World Records – General Knowledge 1


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51. Which country has the largest Buddhist population ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻŦ⧌āĻĻā§āϧ āϜāύāϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: China


Explanation: China has the highest number of Buddhists in the world. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻšā§€āύāϤ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻŦ⧌āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžā§ąāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦā§€ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Global Affairs and Security


52. Which is the largest terrorist organization in the world ?āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: ISIS


Explanation: ISIS mainly operated in Iraq and Syria. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āφāχāĻāĻ›āφāχāĻāĻ› āĻŽā§‚āϞāϤ āχ⧰āĻžāĻ• āφ⧰⧁ āĻ›āĻŋā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āϏāĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


53. Who was the most wanted terrorist (historic) ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžā§°āĻŋāϤ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻžāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€ āϕ⧋āύ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi


Explanation: He was the leader of ISIS. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āφāχāĻāĻ›āφāχāĻāϛ⧰ āύ⧇āϤāĻž āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


People and Infrastructure


54. Who is the largest donor in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž āϕ⧋āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Bill Gates


Explanation: Bill Gates has donated billions to charity. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āϗ⧇āϟāϛ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāύāĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽāϤ āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻĄāϞāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻžāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


55. Who is considered the most powerful person (historic) ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Barack Obama


Explanation: He was one of the most influential US Presidents. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āφāĻŽā§‡ā§°āĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ­āĻžā§ąāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


56. Which is the longest railway platform in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ ⧰⧇’āϞ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Hubballi Railway Station


Explanation: Hubballi holds the current world record. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻšā§āĻŦā§āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧀ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϚāύ⧇ āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϞ⧇āĻ– āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤


57. Which is the largest railway station in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ ⧰⧇’āϞ āĻˇā§āĻŸā§‡āϚāύ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Grand Central Terminal


Explanation: It has the most platforms and tracks. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽ āφ⧰⧁ ⧰⧇āϞāĻĒāĻĨ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


58. Which is the busiest airport in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§° āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport


Explanation: It handles the highest passenger traffic. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


59. Which is the largest airport in the world by area ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžā§°ā§‡ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§° āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: King Fahd International Airport


Explanation: It covers the largest land area. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : āχāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻĢāϞ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰āĨ¤


60. Which is the largest port in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§° āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Shanghai Port


Explanation: Shanghai Port handles the highest cargo volume. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : āĻļāĻžāĻ‚āĻšāĻžāχ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧰⧇ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻŖ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


61. Which is the longest dam in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĻā§€āϘāϞ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Hirakud Dam


Explanation: Hirakud Dam is built on the Mahanadi River. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻšā§€ā§°āĻžāϕ⧁āĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


62. Which is the highest dam in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Rogun Dam


Explanation: Rogun Dam is the tallest dam globally. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: ā§°ā§‹āϗ⧁āύ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ“āĻ– āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĨ¤


63. Which is the highest road in the world?
āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ (āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§€āϝāĻŧāĻž): āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻĒāĻĨ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Leh–Manali Road


Explanation: It passes through very high mountain passes. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : āĻāχ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ—āĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻĨ⧇⧰⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


64. Which is the largest road bridge in India ?āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻĒāĻĨ āϏ⧇āϤ⧁ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Mahatma Gandhi Setu


Explanation: It is built over the Ganga River. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχ āϏ⧇āϤ⧁ āĻ—āĻ‚āĻ—āĻž āύāĻĻ⧀⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


65. Which is the highest volcano in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āωāĻšā§āϚ āφāĻ—ā§āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻŋā§°āĻŋ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Ojos del Salado


Explanation: It lies on the Chile–Argentina border. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχ āϚāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ†ā§°ā§āĻœā§‡āĻŖā§āϟāĻŋāύāĻžā§° āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


66. Which department has the most employees in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ•ā§°ā§āĻŽāϚāĻžā§°ā§€ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Indian Railways


Explanation: Indian Railways is the largest employer. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ ⧰⧇’āĻ˛ā§ąā§‡ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ•ā§°ā§āĻŽāϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ•āĨ¤


67. Which is the highest cricket ground in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϕ⧇āϟ āĻŽā§ˆāĻĻāĻžāύ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Chail Cricket Ground


Explanation: It is located at a very high altitude. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχ āĻŽā§ˆāĻĻāĻžāύāĻŸā§‹ āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āωāĻšā§āϚ āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻžāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


68. Which is the largest library in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ—āĻžā§° āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Library of Congress


Explanation: It has the largest collection of books. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻš āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


69. Which is the largest museum in the world by collection ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻš āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžā§°ā§‡ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻšāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: British Museum


Explanation: It holds millions of historical objects. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āχāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āϞāĻžāĻ– āϞāĻžāĻ– āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āϏāς⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


70. Which is the largest office building in the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻ­āĻŦāύ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Pentagon


Explanation: Pentagon is the headquarters of US Defense. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒ⧇āĻŖā§āϟāĻžāĻ—āύ āφāĻŽā§‡ā§°āĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§° āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧāĨ¤