northern Europe is bounded by several countries including Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Germany?
    The Baltic.

    45. A road tunnel runs from Pelerins in France to Entreves in Italy under which mountain?
    Mont Blanc.

    46. The Barents Sea is part of which ocean?
    The Arctic.

    47. Which two countries are either side of the mouth of the River Plate?
    Argentina and Uruguay.

    48. Quicklime is an alkaline powder obtained by strongly heating which other material?
    Chalk.

    49. What is the longest river solely in England?
    The Thames.

    50. The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of which Australian state?
    Queensland.

    51. What is the name of the milky fluid obtained from trees which is used to produce rubber?
    Latex.

    52. Of what is etymology the study?
    Insects.

    53. Of where is Amman the capital?
    Jordan.

    54. How many innings are there for each team in a game of baseball?
    Nine.

    55. Which is the only mammal with the power of active flight?
    Bat.

    56. Which lower level of clouds are commonly called ‘rain clouds’?
    Nimbus.

    57. What is the longest river in India?
    The Ganges.

    58. Which metallic element has the property of catching fire if dropped in hot water?
    Sodium.

    59. Which month of the year obtains its name from the Latin verb for ‘to open’?
    April.

    60. On what river does Rome stand?
    The Tiber.

    61. Qantas is the national airline of which country?
    Australia.

    62. What in Scotland is the meaning of the prefix ‘Inver’?
    River mouth.

    63. Which US state has the lowest population?
    Alaska.

    64. Which county is nicknamed the Garden of England?
    Kent.

    65. Which African country was formerly called French Sudan?
    Mali.

    66. Which sport was originally called ‘soccer-in-water’?
    Water polo.

    67. Which unit of measurement is derived from the Arabic quirrat, meaning seed?
    Carat.

    68. Which Italian city was originally built on seven hills?
    Rome.

    69. What does the acronym NAAFI stand for?
    Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes.

    70. Dolomite is an ore of which metal?
    Magnesium.

    71. Manama is the capital of which country?
    Bahrain.

    72. On which river does Berlin stand?
    River Spree.

    73. What type of clock was invented in 1656 by Christian Huygens?
    The pendulum clock.

    74. In which desert is the world's driest place?
    Atacama (Chile).

    75. Which is the world's saltiest sea?
    The Red Sea.

    76. ...... and which is the least salty?
    The Baltic Sea.

    77. Which nun won the Nobel prize for peace in 1979?
    Mother Teresa.

    78. How many points in the pink ball worth in snooker?
    Six.

    79. Which scientist was named 'Person of the Century' by Time Magazine?
    Albert Einstein.



    80. What kind of creature is a monitor?
    Lizard.
    81. Which medical specialty is concerned with the problems and illnesses of children?
    Pediatrics.

    82. Who sailed in Santa Maria?
    Christopher Columbus.

    83. What name is given to the stiffening of the body after death?
    Rigor mortis.

    84. Which country was formerly known as the Malagasy Republic?
    Madagascar.

    85. Addis Ababa is the capital of which country?
    Ethiopia.

    86. The name of which North African city literally means ‘white house’?
    Casablanca.

    87. Of what sort of fish is the dogfish a small variety?
    Shark.

    88. Which Asian country was divided at the 38th parallel after World War II?
    Korea.

    89. What is the name of the Winter Olympics event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting?
    Biathlon.

    90. Which American science-fiction writer wrote Fahrenheit 451?
    Ray Bradbury.

    91. For which powerful opiate is diamorphine the technical name?
    Heroin.

    92. How many dominoes are there in a normal set?
    28.

    93. Who was a cartoonist who created Batman?
    Bob Kane.

    94. Aerophobia is a fear of flying, agoraphobia is a fear of open spaces, what is acrophobia a fear of?
    Heights.

    95. In computing, how is a modulator-demodulator more commonly known?
    Modem.

    96. An auger bit is used to drill what type of material?
    Wood.

    97. What part of the wheelbarrow is the fulcrum?
    The wheel.

    98. What C is a device used to determine small lengths, of which a vernier is one type?
    Caliper.

    99. Rip, chain and band are types of which tools?
    Saw.

    100. What calibrated tool was the standard tool for engineers and scientists prior to the invention of the hand-held calculator?
    Slide rule.

    101. What P is sometimes referred to as block and tackle?
    Pulley.

    102. For what purpose would a gardener use a dibber?
    Making holes.

    103. What J is a device used to raise an object too heavy to deal with by hand?
    Jack.

    104. Ball-pein, club, claw, and bush are types of which tool?
    Hammer.

    105. Which African animal’s name means ‘river horse’?
    Hippopotamus.

    106. Which Indian religion was founded by Guru Nanak?
    Sikhism.

    107. What is the most distant of the giant planets?
    Neptune.

    108. What is the capital of Austria?
    Vienna.

    109. What in printing do the letters ‘u.c.’ stand for?
    Upper case.

    110. Which eye infection is sometimes called pinkeye?
    Conjunctivitis.

    111. What sort of creature is an iguana?
    A lizard.

    112. What, politically, does UDI stand for?
    Unilateral declaration of independence.

    113. Wagga Wagga is a city in which Australian state?
    New South Wales.



    114. Which Indian religion celebrated the 300th anniversary of its founding in 1999?
    Sikhism.

    115. What do the initials FBI stand for?
    Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    116. By what name is the fruit of the plant Ananas comosus known?
    Pineapple.

    117. Donnerstag is German for which day of the week?
    Thursday.

    118. What type of citrus fruit is a shamouti?
    Orange.

    119. Apiphobia is a fear of what?
    Bees.

    120. Which Asian capital city was known as Batavia until 1949?
    Jakarta.
    121. Which astronomical unit os distance is greater, a parsec or a light-year?
    A parsec.

    122. The ancient city of Carthage is now in which country?
    Tunisia.

    123. What in Russia is Izvestia?
    A newspaper.

    124. Which is the world's windiest continent?
    Antarctica.

    125. In the book Treasure Island, what is the name of the ship?
    Hispaniola.

    126. In which part of the body are the deltoid muscles?
    Shoulder.

    127. E is the international car registration letter for which country?
    Spain.

    128. Vienna stands on which river?
    The Danube.

    129. What type of camel has two lumps?
    Bactrian.

    130. In the MG motor car, what do the letters MG stand for?
    Morris Garages.

    131. The name of which Roman god means 'shining father' in Latin?
    Jupiter.

    132. What is the central color of a rainbow?
    Green.

    133. Which French city is a meeting place for the European Parliament?
    Strasbourg.

    134. What part of the body consists of the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum?
    Small intestine.

    135. Annapurna is a mountain in which mountain range?
    The Himalayas.

    136. What kind of foodstuff is Monterey Jack? (It was also a cartoon's name 
    'What's for breakfast?'

    187. What is the name of a person, plant or animal which shuns the light?
    Lucifugous.

    188. What, in the field of optics, is biconvex?
    A lens which is convex on both sides.

    189. Which country was invaded in Iraq in 1980?
    Iran.

    190. What did Johann Galle discover in 1846?
    Neptune.

    191. What, in internet terminology, does SMTP stand for?
    Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

    192. How is October 24, 1929, remembered?
    Black Thursday.

    193. The River Danube flows into which sea?
    The Black Sea.

    194. Which strait separates the North and South islands of New Zealand?
    Cook Strait.

    195. What, in internet terminology, does FTP stand for?
    File Transfer Protocol.

    196. Who wrote Black Beauty?
    Anna Sewell.

    197. What is the capital of Poland?
    Warsaw.

    198. Ice-cream was first produced in which country in the 17th century?
    Italy.

    199. In medicine, what does the acronym SARS stand for?
    Severe Acute Respiratory System.

    200. Which popular name for the Netherlands is actually a low-lying region of the country?
    Holland.

    201. Which Shakespeare play was set in Elsinore Castle, Denmark?
    Hamlet.

    202. Who said: 'Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration'?
    Edison.

    203. The Kyukyu Island chain lies between which two countries?
    Japan & Taiwan.

    204. Which fibrous protein is the major constituent of hair, nails, feathers, beaks, and claws?
    Keratin.

    205. Of which fruit is morello a variety?
    Cherry.

    206. Which explorer discovered Victoris Falls in Africa?
    David Livingstone.

    207. Who was the last king of Egypt?
    Farouk.

    208. What is the literal meaning of the word mafia?
    Bragging.

    209. Which war lasted 16 years longer than its name implies?
    The Hundred Year's War.

    210. What is the national sport of Malaysia and Indonesia?
    Badminton.

    211. Which is the shallowest of the Great Lakes?
    Lake Erie.

    212. What name is given to minute or microscopic animals and plants that live in the upper layers of fresh and saltwater?
    Plankton.

    213. Which country was originally named Cathay?
    China.

    214. Sinhalese is a language spoken in which country?
    Sri Lanka.

    215. The Sao Francisco river flows through which country?
    Brazil.

    216. In which sport do teams compete for the Dunhill Cup?
    Golf.

    217. Which Shakespeare character's last words are: 'The rest is silence'?
    Hamlet.

    218. In economics, whose law states that: 'bad money drives out good money'?
    Gresham's

    219. Who made the first navigation of the globe in the vessel Victoria?
    Magellan.

    220. Which mountaineer on being asked why he wanted to climb Everest said: 'Because it's there'?
    George Mallory.
    221. What was the former name for Sri Lanka?
    Ceylon.

    222. Of which the Middle East, the country is Baghdad the capital?
    Iraq.

    223. How many arms does a squid have?
    Ten.

    224. Which indoor game is played with a shuttlecock?
    Badminton.

    225. Do stalactites grow upwards or downwards?
    Downwards.

    226. What food is also called garbanzo?
    Chick-pea.

    227. What is the quality rating for diesel fuel, similar to the octane number for petrol?
    Catane number.

    228. Which German city and port is at the confluence of the rivers Neckar and Rhine?
    Mannheim.

    229. Where in Europe are the only wild apes to be found?
    Gibraltar.

    230. The Brabanconne is the national anthem of which country?
    Belgium.

    231. In which country is the River Spey?
    Switzerland.

    232. Which international environmental pressure group was founded in 1971?
    Greenpeace.

    233. What is the capital of Morocco?
    Rabat.

    234. How many balls are on the table at the start of a game of pool?
    Sixteen.

    235. In which country is the volcano Mount Aso?
    Japan.

    236. What name is given to inflammation of one or more joints, causing pain, swelling, and restriction of movement?
    Arthritis.

    237. Which mineral is the main source of mercury?
    Cinnabar.

    238. What A is the national airline of Russia, code name SU?
    Aeroflot.

    239. What would be kept in a quiver?
    Arrows.

    240. What 'ology' is concerned with the study of unidentified flying objects?
    Ufology.


    241. Coal and longtailed are types of which bird family?
    Tit.

    242. In the game of darts, what is the value of the outer bull?
    25.

    243. In which part of the human body is the cochlea?
    Ear.

    244. What is the modern name of the rocky fortress which the Moors named Gabel-al-Tarik (the Rock of Tarik)?
    Gibraltar.

    245. What was the name of German terrorist Andreas Baader's female partner?
    Ulrike Meinhof.

    246. And what was the name of the urban guerrilla organization they headed?
    The Red Army Faction.

    247. Which German bacteriologist discovered Salvarsan, a compound used in the treatment of syphilis, before the introduction of antibiotics?
    Paul Ehrlich.

    248. Which ancient Roman satirist wrote the 16 Satires?
    Juvenal.

    249. Who became the Queen of the Netherlands in 1980?
    Beatrix.

    250. Who was the last Bristish king to appear in battle?
    George II.

    251. What is the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals to make lifelike models called?
    Taxidermy.

    252. What is the Beaufort scale used to measure?
    Wind speed.

    253. What is the technical name for abnormally high blood pressure?
    Hypertension.

    254. What part of the eye is responsible for its color?
    The iris.

    256. The letter RF on a stamp would indicate it is from which country?
    France.

    257. What is the meaning of the musical term cantabile?
    In a singing style.

    258. San Juan is the capital of which island in the West Indies?
    Puerto Rico.

    259. Which profession gets its name from the Latin word for lead?
    Plumbing.

    260. On which part of the body do grasshoppers have their ears?
    Hind legs. 261. Who wrote children's stories about the land of Narnia?
    C.S. Lewis.


    262. What is the second planet from the sun?
    Venus.

    263. What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
    Mont Blanc.

    264. Of which Caribbean country is Port-au-Prince the capital?
    Haiti.

    265. Which German city is associated with the legend of the Pied Piper?
    Hameln, or Hamelin.

    266. What name is given to the wind pattern that brings heavy rain to South Asia from April to September?
    Monsoon.

    267. What is the first book of the New Testament?
    The Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

    268. What name is given to the time taken for half the atoms in a sample of a radioactive isotope to decay?
    Half-life.

    269. Who was the president of Kenya from 1964 to 1978?
    Jomo Kenyatta.

    270. Which German author wrote the anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front?
    Erich Maria Remarque.

    271. Which country had a police force called the Tonton Macoutes?
    Haiti.

    272. What would you find in the formicary?
    Ants.

    273. Who was the first British sovereign to make regular use of Buckingham Palace when in residence in London?
    Queen Victoria.

    274. Of where is Sofia the capital?
    Bulgaria.

    275. What is meant by the musical term andante?
    At a moderate tempo.

    276. In a bullfight, what is the mounted man with a lance called?
    A picador.

    277. Which team has a soccer team called Ajax?
    Amsterdam.

    278. Which Dutch explorer discovered New Zealand?
    Abel Tasman.

    279. Who became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion in 1918?
    Jack Johnson.

    280. The name of which city in South America means Vale of Paradise?
    Valparaiso.
    _____281. Which gas used in advertising signs has the symbol Ne?
    Neon.

    282. Which branch of mathematics uses symbols to represent unknown quantities?
    Algebra.

    283. What does the abbreviation RAF stand for?
    Royal Air Force.

    284. What name is given to the use of live animals in the experiments?
    Vivisection.

    285. Viti Levu is the largest island of which country?
    Fiji.

    286. The Golden Arrow was a famous train that ran from Paris to which destination?
    Monte Carlo.

    287. Which country fought on both sides during World War II?
    Italy.

    288. What centigrade temperature is gas mark 6 equal to?
    200 degrees C.

    289. In the game of chess, which piece is called springer in Germany?
    Knight.

    290. What is the meaning of the Russian word 'mir'?
    Peace.

    291. Who, in World War II, were Axis Power?
    Germany, Italy. Japan.

    292. Which scientist used kites to conduct electrical experiments?
    Benjamin Franklin.

    293. What is the longest river in France?
    Loire.

    294. Which inventore had a research laboratory at Menlo Park?
    Edison.

    295. Which birds fly in groups called skeins?
    Geese.

    296. In medicine, which is the most widespread parasitic infection?
    Malaria.

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