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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
SOME IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT SOLAR SYSTEM
Major Rivers of the World
River | Origin | Falls in | Length (Km.) |
Nile | Victoria lake | Mediterranean Sea | 6,650 |
Amazon | Andes (Peru) | Atlantic Ocean | 6,428 |
Mississippi Missouri | Itasca lake (USA) | Gulf of Mexico (USA) | 6,020 |
Yangtze | Tibetan Kin Plateau | China Sea | 5,494 |
Ob | Altai Mts., Russia | Gulf of Ob | 5,410 |
Huang Ho | Kunlun Mts. | Gulf of Chibli | 4,344 |
Yenisei | Tannu-Ola Mts. | Arctic Ocean | 3,804 |
Conga | Lualaba & Luapula rivers | Atlantic Ocean | 3,700 |
Niger | Guinea | Gulf of Guinea | 4,180 |
Mekong | Tibetan highlands | South China sea | 4,180 |
Volga | Voldai Plateau, Russia | Caspian Sea | 3,690 |
St. Lawrence | Lake Ontario | Gulf of St. Lawrence | 3,058 |
Brahmaputra | Lake Mansarovar | Bay of Bengal | 2,900 |
Indus | Near lake Mansarovar | Arabian sea | 2,880 |
International Organisations and Groups
The Common Wealth |
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Arab League |
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Asia Public Economic Corporation (APEC) |
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
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Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
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Common Wealth of Independent States (CIS) |
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Group of 8 or G-8 |
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Group of 15 or G-15 |
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Group of 77 or G-77 |
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International Criminal Police Organization For (INTERPOL) |
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) |
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International Organization For Standardization ( ISO) |
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International Red Cross And Crescent Movement |
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Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) |
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European Union |
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) |
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) |
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South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC) |
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) |
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Amnesty International (AI) |
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Organization Of The Islamic Conference (OIC) |
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) |
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Scouts and Guides |
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World Wildlife Fund For Nature (WWF) |
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Important Natural Local Winds
Chinook | Hot, dry wind in Rockies, also called ‘snow eater’. |
Foehn | Hot, dry wind in the Alps. |
Khamsin | Hot, dry wind in Egypt. |
Sirocco | Hot, moist wind from Sahara to Mediterranean Sea. |
Salano | Hot, moist wind from Sahara towards Iberian Peninsula. |
Harmattan | Hot, dry wind blowing outwards from the interior of W. Africa, also called Guinea Doctor. |
Bora | Cold, dry wind blowing outwards from Hungary to the north of Italy (near Adriatic Sea). |
Mistral | Very cold wind, which blows down from the Alps over France. |
Punas | Cold, dry wind blowing down towards the western side of Andes. |
Blizzard | Very cold wind in Tundra region. |
Brickfielder | Hot wind in Australia. |
Purga | Cold wind in Russian tundra. |
Levanter | Cold wind in Spain. |
Norwester | Hot wind in New Zealand. |
Santa Ana | Hot wind in S. California in USA. |
Major Mountain Peaks of the World
Mountain Peaks | Location | Heights (m) |
Everest | Nepal | 8,852 |
K2(Godwin Austin) | India | 8,611 |
Kanchanjanga | India | 8,598 |
Makalu | Nepal –China | 8,481 |
Dhaulagiri | Nepal | 8,172 |
Cho Oyu | Nepal | 8,153 |
Nanga Parbat | India | 8,126 |
Hidden Peak | India | 8,068 |
Annapurna | Nepal | 8,078 |
Nandadevi | India | 7,813 |
Leading Countries for Mineral Production of World
Iron Ore | China, Japan ,Russia |
Copper Ore | Chili,USA,Indonesia |
Tin | China, Indonesia, Peru |
Lead | China, Australia, USA |
Zinc | China, Australia, Peru |
Manganese | South Africa, Brazil, Australia |
Aluminium | China, Russia, Canada |
Cement | China, India, USA |
Petroleum | Saudi Arabia, Russia,USA |
Nature Gas | Russia, USA, Canada |
Silver | Peru, Mexico, China |
coal | China, USA, India |
Monday, March 28, 2011
Newspaper/Journal
| Founder/Editors | |
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Bengal Gazette (India's first news paper, 1780) | J. K. Hikki | |
Amrit Bazar Patrika | Shishir Kr. Ghosh & Motilal Ghosh | |
Keshri | Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
Maharatta | Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
Sudharak | G. K. Gokhle | |
Vande Mataram | Aurobindo Ghosh | |
Native Opinion | V. N. Mandalik | |
Kavivachan Sudha | Bhartendu Harishchandra | |
Rast Goftar (First News Paper in Gujrati) | Dadabhai Naoroji | |
New India | Bipin Chandra Pal | |
Statesman | Robert Knight | |
Hindu | Vir Raghavacharya & G. S. Aiyar | |
Sandhya | B. B. Upadhyaya | |
Vichar Lahiri | Krishna Shastri Chiplunkar | |
Hindu Patriot | Girish Chandra Ghosh | |
Som Prakash | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar | |
Yugantar | Bhupendra Nath Datta & Barindra Kumar Ghosh | |
Bombay Chronicle | Firoze Shah Mehta | |
Hindustan | Madan Mohan Malviya | |
Mooknayak | B. R. Ambedkar | |
Comrade | Mohammed Ali | |
Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq | Sir Syyed Ahmed Khan | |
Al-Hilal | Abul Kalam Azad | |
Al-Balagh | Abul Kalam Azad | |
Independent | Motilal Nehru | |
Punjabi | Lala Lajpat Rai | |
New India | Annie Besant | |
Commonweal | Annie Besant | |
Pratap | Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi | |
Essays in Indian Economics | Mahadev Govind Ranade | |
Samvad Kaumudi (Bengali) | Ram Mohan Roy | |
Mirat-ul-Akhbar (First Persian News Paper) | Ram Mohan Roy | |
Indian Mirror | Devendra Nath Tagore | |
Nav Jeevan | M. K. Gandhi | |
Young India | M. K. Gandhi | |
Harijan | M. K. Gandhi | |
Prabudha Bharat | Swami Vivekananda | |
Udbodhana | Swami Vivekananda | |
Indian Socialist | Shyamji Krishna Verma | |
Talwar (in Berlin) | Birendra Nath Chattopadhyaye | |
Free Hinduatan | Tarak Nath Das | |
Hindustan Times | K. M. Pannikar | |
Kranti | Mirajkar, Joglekar, Ghate | |
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
LIC (ADO) 2007 SOLVED PAPER
General Knowledge and Current Affairs
(Exam Held on 10-06-2007)
1. The punch line of the advertisement of which of the following organization is "Jindagi ke sath bhi Jindagi ke bad bhi" ?
(A) New India Assurance
(B) General Insurance Corporation
(C) ICICI Prudential
(D) Life Insurance Corporation Of India
(E) None of these
ANS- D
2. The central office of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is located at -
(A) Kolkata
(B) New Delhi
(C) Chennai
(D) Pune
(E) Mumbai
ANS- E
3. Th Life Insurance Corporation Of India has how many Zonal offices in India ?
(A) Five
(B) Seven
(C) Ten
(D) Fifteen
(E) None of these
ANS- B
4. Which of the following schemes was launched by the LIC in December 2001 with the object to lessen the burden of parents in meeting the educational expenses of their children ?
(A) Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojana
(B) Jan Shree Bima Yojana
(C) Shiksha Sahyog Yojana
(D) Bhagyashree Child Welfare Bima Yojana
(E) None of these
ANS- C
5. If an organization wishes to venture into Insurance Business it has to obtain a licence first from which of the following ?
(A) Indian Bnaks Association (IBA)
(B) Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
(C) Tariff Advisory Committee (TAC)
(D) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)
(E) None of these
ANS- D
6. Which of the following schemes launched in the year 2000 by the LIC replaced social Securitty group Insurance Schemes (SSIGS) and Rural Group Life Insurance Schemes (RGLIS) ?
(A) Janshree Bima Yojana
(B) Bhagyashree Child Welfare Bima Yojana
(C) Jan Arogya Bima Yojana
(D) Raj Rajeshwari Mahila Kalyan Yojana
(E) None of these
ANS- A
7. How many maximum children from a family are covered for the benefits under the Shiksha Sahyog Yojana launched by the LIC ?
(A) One only
(B) Two only
(C) Three only
(D) One Girl Child only
(E) None of these
ANS- B
8. Which of the following Scheme was launched by the LIC to provide life insurance protection, perodical lumpsum survival benefit and pension to the agricultural workers in India ?
(A) Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojana
(B) Jan Shree Bima Yojana
(C) Mahila Kalyan Yojana
(D) Sampurna Arogya Bima Policy
(E) None of these
ANS- A
9. On December 6yh 2006, the president of India launched on exclusive health Insurance Scheme for senior citizens. Which of the following insurance company has launched the schemes ?
(A) National Insurance Company
(B) Life Insurance Corporation Of India
(C) ICICI Prudential
(D) HDFC Life
(E) None of these
ANS- A
10. Which of the following cities does not have one of the zonal offices of the Life Insurance Corporation Of India ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Chennai
(D) Hyderabad
(E) Jhansi
ANS- E
11. Which of the following is the Basic Life Insurance Plan of the Life Insurance Corporation Of India ?
(A) Jeevan Tarang
(B) Jeevan Nidhi
(C) Jeevan Adhar
(D) Jeevan Umang
(E) None of these
ANS- E
12. Anmol Jeevan is a ........ of the LIC
(A) Basic Life Insurance Plan
(B) Term Insurance Plan
(C) Children's Plan
(D) Pension Plan
(E) None of these
ANS- B
13. As per policy of the LIC, loans are granted on unencumbered policies upto what per cent of the surrender value ?
(A) 60 %
(B) 70 %
(C) 80 %
(D) 90 %
(E) None of these
ANS- D
14. Which of the following group Schemes of the LIC Provides pensiobn to employees on their retirement from service ?
(A) Group Term Insurance Scheme
(B) Group Insurance in Liew of EDLI
(C) Group Gratuity Scheme
(D) Group Supeannuation Scheme
(E) None of these
ANS- D
15. Which of the following is the pension plam of the LIC
(A) Jeevan Adhar
(B) Jeevan ANAND
(C) Jeevan Akshay
(D) Amulya Jeevan
(E) None of these
ANS- C
16. Which of the following is not a scheme of the LIC ?
(A)Jeevan Sangam
(B) Jeevan Saral
(C) Jeevan Adhar
(D) Jeevan Pramukh
(E) None of these
ANS- A
17. Which of the following is a term Assurance plan of the LIC ?
(A) Jeevan Akshay
(B) Jeevan Adhar
(C) Jeevan Nivesh
(D) Jeevan Nidhi
(E) None of these
ANS- E
18. Premium to LIC policies can be paid by which of the following modes ?
(a) Cash
(b) Cheque
(c) Electronic Charging Machine
(A) Only a
(B) Only b
(C) Only c
(D) Both a and b
(E) All a, b and c
ANS- E
19. Customers of Lic can now get information about their policies by dialing which of the following telephone numbers in most of the centres ?
(A) 101
(B) 135
(C) 136
(D) 1251
(E) None of these
ANS- D
20. Lic policy holders do not get any income tax benefit under which of the following sections of the income tax act ?
(A) Section 80C
(B) Section 68 A, B and C
(C) sECTION 80 CCC
(D) Section 80 CD
(E) None of these
ANS- B
21. Who amongst the following is not a Bharat Ratna Awardee ?
(A) Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(B) Dr. V.VGiri
(C) Dr. Rajendra Parsad
(D) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(E) None of these
ANS- D
22. Duran Lineb devides which of the following pair of the countries ?
(A) China - Afghanistan
(B) Afghanistan - Pakistan
(C) India - Pakistan
(D) India - Nepal
(E) Bangladesh - India
ANS- B
23. Who has become the second person of Indian origin to go into space after Kalpana Chawala ?
(A) Koneru Humpi
(B) Indra Nooyi
(C) Sunita Williams
(D) Sudha Murti
(E) None of these
ANS- C
24. Shinzo Abe is the new elected -
(A) Prime minister of Singapore
(B) Prime minister of South Korea
(C) President of Soth Korea
(D) President of North Korea
(E) Prime minister of Japan
ANS- E
25. Which of the following cups is associated with the game of Hockey ?
(A) Whiteman Cup
(B) Evert Cup
(C) Agha Khan Cup
(D) Hafed Open Cup
(E) None of these
ANS- C
26. Which of the following Indian films was nominated for the Oscar Award 2007 ?
(A) Water
(B) Eklabya- The Royal Guard
(C) Nih Shabd
(D) Lago Raho Munna Bhai
(E) None Of these
ANS- E
(A) New India Assurance
(B) General Insurance Corporation
(C) ICICI Prudential
(D) Life Insurance Corporation Of India
(E) None of these
ANS- D
2. The central office of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is located at -
(A) Kolkata
(B) New Delhi
(C) Chennai
(D) Pune
(E) Mumbai
ANS- E
3. Th Life Insurance Corporation Of India has how many Zonal offices in India ?
(A) Five
(B) Seven
(C) Ten
(D) Fifteen
(E) None of these
ANS- B
4. Which of the following schemes was launched by the LIC in December 2001 with the object to lessen the burden of parents in meeting the educational expenses of their children ?
(A) Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojana
(B) Jan Shree Bima Yojana
(C) Shiksha Sahyog Yojana
(D) Bhagyashree Child Welfare Bima Yojana
(E) None of these
ANS- C
5. If an organization wishes to venture into Insurance Business it has to obtain a licence first from which of the following ?
(A) Indian Bnaks Association (IBA)
(B) Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
(C) Tariff Advisory Committee (TAC)
(D) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA)
(E) None of these
ANS- D
6. Which of the following schemes launched in the year 2000 by the LIC replaced social Securitty group Insurance Schemes (SSIGS) and Rural Group Life Insurance Schemes (RGLIS) ?
(A) Janshree Bima Yojana
(B) Bhagyashree Child Welfare Bima Yojana
(C) Jan Arogya Bima Yojana
(D) Raj Rajeshwari Mahila Kalyan Yojana
(E) None of these
ANS- A
7. How many maximum children from a family are covered for the benefits under the Shiksha Sahyog Yojana launched by the LIC ?
(A) One only
(B) Two only
(C) Three only
(D) One Girl Child only
(E) None of these
ANS- B
8. Which of the following Scheme was launched by the LIC to provide life insurance protection, perodical lumpsum survival benefit and pension to the agricultural workers in India ?
(A) Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojana
(B) Jan Shree Bima Yojana
(C) Mahila Kalyan Yojana
(D) Sampurna Arogya Bima Policy
(E) None of these
ANS- A
9. On December 6yh 2006, the president of India launched on exclusive health Insurance Scheme for senior citizens. Which of the following insurance company has launched the schemes ?
(A) National Insurance Company
(B) Life Insurance Corporation Of India
(C) ICICI Prudential
(D) HDFC Life
(E) None of these
ANS- A
10. Which of the following cities does not have one of the zonal offices of the Life Insurance Corporation Of India ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Chennai
(D) Hyderabad
(E) Jhansi
ANS- E
11. Which of the following is the Basic Life Insurance Plan of the Life Insurance Corporation Of India ?
(A) Jeevan Tarang
(B) Jeevan Nidhi
(C) Jeevan Adhar
(D) Jeevan Umang
(E) None of these
ANS- E
12. Anmol Jeevan is a ........ of the LIC
(A) Basic Life Insurance Plan
(B) Term Insurance Plan
(C) Children's Plan
(D) Pension Plan
(E) None of these
ANS- B
13. As per policy of the LIC, loans are granted on unencumbered policies upto what per cent of the surrender value ?
(A) 60 %
(B) 70 %
(C) 80 %
(D) 90 %
(E) None of these
ANS- D
14. Which of the following group Schemes of the LIC Provides pensiobn to employees on their retirement from service ?
(A) Group Term Insurance Scheme
(B) Group Insurance in Liew of EDLI
(C) Group Gratuity Scheme
(D) Group Supeannuation Scheme
(E) None of these
ANS- D
15. Which of the following is the pension plam of the LIC
(A) Jeevan Adhar
(B) Jeevan ANAND
(C) Jeevan Akshay
(D) Amulya Jeevan
(E) None of these
ANS- C
16. Which of the following is not a scheme of the LIC ?
(A)Jeevan Sangam
(B) Jeevan Saral
(C) Jeevan Adhar
(D) Jeevan Pramukh
(E) None of these
ANS- A
17. Which of the following is a term Assurance plan of the LIC ?
(A) Jeevan Akshay
(B) Jeevan Adhar
(C) Jeevan Nivesh
(D) Jeevan Nidhi
(E) None of these
ANS- E
18. Premium to LIC policies can be paid by which of the following modes ?
(a) Cash
(b) Cheque
(c) Electronic Charging Machine
(A) Only a
(B) Only b
(C) Only c
(D) Both a and b
(E) All a, b and c
ANS- E
19. Customers of Lic can now get information about their policies by dialing which of the following telephone numbers in most of the centres ?
(A) 101
(B) 135
(C) 136
(D) 1251
(E) None of these
ANS- D
20. Lic policy holders do not get any income tax benefit under which of the following sections of the income tax act ?
(A) Section 80C
(B) Section 68 A, B and C
(C) sECTION 80 CCC
(D) Section 80 CD
(E) None of these
ANS- B
21. Who amongst the following is not a Bharat Ratna Awardee ?
(A) Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(B) Dr. V.VGiri
(C) Dr. Rajendra Parsad
(D) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(E) None of these
ANS- D
22. Duran Lineb devides which of the following pair of the countries ?
(A) China - Afghanistan
(B) Afghanistan - Pakistan
(C) India - Pakistan
(D) India - Nepal
(E) Bangladesh - India
ANS- B
23. Who has become the second person of Indian origin to go into space after Kalpana Chawala ?
(A) Koneru Humpi
(B) Indra Nooyi
(C) Sunita Williams
(D) Sudha Murti
(E) None of these
ANS- C
24. Shinzo Abe is the new elected -
(A) Prime minister of Singapore
(B) Prime minister of South Korea
(C) President of Soth Korea
(D) President of North Korea
(E) Prime minister of Japan
ANS- E
25. Which of the following cups is associated with the game of Hockey ?
(A) Whiteman Cup
(B) Evert Cup
(C) Agha Khan Cup
(D) Hafed Open Cup
(E) None of these
ANS- C
26. Which of the following Indian films was nominated for the Oscar Award 2007 ?
(A) Water
(B) Eklabya- The Royal Guard
(C) Nih Shabd
(D) Lago Raho Munna Bhai
(E) None Of these
ANS- E
Geographical Epithets
Britain of the South : : : New Zealand
China’s Sorrow : : : River Hwang Ho
City of Dreaming Spires : : : Oxford (England)
City of Eternal Springs : : : Quito (S.America)
City of Flowers : : : Cape Town (S.Africa)
City of Golden Gate : : : San Francisco (USA)
City of Magnificient Buildings : : : Washington (USA)
City of Quiet thoroughfares : : : Venice
City of Seven Hills : : : Rome (Italy)
City of Skyscrapers : : : New York (USA)
Cockpit of Europe : : : Belgium
Dark Continent : : : Africa
Emerald Isle : : : Ireland
Empire City : : : New York
Eternal City of Hopes : : : Rome, Italy
Forbidden City : : : Lhasa (Tibet)
Garden City : : : Chicago
Garden in the desert : : : Ethiopia
Garden of England : : : Kent (England)
Gate of tears : : : Strait of bab-el-Mandeb
Golden City : : : Johannesburg
Gibraltar of Indian : : : Ocean Aden
Gift of Nile : : : Egypt
Granite City : : : Aberdeen
Hanging Valleys : : : Valley of Switzerland
Hermit Kingdom : : : Korea
Herring Pond : : : Atlantic Ocean
Holy Land : : : Palestine
Human Equator of the Earth : : : Himalayas
Island Continent : : : Australia
Island of Cloves : : : Zanzibar
Island of Pearls : : : Bahrain (Persian Gulf)
Islands of Sunshine : : : West Indies
Kashmir of Europe : : : Switzerland
Key to Mediterranean : : : Gibraltar
Land of Five Seas : : : South West Asia
Land of Lakes : : : Scotland
Land of Golden Pagoda : : : Myanmar
Land of Kangaroo : : : Australia
Land of Golden Fleece : : : Australia
Land of Lilies : : : Canada
Land of Maple : : : Canada
Land of Midnight Sun : : : Norway
Land of Morning Calm : : : Korea
Land of Rising Sun : : : Japan
Land of Setting Sun : : : United Kingdom
Land of Thousand Elephants : : : Laos
Land of Thousand Lakes : : : Finland
Land of Thunderbolt : : : Bhutan
Land of White Elephant : : : Thailand
Loneliest Island : : : Tristan De Gumha
Manchester of Japan : : : Osaka (Japan)
Pillars of Hercules : : : Straits of Gibraltar
Play Ground of Europe : : : Switzerland
Quaker City : : : Philadelphia
Queen of the Adriatic : : : Venice
Roof of the World : : : The pamirs (Tibet)
River in the Sea : : : Gulf Stream
Sickman of Europe : : : Turkey
Sugar Bowl of the world : : : Cuba
Venice of the East : : : Bangkok
Venice of the North : : : Stockholm
White City : : : Belgrade
Windy City : : : Chicago
Workshop of Europe : : : Belgium
World’s Loneliest Island : : : Tristan Da Cunha
Yellow River : : : River Hwang Ho, China
China’s Sorrow : : : River Hwang Ho
City of Dreaming Spires : : : Oxford (England)
City of Eternal Springs : : : Quito (S.America)
City of Flowers : : : Cape Town (S.Africa)
City of Golden Gate : : : San Francisco (USA)
City of Magnificient Buildings : : : Washington (USA)
City of Quiet thoroughfares : : : Venice
City of Seven Hills : : : Rome (Italy)
City of Skyscrapers : : : New York (USA)
Cockpit of Europe : : : Belgium
Dark Continent : : : Africa
Emerald Isle : : : Ireland
Empire City : : : New York
Eternal City of Hopes : : : Rome, Italy
Forbidden City : : : Lhasa (Tibet)
Garden City : : : Chicago
Garden in the desert : : : Ethiopia
Garden of England : : : Kent (England)
Gate of tears : : : Strait of bab-el-Mandeb
Golden City : : : Johannesburg
Gibraltar of Indian : : : Ocean Aden
Gift of Nile : : : Egypt
Granite City : : : Aberdeen
Hanging Valleys : : : Valley of Switzerland
Hermit Kingdom : : : Korea
Herring Pond : : : Atlantic Ocean
Holy Land : : : Palestine
Human Equator of the Earth : : : Himalayas
Island Continent : : : Australia
Island of Cloves : : : Zanzibar
Island of Pearls : : : Bahrain (Persian Gulf)
Islands of Sunshine : : : West Indies
Kashmir of Europe : : : Switzerland
Key to Mediterranean : : : Gibraltar
Land of Five Seas : : : South West Asia
Land of Lakes : : : Scotland
Land of Golden Pagoda : : : Myanmar
Land of Kangaroo : : : Australia
Land of Golden Fleece : : : Australia
Land of Lilies : : : Canada
Land of Maple : : : Canada
Land of Midnight Sun : : : Norway
Land of Morning Calm : : : Korea
Land of Rising Sun : : : Japan
Land of Setting Sun : : : United Kingdom
Land of Thousand Elephants : : : Laos
Land of Thousand Lakes : : : Finland
Land of Thunderbolt : : : Bhutan
Land of White Elephant : : : Thailand
Loneliest Island : : : Tristan De Gumha
Manchester of Japan : : : Osaka (Japan)
Pillars of Hercules : : : Straits of Gibraltar
Play Ground of Europe : : : Switzerland
Quaker City : : : Philadelphia
Queen of the Adriatic : : : Venice
Roof of the World : : : The pamirs (Tibet)
River in the Sea : : : Gulf Stream
Sickman of Europe : : : Turkey
Sugar Bowl of the world : : : Cuba
Venice of the East : : : Bangkok
Venice of the North : : : Stockholm
White City : : : Belgrade
Windy City : : : Chicago
Workshop of Europe : : : Belgium
World’s Loneliest Island : : : Tristan Da Cunha
Yellow River : : : River Hwang Ho, China
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Institutions for Environment Education and Research in India
- GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (External website that opens in a new window)
- Indian Council of Forestry Research Education (External website that opens in a new window)
- Indian Institute of Forest Management (External website that opens in a new window)
- World Wide Fund for Nature - India (WWF) (External website that opens in a new window)
- Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (External website that opens in a new window)
- Environmental Information System (ENVIS) (External website that opens in a new window)
- National Afforestation and Eco Development Board (External website that opens in a new window)
- Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (External website that opens in a new window)
- Centre for Environment Education (External website that opens in a new window)
- C.P.R Environmental Education Centre (External website that opens in a new window)
- Centre for Ecological Sciences (External website that opens in a new window)
- Centre of Excellence (External website that opens in a new window)
- Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (External website that opens in a new window)
- Centre of Excellence in Environmental Economics
International Environmental Organisations
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (External website that opens in a new window)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (External website that opens in a new window)
- Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) (External website that opens in a new window)
- Global Environment Facility (GEF) (External website that opens in a new window)
- Economic and Social Council for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) (External website that opens in a new window)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (External website that opens in a new window)
- South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP)
Sunday, March 6, 2011
INTERNATIONAL TROPHIES WITH ASSOCIATED GAMES
list of International Trophies and awards with associated games and sports:
Games/Sports | Trophies/Awards |
Air Races | King’s Cup |
Badminton | Thomas Cup |
Badminton (Women) | Uber Cup |
Basketball | William’s Cup |
Cricket | Ashes |
Cricket | Benson and Hedges |
Cricket | World Cup |
Cricket | Reliance Cup |
Cricket | Rothman’s Trophy |
Football | Colombo Cup |
Football | Merdeka Cup |
Football | European Champions Cup |
Golf | Canada Cup |
Golf | Rydet Cup |
Golf | Walker Cup |
Golf | Eisenhower Cup |
Hockey | World Cup |
Hockey | Essande Champions Cup |
Hockey | Rene Frank Trophy |
Horse Race | Derby |
Horse Streple Chase Race | Grand National |
Lawn Tennis | Davis Cup |
Lawn Tennis | Wightman Cup |
Lawn Tennis | Edgbaston Cup |
Lawn Tennis | Grand Prix |
Polo | Westchester Cup |
Table Tennis | Grand Prix |
Table Tennis (Men) | Swaythling Cup |
Table Tennis (Women) | Corbitton Cup |
Tennis | U. Thant Cup |
Weight-lifting | World Cup |
World Soccer Cup | Jules Rimet Trophy |
Yacht Racing | American Cup |
Famous Quotations
● Hey Ram. —Mahatma Gandhi
● Death is the end of life, ah why should life all labour be. —Alfred Tennyson
● Full many a gem of purest ray serene, the dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. —Thomas Gray
● And fools, who came to scoff, Remained to pray. —Oliver Goldsmith
● “…Seditious fakir striding half-naked up the steps of the Viceroy’s palace there to negotiate and parley on equal terms with the representative of the King Emperor.” —Winston Churchill
● “Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such a one as this (Mahatma Gandhi) ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.” —Einstein
● “Whom the Gods love die young.” —Byron (Don Juan)
● “Necessity is the mother of invention.” —Unknown Latin Proverb
● “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” —Pope
● “A single step for a man–a giant leap for mankind.” —Neil Armstrong
● “Thank God, I have done my duty.” —Admiral Nelson
● “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and Sweat.” —Winston Churchill
● “Man is by nature a political animal.” —Aristotle
● “To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” —Issaac Newton
● Eureke ! Eureka ! —Archimedes
● “Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a thousand schools of thought contend.” —Mao Tsetung
● “Frailty, thy name is woman.” —Shakespeare (Hamlet)
● “Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thoughts.” —Shelley (To a Skylark)
● “To maintain a fault known is a double fault.” —John Jewel
● “Beauty is truth, truth beauty”—that is all. Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” —Keats
● “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” —Bacon
● “Knowledge is power.” —Francis Bacon
● “There is no future in any job, the future lies in the man who holds the job.” —G.W. Crane
● “Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.” —Jean Anovilh
● “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” —George Orwell
● “If it were not for hopes, the hearts would break.” —Thomas Fuller
● “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to wake mistake.” —Mahatma Gandhi
● “Hate the sin, love the sinner.” —Mahatma Gandhi
● “Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.” —Jawaharlal Nehru
● “The only alternative to co-existence is codestruction.” —Jawaharlal Nehru
● “History is moving and it will tend toward hope, or tend toward tragedy.” —George W. Bush
● “All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words : freedom, justice, honour, duty, mercy, hope.” —Sir Winston Churchill● Dilli Chalo. —Subhash Chandra Bose● Truth and non-violence are my God. —Mahatma Gandhi● Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan —Atal Behari Vajpayee● Jai Jawan Jai Kishan. —Lal Bahadur Shastri● “……the light that shone in this country was no ordinary light. For that light represented living truth.” —Jawahar Lal Nehru● “We have now to fight for peace with the same courage and deter-mination as we fought against aggression.” —Lal Bahadur Shastri● Aram Haram Hai. —Jawahar Lal Nehru● Swarajya is my birth right. —Bal Gangadhar Tilak
● Jan Gan Man Adhinayak Jai Hey. —Rabindra Nath Tagore
● And all the men and women merely players. —Shakespeare (As You Like It)
● Sweet are the uses of adversity, which like a toad, ugly and Venomous. Wears yet a precious jewel in his head. —Shakespeare (As You Like It)
● Better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven. —Milton
● Et Tu, Brute ! —Shakespeare (Julius Ceaser)
● Good Government is no substitute for self Government. —Morley
● Death is the end of life, ah why should life all labour be. —Alfred Tennyson
● Full many a gem of purest ray serene, the dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. —Thomas Gray
● And fools, who came to scoff, Remained to pray. —Oliver Goldsmith
● “…Seditious fakir striding half-naked up the steps of the Viceroy’s palace there to negotiate and parley on equal terms with the representative of the King Emperor.” —Winston Churchill
● “Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such a one as this (Mahatma Gandhi) ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.” —Einstein
● “Whom the Gods love die young.” —Byron (Don Juan)
● “Necessity is the mother of invention.” —Unknown Latin Proverb
● “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” —Pope
● “A single step for a man–a giant leap for mankind.” —Neil Armstrong
● “Thank God, I have done my duty.” —Admiral Nelson
● “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and Sweat.” —Winston Churchill
● “Man is by nature a political animal.” —Aristotle
● “To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” —Issaac Newton
● Eureke ! Eureka ! —Archimedes
● “Let a hundred flowers bloom and let a thousand schools of thought contend.” —Mao Tsetung
● “Frailty, thy name is woman.” —Shakespeare (Hamlet)
● “Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thoughts.” —Shelley (To a Skylark)
● “To maintain a fault known is a double fault.” —John Jewel
● “Beauty is truth, truth beauty”—that is all. Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” —Keats
● “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” —Bacon
● “Knowledge is power.” —Francis Bacon
● “There is no future in any job, the future lies in the man who holds the job.” —G.W. Crane
● “Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.” —Jean Anovilh
● “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” —George Orwell
● “If it were not for hopes, the hearts would break.” —Thomas Fuller
● “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to wake mistake.” —Mahatma Gandhi
● “Hate the sin, love the sinner.” —Mahatma Gandhi
● “Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.” —Jawaharlal Nehru
● “The only alternative to co-existence is codestruction.” —Jawaharlal Nehru
● “History is moving and it will tend toward hope, or tend toward tragedy.” —George W. Bush
● “All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words : freedom, justice, honour, duty, mercy, hope.” —Sir Winston Churchill
Geographical names
Surname | Name |
Bengal’s Sorrow | Damodar River |
Blue Mountains | Nilgiri Hills |
City of Sky-scrapers | New York |
City of Seven Hills | Rome |
City of Dreaming Spires | Oxford |
City of palaces | Kolkata |
City of Golden Gate | San Francisco |
City of Magnificent Buildings | Washington D.C. |
City of Eternal Springs | Quito(S.America) |
China’s Sorrow | Hwang Ho |
Cockpit of Europe | Belgium |
Dark Continent | Africa |
Emerald Isle | Ireland |
Eternal City | Rome |
Empire City | New York |
Forbidden City | Lhasa (Tibet) |
Garden City | Chicago |
Gate of Tears | Strait of Bab-el Mandeb |
Gateway of India | Mumbai |
Gift of the Nile | Eqypt |
Granite City | Aberdeen (Scotland) |
Hermit Kingdom | Korea |
Herring Pond | Atlantic Ocean |
Holy Land | Jerusalem |
Island Continent | Australia |
Island of Cloves | Zanzibar |
Isle of Pearls | Bahrein (Peesian Gulf) |
Key of the Mediterranean | Gibralter |
Land of Cakes | Scotland |
Land of Golden Fleece | Australia |
Land of Maple Leaf | Canada |
Land of Midnight Sun | Norway |
Land of the Thousand Lakes | Finland |
Land of the Thunderbolt | Bhutan |
Land of white Elephant | Thailand |
Land of Five Rivers | Punjab |
Land of Thousand Elephants | Laos |
Land of Rising Sun | Japan |
Loneliest Island | Tristan De Gunha (Mid-Atlantic) |
Manchester of Japan | Osaka |
Pillars of Hercules | Strait of Gibraltar |
Pearl of the Antilles | Cuba |
Playground of Europe | Switzerland |
Quaker City | Philadelphia |
Queen of the Adriatic | Venice |
Roof of the World | The Pamirs, Central Asia |
Rose Pink City | Jaipur |
Sugar bowl of the World | Cuba |
Venice of the North | Stockholm |
Windy City | Chicago |
Whirteman’s grave | Guinea Coast of Africa |
Yellow River | Huang Ho (China) |
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