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1. The light of Islam dawned in the 7th century A.D. when in 611 A.D., the Holy Prophet of Islam Muhammad (P.B.U.H) announced the revelation from Allah. 
2. Each year, 1.25 million people die in traffic accidents. 
3. Traces of 400,000-year-old covered wood shelters have been found at Nice (France).
4. Neolithic revolution took place after 10000 B.C. 
5. The Sumerians kept records by using clay tablets with pictographs after 4000 B.C.
6. Paleontology is the science of history of life. 
7. The ancient civilizations flourished in Egypt (3300 B.C), India (3000 B.C), Europe (2500 B.C), China (2000 B.C) and America (1500 B.C). 
8. Mahavira (founder of Jainism) and Gautama Buddha (founder of Buddhism) were contemporaries and flourished in India in the 6th century B.C.
9. The three Pyramids of Egypt were built from 2700 to 2500 B.C. These are the tombs of Khufu, Khafra and Menkaura. 
10. The lighthouse of Alexandria was built about 270 B.C. 
11. The ancient hanging gardens of Babylon were laid out on a brick terrace about 400 feet square at a height of 75 feet from the ground. 
12. The Great Wall of China was completed in 204 B.C. It is 1500 miles long. Its average height is 25 feet and about 12 feet wide at the top. 
13. The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy) built in the 12th century stands in a slanting position about 14 feet from the perpendicular.
14. The Grand Canyon eroded by the Colorado river in USA is 217 miles long, one mile deep and about 18 miles wide in NW Arizona. 
15. The city of Rome was founded in 753 B.C. by Romulus. 
16. Shi Huang (ruled 221-210 B.C) the First Emperor of China centralized political authority in China, standardized written language, laws, weights, measures, coinage and conducted a census. 
17. Christianity emerged as the distinct sect in the second half of the first century A.D. 
18. The legendary Abbasid Caliph Haroon-al-Rashid ruled Baghdad from 786-809 A.D. 
19. The Muslim rule of Spain lasted from 711 to 1492 A.D. So far 27 amendments have been made in the US Constitution. 
20. The Statue of Liberty (New York, USA) was installed in 1886. It is 151 feet one inch high from the base to torch. 
21. Copen Hagen (Denmark) is the best city of the world in terms of 'Excellent Standard of Living'. Copen Hagen, Tokyo, Zurich, Helsinki are top four cities of the world.
22. Dhal Lake is in Srinagar (Occupied Kashmir).
23. In USA, the President and the Vice-President are the only elective federal officials not chosen by direct vote of the people. They are elected by the members of the Electoral College. 
24. In 1860, 1880, 1900, 1928, 1956, 1980 and 1992, Abraham Lincoln, J.A. Garfield, W. Mckinley, H.S Hoover, D.D. Eisenhower, R. Reagan and G. Bush were the winning party nominees for presidential elections respectively.
25. The world is divided into 24 time zones, each 150 longitude wide. The longitudinal meridian passing through Greenwich, England is the starting point and called the Prime Meridian. 
26. Christopher Columbus discovered Bahamas on 12th October, 1492. According to UN, about 4 thousand. persons die daily by drinking contaminated.
27. The famous Monroe Doctrine was enunciated on December 2, 1823.
28. Syria became republic in 1946 when France was forced to liberate it, and a democratic government was established here.
29. According to experts, there are 18 lac species of living beings in the world.
30. Each year, 15 thousand women die during maternity in Pakistan. 
31. There are 77 crore 60 Iac adults illiterate in the world, about two-third of which are women. 
32. The Meiji period of Japan lasted from 1868-1912 AD.
33. The PLO started its self rule in the occupied West-Bank town of Jericho and Gaza strip on May 13, 1994.
34. HAMAS is the name of an Islamic resistance movement in the occupied Palestine. 
35. The World Health Day, International Women's Day, World Children's Day and International Labour Day is observed on April 7, March 8, November 20 and May 1 each year.
36. Jaguar, MiG 29 and F-16 are the combat aircraft of France, Russia and USA. 
37. The largest opium producing country in the world is Afghanistan. 
38. Eight countries of the world have nuclear weapons capability, they are USA, UK, Russia, France, India, China, Pakistan, North Korea. 
39. Ostrich is the largest bird in the world. 
40. Angora is the old name of Ankara. 
41. IRNA is the news agency of Iran.
42. Britain's highest military award is called Victoria Cross (V.C). 
43. Saudi Arabia is the largest exporter of oil in the world. 
44. The world famous Golden Gate Bridge is located in San Francisco (USA). 
45. Iceland is world's most peaceful, while Iraq is the most unsecure country, Bangladesh is the most peaceful country of South Asia. 
46. Russia invaded Afghanistan on December 27, 1979. 
47. Hong Kong was returned to China on July I, 1997. 
48. The earth is calculated to be 4540 million years old.
49. Nelson Mandela's African National Congress (ANC) won the first ever general elections of South Africa held in 1994. 
50. Transistor, Television, Diesel Engine and Laser were invented by Rudolph Diesel, Bardeen Shockley, Thomas Edison and John H. Baird. 
51. The Olympic Torch is kindled on the Mount Olympus in Greece and is kept burning till the end of the games. 
52. The nick name of USA is Uncle Sam. 
53. The news agencies of Britain, China and Russia are called Reuter, Xinhua and Tass. 
54. The revised names of Bombay & Madras are Mumbai & Chennai.
55. Allama Iqbal wrote many books of poetry which include Bang-e-Dära, Bal-e-JibriI, Zarb-e-Kalim, Zabur-e-Ajam and Ramoz-e-Bekhudi. 
56. Eritrea became an independent state on May 24, 1993. 
57. Shaheen and Ghouri are Pakistan's surface to surface missiles.
58. Agni and Prithvi are the names of two medium range surface to surface missiles.
59. World Tourism Day is celebrated on 27th September each year. 
60. IRA is the abbreviation of Irish Republican Army. 
61. First 'Intemational Day of Rural Women' was observed on 15h October, 2008.
62. The velocity of light is 299729.458 kilometres per second (186282.397 miles/sec)
63. A billion contains 1000 million. It has 9 zeroes. 
64. Similarly a trillion has 12 zeroes, a quadrillion 15 zeroes, a quintillion 18 zeroes and a decillion 33 zeroes. 
65. One inch is equal to 2.5400 centimetres and one mile is equal to 1.6093 kilometres.
66. Pakistan is among 25 major green-house gases emitting countries. USA is on top of the list. 
67. Each year, 5 Iac women die due to maternity complications all over the world. 
68. Haya Rashid Al-Khalifa (Bahrain) was the first Muslim lady who elected in the General Assembly of UNO. She served from September 12, 2006 to September 17, 2007. 
69. Pakistan became the largest CNG user country in the world in 2008.
70. There are 23 crore drug-addicts in the world, whereas in Pakistan 60 lac.
71. Most murder cases are registered in India, most rape cases are reported in USA. 
72. Each year; about 22,000 people die to Prostate Cancer. 
73. SAARC was founded in 1985. On April 3, 2007, Afghanistan was given the membership of 8th member. 
74. Every year, 70 lac children and women are smuggled all over the world. 
75. Air is composed of Nitrogen (78.08%), Oxygen (20.95%), Argon (0.94%) and Carbon Dioxide (0.03%). 
76. Mustafa Kemal popularly known as Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) was the founder of modern Turkey. 
77. In nature, Carbon is found in many forms i.e. Coke, Diamond, Graphite and Charcoal. Out of these Diamond is the purest form.
78. The famous Muslim scientists Jabir Ibne Hayan, Ibn A1 Haytham and Umer Khayyam flourished in (731 to 815), (965 to 1039) and (973 to 1050) A.D.
79. Pakistan sent its first satellite Badr-l into orbit atop a Chinese built rocket on July 16, 1990. 
80. Currently, the UNO consists of 193 countries. South Sudan became its 193rd member in 2011. 
81. The North Yemen and the South Yemen were re-united as Yemen on May 22, 1990. 
82. The European Economic Committee (EEC) became a single market economy on January I, 1993. 
83. The 10th Islamic Summit Conference was held at Putrajaya (Malaysia)' in October 2003 and 1 lth Islamic Summit Conference was held at Dakkar (Senegal) on 13 & 14 March, 2008. 
84. The term NAM stands for Non-Aligned Movement. First Conference of NAM was held in Belgrade (Yoguslavia) in September 1961. 
85. The World population is increasing at the rate of 10 crore persons per annum. The world population is expected to rise to 8 billion in 2024. 
86. The Al-Quds Committee of the OIC was founded in 1975 to implement the resolution of the Islamic Conference on status of Jerusalem (Al-Quds).
87. On 3rd Feb. 2009, Iran sent in the space its first local made satellite "Umeed", Which will be used for research and telecommunication. 
88. Richard Nixon is the only U.S. President who resigned from his post after a house committee recommended impeachment for Watergate scandal. 
89. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the only U.S. President to serve more than two terms at the office (3 times). 
90. Some 53 persons reached the peak of Mt. Everest on May 46, 2002, the largest number to conquer the peak on the same day. 
91. William, Duke of Normandy, captured England in 1066. 
92. Genghis Khan invaded China in 1211, as he built the largest empire in history. 
93. England's King John accepted the Magna Carta in 1215 for limiting royal power.
94. The American colonies declared independence in 1776 from England. 
95. On 1st Aug. 2008, 20 thousand people in Libya named "Muhammad" made a world record of attending any ceremony.
96. Total military budget of the world is 1500 billion dollars. America's military budget is 48 percent of world's total military budget. 
97. Edward Jenner discovered a vaccine for smallpox in 1793, laying the foundation for modern immunology. 
98. Nepoleon was defected at Waterloo in 1815. 
99. In 1821, Simon Bolivar freed Venezuela from Spanish rule. 
100. The first "World Women Day" was observed in 1911.