ADVENTURES IN SPACE
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First artificial satellite was Sputnik-I sent by Soviet
Union on October 4, 1957
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Sputnik-II on November 3, 1957 took a female dog Laika
into space
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On July 20, 1969 US Apollo 11 touched down the moon
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Skylab was launched in 1973 by US.
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What country launched its first space rocket January 1961-Italy
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What happened to Laika first dog in space Suffocated no air burned re-entry
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A Russian space programs name meant East what was it Vostok
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What was the first man made object to leave the solar system Pioneer 10
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Voyager I, spacecraft introduced ring system of Jupiter.
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Escape velocity is 24800 miles/hour or 7 miles/sec
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First human in space is Yuri Gagrin 1961 on USSR
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Appolo crew returned to earth with 382 kg of moon soil
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First space scientist was Henry Quendish
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Man entered in space on 14 October 1957
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First American shuttle to land on moon named “Bamini”
in March, 1966
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First woman in space was Valentine Khurachoof in 14
June, 1963
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America launched its first space station in 1973
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In 1979 Sky Lab was destroyed in earth’s atmosphere
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In 1986, Russia launched its space station Mir
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Hubble telescope launched in April 243, 1990 through
Discovery Shuttle
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Apollo XI enabled man to step on moon
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Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov holds the record for
the longest stay in space. He spent 437 days in orbit in the Mir Space
Station.
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The first American Astronaut to go into space was Allen Shepherd.
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First space vehicle to land on moon was Luna-9
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Voyager I, spacecraft introduced ring system of Jupiter.
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Pioneer 10 and 11 launched in 1973 and 1974, voyager 1
& 2 in 1979 and Galileo in 1995 were missions sent to Jupiter
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Astronomers know of over 50 moons orbiting Jupiter.
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Vostok I carried first man in space.
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Telstar, the world’s first communication satellite was
launched in 1962.
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Mercury project, first manned space programme of USA,
carried the first American into space on 5th
May 1961.
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Sputnik II, first artificial satellite was launched on
3 Nov: 1957.
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Lovell telescope is at Jodrell Bank (Site for space observatory).
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Yuri Gagarin (Russia) cosmonauts became first traveler
in space in 1961.
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The first American Astronaut to go into space was Allen Shepherd
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Russian Cosmonaut valley polyakov holds the record for
the longest stay in space. He spent 437 days
in orbit in the Mir Space Station.
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What was the first food consumed on the moon in Apollo 11- Turkey
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The first person to orbit the earth in space. John Glenn
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Columbia Space shuttle broke up on re-entry to Earth on
Feb 1, 2003.
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Skylab was space laboratory launched in 1973 by USA.
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First women in space Valentine Tereshkove went into
space in Vostoc 6 on 16 June 1963.
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On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldren
landed on the moon.
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Geostationary Orbit is at a height of 36,000 km.
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Pathfinder is robot craft that landed on Mars in 1997.
VARIOUS SCIENCES
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Taxidermy means stuffing dead animals
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Stenography means short hand writing
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Psoriasis is a learning disability
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Paleontology is study of fossils.
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Hematology is the study of blood.
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Study of earth is geology
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Acoustics is the science of sound
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Cytology is the study of cell
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Entomology is the study of insects.
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Apiculture is science of bee keeping
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Ornithology is the science of birds
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Philology is the science of languages
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Oncology is the study of cancer
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Exobiology is the study of life in outer space
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Numismatics is the study of coins
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Eugenics is the study of altering humans by changing
their genes or it refers to Improvement of human
race
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Ethology is the study of animal behavior
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Anthropology is the study of origin and physical and
cultural development of mankind
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Carpology is the study of fruits and seeds.
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Pathology deals with
diseases
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Histology deals with organic tissues
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Pedology is the study of soil
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Cryogenics deals with the production, control and
application of low temperatures
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Seismology is study of movements inside earth’s crust
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Ambidextrous is one who can write with both hands.
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Astrophysics is a branch of astronomy which deals with
the physical and chemical nature of heavenly
bodies.
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. A etiology is the study of causes of disease.
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Concho logy is the study of shells.
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Cryptology is the study of codes.
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Dendrology is the study of trees.
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Ergonomics is the study of relationships between people
and their working environment.
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Graphology is the study of handwriting.
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Ichthyology in the study of fish.
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Psychological study of life in artificial environment
is called biopsy.
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Forms and features are studies under the branch of Marphology.
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Paleontology is the study of fossils.
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Phycology is the study of Algae.
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Mycology is the study of fungi.
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The art of compiling dictionary is called Lexicography.
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Anthropology is the study of man.
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Cartography is the art of making maps and charts.
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Philately is hobby of stamp collecting.
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The branch of zoology, which deals with the study of
insects is called entomology
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The production of generally identical reproduction is
called as Cloning
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A petrologist studies what- Rocks history formation etc
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An onomastician studies what - Names
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Thanatology is the study of what Death
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The study of human population is called Demography.
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What does an otologist study-The ear and its diseases
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Noologists study what-The Mind
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Semiology is the study of what-Signals
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What is silviculture- Forestry
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What is Xylography- Wood Engraving
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Paleontology is the science of history of life.
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Meteorology is the study of study of weather.
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Cryptography is the study which deals with the secret writing.
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Hydroponics means cultivation of the plants without use
of soil.
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Hyetology is the study of rainfall.
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Mycology is the study of fungus and fungi diseases.
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Numismatics is the study of coins.
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Petrology is the study of rocks in the earth’s crust.
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Amniocentesis is a method for determination of foetal sex.
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What is Steganography: Invisible ink writing
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Ichthyologists study what Fish
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What does a psephologist study: Voting – Elections
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What is studied in Aerology-Planet Mars
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What does a philologist study- Languages
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Orthoepy is the study of what-Word pronunciation
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A philomath has a love of what- Learning
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What is a nidologist interested in-Birds nests
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What is philography- Autograph collecting
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Agronomy is the science of soil management.
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Penology is the study, theory and practice of prison management
& criminal rehabilitation.
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Chemical preservation of dead organisms in liquid is
called Cryo-Bilogy.
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Orthoepy is the study of what-Word pronunciation
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What does a philologist study- Languages
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Chlama domonas is unicellular plant
VARIOUS PROCESSES
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Chemical union of two or more molecules of the compound
to form larger molecules is called Polymerization.
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The process by which plants take food is photosynthesis
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Reduction is the removal of oxygen atoms
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Oxidation is the combination of oxygen or removal of hydrogen
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Horticulture is the cultivation of flowers, fruits and vegetable
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Pastevurization is the protection of food by heating
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Method of preparation of warnish was discovered by
Jabir bin Hayaan
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If temperature rises gradually up to 40 deg: C, the
rate of photosynthesis may stop altogether
VITAMINS
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Deficiency of vitamin A causes dryness of skin and
night blindness
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Skin food is Vitamin
C
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Vitamin C is also called Ascorbic Acid it prevents scurvy
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Vitamin C is also necessary for utilization of iron
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The food which contains largest amount of Vitamin C is tomato
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Cod liver oil contains Vitamin D
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Collagen is the substance that gives elasticity to skin
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Vitamin E promotes oxygenation and acts as anti aging
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Carbon dioxide we release comes from food we eat
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Vitamin B2 has what other
name Riboflavin
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Fats are made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
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Vitamin E is called anti-aging agent
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Vitamin E helps in fertility process
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Vitamin B helps maintain normal appetite and good digestion
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Protein found in milk is Casein, in beans is Legumes,
in meat is myosin and in eggs is albumin
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Water soluble vitamin are B and C and all other are fat soluble
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Vitamin A is stored as Ester in liver
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Vitamin A is found in carotene bearing plants
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Vitamin K helps to form prothrobin (fibro gin) one of
the enzymes helpful in blood clotting
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Vitamin E is necessary for iron utilization; normal
reproductive function. Vitamin E is for reproduction.
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Vitamin A is found in Dairy products
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Deficiency of Vitamin A causes Night blindness.
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Too much presence of the Potassium salt in human blood
increase the risk of heart attack.
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The lack of calcium in the diet causes what condition-Rickets
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Celluloses are carbohydrates.
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Milk contains lactose.
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Vitamin C is a preventor of infectious disease
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Vitamin C is also called Skin food
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Vitamin C can easily be lost in cooking and food storage
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Vitamin D is essential for calcium metabolism.
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Vitamin C hastens healing of wounds
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Vitamin capable of formation of blood is B12
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Riches source of Vitamin D is code liver oil
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Riches source of Vitamin A is eggs
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Deficiency of Calcium leads to rickets
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Vitamin B1 is available is yeast.
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Scury, arising due to deficiency of vitamin C, it is
related to Gastro-intestinal disorder.
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Sodium is necessary of nervous system.
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Vitamin D is essential for calcium metabolism.
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Cheese contains vitamin D.
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Vitamin C can not be stored in human body.
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Scurvy, arising due to deficiency of vitamin C, it is
related to Gastro-intestinal disorder.
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Sodium is necessary of nervous system.
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Ground nut has maximum
protein
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Digestion of fat in intestine is aided by Emulsification
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Hair, finger nails, hoofs, etc are all make of protein
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Deficiency of sodium and potassium causes muscular
cramps, headache and diahrae
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Milk contains 80% water
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Milk is a complete food.
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Cheese contains vitamin D.
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Vitamin E is for reproduction.
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Deficiency of Thiamine causes Beri Beri.
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Glucose is the source of energy for human brain.
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Major component of honey is Glucose
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Three main food nutrients are carbohydrates, protein
and fats. Other are vitamins and minerals
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Meat is rich in iron we need to make blood cells
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Eating of coconut increases man’s mental faculties
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Food poisoning can result from the eating of too much toadstools.
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Vitamin c is also known as Ascorbic Acid.
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Celluloses are carbohydrates.
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Milk contains lactose
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Ascorbic acid is essential for the formation of bones
and teeth.
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Citric acid is a good substitution for ascorbic acid in
our nutrition.
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A guava contains more vitamin C than an orange
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Vitamin not stored in
human body..... C
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SCIENTISTS
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Ibn baitar was a Botanist
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Kitab al Manazar on optical works was written by Ibn al Haitham
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Mamoon observatory was established during the reign of
Caliph Mamoon
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Circulation of blood was described by a muslim
scientist name Nafis Abdul al-Hasan.
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Al-Khwarizimi was first person who used zero.
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Muslim scientist Ali al Tabari is famous for his work on (medical sciences)
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Al Beruni discovered that light travels faster than sound.
NOBLE PRIZE
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Astronomers cannot be nominated for noble prize
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Marie curie twice won Noble Prize.
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First Nobel Prizes were awarded on 10 Dec: 1901.
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What country awards the Nobel peace prize- Norway
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Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1972-Nobody
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Who refused the Nobel Literature prize in 1958-Boris Pasternak
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Who was the first American to receive the Nobel Literature prize Sinclair Lewis
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Which Nobel Prize is not awarded annually in Stockholm Peace
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Mother Teresa was awarded Nobel Prize in the field of peace.
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The New York Times received five Pulitzer prizes of
2009 for investigative, breaking news and
international reporting, feature photography and criticism.
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A noted Indian wildlife biologist, Dr M.D. Madhusudan,
Director of Nature Conservation Foundation
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Four persons have been awarded Nobel Prize twice.
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Van’t Hoff was the first Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.
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Wole Soyinka is a Nobel Prize winner for literature. He
is from Nigeria.
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Which field was not included by Alfred Nobel
originally... Economics
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Person getting the nobel peace prize in 2008 was of the
country. Finland
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Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden, more than
150 years ago. In what year was he born? Alfred Nobel was born in 1833
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What did Alfred's father, Immanuel, do for a living?
Alfred's father was an engineer and inventor.
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Alfred Nobel never married.
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A future Nobel Laureate worked for a short period of
time as Alfred Nobel's secretary. Who? Bertha von Suttner
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Alfred Nobel died on 10 December 1896, but not in
Sweden, his home country. Where did he die? Alfred Nobel died in San Remo, Italy.
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Why did Alfred Nobel establish a prize in his will?
Alfred Nobel wanted to award the greatest benefits to mankind.
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Which Nobel category does not yet have a single female
laureate? Economics
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Who won the first Nobel Prize in Physics? Roentgen.
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Which single winner won the most number of Nobel
Prizes? International Committee of the Red
Cross.
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Who was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize
in Literature? Rabindranath Tagore
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Mathematicsis not a valid Nobel Prize category.
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In what year did the most people decline their Nobel
Prize? 1939
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Who was the only person to win the Nobel Prize twice -- in Peace and Chemistry? Linus Pauling
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Who was the only person to win the Nobel Prize twice -- in both Physics and Chemistry? Marie Curie
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Name the six categories for which the prizes are
awarded. Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine,
Literature, Peace and Economics.
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For which category was a Nobel Prize given starting
1969? Economics.
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Who awards the Peace Prize? The Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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Max Planck received the noble prize in Physics in 1918
for his discovery of: energy quanta
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Climate change campaigner Al Gore and the UN's
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have
been jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Rabindra Nath Tagore was the first Indian/South Asian
to win Nobel Prize. (Literature in 1931).
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Former US Vice-President Al Gore has won Noble Peace
Prize 2007 for his campaign against Global
Warming.
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Mr Gore won an Oscar for his climate change film An
Inconvenient Truth
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The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was
Ralph Johnson Bunche
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Rabindarnath Tagore won first Nobel Prize from South Asia.
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The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was: Anwar Sadaat of Egypt
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Nobel Prize holder UN institutions..... UNHCR, UAEA
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NATIONAL EMBLEM
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National Emblem of Britain is Rose-Lion.
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National Emblem of Bangladesh is Water Lily.
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National Emblem of China is Narcissus.
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National Emblem of Egypt is Lotus.
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National Emblem of France is Lily.
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National Emblem of Iran is Rose.
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National Emblem of Kuwait is Falcon.
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National Emblem of Pakistan is Crescent-Jasmine.
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National Emblem of Syria is Eagle.
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National Emblem of Sri Lanka is Lion.
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National Emblem of Netherlands is Lion.
FAMOUS EPITHETS
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What city is known as The worlds chocolate capital:
Hershey Pennsylvania
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Which countries name translates as land of the free- Thailand
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The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is Bhutan
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Rome is also known as “City of Seven Hills”.
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Penang is called the “Pearl of East”.
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“Sandwich Island” is called to Hawaii Island.
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Detroit is known as the Motor City.
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Britain of south is called to New Zealand.
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Buffer state of Asia is called to Afghanistan.
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Cockpit of Europe is called to Belgium.
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Crossroad of Western Europe is called to Belgium.
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Emerald Island is called to Ireland.
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Flower garden to Europe is called to Netherlands.
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Gift of Nile is called of Egypt.
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Great Britain of the Pacific is called to Japan.
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Island continent is called to Australia.
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Horn of Africa is called to Somalia.
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Key to Mediterranean is called to Gibraltar.
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Land of contrasts is called to Colombia.
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Land of free people is called to Thailand.
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Land of fertile fields is called to Algeria.
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Land of golden fiber is called to Bangladesh.
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Land of midnight sun is called to Norway.
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Land of milk and honey is called to Lebanon.
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Land of morning calm is called to Korea.
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Land of mighty rivers is called to Nigeria.
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Land of mountain is called to Nepal.
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Land of rising sun is called to Japan.
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Land of Thousand Island is called to Indonesia.
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Land of pure people is called to Pakistan.
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Land of white elephant is called to Thailand.
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Pillars of Hercules is called to Gibraltar.
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Playground of Europe is called to Switzerland.
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Remnant of mighty empire is called to Austria.
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Sorrow of china is called to Hawang Hoo.
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Switzerland of Africa is called to Swaziland.
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Site of Ancient Civilization is called to Iraq.
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Whiteman’s Grave is called to Guinea.
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Brasilia of Pakistan is called to Islamabad.
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City of angles is called to Bangkok.
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City of bazaars is called to Cairo.
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City of colleges is called to Lahore.
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City of conference is called to Geneva.
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City of cosmonauts is called to Moscow.
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City of eternal spring is called to Quito.
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City of golden temple is called to Amritsar.
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City of Golden Gate is called to San Francisco.
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City of mosques is called to Dhaka.
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City of parks is called to Kiev.
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City of palaces is called to Calcutta.
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City of pope is called to Rome.
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City of space flights is called to Cape Kennedy.
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City of peace is called to Baghdad.
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Forbidden City is called to Lahaska.
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Gateway to the east is called to Beirut.
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Gateway to the gulf is called to Abu Dhabi.
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Gateway to India is called to Bombay.
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Gateway to Pakistan is called to Karachi.
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Little Pakistan is called to Bradford.
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Manchester of Pakistan is called to Faisalabad.
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Pyramid city is called to Cairo.
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Rose pink city is called to Jaipur.
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Windy city is called to Chicago.
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Lusitanian is the alternative name of Portugal.
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Emerald Island is called to Ireland.
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Land of Prophets is called to Palestine.
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Yellow River is known as China’s Sorrow because of
devastating floods.
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Gibraltar of the west is said to Quebec.
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Zambia is known as "country of Copper"
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Albania means the “Land of Eagles”.
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Argentian means “Like
Silver”.
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Bahrain means two seas.
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Brazil means “Red wood”.
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Costa Rica means “Rich
coast”.
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Cyprus means “Land of
copper”.
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Guuatnemala mean “Land of Eagles”.
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Jamaica means “Good
water”.
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Kuwait means “Fort”.
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Liberia means “Land of free people”.
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Netherlands means “low
land”.
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Nigeria means “a great
river”.
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Sierra Leone means “Lion Mountains”.
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Singapore means “city of lions”.
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Sudan means “Land of black people”.
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Turkey means “Land of
Turks”.
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Which country is popularly called ‘The Land of the
Maple Leaf’? Canada
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Mistress of the Eastern Seas is epithet referred to Sri Lanka.
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Hong Kong is called as Pearl of the Orient.
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Which worlds city is known as The Golden
City Prague Czech
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What place was nicknamed "The Pearl of the
Orient"-Manilla - Philippines
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What countries name translates as lion mountains-
Sierra Leone
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What place is nicknamed "The City of Lilies"- Florence
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Mesopotamia means- Between two Rivers
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COUNTRIES WITH
CAPITALS & Currencies
Afghanistan |
Kabul | Afghani Algeria | Algiers
Argentina | Buenos | Aires
Australia |
Canberra | Australian Dollar Austria | Vienna
Azerbaijan |
Baku Belgium | Brussels Bhutan | Thimphu
Bosnia
Herzegovina | Sarajevo Canada | Ottawa
China | Beijing
| Yuan Cuba | Havana Cyprus | Nicosia
Denmark | Copenhagen
| Krone Egypt | Cairo | Pound
France | Paris |
Franc Gorgia | Tibillsi
Germany | Berlin
| Deutsche Mark Greece | Athens
Hungary | Budapest
India | New
Delhi | Rupee Indonesia | Jakarta | Rupiah Iran
| Tehran Riyal
Iraq | Baghdad |
Dinar Ireland | Dublin
Israel | Tel
Aviv | Shekel Italy | Rome | Pesso
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Japan | Tokyo |
Yen Jordan | Oman Kazakhastan | Astana North Korea | Pyongyang South Korea |
Seoul | won Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Som Lebanon | Beirut
Libya | Tripoli | Dinal
Malaysia | Kuala
Lumpur | Ringgit Maldives | Male
Morocco | Rabat
Nepal |
Kathmandu | Rupaia Netherlands | Amsterdam | Guilder New Zealand | Wellington
Nigeria | Abuja
Norway
| Oslo | Krone Phillippines | Manila
Poland |
Budapest Qatar | Doha
Russia | Moscow
| Ruble Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Riyal Bulgaria | Sofia
Singapore | Singapore | Dollar
South Africa |
Pretoria and Cape Town | Rand Spain | Madrid
Sri Lanka |
Colombo Sudana | Khartoum
Sweden |
Stockholm | Krona Switzerland | Bern
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Syria | Damascus
| Pound Taiwan| Taipei
Tajikistan |
Dushanbe Thailand | Bankok Turkey | Istanbul | Lira
Turkmenistan |
Ashgabad Ukraine | Kiev
UAE | Abu Dhabi
UK | London
US | Washington
D.C Uzbekistan | Tashkent Vietnam | Hanoi Yemen | Sanaa Eritrea | Asmara
Bangladesh | Dhaka | Taka
CHANGED NAMES
Old Name New Name
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Pipri | Bin Qasim.
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Lyallapur | Faisalabad.
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Abyssinia | Ethiopia.
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Burma | Myanmar.
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Ceylon | Srilanka.
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Duch-East-Indies | Indonesia.
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French | Sudan Mali.
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Helvetia | Switzerland.
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Mogyarzaq | Hungry.
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Mesopotamia | Iraq.
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Najd and Hejaz | Saudi
Arabia.
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New Granda | Colombia.
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Nippon | Japan.
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Persia | Iran.
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Siam | Thailand.
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South Rhodesia | Zimbabwe.
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South West Africa | Namibia.
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Soviet | Union Russian
Federation.
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Turkmenia | Turkmenistan.
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Upper Volta | Burkina
Faso.
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Urumdi | Brumdi.
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Constantinople | Istanbul.
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Christiana | Oslo.
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Formosa | Taiwan.
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Greenland | Kalaallet
Nunaat.
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Holland | Netherlands.
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Combodia | Kampuchea.
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Krugn Thep | Bangkok.
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Leningard | St. Petersburg.
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Montgomery | Sahiwal.
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Burma | Myanmar.
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Peiking | Beijing.
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Persia | Iran.
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Rhodesia | Zimbabwe.
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Salisbury | Harare.
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Tripoli | Libya.
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Madras | Chennai.
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Edo | Tokyo.
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Temasek | Singapore.
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Stalinabad | Dushanbe.
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United Arab Republic |
Egypt.
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Jabal-i-Tariq | Gibraltar
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Equatorial Africa | Chad
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Ray | Isfahan
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Pataliputra | Patna
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Sankiang | Xinjiang
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Old name of Tamil Nadu is Madras State.
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The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
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Prior to independence, Ghana was called ‘Gold Coast’.
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Afghanistan was known as Ariana.
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The new name of Yalamlam is As-Sadiya.
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The name of Mesopotamia was changes to Iraq in the year 1935.
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The earlier name of New York city was New Amsterdam
IMPORTANT ORGANISATIONS & PACTS
Name Founded Member Headquarter
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ADB- 1986- | Philippines
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Arab League- 1945-
22- Cairo
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ASEAN- | Aug 8, 1967- 9- | Jakarta, founded at Bangkok.
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COMECON- 1948- Havana.
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Colombo Plan- 1st July 1951- Colombo (Srilanka)
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Common Wealth-
|
1931- 53-
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London.
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Council of Europe-
|
1949- 34-
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Strasbourg.
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CIS- Jan
1991-
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12-
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D8- 15 June
1997- Founded at Turkey, HQ Turkey.
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ECO- Jan 1985- 8- Tehran.
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GCC-
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1981-
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6- Riyadh
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ICJ-
|
1951-
|
Geneva.
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|
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ICRC-
|
1883-
|
Geneva.
|
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Interpol 1956 Lyon (France)
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NAM 1961
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OIC 22 to 25 Sep 1969- 56- Jeddah established in Rabat (Morocco).
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SAARC 8, 1985- 7- 8 Katmandu- established at Dhaka.
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NATO- 1949 Brussels.
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SEATO Sep
8, 1954 founder at Manila, ended in 1977.
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UNO 24 Oct 1945 New York.
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Warsaw Pact 14th May 1955. Dissolved in 1991.
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Term of non-permanent members of the Security Council
is 2 years.
•
General Assembly and Security Council appoints the
judges of International Court of Justice.
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RCD was changed to ECO in Jan 1985.
•
G-8 was established on 22 September 1985. G-8 was
originally the G-5 but was expanded when
Canada, Italy and Russia jointed in June 1997.
•
European Union came in to being on January 1, 2000, EU
adopted Euro currency in 2001. Its head quarter is in Brussels (Belgium).
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International Energy Agency was founded in 1974; its
head quarter is in Paris (France).
•
International Olympic Committee was formed in 1984; its
head quarter is in Lausanne (Switzerland).
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The head quarter of international Red Cross and Red
Crescent is in Geneva (Switzerland).
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Organization of Petroleum and Exporting Countries was
founded in Baghdad in 1960; its head quarter is in Vienna (Austria).
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The organization of Economic Cooperation and
Development was founded in 1961; its head quarter is in Paris (France).
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The world council of churches was established in 1948
in Amsterdam (Netherlands), its headquarter is in Geneva (Switzerland).
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North American Free Trade Agreement, its origin lies in
the free trade agreement signed by the USA and
Canada in 1989.
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The organization of African Unity was founded in 1963;
its head quarter is in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
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The organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
was founded in 1968, its headquarter is in Cairo (Egypt).
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Organization of American State was founded in 1948; its
heat quarter is in Washington DC (USA).
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There are 76 countries in WTO.
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China became the member of the World Trade Organization
on 11 December 2001
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OPANAL stands for Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear
Weapons in Latin America.
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OPANAL was formed on 2nd December, 1969, its headquarter is in Mexico City.
•
OECS stands of Organization of Eastern Caribbean
States, established on 18th June, 1981.
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The head quarter of OECS is in Casries (St. Lucia).
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UN has 6 principle organs.
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Security Council has 5 permanent members.
•
The Economic and Social Council acts as coordinating
body for the numerous specialized agencies created by the UN. The council has
54 members elected for the term of 3 years.
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The international court of justice comprises 15 judges.
•
The IBRD was established in 27th Dec 1945.
•
Steel Pact was signed between Italy and Germany on 22nd
May 1939 at Berlin.
•
Camp David Accord made between Egypt and Israel on 17
Sep 1978.
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Locarno pact signed on 16th October, 1925, signed at Locarno.
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Four Power Pact was signed on 16th July, 1933 at Paris.
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CENTO was signed on 24th Feb, 1955 in Baghdad.
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Balkan Pact was signed on 9th Feb, 1934.
•
Eisenhower Doctrine was announced in 1957.
•
Entente Cordiale was formed in April 1904, the
agreement was signed between England and France.
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Dawes Plan was introduced in 1924.
•
CTBT opened for signature from Sep 24, 1996.
•
KELLOGG-Briand pact was signed by 15 states on 27th
August, 1928, it was signed in Paris.
•
Rio Summit was held in Rio-de-Janero on 14th 1992.
•
According to the young plan (1929) announced after the
first world war Germany was required to pay
100 million dollars in installments.
•
UN’s resolution 1441about Iraq was passed in Nov 2002.
•
Amnesty International is an international organization
which works for the release of the political prisoners. It was established by
peter Bomenson in the year of 1961.
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In 1941 the Atlantic Charter was signed by Churchill
and Roosevelt.
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Truman Doctrine------ announced on 12 March 1947 about
the security of Greece and Turkey.
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USSR and its allies signed Warsaw pact in the year 1955.
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The famous Dumbarton Oaks conference, which formulated
proposals about UN charter, was held in
Dec 1944.
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On 14th August 1941, US president F.D Roosevelt and
British Premier W. Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter on a battle ship.
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Veraillies Treaty was signed in 1919.
•
Bostan Tea party tool place in 1773.
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The civil right act which was passed in USA in 1964 was
the result of the March of 250000 people organized by Martin Luther king in 1963.
•
The famous XYZ affair tool place when an American
delegation visited England.
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Potsdam conference was held in 1945.
•
Mamoon Abdul Gavvum (PM of Maldives) said SAARC is a
brain child.
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Napolean I, first person to call English a nation of shopkeepers.
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Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent
perspiration; these words are said by Thomas
A. Edison.
•
Hippocrates said that extreme remedies are most
appropriate for extreme disease.
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Archimedes said that give me but one firm spot on which
to stand, and I will move the earth.
•
Leonardo da vinci observed that every man – at three
years old- is half his height.
•
Darse Ninamia was introduced in Indo-Pak by Mulla Mizam
Ud Din.
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Interpol was founded in 1923 in what city- Vienna
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The Asian development bank established in 1966 with
headquarter located at MANILA (philipines).
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Eqypt , Iraq , jorden , Lebanon , Saudi Arab , Syria
and Yemen are the founder nations of the arab
league.
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Asian development bank was established in 1966 with
headquarter located at manila(philipine)
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The International court of Justice is located in Hague,Holland
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WHO is not the principal organ of the United Nations.
•
Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on Dec: 10, 1948.
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Green Peace has no formal structure and Secretariat.
•
Who were the three statesmen who formulated Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM): Nehru, Nasser, Tito
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international headquarter of Transparency International (TI}
is located in Berlin, Germany.
The founder of the organisation is Peter Eigen
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The permanent Secretariat of SAARC is established at: Khatmandu
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How many official working languages are recognized by UNO:6
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Who was the first Asian Secretary General of the United
Nations? U. Thant
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Baden Powel was the founder of Boy Scout and Civil
Guides Movement.
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CIS are 11 independent states of the former Soviet
Union known as Commonwealth of Independent
States.
HEADQUARTERS OF WORLD ORGANISATIONS
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The head quarter of Food and Agriculture Organization
is in Rome (Italy).
•
The head quarter of International Atomic Energy Agency
is in Vienna (Austria).
•
The heal quarter of International Civil Aviation
Organization is in Montréal (Canada).
•
The head quarter of International Fund for Agricultural
Development is in Rome (Italy).
•
The head quarter of International Labor Organization is
in Geneva (Switzerland).
•
The head quarter of International Monetary Fund is in
Washington (USA).
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The head quarter of International Maritime Organization
is in London (UK).
•
The head quarter of International Telecommunication
Union is in Geneva (Switzerland).
•
The head quarter of United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization) is in Paris (France).
•
The head quarter of United Nations Industrial
Development Organization is in Vienna (Austria).
•
The head quarter of Universal Postal Union is in Berne (Switzerland).
•
The head quarter of World Health Organization is in
Geneva (Switzerland).
•
The head quarter of World Intellectual Property
Organization is in Geneva (Switzerland).
•
The head quarter of World Meteorological Organization
is in Geneva (Switzerland).
•
The head quarter of World Bank or IBRD is in Washington (USA).
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The head quarter of World Trade Organization is in
Geneva (Switzerland).
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The head quarter of United Nation Development Program
is in New York (USA).
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The head quarter of United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees is in Geneva (Switzerland).
•
The head quarter of United Nations International
Children’s Emergency Fund is in New York (USA).
•
The head quarter of United Nations Relief and Works
Agency is in Vienna (Austria).
•
Head quarters of WWF are in Vienna, Austria.
•
SAARC was formed in December, 1985.
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SAARC Human Resource Development Centre is located at Islamabad.
•
HQ of Universal Postal Union is in Berne.
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New Zealand’s Don McKinnon is the first secretary
general of commonwealth.
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First Islamic Summit was held at Rabat in 1969.
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Second Islamic Summit was held at Lahore in 1974.
•
1n 1948 the UN drawn up a charter of civil and
political rights.
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First Secretary General of UN was Tregav Lee of Norway.
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Kofi Anan got noble peace price in 2001.
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UNO world was coined by F.D Roosevelt.
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Kofi Anan is the 7th Secretary General of UNO.
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What was the first country to leave the United Nations-Indonesia
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Don McKinnon is the secretary General of Commonwealth.
•
The term of the judges of the international court of
justice is 9 years.
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ILO is not an organ of the UN.
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First city to be placed under UN was Sarajevo.
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The UN observed 1998 as the human rights year with the
theme “ All Human Rights for All”.
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ICJ has 15 judges, any two of whom cannot be of the same nationality.
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Myanmar is not a member of SAARC.
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UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 and came into
force on October 24, 1945.
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Olive Branch is the emblem of the U.N.
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Five permanent members of U.N Security Council are
China, France, Russia, UK and US.
•
UN Security Council has five permanent and 10
non-permanent members.
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Bangladesh is not a member of ASEAN.
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As per SAFTA agreement, India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
have to decrease their custom duties to 0-5% by 2013.
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Estonia is not a member of CIS.
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Portuguese is not an official language of UN.
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ICJ has issued the arrest warrant of ... Omar al Basher
of Sudan
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The United States of America has used its veto power
more than any other permanent member
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G-7 is the group of seven rich industralial nations-
Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US.
•
The UNO originated during the second world war.Its
charter was drawn up from 25th April to 26th June, 1945 at San Francisco which
was signed by 51 countries.
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In 1971 the people republic of china was given
membership of UNO by expelling Taiwan.
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The UN Industrial Development Organization has its
headquarters at Vienna.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948.
•
Initially, Arab league has seven countries.
•
Headquarter of Arab League is located in Cairo. Arab
League was established on 22nd March 1945.
•
Amnesty International was established in London by the
British Lawyer, Peter Benenson in 1961
•
The International court of justice was constituted on
26th June 1945
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The Charter of United Nations consists of 111 articles.
•
The Common Wealth of Australia came into existence in 1901.
•
Article 55 of the UN Charter promotes international
Human Rights.
•
Territorial waters traditionally are recognized to
extend how far from a state’s coastline? 12
miles.
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A state’s executive economic zone (EEZ) is recognized
to extend how far from the coastline? 12 miles
•
ECOSOC has been established under chapter 10 of the UN charter
•
United Arab Emirates is a federation of 7 Emirates.
•
Switzerland joined the UN during 2002.
•
African Development Bank was established in 1964.
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The principal organs of United Nations are Six.
•
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United Nations spends a lion’s share of its budget on
Refugees rehabilitations
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The UNO originated during the Second World War. Its
charter was drawn up from 25th April to 26th
June, 1945 at San Francisco which was signed by 51 countries.
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What famous battle was fought at Pancenoit-Waterloo -
(four miles away)
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Transparency International is based in Berlin.
•
Where is the headquarter of the Amnesty International
located: London
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Arab Magrib Union consists of Five States.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948.
•
ESCAP is Economic and Social Commission for Asia and
Pacific. Its head office is at Bangkok.
•
Human Right Watch dog headquarter is in.. New York
•
In which city World Economic forum usually holds its
meetings? The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based non-profit
foundation best known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland
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IMPORTANT DAYS
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International Day for the elimination of racial
discrimination is observed on 21 March.
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World environment day is observed on 5th June.
•
International day of peace is observed on 3rd Tuesday
of September.
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World food day is observed on 16 October.
•
International women’s day is observed on 8th March.
•
World health day is observed on 7th April.
•
Universal children’s day is observed on 20 November.
•
World’s aids day is observed on 1 December.
•
United nation’s day is observed on 24th October.
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International day of disabled person is observed on 3 December.
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Human rights day is observed on 10 December.
•
Press day is celebrated on 3rd May.
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Kashmir Solidarity Day is observed on 5 Feb.
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In France the Bastille Day is celebrated on 14th July.
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International Literacy day is observed on 8 Sep.
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World children day is observed on 8th March.
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Human rights day is observed on 10th Dec.
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Day against drug trafficking is observed on 26 June.
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22 March is celebrated as the world day for water.
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11th July is known as World Population Day.
•
Kashmir solidarity day is celebrated all over the
country on 5th February.
•
World`s teacher day was observed on october 5, 2005 in pakistan.
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International Literacy Day is celebrated on September 8.
•
International Ozone Day is observed on September 16.
•
The year 1998 was observed as the International Year of Ocean.
•
Commonwealth Day is observed on May 24 every year.
•
Human Rights Day is observed on 10th December every year.
•
No Smoking Day is observed on April 7.
•
World Book Day is observed on April 23.
•
World Environment Day is observed on June 5.
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3rd may... world press freedom day
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World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September
IMPORTANT BOOKS & THEIR AUTHORS
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Shahnama-i-Islam was written by Hafeez Jalandri.
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Man who ruled India was written by Philip Woodruff.
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The book confession was written by Rousseau.
•
Quaid –e-Azam Jinnah. The story of a Nation is written
by G.Allana.
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Heroes and Hero-Worship was written by Carlyle.
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Foundation of Pakistan was written by Sharif ud din Pirzada.
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was written by Edward Fitzgeranld.
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Gitanjali was written by Rabindranath Tagore.
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Asrar-e-khudi is written by Allama Iqbal
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Bal-e-Jibril is written by Allama Iqbal
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Bang-e-dara is written by Allma Iqbal
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Bostan is written by Sheikh Saadi
•
Darbar-i-Akbari is written by Azad, Muhammad Hussain
•
Gulistan is written by Sheikh Saadi
•
Hayat-i-Jawid is written by Hali
•
Javaid Nama is written by Allama Iqbal
•
Jawab-e-Shikwah is written by Allama Iqbal
•
Ktab al Shifa is written by Ibn Sina
•
Mirat ul Aroos is written by Nazir Ahmed
•
Muqaddamah is written by Ibn Khaldun
•
Shaer o Shaeri is written by Altaf Hussain Hali
•
Mussaddas-i-Hali is written by Altaf Hussain Hali
•
Naqsh-e-Faryadi is written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
•
Payam-e-Mashriq is written by Allama Iqbal
•
Shahnama is written by
Firdausi
•
Tehzeeb al Ikhlaq is written by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
•
Tafhim ul quran is written by Syed Abdul ala Maudoodi.
•
Yadgar-i-Galib is written by Hali
•
Zabur-e-Anjam is written by Dr. Allama Iqbal
•
Zarb-e-Kaleem is written by Dr. Allama Iqbal
•
Arabian Nights is written by Sir Richard Buton
•
An Ideal Husband is written by Oscar Wilde
•
A woman of No importance is written by Oscar Wild
•
Animal Farm is written by George Orwell
•
Anthony Cleopatra is written by W. Shakespeare
•
As you like it is written by W. Shakespeare
•
Caesar and Cleopatra is written by G.B Shaw
•
Comedy of Errors is written by W. Shakespeare
•
Daughter of the East is written by Benazir Bhuto
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Decline and Fall of Roman Empire is written by Edward Gibbon
•
Doctor’s Dilemma is written by G.B Shaw
•
East of Aden is written by John Steinbeck
•
French Revolution is written by Tomas Carlyle
•
Freedom at Midnight is written by Larry Collins and
Dominique Lapiere
•
Gone with the Wind is written by Margaret Mithchel
•
Great Expectations is written by Charles Dickens
•
Gulliver’s Travels is written by Jonathan Swift
•
Hamlet is written by
W.Shakespeare
•
Ibn Battuta Travels in Asia and Africa is written by
Ibn Battuta
•
Jungle book is written by Rudyard Kipling
•
Jinnah of Pakistan is written by Stanley Wolpert
•
Myth of independence is written by Z. A Bhutto
•
World War is written by W. Churchill
•
Merchant of Venice is written by Shakerpeare
•
Muhammad Ali Jinnah is written by M.H Saiyid
•
Much Ado About Nothing is written by Shakespeare
•
Nine Days Wonder is written by John Masefield
•
Nineteen Eighty Four is written by George Orwell
•
Old man and the Sea is written by Ernest Hamingway
•
Oliver Twist is written by Charles Dickens
•
Origin Of species is written by Charles Darwin
•
Paradise Lost is written by John Milton
•
Pickwick papers is written by Charles Dickens
•
Pride and Prejudice is written by Jane Austen
•
Robinson Crusoe is written by Daniel Defoe
•
Sense and Sensibility is written by Jane Austin
•
Sohrab and Rustam Mathew Arnold
•
Social Contact is written by Rousseau
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Treasure Island is written by R.L Stevenson
•
Tropic of Cancer is written by Henry Miller
•
Twelfth Night is written by W. Shakespeare
•
A Tale of Two Cities is written by Charles Dickens
•
Vanity of Human Wishes is written by Samuel Johnson
•
Wealth of Nation is written by Adam Simith
•
Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan is written by Stanley Wolpert
•
Faust is written by Goethe
•
Mein Kampf is written by Hitler
•
Divine Comedy is written by Dante
•
Odyssey (Greek) is written by Homer
•
Utopia is written by Thomas Mooore
•
War and Peace is written by Leo Tolstoy
•
Crime and Punishment is written by F.M Dostovsky
•
Communist Manifesto is written by Karl Marx and Eagles
•
Das Capital is written by Karl Marx
•
The idiot is written by Dostoevsky
•
Don Quixoto is written by Miguel De Cervates
•
The Prince is written by Machiavelli
•
Constitutional Development of Pakistan is written by
G.W Choudhry
•
Five Thousand Years of Pakistan is written by Wheeler R.E.M
•
Foreign Policy of Pakistan is written by Zulifkar Ali Bhutto
•
Jinnah, Creator of Pakistan is written by Hecor Bolitho
•
Muslim Separatism in India and Pakistan is written by
Abdul Hamid
•
Pakistan the Formative Phase is written by Lawrence Ziring
•
Political Syetem in Pakistan is written by Khalid B. Saeed
•
Politics in Pakistan is written by Khalid B. Saeed
•
Quaid-i-Azam and Pakistan is written by Ahmad Hasan Dani
•
Struggle for Pakistan is written by I.H Qureshi
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The Emergence of Pakistan is written by Mohammad Ali Choudhry
•
The Making of Pakistan is written by K.K Aziz
•
Towards Pakistan is written by Whaeed-uz-Zaman
•
World Politics Since 1945 is written by P. Calvocrassi
•
Khusboo is written by Parveen Shakir
•
Laila Majnoo is written by Amir Khusro
•
Akbar nama is written by Abu Fazal
•
Al Qanoon fil Tib is written by Ibne Sina
•
Green Book is written by Presisdent Moamoor Gadafi
•
Republic is written by
Plato
•
Revolution and Independence is written by Words Worth
•
Road to Freedom is written by Bertrand Russel
•
Romeo and Juliet is written by Shakespeare
•
Joan of Arc is written by G.W Shaw.
•
Foust was written by
Goethe.
•
“Profiles in Courage” is written by Henry Kissinger.
•
Pickwick Papers were written by Charles Dickens.
•
“East and Eden” was written by John Steinback.
•
A farewell to Arms is written by Earnest Hemingway.
•
Travel in Arabian Desert was written by C.M Doughty.
•
The spirit of Islam was written by Syed Ameer Ali.
•
The poem Shikwah and Jawab-e-Sikwah was written by
Allama Iqbal.
•
Five Thousand Years of Pakistan was written by REM Wheeler.
•
Struggle of Pakistan was written by I.H Qureshi.
•
The poem “Ancient Mariner” is the work of Coleridge.
•
White Papers are policy statements published by the
British parliament on the subject of tremendous public importance.
•
Blue Books are the official reports of the British Government.
•
White Books are the official publications of the
countries like Portugal, China, and Germany.