General Knowledge : World

General Knowledge : World
■ The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman

■ The longest river in the world is the Nile

■ The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada

■ The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km

■ The highest mountain in the world is the Everest

■ The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar

■ The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert

■ The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil

■ The country also known as "country of Copper" is Zambia

■ The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line

■ The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea

■ The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia

■ The country which ranks second in terms of land area is Canada

■ The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily

■ The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea

■ The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans

■ The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade

■ The Japanese call their country as Nippon

■ The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres

■ The world's oldest known city is Damascus

■ The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice

■ The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar

■ The biggest island of the world is Greenland

■ The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is Detroit, USA

■ The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is USA

■ The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia

■ The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is Malaysia

■ The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the Mississippi

■ The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was Peking

■ The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan

■ Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest