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1
Q 
'Sorrow of China' is the distinctive
name of which Chinese river?
(a) Yangtze-Hang
(b) River Hwango Ho
(c) Long Sea
(d) Cling King
A

`River Hwango Ho

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Q 
Sweden is also known by its
distinctive name of .
(a) Venice of North
(b) Workshop of Europe
(c) The Saw Mill of Europe
(d) The Store House of the World
A

(c) The Saw Mill of Europe

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3
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Which city is called Gateway of India

(a) Bombay
(c) Amritsar
(b) Kalcuta
(d) Benaras

A

(a) Bombay

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4
Q

Which city is called “City of flowers”?

(a) Beriot
(c) Karachi
(b) Peshawar
(d) Lahore

A

(b) Peshawar

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5
Q 
Mexico is also known by distinctive
name of .
(a) Rich Port
(b) Herring Pond
(c) Hermit Kingdom
(d) The Store House of the World
A

(d) The Store House of the World

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‘White City’ is the distinctive name of

A

Belgrade
(This is because the cities fortress looked white from the river. It is also known as the city that never sleeps due to its vibrant nightlife.)

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7
Q 
Manchester of Pakistan is the name
of .
(a) Faisalabad
(c) Multan
(b) Vehari
(d) karachi
A

(a) Faisalabad

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8
Q 
Which country is called the "land of
amber"?
(a) Lebanon
(c) Lithuania
(b) Nepal
(d) Korea
A

(c) Lithuania

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9
Q 
World's Bread Basket' is the
distinctive name of .
(a) North of America
(b) South America
(c) Cuba
A

(a) North of America

In Europe it is Ukraine

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10
Q 
Philadelphia is also
distinctive name of
known by its
(a) Pearl of the Pacific
(b) Quaker City
(c) Empire City
(d) Isle of Pearls
A

(b) Quaker City

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11
Q 
Kochi (India) is also known by its
distinctive name of .
(a) Queen of the Adriatic
(b) The Down Under
(c) Pearl of Arabian Sea
(d) Queen of the Arabian Sea
A

(d) Queen of the Arabian Sea

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12
Q

Land of silver fiber is the name of

(a) Pakistan
(c) Bangladesh
(b) India
(d) China

A

(a) Pakistan

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13
Q

Rich Coast’ is the famous name of

(a) Bahrain
(c) Costa Rica
(b) Scotland
(d) Dubai

A

(c) Costa Rica

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14
Q

‘City of Arabian Night’ is the distinctive name of

(a) Damascus
(b) Baghdad
(c) Dubai
(d) None ot them

A

(b) Baghdad

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15
Q 
Budapest is also known by the
distinctive name of
(a) Golden City 
(b) Twin City
(c) White City 
(d) Windy City
A

(b) Twin City
(Budapest, Hungary - Twin Cities on the Danube River. The Danube River runs right through the center of Budapest, dividing the city into two parts–Buda and Pest.)

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16
Q 
The Imperial City" is the distinctive
name of .
(a) Baghdad
(c) Rome
(b) Grenada
(d) Ireland
A

(c) Rome

17
Q

Johannesburg is also distinctive name of

(a) Golden City
(c) Twin City
(b) Imperial City
(d) White City

A

(a) Golden City

Johannesburg is also known as the City of Gold, or ‘eGoli’ because of its beginnings as a gold-mining town

18
Q

The Modern Babylon’ distinctive name of is the

(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Rome
(d) None of them

A

(b) London

19
Q

Which city of the of peace”?

(a) Baghdad
(c) Rome
(b) Venice
(d) Quito

A

(a) Baghdad

( the Abbasid caliph, al-Mansur, founded a completely new city for his capital, he chose the name Madinat al-Salaam or City of Peace.)

20
Q

Which of the following country

called “Land of Free People”?

A

Thailand
(It was once an uncolonised nation, unlike the other SE Asian countries. Because in Thai the name means “land of the free”)

21
Q

city of Conferences is the distincitve

name of .

A

Geneva

22
Q

“Land of fertile fields?

A

Algeria

23
Q 
Which city is called "City of Space
Flights"?
(a) London
(b) Bankok
(c) Cape Kennedy 
(d) Chicago
A

(c) Cape Kennedy

24
Q

Which city is called the “City of Angels”?

(a) Bangkok
(c) Cario
(b) Banaras
(d) London

A

(a) Bangkok

25
Q

Which city is called the Brasilia of
Pakistan?

(a) Islamabad
(c) Lahore
(b) Karachi
(d) Quetta

A

(a) Islamabad

26
Q

Which city is called the “Little Pakistan”?

(a) Cario
(c) Bradford
(b) Paris
(d) Beirut

A

(c) Bradford

27
Q

Which country is called “Switzerland of Africa”?

A

Swaziland

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