General knowledge.

The Largest, Longest, Biggest, Highest, Smallest in the World

Largest continent is Asia
Largest ocean is Pacific Ocean
Largest bay is Hudson Bay
Largest country (area) is Soviet Union
Largest dam is Grand Coulee Dam, USA
Largest desert is Sahara (North Africa)
Largest gulf is Gulf of Mexico
Largest Volcano is Manuna Lea (Hawai)
Longest Corridor is Rameshwaram Temple (India)
Largest land animal is Africa bush Elephant
Largest land animal is cheetah
Largest island is Green land
Largest Lake is Caspian Sea
Largest fresh water Lake is Lake Superior
Largest mountain range is Andes, South America
Largest peninsula is Arabia
Largest planet is Jupiter
Largest railway station is Grand central terminal, New York City, USA
Largest railway platform is Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Largest Animal is Blue Bottom whale
Largest Bird is Ostrich
Largest sea is South China Sea
Largest Cathedral is Cathedral Church of New York
Largest Cemetry is Ohlsdorf Cemetry (Hamburg, Germany)
Largest Church is Balisca of St. Peter in the Vatican City, Rome.
Largest Country (Area) is Russia
Largest Delta is Sunderban (India)
Largest Desert is Sahara, North Africa
Largest Dams is Grand Coulee Dam, USA
Largest Hotel is Excalibur Hotel (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)
Largest Library is United States Library of Congress, Washington
Largest Mosque is Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)
Largest Mountain Range is Andes (South America)
Largest Minaret is Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)
Largest Palace is Imperial Palace (China)
Largest Park is National Park of North-Eastern (Greenland)
Largest Platform is Grand Central Terminal, (Rly. Station), New York (USA)
Largest Stadium is Starhove Stadium, Prague (Czech Republic)
Largest Sea-bird is Albatross
Largest Sea is South China Sea
Largest Temple is Angkorwat in Combodia.
Highest Lake is Titicaca (Bolivia)
Highest Mountain Peak is Mount Everest (Nepal)

Highest Mountain Range is Himalayas, Asia.

Highest Plateau is Pamir (Tibet)
Highest Road is Leh-Nobra, Ladakh division India.
Highest Village is Andean (Chile)
Highest Volcano is Ojos Del Salado, (Argentina) Chile
Highest Rail Track is Kwinghai- Tibbet Railway (China)
Highest airport is King Abdul Aziz international airport, Saudi Arabia
Highest Airport is Lhasa Airport, Tibet
Highest mountain range is Himalayas, Asia
Highest Mountain peak Mount is Everest, Himalayas, Nepal
Highest Waterfall is Angel (Venezuela)
Highest City is Wenchuan, China
Highest waterfall is Salto angel falls, Venezuela
Biggest Airbus is Double Decker A-380
Biggest Flower is Rafflesia (Java)
Biggest Museum is American Museum of NaturalHistory (New York).
Biggest Telescope is Mt. Palomar (USA)
Biggest Cinema House is Roxy, New York
Biggest Oceans is Pacific Ocean
Biggest Palace is Vatican (Rome)
Smallest Bird is Humming bird
Smallest country (area) is Vatican City
Smallest continent is Australia
Smallest planet is mercury
Longest River is Nile, Africa
Longest River Dam is Hirakud Dam, India
Longest Train is Flying Scotsman
Longest Epic is Mahabharata
Longest Day is June 21
Longest Bridge is Huey P. Long Bridge (USA)
Longest Canal is Baltic Sea White Canal
Tallest animal is Giraffe
Tallest Building is Dubai Burj (Dubai)
Tallest Minaret is Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)
Tallest Fountain is Fountain Hills, Arizona
Tallest Tower is C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada)
Tallest fountain is Fountain hills, Arizona
Oldest Theatre is Teatro Olimpico (Itlay)
Lowest Water Level is Dead Sea
Lowest mountains is Bhesnna Bhaile
Hottest Place is Azizia (Libya)
Coldest Planet is Neptune
Rainiest Place is Mosinram, near Cherrapunji (India)
Lightest Gas is Hydrogen
Deepest ocean is Pacifi Ocean
Brightest planet is Venus

 Most populous country is China

Least populous country is China
Least populous country is Vatican City
Nearest Planet (to the Sun) is Mercury
Farthest Planet (from the Sun) is Neptune
Deepest Lake is Baikal (Siberia)
Most Populous City is Tokyo
Shortest Day is December 22
Widest waterfall is Khone Falls, Laos
Brightest star is Sirius (Dog Star) longest wall great wall of china
Fastest Bird is Swift
Deepest Oceans is Pacific Ocean
Tallest Animal Giraffe
Fastest Bird Swift
Largest Bird Ostrich
Smallest Bird Humming Bird
Longest Railway Bridge Lower Zambesi (Africa)
Longest Canal (Ship) Baltic White Sea Canal (152 miles)
Highest City Wen Chuan (China) 16000 ft.
Largest Continent Asia
Smallest Continent Australia
Highest Country Tibet (The Pamirs)
Largest Country(in population) China
Largest Country(in area) USSR, now CIS (Common Wealth of Independent States)
Largest Day June 21 (Northern Hemisphere)
Shortest Day December 22(Northern Hemisphere)
Largest Desert Sahara (Africa)
Deepest Lake Baikal (Siberia) Average depth 2300 feet
Largest Lake (fresh water) Lake Superior (USA) (31200 sq.miles)
Largest Lake (salt water) Caspian Sea
Largest Masque Jama Masjid,Delhi, area 10000 Sq.ft.
Highest Mountain Peak Everest (Nepal) 29028 ft.
Highest Mountain Range The Himalayas
Longest Mountain Range The Andes (S.America),5500 miles
Biggest Museum British Museum (London)
Largest Punissula India
Hottest Place (World) Azizia (Libya,Africa) 136 F
Biggest Planet Jupiter
Smallest Planet Mercury
Highest Plateau Pamir (Tibet)
Longest Railway Platform Sonepur Station(Bihar,India) 2480 feet long
Biggest Telescope Mt.Palomar (USA)
Longest Railway Tunnel Tanna (Japan) 13 1/2 miles
Largest Road Tunnel Mount Blanc Tunnel (Between France and Italy),7 1/2 miles
Largest Volcano Mauna Loa (Hawaii),crater 12400 in diameter
Longest Wall Great Wall of China

 Rainiest Spot (World) Cherrapunji (Assam,India),annual Average 1041.78 inches Rainfall

Lightest Metal Lithium
Biggest Temple Angkor Vat,Kampuchia
Wingless Bird Kiwi,New Zealand
Hardest Substance Diamond
Largest Animal Blue Whale,Recorded length 106 feet,Weight 195 tons
Largest land-Animal African Elephant
Biggest Flower Rafflesia (Java)Indonesia
Largest Stadium Strahov Stadium in Praha,Czech Republic accommodation 240000
persons
Largest Diamond Mine Kimbarley,south Africa
Longest Corridor
Rameshwaram TempleCorridor (5000 feet).

General Knowledge About World Passes

Vesuvius is a volcano in Italy.
Swat valley is in the mountain range of... hindukash
Saddle peak is highest peak in Anandaman & Nicobar islands.
Karoko tao is a volcano in Indonesia.
Approximately the south west monsoon begins in Pakistan in late July.
Alpine is the highest mountain pass in the world.
Siachen, batoro and chogo lugma glaciers are in Karakorum.
April 1984, India conducted an Operation known as 'Operation Meghdoot to capture
Siachen.
Siachen Glacier is the Worlds Biggest Glacier outside the two Poles. It is also the world's
Highest Glacier that is why it is refered to as "The Third Pole." It is also the World's Highest
Battle Ground Ever
Africa is without glaciers.
Highest point of Asia is Mount Everest (Nepal-Tibet).
Mount Aconcagua, highest peak in the western hemisphere, located in the Andes
Mountains of western Argentina, near the border with Chile.
Bodpo La pass is highest pass in Tibet (China) with height 19,412.
Donner pass is in California (USA)
Hispar & Biafo glacier is in Pakistan.
Siachen glacier is in Karakoram Range.
Baltoro gracier is in Karakoram Range.
Chogo Lugma is in Karakoram range.
Hispar glacier is in Hunza.
Malaspina glacier is in Alaska (US),
Namni Pass is in Myanmar.
Khunjerab Pass is highest pas in Pakistan.
Alpine Pass is in USA.
Lowari Pass is in Pakistan.
Khojak tunnel is in Balouchistan.

 Bolan (Sulaiman range) pass is in Baluchistan.

Kolpur pass is in Baluchistan.
Shandur Pass is in Pakistan..
General knowledge about Famous Battles.
World Famous Battles
Battle of Marathon
490 BC
Athenians and Persians. King Darius of Persia defeated.
Battle of Thermopylae
480 BC
Spartans led by Leonidas and Persians led by Xerexes. Greeks defeated.
Battle of Salamis
480 BC
Athenian fleet and Persian fleet in bay of Salamis; Persian fleet defeated.
Battle of Platae
479 BC
Greek and Persians forces defeated.
Battle of Mycale
479 BC
Greek and Persian fleets; Persian fleet defeated.
Spartan War I (Peloponesian War)
459 BC
Sparta and Athens, lasted for 30 years.
Spartan War II
431 BC-421
Sparta and Athens; Spartans victorious.
Battle of Arabia
331 BC
Greek and Persian forces; Greeks victorious.
Battle of Magnesia
190 BC
Syrian and Roman forces; Syrian forces defeated (North-west Lydia).
Battle of Pharasalus
48 AD
Caesar defeated Pompey.
Battle of Hastings
1066
William, the Duck of Normandy defeated Harold, the king of England. England came under
the control of Normans.
Hundred- year War
13381453
Fought between France and England .
The cause of the war was the succession was claimed to the throne of France which was
claimed by Edward III of England. The war was resume by Henry V and was brought to an
end by the Heroism of Joan of Arc A country girl who overthrew the power of England .
John of Arc was burnt alive at the stakes in 1431.

War of the Roses

14551485
Civil War in England; The Cause of the
War was a struggle for the throne o England between the two royal houses of Lancaster and
York.
Anglo-Spanish War
(Spanish armada War)
1588
Spanish and England fleets fought in the England Channel; The English fleet under lord
Howard Defeated of the Spanish Armada.
Battle of
Gibraltar Way
1607
The Dutch defeated the Spanish and Portuguese.
Thirty-year War
16181648
Stated as religious-cum-political war
Between the Lutherans and Catholics in
Germany and developed into an international war.
Civil War in England
16421649
Between Cavaliers (King Charles I supporters)and forces of Parliament led by Oliver
Cromwell, king Charles I executed .
Battle of Blenheim
1704
England and Austria headed by Marlborough defended France and Russia.
War of Austrian
Succession
17401748
Queen of Austria, Maria Theresa
(daughter of Charles VII ) was Challenged by king Frederick II of Prussia. England
Supported the Queen and Frederick II was helped by France. Ended with a Treaty Which
recognized the Queens right to the throne after the death of king Frederick.
Seven -Year War
(Anglo-French War III)
17561763
Britain and France against Austria and
Prussia; the British alliance won.
Battle of the Nile
1798
British and French fleets, Britain victorious.
Battle of Trafolgar
1805

British fleet defeated fleets of France and Spain. British fleets were commanded by Admiral
Nelson, who was killed during the Battle.
Battle of Austerliz
1805
Britain , Austria ,Russia and Prussia .On side and France on the other. Napoleon (France)
defeated Austria and Russia.
Battle of Borodino
1812
Between France and Russia. Napolean invaded Russia at Borodino, and nearly defeated the
Russians. However on reaching Moscow, his army suffered heavy losses and was forced to
retreat. Napoleans ill-fated attack on Russia market the beginning of the downfall of the
French Empire.
Battle of Leipzing
1813
Germany and combined force of Austria, Prussia and Russia, Defeated Napolean.
Battle of Waterloo
1815
British forces and by Duke of Wellington (sir Arthur Wellesly) defeated French forces led by
Napolean. Napolean was Captured and exiled to St. Helena where he died in 1821.
First Opium War
1840
China and Britain; Chinese yielded opium. It was a trade war.
Crimean War
18541856
The Combined forces of the British,
French and Turks defeated Russia.
American Civil War
18611865
Northern states of America under
Abraham Lincon defeated the Southern states and abolished the slavery.
Sino- Japanese War
18941895
Japan Defeated China and occupied
Formosa and Korea.
Battle of Omdurman
1898
The British and Egyptian forces defeated
The forces of Khalifa (Mehdits).
Bear War
18991901
The revolt of Transvaal Boers was
Suppressed by the British forces. Boers belonged to Dutch Protestant stock who opposed
Britishers because of abolition of slavery by Britain.
Russo- Japanese War

(Battle of Port Arthur& Battle of Yalu)

19041905
Russia and Japan in the sea of Japan.
Russia defeated; It led the wave of the idea of Asian Resurgence.
Balkan War I
1912
Turkey and Balkan countries (Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece), Turkey defeated.
Balkan War II
1913
Invasion of Serbia and Greece by Bulgaria. Bulgaria was Defeated by Combined forces of
Serbia, Greece. Rumania, Montengro who stripped Turkey of most of its European
territories.
world War I
1914- 1918
Central Power (Germany and its allies)
Against the Allied Power (Britain and its allies); Central power were deeated. Famous Battles
: (1). First battle of Marne (1914)France defeated Germany.
(2). Battle o Jutland(1916)- Naval battle between England and Germany. England defeated
Germany. (3). Battle of Verdun (1916)- Fought between France & Germany . (4). Second
battle of Marne(1918) France defeated Germany.
World War II
19391945
Axis Powers (Germany and its allies)
Against the Allied Power (Britain and its allies); Axis Power were defeated. Famous Battle:
Battle of EI Alamein (1942)-The Allies victory during the World War II and retreat of General
Rommels forces.
Muslim Rulers and Their Govts
1419 In the Golden Horde Empire, Death of Edigu, overthrow of Chaighray, power captured
by Ulugh Muhammad.
1420 In the Golden Horde Empire, Ulugh Muhammad overthrown by Daulat Bairawi.
1420: Turkomans of the Black Sheep Empire, Death of Qara Yusuf; succession of his son
Qara Iskandar. In Morocco, Assassination of Abu Said Usman; succession of his infant son
Abdul Haq.
1421 In the Ottoman Turks Empire, Death of Muhammad I; accession of his son Murad II.
In the Burji Mamluks Empire, Death of Al Muayyad, succession of Muzaffar Ahmad. Muzaffar
Ahmad overthrown by Amir Saifuddin Tata, Death of Saifuddin Tata, succession of his son
Muhammad. Muhammad overthrown by Amir Barsbay.
1424 In the Golden Horde Empire, Death of Daulat Bairawi, succession of Berk. In Algeria,
The Halsida of Tunisia occupy Algeria. This state of affairs continued throughout the fifteenth
century.
1425 In the Uzbegs Empire, Abul Khayr, a prince of the house of Uzbeg declare his
independence in the western part of Siberia,
1427 In the Golden Horde Empire, Berk overthrown by Ulugh Muhammad who captured
power for the second time.

1430 In the Uzbegs Empire, Abul Khayr occupies Khawarzam.

1434 Turkomans of the Black Sheep Empire, Deposition of Qara Iskandar; installation of his
brother Jahan Shah. Turkomans of the White Sheep Empire, Death of Qara Usman,
succession of his son Ali Beg. In Tunisia, Death of Abul Faris after a rule of forty years,
succession of his son Abu Abdullah Muhammad.
1435 In Tunisia, Deposition of Abu Abdullah Muhammad, power captured by Abu Umar
Usman.
1438 In the Burji Mamluks Empire, Death of Barsbay, accession of his minor son Jamaluddin
Yusuf; Yusuf overthrown and power captured by the Chief Minister Saifuddin Gakmuk.
Turkomans of the White Sheep Empire, Ali Beg overthrown by
his brother Hamza.
1439 In the Golden Horde Empire, Ulugh Muhammad withdrew from Sarai and found the
principality of Qazan. Said Ahmad came to power in Sarai.
1440 Turkomans of the White Sheep Empire, Hamza overthrown by Jahangir a son of Ali
Beg.
1441 In the Golden Horde Empire, Crimea seceded from Sarai.
1446 In the Timurids Empire, Death of Shah Rukh, succession of Ulugh Beg. In the Ottoman
Turks Empire, Second battle of Kossova resulting in the victory of the Turks. Serbia annexed
to Turkey and Bosnia became its vassal.
1447 In the Golden Horde Empire, Astra Khan seceded from Sarai.
1449 In the Uzbegs Empire, Abul Khayr captures Farghana. In the Timurids Empire, Death
of Ulugh Beg, succession of Abdul Latif.
1450 In the Timurids Empire, Assassination of Abdul Latif, accession of Abu Said.
1451 In the Ottoman Turks Empire, Death of Murad II; accession of his son Muhammad II.
1453 In the Ottoman Turks Empire, Capture of Constantinople by the Turks. Turkomans of
the White Sheep Empire, Death of Jahangir; accession of his son Uzun Hasan. In the Burji
Mamluks Empire, Death of Gakmuk. succession of his son Fakhruddin Usman. Usman
overthrown by the Mamluk General Saifuddin Inal.
1454 In the Ottoman Turks Empire, Attack against Wallachia, Wallachia became a vassal
state of Turkey.
1456 In the Ottoman Turks Empire, Annexation of Serbia.
1461 In the Ottoman Turks Empire, Annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the Burji
Mamluks Empire, Death of Saifuddin Inal, succession of his son Shahabuddin Ahmad.
Shahabuddin Ahmad overthrown by the Mamluk General Saifuddin Khushqadam.
1462 In the Ottoman Turks Empire, Annexation of Albania.
1465 In the Golden Horde Empire, Death of Said Ahmad, succession of his son Khan
Ahmad. In Morocco, Assassination of Abdul Haq. End of the Marinid rule. Power snatched by
Sharif Muhammad al Jati.
1467 Turkomans of the Black Sheep Empire, Death of Jahan Shah, end of the rule of the
Black Sheep Turkoman rule. Turkomans of the White Sheep Empire, Jahan Shah of the Black
Sheep attacked the White Sheep. Jahan Shah was defeated and the Black Sheep territories
annexed by the White Sheep. In the Burji Mamluks Empire, Death of
Khushqadam, accession of his son Saifuddin Yel Bey. Deposition of Yel Bey, power captured
by the Mamluk General Temur Bugha.
1468 In the Uzbegs Empire, Death of Abul Khayr, succession of his son Haidar Sultan.
Turkomans of the White Sheep Empire, Uzun Hasan defeated the Timurids at the battle of
Qarabagh whereby the White Sheep became the masters of Persia and Khurasan. In the
Burji Mamluks Empire, Deposition of Femur Bugha, power captured by the Mamluk
General Qait Bay.

1469 In the Timurids Empire, Death of Abu Said, disintegration of the Timurid state. In
Khurasan Hussain Baygara cam
e to power and he ruled during the remaining years of the fifteenth century.
1472 In Morocco, Sharif Muhammad al Jati overthrown by the Wattisid chief Muhammad al
Shaikh who establishes the rule of the Wattisid dynasty.
1473 In the Ottoman Turks Empire, War against Persia; Persians defeated.
1475 In the Ottoman Turks Empire, Annexation of Crimea. War against Venice. Turkey
became the master of the Aegean Sea
1478 Turkomans of the White Sheep Empire, Death of Uzun Hasan, succession of his son
Khalil.
1479 Turkomans of the White Sheep Empire, Khalil overthrown by his uncle Yaqub.
1480 In the Golden Horde Empire, Assassination of Khan Ahmad, succession of his son Said
Ahmad II.
1481 In the Golden Horde Empire, Said Ahmad I1 overthrown by his brother Murtada. In
the Ottoman Turks Empire, Death of Muhammad II, accession of Bayazid II.
1488 In the Uzbegs Empire, Death of Haider Sultan, succession of his nephew Shaybani
Khan. In Tunisia, Death of Abu Umar Usman after a rule of 52 years, succession of Abu
Zikriya Yahya.
1489 In Tunisia, Abu Zikriya Yahya overthrown by Abul Mumin.
1490 In Tunisia, Abul Mumin overthrown, power recaptured by Abu Yahya.
1493 Turkomans of the White Sheep Empire, Death of Yaqub. accession of his son Bayangir.
1495 Turkomans of the White Sheep Empire, Bayangir overthown by his cousin Rustam.
1496 In the Burji Mamluks Empire, Abdication of Qait Bay, succession of his son Nasir
Muhammad.
1497 Turkomans of the White Sheep Empire, Rustam overthrown by Ahmad. Anarchy and
fragmentation.
1498 In the Burji Mamluks Empire, Deposition of Nasir Muhammad, power captured by
Zahir Kanauh.
1499 In the Uzbegs Empire, Shayhani Khan conquered Transoxiana. In the Golden Horde
Empire, Death of Murtada, succession of Said Ahmad III." In the Ottoman Turks Empire,
The Turks defeated the Venetian fleet in the battle of Lepanto.
1500 In the Burji Mamluks Empire, Zahir Kanauh overthrown by Ashraf Gan Balat.
1501 Ismail I establishes the Safavid dynasty in Persia, and the Twelve-Imam Shi'ism
becomes the state religion.
1507 The Portuguese under d'Albuquerque establish strongholds in the Persian Gulf.
1508 Turkomans of the White Sheep Empire, End of the White Sheep dynasty and the
annexation of their territories by the Safawids.
1511 D'Albuquerque conquers Malacca from the Muslims.
1517 The Ottoman Sultan Selim Yavuz ("the Grim") defeats the Mamluks and conquers
Egypt.
1520 The reign of Sulaiman the Magnificent begins.
1526 Louis of Hungary dies at the Battle of Mohacs.
1526 The Battle of Panipat in India, and the Moghul conquest; Babur makes his capital at
Delhi and.
Agra.
1528 The Ottomans take Buda in Hungary.
1529 Unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna.
1550 The architect Sinan builds the Suleymaniye mosque in Istanbul.
1550 The rise of the Muslim kingdom of Atjeh in Sumatra.

1550 Islam spreads to Java, the Moluccas, and Borneo.

1556 The death of Sulaiman the Magnificent.
1568 Alpujarra uprising of the Moriscos (Muslims forcibly converted to Catholicism ) in
Spain.
1571 The Ottomans are defeated at the naval Battle of Lepanto, and their dominance in the.
Mediterranean is brought to a close.
1578 The Battle of the Three Kings at Qasr al-Kabir in Morocco. King Sebastian of Portugal
is killed.
1588 Reign of Safavid Sultan Shah Abbas I begins.
1591 Mustaili Ismailis split into Sulaymanis and Daudis.
1600 Sind annexed by the Mughals. End of the Arghun rule in Sind..

List of Nobel Prize 2014 Winners Physics Chemistry Medicine Literature Peace
Economics.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014
Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura
Isamu Akasaki is a Japanese scientist
Hiroshi Amano is a Japanese physicist
Shuji Nakamura is a Japanese-American professor
They awarded for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled
bright and energy-saving white light sources"

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014

Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner
Robert Eric Betzig is an American physicist based at the Janelia Farm Research Campus in
Ashburn, Virginia
Stefan Walter Hell is a Romanian-born German physicist
William Esco Moerner is an American physical chemist
They awarded for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014
John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser
John O'Keefe,is an American-British neuroscientist and a professor at the Institute of
Cognitive Neuroscience and the Department of Anatomy at University College London.
May-Britt Moser is a Norwegian psychologist, neuroscientist
Edvard Ingjald Moser is a Norwegian psychologist, neuroscientist
They awarded for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain"
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2014
Patrick Modiano
Jean Patrick Modiano is a French novelist.
He was awarded for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable
human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation"
The Nobel Peace Prize 2014
Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai

Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian children's rights advocate and an activist against child labour.
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel
Prize laureate They awarded the prize for their struggle against the suppression of children
and young people and for the right of all children to education"
The Nobel Economics Prize 2014
Jean Tirole is a French professor of economics. He focuses on industrial organization, game
theory, banking and finance, and economics and psychology.
He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his analysis of market
power and regulation.
Current heads Presidents Prime Ministers of World Countries
Afghanistan President - Ashraf Ghani Prime Minister - Abdullah Abdullah
Bangladesh President - Abdul Hamid Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina
Bhutan King - Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Prime Minister - Tshering Tobgay
China President - Xi Jinping Premier of the State Council - Li Keqiang
Egypt President - Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Prime Minister - Ibrahim Mahlab
France President - Franois Hollande Prime Minister - Manuel Valls.
Germany Federal President - Joachim Gauck Federal Chancellor - Angela Merkel
India President - Pranab Mukherjee Prime Minister - Narendra Modi
Iran Supreme Leader - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President - Hassan Rouhani
Iraq President - Fuad Masum Prime Minister - Haider Al-Abadi
Israel President - Reuven Rivlin Prime Minister - Benjamin Netanyahu
Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong - Abdul Halim Prime Minister - Najib Razak
Maldives President - Abdulla Yameen
Nepal President - Ram Baran Yadav Prime Minister - Sushil Koirala
Pakistan President - Mamnoon Hussain Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Palestine President - Mahmoud Abbas Prime Minister - Rami Hamdallah
Sri Lanka President - Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Minister - D. M. Jayaratne
Turkey President - Recep Tayyip Erdoan Prime Minister - Ahmet Davutolu
United Kingdom Queen - Elizabeth II Prime Minister - David Cameron
United States .President - Barack Obama
Russia. President - Vladimir Putin Chairman of the Government - Dmitry Medvedev
Saudi Arabia.King and Prime Minister Abdullah.
Pak Air Force MCQs and Current affairs 1947-2013
Founded 14 August 1947
Size 65,000 full-time personnel
(including 3,000 pilots)
10,000 reservists
Air Headquarters AHQ, Islamabad
Engagements
1947 Indo-Pak War
1965 Rann of Kutch Skirmish
1965 Indo-Pak War
1971 Indo-Pak War
19791988 Soviet-Afghan War
1999 Kargil Conflict

2001-2002 Indo-Pak Stand-off

War in North-West Pakistan (2007-present)
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Vice Marshal Allan Perry-Keene ( August 15, 1947 To February 17, 1949 )
Vice Marshal Sir Richard Atcherley ( February 18, 1949 To May 6, 1951 )
Vice Marshal Leslie William Cannon ( May 7, 1951 To June 19, 1955 )
Vice Marshal Sir Arthur McDonald ( June 20, 1955 To July 22, 1957 )
Marshal Asghar Khan ( July 23, 1957 To July 22, 1965 )
Marshal Nur Khan ( July 23, 1965 To August 31, 1969 )
Marshal Abdul Rahim Khan ( September 1, 1969 TO March 2, 1972 )
Marshal Zafar Chaudhry ( March 3, 1972 To April 15, 1974 )
Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan ( April 16, 1974 To July 22, 1978 )
Chief Marshal Anwar Shamim ( July 23, 1978 To March 5, 1985 )
Chief Marshal Jamal A. Khan ( March 6, 1985 To March 8, 1988 )
Chief Marshal Hakimullah ( March 9, 1988 To March 9, 1991 )
Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan ( March 9, 1991 To November 8, 1994 )
Chief Marshal Abbas Khattak ( November 9, 1994 To November 7, 97 )
Chief Marshal Parvaiz Mehdi Qureshi ( November 8, 1997 To November 20, 2000 )
Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir ( November 20, 2000 To February 20, 2003 )
Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat ( March 18, 2003 To March 18, 2006 )
Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed ( March 18, 2006 To March 18, 2009 )
Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman ( March 18, 2009 - To March 19, 2012 )
Chief Masrshal Tahir Rafique Butt ( March 19, 2012 - To Present )