General Knowledge for SSC Exams (Important Facts About)

General Knowledge for SSC Exams (Important Facts About)  

Africa

  •  Plant’s largest contirent.

  •  The continent includes world’s

1. Most populated countries - India, China
2. The world’s longest coartline
3. The world’s deepert lake - Baikal
4. World’s highest point - Mount Everest (8850m)
5. World’s lowest point - Dead Sea (392m blow sea level)

North America

  •  Highest peak in N. America - Mt. Mckinley

  •  Hollywood is in the state of - California

  •  Great lakes arranged from west to east - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie & On tario

  •  Niagra fall lie between - Lakes Erie & Ontario

  •  National anthem of the US - The Star Spanglad Banner

  •  The lowest point in the USA is - The Death Valley

Australia

  •  Australia is the smallest of all contients.

  •  National fountains in Australia - Greak Arterian Wells

  •  Largest lake of Australia - Eyre

  •  The largest producer of Bauxite in the world - Australia

  •  The strait between North & South Island of New Zealand - Cook Strait

Africa

  •  The South African town whre Mahatama Gandhi, on being thrown out of the train, waved to fight racism --- Pietermaritzburg.

  •  The Kalahari Desert is situated between the rivers ---- Orange and Zambezi.

  •  A hot local wind blowing from Sahara to Mediterranean ---------- Sirocco.

  •  The highest peak in Africa -------- Mt. Kilimanjaro

  •  City at the confluence of Blue and White Nile ------ Khartoum.

  •  The lowest point in Africa ------- lake Assal, Djibouti

  •  The nomadic headers of Sahara -------- Tuaregs

  •  Judical capital of S Africa ----------- Bloemfontein

  •  Countries which from the Horn of Africa --------- Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti

  •  The only river that crosses the equator twice ------ River Zaire.

  •  Nubian desert lies in ------- Egypt.

  •  Administrative Capital of S Africa -------- Pretoria

  •  Land of Oil Plan -------- Nigeria.

  •  Land of Gold and Diamonds ------- South Africa.

  •  Victoria falls are on ------- River Zambezi.

  •  Kimberley is famous for --------- Diamond.

  •  R orange is a boundary between --------- South Africa & Namibia.

  •  A flightless brid of Kalahari Desert ------- Ostrich.

South America

  •  South American Country which is a memebr of OPEC --------- Venezuela.

  •  Coffee pot of the world ------ Brazil.

  •  Driest place on earth ------- Iquique, Atacama

  •  Tropical Grasslands of South America -------- Llanos and Campos.

  •  Temperate Grasslands of Argentina --------- Pampas.

  •  A violent cold wind in Argentina and Ureeguay --------- Pampers.

  •  Angel falls, the highest in the world is on ---------- Orinico rivers, Venezuela.

  •  The largest river of the world ------ AmazonEurope

  •  The highest peak of the Alps ------ Mt. Blank (1807m)

  •  The most important fishing ground

  •  The longest river of Europe -------- Volga.

  •  The low countries -------- Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg.

  •  The city of five ports ------- Moscow

  •  The light house of Mediterranean Sea --------- Mt. Stomboli

  •  The land of forests and lakes ------- Finland

  •  The temperature grassland of Hungary ------- Pustaz

  •  The Sirocco - hot, dry & dusty wind in Spain is known as ------- levechae

South America

  •  South 

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