- Earth's highest Mountain:- Mount Everest
- Where is the Earth's Highest Mountain of the World ? Nepal
- In which continent do Earth highest mountain lie ? Asia
- Height of Mount Everest:-8848 M (29029 ft)
- Coordinates of Mt Everest: 27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E
- Mount Everest in Nepal is called Sagarmatha.
- In which District Mount Everest is located? Solukhumbu
- Mount Everest lies in which Mountain Range ? Mahalangur Mountain Range
- Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first official climb of Everest.When did they made it ?. 1953 A.D
- Everest previously was also known as Peak XV.
- The current official height of 8,848 m (29,029 ft) a was established by Indian survey in 1955.
- How many peaks above 8000 m are located in Nepal? 8
- Mount Everest in China is called ? Chomolungma
- How many climbing routes are for Mt. Everest? 2( the southeast ridge from Nepal and the north ridge from Tibet)
- The southeast ridge from Nepal is also called ? Standard Routes.
- "Gateway of Mount Everest" is called ? Namche Bazar
- What is the name of the Airport located in Lukla,most popular airport to Mount Everest ? Tenzing Hillary Airport or Lukla Airport.
- How many camps are established in the way to Everest ? 5
- First climb to Everest of 8,000 meters (26,247 ft), by George Finch and Captain Geoffrey Bruce. When did they made it ? 1922
- First woman to reach the summit Everest? Junko Tabei (Japanese mountaineer)
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Mount Everest | Sagarmatha | Quiz| GK Nepal
World Geography | GK Nepal | GK in English | Part I
- How many years back earth is believed to be born ? 4 Arab 60 Crore years.
- Total area of Earth ? 51 Crore Sq. Km
- Total area of Earth in Sq. Miles : -17 Crore 70 Lakh Sq. Mile
- What is the polar diameter of Earth ?12714 K.M
- What is the equatorial diameter of Earth? 12756 K.M
- What is the perimeter of Earth? 40000 K.M
- Total Land area and Water area on Earth ? 14 Crore and 37 Crore Sq.Km
- What are the area covered by land and water in percentage? 21 and 71 percentage respectively.
- How far is Earth from the Sun ? 14 Crore KM
- How many continents are there in this World ? 7( Asia ,Africa, Antarctica , Australia, Europe, North America, South America)
- Biggest continent :-Asia
- How much percent of total area of Earth do Asia cover ? 9%
- How much percent of land area of Earth does it cover ? Around 30%
- Around 60% of the planet’s human population reside in which continent ? Asia
- Asia is known for for its vast diversity in terms of culture, environments, ethnic groups, economics, historical background, and also the government systems.
- Boundaries and Borders of Asia : There is actually no geographical separation as such between Asia and Europe. The two continents form a large landmass which is popularly called Eurasia. On the east of Asia you have the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean to the south and Arctic Ocean to the north.
- Biggest country of Asia : -China
- Smallest country of Asia:- Maldives
- Continent of Diversity: Asia
- Asia and Europe form a Large landmass in their geographical separations and it is called ? Eurasia
- Deepest lake in the World ? Baikal Lake (Russia)
- Highest Mountain in the World ? Mt. Everest (Nepal)
- Highest plateau in the world? Tibet
- Total countries in Asia ? 48
- What is "Roof Top of the World " ? Tibetan Plateau
Religion and Culture of Nepal | GK Nepal | GK in English | Part I
- How many PURANS are there ? 18
- Youngest PURAN among 18 PURANS ? Agni
- How many Avatars do God Bishnu have ? 10
- Total Vedas :-4 (Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, Atharvaveda)
- How many Vedic Sanskrit hymns(Sukta) are there in Rigveda ?1017
- Total Verses(SLOKA) in Rigveda:10600
- Total Mandalas in Rigveda: 10
- Total Verses(SLOKA) in Samaveda :1875
- Total Verses(SLOKA) in Yajurveda: 1875
- Capital city of Kuber ? Alakapuri
- Son of Sakuni? Uluk
- Son of Hauman:-Makardhwaj
- Goddess of Education? :Saraswati
- Dance performed by God Shiva is called ? Tandav
- Who pulled the Sari of Draupadi in Mahabharat ? Dusasan
- Four Narayans of Kathmandu? Changunarayan,Ichankunarayan,Bishankunarayan,Seshnarayan
- Maternal Uncle (MAMA) of Kaurab in Mahabharat ? Sakuni
- Name the place where God Ram stayed in his 12 years forest life? Panchwati
- Who is the father of Sani ? Surya Devta
- Each Veda has been sub classified into how many major text types ? 4
- the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions),
- the Aranyakas (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices),
- the Brahmanas (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and
- the Upanishads (texts discussing meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge).
Aviation History of Nepal in Brief-Aviation History of Nepal
1949: The date heralded
the formal beginning of aviation in Nepal with the landing of a 4 seated lone
powered vintage beach-craft Bonanza aircraft of Indian ambassador Mr. Sarjit
Singh Mahathia at Gauchar.
1950: The first Charter flight By Himalayan
Aviation Dakota FromGoucher to Kolkata.
1955: King Mahendra
inaugurated Gauchar Airport and renamed it as Tribhuwan Airport.
1957: Grassy runway
transformed into a concrete one.
1957: Department of civil
Aviation Founded.
1958: Royal Nepal Airlines
started scheduled service domestically and externally.
1959: RNAC fully owned by
HMG/N as a public undertaking.
1960: Nepal Attained ICAO
membership.
1964: Tribhuvan Airport
renamed as Tribhuvan International Airport.
1967: The 3750 feet long
runway extended to 6600 feet.
1967: Landing of the
German Airlines Lufthansa Boeing 707.
1968: Thai International
starts its scheduled jet air services.
1972: Nepalese jet
aircraft Boeing 727/100 makes debut landing at TIA. ATC services taken over by
Nepalese personnel from Indian Technicians.
1975: TIA runway extended to 10000 feet from
the previous 6600 feet.
1975: CATC established.
1976: FIC (Flight
information Center) established.
1977: Nepal imprinted in
the World Aeronautical.
1989: Completion of
international Terminal Building and first Concorde landing.
1990: New International
terminal Building Of TIA inaugurated by king Birendra.
1992: Adoption of Liberal
Aviation Policy and emergence of private sector in domestic air transport.
1993: National Civil Aviation Policy Promulgated.
1995: Domestic terminal
Building of TIA and Apron expanded at TIA.
1998: COSCAP-SA project
established. Inauguration of RADAR System at TIA by Rt. Hon. P.M. Girija Prasad
Koirala.
2002: Expansion of the
International Terminal Building at TIA and the construction of a new air cargo
complex.
2003: Rara airport (Mugu),
Kangeldandasirport (Solukhumbu) and Thamkharka airport (Khotang) brought in
Operation.
2004: Domestic operation
by jet aircraft commenced.
2005: International Flight
by two private operator began.
2006: A new comprehensive
Aviation Policy introduced. GMG Airlines of Bangladesh, Korean Air and Air
Arabia started air service to Nepal.
2007: Site identified for
a new second international airport. Etihad, Dragon Air, Orient Thai and Hong
Kong Express commenced their service to Nepal.
2009: RCAG station
established in Nepalgunj to augment coverage of VHF communications in Air
Traffic Control. 2010: An agreement of SDR 44388000 signed between Nepal
Government and CAAN for capacity Enhancement project of TIA under ADB loan.
2011: Tumlingtar and
Simikot runways paved. Installation of new DVOR/DME at KTM and BIR.
2012: Introduction of RNP
AR procedures at TIA effected from June. AMHS commissioned CAA received
TRAINAIR PLUS Associate Membership from ICAO.
2013: Installation of CNS & ATM Equipment
at TIA to enhance ATC Capacity. Up gradation of DVOR/DME and RMM at Nepalgunj,
Bhairahawa, Simara and Maintenance Hut.
2014: Commencement of
Installation of Terminal Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (T-MSSR) at TIA
and enroute MSSR at Bhattedanda under Japanese Grant AID.
2015: Gautam Buddha
International Airport foundation stone laid down by Rt. Hon’ PM Sushil Korala.
New Domestic Terminal Building Constructed at TIA. Total 23 Airports including
TIA are paved.
2016: Pokhara
Regional/Intl’ Airport Construction Foundation Stone Laid down by Rt. Hon’ PM
K.P. Oli (2016 April 13). Civil
Science and Technology -Gk nepal-gk in English- part 1
- Who is called the Father of Science ?: -Albert Einstein
- When and where Albert Einstein born ? March 14,1879 A.D Germany
- Albert Einstein is best known for which theory ? Theory of Relativity (1905 A.D)
- What is the mass-energy equivalence formula developed by Albert Einstein ? E=mc2
- When did Albert Einstein received Nobel Prize in Physics ? 1921 A.D
- Albert Einstein rejected the request for the post of President of which country ? :Israel
- Where is the brain of Albert Einstein preserved ? Princeton Hospital(USA)
- Where did Einstein studied? :-Swiss Federal Polytechnic (1896–1900; B.A., 1900) and University of Zurich (Ph.D., 1905)
- Wife and children names of Einstein : (Mileva Maric and Elsa Lowenthal), (Lieserl,Hans Albert,Eduard)
- When and where was Galileo Galilei born ?Feb 15,1564 Pisa, Italy
- Who discovered Telescope ? Galileo Galilei.
- What did Galileo Galilei discover in 1610?:-Four satellites of Jupiter
- What is Galileo most famous for? For making a telescope.
- Thermometer was designed by ? Galileo Galilei
- When did Galileo Galilei died ?8 January 1642
- When and where was Archimedes was born ?287 B.C and Sicily,Greece.
- Popular theories of Archimedes ?:-Archimedes principle, Archimedes screw, hydro statics levers.
- The exclamation ‘Eureka!’ is famously attributed to which ancient Greek scholar ?Archimedes
- "Give me the place to stand and I will move the Earth" who said this Famous quote ?Archimedes
- Who discovered the value of π ? Archimedes and its value is 22/7
- When did Archimedes died ?212 B.C
- When and where was Nicolaus Copernicus born ? 19 Feb 1473 A.D. Royal Prussia, a region that had been part of the Kingdom of Poland
- Who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe ? :-Nicolaus Copernicus.
- When did Archimedes died ? 24 May 1543
- Nicolaus Copernicus is known for ? Heliocentrism,Copernicus' Law,Copernican principle.
Monday, May 1, 2017
History of Nepal-Gk Nepal-Nepali Gk in English-100 questions
- First king of Gopal Dynasty? - Bhuktaman
- Last king of Gopal Dynasty?-Yakshya Gupt
- Capital city of Gopal Dynasty ? Matatirtha
- Which Dynasty ruled Nepal after Gopal Dynasty?-Ahir Dynasty (Mahispal)
- How many years did Gopal dynasty ruled Nepal ?521 Years
- After Gopal and Ahir which Dynasty came to rule Nepal?-Kirant
- First Ahir Dynsaty King :-Bar Singh
- Last Ahir Dynasty King:-Bhuwan Singh
- First Kirati King?-Yalamber
- Last Kiranti King?-Gasti
- How long Kirant Dynasty ruled Nepal ?1118 Years
- From when did Licchavi Dynasty ruled Nepal?-300 B.C
- First king of Licchavi Dynasty?-Jayadev Firs
- What is the name of coin brought in use by Mandev ?-Manak
- Which Licchavi King built Mangriha?-Mandev
- Who built Changunarayan ? Mandev
- Who started pooja rituals of Nag and Basuki? Mandev
- Which Licchavi King established Shilalekh ?Mandev
- How many years did Ansuverma ruled Nepal?-16 years upto 678 B.S
- Who built Bhadradiwas?-Narendra Dev
- Rato Machindranath Rath Yatra was started by-Narendra Dev
- Indra Jatra,Lakhe Jatra,Krishna Jatra,Hile Jatra ,ShringaBheri Jatra was started by which king of Licchavi Dynasty?-Guna Kam Dev
- How long did Licchavi Dynasty ruled Nepal ?800 years.
- When did group of 80 Artist went to Tibet leaded by Arniko from Nepal?-1317 B.S
- Who was the ruler of China when Arniko went to China?-Kubla Kha
- Arniko in China is also called as-Kwan Lu Knife, Nasthu
- What is the Pagoda Style introduce by Arniko?-Paitaste
- Who built Ashok Pillar in Lumbini?-Emperor Ashoka
- Tax imposed on animal farming during Licchavi period was called?-Bhogkar
- Tax imposed on agricultural product during Licchavi rule was called? -Bhagkar
- "Golden Period" in the history of Nepal is called during the regime of Lichhavi Dynasty.
- Who was the king of Nepal when Emperor Ashok visited Nepal?-Sthunko
- Oldest temple of Nepal-Swayambunath
- Chief of Army during Licchavi period was called Mahabaladhyakcha
- Nepal Sambat was brought in use by King Ragdev (936 BS)
- First Malla King?-Aridev
- From when Aridev started ruling as King of Nepal?-1258 B.S
- Who started financial punishment for criminals?-Jaysthiti Malla
- What is name of Malla king who distributed Kathmandu valley dividing into different parts along his sons?-Yakcha malla
- Mahendra Malla fasted for any of his people dead.
- Pratap Malla was proficient in 15 languages.
- Who built Rani Pokhari?-Pratap Malla, 1727 B.S on rememberance of his son Chakrapalendra Malla.
- Which King is considered as Powerful King during the Regime of Malla Dynasty?-pratap Malla
- Who built Krishna Temple of Patan?-Siddhi Narsingha Malla
- Kartik Dance and Narsinha Dance was started from the regime of Siddhi Narasigha Malla
- In which style Krishna Temple of Patan is built?-Sikhar
- Bhaktapur 55 Window Palace, Nyatpol Temple and Bhairav Temple was built by Bhupatindra Malla
- Who is last Malla king of Kantipur? Jayaprakash Malla
- World smallest coin JAVA is recorded in Guinness book of World record in the name of Malla King Jayprakash Malla.
- Patan Last Malla King?-Tej Narasingha Malla
- Who built Kasthamandap?-Laxmi Narsingha Malla
- Where is Simraun Gan?-East Terai Bara District of Nepal now Simara
- First King of Karnat Dynasty? - Nanyadev
- Last king of Karnat Dynasty?-Harisinha Dev
- Who is the founder of Khas State?Nagraj
- Khas state broke apart and become Baise and Chaubise State(chaubise and Baise Rajya).
- "Kavi Chudamani Samrat" is also said for Bhupatindra Malla.
- Army in Malla Regime were called?-Umrao
- Pratap Malla built Rani Pokhari to console his wife when she was depressed after her son Chkrapalendra death.
- Capital city of Gopal Dynasty ?Matatirtha.
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Gk related to Prithvi Narayan Shah.
- When and where was Prithvi Narayan Shah born? 1779 B.S Poush 27, Gorkha
- Name the father and mother of Prithvi Narayan Shah :Narabhupal Shah and Kausalyabati
- How many queens did Narabhupal Shah had ? 4(Chandraprabhawati,Kausalyabati,Buddhimati, and Subhadrawati)
- After how many months of pregnancy,Prithvi Narayan Shah was born ? 7 months
- Name the father of first wife of Prithvi Narayan Shah? Hemkarna Sen (King of Makwanpur)
- When did Prithvi Narayan Shah married to Indra Kumari? 1794 B.S
- Indra Kumari was first wife of Prithvi Narayan Shah,name the second one ?Narendra Laxmi
- Prithvi Narayan Shah married to Narendra Laxmi in 1796 B.S , name the father of Narendra Laxmi ?Ahiman Singh, Banaras
- Prithvi Narayan Shah changed his Gotra form Kashyap to Bhardwaj.
- Who raised Prithvi Narayan Shah ? Chandraprabhawati
- When did Prithvi Narayan Shah first attacked Kritipur ?1814 B.S
- When did Prithvi Narayan Shah made second attack in Kritipur ?1821 B.S
- When did Prithvi Narayan Shah made victory over Kritipur ?1822 B.S
- Prithvi Narayan Shah victory over Makwanpur :-Asoj 24.1825
- Prithvi Narayan Shah victory over Nuwakot :-1801 B.S
- Prithvi Narayan Shah victory over Kathmandu,Lalitpur and Bhaktapur ?Asoj 13,1825/Asoj 24,1825/Mangsir 1,1826 B.S respectively.
- Prithvi Narayan Shah victory over Sindhuligadi?1819 B.S
- Prithvi Narayan Shah victory over Dhulikhel :-1820 B.S
- When did Prithvi Narayan Shah made Kathmandu as capital city of Nepal ? Chaitra 10,1826 B.S
- When and where Prithvi Narayan Shah died ?1831 B.S, Devighat, Nuwakot.
Gk Five questions.
- When did Fidel Castro died and to which country did he belongs to ? 25 Nov 2016. He was president of Cuba.
- When and where G-20 ,11th summit was held ?Sep 4-5 ,2016, China
- Where in the world we find highest number of Lions? India
- ZIA ZIA is related to ROBOT.
- In how many field Nobel Prize is distributed ? 6
Saturday, April 29, 2017
GK Nepal-gk of nepal | gk about nepal | gk nepal 2020
- Saipal Mountain is located in which district ? :-Bajhang
- Biggest wooden temple of Nepal ? :-Kasthamandap
- From when Five years Development Plan started in Nepal ? 2013 B.s
- Which mountain is called "Technical Mountain" in Nepal ? :-Amadablam
- How much fund did Leonardo Dicaprio donated in the sake of Lions ? :-30 Lakh Dollar
- Where is Helambu? Sindhupalchowk
Current Affairs April 2017-Current Affairs Nepal-April-gk nepal-loksewa gk-nepal gk in english
1. When did USA dropped Mother of
All Bombs, Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB) in Afghanistan? =13 April
2017 Thursday. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), 21,000-pound (9,525 kg) bomb
was dropped on a tunnel complex in the Achin district of the Nangarhar province
in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border.
2. No
HORN in Kathmandu become
effective from 01 Baisakh 2074 i.e 14 April 2017
3. Nepal President Mrs. Vidya Devi
Bhandari visit to India: 17 April 2017
4. MOAB:
Massive Ordanance Air Blast Bomb
5. Renowned computer pioneer Robert W. Taylor passed away. He belong to which
country?- USA.He was dedicated in creating the internet and the modern personal
computer.
6. Emma
Martina Luigia Morano (117), the world’s oldest woman, passed away at
Verbania in Italy on April 15, 2017.
7. World Hemophilia Day: 17 April. Theme for 2017 is
"Hear the Voices"
8. Philippine President Rodrigo
Duterte Wins TIME 100 Reader
Poll 2017.
9. Nepal-China first ever joint
military drill named "Sagarmatha Friendship-2017" started form
17 April
10. Theme of 2017 World Heritage Day?
"Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism"
11. World Heritage Day is celebrated 18 of April every year.
12. Who has won the 2017 Formula One
Bahrain Grand Prix tournament?-Sebastian Vettel
13. Free Kidney transplant started in Nepal from the beginning of New Year
2074.
14. Accused of
Maina Sunuwar death Colonel Boby Khatri
,Captain Amit Pun and Sunil Adhikari sentenced to 20 years jail.
15. Which
airline will become the world’s first airline to adopt new satellite-based
airplane tracking system? - Malaysia
Airlines
16. Winner of
“Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize 2017” - Giuseppina
Nicolini, Mayor of Lampedusa (Italy)
17. The IMF has
predicted that the global economy would grow at 3.5% in 2017, up from 3.1 %
last year, and 3.6% in 2018
18. Australia
abolished the 457 Visa
Programme used by thousands
of temporary foreign workers also many Nepalese.
19. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) will
feature Video gaming as a full
sport at the 2022 Asian
Games.
20. The
UPCOMING Asian Games is GOING to be held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia in August 18 – September 2, 2018.
21. UN Chinese
Language Day is celebrated on? April 20
22. Which
country will host first ever World
Ocean Festival? United
States
23. President Vidya Devi Bhandari returned to home after 5 days
royal visit of India on 21 April 2017.
24. Two-phase election to be held on May 14(Baisakh 31) and June 14(Jestha
41). State 3, 4 and 6 will cast vote on May 14 rest state 1, 2, 5 and 7 on June
14.
25. What is the theme of the 2017 International Mother Earth Day (IMED)?
Environment and Climate Literacy
26. Who has won the 2017 Men’s Singles title of Monte Carlo Masters Tennis
tournament? Rafel Nadal
27. What is the theme of the 2017 World
Malaria Day (WMD)? End Malaria for Good
28.
Which
country has appointed Hana Khatib as first female judge in its Muslim sharia
court system? Israel
29. The World Book and Copyright Day is
celebrated on 23 April.
30. As per “Migration and Development Brief”
released by World Bank, which country is the world’s largest remittance
recipient for the year 2016. ? India
31. Who has been crowned Miss Teen Universe
2017? Srishti Kaur
32. India Actor Vinod Khanna died on 27
April 2017.
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