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1.Former Australian cricket captain Ricky ponting also known as? a. Rockstar                            b. Butler c. Ponter                                d. Punter Ans: D 2. How long are professional Golf players allotted per shot? a. 25 sec                                  b. 30 sec c. 45 sec                                  d.1 min Ans:C 3. Which NBA player scored 8 points in the final 7 seconds of a game to lead his...

1.Robert Downey Jr:    Paid: $80 Millions    Last 5 Hits movies: a.      The Avengers: Age of Ultron-2015 b.      The Judge -2014 c.       .Chef – 2014 d.      Iron Man 3 -2013 Marvel’s The Avengers -2012 2. Jackie Chan:      Paid: $50 Millions      Last 5 Hits movies: a.      Dragon Blade -2015 b.      1911 -2011 c.       Shaolin -2011 d.      Kung fu Panda 2 (Voice)-2011 e.      The Karate Kid – 2010 3. Vin Diesel:      Paid: $47 Millions      Last 5 Hits movies: a.      The Last Witch Hunter -2015 b.      Furious 7 -2015 c.       Guardians Of The Galaxy (Voice) -2014 d.   ...

In olden times, the world's tallest man-made structure was the Great Pyramid of Giza  in Egypt, which held the position for over 3,800 years until the construction of  Lincoln Cathedral in 1311. The Strasbourg Cathedral in France, completed in 1439,  was the world's tallest building until 1874.   The first skyscraper was pioneered in Chicago with the 138 ft (42.1 m) Home Insurance  Building in 1885. The USA   would hold the position of the world's tallest  building throughout the 20th century until 1998, when the Petronas Towers were completed. Since then to 2010, only two buildings have held the title: Taipei 101 in 2004 and  Burj Khalifa in 2010. Now there are as many as thirteen tall buildings ranked between  the Petronas Towers and Burj Khalifa. At the beginning of the 21st century, the Middle East, China, and Southeast Asia  have experienced booms in skyscraper construction. 1.Burj Khalifa Stay in-- Dubai, UAE Heigh...

1. Pan American Highway The Pan American Highway, is the world's longest highway covering a length of approximately 48,000km.The Pan American Highway is the world's longest ‘motorable road,’ according to the Guinness Book of World Records. 2. Highway-1, Australia Highway 1 in Australia is the world's second longest highway and the longest national highway. Highway 1 is a network of highways that leads round the Australian continent, joining all mainland state capitals. 3.Trans-Siberian Highway The 11,000km long Trans-Siberian Highway is the world's third longest highway. It stretches from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok in Russia. The part of the route crossing the Asian Highway Network is called the AH6. 4. Trans-Canada Highway The Trans-Canada Highway, with a present overall length of approximately 7,821km, is the fourth longest highway in the planet and the second longest national highway. 5. Golden Quadrilater...

1.          Nile,    Outflow from Mediterranean Sea, its length 6,690 miles.    2 .    Amazon    Outflow from Atlantic Ocean, its length 6,296 miles.       3.        Mississippi Missouri-Red Rock    Outflow from Gulf of Mexico, its length 6,020 miles.    4.        Yangtze-Kiang    Outflow from China Sea, its length 5,797 miles.    5.        Ob    Outflow from Gulf of Ob, its length 5,567 miles.

1. Mandarin language – China, – Number of speakers:1 billion plus. 2. English. 3. Hindustani. – Number of speakers: 497 million. 4. Spanish.

--> 1 The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was - Shek Mujibur Rehman. 2 The longest river in the world is- The Nile. 3 The longest highway in the world is- The Trans-Canada. 4 The longest highway in the world- Has a length of about 8000 km 5 The highest mountain in the world is- The Mount Everest. 6 The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is- Myanmar. 7 The biggest desert in the world is- The Sahara desert. 8 The largest coffee growing country in the world is- Brazil 9 The country also known as "country of copper" is- Zambia. 10 The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is- Durand line. 11 The river Volga flows out into the- Caspian Sea 12 The coldest place on the earth is- Verkoyansk in Siberia.