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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR VIVA (based on 2024 info update)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR VIVA (based on 2024 info update)
Where was the March 7th speech held? Racecourse Maidan (present-day Suhrawardy Udyan on the Maidan), Ramna, Dhaka.
When did UNESCO declare the March 7th Speech a World Heritage Site? October 30, 2017
Heroic title
Which is the highest title of bravery in Bangladesh? Bir Shrestha.
How many warriors were awarded the title in the Liberation War? 676 of them were awarded the Bir Shrestha (7), Bir Uttam (68), Bir Bikram (175) and Bir Protik (7)? How many of them belonged to which force? 3 were from the Army, 2 from the EPR, 1 from the Navy and 1 from the Air Force.
The only tribe in the country is the Bir Bikram Ke Weke Ching Marma tribe (Sector No. 8 of the Liberation War).
The only foreign hero in the Liberation War was W. A. S. Oderland, an Australian citizen of Dutch origin (Sector 1025 of the Liberation War).
The youngest freedom fighter with the title is Shahidul Bir Pratik, nicknamed Lalu.
How many women were awarded the title of Virpratik for their contribution to the war of independence?
2 people--Taramon Bibi and Captain Setara Begum
Bangladesh is a recognized country
Which country was the first to recognize Bangladesh?
Bhutan, December 6, 1971.
Which country was the second to recognize Bangladesh? India, December 6, 1971.
How many countries have officially recognized Bangladesh so far? - 150.
Which country was the last to recognize Bangladesh as an independent state? China (August 31, 1975)
Movies based on liberation war
Zahir Raihan was the director of the Liberation War-based documentary film Stop Genocide.
Which is the first film based on the Liberation War? They are 11 people.
"Taken from Life"
Who was the director of (1970) - Zahir Raihan.
Books based on liberation war
What is the "Letter of Seventy-One"?
Collection of freedom fighter letters.
A book on the conversations of the people before and after the Liberation War by AK Khandaker, Moidul Hasan and SR Mirza.
Gary J. Byas, author of The Blood Telegram.
Shafayat Jamil is the author of the book "The Liberation War of 1971".
Author of the book "Bengali War of Independence"
Ahmad Rafiq.
Anisul Haque is the author of the book "Those Who Brought Dawn".
Manju Islam is the author of the novel Song of Our Own Land.
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal is the author of Amar Bandhu Rashed (a teenage novel).
The author of the novel Mayawati in the Liberation War is Moinuddin Kajal.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Earth's volume
1. Age 4.6 billion years
2. Area 509.5 million 53 thousand square kilometers
3. Land area 148.1 million 34 thousand square km
5. The area of the watershed is 361.4 million 19 thousand square kilometers.
6. The area of the sea area is 335.258 million square kilometers.
7. Water is salty 17%, holy water-03%.
8. Land border 250,472 km
solar system
1. Planets-8 (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Earth, Uranus, Neptune)
2. Smallest planet - Mercury
3. Largest planet-Jupiter
4. The longest day in the Northern Hemisphere - June 21
5. The longest day in the Southern Hemisphere is December 22nd.
26. Day and night are equal everywhere - March 21 and September 23
7. Earth's only satellite – the Moon
8. Average distance from the Sun is 150 million km.
9. Nearest planet - Venus
the continent
7 (Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America 1. Continents-7, Oceania and Antarctica)
2. Brarahattam - Asia
3. Smallest - Oceania
4. Asia is the largest in population
5. Uninhabited - Antarctica
the country
1. Independent countries - 195
2. The last independent country is South Sudan (9 July 2011)
3. Member States of the United Nations - 193
4. South Sudan, the last member of the United Nations
5. The continent with the most countries is Africa (54).
6 countries with the fewest countries in the continent of South America (12)
7. The largest country in the world by area - Russia
The largest Muslim country by area - Kazakhstan
9. The smallest Muslim country by area is Maldives.
Vatican City is the smallest country by area.
11. The most bordered countries are China and Russia (14 countries)
19 countries with holes - Italy (Vatican and San Marino), South Africa (Lesotho)
capital
1. Largest in population - Tokyo
2 New York, the largest by area
And the highest capital - La Paz (Bolivia)
The lowest capital is Baku (Azerbaijan).
Istanbul (Türkiye), a city spanning two continents
6. Vatican City, the smallest capital
population
1. Total population - 7.55 billion
2. Population growth rate - 1.2%
3. Country with the highest birth rate - Oman (6%)
4. Country with the lowest birth rate - Syria (2%)
5. China is the largest country in terms of population.
6. Vatican City is the smallest country in terms of population.
7 Countries with zero population - Belarus
Seas, oceans and rivers
1. Oceans-5 (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic, Arctic)
2. The largest and deepest ocean is the Pacific Ocean.
3. The deepest ocean trench or place - Mariana Trench
4. Deepest Sea - Caribbean Sea (2,288 feet, 6,946 meters)
5. The largest sea is the South China Sea.
6. The largest bay is the Gulf of Mexico.
7. Longest river - Nile River
Island/Lake
1. High Rocks Island - New Guinea
26 Largest Lake Island - Manitoulin, Deer Lake, Ontario
5. Largest Island - Greenland
6. Largest island country - Indonesia
and the largest volcanic island is Sumatra, Indonesia
8. Largest delta - Bangladesh
Continent of Asia
1. Asia and Europe together are called Eurasia.
2. The area of Asia is 4,45,79,000 square km.
3. The total population of Asia is 30% of the total population of the world.
4. The largest sea in Asia is the South China Sea.
5. Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in Asia
6. The highest mountain peak is Mount Everest.
7. Longest river: Yangtze River, China
8. China is the largest country in terms of area and population.
1. Maldives is the smallest in terms of area and population.
Asian countries by region-
1. Central Asia (5 countries): Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
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2 Talwan, and Macau. 3. East Asia (8 countries and regions): China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Maldives. South Asia (9 countries): Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Afghanistan,
4. Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Iran, and the Southeast Asia (11 countries): Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam.
5. West Asia (17 countries): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
6 The Middle East-Levant, Arabian Peninsula, Anatolia (including modern Turkey and Cyprus), Egypt, Iran and Iraq.
Geographic Information Water Bodies:
Which City is located on the banks of the Nile River?
Cairo, Egypt (South East-05)
Gulf of Tadjoura is located in
Djibouti (eastern Africa)
Dead Sea is a landlocked salt lake between
-Israel and Jordan.
Bay of Bengal is a northern extended arm of
The Indian Ocean
Brahmaputra River passes through
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-The Tibet, Arunachal Pradesh, Bangladesh,&Assam
World's largest freshwater lake by volume is
-The Lake Baikal. (Length-1620M)
Lake Baikal is located
-In the southern part of eastern Siberia.
World's largest inland sea is
-The Caspian Sea, located in Central Asia
The Great Lakes is a freshwater lakes in east-central North America comprising
-Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Eric, and Ontario Which lake provides a natural border between Canada and the United States?
-Lake Michigan.
The largest river in the world by volume is
-The Amazon River or River Amazon (South America).
The first scientific exploration of the Amazon River was led by
-French naturalist Charles-Marie de La Condamine in 1735.
Japan located in The Pacific Ocean.
Niagra Falls is located in
-North America.
Home
Length(km)
Drainage Area(sq km)
Nile
6650
3349
Amazon
6400
7050
Yangtze
6300
1959
Mississippi-Missouri
5971
3221
Yenisei
5540
2580
Straits, Canals
The Palk Strait lies between
India and Sri Lanka
The Palk Strait connects
The Bay of Bengal (northeast) with the Gulf of Mannar (south)
The Strait of Gibraltar connects
-The Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.
The Strait of Gibraltar separates
-Europe Continent from Africa continent.
The Strait of Malacca connects
-The Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean).
Sunda Strait is situated
-Between the island of Java (east) and Sumatra
The Suez Canal is a large artificial canal in
-Egypt, west of the Sinai Peninsula.
The Suez Canal connects
-The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
World's Largest artificial waterway is
-The Grand Canal. (China)
World's busiest artificial waterway is
-The Kiel Canal.
The Kiel Canal links
-The North to the Baltic Sea.
Panama Canal connects
-The Atlantic and Pacific oceans
Panama Canal is owned and administered by
-The Republic of Panama
The Straits of Mackinac connects
-Lakes Michigan (west) and Huron (east).
Mountains
The highest mountains in the world is
-The Himalayas
World's highest peak is
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-Mount Everest (29,035) feet/8,850 metres)
The name of the world's second highest peak is
Mount Ararat is situated
-On the border of Turkey and Armenia.
Andes mountain system situated in
-South America
The highest peak of Andes is
-The Mount Aconcagua (22,831 feet 6,959 meters).
Mount Aconcagua is situated
-On the border of Argentina and Chile
Top 5 mountains in the world:
Mountain
Location
Height
EverestNepal/China
8850
Godwin Austin (K2)
Kangchenjunga
Lhotse Nepal
Pakistan
8611
Nepal 8586
8501
8462
Makalu Nepal
Islands:
The four largest islands of Japan are
-Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku.
The largest islands of Japan is -
-Honshu
How many Islands are there in Maldives?
Peal Harbor is
About 1,200 small coral Islands and sandban(some 200 of which are inhabited).
Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, USA. It is t Neval base camp of USA The largest island in the world is
Greenland.
Top 5 Islands in the World:
Name
Greenland
New Guineas
Location
North Atlantic Ocean
Borneo Indonesia-
Malaysia-Brunei
Papua New Guinea-Indonesia
800000
Area(sq km)
2130800
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
Baffin Island
Canada
734000
587041
507451
Other Geographical Features:
Which is the oldest civilization of the world?
Mesopotamia.
Mesopotamia is the region in
Southwestern Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed.
Mesopotamia means
"Land between the Rivers"
The ancient Mesopotamia is the lands now comprising Eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and most of Iraq Afghanistan is bounded to the east south by
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Pakistan
Afghanistan is completely a-state.
Landlocked (No Sea -port).
The two landlocked South Asian countries are
Nepal and Bhutan.
The Scandinavian countries are:
Norway (ii) Sweden(iii) Denmark
(iv) Finland (v) Iceland
Short Technique: FINDS
Finland, I = Iceland, N = Norway, D = Denmark & S = Sweden
Countries which are known as the Baltic States are
-Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. -
World Demographic Information 2020
Population Estimate
Density, Persons per sq mi
Life Expectancy, Male
Life Expectancy, Female
ghest populated country
lowest populated country
The Earth
Estimated Age: 4.6
7.8 billion
138.6
68.4
72.8
China, 138.46 crore
Vatican City About 451.
Surface Area: 510066000 sq km.
Land Area: 29.1%
Water Area: 70.9%
Type of Water: 97% salt; 3% fresh.
The Earth orbits the Sun every 365 days, 48 minutes
Continents (By Size):
Asia-44,579,000 sq km.
Africa-30,065,000 sq km.
(3) North America-24,265,000 sq km.
(4) South America-17,819,000 sq km.
(5) Antarctica-13,209,000 sq km.
(6) Europe: 9,938,000 sq km.
(7) Oceania-7,687,000 sq km.
Largest Countries:
(1) Russia: 17,098,242 sq km.
(2) Canada:9,984,670 sq km.
(3) USA: 9,833,517 sq km
(4) China: 9,596,960 sq km.
(5) Brazil: 8,515,770 sq km
Smallest Countries:
(1) Vatican City-0.44 sq km.
(2) Monaco-1.95 sq km.
(3) Nauru-21.20 sq km.
Largest Countries (By Population):
(1) China-139.8 crore
(2) India-136.6 crore
(3) USA-32.82 crore
Smallest Countries (By Population):
(1) Vatican City- About 1000
(2) Tuvalu-11,640
(3) Nauru-13,050
Oceans of the World:
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(1) Pacific-155,557,000 sq km.
(2) Atlantic-76,762,000 sq km.
(3) Indian-: 68,556,000 sq km
Languages wise Highest
(1) Mandarin-11 billion+
(2) English-512 million
(3) Hindi-501 million
Hottest/Coldest/Driest/Wettest
Hottest Place:
-Aziziyah, Libya.
Coldest Place:
Vostok, Antarctica
Annual Average
Wettest Place:
Mawsynram, Assam, India.
Annual Average Rainfall: 11,871 mm.
Driest Place:
Atacama Desert, Chile.
Imperceptible rainfall on a yearly basis.
World Wars
First World War was happened during
-1914-18
First World War was fought between
-The Central Powers and the Allies. The Central Powers: Mainly Germany, Australia, Hungary and Turkey. The Allies, Mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan and from 1917, the United States.
First World War ended with the defeat of
-The Central Powers.
Second World War involved virtually every part ofthe world during
The years 1939-45.
The principal belligerents of the Second World War were The Axis powers and the Allies.
The Axis powers: Germany, Italy and Japan.
The Allies: France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China.
8-29 is the name of
US. heavy bomber used in World War II.
The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan was on December 7, 1941 (brought the United States into World War II)
The first nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945 (6 August).
Atlantic Charter was signed - 14 August, 1941
Who was the founder of Nazi Party? - Adlof Hitler
The name of Hitler's secret police department was Gestapo.
HEADQUARTERS OF UN ORGANS
ORGANIZATION
1. WORLD BANK
2. IMF
3. WHO
4. FAO
5. UNESCO
6. UNICEF
7. UNHCR
HEADQUATERS
1. WASHINGTON D.C
2. WASHINGTON D.C
3. GENEVA
4. ROME
5. PARIS
6. NEW YORK
7. GENEVA
G-8 Members:
USA, UK, Russia (Suspended,) France, Canada, Italy, Germany Japan
APEC
APEC stands for - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
-The 2010 Summit was held in Japan (22th)
-The 2011Summit was held in USA (23th)
The 2012 Summit was held in Russia.
The 2017 Summit was held in Vietnam.
The 2018 Summit was held in Papua New Guinea.
The 2019 Summit was held in Chile, adlar ONKER.
The 2020 Summit was held in Malaysia
SAARC
SAARC stands for - South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.
SAARC is an Organization of eight countries in Southern Asia.
SAARC secretariat is situated in - Katmandu. Nepal.
With how many member states SAARC consist of? 8 member states and 6 observers.
The Current Secretary General of SAARC - Esala Weerakoon (Sri Lanka)
SAARC was established in - 1985, December 8
The first SAARC summit was held in-Dhaka
Who was the first, proposed about an organization in South Asia like SAARC?
-Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman, in the late 1970s.
SAARC Energy center will be established in
-Pakistan.
SAPTA stands for
SAPTA was signed on
-SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement.
-11 April 1993 and entered into force on 7 December1995
SAFTA stands for
-South Asian Free Trade Area
SAFTA came into being on
-1 January 2006
Member States of SAARC
1 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan mild
2. People's Republic of Bangladesh
3. Kingdom of Bhutan
4 Republic of India
5. Republic of Maldives
6. State of Nepal
7 Islamic Republic of Pakistan
8. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Observers of SAARC
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1 People's Republic of China
2. European Union
4. Japan
3. Islamic Republic of Iran
5. Republic of Korea
6. United States of America
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