1.

Thar desert is located in Northwest India and East Pakistan

2. Dsht-i-Lut desert is in Iran.

3. The worlds largest desert Sahara is located in Africa.

4. Rub Alkali desert is in Saudi Arabia.

5.

Kalhari desert is in South Africa.

6. Gobi desert is in Mongolia & China.

7.

The Atacama Desert is located in North Chile, South America.

8. What is the worlds oldest desert - country named after it-Namib

9. Namib Desert is in South-West Africa.

10. Simpson Desert is in Australia.

11. Great Victoria Desert is in Australia.

12. Kalhari desert is in South Africa.

13. Arabian Desert is in Egypt.

14. Death Valley desert is in California.

15. Gibson Desert is in Australia.

16. Great Sandy Desert is in Australia.

17. Karakum desert is in Turkmenistan.

18. Kavir Dasht Davir desert is in Iran.

19. Nafud desert is in Saudi Arabia.

20. Rub-el-Khali desert is in South Arabian peninsula.

21. Sonoran desert is in Arizona to Mexico.

22. Taklimankan is desert in China.

23. Deserts in Asia are: Gobi, Karakum, Rub-al-Khali, Takla makan.

24. Takla Makan desert is in Xinjing (China).

25. Deserts in Africa are: Kalhari, Namib, and Sahara.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF WORLD

1.

The country which provides free education at university level is Sri Lanka.

2. The country to adopt gold standard for the first time was UK.

3. Roman general Mark Anthony was a poor fisherman.

4. 6 people lost lives in the Great Fire of London in 1666.

5.

Bofors scandal occurred in India.

6. First system of English short hand was devised in 1602.

7.

China is situated in Eastern part of Asia.

8. Afghanistan is a landlocked country Central Asia (Chk)

9. Bosnia-Herzegovina joined the UN on May 22, 1992.

10. Capital of Micronesia is Palikir.

11. Costa Rica is a Central American country.

12. Equator passes through Brazil.

13. After Australia, Europe is the smallest continent.

14. Sakhalin Islands enriched with oil reserves are claimed by Russia & Japan.

15. Changa Manga is famous for sisham Timber forests.

16. The total length of railways in Pakistan is 8875 km.

17. Sialkot has the highest annual rainfall.

18. The largest district of Punjab by area is Bahawalpurj.

19. Pakistan Environmental Protection Ordinance was enforced in 1984.

20. Frost shattering kind of weather takes place on the valley side above the surface of a glacier.

21. Monsoon wind reverses seasonlally.

22. Bermuda triangle extends up to South Florida & Puerto Rico.

23. Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty relating to environmental problems.

24. Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zaklariaya belongs to Chistia order.

25. The longest river in South Asia is Brahmputra.

26. The length of river Indus is 2880 km.

27. The oldest Hydro-electric Project in Pakistan is in Malakand.

28. The oldest barrage on the river Indus at Sukkur was built in 1932.

29. Europe has no desert.

30. Arabia, Scandinavia & Alaska are called Peninsula.

31. The richest fishing ground in the world is North Eastern Asia.

32. When one place on the earth is on a bigger eastern longitude then its time will be ahead.

33. Arakan Yoma: is the extension of the Himalayas located in Myanmar.

34. Cardamom: Karnataka is the largest producer of cardamom. India is the largest exporter of
cardamom in the world.

35. Climograph: is a graphical representation of the differentia-tion between various types of climate.

36. Cosmic year: One cosmic year is equal to the time taken by the sun to complete one orbit around
the galactic centre.

37. Date Line, International: International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel
to the 180 meridian. It divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts. A crossing of the
International Date Line entails repeating one day when travelling westwards.

38. Aberdeen in Scotland is known for Britains largest granite-exporitng industry. It is knwn as
Granite City.

39. Alexander (ship) is the name of the ship in which Charles Darwin toured for five years.

40. Which of the following is a characteristic of sedimentary rocks? They are porous

41. When does the summer solstice occur in the Southern Hemisphere of our globe? 22nd December

42. Mediterranean climate has the characteristic of dry summers with great sunshine and rainy
winters

43. Precipitation takes place whentemperature of moisture in air sharply decreases

44. Which of the following processes is related to the formation of Himalayas? Folding

45. The term Eye in a cyclone refers to circular region of relatively light Winds

46. Gold Harp bridge of Istanbul connects Asia with Europe.

47. 193 countries are in world.

48. Land occupied by Asia 29.7 %.

49. Thickness of earth crust 20 miles.

50. Max height of cloud 20,000.

51. Rainfall is recorded on maps by Isohyets.

52. 45 Countries are there in Asia, 18 in Latin America.

53. A meteorological term for a hi

IMPORTANT GEOGRAPHICAL LINES OF WORLD

1.

A Curzon line is the polish-Russian frontier setup in 1945.

2. Dead line is the line or boundary of a military prison, which prisoners are not allowed to cross.

3. Green Line is a demarcation line between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities.

4. Hindenburg line separates Germany from Poland.

5.

Pak-Iran border line was demarcated on 24th Sep: 1872.

6. Line of control is b/w Azad Kashmir & Occupied Kashmir.

7.

Mc Mohan line is the boundary line between India and China. It was demarcated in 1914.

8. Radcliff line is the boundary between Pakistan and India. It was demarcated in 1947 by Sir Cyril
Radcliff.

9. 17th parallel line is the boundary line between North Vietnam and the South Vietnam.

10. 24th parallel Line lies in Rann of Kutch. It is frontier between Pakistan and India.

11. 38th Parallel line is the boundary between North and South Korea.

12. 49th Parallel Line is the boundary line between Canada and the USA.

13. Plimsoll Lime is a horizontal line on a merchant ship to which a ship the upper limit to which a
ship may be legally loaded.

14. Dead line is a boundary line around a military prison which prisoners are forbidden to cross.

15. Durand line is 1300 mile long frontier b/w Pakistan & Afghanistan demarcated in 1893-95. it has
over 200 passes.

16. Green line is a painted line in Nicosia (Cyprus) that serves as a demarcation line b/w Greek &
Turkish Cypriot communities.

17. Maginot line is French line of fortification built in WWII along the German border form
Switzerland to Belgium. It divides France from Germany.

18. Maginot line divides France from Germany.

19. Mannerheim line was defensive fortification line on the Karelian Isthmus built by Finland against
the Soviet Union.

20. Oder-neisse Line was boundary b/w Germany & Poland during WWII.