General Knowledge of World Geography

Geography is the study of Earth’s landscapes, peoples, places and environments. It is, quite simply, about the world in which we live.Geography is made from word Geo+Graphy. Geo means Earth and Graphy means Descriptions. So the description of the world is called geography. So I have try to gather the information about world geography researching different sources books as  well as Internets. Please click the link for desired topics. 

1. OCEANS OF EARTH
2. Earth's Compositions

Nepal Earthquake 2072(April 2015)

1. Second biggest Earthquake in Nepal : -2072 Baisakh 12 Saturday(25 April 2015)
2. Biggest Earthquake of Nepal ;- Earthquake of 1990
3. How much rector scale Earthquake was felt in Baisakh 2072:-7.6  
4. Time of 2072 earthquake :-1156 AM
5. Epicenter of 2072 earthquake :-Barpak, Gorkha
6. How much rector scale did American Geological Survey announced in 2072 earthquake ? 7.8
7. Total death: 8790 (Male )/ 4851 (Female)
8. Injured: 22300
9. Fully destroyed houses:5 Lakh 7 Thousand and seventeen(507017)
10. Total population effected by earthquake - 80 lakhs
11. Most effected district: Sindhupalchowk

Nobel Prizes 2016

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016
David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz
"for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter"

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa
"for the design and synthesis of molecular machines"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016
Yoshinori Ohsumi
"for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy"

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016
Bob Dylan
"for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"

The Nobel Peace Prize 2016
Juan Manuel Santos
"for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end"

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2016
Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström
"for their contributions to contract theory"

Sources:https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/year/

Quiz Related to Nepal Geography (50 questions -Set 1)|Nepal geography gk

1. Total Land Area of Nepal-147181 sq km (56827 sq.mile)
2. Average east-west length of Nepal-885 K.M
3. Average South-North Length -193 K.M
4. How much area of Asia do Nepal occupy?-0.3%
5. What is the percent of Nepal area compared to the World area ? 0.03%
6. How much percent of South Asia land do Nepal cover? 2.379
7. Longitude and Latitude of Nepal ?-80 Degree 4 minute East Longitude to 88 Degree 12 Min East Longitude,26 Degree 22 Min North Latitude to 30 Degree 27 Min North Latitude
8. Total District:77
9. Total Zones:14
10. Total Development Regions : 5
11. Total Geographical Areas:3 (Terai,/Hills and Mountains)
12. Districts in Terai,Hills and Mountains respectively:16,20,39
13. International Boundaries:2 (South,East and West India,North is China)
14. Biggest zone: Karnali (7889 sq.km)
15. Smallest District: Bhaktapur(319 sq.Km)
16. Biggest District: Dolpa
17. New Local Body System in Nepal :744
18. Zones which both touches India and China:6 (Mechi,Koshi,Sagarmatha,Janakpur,Seti,Mahakali)
19. Zones boundary only to China;4 and only to India 4
20. District boundary touching both India and China; 2 (Taplejung and Darchula)
21. How much fast is Nepal time than International Greenwich Mean Time ? 5 Hours 45 Minutes
22. Which Longitude refers to Nepal Mean Time(Pramanik Samay): 86 Degree 15 Min Longitude
23. Which Mountain is based for Nepal Mean Time : Gaurishanka Himal
24. When was Nepal divided into 14 zones and 75 Districts: Baisakh 1 ,2018 B.S
25. When was Nepal divided into 4 and 5 Developmental regions ? 2029/3/13 and 2037/6/26
26. Bhimsen Thapa divided Nepal into 39 Districts ,similarly how many districts were made during Rana Regime ? 35
27. Who divided Nepal into 35 district ? Bir Sumsher
28. Zones with 8 districts ? Bagmati
29. Districts with no borders with its own zones ? 3 (Bhaktapur,Lamjung,Nuwakot)
30. How many zones are named on the name of the river ?10
31. How many zones are name based on name of Mountains and religious places ? 2 and 2 respectively
32. VDC beyond Mahakali River ? Chadani and Dodhara
33. District headquarter situated on highest altitude in Nepal? Simikot (2946 m) District is Humla
34. District headquarter on lowest altitude in Nepal ? Jaleswor , Mohattari
35.  District which has highest number of boundaries with other districts? Sindhuli (10)
36. Which districts receive highest rainfall ? Kaski
37. Northern point of Nepal lies in which districts? Humla (Point is Changla Bhanjyang)
38. Southern point of Nepal? Lodawari, Jhapa
39. Easter Point of Nepal ? Taplejung
40. Least rainfall  is recorded in which districts ? Mustang
41. How many mountains taller than 8000m are there in Nepal ?8
42. Hottest place of Nepal ? Nepalgunj
43. How many K.M of Nepal boundary in linked with India and China ? 1185 with India and 850 with China
44. Which is the nearest sea from Nepal ? 1127 k.m ,Bay o Bengal,Indian Ocean
45. City of Temple: Kathmandu
46. Gateway of Mount Everest: Namche Bazzar(Solukhumbu)
47. Gateway of Nepal is : Birgunj (Parsa Districts)
48. Kashmir of Nepal : Jumla
49. Deepest valley of the World ? Arun Valley
50. Desert of Nepal :Mustang

GK Questions from Exams

1. When is Dhan Divas (Rice Day) celebrated in Nepal ? Asar 15
2. How much rector scale Earthquake was felt in Baisakh 12 ,2072 in Nepal?-7.6
3. Who is the present UN president ?António Guterres and he belongs from Portugal
4. Full form of RADAR ?- Radio Detecting and Ranging
5. Head Office of ADB is located in which city ? Manila,Philippines

GK Related to 18 SAARC summit

1. What was the theme of 18  SAARC summit? "Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity"
2. When and where was 18 SAARC summit held ? Nov 26-27, 2014, Kathmandu
3. How many observer where there in 18 SAARC Summit ? 9 (European Union,China,Australia,Iran,South Korea,Mauritius,Myanmar,America and Japan)
4. Only female head of the state among the eight member state was from which country? Sheikh Hasina Wazed from Bangladesh
5. Who was the president of 18 SAARC summit? Primeminister Mr. Sushil Koirala
6. Who will host 19 SAARC summit ? Pakistan
7. How many declaration was made in the summit ? -36
8. 2016 was declared to celebrate SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage.
9. When was 17 SAARC held? 2011 , Maldives 
10. Following are the participants of 18 SAARC summit? 

•  NarendraModi- Prime Minister of India.
•  SushilKoirala- Prime Minister of Nepal. (Host)
•  MahindaRajapaksa- President of Sri Lankan.
•  Nawaz Sharif- Prime Minister of Pakistan.
•  Mohammad Ashraf Ghani- President of Afghanistan. 
• Sheikh Hasina- Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
• Abdulla Yameen Abdul- President of Maldives.
•  LyonchhenTsheringTobgay- Prime Minister of Bhutan.

  

GK April 9

1. When did Aung San Suu Kyi visited Nepal ?-June 15 2014
2. When did Aung San Suu Kyi received Nobel Peace Price ?-1991 A.D
3. Country that produces most amount of Coffee in the World ? Brazil
4. Country that consumes most amount of coffee in the World ?Switzerland
5. Which Asian country have no river at all ? Saudi Arab

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Daily GK Digest

1. The Goldman Award is related to which sector? Environment.
2. How many Chapter are there in UN Charter and Where was it Signed? 19 Chapter, SanFranscisco
3. L.P.G contains which Gas ? Butane
4. Longest Mountain range in the world ? Andes
5. Busiest Ocean of the World? Atlantic Ocean
6. Smallest person of the World? Chandra Bahadur Dangi(Nepal)
7. Where is The Atacama Desert ? Chili
8. When does Fiscal year of European Union starts ?January 1
9. World Tourism Day is celebrated on ...? September 27
10. Loan taken by Government is called ? Public Loan