Smallest, Highest, Longest, Deepest, Tallest in the World

Smallest In the World

Smallest Continent	Australia
Smallest Ocean	Arctic Ocean
Smallest Country	Vatican
Smallest Bird	Humming Bird
Smallest Flowering Plant	Wolffia
Smallest Planet	Mercury
Smallest Museum	Arizona, US
Smallest PC	Space Cube
Smallest Colony	Gibraltar

Highest in the world:

Highest Mountain Peak	Mt. Everest
Highest Lake	Titicaca, Bolivia
Highest Plateau	Tibet
Highest Waterfall	Angel Falls, Venezuela
Highest Airport	Lhasa Airport, Tibet
Highest Railway	Qinghai - Tibet
Highest Railway Station	Condor Station, Bolivia
Highest Mountain Peak	Mt. Everest, Nepal
Highest Continent	Antarctica
Highest Active Volcano	Guayathiri, Chile
Highest Bridge	Milau, France
Highest River Bridge	Royal Gorge, Colorado
Highest Capital City	La Paz, Bolivia

Longest In the World:

Longest river	Nile, Egypt
Longest Road Longest Railway Platform	Pan American Highway Kharagpur, West Bengal
Longest Dam	Hirakud, Orissa
Longest Railway Tunnel	Seikan Rail Tunnel, Japan
Longest Railway Line	Trans-Siberian Railway, Russia
Longest Ship Canal	Suez Canal
Longest Road Tunnel	St. Gothard Road Tunnel, Switzerland
Longest Fresh Water Lake	Lake Tanganyika
Longest Wall	Great Wall of China
Longest Airport	Dallas, USA
Longest Day	June 21
Longest Swimming Canal	English Canal

Deepest in the World

Deepest Ocean	Pacific Ocean
Deepest Lake	Lake Baikal, Siberia
Deepest Point in the Ocean	Challenger deep of Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean
Deepest Gorge	Hell’s Canyon, USA

Tallest in the World

Tallest Minaret	Sultan Hassan Mosque, Egypt
Tallest Fountain	Fountain Hills, Arizona
Tallest Free Standing Structure	CN Tower,Toronto, Canada
Tallest Active Geyser	Steam Boat Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, USA
Tallest Building	Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Tallest Tree	The Redwood Tree
Tallest Animal	Giraffe
Tallest Road	Khardungla Pass, Leh Manali, India
Tallest Bridge	Royal Gorge Arkansas, America
Tallest Statue	Statue of Motherland, USSR
Tallest Railway line	Quin - Hai – Tibet, China
Tallest Office Building	Petronas Twin Tower, Kualalumpur, Malaysia

Others

Fastest Land Animal	Cheetah
Oldest National Flag	Denmark
Fastest Bird	Swift
Shortest River	Roe River in Montana
Lowest Point on Earth	Dead Sea
Most Densely Populated Province	Monacco
Least Populous City	Vatican
The Oldest Plant	Rose
The Oldest Capital City	Damascus
Most Poisonous Fish	Puffer fish
Coldest Place	Vostok, Antarctica
Hottest Planet	Venus
Strongest Natural Fibre	Silk
Lowest Temperature	Absolute Zero -273 °C
Widest Bridge	Sydney Harbour Bridge
Busiest Airport	Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Lowest Mountains	Bheinna Bhaile
Hottest Region	North-West Sahara, Azisia, Libya
Fastest Planet	Mercury
Coldest Planet	Neptune
Widest Waterfall	Khone Falls
Oldest Religion	Hinduism
Slowest Animal	Snail
Heaviest Rainfall	Mawsynram, India
Driest Place	Death Valley, California
Hottest Place	Azizia, Libya
Shortest Day	December 22

Indian Satellites and their Launch Vehicles

Space Science Mission
1.	Mars Orbiter Mission	Launched on Nov 05, 2013 by PSLV - C25
Meteorological Satellite
1.	INSAT-3D	Launched on Jul 26, 2013 by Ariane-5 VA-214
2.	INSAT-3A	Launched on Apr 10, 2003 by Ariane5-V160
3.	KALPANA-1	Launched on Sep 12, 2002 by PSLV – C4
Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) Satellite System
1.	SARAL	Launched on Feb 25, 2013 by PSLV-C20
2.	RISAT-1	Launched on Apr 26, 2012 by PSLV-C19
3.	Megha-Tropiques	Launched on Oct 12, 2011 by PSLV-C18
4.	RESOURCESAT-2	Launched on Apr 20, 2011 by PSLV-C16
5.	CARTOSAT-2B	Launched on July 12, 2010 by PSLV-C15
6.	OCEANSAT-2	Launched on Sept 23, 2009 by PSLV-C14
7.	RISAT-2	Launched on Apr 20, 2009 by PSLV-C12
8.	CARTOSAT-2A	Launched on Apr 28, 2008 by PSLV-C9
9.	CARTOSAT - 2	Launched on Jan 10, 2007 by PSLV-C7
10.	CARTOSAT-1	Launched on May 05, 2005 by PSLV-C6
11.	RESOURCESAT-1	Launched on Oct 17, 2003 by PSLV-C5
Indian National Satellite (INSAT) System
1.	GSAT-14	Launched on Jan 05, 2014 by GSLV-D5
2.	GSAT-7	Launched on Aug 30, 2013 by Ariane-5 VA-215
3.	GSAT-10	Launched on Sep 29, 2012 by Ariane-5 VA-209
4.	GSAT-12	Launched on July 15, 2011 by by PSLV-C17
5.	GSAT-8	Launched on May 21, 2011 by Ariane-5 VA-202
6.	INSAT-4CR	Launched on Sep 02, 2007 by GSLV-F04
7.	INSAT-4B	Launched on Mar 12, 2007 by Ariane5
8.	INSAT-4A	Launched on Dec 22, 2005 by ARIANE5-V169
9.	INSAT-3E	Launched on Sep 28, 2003 by Ariane5-V162
10.	INSAT-3A	Launched on Apr 10, 2003 by Ariane5-V160
11.	KALPANA-1	Launched on Sep 12, 2002 by PSLV – C4
12.	INSAT-3C	Launched on Jan 24, 2002 by Ariane5-V147
Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)
1.	IRNSS-1B	Launched on Apr 04, 2014 by PSLV - C22
2.	IRNSS-1A	Launched on Jul 01, 2013 by PSLV - C22

Polity At A Glance

How many languages are recognized in India as statutory?	22
What is the age in India to get the right to vote?	18
The drafting of Indian constitution was completed in the year	1949
Delinking of the state from religious matters is known as	Secularism
The chairman of the constitution drafting committee was	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
What is the minimum age requirement for a person to be a candidate in Lok Sabha elections?	25
The first general elections were held in India in	1952
The writ that provides a remedy for illegal detention of a person	Habeas Corpus
The Impeachment of the President of India can be initiated in The Parliamentary form of government was first evolved in	Britain
The Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on	26 November, 1949
The concept of Directive Principles of State Policy is borrowed from	Ireland
The members of Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of	Six years
The first state created on linguistic basis was	Andhra Pradesh
The highest law officer in the state is	Advocate General
The State Reorganisation Commission was appointed in 1953 under the chairmanship of	Fazal Ali
India - China war occurred in	1962
India's foreign policy is	Non-Alignment
Who can levy the taxes on agricultural revenues?	Central Government
If President and Vice President, both are unavailable, who would discharge the functions?	Chief Justice of India
What can be the maximum number of members of the Lok Sabha ?	552
What was the strength of Lok Sabha after India's first general elections?	489
In India the Parliament is made up of	1. Lok Sabha 2. Rajya Sabha 3. President
Who can choose President of India?	1. Members of Lok Sabha 2. Members of Rajya Sabha 3. Members of Legislative Assemblies
The Vice President of India is elected by the Electoral College consisting of the members of	Rajyasabha and Loksabha
How many members can be nominated in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha by the President of India?	Rajya Sabha 12, Lok Sabha 2.
The jurisdiction covering the Andaman and Nicobar islands falls under the supervision of	A circuit bench of the Kolkata High Court at Port Blair
Jurisdiction of which among the following High Courts covers the Union Territory of Lakshadweep?	Kerala High Court
The number of judges can be altered in the Supreme Court by the	Parliament
Who among the following can dismiss Governor of a state from his office?	President
Which state is not a part of the Eastern Zonal Council?	Assam
The current strength of judges in India's Supreme Court is	30
What is the maximum (sanctioned) strength of Supreme Court including the Chief Justice of India?	31
Which among the following is the middle unit of Three - Tier Panchayati Raj System?	Panchayat Samiti
A National emergency on the grounds of security threat is proclaimed under which among the following articles?	Article 352
Deputy Speaker and Speaker of the Lok Sabha may resign by giving in writing to	Each other

Nobel Prizes 2014

2014 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Jean Tirole "for his analysis of market power and regulation".
The economics prize – whose formal name is the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel – was created in 1968, while the physics, chemistry, physiology, literature and peace prizes were first awarded in 1901.
Jean Tirole, born in August 9, 1953 at Troyes, France is a professor of economics. He works on industrial organization, game theory, banking and finance, and economics and psychology. After receiving his PhD from MIT in 1981, he worked as a researcher at l'Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussees until 1984. From 1984-1991 he worked as a Professor of Economics at MIT. He was president of the Econometric Society in 1998 and of the European Economic Association in 2001. Tirole was affiliated to Toulouse 1 Capitole University, Toulouse, France at the time of the award of Nobel Prize.

2014 Nobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize 2014 was awarded jointly to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education".

Kailash SatyarthiBorn:11 January 1954, Vidisha, India
Residence at the time of the award: India
Prize share: 1/2
Showing great personal courage, Kailash Satyarthi, maintaining Gandhi’s tradition, has headed various forms of protests and demonstrations, all peaceful, focusing on the grave exploitation of children for financial gain. He has also contributed to the development of important international conventions on children’s rights.
Malala YousafzayBorn:12 July 1997, Mingora, Pakistan
Residence at the time of the award: United Kingdom
Despite her youth, Malala Yousafzay has already fought for several years for the right of girls to education, and has shown by example that children and young people, too, can contribute to improving their own situations. This she has done under the most dangerous circumstances. Through her heroic struggle she has become a leading spokesperson for girls’ rights to education.

2014 Nobel Prize in LiteratureThe Nobel Prize in Literature 2014 was awarded to Patrick Modiano "for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation".

Patrick Modiano was born on July 30, 1945, in Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburb of Paris. Modiano made his debut as a writer with La place de l’etoile, a novel that attracted much attention. His works centre on topics such as memory, oblivion, identity and guilt.

“Modiano best known work is called Missing Person. It’s the story about a detective who has lost his memory and his final case is finding out who he really is; he is tracing his own steps through history to find out who he is.”

2014 Nobel Prize in ChemistryThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 was awarded jointly to Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner "for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy".

Eric Betzig, U.S. citizen born 1960 in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ph.D. in 1988 from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA and Group Leader at Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.

Stefan W. Hell, German citizen born 1962 in Arad, Romania, Ph.D. in 1990 from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Presently Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, and Division head at the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.

William E. Moerner, U.S. citizen born 1953 in Pleasanton, CA, USA, Ph.D. in 1982 from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. Professor of Applied Physics at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

2014 Nobel Prize in PhysicsThe Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources".

Isamu Akasaki, Japanese citizen, born 1929 in Chiran, Japan, Ph.D. in 1964 from Nagoya University, Japan. Professor at Meijo University, Nagoya, and Distinguished Professor at Nagoya University, Japan.

Hiroshi Amano, Japanese citizen, born 1960 in Hamamatsu, Japan. Ph.D. in 1989 from Nagoya University, Japan, currently Professor at Nagoya University, Japan.

Shuji Nakamura, American citizen, born 1954 in Ikata, Japan, Ph.D. in 1994 from University of Tokushima, Japan, currently Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.

2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 was divided, one half awarded to John O'Keefe, the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser "for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain".

John O’Keefe, holds both American and British citizenships, was born in 1939 in New York City, USA, doctoral degree in physiological psychology from McGill University, Canada in 1967, currently Director of the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre in Neural Circuits and Behaviour at University College London.

May-Britt Moser, Norwegian citizen, born in Fosnavag, Norway in 1963, Ph.D. in neurophysiology in 1995, currently Director of the Centre for Neural Computation in Trondheim.

Edvard I. Moser, Norwegian citizen, was born 1962 in Alesund, Ph.D. in neurophysiology from the University of Oslo in 1995, currently Director of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience in Trondheim.

About the Nobel Prize:
On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace - the Nobel Prizes. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) established The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
At the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies the Nobel Laureates receive three things: a Nobel Diploma, a Nobel Medal and a document confirming the Nobel Prize amount.
Between 1901 and 2013, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded 561 times which include 45 times to women.

Nobel Laureates from India:
Ronald Ross, India, Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 1902
Har Gobind Khorana, India, Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 1968
Rudyard Kipling, British India (now India), Nobel Prize in Literature 1907
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, India, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, India, Nobel Prize in Physics 1930
Rabindranath Tagore, India, Nobel Prize in Literature 1913
Amartya Sen, India, Prize in Economic Sciences 1998

Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Prize in Peace 2014

The Youngest Nobel Laureates Category wise

Category	Name	Year of Award	Age of Nobel Laureate
Physics	William Lawrence Bragg	1915	25
Chemistry	Frederic Joliot	1935	35
Physiology or Medicine	Frederick Banting	1923	32
Literature	Rudyard Kipling	1907	42
Peace	Malala Yousafzay	2014	17
Economic Sciences	Kenneth J. Arrow	1972	51

Geography Made Easy

The Indian island closest to the equator is	The Great Nicobar
India is separated from Sri Lanka by	The Gulf of Mannar; The Palk Strait
The smallest state in area is	Goa
The border country sharing the longest boundary with India is	China
The longitude recognised as the basis for standard meridian in our country	82½° East
Difference between Greenwich Mean Time and Indian Standard Time is	5½ hours
The boundary line between India and China is called as	Mac Mohan line
The biggest state in area is	Rajasthan
The state that has longest coast	Gujarat
Andhra Pradesh has the coastal line of	972 kms
The number of coastal states in India is	9
Greater Himalayas are also known as	Himadri Ranges
K2 mountain peak is in	Karakoram Range
The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas in India is	K2
The highest peak in peninsular India is	Anaimudi
The highest peak in the World is	Mount Everest
Great Indian Desert is	Thar
The Ganga river in Bangladesh is called as	Padma
India receives bulk of its rainfall from	South West Monsoon
The monsoon burst first takes place in coastal areas in	Kerala
The highest rainfall recorded place, Mawsynram is in	Meghalaya
The lowest average rainfall recorded in	Jaisalmer
Monsoon means	Blowing of winds and reverse seasonally
Drought is	A condition when the rainfall is less than 75% of the normal
The state is having the largest area under forest is	Madhya Pradesh
The soil which is most clayey and moisture retentive is	Black
Laterite soils are characterized by leaching away of	Silica
Highest account of the total soil cover in the country is	Red soils
The highest intensity of irrigation is found in	Punjab
Hydro-Electricity is known as	White Coal
The winter crop season is known as	Rabi
During south west monsoon the crop season is known as	Kharif
Jute cultivation is predominant in	West Bengal
Black soils are favorable for the cultivation of	cotton
Natural rubber cultivation is predominant in	Kerala
The maximum energy producing mineral in India is	Coal
To manufacture the pencils we use	Graphite
Silk industry is predominating in	Karnataka
Rourkela steel plant was set up with the assistance of	Germany
Limestone is the chief raw material for	Cement
The biggest oil refinery in India is located at	Mathura
The largest industry in our country	Textile industry
The important navigable canal in southern India is	Buckingham Canal
River based port in India is	Kolkata
The single largest item of import	Petroleum

Economy Made Easy

NABARD was established under recommendations of	Shivaraman Committee
The chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission	Y.V. Reddy
Banks of India were nationalised for the first time in the year	1969
The main aim of devaluation is to	Encourage exports
What is the tertiary sector of economic development	Service Sector?
Which state of India has highest Per capita income	Goa
RBI was nationalised in the year	1935
National Agriculture Insurance Scheme was introduced in	1999
Short term finance is usually for a period of	12 months
Who is the regulator of Insurance sector in India	IRDA
Who is the Census Commissioner for Census 2011?	C. Chandramouli
The main rubber producing state in the country is	Kerala
The largest producer of Coffee in the country is	Karnataka
At present, the number of nationalised banks in the country	19
Project SANKALP is associated with the elimination of	AIDS
The central banking functions in India are performed by the	Reserve Bank of India
Development expenditure of the Central government does not include	Defence expenditure
Gilt-edged market means	Market of Government Securities
Loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear is called as	Depreciation
The association of the rupee with Pound Sterling as the intervention currency was broken in	1992
On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into	NABARD
If the Cash Reserve Ratio is lowered by the RBI, its impact on credit creation will be to	Increase it
In the state of India, the State Financial Corporation have given assistance mainly to develop	Small and medium scale industries
States earn maximum revenue through	Commercial Taxes
The first Indian private company to sign an accord with Government of Myanmar for oil exploration in two offshore blocks in that country is	Essar Oil
The condition of indirect taxes in the country's revenue is approximately	86%
The Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) came into existence in	1987
Of the gross tax revenue of the Union Government the indirect taxes account for nearly	65 percent
The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in the hand and total assets. This is called as	Statutory Liquid Ratio (SLR)
How many banks were nationalized in 1969?	14
In India, the first bank of limited liability manages by Indians and founded in 1881 was	Oudh Commercial Bank
The apex body for formulating plans and coordinating research work in agriculture and allied fields is	Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Short-term finance is usually for a period ranging up to	One year
Paper currency first started in India in	1861
Foreign Direct Investment ceilings in the telecom sector have been raised from 74 percent to	100%
The largest sponge iron producer in the world is	India
National Rural Development Institute is situated at	Hyderabad
The bank which has the highest number of branches in the world is	SBI
The Mumbai Stock Exchange was set up in	1875
Rangarajan Committee is related to	Public Sector disinvestment
Raja Chellaiah Committee is related to	Tax Reforms
Malhotra Committee is related to	Insurance Sector Reforms
Narasimham Committee is related to	Financial Sector Reforms
The principle means of transport of goods in India is	Railways
India's place in the World Production of Sugar and Sugarcane is	First
State with Highest Production of Wheat (2011-12) is	Uttar Pradesh
State with Highest Production of Rice (2011-12) is	West Bengal
State with Highest Production of Pulses (2011-12) is	Madhya Pradesh
State with Highest Production of Total Food Grains (2011-12) is	Uttar Pradesh
State with Highest Production of total Oil Seeds (2011-12) is	State with Highest Production of total Oil Seeds (2011-12) is
The policy of Family Planning was adopted by the government in	1952
Bank Rate means	The official rate of interest charged by the central bank of the country
The term MARKET in economics means	Presence of competition
Commercial banking system in India is	Branch banking
Demand of commodity mainly depends on	Power to purchase
CMD of Bharatiya Mahila Bank is	Usha Ananthasubramanian
Mr. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry took over as the chairman of which industrial group recently?	Tata Group