World’s largest steel producer in 2017

1. Which country has become the world’s largest steel producer in 2017, as per latest report published by World Steel Association (WSA)?- China
2. How many tonnes of Steel China produced in 2017 ? 831.7 million tons. 
3. Name the second country after China to produce largest steel ? Japan
4. The WSA is one of the largest industry associations in the world

Latest Global Environmental Performance Index (EPI)- Nepal Position.

1. Air quality in Nepal is the worst in the world, ranked at the bottom among the 180 countries surveyed in terms of air-quality in a global study by Yale University and Columbia University in collaboration with the World Economic Forum.
2.  Nepal scored 3.94 in terms of air quality. 
3. Australia  become the most clean air country. 

 Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

Best five

1. Switzerland 87.42

2. France 83.95

3. Denmark 81.60

4. Malta 80.90

5. Sweden 80.51

Worst five

176. Nepal 31.44

177. India 30.57

178. DR Congo 30.41

178. Bangladesh 29.56

180. Burundi 27.43

Low scores on the EPI are indicative of the need for national sustainability efforts on a number of fronts, especially cleaning up air quality, protecting biodiversity, and reducing GHG emissions.

World Geography- 21 January-10 questions

1. Longest Seawall in the World ? - South Korea
2. A Solstice represents? - Either longest or shortest day of the Year
3. Which African country is also known as Nysaland ?  -Malawi
4. Which country is also known as the last remnant of the former Papal States?- Vatican City
5. Death Valley is located in which desert?-Mojave Desert
6. Where is world’s largest Geothermal Power Plant located ? -USA (The plant is at The Geysers, a geothermal field in California, United States.)
7. Which  river is also called “Father of African Rivers”?-Nile River
8. Which are the two countries connected by Karakoram Pass?- India and China
9. Which  is world’s largest freshwater lake? -Superior lake(USA)
10. Puerto Rico Trench is located in which  oceans?-Altanic

Heaviest rideable bicycle

The heaviest rideable bicycle weighs 860 kg (1895 lb 15.6 oz), built by Jeff Peeters (Belgium) and demonstrated in Mechelen, Belgium, on 19 August 2015.

Current Affairs. January

1. Which country has launched the world’s largest human genome research project?- China
2. On 3rd January 2018, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has welcomed six new non-permanent members — Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru, and Poland
3. Endangered ‘bird language’ has entered the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is belong to which country?-Turkey
4. Which city is hosting the Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018?-Kathmandu
5. Which country has become the world’s first country to enforce equal pay for women and men?-Iceland
6. John Young, the legendary astronaut passed away. He hailed from which country?-United States