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NEWS PAPERS AND JOURNALS

News Papers and Journals Founder/Editors

Bengal Gazette (India's first news paper, J. K. Hikki
1780)
Amrit Bazar Patrika Shishir Kr. Ghosh &Motilal Ghosh
Keshri Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Maharatta Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Sudharak G. K. Gokhle
Vande Mataram Aurobindo Ghosh
Native Opinion V. N. Mandalik
Kavivachan Sudha Bhartendu Harishchandra
Rast Goftar (First News Paper in Gujrati) Dadabhai Naoroji
New India Bipin Chandra Pal
Statesman Robert Knight
Hindu Vir Raghavacharya &G. S. Aiyar
Sandhya B. B. Upadhyaya
Vichar Lahiri Krishna Shastri Chiplunkar
Hindu Patriot Girish Chandra Ghosh
Som Prakash Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Yugantar Bhupendra Nath Datta &Barindra Kumar
Ghosh
Bombay Chronicle Firoze Shah Mehta
Hindustan Madan Mohan Malviya
Mooknayak B. R. Ambedkar
Comrade Mohammed Ali
Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq Sir Syyed Ahmed Khan
Al-Hilal Abul Kalam Azad
Al-Balagh Abul Kalam Azad
Independent Motilal Nehru
Punjabi Lala Lajpat Rai
New India Annie Besant
Commonweal Annie Besant
Pratap Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
Essays in Indian Economics Mahadev Govind Ranade
Samvad Kaumudi (Bengali) Ram Mohan Roy
Mirat-ul-Akhbar (First Persian News Ram Mohan Roy
Paper)
Indian Mirror Devendra Nath Tagore

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Nav Jeevan M. K. Gandhi

Young India M. K. Gandhi
Harijan M. K. Gandhi
Prabudha Bharat Swami Vivekananda
Udbodhana Swami Vivekananda
Indian Socialist Shyamji Krishna Verma
Talwar (in Berlin) Birendra Nath Chattopadhyaye
Free Hinduatan Tarak Nath Das
Hindustan Times K. M. Pannikar
Kranti Mirajkar, Joglekar, Ghate

TRIBAL AND FOLK DANCES IN INDIA

States Dances
Kathakeertan, Lezin, Dandaniya, Tamasha, Gafa, Dahikala, Lovani,
Maharashtra
Mauni, Dasavtar.
Karnataka Huttari, Suggi Kunitha, Yakashagana
Kerala Kaikottikali, Kaliyattam, Tappatikkali
Tamil Nadu Kolattam, Pinnal Kolattam, Kummi, Kavadi, Karagam
Andhra Pradesh Ghanta Mardala, Veedhi Natakam, Burrakatha
Orissa Ghumara Sanchar, Chadya Dandanata, Chhau
West Bengal Kathi, Chhau, Baul, Kirtan, Jatra, Lama
Assam Bihu, Khel Gopal, Rash Lila, Tabal Chongli, Canoe
Punjab Giddha (women), Bhangra (men)
Jammu &
Rauf, Hikat
Kashmir
Himachal
Jhora, Jhali, Dangli, Mahasu, Jadda, Jhainta, Chharhi
Pradesh
Jhumar, Ras Leela, Phag dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khoria,
Haryana
Gagor
Gujarat Garba, Dandiya Rass, Tippani, Gomph
Ginad, Chakri, Gangore, Terahtaal, Khayal, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma,
Rajasthan
Suisini
Jata Jatin, Jadur, Chhau, Kathaputli, Bakho, Jhijhiya, Samochakwa,
Bihar
Karma, Jatra, Natna
Uttar Pradesh Nautanki, Thora, Chappeli, Raslila, Kajri.

FAMOUS DANCER INSTRUMENTALISTS, VOCALISTS IN INDIA

Famous Dancer
Bala Saraswati, C. V. Chandrasekhar, Leela Samson, Mrinalini Sarabhai,
Bharatnatyam Padma Subramanyam, Rukmini Devi, Sanyukta Panigrahi, Sonal
Mansingh, Yamini Krishnamurti
Bharti Gupta, Birju Maharaj, Damayanti Joshi, Durga Das, Gopi Krishna,
Kathak
Kumudini Lakhia, Sambhu Maharaj, Sitara Devi

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Kuchipudi Josyula Seetharamaiah, Vempathi Chinna Sthyam

Guru Bipin Sinha, Jhaveri Sisters, Nayana Jhaveri, Nirmala Mehta, Savita
Manipuri Mehta Debaprasad Das, Dhirendra Nath Pattnaik, Indrani Rahman,
Kelucharan Mahapatra, Priyambaba Mohanty, Sonal Mansingh
Instrumentalists
Ali Akbar Khan, Allaudin Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Bahadur
Sarod
Khan, Sharan Rani, Zarin S. Sharma
Tabla Alla Rakha Khan, Kishan Maharaj, Nikhil Ghosh, Zakir Hussain
Baluswamy Dikshitar, Gajanan Rao Joshi, Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, M. S. Gopala
Violin
krishnan, Mysore T. Chowdiah, T. N. Krishnan
Shehnal Bismillah Khan
Sitar Nikhil Banerjee, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Hara Shankar Bhattacharya
Flute Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pannalal Ghose, T. R. Mahalingam
Veena K. R. Kumaraswamy lyer, Doraiswami lyengar

Vocalists
Hindustani Shubha Mudgal, Bheemsen Joshi, Madhup Mudgal, Mukul Shivputra, Pandit
Jasraj, Parveen Sultana, Naina Devi, Girija Devi, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan,
Gangubai Hangal, Krishna Hangal, V. Rajput, Kumar Gandharva, Faiyyaz
Khan, Mallikarjun Mansur, Kishori Amonkar, Ustad Rashid Khan.
Carnatic M. S. Subbalakshmi, Balamuralikrishna, Bombay Jaishree, H. K. Raghavendra,
H. K. Venkataram, Sitarajam, Mani Krishnaswamy, Akhil Krishnan, M. L.
Vasanthakumari, M. D. Ramanathan, G. N. Balasubramaniam
Thumri Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan, Ustad Zawad Ali
Khan, Rita Ganguli, Poornima Chaudhary, Shanti Heerananda, Naina Devi
Quwwali Ghulam Hasan Niyazi, Sultan Niyazi, Ghulam Farid Nizami, Chand Nizami,
Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawaji, Aslam Sabari
Dhrupad Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, Zahiruddin Dagar, Waslfuddin Dagar,
Bundecha Bandhu, Uday Bhawalkar, Pt. Abhay Narayan Mallick, Pt. Ritwik
Sanyal

PARLIAMENT OF OTHER COUNTRIES

Country Parliament
Afghanistan Shora
Australia Parliament
Bangladesh Jatia Parliament
Bhutan Tasongadu
Canada Parliament
China National People Congress
Denmark Folketing
Egypt People’s Assembly

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France National Assembly

Germany Bundestag
Great Britain Parliament
India Parliament (Sansad)
Iran Majlis
Ireland Dail Eireann

Israel Knesset Official Books of Various

Country
Japan Diet Blue Book - An official report
Malaysia Majlis of the British Government.
Maldive Majlis
Magnolia Khural Green Book - Official
Nepal Rasthtriya Panchayat Publications of Itali and Persia
Netherlands States General
Norway Storting Grey Book - Official reports
Pakistan National Assembly of the Government of Japan
and Belgium.

Orange Book - Official

publication of the Govt. of
Netharlands.

White Book - Official

publications of China,
Germany and Potugal.

White Paper - Official Paper

of the Govt. of Britain and
India on a particular issue.

Yellow Book - Official paper

of the Govt. of France.
Poland Scym
Spain Crotes
Sweden Riksdag
South Africa Parliament
Switzerland Federal Assembly
Russia Duma
Taiwan Yuan
Turkey Grand National Assembly
U.S.A. Congress

IMPORTANT DAYS
Important Days in January
Jan 1 Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
Jan 8 African National Congress Foundation Day

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Jan 10 World Laughter Day

Jan 9 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Jan 11 Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
Jan 12 National youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
Jan 15 Army Day
Jan 23 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary
Jan 25 International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day, Indian Voter Day
Jan 26 Republic Day
Jan 28 Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
Jan 30 (Martyr's day) Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day;World Leprosy Eradication
Day
Jan 31 World Leprosy Eradication Day
Inportant Days in February
Feb 2 World Wetlands Day
Feb 4 National Day of Srilanka
Feb 5 Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan)
Feb 13 Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary
Feb 14 St. Valentine's Day
Feb 24 Central Exise Day
Feb 28 National Science Day
Important Days in March
Mar 3 National Defence Day
Mar 4 National Security Day
Mar 8 International Women's Day
Mar 9 CISF Raising Day
Mar 12 Mauritius Day;Central Industrial Security Force Day
Mar 15 World Consumer Day
Mar 16 National Vaccination Day
Mar 21 World Forestry Day
Mar 22 World Day of Water
Mar 23 World Meterological Day
Mar 24 World TB Day
Mar 26 Bangaladesh Liberation Day
Important Days in April
April 1 Orissa Day
April 5 Natinal Meritime Day
April 7 World Health Day
April 13 Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
April 14 B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day
April 18 World Heritage Day
April 22 World Earth Day
April 23 World Books Day
Important Days in May
May 1 International Labour Day, Maharashtra Day
May 3 International Energy Day
May 8 International Red Cross Day (It is celebraed to commemorate the birth
anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross Organization Jean Henry Dunant)
May 11 National Technology Day
May 15 International Family Day
May 17 World Telecom Day

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May 24 Commonwealth Day

May 31 World No Tobacco Day
Important Days in June
June 5 World Environment Day
June 8 World Oceans day
June 12 World Day Against Child Labour
June 14 World Blood Donor day
June 15 World Elder Abuse Awarness Day
June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification
June 20 World Refugee Day
June 23 United Nations Public Service Day
June 26 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 29 Statistics Day
Important Days in July
July 1 Doctor's Day
July 4 American Independence Day
July 11 World Population Day
July 18 Mandela Day
July 26 Kargil Victory Day
July 28 World Hepatitis Day
Important Days in August
Aug 6 Hiroshima Day
Aug 9 Quit India Movement Day
Aug 12 International youth Day
Aug 14 Pakistan's Independence Day
Aug 15 India's Independence Day
Aug 19 World Photography Day
Aug 20 Sadbhavana Diwas
Aug 29 National Sports Day of India (Dhyanchand's Birth Day)
Aug 30 Small Industry Day

Important Days in September

Sept 5 Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)
Sept 7 Forgiveness Day
Sept 8 International Literacy Day
Sept 14 Hindi day,World First Aid Day
Sept 16 World Ozone Day
Sept 21 International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer's day
Sept 25 Social Justice Day
Sept 27 World Tourism Day
Important Days in October
Oct 1 International Day for the Elderly(UN)
Oct 2 Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence
Oct 3 World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
Oct 4 World Animal Day
Oct 5 World Teacher's Day
Oct 6 World Wildlife Day, World Food Security Day
Oct 8 Indian Airforce day
Oct 9 World Postal Day
Oct 10 World Mental Health day;National Post Day

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Oct 12 World Sight day

Oct 13 World Calamty Control Day(UN)
Oct 14 World Standard Day
Oct 15 World White cane day(guiding the blind)
Oct 17 International poverty
Oct 20 National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)
Oct 24 United Nations Day
Oct 30 World Thrift Day
Oct 31 National Integration Day (In memory of Idira Gandhi)
Important Days in November
Nov 7 Infant Protection day;World Cancer Awareness Day
Nov 9 Legal Service Day
Nov 10 Transport Day
Nov 14 Children's day/ World Diabetics day
Nov 17 Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniverrsary
Nov 26 Law Day
Nov 30 Flag Day
Important Days in December
Dec1 World AIDS Day
Dec 3 World Disability Day
Dec 4 Navy Day
Dec 7 Armed Force Flag Day
Dec 10 Human Rights day
Dec 11 UNICEF Day
Dec 14 National Energy Conservation Day
Dec 19 Goa's Liberation day
Dec 23 Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day)
POPULAR NAMES OF PERSONALITIES
Popular Name Personality
Lady with the lamp Florence Nightinglale
Grand Old man Dadabhai Naoroji of India
Iron Duke Duke of Wellington
Guru Ji M. S. Golwalkar
Jonn Bull England and the English people
CR Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
King Maker Earl of Warwick
JP Jayaprakash Narayan
Little Corporal Napoleon
Mahamanya Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
Maid of Orleansns Joan of Arc
Desh Bandhu C. R. Das
Deen Bandhu C. F. Andrews
Yankee Inhabitants of U.S.A.
Lion of the Punjab (Sher-i- Lala Lajpat Rai
Punjab)
Bard of Avon Shakespeare
Panditji Jawaharlal Nehru
Man of Blood Bismark
Andhra Kesri T. Prakasam
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Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bapu Mahatma Gandhi
Apostle of Free Trade Richard Cobden
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Desert Fox Gen. Rommel
Nightingle of India Sarojini Naidu
Lal-Bal-Pal Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra
Pal
Father of English Poetry Geoffery Chaucer
Feuhrer Hitler
Iron man Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
Ike Gen. Eisenhower
Tomy Atkins English Soldier
Jawan Indian soldier
Poolu French soldier
Vizzy Maharaja Kumar of Vizianagara
G.I. American soldier
Wizard of the North Sir Walter Scot
Samuel Clemens Mark Twain
Sparrow Major Gen. Rajender Singh
Shastriji Lal Bahadur Shastri
Babuji Jagjiwan Ram
Sahitya Samrat Bankim Chandra Chattopadhaye
Kathasilpi Sarat Chandra Chattopadhaye

POPULAR BOOKS WRITTEN BY FAMOUS AUTHORS

Book Name Author Name
The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer
Hamlet William Shakespeare
Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes
Paradise Lost John Milton
The Pilgrim’s Progress John Bunyan
Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe
Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift
The Vicar of Wakefield Oliver Goldsmith
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
ivanhoe Sir wafter scott
Promessi Sposi, The Betrothed Alassandro Manzoni
The Count of Monte Cristo Alexander Dumas
Vanity Fair William Makpeace Thackeray
Three Men in a Boat Jerome K. Jerome
A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne
Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark T wain
Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy

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The Brothers Karamazov Feodor Dostoevsky

Treasure Island R. L. Stevenson
Tess of the d’urbervilles Thomas Hardy
Time Machine Herbert George Wells
Kim Rudyard Kipling
Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad
The Call of the Wild Jack London
Gitanjall Rabindranath Tagore
Sons and Lovers D. H. Lawrence
The Thirty-Nine Steps John Buchan
of Human Bondage Somerset Maugham
Siddhartha, Herman Hesse Hida Rosner
Mahatma Gandhi Romain Rolland
The Story of My Experiments with Truth Mahatma Gandhi
Tarka the Otter Henry Williamson
And Quiet Flows the Don Mikhail Sholokhov
A Farewell to Arms Ernest Miller Hemingway
The Good Earth Pearl S. Buck
Glimpses of World History Jawaharlal Nehru
Untouchable Mulk Raj Anand
Gone With The Wind Margaret Mitchell
The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien
Rebecca Daphne Du Maurier
The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck
The Power and the Glory Graham Greene
The Diary of A Young Girl Anne Frank
The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger
The Bridge on the Drina lvo Andric
The President Miguel Angel Asturias
Nineteen Eighty Four George Orwell
Cry, the Beloved Country Alan Paton
A Town like Alice Nevil Shute
51 . Nectar in a Sieve Kamala Markandeya
The Tree of Man Patrick White
Train to Pakistan Khushwant Singh
Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe
The Guide R. K. Narayan
Doctor Zhivago Boris Pasternak
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
Born Free Joy Adamson
Catch-22 Joseph Heller
Silent Spring Rachel Carson

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A Backward Place Ruth Prawar Jhabwala

The Jewel in the Crown Paul Scott
The Custer Wolf Roger Caras
One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Portrait of india Ved Mehta
Love Story Erich Segal
The Day of the Jackal Frederick Forsyth
Kanthapura Raja Rao
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach
Humboldt’s Gift Saul Bellow
All Things Wise and Wonderful James Herriot
Roots Alex Haley
Fire on the Mountain Anita Desai
The Far Pavilions M. M. kaye
Sophie’s Choice William Styron
A Bend in the River V. S. Naipaul
Midnight’s Children Salman Rushdie
The Bone People Keri Hulme
The Final Passage Caryl Phillips
The City of Joy Dominique Lapierre, Larry Collins
Spy Catcher Peter Wright
English August (An Indian Story) Upamanyu Chatterjee
The Alchemist Paulo Coelho
The Long Silence Shashi Deshpande
Lajja Taslima Nasrin
A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth
Delhi is Not Far Ruskin Bond
The Heart of india Mark Tully
Anita and Me Meera Syal
The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy
Snakes and Ladders Gita Mehta
The Mistress of Spices Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Interpreter of Maladies Jhumpa Lahiri
Anil’s Ghost Michael Ondaatje
Riot Shashi Tharoor
Family Matters Rohinton Mistry
White Mughals William Dalrymple
Da Vinci Code Dan Brown
Hungry Tide Amitav Ghosh
Amu Shonali Bose

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INDIA’S LONGEST TRAIN ROUTE

Operator
Destination City Train Name/No Distance
Name
4273 Indian
Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express/15906
km Railways
3715 Indian
Kanyakumari Himsagar Express/6318
km Railways
3608 Indian
Jammu Navyug Express/16687
km Railways
Kochuveli Railway ASR-KCVL SUP 3597 Indian
Station(Thiruvananthapuram) Express/12484 km Railways
DIBRUGARH 3578 Indian
Delhi
Express/15901 km Railways
TEN-JAMMU 3559 Indian
Jammu
Express/16787 km Railways
GUWAHATI 3552 Indian
Guwahati
Express/12515 km Railways
Kochuveli Railway DDN KCVL SUP 3459 Indian
Station(Thiruvananthapuram) Express/12288 km Railways
RAPTISAGAR 3443 Indian
Barauni
Express/12522 km Railways
KERLA S. KRANTI 3415 Indian
Kochuveli
Express/12218 km Railways
DIBRUGARH 3346
Dibrugarh Indian
Express/15929 km

Indian Nobal Prize Winner

No. Year Name

01 1913 Rabindranath Tagore (Literature)
02 1930 Sir C.V. Raman (Physics)
03 1968 Dr.Hargovind Khorana (Physiology & Medicine)
04 1979 Mother Teresa (Peace)
05 1983 Dr.S.Chandrasekhar (Physics)
06 1998 Dr.Amatya Sen (Economics)

India - Miscellaneous Installations,Centres

No. Center Place

01 Archaeological Survey of India,India Colcutta (W.Bengal)
Museum
02 Artificial Limb Centre Pune (Maharashtra)

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03 National Archives of India New Delhi

04 National Coal Development Ranchi (Bihar)
Corporation
05 National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi
06 National Library Colcutta (W.Bengal)
07 National Museum New Delhi
08 Oil and Natural Gas Commission Dehra Dun (U.P.)
09 Currency Printing Press Nasik (Maharashtra),Calcutta (W.B.) &
Hyderabad (A.P.)

IMPORTANT PERSONALITIES

Name About him

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the U.S.A. from
Abraham Lincoln 1861 to 1865 and was returned from the Republican Party. He
(1809-'65) opposed slavery and was a great champion of democracy. He
was assassinated in 1865.
Benjamin Franklin was a famous American philosopher and statesman
Franklin (1706- who actively helped in promoting the declaration of
1790) independence.
Born 11 September, 1895 in Gujrat. He was educated at
Baroda.Met Gandhiji and joined Sabarmati Ashram in 1916.He
Acharya Vinoba
was originator of Bhoodan yagna Movement.He received
Bhave
Magsaysay Award in 1969. He received Bharat Ratna award in
1983.
Was the founding father of Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam
(DMK), a political party of South India.DMK obtained
C.N.Annadurai
absolute majority in the Tamil nadu Legislative Assembly at
the elections of 1967 and 1971.
Has become famous in carrying out research work in the
Horgovind
U.S.A. He was awarded Nobel Prize in 1968 in Physiology and
Khurana
Medicine.
Was President of Congress in 1959. Became Union Minister of
Indira Gandhi Information and Broadcasting in 1964-66. Was Prime Minister
of India in 1966-77 and again in 1980-1984.
Famous Indian leader and statesman who was the first Prime
Jawaharlal Nehru
Minister of India. Author of `The Discovery of India',
(1889-1964)
`Glimpses of World History', etc.
He was the 3rd President of the U.S.A. and founder of the
Jefferson, Thomas Republican Party.He helped in drafting the Declaration of
Independence.
Konstantin Became President of USSR after the death of President
Chernenko Andropov in 1984. President Chernenko died in 1985.
Martin Luther was a German preacher during the reign of
Martin Luther Henry VIII of England. He translated the Bible in German.
(1483-1546) Founder of reformation movement and Protestantism in
Europe.
He is the first Indian to swim the English Channel. He also
Mihir Sen
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Resigned Bombay Provincial Civil Service and joined Non-

Cooperation Movement under Gandhiji in 1930.Was Chief
Morarji Desai Minister of Bombay, 1952-1956, Union Minister in 1956-63.
After formation of the Janata Party, was the Prime Minister of
India from 1977 to 1979.
Was born in Yugoslavia in 1910.The Roman Catholienun came
to India as a teacher and began organizing schools for slum
children in 1948. She has established 100 centres in the country
Mother Teresa comprising schools,charitable dispensaries, home for lepers,
T.B. Patients, unwanted and crippled children. She was
awarded Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979, as the first Indian. Was
awarded Bharat Ratna in 1980.
Niels Bohr was a nuclear physicist of denmark. His pioneering
Niels Bohr (1885-
work led to the invention of nuclear fission and atomic bomb.
1963)
Received Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
Ravishankar Ravishankar is the world-famous artist in sitar.
Ramanujam The great Indian Mathematician who was famous for his work
(1887-1920) on Theory of Numbers. He became an F.R.S.in 1918.
H.G.Wells was a famous author of English novels. His science-
H.G.Wells (1866- based tales are of great appeal all over the world. The famous
1946) books written by him are "The Invisible Man","Time Machine"
and "The Shape of things to come."
Famous Mughal court poet, scholar and councillor of Akbar.
Abul Fazal (1551-
His books Akbar-Nama and Ain-i-Akbari throw light on
1602)
Mughal rule and particularly on the reign of Akbar.
A great congress leader of the N.W.F.P. and leader of Red
Abdul Ghaffar Shirts. He is popularly known as `Frontier Gandhi'. He received
Khan the Nehru Award for peace and international understanding. He
was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1987.
Aesop (620-544 Famous writer of greece. his fables are very instructive and
B.C.) interesting.
Became the king of Macedon in Greece in 336 B.C. One of the
Alexander the
greatest generals and conquerors of the world.Founded
Great (356-323
Alexandria and invaded India in 326 B.C. Reached Beas. Died
b.C.)
at Babylon.
The greatest of the Mughal Emperors of India. Founder of a
Akbar (1556-1605) new religion Din-i-Ilahi. He abolished pilgrim tax and Jazia.
Took the Empire to its peak in administration.
Scholar in the court of Alauddin Khilji. Laid the foundation of
Amir Khusro Urdu poetry. He wrote in Hindi also, known as the "Parrot of
India".
Irish Lady who supported Indian Nationalist Movement.
Annie Besant
Founder President of Theosophical Society.Was elected
(1846-1933)
President of the Indian National Congress.

Greek philosopher,artist,poet and thinker.Disciple of Plato and

Aristotle (384-322
teacher of Alexander the great.Founder of a famous school of
B.C.)
philosophy."The ethics and Poetics" are his famous works.
Archimedes (287- Greek mathematician,inventor & Scientist.Discovered the
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Archimedean screw.
Law minister of India,1947-51. Member of the constituent
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
Assembly. chairman of the constitution drafting
(1893-1956)
Committee."Annihilation of Caste" is his famous work.
Great Indian astronomer and mathematician.India's first
scientific satellite was named after him.Explained the causes of
Aryabhatta (476-
solar and lunar eclipses. Determined the diameter of the earth
520 A.D.)
and the moon. He laid the foundation of algebra and was
responsible for pointing out the importance of "Zero".
Indian Emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty. Embraced Budhism
after the Kalinga War. One of the existing monuments of
Ashoka (273-236
Ashoka is the Sanchi Stupas. His inscriptions on rocks and
B.C.)
pillars are of great historical interest. Famous for sanity of
thought, up rightness of character and love of humanity.
Aurobindo Ghosh Politician,Philosopher,poet & saint. First editor of "bande
(1872-1959) Mataram", Works : Life Divine,EssaysonGita,Basis of Yoga.
Founder of the Mughal Empire in India. Conquered the throne
of Delhi after the first battle of Panipat (1526) against Ibrahim
Babar (1483-1530)
Lodhi. His "Memoirs" hold a high a place in the history of
literature.
Court poet of King Harsha Vardhana. Works : Harshacharita
Banabhatta
and Kadambari.
Great mathematician and astronomer of the twelth century.
Bhaskaracharya
Work `Sidhanta Siromani'.
Bismarck (1815- Known as the "Man of blood and iron". Founded the German
1898) Empire.A great administrator.
Kshtriya prince, son of Suddhodana, the king of Kapilavastu in
Gautama Buddha
Nepal. Founder of Buddhism. Developed the philosophy of
(623-543 B.C.)
pessimism.
Indian Physicist.President,Indian Science Congress,
1951.Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India. Thew
Dr.H.J.Bhabha
first Atomic Reactor was completed under hisguidance in 1956
(1909-1966)
and the second reactor was commissioned in 1960.Was made a
fellow of the Royal Society in London in 1941.
Indian nationalist and organizer of the Indian National Army
Subhash Chandra (I.N.A.) during the World War II. Was called `Netaji'.Was
Bose (1897- ? elected President of the Indian National Congress in 1937 and
1938. founder of the political party `Forward Block'.
Roman Genaral and statesman. Invaded Gaul and Britain.
Julius Caesar
Paved the way for the Roman Empire. Was also an orator, poet
(102-44 B.C.)
and historian.
British statesman,soldier and author. Leader of Conservative
Winston Churchill party. Led Britain as Prime Minister during World War II. Won
(1877-1965) Nobel Prize for literature in 1953. Famous work :`The
Gathering Storm, War Memoris, etc.

Famous minister of Chandra Gupta Maurya and was

Chanakya
responsible for the fall of the Nanda Dynasty. "Arthashastra" is
(Kautilya) (4th
his famous book.It throws light on the then system of
Century B.C.)
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the duties of the king.

Nicolas Polish astronomer who first propounded the astronomical
Copernicus (1473- theory that the sun is the centre of the solar system and the
1543) earth and other planets revolve round the sun.
Madame Marie Discovered Radium.Won the Nobel Prize twice (Physics-
Curie (1867-1934) 1903,Chemistry-1911)
Lord Clive Founded the British Empire in india by defeating Seraj-ud-
(Robert daula at Plassey in 1757. Twice appointed Governor of Bengal
Clive)(1725-1774) (1757-'60) and (1764-'67)
Bankimchandra Bengali novelist. Introduced a rich style in the Bengali
Chattopadhyay language. "Durgeshnandini", "Bishabrika", "Anandamath" are
(1838-1894) some of his outstanding works.
W.E.Disney (1901- American film cartoonist Producer of Mickey Mouse, Donald
1966) Duck etc. Creator of Disneyland, California.
Dayanand Great hindu reformer.Founder of the `Arya Samaj (1875).
Saraswati (1824- Fought against untouchability, preached widow re-marriage,
1883) supported women's education.
Thomas Alva American inventor. Invented telephone transmitter,
Edison (1847- megaphone, phonograph, incandescent bulb, cinematograph,
1931) etc.
Euclid (330-269
Greek mathematician and author of elements of Germany.
B.C.)
The first Buddhist pilgrim from China who came to India
during the reign of Chandragupta II(`Vikramaditya') to collect
Fa-hien
Buddhist relics and sacred literature. he stayed in india from
401 to 410 A.D.
Michael Faraday British scientist who founded the science of electromagnetism.
(1791-1867) discovered the laws of Electrolysis.
Epic poet of Persia. He was a court poet of sultan Mahmud of
Firdousi (940-
Gazni. His `Shah-nama' contains 60,600verses describingthe
1020)
history of Persia.
Italian mathematician and astronomer. Invented telescope
Galileo (1609) and the first man to see the satellites of Jupiter.(1564-
1642)
Led `Satyagraha' movement in south Africa. Associated with
many movements during the struggle for independence of India
M.K.Gandhi viz., Non-co-operation movement in 1920, Salt Satyagraha,
(1869-1948) Quit India in 1942. His main principles were non-violence and
truth. He was called the `Father of the Nation'. His
autobiography `My Experiments with Truth' is world-famous.
Hindu King of India (606-647 A.D.). The account of his reign
is available from two sources : Hiuen Tsand, a Chinese
Harsha Vardhana
traveller, and Bana Bhatt, the famous Sanskrit poet. Nalanda
University flourished during his time.
Famous Chinese Buddhist pilgrim who visited India during the
Hiuen Tsang reign of King Harsha, stayed in India from 629 to 644 A.D. and
learnt Buddhist scriptures at Nalanda University..
German dictator and founder of National socialism. The
Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany since 1933 and Leader of Reich since
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World War II and was defeated in 1945. Author of `Mein

Kampf'.
Organised the revolutionary rationalist party of Indo-China
against French rule. Led the struggle for Vietnam's
Ho-Chi-Minh independence during World War II. As President of North
Vietnam he defied the USA for the unification of Vietnam,
Great communist leader.
Epic figure in classic sanskrit literature. Works :`Shakuntala',
Kalidasa `Meghduta',`Kumar Sambhava' etc. Flourished in the time of
Vikramaditya.
One of the greatest expoexponents of Bhakti Movement - a
socio-religious movement spread in the Middle ages which
Kabir aimed at liberalising the religious practices of Hindus. Disciple
of Ramanand. Kabir believed in the unity of God and equality
of all religions.
Leader of the Russian Revolution in 1917. Head of the Soviet
Lenin
Government from 1917 to 1924.
Italian painter, sculptor, architect, scientist and musician.
Leonardo da Vinci
Famous paintings are `The Last Supper' and `Mona Lisa'.
Born in the 6th century B.C. Jainism which is a religious sect
of Hinduism was strengthened by him. Apostle of non-
Mahavira
violence. Prescribed code of penance for his followers. The
religion did not spread outside India.
Was Greek ambassador to Chandra Gupta Maurya's Court sent
Megasthenes by seleucus. His book `Indika' is a source of information about
the state of India at that time.
Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party 1936-59. First
Mao-Tse-Tung Chairman of the Central Government of the People's Republic
(1893-1976) of China., 1949-59. Organised the Red Guards to start the
Cultural Revolution.
German philosopher and socialist. Author of `Communist
Karl Marx (1818-
Manifesto' and `Das Kapital'. Communism is based on his
83)
teachings.
Michael Italian painter, sculptor, architect and poet who did much to
Angelo(1475-1564) beautify the churches of Rome and Florence by his genius.
Famous Venetian traveller and explorer. The first European to
Marco Polo (1256-
visit china. Made journeys through China, India and other
1323)
Eastern countries and published a record of his wanderings.
Napoleon French Emperor and General. Conquered most of Europe. Was
Bonaparte (1769- defeated in the battle of Waterloo in 1815 and died in exile at
1821) St.Helena's Island.
British nurse and hospital reformer. Organised a nursing
Florence
service during the Crimean War (1854-56), which reformed the
Nightingale (1820-
age-old system in hospitals. Her system was later adopted
1910)
throughout the world. Known as `The Lady with the Lamp.'
Picasso (1881- Spanish painter and sculptor.Founded cubist school of painting.
1973) `Guernica' is his civil war painting.
Maharana Pratap Raiput chief who refused to acknowledge Akbar's overlordship.
(1540-97) Defeated at Haldighat in 1576.
Ramkrishna Indian religious saint and preceptor of Swami Vivekanand.

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Paramhanssa
(1833-1886)
President of the USA from 1933 till his death, being the first
Roosevelt (1882-
American to be elected for more than two terms. He met the
1945)
economic crisis of 1933 with a policy for a `New Deal'.
The Greatest poet and dramatist of england. Author of several
William
plays such as `Julius Caesar', `Macbeth', `Romeo and Juliet',
Shakespeare(1564-
`Hamlet', `The Merchant of Venice', `Antony and Cleopatra,
1616)
etc.
Greek Philosopher and intellectual leader. Plato was his pupil.
Socrates (463-399
He was sentenced to death on charges of impiety and
B.C.)
corrupting the young.
Soviet Statesman. played an important part in the Russian
Revolution of 1917. Became the outstanding leader of Russia
Stalin (1879-1953) after the death of Lenin in 1924. Introduced in 1929 the famous
Five Year Plan to build new Russia. General Secretary of the
Central Executive Committee of the USSR, 1924-41.
Irish dramatist, socialist, writer and journalist. His famous
George Bernard
plays are `Pleasant and Unpleasant', `Man and
Shaw (1856-1950)
Superman',`Mrs.Warren's Profession'.
A great Hindu Saint and religious leader. His original name
Swami was Narendranath Datta. Follower of Ramkrishna Paramhansa.
Vivekanand Led the Vedanta movement. Founded Ramkrishna Mission at
(1863-1902) Belur (West Bengal). Among his books `Janam Yoga', `Bhakti
Yoga' and `Karma Yoga' are best known.
Savarkar (1883- Nationalist leader from Maharashtra. Leader of the Hindu
1966) Mahasabha. Author of `Indian War of Independence'.
A great scholar,philosopher and religious teacher. Countered
Shankaracharya
the influence of Buddhism and Jainism. Wrote authoritative
(Born 788 A.D.)
commentaries on the Upanishadas.
Brave general and capable administrator. Fought successfully
many battles against Aurangzeb's army and was instrumental in
Shivaji (1627-80) shattering the structure of Mughal Empire in India. Made the
Marathas a strong nation. Was crowned king in 1674 at
Raigarh.
The Mughal Emperor (1628-58). Built Taj Mahal at Agra in
Shah Jehan memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Lal Quila and Jama
Masjid in Delhi were also built in his time.
Great Indian
poet,novelist,dramatist,composer,philosopher,educationist,artist
Rabindranath
and humanist. Won Noble Prize for literature in 1913. Works :
Tagore (1861-
`Gitanjali', `Gora', `Chitra',`Wreck', `Post Office', `Hungry
1941)
Stones', etc. Founded the international university Visva-Bharti
at Shantiniketan (W.B.)
One of the pioneers of the Indian freedom movement. Started
Bal Gangadhar two newspapers, the `Kesari' in Marathi and the `Maratha' in
Tilak (1856-1920) English. He declared `Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have
it'. Wrote a commentary on the Gita, the `Gita Rahasya'.
Great exponent of Indian classical music. He was one of the
Tansen
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Russian writer,philosopher,social reformer and religious

Leo Tolstoy (1828-
teacher. His chief novels are `War and Peace', `Anna Karenina',
1910)
`Resurrection', etc.
Marshal Tito Yugoslav leader. Called the Neutral Nations Conference at
(1892-1980) Belgrade in 1961. A firm believer in non-alignment.
A portuguese Sailor, who in 1498, rounded the Cape of Good
Vasco da Gama hope and succeeded in reaching the port of Calicut in south
India.
George Commander-in-Chief of the American army during the
Washington American War of Independence (1775-83). First President of
(1732-99) the Republic of USA elected in 1789; re-elected in 1793.
Popularly known as Baba Amte, an IndianLawyer who has
made the lives of thousands of lepers and other social outcastes
Murlidhar productive and respectable. Was awarded the 1985 Magsaysay
Devidas Amte award for public service. `Anandwan' is the first of the
settlements established by him for lepers and other physically
handicapped people.
U.S. negro civil rights leader. It was due to his efforts that the
Martin Luther
U.S. Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964.Won the Nobel Peace
King (1929-68)
Prize in 1964.

ALLERGENTS AND TREATMENTS

Allergest : Treats allergies.

Anesthesiologist : Puts patients to sleep before surgery.
Cardiologist : Treats heart ailments.
Dermatologist : Treats the skin and its diseases.
Treats the glands, such as the thyroid and adrenal, which secrete body
Endocrinologist :
hormones.
Gastroenterologist Specializes in diseases and disorders of the digestive system.
Gerontologist : Treats diseases of old age.
Gynecologist : Treats the female reprodictive system.
Hematologist : Treats blood diseases.
Immunologist : Specializes in the body's defense system against infection and disease.
Nephrologist : Treats kidney disorders.
Neurologist : Treats the nervous systems.
Obstrician : A doctor who cares for women throughout pregnancy.
Orthopedist : Treats disorders of bones and muscles.
Orthodonist : A dentist who specializes in straingthening teeth.
Otolaryngologist : Treats ailments of the nose, throat and ears.
Pathologist : Studies the cause,development and manifestations of disease.
Pediatrician : Specializes in the care and treatment of infants and children.
Plastic Surgeon : Repairs,restores or improves body parts.
Psychiatrist : Treats illness and disorders of the mind.
Radiologist : X-rays body parts and organs for medical diagnosis.
Rheumatologist : Treats diseases of body joints.
Urologist : Treats the urinary tract of the body.

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AIRLINES OF THE WORLD

No. Airline Country
01 B.O.A.C. ENGLAND
02 Air France FRANCE
03 Lufthansa German Airlines W.GERMANY
04 Pan American World Airways System U.S.A.
05 Trans-world Airways U.S.A.
06 Aero-flot U.S.S.R.
07 Alitalia ITALY
08 Quantas Empire Airways AUSTRALIA
09 Air-India INDIA
10 Sabena BELGIUM
11 Arana Afghan Airlines AFGHANISTAN
12 Cathay Pacific HONGKONG
13 Finnair FINLAND
14 Iberia SPAIN
15 Japan Airlines JAPAN
16 Garuda Airways INDONESIA
17 KLM Royal Dutch NETHERLANDS
18 Bruathens NORWAY
19 Scandinavian Airlines System NORWAY
20 Swissair SWITZERLAND
21 Pakistan International Airlines PAKISTAN
22 Royal Nepal Airlines NEPAL
23 Air-Ceylon SRI LANKA
24 Thai Airways International THAILAND
SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE COUNTRIES

No. Country Special Features

1. Bangladesh Produces 89 p.c. of the world's raw jute.
is the most densely populated country in Europe. Antwerp is the
2. Belgium
world's biggest diamond-trading centre.
is the largest State in south America both in area and population. It
3. Brazil
leads the world in the production of Coffee and Castor beans.
In chile the only natural nitrate in the world is found. About 47 p.c. of
4. Chile
the world's iodine is obtained as a by-product in nitrate processing.
5. Columbia produces 95 p.c. of the world's gem emarelds.
Is the second largest cane-sugar producer in the world. India being first
6. Cuba
in cane-sugar production.
7. Denmark The oldest Kingdom of Europe,is a constitutional monarchy.
Equador is the world's chief source of supply of balsa, a light wood. It
8. Equador
exports more bananas than other country.
Ghana is the world's leading cocoa producer. About 40 p.c. of world
9. Ghana
output is produced by Ghana.
10. Indonesia Is the main producer of petroleum in the far east.
11. Italy Is the world's largest producer of mercury.
12. Jamaica Is the world's largest producer of bauxite.

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Is the most highly industyrialized country in the Far East. It is the

13. Japan biggest Ship-building nation and the fourth largest auto market in the
world.
14. Kenya Is the largest producer of tea in Africa.
North
15. Is a leading country in the output of tungsten, graphite and magnesite.
Korea

Is the world's second largest exporter and fourth largest producer of

16. Kuwait
crude oil.
17. Malaysia Is the world's largest producer of rubber and tin.
Is the world leader in the production of silver, sisal, hemp and circle for
18. Mexico
chewing gum.

Is the smallest state in the world with the largest density of population
19. Monaco
per square mile.
Is the only Hindu independent State in the world. Mount everest, the
highest mountain peak in the world (29028 ft) issituated in Nepal.
20. Nepal
Nepal has produced the toughest fighting men in the world. It is the
world's best rice-producer.
21. Nicaragua Is the largest of the Central American States.
Is the land of the Midnight Sun where the sun does not set from the
middle of May until the end of July. The sun does not rise above the
horizon from November 18 to January 23. Varicoloured Northern
22. Norway
Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are visible in winter.Norway is a great sea-
faring nation and its merchant marine is now the third largest in the
world.
Ranks fifth in the world in silver mining and produces 25 p.c. of the
23. Peru
world's vanadium. It is the world's top fishing country.
24. Portugal Leads in the world in the production of Cork.
Leads the world in production of gold,diamonds,platinum and
South
25. antimony and is one of the richest in uranium,vanadium, chrome,
Africa
manganese and asbestos.
26. Sri Lanka Is the largest tea exporting country in the world.
27. Sudan Is the world's principal source of gum arabic.
28. Turkey Is the largest producer of chrome in the world.
29. Uganda Is the largest coffee producer in the British Commonwealth.
Is the largest country in the world. It is the richest country in the world
in mineral resources having deposits of almost every known mineral. It
30. USSR
ranks among the top producers of oil, chromite, iron ore, petroleum,
gold,copper,manganese,aluminium, platinum,asbestos, salt, etc.
Is the world's largest producer of industrial diamond and cobalt. Other
31. Zaire minerals are gold, silver, tin, zinc, iron, copper, tungsten, manganese,
uranium, radium, etc.

Oceans, Seas, Rivers & Mountains

No. Ocean Area
01 Pacific 64186300 Sq. m.
02 Atlantic 33420000 Sq.m.
03 Indian 28350500 Sq.m.

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04 Arctic 5105700 Sq.m.

No. Sea Area
01 South China Sea 1148500 Sq.m.
02 Carribean Sea 971400 Sq.m.
03 Mediterranean Sea 969100 Sq.m.
No. River Length
01 Nile (Africa) 4145 miles
02 Amazon (Brazil) 4000 miles
03 Yangtze-Kiang (China) 3400 miles
04 Congo (Africa) 2718 miles
05 Amur (U.S.S.R.) 2700 miles
06 Niger (Africa) 2600 miles
No. Mountain Country h-Metres h-Feet
01 Everest Nepal/Tibet 8848 29028
02 Godwin Austen India 8611 28250
03 Kanchenjunga India/Nepal 8600 28215
04 Malaku Nepal/Tibet 8481 27825
05 Dhawalgiri Nepal 8172 26988
06 Nanga Parbat India 8126 26816
07 Annapurna Nepal 8078 26504
08 Nanda Devi India 7817 25645
09 Rakaposhi India 7780 25550
10 Mt.Kamet India 7756 25447
11 Huascaran Peru 6768 22205
12 Kailas Tibet 6714 22028
13 Sajama Bolivia 6542 21463
14 Mt.Mckinley Alaska (USA) 6194 20320
15 Kilimanjaro Tanzania 5888 19317
16 Mt.Blanc France (Alps) 4810 15781

VOLCANOES, WATERFALLS, DESSERTS & ISLANDS

No. Volcanoe Height
01 Gaullatiri (Chile) 19882 ft.
02 Laskar (Chile) 19652 ft.
03 Cotopaxi (Equador) 19347 ft.
04 Tupungatito (Chile) 18504 ft.
05 Popocatepeti (Mexico) 17887 ft.
06 Sangay (Equador) 17159 ft.

No. Waterfall Feet

01 Angel (Venezuela) 2648
02 Ribbon(California,USA) 1612
03 King George VI(Guyana) 1600
04 Upper Yosemite (California) 1430
05 Gavarnie (Pyrenees,France) 1385
06 Tugela(Natal,S.Africa) 1350

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No. Desert sq.miles

01 Sahara (N.Africa) 3500000
02 Libya (N.Africa) 650000
03 Great Australian (W.Australia) 600000
04 Arabian (Arabia) 500000
05 Gobi (Mongolia) 400000
200000
06 Kalahari (Botswana)
No. Island Ocean sq.miles
01 Greenland Arctic 840000
02 New Guinea Pacific 347450
03 Borneo Pacific 307000
04 Baffin Arctic 236000
05 Madagaskar Indian 227737
06 Sumatra Indian 161102
RECORD BREAKERS

No. Specility Name

01 Longest River Nile,4145 miles
02 Highest Plateau Pamir (Tibet)
03 Highest Volcano Cotopaxi (Andes,Equador)
Longest Mountain
04 Andes,South America,8800 km,
System
Deepest place in the
05 Off the Island of Mariana Trench,Philippines,36198 ft.
Ocean
Lowest point on
06 Dead Sea,Israel-Jordan,1312 ft.below sea level
Surface
Biggest and deepest
07 Pacific Ocean,64186300 sq.miles
Ocean
08 Smallest Ocean Arctic ocean,5440197 Sq.miles
Largest north-south
09 America
stretch of land
10 Largest Continent Asia,16988000 sq.miles
11 Smallest Continent Australia,2968000 sq.miles
Largest River (in
12 Amazon (Brazil)
volume)
13 Largest River Basin Basin of Amazon,2720000 sq.miles
Largest Salt Water
14 Caspian Sea(U.S.S.R. and Iran),43550 sq.miles
Lake
Largest fresh water
15 Superior (31200 Sq.miles)
Lake
16 Deepest Lake Baikal (Siberia),5315 ft.average depth
17 Largest Artificial Lake Lake Mead of Boulder Dam (U.S.A.)
Highest Navigable
18 Titicaca (Peru-Bolivia),12506 ft.above sea level
Lake
Malacca Straits between Malaysia and Sumatra (Indonesia)
19 Longest Straits
485 miles long.
Mozambique Straits,between Mozambique and Malagasy,
20 Broadest Strait
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Between Greek mainland and the Island of Euboea,narrowest

21 Narrowest Strait
point,45 yds.
22 Largest Bay Bay of Bengal,shoreline,2250 miles
23 Largest Gulf Gulf of Mexico,Shoreline,3100 miles
24 Coldest Regions Verkhoyansk in N.W.Siberia,temperature 94. F below Zero
25 Hottest Regions Noerth-West Sahara Azizia (Libya) 58. C
Highest mountain peak
26 Everest 29028 ft.high*(Nepal)
in the world
27 Densest population Monaco,(37687 per Sq.mile)
28 Largest Island Greenland,840000 Sq.miles(N.Atlantic)
29 Highest Town Wenchuan (Tibet),16732 ft.above sea-level
30 Highest Village Aucanquiles in Andes,Chile-17500 ft.
31 Highest Capital City La Paz (Bolivia),11916 ft.above sea-level
32 Deepest Canyon Hell's Canyon (U.S.A.),7900 ft.deep
33 Deepest Cave Gouffre Bergea(France),3723 ft.deep
34 Biggest Desert Sahara(N.Africa),3500000 sq.miles
35 Largest Peninsula India
36 Largest Inland Sea Mediterranean (969100 sq.miles)
37 Largest Sea Malaya Sea,314000 Sq.miles
38 Largest Gorge Grand Canyon,Colorado River,277 miles long
39 Deepest Gorge Hells Canyon,Snake River,7900 ft.deep
40 Highest Rainfall Mt.Waialeale,Hawai Islands,460 inches
41 Largest Archipelago Indonesia,comprising 3000 islands
42 Tallest Active Geyser `Giant' in the Yellowstone National Park (U.S.A.),200 ft high
43 Longest Coral Reef Great Barrier Reef(Australia),1260 miles long
Kwajalein,Marshall Islands(Central Pacific)with a 176 miles
44 Largest Atoll
long coral reef enclosing a lagoon of 1100 Sq.miles
45 Highest Waterfall Angel Falls(Venezuela),3212 ft.
46 Biggest Waterfall Guaira(Brazil);average annual flow 470000 cu.ft.per sec.
Sunderban Delta in West Bengal and Bangladesh,8000
47 Largest Delta
sq.miles
48 Northernmost Town Ny Alesund,Spitsbergen(Norway)
49 Southernmost Town Puerto Williams,Chile
50 Largest Country U.S.S.R., 8649550 Sq.miles
51 Smallest Country Vatican City, 108.7 acres
Highest Mountain
52 Himalayas
System
Most populous City in the
01 Shanghai
world
Longest Railway
02 Kharagpur(India),2733 ft.
Platform
03 Longest Railroad Tunnel Seikan (Japan),33.5 miles
Longest Suspension
04 Verrazano-Narrows, 13700 ft.long,USA
Bridge
05 Longest Dam Hirakund(India),15.8 miles
06 Highest Dam Rogusky (U.S.S.R.),1066 ft.
07 Largest Dam Kariba (Rhodesia),149000000 acre ft.in volume
Longest Road Highway
08 St.Goldhard(Switzerland),10.01 miles
Tunnel
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10 Largest Passenger Ship Queen Elizabeth II (83000 tonnes)(U.K.)

11 Largest Merchant Ship Pierre Guillaumat (france),555031 DWT Tonnage
12 Largest Diamond Mine At Kimberly,South Africa
13 Largest Diamond Cullinan(Over 1 1/2 lbs.)
14 Tallest Statue Motherland, an enormous female figure (U.S.S.R.)
15 Largest Temple Angkor-Vat (Cambodia), 1400 yds. by 1400 yds.
Basilica of St.Peter,Vatican City,611 ft.in length and 18110
16 Largest Church
sq.yds.in area.
17 Tallest Church Ulm Cathedral (Ger.),529 ft.high
18 Largest Mosque Jumma Masjid (Delhi),Over 10000 sq.ft. in area
Radio City Music Hall (New York),accommodates 6200
19 Largest Indoor Theatre
persons.
20 Deepest Boring An oil well of 25340 ft.(Texas, U.S.A.)
21 Largest Palace The Palace at Vatican City,area 13.5 acres
Largest University
22 Lomonosov University (Moscow), has 32 stories
Building
23 Tallest Tower Tokyo Tower (Japan) 1000 ft.high
United states Library of congress,Washington D.C.
24 Biggest Library
Containing over 41874900 titles.
Largest Reflector
25 Mt.Semirodriki (U.S.S.R.)
Telescope
26 Largest Bell Tsar Kolokol at Kremlin (Moscow),weight 193 tons
27 Largest Dome Astrodome in U.S.A.;outside diameter is 216 metres.
28 Largest Pearl Pearl of Allah,weighs 14 lbs.2 oz.
Grand Central Terminal(New york),with 47 platforms,48
29 Biggest Railway Station
acres in area.
30 Longest Port New York Harbour (U.S.A.)
31 Longest Corridor Rameshwaram Temple's Corridor (India),400 ft.
Municipal Auditorium at Atlantic City (U.S.A.),covers an
32 Biggest Auditorium
area of 7 acres.
Strahov Stadium (Prague),accommodates 240000
33 Biggest Stadium
spectators.
34 Biggest Hotel Conrad Hilton (Chicago,U.s.A.), has 25 floors.
35 Largest Aquarium John J.Shedd Aquarium,Illinois,(U.S.A.)
American Museum of Natural History has an area of 23
36 Biggest Museum
acres.
37 Largest Thoroughfare Broadway (New York)
38 Highest Airfield Ladakh Airfields (Kashmir,India),14230 ft.above sea-level.
39 Biggest Zoo Etosha Reserve(S.W.Africa),38500 sq.miles
40 Largest Park Yellowstone National Park (USA)
Trans-siberian Railway (USSR) connecting Moscow to
41 Longest Railway Line
Vladivostok
42 Largest Office building Pentagon (Arlington,U.S.A.),over 34 acres of floor area.
43 Tallest Building Sears Tower(Chicago), 442 m.
Highest Suspension
44 Over royal Gorge (Colorado,U.S.A.),1053 ft.high
Bridge
Longest Cantilever
45 Quebec (Over St.Lawrence River,Canada),3239 ft.in length.
Bridge
46 Longest Railway Bridge Lower Zambesi (Mozambique,Africa),12054 ft.
47 Largest Hydro-electric Krasnoyarsk (USSR),6096 M.W. capacity

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48 Bhakra Dam(India), 740 ft.
Dam
Mount Rushmore National Memorial(Black
49 Largest Sculptures
Hills,S.Dakota,U.S.A.)
50 Highest Lighthouse Bishop Rock (England), 146 ft.high
Lake Panchhartrain Causeway (Louisiana,U.S.A.), with a
51 Longest Viaduct
total length of 24 miles
52 Longest Wall Great Wall of China(1400 miles)

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