Famous Places, Towns and Buildings in India Gk Questions & Answers - 1

Diego Garcia	An island in the Indian Ocean near Mauritius. The U.S.A. has set up a big naval base here. The littoral countries led by India raised protest against this step.
Dowling Street	Official residence of the Prime Minister of England in London.
Eiffel Tower	A 985 feet high tower designed by Alexander Gustave Eiffel for Paris Exposition in 1889 in Paris (France), now being used as a meteorological wireless station.
Elysee Palace	Official residence of the President of France.
Empire State Building	In New York (U.S.A.); One of the loftiest buildings in the world; it has 102 storeys and a height o 1250 ft. opened on May 1, 1931.
Fleet Street	A Street in London named after the river Fleet; there are offices and printing establishments of many of the leading British newspapers and press agencies.
Fuji Yama	Extinct volcano in Japan near Tokyo; pilgrim resort; the highest peak of Japan.
Geneva	In Switzerland; venue of several international conferences; headquarters of ILO, WHO and Red Cross Society.
Golden Triangle	A heaven for the smugglers in South East Asia; it refers to the bottom of Burma, Thailand and Laos where opium is grown on a large scale and much of which is smuggled out to the U.S.A. and other countries.
Great wall of China	A wall built northern China along Southern edge of Mongolian plateau to keep out invading Mongols.
Greenwich	Situated on the Thames river near London; Noted for the astronomical observatory; longitude conventionally calculated with Greenwich meridian either east or west.
Hollywood	Centre of World’s biggest film industry in California, the U.S.A.
Hong Kong	A former British colony composed of a peninsula on the southeast China mainland and many islands off the coast; one of the world’s finest harbours;. In 1997, the Chinese sovereignty on Hong Kong was restored.
Hiroshima	A flourishing Japanese town completely destroyed by the first atom bomb on August 6m 1945.
Havana	Capital of Cuba, Olympic Games were held here in 1952. SALT talks held in 1970-71.
Harappa	In Pakistan; known for excavation of prehistoric building of pre-Aryan age.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon	They were in the palace of King Nebuchadnezzar, 100 km south of present Baghdad.
Hague	The seat of the Government of Netherlands. International Court of Justice, a UN organ, is located here.
Hagia Sophia	Church of St.Sophia at Constantinople built by Roman Emperor Justinian (531 – 538 A.D.)
Hyde Park	Famous place for Public Meetings in London.
Jakarta (Djakarta)	Capital of Indonesia, formerly known as Batavia, chief exporter of rubber and tea.
Jerusalem	Capital of Israel. Holy city for three faiths; Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Johannesburg	Gold mining centre in South Africa
Jordell Bank Observatory	It is locale of the world famous radio telescope near Manchester in U.K. It has played an important role in international space research.
Kaaba	The holiest place for the Muslims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Kremlin	Headquarters of the former Soviet Union.
Kimberley	Situated on the east of Kalahari desert in South Africa, the biggest diamond mining centre/market in the world.
Kilimanjaro	Volcanic mountain in north Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa (19,340 ft).
Karakoram Highway	It is an 800 km all weather road linking border of China’s Sinkiang Province with Pakistan. The road was inaugurated on June 18, 1978, by General Zia and the Chinese Vice Premier Keng Piao. India lodged her protest against the opening of this road as it passes through Kashmir territory.
Lusaka	The capital of Zambia; The 1970 NAM Summit was held here.
Lumbini	The birth place of Gautam Buddha in Nepal.
Lop Nor	Located at Sinkiang desert in China where China’s nuclear installations are located. It is also China’s atomic testing ground.

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