General Knowledge Questions for Postal Assistant Exams

1.  The world's oldest known city is - Damascus

2.  The city which is also known as the City of Canals is - Venice

3.  The country in which river Wangchu flows is - Myanmar

4.  The biggest island of the world is - Greenland

5.  The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is - Detroit, USA

6.  The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is - China & South Africa

7. The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is - Malaysia

8.  The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is - China

9.  The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the - Amazon River

10.  The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' Was - Peking

11.  The country called the Land of Rising Sun is - Japan

12.  Mount Everest was named after - Sir George Everest

13.  The volcano Vesuvius is located - in Italy

14.  The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is - Cuba

15.  The length of the Suez Canal is - 162.5 kilometers

16.  The lowest point on earth is - The coastal area of Dead sea

17. The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of - Nepal

18.  The largest ocean of the world is the - Pacific ocean

19.  The largest bell in the world is the - Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow

20.  The biggest stadium in the world is the - Strahov Stadium, Prague

21.  The world's largest diamond producing country is - South Africa

22.  Australia was discovered by - James Cook

23.  The first Governor General of Pakistan is - Mohammed Ali Jinnah

24.  Dublin is situated at the mouth of - river Liffey

25.  The earlier name of New York city was - New Amsterdam