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World Info No. Question Answer

01 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman

02 The longest river in the world is the Nile

03 The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada

04 The longest highway in the world has a length of about 8000 km

05 The highest mountain in the world is the Everest

06 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the

total teak production of the world is Myanmar

07 The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert

08 The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil

09 The country also known as "country of Copper"is Zambia

10 The name given to the border which seperates

Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line

11 The river Volga flows out into the Capsian sea

12 The coldest place on the eartn is Verkoyansk in Siberia

13 The country which ranks second in terms of land area

is Canada

14 The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily

15 The river Jordan flows out into the Dead sea

16 The biggest delta in the world is the Sunderbans

17 The capital city that stands on the river Danube is Belgrade

18 The Japanese call their country as Nippon

19 The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres

20 The world's oldest known city is Damascus

21 The city which is also known as the City of Canals is Venice

22 The country in which river Wangchu flows is Myanmar

23 The biggest island of the world is Greenland

24 The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of

automobiles in the world is Detroit,USA

25 The country which is the largest producer of

manganese in the world is USA

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26 The country which is the largest producer of rubber in

the world is Malaysia

27 The country which is the largest producer of tin in the

world is Malaysia

28 The river which carries maximum quantity of water

into the sea is the Mississippi

29 The city which was once called the `Forbidden City'was Peking

30 The country called the Land of Rising Sun is Japan

31 Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest

32 The volcano Vesuvias is located in Italy

33 The country known as the Suger Bowl of the world is Cuba

34 The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometres

35 The lowest point on earth is The coastal area of Dead sea

36 The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of Nepal

37 The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific ocean

38 The largest bell in the world is the Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin,Moscow

39 The biggest stadium in the world is the Strahov Stadium,Prague

40 The world's largest diamond producing country is South Africa

41 Australia was discoverd by James Cook

42 The first Governor General of Pakistan is Mohammed Ali Jinnah

43 Dublin is situated at the mouth of river Liffey

44 The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam

45 The Eifel tower was built by Alexander Eiffel

46 The Red Cross was founded by Jean Henri Durant

47 The country which has the greatest population density

is Monaco

48 The national flower of Britain is Rose

49 Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis Hennepin

50 The national flower of Italy is Lily

51 The national flower of China is Narcissus

52 The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at Kathmandu

53 The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz

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54 The first Industrial Revolution took place in England

55 World Environment Day is observed on 5th June

56 The first Republican President President of America

was Abraham Lincoln

57 The country famous for Samba dance is Brazil

58 The name of Alexander's horse was Beucephalus

59 Singapore was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

60 The famous British one-eyed Admiral was Nelson

61 The earlier name of Srilanka was Ceylon

62 The UNO was formed in the year 1945

63 UNO stands for United Nations Organisation

64 The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on 15th August

65 `Last Judgement'was the first painting of an Italian

painter named Michelangelo

66 `Paradise Regained'was written by John Milton

67 The first President of Egypt was Mohammed Nequib

68 The first man to reach North Pole was Rear Peary

69 The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was Guermica

70 The primary producer of newsprint in the world is Canada

71 The first explorer to reach the South Pole was Cap.Ronald Amundson

72 The person who is called the father of modern Italy is G.Garibaldi

73 World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September

74 The founder of modern Germany is Bismarck

75 The country known as the land of the midnight sun is Norway

76 The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet

77 The founder of the Chinese Republic was San Yat Sen

78 The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam

79 The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher

80 The first Secretary General of the UNO was Trygve Lie

81 The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was Federick Auguste Bartholdi

82 The port of Banku is situated in Azerbaijan

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83 John F.Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harry Oswald

84 The largest river in France is Lore

85 The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law

was Catherine of Aragon

86 The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

was Ralph Johnson Bunche

87 The first British University to admit women for degree

courses was London University

88 The principal export of Jamaica is Sugar

89 New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers

90 Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves

91 The country known as the Land of White Elephant is Thailand

92 The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is Korea

93 The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan

94 The highest waterfalls in the world is the Salto Angel Falls,Venezuela

95 The largest library in the world is the United States Library of

Congress,Washington DC

96 The largest museum in the world is the American Museum of Natural History

97 The lowest mountain ragne in the world is the Bhieuna Bhaile

98 The country known as the Land of Cakes is Scotland

99 The place known as the Garden of England is Kent

100 The tallest tower in the world is the C.N.Tower,Toronto,Canada

101 The country famous for its fish catch is Japan

102 The old name of Taiwan was Farmosa

103 Montreal is situated on the bank of river Ottawa

104 The city of Bonn is situated in Germany

105 The literal meaning of Renaissance is Revival

106 Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus

107 The title of Desert Fox was given to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

108 The largest airport in the world is the King Khalid Int.Airport,Saudi Arabia

109 The city in Russia which faced an earthquake in the

year 1998 was Armenia

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110 The largest bay in the world is Hudson Bay,Canada

111 The largest church in the world is Bascilica of St.Peter,Vatican City,Rome

112 The largest peninsula in the world is Arabia

113 The largest gulf in the world is Gulf of Mexico

114 The tallest statue in the world is the Motherland,Volgagrad Russia

115 The largest railway tunnel in the world is the Oshimzu Tunnel,Japan

116 The world's loneliest island is the Tristan da cunda

117 The word `Quiz'was coined by Jim Daly Irishman

118 The original meaning of `Quiz'was Trick

119 The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street

120 The residence of the Queen in London is Buckingham Palace

121 Adolf Hitler was born in Austria

122 The country whose National Anthem has only music

but no words is Bahrain

123 The largest cinema in the world is the Fox theatre,Detroit,USA

124 The country where there are no Cinema theatres is Saudi arabia

125 The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower,Chicago

126 In the year 1811,Paraguay became independent from Spain

127 The cross word puzzle was invented by Arthur Wynney

128 The city which was the capital of the ancient Persian

Empire was Persepolis

129 WHO stands for World Health Organisation

130 WHO is located at Geneva

131 FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organisation

132 FAO is located at Rome and London

133 UNIDO stands for United Nations Industrial Development

Organisation

134 UNIDO is located at Vienna

135 WMO stands for World Meteorological Organisation

136 WMO is located at Geneva

137 International Civil Aviation Organisation is located at Montreal

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138 The Angel Falls is located in Venezuela

139 The Victoria Falls is located in Rhodesia

140 Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum

141 The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is Thirteen

142 Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats

143 The aeroplanes was used in war for the first time by Italians(14 Oct.1911)

144 Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln

145 The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England

is Manchester

146 The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson

river is Manhattan

147 The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Bakeland

148 The country where military service is compulsory for

women is Israel

149 The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses

is USA

150 The famous painting `Mona Lisa'is displayed at Louvre museum,Paris

151 The earlier name for tomato was Love apple

152 The first President of USA was George Washington

153 The famous words `Veni Vidi Vici'were said by Julius Caesar

154 The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was

introduced by Joseph Lister

155 The number of countries which participated in the first

Olympic Games held at Athens was Nine

156 Mercury is also known as Quick Silver

157 Disneyland is located in California,USA

158 The country which built the first powerful long range

rockets is Germany

159 Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M.Singer

160 Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin

161 The national emblem of Spain is Eagle

162 Archimedes was born in Sicily

163 The total area of Vatican city is 0.272 Sq.kms

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164 The largest temple in the world is Angkorwat in Kampuchea

165 The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome,New Orleans,USA

166 The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait

167 The Mohenjodaro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind,Pakistan

168 The largest city of Africa is Cairo

169 The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman

170 The Cape of Good Hope is located in South Africa

171 The Heathrow Airport is located in London

172 The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude

173 The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega

174 The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois

175 The US state Utah is also known as Beehive state

176 The Kalahari desert is located in Africa

177 The Pentagonian desert is located in Argentina

178 The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley

179 The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu

180 The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic

together form the Island of Hisponiola

181 The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors

182 The largest auto producing nation is Japan

183 The famous General Motors company was founded by William Durant

184 The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy

185 The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings

186 The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length

was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs

187 The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris

188 The first country to issue stamps was Britain

189 The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star

of the silent movies is Tom Mix

190 The Pentagon is located at Washington DC

191 The world's largest car manufacturing company is General Motors,USA

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192 The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero cycles,Ludhiana

193 The world's oldest underground railway is at London

194 The White House was painted white to Hide fire damage

195 The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria

196 The longest river in Russia is Oblrtysh

197 The first Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm

198 The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III

199 "History is Bunk"was said by Henry Ford

200 The term ``astrology' literally means Star Speech

201 Togo is situated in Africa

202 Coal is also known as Black Diamond

203 The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp

204 The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers

was Genghis Khan

205 The first cross word puzzle in the world was published

in 1924 by London Sunday Express

206 The lightest known metal is Lithium

207 The atacama desert is located in North Chile

208 The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil

209 The founder of USA was George Washington

210 The first talkie feature film in USA was The Jazz Singer

211 The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide

212 The US state Mississipi is also known as Tar Heel state

213 The US state Indiana is also known as Volunteer state

214 The US state Missouri is also known as Hoosier state

215 The US state West Verginia is also known as Blue Grass state

216 The US state known as`Pine Free State'is Vermount

217 The US state known as `Mountain state'is Pensylvania

218 The US state known as`Land of `Land of 1000 Lakes'is Arkansas

219 The popular detective character created by Agatha

Christie is Hercule Poirot

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220 The Pakistani President who died in an aircrash was Zia-ul-Huq

221 Yoghurt means Fermented milk

222 Yankee is the nickname of American

223 The International court of Justice is located in Hague,Holland

224 The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC

225 Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone

226 The technique to produce the first test tube baby was

evolved by Patrick Stepote and Robert Edwards

227 The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University

228 The name of the large clock on the tower of the House

of Parliament in London is called Big Ben

229 Prado museum is located in Madrid

230 The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight

231 `Man is a Tool Making Animal'was said by Benjamin Franklin

232 The term 'anesthesia'was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes

233 The first man to reach Antartica was Fabian Gotileb

234 The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania

235 The invention that is considered to have built America

is Dynamite

1 The person who led the first marine expedition to travel around

the world was Magallan

2 The Spectrum is a popular stadium located at Philadelphia

3 The Rich stadium is located at Boston

4 `Silver dome' is a popular stadium located at Pontiac

5 The Summit is a famous stadium located at Houston

6 The National Emblem of Ireland is Shamrock

7 WAGGA WAGGA is a Town in Australia

8 The `Daily Telegraph' was first published in the year 1885

9 The National Emblem of Australia is Kangaroo

10 The National Emblem of Canada is Whitelily

11 The National Emblem of Belgium is Lion

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12 The crescent is the emblem of Pakistan

13 The busiest airport in the world is Chicago International Airport

14 The largest continent is Asia

15 The smallest continent is Australia

16 The largest country in the world is Russia

17 The smallest country in the world is Vatican

18 The Congo river flows in Angola

19 The Negro river flows in Argentina

20 UNICEF stands for United Nations Children's Fund

21 ILO stands for International Labour Organisation

22 UPU stands for Universal Postal Union

23 WIPO stands for World Intellectual Property

Organisation

24 UNU stands for United Nations University

25 WFC stands for World Food Council

26 The Commonwealth is an association of 52 countries

27 NAM stands for Non-Aligned Movement

28 The earlier name of Ghana was Gold coast

29 The most populous country in the world is China

30 The smallest republic in the world is Nauru

31 The highest mountain range in the world is the Himalayas

32 The oldest museum in the world is the Ashmolean museum,Oxford

33 IRNA stands for Iranian News Agency

34 The country known as Mother-in-Law of Europe is Denmark

35 The country known as Our Lady of Snow is Canada

36 The longest wall in the world is the Great Wall of China

37 The deepest ocean in the world is The Pacific

38 The country known as the playground of Europe is Switzerland

39 The country known as the Celestial Empire is Egypt

40 The great Victoria desert is located in Australia

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41 The ocean in which Honshu Island is situated is Pacific

42 The river Mackenzie flows in Canada

43 The Murray-Darling river flows in Australia

44 The Gobi desert is located in Mongolia,China

45 GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time

46 The Charter of UNO was signed on 26 June 1945

47 ICAO stands for International Civil Aviation

Organisation

48 The ICAO was established in the year 1947

49 The headquarters of ICAO is located at Montreal

50 Le Monde is a newspaper published in France

51 The official publication of the Netherlands is called Orange book

52 The official publication of France is called Yellow book

53 Shakespeare passed away in the year 1616

54 John Major,the ex-Prime minister of Britain was from the which

party Conservative

55 The National Emblem of Lebanon is Cedar tree

56 The National Emblem of Papua New Guinea is Bird of Paradise

57 FRCP stands for Fellow of Royal College of

Physicians

58 NAFTA stands for North American Free Trade

Agreement

59 Machine gun was invented by Richard Gatling

60 Elevator was invented by Elisha G.Otis

61 The measure to know the speed of a ship is Knot

62 UNICEF was established in the year 1946

63 The headquarters of UNICEF is located at New York

64 UNEP stands for United Nations Environment

Programme

65 UNEP was established in the year 1972

66 The headquarters of UNEP is located at Nairobi

67 The Daily Mirror is published in Britain

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68 Jane Austin was a famous British novelist

69 Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator

70 The smallest colony in the world is Gibraltar

71 The highest town in the world is Wenchuan

72 Chrysanthemum is the National Emblem of Japan

73 The National Emblem of USA is Golden rod

74 IRC stands for International Red Cross

75 RAF stands for Royal Air Force

76 `Gone With The Wind'was written by Margret Mitchel

77 The earlier name of Ethiopia was Abyssinia

78 Cambodia has been renamed as Kampuchea

79 River Tigris flows in Iraq

80 River Danube flows in Hungary

World History

No. Question Answer

01 The first Olympiad was held in Greece in the year 776 BC

02 Rome was founded in the year 753 BC

03 The Great wall of China was built in the year 214 BC

04 The first voyage around the world was undertook by whom in 1522 Magellan

05 The first President of USA was George Washington

06 Which Battle marked the end of Napoleon era Waterloo

07 The American War of Independence was fought between America and Great

Britain

08 Adolf Hitler was also known as Fuhrer

09 The first woman in world to become the Prime minister of a country

was Sirimao Bandara Naike

10 The Emperor of Germany who dismissed his Chancellor Bismark in

1980 was William II

11 Two Presidents of USA were father and son.Their names were John Adams & Quincey

12 The UNO came into existance in 1945 AD

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13 The king of England before Elizabeth II was George VI

14 Queen Elizabeth I ascended the throne of England in the year 1558 AD

15 The Statue of Liberty of New York was a gift from France

16 Hitler's secret service was also known as Gestapo

17 The last Emperor of Rome was Romulus Augustus

18 Florence Nightingale was known as Lady of the Lamp

19 Mao Tse Tung died in the year 1976 AD

20 In 1806,the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved by Napolean

21 The country which celebrates Independence day on 15th August,

apart from India, is South Korea

22 The first World War ended in 1918 AD

23 The US President who was forced to resign due to the Watergate

scandal was Nixon

24 The Second World War ended in 1945 AD

25 The first communist manifesto was issued in 1848 AD

26 The first Prime Minister of Independent Kenya was Jomo Kenyatta

27 Malenkov became the Soviet Prime Minister after the death of Stalin

28 The first British Prime Minister was Sir Robert Walpole

29 The French revolution took place during the years 1789-1799 AD

30 The British Commander who surrendered before the Americans and

French at York town in 1781 was Lord Cornwallis

31 The American War of Independence was faught during the years 1775-1783 AD

32 Stalin became the Premiere of USSR in 1924 AD

33 Lenin was succeeded by Stalin

34 In the Second World War,atomic bombs were dropped in Japan

which destroyed Hiroshima

35 Leningrad was built by Peter I

36 White House,the residence of the President of the USA is located

at Washington DC

37 In European History,the year 1848 is known as Year of Revolution

38 The first Prime Minister of Israel was David Bengurian

39 The English King who was prepared to exchange his kingdom for

a horse was Richard III

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40 Nixon was succeeded by Gerald Ford

41 Nixon resigned in the year 1974 AD

42 The First World War broke out in 1914 AD

43 In the year 1959,Chinese occupied Tibet

44 A big Naval expedition sent by Philip II against England was

known as the Spanish Armada

45 Magna Karta is also known as the Bible of English Constitution

46 The king who was forced to sign the Magna Karta was King John II

47 Winston Churchil died in the year 1965 AD

48 Battle of Britain was fought in the year 1940 AD

49 Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941 against the Soviet Union

50 Bolschevik Revolution took place in 1917 AD

51 Christopher Columbus died in the year 1506 AD

52 De Champlain was a French Explorer

53 China was also known as Chung hua

54 Alexandria was founded by Alexander

55 In the first Punic War fought in 264-261 BC,the Romans defeated Carthaginians

56 Modern Parliament was introduced by Edward I

57 The Disease which struck Europe in the 14th Century was Plague

58 In the thirteenth Century,Russia was overun by Mongols

59 In 1260,the Mongol army was defeated by the armies of Islam at Ain Jalut

60 Timur died in the year 1405 AD

61 The first colony established by the English in north America was Jamestown

62 Henry IV was assassinated in 1610 AD

63 The War of the Grand Alliance was fought during 1689-97 AD

64 The War of the Spanish succession was fought during 1701-14 AD

65 In 1707,the two countries who became united were England and Scotland

66 Napoleon crowned himself as Emperor in 1801 AD

67 Napoleon brought a detailed revision of the French Legal System

called as Code Napoleon

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68 In 1805,the French fleet was destroyed at The Battle of Trafalgar

69 The unification of Italy took place during 1858-1870 AD

70 The unification of Germany was carried-out during 1864-1870 AD

71 In 1870,Germany waged war with France

72 In 1822,the country which was declared an independent empire

was Brazil

73 Abraham Lincoln,the American President was a republican from Illinois

74 The 1849 Gold-Rush was due to gold discovered at Northern California

75 Between 1836-1847,USA was at war with Mexico

76 In 1898,USA was at war with Spain

77 In 1867,USA purchased Alaska from Russia

78 In 1770,James Cook,the English Captain landed at Botany Bay of Australia

79 Suez Cananl was opened in 1869 AD

80 In 1818,the Zulu Kingdom was founded by Shaka

81 In 1911,Italy invaded Libya

82 King Leopold was from Belgium

83 The Union of South Africa was formed in 1909 AD

84 In earlier times,Turkey was referred to as The sick man of Europe

85 In 1877,Russia went to war with Turkey

86 In July 1914,Austria invaded Serbia

87 In August 1914,Germany attacked France

88 In the first World War,German forces were defeated

Grumbinnen by Russia

89 In the first World War,Austria fought alongside Germany

90 In the first World War,Austria & Germany were known as Central powers

91 Finland Won Independence in 1917 from Russia

92 In 1935,Italy attacked Ethiopia

93 Benito Mussolini was the dictator of Italy

94 Mein Kampf was written by Adolf Hitler

95 Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Germany

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96 In a mass genocide,Hitler targetted The Jews

97 In 1939,Hitler and Stalin concluded the Nazi-Soviet Pact

98 The Bolschevik revolution occurred in 1917 AD

99 Franco came to power in Spain in 1939 AD

100 Hitler's Nazy party came to power in 1933 AD

101 In 1940,Germany defeated Poland

102 In 1940,Germany invaded France

103 Winston Churchill was the premier of Britain

104 In December 1941,Japan attacked Pearl Harbour

105 In June 1941,Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa

106 Operation Barbarossa was launched against Soviet Union

107 In 1942,Russians broke the German front at Stalingrad

108 In 1942,British defeated the Africa Corps at El Alamein

109 The Marshall Plan was launched in June 1947

110 The European Ecomic Community was formed in 1952 AD

111 The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 AD

112 In 1937,Japan attacked China

113 In the first World War, Japan allied with Germany

114 Pearl Harbour is located in Hawai

115 During the first World War,America's President was Roosewelt

116 In February 1942,Singapore fell to Japan

117 Indonesia became independent in 1948 AD

118 Phillipines became independent in 1946 AD

119 Malaya became independent in 1957 AD

120 The Cultural Revolution was launched in China in 1966 by Mao Tse-tung

121 Prior to its Independence,Korea was a Colony of Japan

122 The Korean War was fought in 1950-53 AD

123 Tibet is presently occupied by China

124 During 1945-52,Japan was occupied by United States troops

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125 In 1997,Hong Kong was reunified with China

126 Ghana became independent in 1957 AD

127 Before independence Ghana was a colony of Britain

128 The earlier name of Ghana was Gold Coast

129 Kenya became independent in 1963 AD

130 Zimbabwe became independent in 1976 AD

131 Before independence,Zimbabwe was a colony of Britain

132 Zaire became independent in 1960 AD

133 The earlier name of Zaire was Congo

134 Before independence,Zaire was under the control of Belgians

135 Before independence,Angola was under the control of Portuguese

136 The unpopular practise of South Africa was Apartheid

137 South Africa withdrew from the British Common Wealth in 1961 AD

138 In 1994,the African National Congress won the elections in

South Africa under the leadership of Nelson Mandela

139 The popular leader of Cuba is Fidel Castro

140 In 1990,Iraq attacked and occupied Kuwait

141 In 1979,Afghanistan witnessed invasion by Soviet Union

142 Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was signed in 1991 AD

143 During the Gulf War,Iraq fought under the leadership of Saddam Hussein

144 The Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979 AD

145 Ayatollah Khomeini was the religious leader of Iran

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