Country Or Nation

Q.  Why did Pakistan leave the Commonwealth in 1971?A.  Due to recognition of BangladeshQ.  Which country suffered the maximum in World War II?A.  JapanQ.  Which country is called the Land of Rising Sun?A.  JapanQ.  Which country is the largest producer of tin in the world?A.  ChinaQ.  Who discovered Australia?A.  James CookQ.  Which country has the greatest population density?A.  MonacoQ.  Which place is known as the Roof of the world?A.  TibetQ.  The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world isA.  MyanmarQ.  The largest coffee growing country in the world isA.  BrazilQ.  The country also known as "country of Copper" isA.  ZambiaQ....

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City

Q.  The world's oldest known city isA.  DamascusQ.  The city which is also known as the City of Canals isA.  VeniceQ.  The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world isA.  Detroit, USAQ.  The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' wasA.  PekingQ.  The earlier name of New York city wasA.  New AmsterdamQ.  The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located atA.  KathmanduQ.  New York is popularly known as the city ofA.  SkyscrapersQ.  On what river is Rome built on?A.  The TiberQ.  Which is the capital city of Zimbabwe?A.  HarareQ.  What is the capital of Bulgaria?A.  SofiaQ.  Which city in Russia faced an earthquake in the year 1998?A.  Armenia.Q....

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Winter

Q.  The coldest place on the earth isA.  Verkoyansk in SiberiaQ.  Why is one's breath visible in winter but not in summer?A.  In winter, water vapor contained in the breath condenses into small droplets, which become visible but in summer they are quickly evaporated and not see...

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Summer

Q.  Why are white clothes more comfortable in summer than dark or black ones?A.  White clothes are good reflectors and bad absorbers of heat, whereas dark or black clothes are good absorbers of heat. Therefore, white clothes are more comfortable because they do not absorb heat from the sun ray...

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Rainy

Q.  Why is a rainbow seen after a shower?A.  After a shower, the clouds containing water droplets act like a prism through which the white light is dispersed producing a spectrum.Q.  Why are air coolers less effective during the rainy season?A.  During the rainy reason, the atmosphere air is saturated with moisture. Therefore, the process of evaporation of water from the moist pads of the cooler slows down thereby not cooling the air blown out from the coole...

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