Space related Questions

1. First machine to reach Moon ? - Luna-2
2. First satellite launched in space ? - Sputnik- 1 by Russia
3. When was Sputnik- 1 launched by Russia ? 4 October 1957
4. When was second satellite named Sputnik- 2 was launched by Russia ? 2 November 1957
5. What was the name of the animal which was sent in Sputnik- 2 ? Laika (Dog)
6. Name the first astronaut to reach space ? Yuri Gagarin (Russian)
7. Name the rocket from which Yuri Gagarin made his journey? Vostok-1
8. When did Yuri Gagarin reached space from Vostok-1? 12 April 1961

First Country to Bring in Use.

• Numbers: Arab
• Postcard: Austria
• Han-key: Italy
• Guitar: Spain
• Chocolate : Switzerland
• Merit System : Britain
• Calendar: Egypt
• Lottery : Italy
•  Metric System: France
• Play card: France

The 2018 World Cancer Day (WCD)

1. Who has become the world’s first female cricketer to take 200 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODI)?-Jhulan Goswami (India).
2. Which country has become the world’s first country to repeal same-sex marriage?-Bermuda
3. Which city to host the 6th World Government Summit (WGS-2018)?- Dubai
4. Which Indian airport has become the world’s busiest single-runway airport?- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport (980 arrivals and take-offs in 24 hours, or almost one flight every minute on January 20, 2018.)
5. Which city is hosting the 5th edition of South Asia Region Public Procurement Conference (SARPPC-2018)?- New Delhi
6. What is the theme of the 2018 World Wetland Day (WWD)?- Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future.(The World Wetlands Day (WWD) is observed every year on February 2 to mark the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in the city of Ramsar in Iran in 1971).
7. Which country has successfully launched the world’s smallest rocket to carry tiny satellite into orbit?- Japan
8. The 2018 World Cancer Day (WCD) is observed on which date?- February 4
9. Theme of World Cancer Day 2018 ? “We can. I can”
10. Which country’s team has won the 12th edition of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018?- India
11. Which country has launched the world’s longest zip line?- UAE (2.83km
12. The 2018 Data Privacy Day (DPD) is observed on which date? -January 28
13. What is the theme of the 2018 World Leprosy Day (WLD)?- Zero Disabilities in girls and boys

Global Democracy Index 2017

Nepal was ranked 94th among 165 independent states on annual 2017 Global Democracy Index (GDI) released by UK-based company Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Top 10 countries in 2017 GDI: Norway, Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Finland and Switzerland.

Data Privacy Day (DPD)

• The 2018 Data Privacy Day (DPD) is observed on which date? - January 28

World Leprosy Day (WLD) 2018.

1. What is the theme of the 2018 World Leprosy Day (WLD)?- Zero Disabilities in girls and boys
2. The World Leprosy Day (WLD) is observed every year on the last Sunday of January.
3. This year, in 2018, it falls on 28 January.

World’s largest steel producer in 2017

1. Which country has become the world’s largest steel producer in 2017, as per latest report published by World Steel Association (WSA)?- China
2. How many tonnes of Steel China produced in 2017 ? 831.7 million tons. 
3. Name the second country after China to produce largest steel ? Japan
4. The WSA is one of the largest industry associations in the world

Latest Global Environmental Performance Index (EPI)- Nepal Position.

1. Air quality in Nepal is the worst in the world, ranked at the bottom among the 180 countries surveyed in terms of air-quality in a global study by Yale University and Columbia University in collaboration with the World Economic Forum.
2.  Nepal scored 3.94 in terms of air quality. 
3. Australia  become the most clean air country. 

 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

Best five

1. Switzerland 87.42

2. France 83.95

3. Denmark 81.60

4. Malta 80.90

5. Sweden 80.51

Worst five

176. Nepal 31.44

177. India 30.57

178. DR Congo 30.41

178. Bangladesh 29.56

180. Burundi 27.43

Low scores on the EPI are indicative of the need for national sustainability efforts on a number of fronts, especially cleaning up air quality, protecting biodiversity, and reducing GHG emissions.

World Geography- 21 January-10 questions

1. Longest Seawall in the World ? - South Korea
2. A Solstice represents? - Either longest or shortest day of the Year
3. Which African country is also known as Nysaland ?  -Malawi
4. Which country is also known as the last remnant of the former Papal States?- Vatican City
5. Death Valley is located in which desert?-Mojave Desert
6. Where is world’s largest Geothermal Power Plant located ? -USA (The plant is at The Geysers, a geothermal field in California, United States.)
7. Which  river is also called “Father of African Rivers”?-Nile River
8. Which are the two countries connected by Karakoram Pass?- India and China
9. Which  is world’s largest freshwater lake? -Superior lake(USA)
10. Puerto Rico Trench is located in which  oceans?-Altanic

Heaviest rideable bicycle

The heaviest rideable bicycle weighs 860 kg (1895 lb 15.6 oz), built by Jeff Peeters (Belgium) and demonstrated in Mechelen, Belgium, on 19 August 2015.