City of Seven Hills/ Eternal city is

London
Tronto
Rome
Madrid

Dark continent is

Europe
Africa
Australia
Asia

Empire City/City of Skyscrapers is

New York
Baghdad
Paris
Shanghai

Gate of Tears is

Egypt
Bab-el-mandab
Palestine
Toronto

Gift of the Nile is

Taiwan
Finland
Egypt
China

Holy Land is

Palestine
Colombia
India
Egypt

Land of the Kangaroo/Land of the Golden Fleece is

Ethiopia
Congo
Iran
Australia

Land of the Golden Pagoda is

Myanmar
Italy
Japan
U.K

Land of the Midnight sun is

Finland
Australia
Norway
Canada

Land of the Rising Sun is

Indonesia
Japan
Singapore
Norway

Land of thousands Lakes is

Sweeden
Denmark
Norway
Finland

Land of the Thunderbolt is

China
Taiwan
Bhutan
Palestine

Pink city is

Montrea
Jaipur
New York
Moscow

The new name of Zaire is

South Africa
Myanmar
Somalia
Congo

The new name of Saigon is

Iran
Egypt
Ethiopia
Congo

The new name of Persia is

Iran
Thailand
China
Palestine

The new name of Mesopotamia is

Jordan
Iran
Egypt
Iraq

The new name of Saigon is

Taipeh
Ho Chi Minh City
Shanghai
Bangkok

The new name of Formosa is

Taiwan
Thailand
Japan
Cambodia

The new name of Siam is

Malaysia
Cambodia
Thailand
Singapore

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General Knowledge Questions

 Qu.1 Who wrote the famous book – ‘We the people’?
Ans. Nani Palkhivala

Qu.2 Who is the author of the book ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’?
Ans. George Orwell

Qu.3 Book named “A Suitable Boy” is written by-
Ans. Vikram Seth

Qu. 4 Who wrote the line: ‘ A thing of beauty is a joy forever’?
Ans. John Keats

Qu. 5 The book ‘To Live or Not Live’ was written by
Ans. Nirad C. Choudry

Qu. 6 In India the first television programme was broadcasted in
Ans. 1959

Qu 7 ‘A Voice for Freedom’ is a book written by
Ans. Nayantara Sahgal

Qu 8 Who wrote ‘War and Peace’?
Ans. Leo Tolstoy

Qu.9 Which of the book was written by Graham Greene?
Ans The Power and Glory

Qu. 10 ‘Mirchchhakatika’ was written by
Ans. Shudraka

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General science 

What is difference between mass of body and its weight?
- Mass is a measure of the quantity  of matter whereas weight is a force.

Why speed of sound is greater in solids than in liquids?
- Because the solids have high  elasticity.

How many images will be formed when an object is placed between two mirrors placed parellel to each other?
- Infinite

At which point of earth  weight of object will be minimum?
- At the center of earth

When an open bottle of scent is kept at one corner due to which phenomenon its fragrance is found in whole room?
- Diffusion

What happens to speed of sound with rise in temperature?
- Increases

If in a mirror image of object appears to be larger then which type of mirror is used?
- Concave mirror

Why bubble of water shines?
- Due to phenomenon of total internal reflection.

An air bubble in water acts as which lens?
- Concave lens

Why clear nights are more colder then cloudy nights?
- Due to radiation

Why sky appears to be blue?
- Because blue colour of light is of shorter wavelength so easily scattered by dust particles and water vapour.

How water in earthen pots remain cool?
- Because water keeps on passing out from pores and evaporating.

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