Sunday, January 12, 2014

Surname in Geography

No.Surname in GeographyCountry_City
01Rose-pink CityJaipur
02Key of the MediterraneanGibraltar
03Empire CityNew York
04Island of ClovesZanzibar
05Holy LandPalestine
06Roof of the WorldPamir
07World's Loneliest IslandTristan da Cunha(Mid Atlantic)
08Island of PearlsBahrein (Persian Gulf)
09Never Never landVast Prairies of N.America
10Queen of the AdriaticVenice
11City of the Seven HillsRome
12Manchester of the OrientOsaka (Japan)
13Playground of EuropeSwitzerland
14Hermit KingdomKorea
15Land of Morning CalmKorea
16Land of Midnight SunNorway
17Land of the Rising SunJapan
18Bengal's SorrowDamodar River
19Land of MapleCanada
20Emerland IsleIreland
21Dark ContinentAfrica
22City of SkyscrappersNew York
23City of PalacesCalcutta
24Garden of IndiaBangalore
25Gateway of IndiaBombay
26Cockpit of EuropeBelgium
27Gift of the NileEgypt
28Eternal CityRome
29Granite CityAberdeen
30Land of CakesScotland
31Forbidden CityLhasa
32Venice of the NorthStockholm
33Windy CityChicago
34Sugar Bowl of the WorldCuba
35Whiteman's GraveGuinea coast of Africa
36City of Golden GateSan Francisco
37Blue MountainsNilgiri Hills
38Britain of the SouthNew Zealand
39Garden of EnglandKent (England)
40City of Dreaming SpiresOxford
41Great White WayBroadway (New York City)
42Herring PondAtlantic Ocean
43The Down UnderAustralia
44Pearl of the AntillesCuba
45Gate of Tears Strait of BabelMandeb
46China's SorrowHwang-Ho
47City of Magnificent DistancesWashington D.C.
48Land of Thousand LakesFinland
49Land of Golden FleeceAustralia
50Islands of Paradisethe Andamans
51Land of Five RiversPunjab

World Newspapers

No.Name of PaperCountryCity
01Pakistan TimesPakistanKarachi
02Morning NewsPakistanKarachi
03DawnPakistanKarachi
04The Sunday TimesU.K.London
05GuardianU.K.London
06Sunday TelegraphU.K.London
07The EconomistU.K.London
08New StatesmanU.K.London
09Le MondeFranceParis
10New York TimesUSANew York
11Washington PostUSAWashington
12IzvestiaRussiaMoscow
13PravdaRussiaMoscow
14Red FlagChinaBeijing
15People's DailyChinaBeijing
16Al AhramEgyptCairo
17Nhan DanVietnamHanoi
18Asahi ShimbunJapanTokyo
19Straights TimesSingaporeSingapore
20The MotherlandNepalKathmandu
21StatesmanSri LankaColombo
22Bangladesh TimesBangladeshDhaka
23Al MassaLebananBeirut
24Chasum IlboSouth KoreaSeoul
25China TimesTaiwanTaipeh
26Le EuropaItalyRome
27La RepublicaItalyRome
28El PaisSpainMadrid

Buildings

AdobleA house made from sun-dried bricks of clay and straw - usually built in warm, dry climates like the south western U.S.
ApartmentA set of rooms in a building which usually contains other similar sets of rooms.
BarracksA building or set of buildings used to house soldiers.
BoardinghouseA house in which rooms are rented and meals are served in a common dining room.
BungalowA small house with a low,wide roof and a porch. It is usually one story high.
ChaletA mountain house with a wide,overhanging roof and posts and beams. The style originated in Switzerland.
ChateauA home for nuns.
CottageA small country home or summer house used for vacations.
Duplex ApartmentAn apartment with two floors of living space.
Duplex HouseA house divided into two living units.
EstateA large country house with seperate buildings on a large tract of land.
FarmhouseThie dwelling for people who live and work on a farm raising animals or crops.
FlatAn apartment on one floor of a building.
Geodesic DomeA large, flat-bottom boat used as a home.
HoganA building made of logs and mud, used by the Navaho Indians.
IglooA house built by Eskimos of blocks of ice. The name means "hot house".
JacalA thatched hut made of intertwined branches and mud, built in Mexico.
KonahA large home in Turkey.
LodgeA house usually located in a remote place and used for hunting or skiing.
LoftAn apartment in a warehouse or business building.
Log CabinA small house made of unhewn timber.
ManseIn Scotland, a house in which a minister lives.
Mobile HomeA trailor used as a permanent home and made without a permanent foundation.
Nissen HutA premade shelter with a semicircular arching roof of corrugated iron, and containing a cement floor.
Octagon HouseA house with eight sides.
PalaceA large, grand building in which royally live.
PenthouseA large apartment located at the top of building.
Quonest HutA premade, portable circular hut made of metal and used by the U.S. Army.
RectoryThe house in which a Roman Catholic priest or Episcopal cergyman lives.
ShantyA shack.
Sod HouseA house made of bricks of sod, which is earth with grass and its roots. In the 19th century, these were built on the American prairie where there were no trees. Just grassy land.
Studio ApartmentA one-room apartment with a kitchen and bathroom.
TentA portable house made of skins, Canvas, or nylon.
Tepee, TipiA cone-shaped portable home made of buffalo skins and tree saplings, used by the American Indians of the Great Plains.
Tenement`A rundown, low-rent apartment building.
Underground HouseAn earth shelter built below the ground. The earth keeps the house warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
VillaA large country or resort home.
WigwarmA hut with a frame made of poles and covered iwht bark,rush mats, or hides, used by American Indians.
YurtA circular, portable, hut used as a home by asian shepherds. It is similar to the American wigwarm.
ZarebaAn African fort made of thorny bushes.

Indian Gallantry Awards

PARAM VIR CHAKRA :
It is the highest decoration of valour awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or prominent act of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy on land,sea or air.
MAHA VIR CHAKRA :
It is the second highest decoration. It is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.
VIR CHAKRA :
It is the third in the order of awards for acts of gallantry in the face of the enemy on land,sea or air.
ASHOK CHAKRA :
Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring act of valour or self-sacrifice on land, at sea or in the air.
KIRTI CHAKRA :
Awarded for conspicuous gallantry.
SHAURYA CHAKRA :
Awarded for an act of gallantry.
PARAM VISHISHT SEWA MEDAL :
Awarded in recognition of distinguished service of the most exceptional order.
ATI VISHISHT SEWA MEDAL :
Awarded in recognition of distinguished service of an exceptional order.
VISHISHT SEWA MEDAL :
Awarded in recognition of distinguished service of a high order.
SENA MEDAL / NAU SENA : MEDAL/VAYU SENA MEDAL
For good work on the field, at sea or in the air.