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A Curzon line is the polish-Russian frontier setup in 1945.
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Dead line is the line or boundary of a military prison,
which prisoners are not allowed to cross.
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Green Line is a demarcation line between the Greek and
Turkish Cypriot communities.
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Hindenburg line separates Germany from Poland.
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Pak-Iran border line was demarcated on 24th Sep: 1872.
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Line of control is b/w Azad Kashmir & Occupied Kashmir.
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Mc Mohan line is the boundary line between India and
China. It was demarcated in 1914.
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Radcliff line is the boundary between Pakistan and
India. It was demarcated in 1947 by Sir Cyril Radcliff.
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17th parallel line is the boundary line between North
Vietnam and the South Vietnam.
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24th parallel Line lies in Rann of Kutch. It is
frontier between Pakistan and India.
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38th Parallel line is the boundary between North and
South Korea.
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49th Parallel Line is the boundary line between Canada
and the USA.
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Plimsoll Lime is a horizontal line on a merchant ship
to which a ship the upper limit to which a ship may be legally loaded.
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Dead line is a boundary line around a military prison
which prisoners are forbidden to cross.
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Durand line is 1300 mile long frontier b/w Pakistan
& Afghanistan demarcated in 1893-95. it has over 200 passes.
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Green line is a painted line in Nicosia (Cyprus) that
serves as a demarcation line b/w Greek & Turkish Cypriot communities.
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Maginot line is French line of fortification built in
WWII along the German border form Switzerland to Belgium. It divides France
from Germany.
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Maginot line divides France from Germany.
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Mannerheim line was defensive fortification line on the
Karelian Isthmus built by Finland against the Soviet Union.
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Oder-neisse Line was boundary b/w Germany & Poland
during WWII. IMPORTANT STREETS
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Bond Street is located in London. It is famous for
tailoring and jewelry.
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Dalal Street is located in Mumbai (India). It is the
stock exchange market of Mumbai.
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Drowning Street No. 10 is located at Westminster
(England). It is famous for the official residence of the British Prime
Minister. It was named after Sir George Drowning, a diplomat under Cromwell and
King Charles II.
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Elgin Street is located in Scotland. It is the world’s
shortest street.
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Young Street is located in Toronto (Canada). It is the
longest street in the world.
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Vicolo della virilita is the world’s narrowest street.
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Canal Street is the widest street in USA.
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Broadway (USA) is famous for various theaters and
cinema halls. It is regarded as biggest street in the world.
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Fleet Street is in London where newspaper offices and
press agencies are located.
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The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street
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Lombart Street is located in San Francisco. This street
is also called the Crookedest Street. It is the financial centre in San Francisco.
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Wall Street is located in New York. It was built in
1653. It is famous for banking, finance and stock exchange market.
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In which London Street is the US embassy- Grosvener Square.
GENERAL
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The country which provides free education at university
level is Sri Lanka.
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The country to adopt gold standard for the first time
was UK.
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Roman general Mark Anthony was a poor fisherman.
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6 people lost lives in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
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Bofors scandal occurred in India.
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First system of English short hand was devised in 1602.
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China is situated in Eastern part of Asia.
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Afghanistan is a landlocked country Central Asia (Chk)
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Bosnia-Herzegovina joined the UN on May 22, 1992.
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Capital of Micronesia is Palikir.
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Costa Rica is a Central American country.
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Equator passes through
Brazil.
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After Australia, Europe is the smallest continent.
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Sakhalin Islands enriched with oil reserves are claimed
by Russia & Japan.
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Changa Manga is famous for sisham Timber forests.
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The total length of railways in Pakistan is 8875 km.
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Sialkot has the highest annual rainfall.
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The largest district of Punjab by area is Bahawalpurj.
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Pakistan Environmental Protection Ordinance was
enforced in 1984.
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Frost shattering kind of weather takes place on the
valley side above the surface of a glacier.
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Monsoon wind reverses
seasonlally.
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Bermuda triangle extends up to South Florida &
Puerto Rico.
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Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty relating to
environmental problems.
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Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zaklariaya belongs to Chistia order.
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The longest river in South Asia is Brahmputra.
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The length of river Indus is 2880 km.
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The oldest Hydro-electric Project in Pakistan is in Malakand.
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The oldest barrage on the river Indus at Sukkur was
built in 1932.
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Europe has no desert.
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Arabia, Scandinavia & Alaska are called Peninsula.
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The richest fishing ground in the world is North
Eastern Asia.
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When one place on the earth is on a bigger eastern longitude
then its time will be ahead.
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Arakan Yoma: is the exten¬sion of the Himalayas located
in Myanmar.
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Cardamom: Karnataka is the largest producer of
car¬damom. India is the largest exporter of cardamom in the world.
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Climograph: is a graphical representation of the
differentia-tion between various types of climate.
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Cosmic year: One cosmic year is equal to the time taken
by the sun to complete one orbit around the galactic centre.
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Date Line, International: International Date Line is an
internationally agreed line drawn parallel to
the 180° meridian. It divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts. A
crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when
travelling westwards.
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Aberdeen in Scotland is known for Britain’s largest
granite-exporitng industry. It is knwn as Granite City.
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Alexander (ship) is the name of the ship in which
Charles Darwin toured for five years.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of
sedimentary rocks? They are porous
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When does the summer solstice occur in the Southern
Hemisphere of our globe? 22nd December
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Mediterranean climate has the characteristic of ‘dry
summers with great sunshine and rainy winters’
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Precipitation takes place whentemperature of moisture
in air sharply decreases
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Which of the following processes is related to the
formation of Himalayas? Folding
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The term ‘Eye’ in a cyclone refers to circular region
of relatively light Winds
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Gold Harp bridge of Istanbul connects Asia with Europe.
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193 countries are in
world.
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Land occupied by Asia 29.7 %.
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Thickness of earth crust 20 miles.
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Max height of cloud 20,000.
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Rainfall is recorded on maps by Isohyets.
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45 Countries are there in Asia, 18 in Latin America.
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A meteorological term for a high pressure is called anticyclone.