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World Famous Personalities Who Died In 2018

World Famous Personalities Who Died in JANUARY 2018

January 1 Manuel Olivencia

Spanish lawyer, economist and diplomat (born 1929)

January 2 Thomas S. Monson

American religious leader and writer (born 1927)

January 3 Colin Brumby

Australian composer (born 1933)

January 4 Aharon Appelfeld

Ukrainian-Israeli writer (born 1932)

January 4 Ray Thomas

English musician (born 1941)

January 5 Antonio Angelillo

Italian-Argentine footballer (born 1937)

January 5 Jerry Van Dyke

American actor (born 1931)

January 5 John Young

American astronaut (born 1930)

January 6 Horace Ashenfelter

American Olympic athlete (born 1923)

January 6 Thomas Bopp

American astronomer (born 1949)

January 7 France Gall

French singer (born 1947)

January 7 Peter Sutherland

Irish businessman and politician (born 1946)

January 8 Juan Carlos García

Honduran footballer (born 1988)

January 8 George Maxwell Richards

4th President of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1931)

January 9 Odvar Nordli

21st Prime Minister of Norway (born 1927)

January 9 Mario Perniola

Italian philosopher (born 1941)

January 10 Eddie Clarke

British musician (born 1950)

January 11 Edgar Ray Killen

American criminal (born 1925)

January 14 Dan Gurney

American racing driver (born 1931)

January 14 Cyrille Regis

English footballer (born 1958)

January 14 Hugh Wilson

American film director and television producer (born 1943)

January 15 Edwin Hawkins

American musician (born 1943)

January 15 Dolores O’Riordan

Irish musician (born 1971)

January 15 Peter Wyngarde

British actor (born 1928)

January 16 Bradford Dillman

American actor (born 1930)

January 16 Oliver Ivanović

Serbian politician (born 1953)

January 16 Jo Jo White

American basketball player (born 1946)

January 18 Lucas Mangope

South African politician (born 1923)

January 18 Peter Mayle

English author (born 1939)

January 18 Stansfield Turner

American admiral and academic (born 1923)

January 19 Dorothy Malone

American actress (born 1924)

January 20 Paul Bocuse

French chef (born 1926)

January 20 Graeme Langlands

Australian rugby player (born 1941)

January 20 Naomi Parker Fraley

American naval machiner (born 1921)[64]

January 20 Jim Rodford

English bass guitarist (born 1941)

January 21 Yves Afonso

French actor (born 1944)

January 21 Philippe Gondet

French footballer (born 1942)

January 21 Tsukasa Hosaka

Japanese footballer (born 1937)

January 21 Jens Okking

Danish actor and politician (born 1939)

January 21 Connie Sawyer

American actress (born 1912)

January 22 Jimmy Armfield

English footballer and manager (born 1935)

January 22 Ursula K. Le Guin

American novelist (born 1929)

January 23 Hugh Masekela

South African jazz musician (born 1939)

January 23 Nicanor Parra

Chilean poet (born 1914)

January 24 Jack Ketchum

American author (born 1946)

January 24 Mark E. Smith

English singer-songwriter (born 1957)

January 25 Claribel Alegría

Nicaraguan poet (born 1924)

January 25 Neagu Djuvara

Romanian historian

essayist

and philosopher (born 1916)

January 26 Elizabeth Hawley

American journalist (born 1923)

January 26 Hiromu Nonaka

Japanese politician (born 1925)

January 27 Ingvar Kamprad

Swedish businessman (born 1926)

January 27 Mort Walker

American comic artist (born 1923)

January 28 Gene Sharp

American political scientist (born 1928)

January 29 Ion Ciubuc

7th Prime Minister of Moldova (born 1943)

January 30 Mark Salling

American actor (born 1982)

January 30 Clyde Scott

American football player (born 1924)

January 30 Azeglio Vicini

Italian footballer and coach (born 1933)

January 30 Louis Zorich

American actor (born 1924)

January 31 Rasual Butler

American basketball player (born 1979)

January 31 Leonid Kadeniuk

Ukrainian cosmonaut (born 1951)

World Famous Personalities Who Died in FEBRUARY 2018

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Capitals of the Countries MCQS (One Liner) for Competitive Exams

Capitals of the Countries MCQS (One Liner) for Competitive Exams

Abu Dhabi is the capital of United Arab Emirates  in Asia

Abuja is the capital of  Nigeria in Africa

Accra is the capital of  Ghana in Africa

Adamstown is the capital of Pitcairn Islands  in Oceania

Addis Ababa is the capital of  Ethiopia  in Africa

Algiers is the capital of  Algeria  in Africa

Alofi is the capital of  Niue in Oceania

Amman is the capital of  Jordan  in Asia

Amsterdam is the capital of  Netherlands  in Europe

Andorra la Vella is the capital of  Andorra  in Europe

Ankara is the capital of Turkey  in Europe

Antananarivo is the capital of  Madagascar  in Africa

Apia is the capital of Samoa  in Oceania

Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan  in Asia

Asmara is the capital of Eritrea  in Africa

Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan  in Asia

Asunción is the capital of Paraguay  in South America

Athens is the capital of Greece  in Europe

Avarua is the capital of  Cook Islands  in Oceania

Baghdad is the capital of Iraq  in Asia

Baku is the capital of  Azerbaijan  in Asia

Bamako is the capital of Mali  in Africa

Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital of  Brunei  in Asia

Bangkok is the capital of Thailand  in Asia

Bangui is the capital of Central African Republic  in Africa

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Important Space and Universe Facts (Solved MCQs) for Competitive Exams

Important Space and Universe Facts (Solved MCQs) for Competitive Exams

1) To a space traveler on moon, how does the lunar sky during day time appear?
Answer: Black

2) NASA’s Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?
Answer: Tempel 1 (official designation: 9P/Tempel)

3) How is Albedo defined?
Answer: The amount of insolation reflected back to the space by the top of atmosphere, by clouds and ice-covered areas of the earth’s surface

4) The largest amount of reflection of the solar radiant energy which is reflected back into space before reaching the earth’s surface why happens this?
Answer: clouds

5) The incoming short-wave solar radiation is balanced by an equal amount of long-wave radiation from earth going back to space. What is this?
Answer: Heat balance of earth

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Everything You Need to Know About Landlocked Countries

Approximately one-fifth of the world’s countries are landlocked, meaning they have no access to the oceans. There are 44 landlocked countries that do not have direct access to an ocean or ocean-accessible sea (such as the Mediterranean Sea).

What Continents Have No Landlocked-Countries?

North America has no landlocked countries, and Australia is rather obviously not landlocked. Within the United States, over half of the 50 states are landlocked with no direct access to the world’s oceans. Many states, however, do have water access to the oceans via the Hudson Bay, Chesapeake Bay, or Mississippi River.

Landlocked Countries in South America:

South America has just two landlocked countries: Bolivia and Paraguay.

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Countries That No Longer Exist | World General Knowledge

As countries merge, split, or just decide to change their name, the list of “missing” countries that no longer exist grows.

1) Abyssinia
The name of Ethiopia until the early 20th century.

2) Austria-Hungary
A monarchy (also known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire) that was established in 1867 and included not just Austria and Hungary, but also parts of the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, Romania, and the Balkans. The empire collapsed at the end of World War I.

3) Basutoland
Lesotho’s name prior to 1966.

4) Bengal
An independent kingdom from 1338-1539, now part of Bangladesh and India.

5) Burma
Burma officially changed its name to Myanmar in 1989 but many countries still aren’t recognizing the change, such as the United States.

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World Sea Ports Most Important MCQs for Competitive Exams

World Sea Ports Most Important MCQs for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, SPSC, AJKPSC, KPPSC and all other Competitive Exams

1) “Seattle” is the seaport of:

(a) Iceland
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) USA
Answer: (d)
Explanation: “Seattle” is a coastal seaport city and the seat of King County, in the U.S. state of Washington. With an estimated 634,535 residents as of 2012, Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America

2) Naples is a sea port of:
(a) Spain
(b) Italy
(c) France
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Explanation: The port of Naples is one of the most important in Europe, and has the world’s second-highest level of passenger flow, after the port of Hong Kong

3) Port Palermo is located in:
(a) Tyrrhenian Sea
(b) Adriatic Sea
(c) Mediterranean Sea
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
Explanation: The port of Palermo is located in the northwest of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Palermo founded by Phoenicia over 2700 years ago, is the main gate to reach Sicily together with port of Messina. From here the ferries link Palermo to Cagliari, Genoa, Livorno, Naples, Tunis and others for a total of almost 2 millions passengers yearly. It’s an important port for the cruise ships. Traffic include also almost 5 mllions tonnes of cargo and 80.000 TEU yearly.

4) Which is the biggest port of Argentina?
(a) Bahia Blanca
(b) Buenos Aires
(c) La Plato
(d) Mar Del Plato
Answer: (b)
Explanation: Buenos Aires is also one of the most important, largest and most populous of South American capitals, often referred to as the Paris of South America

5) The port of Gwadar guards:
(a) Strait of Hormuz
(b) Strait of Malacca
(c) Palk Strait
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Gwadar Port is situated near the strategic Strait of Hormuz and its busy trading and oil shipping lanes. The surrounding region is home to around two-thirds of the world’s oil reserves. It is also the nearest warm-water seaport to the landlocked, but energy rich, Central Asian Republics and landlocked Afghanistan

6) Which of the following is a port in Persian Gulf?
(a) Port Said
(b) Suez Port
(c) Eden Port
(d) Bandar Abbas
Answer: (d)
Explanation: Bandar Abbas is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on the southern coast of Iran, on the Persian Gulf.

7) How many countries in the world have no seaport?
(a) 48
(b) 11
(c) 15
(d) 16
Answer: (a)

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General Knowledge: Most Important MCQs (Part VI) for CSS, PMS, PCS, NTS

Pak-Iran border line was demarcated on
• 24th September 1872

Line of control is between
• Azad Kashmir & Occupied Kashmir.

Mc Mohan line is the boundary line between India and China. It was demarcated in
• 1914.

Radcliff line is the boundary between Pakistan and India. It was demarcated in 1947 by
• Sir Cyril Radcliff.

24th parallel Line lies in Rann of Kutch. It is frontier between
• Pakistan and India.

Durand line is 1300 mile long frontier b/w Pakistan & Afghanistan demarcated in 1893. It has over
• 200 passes.

The largest district of Punjab by area is
• Bahawalpur.

Pakistan Environmental Protection Ordinance was enforced in
• 1984.

Qadir Pur gas field is in
• Sindh

‘Uranium’ is extracted in Pakistan from area of
• Dera Gazi Khan

Allama Mashriqi was the founder of
• Khaksar Tehreek

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Most Important MCQs About World Organizations for Competitive exams

1. Which of the following is a military alliance?
(a) NATO (Correct)
(b) NAFTA
(c) EEC
(d) ASEAN

2. The headquarters of International Labour Organization is at
(a) Paris
(b) New York
(c) Hague
(d) Geneva (Correct)

3. Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?
(a) ILO
(b) WHO
(c) ASEAN (Correct)
(d) All of the above

4. Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at
(a) Dhaka
(b) New Delhi
(c) Colombo
(d) Kathmandu (Correct)

5. Amnesty International is an organization associated with which of the following fields?
(a) Protection of Cruelty to animals
(b) Environment protection
(c) Protection of human rights (Correct)
(d) Protection of historic monuments

6. The Halifax summit was that of
(a) G-7 countries (Correct)
(b) Leaders of the NAM
(c) countries in favour of a common currency for Europe
(d) Palestinian and Israeli leaders

7. The chairmanship/presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the Council Members
(a) every 6 months
(b) every 3 months
(c) every year
(d) every month (Correct)

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Countries of the World (Capitals, Currencies and Area)

Countries of the World (Capitals, Currencies and Area)

AFRICAN COUNTRIES, CAPITALS, CURRENCIES AND AREA

Country Capital Currency Area

Sq. Km

Algeria Algiers Dinar 2,381,741
Angola Luanda Kwanza 1,246,700
Botswana Gaborone Pula 581,730
Benign Port Novo CFA Franc 112,622
Burundi Bujumbura Franc 27,834
Cameroon Yeaounde CFA Franc 475,442
Cape Verde Islands Praia Escudo 4,033
Comoros Islands Moroni Franc 1,862
Central African Republic Bangui Franc 622,436
Chad N’Djamena Franc 1,284,000
Congo Brazzavile Franc 2,344,885
Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa Congolese Franc 2,345,095
Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti Franc 23,200
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound 997,739
Ethiopia Add is Ababa Birr 1,133,380
Gabon Libreville CFA Franc 267,667
Gambia Banjul Dalasi 11,295
Ghana Accra Cedi 238,500
Guinea Equatorial Conakry Franc 28,051
Guinea Bissau Malabo GB Peso 36,125
Ivory Coast Abidjan CFA Franc 322,462
Kenya Nairobi Shilling 582,646
Lesotho Maseru Loti 30,355
Liberia Monrovia Dollar 99,067
Libya Tripoli Dinar 1,757,000
Malagasy (Madagascar) Antananarivo Franc 587,041
Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha 118,484
Mali Barnako Malien Franc 1,240,192
Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya 1,031,000
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritius rupee 2,040
Morocco Rabat Dirham 453,730
Mozambique Maputo Metical 799,380
Niger Niamey CFA Franc 1,267,000
Nigeria Abuja Nyere 923,768
Rwanda Kigali Franc 26,338
Senegal Dakar CFA Franc 196,722
Sierra Leone Freetown Leone 71,740
Somalia Mogadishu Shilling 637,700
South Africa Pretoria and Cape Town Rand 1,219,090
South Sudan Juba South Sudanese pound 619,745 km
Seychelles Victoria Rupee
Sudan Khartoum Dinar 1,886,068 km
Namibia (S.W. Africa) Windhock Rand 824,269
South Sudan Juba Dollar 619,745
Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni 17,363
Upper Volta (Burikina Faso) Ouagadougou AFC Franc 274,200
Tanzania Dodoma Shilling 945,100
Togo Lome CFA Franc 56,785
Tunisia Tunis Dinar 164,418
Uganda Kampala Shilling 241,038
Zaire Kinshasa Zaire
Zambia Lusaka Kwacha 752,614
Zimbabwe Harare Dollar 390,759

ASIAN COUNTRIES, CAPITALS, CURRENCIES AND AREA

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List of International Boundary Lines | GK Notes in PDF

List of International Boundary Lines | GK Notes in PDF

Radcliffe Line

Radcliffe Line was drawn by Sir Radcliffe. It marked the boundary between India and Pakistan. The Radcliffe Line was officially announced on August 17, 1947, a few days after the independence of India and Pakistan. The newly demarcated borders resulted into one of the biggest human migrations in modern history, with roughly 14 million people displaced. More than one million people were killed.

The Maginot Line

The Maginot Line named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, was a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles, and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s to deter invasion by Germany.

The Mannerheim Line

The Mannerheim Line was a defensive fortification line on the Karelian Isthmus built by Finland against the Soviet Union. The line was constructed in two phases: 1920–1924 and 1932–1939. By November 1939, when the Winter War began, the line was by no means complete