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51. Which country has the largest Buddhist population ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāύāϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: China
Explanation: China has the highest number of Buddhists in the world. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āύāϤ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧ āϧ⧰ā§āĻŽāĻžā§ąāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
Global Affairs and Security
52. Which is the largest terrorist organization in the world ?āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āϏāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻžāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āϏāĻāĻāĻ āύ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ISIS
Explanation: ISIS mainly operated in Iraq and Syria. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻāĻāĻāĻ āĻŽā§āϞāϤ āĻā§°āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āϏāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
53. Who was the most wanted terrorist (historic) ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāϤ āϏāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻžāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Explanation: He was the leader of ISIS. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž : āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻāĻāĻāĻā§° āύā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
People and Infrastructure
54. Who is the largest donor in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž āĻā§āύ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Bill Gates
Explanation: Bill Gates has donated billions to charity. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻžāύāϧ⧰ā§āĻŽāϤ āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĄāϞāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
55. Who is considered the most powerful person (historic) ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āύ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Barack Obama
Explanation: He was one of the most influential US Presidents. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻ āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ąāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠⧰āĻžāώā§āĻā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
56. Which is the longest railway platform in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ ā§°ā§’āϞ āĻĒā§āϞā§āĻāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Hubballi Railway Station
Explanation: Hubballi holds the current world record. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻšā§āĻŦā§āĻŦāϞā§āϞ⧠āώā§āĻā§āĻāύ⧠āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āĻ āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
57. Which is the largest railway station in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° ā§°ā§’āϞ āώā§āĻā§āĻāύ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Grand Central Terminal
Explanation: It has the most platforms and tracks. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϞā§āĻāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ ā§°ā§āϞāĻĒāĻĨ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
58. Which is the busiest airport in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§° āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Explanation: It handles the highest passenger traffic. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž : āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϤā§ā§°ā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
59. Which is the largest airport in the world by area ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§° āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: King Fahd International Airport
Explanation: It covers the largest land area. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž : āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°āĨ¤
60. Which is the largest port in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§° āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Shanghai Port
Explanation: Shanghai Port handles the highest cargo volume. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž : āĻļāĻžāĻāĻšāĻžāĻ āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
61. Which is the longest dam in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Hirakud Dam
Explanation: Hirakud Dam is built on the Mahanadi River. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
62. Which is the highest dam in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Rogun Dam
Explanation: Rogun Dam is the tallest dam globally. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°ā§āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĨ¤
63. Which is the highest road in the world?
āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ (āĻ
āϏāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧāĻž): āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻā§āύāĻā§?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Leh–Manali Road
Explanation: It passes through very high mountain passes. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž : āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻ āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻĨā§ā§°ā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
64. Which is the largest road bridge in India ?āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻĒāĻĨ āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Explanation: It is built over the Ganga River. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻ āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻž āύāĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
65. Which is the highest volcano in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āύā§āϝāĻŧāĻāĻŋā§°āĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Ojos del Salado
Explanation: It lies on the Chile–Argentina border. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻāĻŋāύāĻžā§° āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤāϤ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
66. Which department has the most employees in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Indian Railways
Explanation: Indian Railways is the largest employer. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ ā§°ā§’āĻ˛ā§ąā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§°ā§āĻŽāϏāĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻāĨ¤
67. Which is the highest cricket ground in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Chail Cricket Ground
Explanation: It is located at a very high altitude. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻžāύāĻā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻžāϤ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
68. Which is the largest library in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§ā§°āύā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Library of Congress
Explanation: It has the largest collection of books. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§°āύā§āĻĨ āϏāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻš āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
69. Which is the largest museum in the world by collection ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻš āĻ āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āϏāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: British Museum
Explanation: It holds millions of historical objects. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āϞāĻžāĻ āϞāĻžāĻ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻā§°āĻā§āώāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
70. Which is the largest office building in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāύ āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Pentagon
Explanation: Pentagon is the headquarters of US Defense. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻŖā§āĻāĻžāĻāύ āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°āĻā§āώāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧāĨ¤