World General Knowledge: The London University was the first British University to admit women for degree courses. New York is popularly known as the city of Skyscrapers Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of Cloves Thailand is the country known as the Land of White Elephant. Korea is known as the Land of Morning Calm. Bhutan is known as the Land of Thunderbolts Salto Angel Falls in Venezuela is the highest waterfalls in the world. United States Library of Congress in Washington DC is the largest library in the world is the The author of Harry Potter Books is JK Rowling Nickname of New York city is Big Apple Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest President of the USA. Brazil is the largest coffee growing country in the world. Verkoyansk in Siberia is the coldest place on the earth. The length of the English channel is 564 kilometres. Damascus is the world’s oldest known city. Detroit in the USA is the city which is the world’s biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles. The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is Malaysia. Amazon River carries maximum quantity of water into the sea. Cuba is known as the Sugar Bowl of the world. The length of the Suez Canal is 162.5 kilometers. James Cook discovered Australia. Mohammed Ali Jinnah was the first Governor General of Pakistan. Alexander Eiffel was the person who built Eifel Tower. Rose is the national flower of Britain. The national flower of Italy is Lily. World Environment Day is observed on 5th June. The earlier name of Sri Lanka was Ceylon United Nations Organization(UNO) was formed in the year 1945. Admiral Robert E. Peary was the first man to reach North Pole. The place known as the Roof of the world is Tibet. The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was Abdul Salam. The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was Margaret Thatcher