MCQs on Famous Deserts, Famous Islands, International Airlines, Geographical Lines and Organizations & Pacts
Famous Deserts
- Thar desert is located in Northwest India and East Pakistan
- Dsht-i-Lut desert is in Iran.
- The world’s largest desert Sahara is located in Africa.
- Kalhari desert is in South Africa.
- Gobi desert is in Mongolia & China.
- The Atacama Desert is located in North Chile, South America.
- What is the worlds oldest desert – country named after it-Namib
- Namib Desert is in South-West Africa.
- Simpson Desert is in Australia.
- Great Victoria Desert is in Australia. • Arabian Desert is in Egypt.
- Death Valley desert is in California.
- Gibson Desert is in Australia.
- Great Sandy Desert is in Australia.
- Karakum desert is in Turkmenistan.
- Kavir Dasht Davir desert is in Iran.
- Nafud desert is in Saudi Arabia.
- Rub-el-Khali desert is in South Arabian peninsula.
- Sonoran desert is in Arizona to Mexico.
- Deserts in Asia are: Gobi, Karakum, Rub-al-Khali, Takla makan.
- Takla Makan desert is in Xinjing (China).
- Deserts in Africa are: Kalhari, Namib, and Sahara.
Famous Islands
- St. Helena is in Atlantic Ocean.
- Largest island in Indian Ocean is Madagascar.
- Sumatra is an island in Indonesia.
- The largest island in the world Greenland is located in North America. (chk)
- Greenland is geographically in America but politically in Europe.
- Kalaalit Nunaat (Greenland) Island (Denmark), the largest island is in North Atlantic
- New Guinea is world’s second largest island.
- Virgin Island is a group of 100 Island in W.Indies.
- Canary Island is in Spain.
- The largest Island in the Mediterranean Sea is Sicily.
- Malaqasv (Madagascar) is in Indian Ocean.
- Baffin is in North Atlantic Ocean (Canadian).
- Sumatra is in Northest Indian Ocean (Indonesia).
- Neaw Zealand is in South Pacific Ocean.
- Borneo Island is in Pacific Ocean.
- Honshu Island is in North West Pacific.
- Great Britain Island is in North Atlantic.
- Victoria Island is in Arctic Ocean.
- Baffin Island is in Atlantic Ocean.
- Ellesmere Island is in Arctic Ocean.
- Galapagos Islands are in Pacific Ocean.
- Indonesia consists of 1300 islands.
- World’s largest Delta is Sunderlands (India).
- Paracel Islands are of…. china vs Vietnam
- Which country owns the Hen and Chicken islands: North island New Zealand
- Indian city Mumbai consists of seven islands.
- The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson river is Manhattan
- Sugar Island is the located at the confluence of Ganga and the Bay of Bengal.
- Cathy Pacific is an island.
International Airlines
- Aero float is the airline of Russia.
- Al-Italia is the Italian international airlines.
- Royal Nepal’s Airline is the name of Nepal’s airline.
- Transworld Airway (TWA) belongs to USA.
- Scandinavian airlines operate in the countries Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
- KLM is the oldest national airline of netherland.
- JAL is an airline of Japan.
- BOAC airline is of Great Britain.
- Garada is the airline of Indonesia.
- Qantas is an airline of Australia.
- The famous airport Dum Dum is located in Mombai (India).
- Chaklala airport is situated in Rawalpindi.
- Orly airport is located in Paris.
- Santa Cruz airport is in Mumbai.
- LOT is the national airline of what country-Poland
- TABSO is the national airline of which country-Bulgaria
- Lufthansa is an airlines from Germany
- Cathy Pacific is an airline of Hong Kong.
- What is Belgium’s national Airline- Sebina
- Biman is the airline of Bangladesh.
- Asiana is the airline of … South Korea
Important Geographical Lines
- A Curzon line is the polish-Russian frontier setup in 1945.
- Dead line is the line or boundary of a military prison, which prisoners are not allowed to cross.
- Green Line is a demarcation line between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities.
- Hindenburg line separates Germany from Poland.
- Pak-Iran border line was demarcated on 24th Sep: 1872.
- Line of control is b/w Azad Kashmir & Occupied Kashmir.
- Mc Mohan line is the boundary line between India and China. It was demarcated in 1914.
- Radcliff line is the boundary between Pakistan and India. It was demarcated in 1947 by Sir Cyril Radcliff.
- 17th parallel line is the boundary line between North Vietnam and the South Vietnam.
- 24th parallel Line lies in Rann of Kutch. It is frontier between Pakistan and India.
- 38th Parallel line is the boundary between North and South Korea.
- 49th Parallel Line is the boundary line between Canada and the USA.
- Durand line is 1300 mile long frontier b/w Pakistan & Afghanistan demarcated in 1893-95. it has over 200 passes.
- Maginot line is French line of fortification built in WWII along the German border form Switzerland to Belgium. It divides France from Germany.
- Maginot line divides France from Germany.
- Mannerheim line was defensive fortification line on the Karelian Isthmus built by Finland against the Soviet Union.
- Oder-neisse Line was boundary b/w Germany & Poland during WWII.
Important Organizations & Pacts
- Name Founded Member Headquarter
- ADB- 1966- Headqarter at Philippines(Manila) and total 187 member countries
- Arab League- 1945- 22- Cairo(Eygpt)
- ASEAN- Aug 8, 1967- 10 member countries -Hq Jakarta, founded at Bangkok.
- Colombo Plan- 1st July 1951- Colombo (Srilanka)
- Common Wealth- 1931 HQ London. Total members 54
- D8- 15 June 1997- Founded at Turkey, HQ Turkey.
- ECO- Jan 1985- 8- Tehran.Total members 10
- ICJ- 1951- Hq in Hauge.
- ICRC- 1883- Geneva.
- NAM 1961
- OIC 22 to 25 Sep 1969- 57 member countries – Hq in Jeddah established in Rabat (Morocco).
- SAARC 8, 1985- 7- 8 Katmandu- established at Dhaka.
- NATO- 1949 Brussels.
- SEATO Sep 8, 1954 founder at Manila, ended in 1972
- UNO 24 Oct 1945 New York.
- Warsaw Pact 14th May 1955. Dissolved in 1991
- Term of non-permanent members of the Security Council is 2 years.
- General Assembly and Security Council appoints the judges of International Court of Justice.
- RCD was changed to ECO in Jan 1985.
- G-8 was established on 22 September 1985. G-8 was originally the G-5 but was expanded when Canada, Italy and Russia jointed in June 1997.
- European Union came in to being on January 1, 2000, EU adopted Euro currency in 2001. Its head quarter is in Brussels (Belgium).
- International Energy Agency was founded in 1974; its head quarter is in Paris (France).
- International Olympic Committee was formed in 1984; its head quarter is in Lausanne (Switzerland).
- The head quarter of international Red Cross and Red Crescent is in Geneva (Switzerland).
- Organization of Petroleum and Exporting Countries was founded in Baghdad in 1960; its head quarter is in Vienna (Austria).
- The organization of Economic Cooperation and Development was founded in 1961; its head quarter is in Paris (France).
- The world council of churches was established in 1948 in Amsterdam (Netherlands), its headquarter is in Geneva (Switzerland).
- North American Free Trade Agreement, its origin lies in the free trade agreement signed by the USA and Canada in 1989.
- The organization of African Unity was founded in 1963; its head quarter is in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
- The organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries was founded in 1968, its headquarter is in Cairo (Egypt).
- Organization of American State was founded in 1948; its heat quarter is in Washington DC (USA).
- China became the member of the World Trade Organization on 11 December 2001
- OPANAL stands for Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America.It was formed on 2nd December, 1969, its headquarter is in Mexico City.
- OECS stands of Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, established on 18th June, 1981.
- The head quarter of OECS is in Casries (St. Lucia).
- UN has 6 principle organ
- Security Council has 5 permanent members.
- The Economic and Social Council acts as coordinating body for the numerous specialized agencies created by the UN. The council has 54 members elected for the term of 3 years.
- The international court of justice comprises 15 judges.
- The IBRD was established in 27th Dec 1945.
- Steel Pact was signed between Italy and Germany on 22nd May 1939 at Berlin.
- Camp David Accord made between Egypt and Israel on 17 Sep 1978.
- Locarno pact signed on 16th October, 1925, signed at Locarno.
- Four Power Pact was signed on 16th July, 1933 at Paris.
- CENTO was signed on 24th Feb, 1955 in Baghdad.
- Balkan Pact was signed on 9th Feb, 1934.
- Eisenhower Doctrine was announced in 1957.
- Entente Cordiale was formed in April 1904, the agreement was signed between England and France.
- Dawes Plan was introduced in 1924.
- CTBT opened for signature from Sep 24, 1996.
- KELLOGG-Briand pact was signed by 15 states on 27th August, 1928, it was signed in Paris.
- Rio Summit was held in Rio-de-Janero on 14th 1992.
- Amnesty International is an international organization which works for the release of the political prisoners. It was established by peter Bomenson in the year of 1961.
- In 1941 the Atlantic Charter was signed by Churchill and Roosevelt.
- Truman Doctrine——-announced on 12 March 1947 about the security of Greece and Turkey.
- USSR and its allies signed Warsaw pact in the year 1955.
- The famous Dumbarton Oaks conference, which formulated proposals about UN charter, was held in Dec 1944.
- On 14th August 1941, US president F.D Roosevelt and British Premier W. Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter on a battle ship.
- Veraillies Treaty was signed in 1919.
- Bostan Tea party tool place in 1773.
- The civil right act which was passed in USA in 1964 was the result of the March of 250000 people organized by Martin Luther king in 1963.
- The famous XYZ affair tool place when an American delegation visited England.
- Potsdam conference was held in 1945.
- Mamoon Abdul Gavvum (PM of Maldives) said SAARC is a brain child.
- Napolean I, first person to call English a nation of shopkeepers.
- Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration; these words are said by Thomas A. Edison.
- Hippocrates said that extreme remedies are most appropriate for extreme disease.
- Archimedes said that give me but one firm spot on which to stand, and I will move the earth.
- The Asian development bank established in 1966 with headquarter located at MANILA (philipines).
- Eqypt , Iraq , jorden , Lebanon , Saudi Arab , Syria and Yemen are the founder nations of the arab league.
- Asian development bank was established in 1966 with headquarter located at manila(philipine)
- The International court of Justice is located in Hague,Holland
- WHO is not the principal organ of the United Nations.
- Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on Dec: 10, 1948.
- Green Peace has no formal structure and Secretariat.
- Who were the three statesmen who formulated Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Nehru, Nasser, Tito
- international headquarter of Transparency International (TI} is located in Berlin, Germany. The founder of the organisation is Peter Eigen
- The permanent Secretariat of SAARC is established at: Khatmandu
- How many official working languages are recognized by UNO:6
- Who was the first Asian Secretary General of the United Nations? U. Thant
- Baden Powel was the founder of Boy Scout and Civil Guides Movement.
- CIS are 11 independent states of the former Soviet Union known as Commonwealth of Independent States
- Head quarters of WWF are in Vienna, Austria.
- SAARC was formed in December, 1985.
- SAARC Human Resource Development Centre is located at Islamabad.
- HQ of Universal Postal Union is in Berne.
- New Zealand’s Don McKinnon is the first secretary general of commonwealth.
- First Islamic Summit was held at Rabat in 1969.
- Second Islamic Summit was held at Lahore in 1974.
- 1n 1948 the UN drawn up a charter of civil and political rights.
- First Secretary General of UN was Tregav Lee of Norway.
- Kofi Anan got noble peace price in 2001.
- UNO world was coined by F.D Roosevelt.
- Kofi Anan is the 7th Secretary General of UNO.
- What was the first country to leave the United Nations-Indonesia
- The term of the judges of the international court of justice is 9 years.
- ILO is not an organ of the UN.
- First city to be placed under UN was Sarajevo.
- The UN observed 1998 as the human rights year with the theme “ All Human Rights for All”.
- ICJ has 15 judges, any two of whom cannot be of the same nationality.
- UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 and came into force on October 24, 1945.
- Olive Branch is the emblem of the U.N.
- Five permanent members of U.N Security Council are China, France, Russia, UK and US.
- UN Security Council has five permanent and 10 non-permanent members.
- Bangladesh is not a member of ASEAN.
- As per SAFTA agreement, India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka have to decrease their custom duties to 0-5% by 2013.
- Estonia is not a member of CIS.
- Portuguese is not an official language of UN.
- ICJ has issued the arrest warrant of … Omar al Basher of Sudan
- The United States of America has used its veto power more than any other permanent member
- G-7 is the group of seven rich industralial nations- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US.
- The UNO originated during the second world war.Its charter was drawn up from 25th April to 26th June, 1945 at San Francisco which was signed by 51 countries.
- In 1971 the people republic of china was given membership of UNO by expelling Taiwan.
- The UN Industrial Development Organization has its headquarters at Vienna.
- Initially, Arab league has seven countries.
- Headquarter of Arab League is located in Cairo. Arab League was established on 22nd March 1945.
- Amnesty International was established in London by the British Lawyer, Peter Benenson in 1961
- The International court of justice was constituted on 26th June 1945
- The Charter of United Nations consists of 111 articles.
- The Common Wealth of Australia came into existence in 1901.
- Article 55 of the UN Charter promotes international Human Rights.
- Territorial waters traditionally are recognized to extend how far from a state’s coastline? 12 miles.
- A state’s executive economic zone (EEZ) is recognized to extend how far from the coastline? 12 miles
- ECOSOC has been established under chapter 10 of the UN charter
- United Arab Emirates is a federation of 7 Emirates.
- Switzerland joined the UN during 2002.
- African Development Bank was established in 1964.
- The principal organs of United Nations are Six.
- United Nations spends a lion’s share of its budget on Refugees rehabilitations
- The UNO originated during the Second World War. Its charter was drawn up from 25th April to 26th June, 1945 at San Francisco which was signed by 51 countries.
- Transparency International is based in Berlin.
- Where is the headquarter of the Amnesty International located: London
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948.
- Human Right Watch dog headquarter is in.. New York
- In which city World Economic forum usually holds its meetings? The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit foundation best known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland
Post a Comment