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1
Q

Where is the ‘Isle of Pearls’?

(a) Keneya
(c) Algeria
(b) Bahrain
(d) Switzerland

A

(b) Bahrain

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Which country is known as Horn Of Africa

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Somalia

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Sugar Bowl of The World

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Cuba

Brazil is the Sugar Bowl of the World as of 2018. Earlier, Cuba had this title.

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4
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Land of the white elephants

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Thailand

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5
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City of Blue Mountains

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Nilgiris

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City of Sky Scrappers

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New York

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Land of the Rising Sun

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Japan

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Land of Protease

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South Africa

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9
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Venice is known as

(a) Queen of the Adriatic
(b) Holy Land
(c) Holy city
(d) Beauty city

A

(a) Queen of the Adriatic

(La Serenissima”, “Queen of the Adriatic”, “City of Water”, “City of Masks”, “City of Bridges”, “The Floating City”, and “City of Canals”.)

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Q

Zanzibar is known as

(a) Island of spice
(b) Island of cloves
(c) Island of flavour
(d) Town of food specialities

A

(b) Island of cloves

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11
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the Forbidden City?

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Lhasa

Because of the remoteness of the city and the traditional hostility of the Tibetan clergy toward foreigners, Lhasa has long been called the Forbidden City.

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12
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Gibraltar is known as

(a) Key to the mediterranean
(b) The eternal city
(c) Queen of the Adriatic
(d) None of these

A

(a) Key to the mediterranean

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13
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City of Palaces?

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Kolkata is known as the City of Palaces because of the number of buildings built by the British Raj during the 19th century.

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14
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Chicago is known as the

(a) Windy city
(b) Most modern city
(c) City of records
(d) None of these

A

(a) Windy city

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15
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Which city of the world is called Venice of the North?

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Stockholm

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16
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City of Seven Hills?

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Rome

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17
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Cockpit of Europe

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Belgium

Belgium is so called because it has been the site of more European battles than any other country

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18
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Australia is known as the

(a) Land of Golden Fleece
(b) Dependent continent
(c) South Europe
(d) Richest Island

A

(a) Land of Golden Fleece

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Oxford is the city of UK known as the

(a) Most literate country
(b) City of dreaming spires
(c) University of the world
(d) None of these

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(b) City of dreaming spires

(In his poem ‘Thyrsis’ the Victorian poet Matthew Arnold called Oxford ‘the city of dreaming spires’ after the stunning architecture of these university buildings.)

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20
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Land of Maple Leaf

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Canada

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21
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Sick Man of Europe?

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Apparently it was the Tsar Nicholas I who gave the Ottoman Empire this moniker, according to this Wikipedia article - Sick man of Europe. Presumably, this was because the Ottoman Empire was declining and its military power was heavily weakened due to repeated military defeats

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22
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The Garden of England

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Kent is sometimes known as the “Garden of England” for its abundance of orchards and hop gardens

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23
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Which is known as the 'Herring
Pond'?
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Mediterranean Sea
A

(b) Atlantic Ocean

(The eastern coast of North America I.e. the Atlantic ocean is the habitat of Herring fish in abundance.That’s why it is called herring pond)

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24
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'Land of Midnight Sun' is the name
given to
(a) Norway
(c) Denmark
(b) Sweden
(d) Dublin
A

(a) Norway

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25
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‘Pillars of Hercules’ is the nickname of

(a) Venice
(b) Straits of Gibraltar
(c) Natal
(d) None of these

A

(b) Straits of Gibraltar

26
Q

______is known as the ‘City of Enternal Springs’

(a) Quito
(c) Korea
(b) Egypt
(d) Dehradun

A

(a) Quito

27
Q

Laos is called the

A

The land of Thousands Elephants

28
Q

___________ is also known as the fortunate Island’

(a) Canary Island
(b) Island Cocos
(c) Christmas Island
(d) Cook Island

A

(a)Canary Island

29
Q 
Which of the following countries is
known as the 'Land of Thunderbolt'?
(a) Belgium
(c) Bhutan
(b) Nepal
(d) Bolivia
A

(c) Bhutan

30
Q

PlayGround of Europe?

A

Switzerland

( in 1870 a famous writer Leslie Stephen wrote a book called Playground of Europe which was about his travel to Switzerland. He called Switzerland a playground because it is full of lush greenery and stunning mountain ranges.)

31
Q

Which of the following cities is also

called by the name of ‘Eternal City’?

A

Rome

32
Q 
Which city is called 'City of Golden
Gate'?
(a) Paris
(b) New York
(c) Rome
(d) San Francisco
A

San Francisco

33
Q 
Which city is also called by the
famous name of 'City of Magnificent
Distance'?
(a) Scotland
(c) Denmark
(b) Houston 
(c) Washington
A

(c) Washington

34
Q 
Which land is called land of "Mighty
Rivers"?
(a) Korea
(c) Egypt
(b) Nigeria
(d) Ethiopia
A

(b) Nigeria

35
Q 
Which country is called Great Britian
of pacific?
(a) Japan
(c) Singapur
(b) Newzealand
(d) Vietnam
A

(a) Japan

36
Q

Which city is also known by the
famous name of ‘Emerald Island’?
(b) Scotland (a) Ireland
(c) Finland (d) Greenland

A

Ireland

37
Q

‘Empire City’ is the famous name of

(a) Rome
(c) Madrid
(b) London
(d) New York

A

(d) New York

38
Q

Land of Thousand Islands

A

Indonesia

39
Q

The Isle of Spring

A

Jamaica

40
Q

Land of Golden Fiber

A

Bangladesh

41
Q

Scotland is also known by the famous name of

(a) Empire City
(b) The Isle of Spring
(c) Granite City
(d) City of Cakes

A

(d) City of Cakes

42
Q

Land of the Flying Fish

A

Barbados

43
Q

Land of the Humming Bird’ is the
famous name of .

(a) Barbados
(c) Jamaica
(b) Trinidad
(d) Scotland

A

(b) Trinidad

44
Q

Land of Mountains

A

Nepal

45
Q

Which country is also known by

famous name of ‘Land of Lilies’?

A

Canada

46
Q

City of Seas

(a) Sydney
(b) Tokyo
(c) Karachi
(d) None of the above

A

(a) Sydney

47
Q

Land of Morning Calm

(a) Thailand
(c) Bhutan
(b) Cambodia
(d) Korea

A

(d) South Korea

48
Q

Which country is called land of pagoda

(a) Nepal
(c) India
(b) China
(d) Mayanmar

A

(d) Mayanmar

49
Q

Land of Thousand Lakes

A

Finland

50
Q

Buffer state of Asia

(a) Iraq
(c) Palestine
(b) Syria
(d) Afghanistan

A

(d) Afghanistan

51
Q

Land of Snow

A

Canada

52
Q

Little Venice ?

A

Venezuela

53
Q

Mother-in-Law of Europe’ is the
distinctive name of which country?

(a) Norway
(c) Germany
(b) Denmark
(d) England

A

(b) Denmark

54
Q

City of widows is located in

(a) India
(c) Russia
(b) Japan
(d) Germany

A

(a) India

(Vrindavan is home to more than 20,000 widows, and over the years, many shelters for widows run by the government, private enterprises and NGOs have mushroomed in the city. The city, which is considered holy by Hindus, has become known as the ‘City of Widows’)

55
Q 
city is called "City of Parks"
the
(a) Benaras
(c) Kiev
(b) Quito
(d) Rom
A

(c) Kiev

56
Q 
'Granite City' is the distinctive name
of which city?
(a) Cairo (Egypt)
(b) Mumbai (India)
(c) Aberdeen (Scotland)
(d) None of them
A

(c) Aberdeen (Scotland)

It’s also known as the ‘Granite City’ for its many enduring grey-stone buildings

57
Q

‘Gift of Nile’ is the distinctive name of

(a) Egypt
(c) Jordan
(b) Iraq
(d) Libya

A

(a) Egypt

58
Q

City Of Mosques

A

Dhaka

59
Q

Crossroads of Western Europe?

A

Belgium

(Belgium shares borders with France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. As it connects different countries in Western Europe therefore it is called Crossroads of Western Europe)

60
Q 
Which mountain range is also known
by the distinctive name of Roof of the
World?
(a) Pamir (Tibet)
(b) Lhasa (Tibet)
(c) Allapuzhe (India)
(d) Guinea Coast
A

(a) Pamir (Tibet)

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