Myanmar and World General Knowledge Examination Practice

Comprehensive fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards testing facts, dates, geography, history, and general knowledge from the lecture notes.

The pass rate for the 2025 University Entrance Examination in Myanmar was __________.

$$48.06\%$$

The United Nations was established in the year __________.

$$1945$$

The motto of Sarpay Beikman is __________.

အမှောင်ခွင်း၍အလင်းဆောင်အံ့

The height of the Shwemawdaw Pagoda is __________.

$373\,\text{feet } 9\,\text{inches}$ ($249\,\text{cubits } 1\,\text{maik}$)

The country with the highest per capita income mentioned in the notes is __________.

Luxembourg

Among the kings of Myanmar, the monarch with the longest reign was King __________.

Alaungsithu

The Rector of Yangon University is __________.

U Tin Maung Tun

The seasonal flower of the Myanmar month of Wagaung is the __________ flower.

Khatta

The full acronym of NGO stands for __________.

Non-Governmental Organization

The Amazon rainforest is situated on the continent of South America in the country of __________.

Brazil

King Mindon founded Mandalay in the Burmese Era year of __________.

$$1221$$

The world's first female president recorded in the notes is __________.

Mrs. Isabel Martínez de Perón (မစ္စပင်ဘိုဂါဒိုမီတာ)

The capital city of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur, and its currency is the __________.

Ringgit

The birthplace and hometown of U Thant is __________.

Pantanaw

World Meteorological Day is celebrated annually on __________.

March 23

The capital city of Sweden is __________.

Stockholm

The ASEAN nation that is a member of the G20 is __________.

Indonesia

The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake is known as the __________.

Epicenter

The full abbreviation of UNICEF stands for __________.

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

The three Lokapala principles specified in the notes are Liberty, Equality, and __________.

Justice

The diameter of the Moon is approximately __________.

$$3476\,\text{km}$$

The literary work Puttowada Pyo was composed by __________.

Sardaung Sayadaw

The mountain located south of the confluence of the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin rivers is __________.

Mount Popa

A 9th anniversary jubilee is called the __________ Jubilee.

Topaz

The Let Ya-Freeman Agreement was signed on __________.

August 27, 1947

The recipient who was awarded the Aung San Thuriya title while still alive was __________.

Bo Tike Chon

The volume of $1\,\text{cubic foot}$ is equal to __________.

$$1728\,\text{cubic inches}$$

The inventor of Myanmar's first sidecar/trishaw was __________.

Saya Nyo

The person who successfully prevented Sule Pagoda from being demolished was __________.

U Chan Htoon

The pagoda in Bagan with an English name is __________ Pagoda.

Scovell Paw Daw Mu

Myanmar's first female aviator pilot was __________.

Ma Hnin Oo Wai

The Thai princess among the royal queens of King Bayinnaung was named Princess __________.

Ah Myo Yone

Yangon Zoological Gardens was originally established in the year __________.

$$1906$$

The Indian territory island situated closest to Myanmar is the __________.

Andaman Island

The official formal name of the Oscar award is the __________.

Academy Award of Merit

The highway distance between Naypyidaw and Yangon is __________.

$$202\,\text{miles}$$

The ancient name associated with an area in Yangon is __________.

Thaketa

The world's shortest river recorded in the notes is the Roe River, measuring a length of __________.

$$61\,\text{meters}$$

The anatomical bone that is absent in a newborn infant is the __________.

Kneecap

The Japanese military commander who carried out the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was Admiral __________.

Yamamoto

The total number of signatories who participated in signing the Panglong Agreement was __________.

$$23\,\text{persons}$$

The height of the Uppatasanti Pagoda in Naypyidaw is $325\,\text{feet}$, while the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon stands at __________.

$$326\,\text{feet}$$

Myanmar's largest hydroelectric power project is the __________ project.

Yeywa

The ancient historical names of Bago and Taungoo are __________ and Ketumati respectively.

Ussa

The first English-Myanmar dictionary was compiled by the Prince of Mekkhaya and __________.

Mr. Edward Lane

The world's largest woven bamboo Buddha image is situated in Southern Shan State in __________.

Namsang township, Pan Lin Saing town

The earthquake noted on March 28, 2025 recorded a magnitude of __________.

Richter scale $7.7\,\text{magnitude}$

The recipient of the 2019 Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress was __________.

Khin Wint Wah

The capital cities of Bangladesh and Laos are Dhaka and __________.

Vientiane

The United Nations organization operates with __________ official working languages.

$$6$$

All common meteorological weather conditions occur within the atmospheric layer called the __________.

Troposphere

The most recent national population census in Myanmar was conducted in the year __________.

$$2024$$

The total span length of the historic Goteik Viaduct railway bridge is __________.

$$2260\,\text{feet}$$

The national flower of Vietnam is the __________ flower.

Lotus

The former name of 'The Global New Light of Myanmar' newspaper was __________.

The New Light of Myanmar

The official new country name of Turkey is __________.

Türkiye

The country name was officially changed from Burma to Myanmar on the date __________.

June 18, 1989

The country holding the world's most powerful passport according to the notes is __________.

Singapore

Paper was historically invented first in __________.

China

The three Southeast Asian nations comprising the Golden Triangle region are Myanmar, Thailand, and __________.

Laos

The total height of the Laykyun Sekkya Buddha image, including its throne pedestal base, is __________.

$$424\,\text{feet}$$

The shortest muscle located inside the human body is the __________ muscle.

Stapedius

The normal human resting heart rate specified in the notes is __________ beats per minute.

$$72$$

In the expanded acronym STEAMS, the letters represent Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and __________.

Sports

The total height of the Statue of Liberty is __________.

$$305\,\text{feet}$$

The current state flag of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was officially adopted on __________.

October 21, 2010

The geographic surface area of Shan State is __________.

$$60155\,\text{square miles}$$

Myanmar's largest offshore natural gas reserves are located in the __________ region.

Rakhine Offshore

The first woman in Myanmar to be conferred the prestigious Thura bravery title was __________ from Dawei.

Thura Ma Chit Po

A 40th anniversary milestone celebration is traditionally termed a __________ Jubilee.

Ruby

The Yangon-Mandalay Naypyidaw Expressway was inaugurated in the year __________.

$$2009$$

The permanent headquarters of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is located in __________.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Myanmar's first designated Biosphere Reserve is __________.

Inle Lake

The historic Death Railway construction was initiated in the year __________.

$$1942$$

Naypyidaw Union Territory consists of a total of __________ townships.

$$8$$

The total administrative number of townships situated in Yangon Region is __________.

$$45$$

The official provincial emblem symbol of Bago Region consists of a __________ and an ear of paddy.

Granary (စပါးကျီ)

The ancient regional historical designation for Mon State was __________.

Ramanya

The quadrilingual stone inscription inscribed in Pyu, Mon, Myanmar, and Pali is the __________ Inscription.

Rajakumar

The three towns in Myanmar intersected by the Tropic of Cancer are Tedim, Tagaung, and __________.

Kutkai