86. Afghanistani President assassinated in a suicide bomb this year (2011) in Kabul: Burhanuddin Rabbani
87. Name of Pipeline supplying natural gas to Germany: Nord Stream (Russia started this pipeline to Germany this September 2011)
88: New prime Minister of Nepal: Baburam Bhattarai
89. Current Dictator of North Korea: Kim Jong-il
90. The number of countries in EUROZONE: 17 countries
91. Pakistan’s first Communication Satellite: PAKSAT-1R (Launched by China in August 2011)
92. Two countries who have signed a deal to apply tax on Black money deposited in Switzerland: Germany & Switzerland.
93. Country which is the World’s biggest Energy Consumer: China
94. According to WHO reports, Global Average life expectancy is: 68 years
95. Osama-bin-laden killed by US army in Pakistani town: Abbottabad (2nd May 2011)
96. “BRICS” stands for: This term is given for five major emerging economies, i.e. Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa
97. President of Brazil: Ms. DIlma Rousseff
98. Japanese nuclear plant affected by Tsunami which hit Japan this March: Fukushima Daichi nuclear plant
WIKILEAKS: Wikileaks is an international non-profit organization that publishes submissions of private and classified media from anonymous news sources, news leaks. Its website, launched in 2006 under the Sunshine Press organization claimed a database of more than 1.2 million documents within the first year of its launch.
Julian Assange, an Australian internet-activist is considered to be founder and chairman of Wikileaks. Julian Assange has also been awarded “Sydney Peace Prize” for his exceptional courage in pursuit of human rights.
99. Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s dictator ruled for: 30 years
100. Tunisian Revolution of 2010-11 which led to the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben is known as: Jasmine Revolution in Western World and Dignity revolution in Tunisia.
101. World Economic forum of 2011 took place at: Davos
102. GDP growth-rate during first quarter of (2011-12): 7.7%
103. Per capita Income of India: Rs 46,492
Facts related to Cricket World Cup 2011:
Winner: India
Runner-up: Srilanka
India won the World cup for the second time, becoming the third nation after Australia and West Indies to win the cup twice or more.
Highest Scorer in the 2011 World Cup: T.Dilshan (Srilanka) with 500 runs.
Leading Wicket taker in 2011 World cup: Zaheer Khan & Shahid Afridi with 21 wickets each.
Leading Scorer in all World Cup: Sachin Tendulkar (2278 runs in 44 matches with 6 centuries)
Leading wicket-taker in all World Cup: Glenn McGrath (71 wickets from 39 matches)
Most World cup matches played by: Ricky Ponting (46 matches)
104. 34th national games were held in: Jharkhand (In Feb. 2011)[“Services” won the maximum number of medals].
105. No. 1 Golf player in the world currently: Luke Donald (England)
106. Ranking of Tiger Woods in World ranking Golf: 50
107. Number of Grand prix in Formula one Motor Racing in a calendar year: 19 (This year India also hosted a F-1 race at newly constructed “Buddh Circuit” Greater Noida).
108. Official Tyre sponsor for all the cars in F-1motor racing: Pirelli (replacing Bridgestone)
109. Youngest F-1 driver to win the F-1 world championship: Sebastian Vettel (Germany) age, 24 years 98 days is the youngest and has won the championship twice.
110. First Planet outside Solar system that can sustain life: Gliese 581d
111. India formally becomes a non-permanent member of UN Security Council after: 19 years
112. January 25 is celebrated as: National Voters Day (In India)
113. New Central Vigilance Commissioner of India: Pradeep Kumar
114. New Indian Chief of Air Staff: Anil Kumar Browne
115. Chief of Naval Staff: Nirmal Kumar Verma
116. Chief of Army Staff: Vijay Kumar Singh
117. Current Governor of Reserve Bank of India: Dr. D. Subbarao
118. First Governor of RBI: Sir Osborne Smith
119. Reserve bank of India was established in: 1935
120. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in: 1949
121. Youngest Person to have climbed highest mountains of all the seven continents including Mt. Everest: 16 year old British schoolboy George Atkinson
122. Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF): Ms. Christine Lagarde replacing Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn
123. World’s longest sea-bridge: 36.48 km in China connecting Qingdao to Huangdao.
124. World-record for a Country without any government for the longest time: Belgium (14 months in 2011)
125. Winner of FIFA BAllon d’OR Award for the World’s Best footballer: Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona) (Male Category) and Marta (Brazil) in female category.
126. Laureus World Sportsman of the year: Rafael Nadal (Spain)
127. Winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2010: K. Balachander
128. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for 2010-11: Gagan Narang (Shooter)
129. Blackberry, smart phones are designed by: Canadian company RIM (Research in Motion) {since 1999}
130. 46th Jnanpith Award for 2010: Kannada writer Chandrasekhar Kambar
131. Name of the solar-powered spacecraft sent on a 5-year journey to the planet Jupiter: Juno (launched by NASA)
132. World’s first satellite for monitoring Greenhouse Gas: Japanese satellite named IBUKI
133. Asteroids: are minor planets whose orbits lie between the planet Jupiter and Mars. Ceres, the first to be discovered is the largest asteroid known.
134. Meteors: are small bodies coming from inter-planetary space. They become luminous by friction on entering the earth’s atmosphere and that’s why they are popularly called “Shooting Stars”.
135. Nebulae: are clouds of rarified gas which exist between stars.
136. Brightest star that we see in the sky is: Sirius
137. Planet with the maximum number of moons: Jupiter (29 moons)
138. Planets with no moons: Mercury & Venus
139. Smallest planet orbiting the sun: Mercury is the smallest as well as closest of the 8 planets. Pluto is no longer considered as a planet; Pluto has been classified as “Dwarf Planet”
140. Planet referred to as “Morning star or Evening star”: Venus (because Venus is closest to earth)
141. Percentage of Earth’s land surrounded by water: 71%
142. Lowest place below sea-level on Earth: Shore of the Dead Sea (about 400 mts below sea-level)
143. Planet nicknamed “Red Planet”: Mars
144. Most luminous object in the sky is: Quasar HS1946+7658
145. Hottest and coldest planet of Solar System: Venus and Neptune respectively.
146. Fastest Planet orbiting the Sun: Mercury
147. Largest Asteroid found till now: 1 Ceres
148. Largest Comet: Centaur 10199 Chariklo
149. Biggest Constellation: Hydra
150. Days and Nights are equal at: Equator throughout the year
151. World’s largest Peninsula: Arabia
152. World’s largest Island: Greenland
153. Atmospheric Layers:
a) Troposphere: is the lowest zone of atmosphere.
b) Tropopause
c) Stratosphere: This layer is rich in Ozone which protects humans from fatal effects of solar radiations.
d) Mesosphere
e) Ionosphere
f) Thermosphere
g) Exosphere: is the uppermost region of the atmosphere.
154. Isobars: refer to the lines drawn on a map, joining places with the same atmospheric pressure at a specific time.
155. Isohyets: are lines on a meteorological map joining places of equally monthly or yearly rainfall.
156. Isotherms: are lines on a meteorological map joining places of equal temperature.
157. Doldrums: are the belts of low pressure where the North-east and South-east trade winds converge .
158. Major Grasslands of the World:
Prairies: North America
Pampas: South America
Veld: South Africa
Steppes: Eurasia
Downs: Australia
Pustaz: Hungary
Cantanburry: New Zealand
Manchurian: China
159. The line deemed as boundary between Germany and France: Hindenburg line
160. The line deemed as boundary between South Korea and North Korea: 38th parallel
161. The line deemed as boundary between USA and Canada: 49th parallel
162. Most densely populated country in the World: Monaco
163. Most sparsely populated country in the World: Mongolia
164. Least Populous Country in the World: Vatican City
165. Most Populous Country in the World: China
166. Smallest Country in the World (Area wise): Vatican City
167. Smallest Republic country of the World: Nauru
168. Largest City of the World: Jiuquan, China
169. Highest town above sea-level: Wenchuan (China)
170. Sacred texts of Buddhism: Tipitaka
171. Sacred texts of Judaism: Torah
172. Earliest Human Civilization: Mesopotamia around 3500 BC (Modern Iraq)
173. Largest Airport in World (in terms of Area): King Fahd International Airport (Saudi Arabia)
174. Busiest Airport in World (Traffic-wise): Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta
175. Tallest building in the World: Burj Khalifa, Dubai
176. Largest Gulf in the World: Gulf of Mexico
177. Largest library in the World: United States Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
178. Most Populous City in the World: Tokyo City
179. Largest port in World: Port of New York and New Jersey
180. Largest Railway Station (by platform Capacity): New York City
181. Highest Railway Station in World: Tanggula station in Tibet
182. Longest Railway platform in the World: Kharagpur, West Bengal
183. Largest sea in the World: South China Sea
184. Largest Stadium in the World: Strahov stadium, Prague
185. Tallest statue in the World: Bronze statue of Buddha in Tokyo
186. Largest temple in the World: Angkor Wat in Cambodia
187. Largest Tree in the World: General Sharman Tree, California
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World:
(i) Pyramids of Egypt
(ii) The Hanging gardens of Babylon
(iii) The tomb of Mausolus in Asia Minor
(iv) The temple of Diana at Ephesus
(v) The colossus of Rhodes
(vi) The statue of Jupiter Olympus
(vii) The Lighthouse of Alexandria
New Seven Wonders of the World:
(i) Taj Mahal, India
(ii) Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Mexico
(iii) Machu Picchu, Peru
(iv) Statue of Christ The redeemer, Brazil
(v) Great wall of China
(vi) Roman Colosseum, Italy
(vii) Ruins of Petra, Jordan