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PakistanStudiesMcqs,Basic

McqsAboutHistoricalPlacesofPakistan
HistoricalPlacesofPakistan

1.InwhichHiranminarislocated?
A.Lahore
B.Peshawar
C.Sheikhupura
D.Vehari
Answeris=C

2.Harappaislocatedonthebankof
A.RaviRiver
B.ChenabRiver
C.SutlejRiver
D.IndusRiver
Answeris=A

3.Mohanjodaroislocatedonthebankof
A.RaviRiver
B.ChenabRiver
C.SutlejRiver
D.IndusRiver
Answeris=D

4.BhamboreisanArachaeologicalsitelocatedin
A.Punajab
B.Sindh
C.Balochistan
D.KhyberPakhunkhwa
Answeris=B

5.Nimogramisahistoricalplacelocatedinwhichprovince?
A.Punjab
B.Sindh
C.Balochistan
D.KhyberPakhunkhwa
Answeris=D

6.InwhichoffollowingdistrictsHarappaislocated?
A.Peshawar
B.Sheikhupura
C.Lahore
D.Sahiwal
Answeris=D

7.InwhichofthefollowingdistrictsMahenjodaroislocated?

A.Larkana
B.Thatta
C.Dadu
D.Khairpur
Answeris=A

8.Taxilauniversitywasestablishedbytheking
A.Ashoka
B.Mahweer
C.Akbar
D.Babar
Answeris=A

9.Jinnahgardenislocatedinthe
A.Lahore
B.Karachi
C.Ziarat
D.Multan
Answeris=A

10.ChangeMangaForestandNationalParkislocatednearthe
A.Multan
B.Sheikhupura
C.Lahore
D.Karachi
Answeris=C

11.BadshahimosquelocatedinLahorewasbuiltby
A.Aurangzebalamgir
B.Shahjahan
C.Akbar
D.Jahangir
Answeris=A

12.Shalimargardenislocatedinthecityof
A.Lahore
B.Karachi
C.Multan
D.Taxila
Answeris=A

13.ShalimarGardenwasbuitin
A.1632
B.1642
C.1648
D.1652
Answeris=B

14.BadshahiMosquewasbuiltin
A.1670
B.1674
C.1676
D.1678
Answeris=B

15.NoorJehantombislocatedin
A.Kabul
B.Agra
C.Lahore
D.Multan
Answeris=C

16.Lahorewasproperlywalledcitysurroundedbyhowmanygates?
A.10
B.12
C.11
D.14
Answeris=B

17.QutubudDinAibektombislocatedin
A.Lahore
B.Multan
C.Agra
D.Dehli
Answeris=A

18.GudwaraPanjasahibislocatedin
A.HasanAbdal
B.Attock
C.Lahore
D.Nankanasahib
Answeris=A

19.ShahFaisalMosqueislocatedin
A.Islamabad
B.Lahore
C.Karachi
D.Sargodha
Answeris=A

20.BabaBullehShahtombislocated
A.Bahawalpur
B.Multan
C.Kasur
D.Lahore
Answeris=C

21.LalshahbazQalandartombislocatedin
A.Uch
B.Daddu
C.Thatta
D.Sehwan
Answeris=D

22.BabaFaridGanjShakartombislocatedin
A.Uch
B.Multan
C.Kasur
D.Pakpatan
Answeris=D

23.KhawajaGhulamFaridtombislocatedin
A.Mithankot
B.Bahawalpur
C.Kasur
D.Pakpatan
Answeris=A

24.BahauddinZakariyatombislocatedin
A.Peshawar
B.Lahore
C.Multan
D.Bahawalpur
Answeris=C

25.WhichcityiscalledHeartofkhyberPakhtunkhwa?
A.Mardan
B.Swat
C.Peshawar
D.Topi
Answeris=C

26.SaintshahAbdulLatifBhitaitombislocatedin
A.Sindh
B.Punjab
C.Balochistan
D.KyberPakhtunkhwa
Answeris=A

WorldFamousBattlesHistory

WorldFamousBattles
BattleofMarathon

490BC
AtheniansandPersians.KingDariusofPersiadefeated.BattleofThermoplaye
480BC
SpartansledbyLeonidasandPersiansledbyXerexes.Greeksdefeated.
BattleofSalamis
480BC
AthenianfleetandPersianfleetinbayofSalamisPersianfleetdefeated.

BattleofPlatae
479BC
GreekandPersiansforcesdefeated.

BattleofMycale
479BC
GreekandPersianfleetsPersianfleetdefeated.

SpartanWarI(PeloponesianWar)
459BC
SpartaandAthens,lastedfor30years.

SpartanWarII
431BC421
SpartaandAthensSpartansvictorious.

BattleofArabia
331BC
GreekandPersianforcesGreeksvictorious.

BattleofMagnesia
190BC
SyrianandRomanforcesSyrianforcesdefeated(NorthwestLydia).

BattleofPharasalus
48AD
CaesardefeatedPompey.

BattleofHastings
1066
William,theDuckofNormandydefeatedHarold,thekingofEngland.Englandcameunderthe
controlofNormans.
HundredyearWar
1338
1453
FoughtbetweenFranceandEngland.
ThecauseofthewarwasthesuccessionwasclaimedtothethroneofFrancewhichwasclaimed
byEdwardIIIofEngland.ThewarwasresumebyHenryVandwasbroughttoanendbythe
HeroismofJoanofArcAcountrygirlwhooverthrewthepowerofEngland.JohnofArcwas
burntaliveatthestakesin1431.

WaroftheRoses
1455
1485
CivilWarinEnglandTheCauseofthe
WarwasastruggleforthethroneoEnglandbetweenthetworoyalhousesofLancasterandYork.

AngloSpanishWar
(SpanisharmadaWar)
1588
SpanishandEnglandfleetsfoughtintheEnglandChannelTheEnglishfleetunderlordHoward
DefeatedoftheSpanishArmada.

Battleof

GibraltarWay

1607
TheDutchdefeatedtheSpanishandPortuguese.

ThirtyyearWar
1618
1648
Statedasreligiouscumpoliticalwar
BetweentheLutheransandCatholicsin
Germanyanddevelopedintoaninternationalwar.

CivilWarinEngland
1642
1649
BetweenCavaliers(KingCharlesIsupporters)andforcesofParliamentledbyOliverCromwell,
kingCharlesIexecuted.

BattleofBlenheim
1704
EnglandandAustriaheadedbyMarlboroughdefendedFranceandRussia.
WarofAustrian
Succession
1740
1748
QueenofAustria,MariaTheresa
(daughterofCharlesVII)wasChallengedbykingFrederickIIofPrussia.EnglandSupportedthe
QueenandFrederickIIwashelpedbyFrance.EndedwithaTreatyWhichrecognizedtheQueens
righttothethroneafterthedeathofkingFrederick.

SevenYearWar
(AngloFrenchWarIII)
1756
1763
BritainandFranceagainstAustriaand
PrussiatheBritishalliancewon.

BattleoftheNile
1798
BritishandFrenchfleets,Britainvictorious.

BattleofTrafolgar
1805
BritishfleetdefeatedfleetsofFranceandSpain.BritishfleetswerecommandedbyAdmiral
Nelson,whowaskilledduringtheBattle.

BattleofAusterliz
1805
Britain,Austria,RussiaandPrussia.OnsideandFranceontheother.Napoleon(France)
defeatedAustriaandRussia.

BattleofBorodino
1812
BetweenFranceandRussia.NapoleaninvadedRussiaatBorodino,andnearlydefeatedthe
Russians.HoweveronreachingMoscow,hisarmysufferedheavylossesandwasforcedto
retreat.NapoleansillfatedattackonRussiamarketthebeginningofthedownfalloftheFrench
Empire.

BattleofLeipzing
1813
GermanyandcombinedforceofAustria,PrussiaandRussia,DefeatedNapolean.

BattleofWaterloo
1815
BritishforcesandbyDukeofWellington(sirArthurWellesly)defeatedFrenchforcesledby
Napolean.NapoleanwasCapturedandexiledtoSt.Helenawherehediedin1821.

FirstOpiumWar
1840
ChinaandBritainChineseyieldedopium.Itwasatradewar.

CrimeanWar
1854
1856
TheCombinedforcesoftheBritish,
FrenchandTurksdefeatedRussia.

AmericanCivilWar
1861
1865
NorthernstatesofAmericaunder
AbrahamLincondefeatedtheSouthernstatesandabolishedtheslavery.

SinoJapaneseWar
1894
1895
JapanDefeatedChinaandoccupied
FormosaandKorea.

BattleofOmdurman
1898
TheBritishandEgyptianforcesdefeated
TheforcesofKhalifa(Mehdits).

BearWar
1899
1901
TherevoltofTransvaalBoerswas
SuppressedbytheBritishforces.BoersbelongedtoDutchProtestantstockwhoopposed
BritishersbecauseofabolitionofslaverybyBritain.

RussoJapaneseWar
(BattleofPortArthur&BattleofYalu)
1904
1905
RussiaandJapanintheseaofJapan.
RussiadefeatedItledthewaveoftheideaofAsianResurgence.
BalkanWarI
1912
TurkeyandBalkancountries(Montenegro,Serbia,BulgariaandGreece),Turkeydefeated.

BalkanWarII
1913
InvasionofSerbiaandGreecebyBulgaria.BulgariawasDefeatedbyCombinedforcesofSerbia,
Greece.Rumania,MontengrowhostrippedTurkeyofmostofitsEuropeanterritories.

worldWarI
1914
1918
CentralPower(Germanyanditsallies)
AgainsttheAlliedPower(Britainanditsallies)Centralpowerweredeeated.FamousBattles:(1).
FirstbattleofMarne(1914)FrancedefeatedGermany.
(2).BattleoJutland(1916)NavalbattlebetweenEnglandandGermany.Englanddefeated
Germany.(3).BattleofVerdun(1916)FoughtbetweenFrance&Germany.(4).Secondbattleof
Marne(1918)FrancedefeatedGermany.

WorldWarII
1939
1945
AxisPowers(Germanyanditsallies)

UNITSOFMEASUREMENT
1horsepoweris745.7watts
1horsepower=workequaltolifting550lbsofweighttoonefootforonesecond
1calorieisequalto4.2Joules
1barrelisequalto159liters
6feet=1fathom
1kwh=3.6x10power6joules
A100wattbulblightsfor1houruses100watthourofelectricity
273degreecentigradeiscalledabsolutezerotemperature.
Standardpressureis760mmor14.7lb/in2
Grossisequalto12dozens
Mach2=500milesperhour
1nauticalmile=1825meters
UnitofpressureisPascal
ForceismeasuredinNewton(SI),Dyne(CGS)
At40degFFahrenheitscaleisequaltocentigradescale
HertzandAngstromareunitsoffrequency
UnitsofworkandenergyareJouleandErg(CGS)
Diopterisunitofpoweroflens
Unitisdensityiskg/m3
Unitofpoweriswatt,BTU(BoardofTradeUnit)
UnitofelectricchargeisCoulomb
Unitofvoltageisvolt
Unitofelectricresistanceisohm
UnitofcapacitanceisFarad
UnitofmagneticfluxisWeber,Tesla
UnitofradioactivityisBecquerel
Unitofluminousintensityiscandle,lux
UnitofcrudeoilisBarrel
Unitofvolumeofwateriscusec,cubic/sec
UnitofadmittanceisMho
Unitofintensityorloudnessofsoundisbel
UnitofviscosityisPoise
UnitofflightspeedisMachI
Unitofatmosphericpressureismillibar
UnitofwavelengthoflightisAngstrom
UnitofenergyisElectronvolt
UnitofbrightnessisLambert
UnitofluminousfluxisLumen
IntensityofilluminationorunitofluminosityisLux,CandelaandCandlepower
UnitofmagneticpolestrengthisWeber
UnitofRAD(RadiationAbsorbedDose)isGray
UnitofElectricCurrentisAmpere
UnitofinductanceisHenry
Unitofconductanceissiemens.
UnitofheatisJoule,Calorie,BTU(BritishThermalUnit)
Radioactivityismeasuredincurrie
Rutherford:strengthofradioactivity
Torr:pressure
Fermi:length[Aunitoflengthequaltoonefemtometer(1015meter)]
Svedbergunit:sedimentationrate
Dioptre:poweroflense
Mho:conductivity
Henry:inductance
Maxwell:magneticflux
Becquerel:radioactivity
Kilowatthour:power
Coulomb:unitofelectricalcharge
Weber:unitofmagneticflux
Tesla:unitofmagneticfluxdensity
Siemen:unitofconductance
Rutherford:unitofrateofdecayofradioactivematerial
Faraday:unitofelectriccharge
Angstrom:unitoflength,usedespeciallytospecifyradiationwavelengths
Parsec:unitofastronomicallength
Degree:unitofmeasurementofanangle
Steradian:Unitofsolidanglemeasurement
DyneisaunitofForce.
SIunitofpressureisPascal.
Curieisaunitof:radioactivity
PascalSoundPressure
TorrPressure
CurieIntensityofradioactivity
AngstromUnitoflength
LightyearThedistancelighttravelsinayear
DioptreLensrefractivepower
HorsepowerUnitofPower
RadianUnitofangularmeasure
CandelaUnitofluminousintensity
Moleunitofamountofsubstance
WhatismeasuredinunitscalledphonSound192
WhatismeasuredingrainsfourgrainstoacaratPearls
UnitofelectromotiveforceinVolt.
WhatistheSIunitofilluminationLux
Grossisequalto12dozen.
Ozoneismeasuredinpercentage.
AnobjecttravelingatMach2istravelingapproximatelyat500mph.(chk)
WhatismeasuredontheGayLussacscale:Alcoholstrength
Chronometerisusedtomeasuretime
AnemometerisusedtomeasureWindSpeed
TheclusecistheunitmeasuringthepowerofwhatVacuumpumps
OnemillioncyclespersecondiscalledMegahertz.
0.200gramsareequaltoonecarat.
Voltammeterisanelectrolyticcellforconductingelectrolyticdissociationofelectrolyte.
8furlongsmakeonemile.
Abillioncontain1000million.Ithas9zeroes.Similarlyatrillionhas12zeroes,aquadrillion15zeroes,a
quintillion18zeroesandadecillion33zeroes.
Oneinchisequalto2.5400cmsandonemileisequalto1.6093kms.
OnemicronisequaltoOnethousandthofamillimeter.
2.47105acresisequaltowhatSIunitHectare
WhatworddescribesonetenthofanauticalmileCable
WhatismeasuredontheTorroscaleTornados
unitofsoundnamedafterAlexanderGrahamBellDecibel
ThedensitySmokeismeasuredontheRngelmannscale
UnitofelectromotiveforceinVolt.
PowerismeasuredinWatts(w).
ResistancewasdiscoveredbyGirgeOhmin1826,andismeasuredinohms.
Electricitydoesnotflowthroughacircuitbyitself.Itneedsapush,orenergy,tokeepitmoving.Wecall
thisenergythevoltageofthecircuit.Voltageismeasuredinvolts(v).
TheGermanscientistGeorgeOhm(17871854)isbestrememberedforworkingoutohmslaw.He
discoveredthattheyvoltageacrossaconductorsuchasatripofmetalorawireandthecurrentfollowing
throughitalwaysvaryinthesameproportion.Soifyoudoublethevoltage,youdoublethecurrent.Thisis
incrediblyusefulbecauseitletsyoupredictthecurrentyouwillgetforaparticularvoltage.
ThethicknessofsilkismeasuredinwhatDenier
Ohmslawdoesnotapplytosemiconductorsandconductorswhenthereischangeintemperature.
Inourhousesweget220Va.c.Thevalueof220Vrepresentstheeffectivevoltage.
Oneunitofelectricpowerisconsumedwhen10Aofcurrentflowsfor1hourat100V.1Unit=1kwhr=
1000whr=100x10x1hr
Ifthesamenoteisplayedonafluteandasitar,onecanstilldistirguishb/wthembecausetheydifferin
quality.
Anegativelychargedglassrodhasalwayslessprotonsthanelectrons.
ThewavelengthoftheXraysisoftheorderof0.1nanometer.
Red,greenandblueareknownasprimarycolours.Thesearecolourswhichcannotbeproducedby
mixingwithothercolours.
Scatteringoflight___thedurationoftheday(make)
OilrisesinawickofoillamponaccountofapropertyofmattercalledCapillaryAction
aprimarycellcan___bechargedagain(not)
Whenapersoncanseenearerobjectsbutnotthedistantonesheissaidtobesufferingfrom:
nearsightedness(myopia)
ATPisamoleculecontaininghighenergybonds.
Anexampleofinorganiccompoundiscarbonmonoxide.
Thetimeperiodofapendulumonmoonincreases.
ClinicalthermometerusuallymeasuresinFahrenheit.
Tubelightemitsradiationevenafteritisdisconnected.ItisduetoFluorescence.
ShortsightednesscanbecorrectedwiththeuseofConcave.
RectifierconvertsACintoDC
AtomicweightofchemicalcompoundsisdeterminedbyMassspectroscopy.
Atomicpileisaplacewherenuclearfissionismade.
DrinkersapparatusisformeasuringtheamountofAlcoholintheblood.
Dewarsflaskiscalledasthermos.

Theconversionofgasesintoliquidunderhighpressureandlowtemperatureiscalledregulation.
Ifagreenleafisseeninaredlightitscolorwillbeblack.
EmergeofVIBGYORfromonesideoftheprismisduetorefractionanddispersionoflight.
Oxidationistheprocessinwhichelectronislost.
Halftimeisatimeofradioactivesubstancetakenbythatsubstancetodecomposeradioactivitytohalfof
itsweight.
LightenergyisstoredintheformofchemicalenergyduetotheactivityofChloroplast.
Sunlightiscomposedofsevencolours
OilrisesinawickofoillamponaccountofapropertyofmattercalledCapillaryAction
WhatisaFataMorganaTypeofMirage

Freontrademarkforanyofanumberofchemicalcompoundscontainingfluorine,andoftenchlorineor
bromine.Use:assolvents,asaerosolpropellants,inrefrigeration.Itiscommonlyusedinrefrigerator.

Britain VictoriaCross Pakistan NishaniHaider

OrderofthePatriotic
Germany IronCross Russia War

India PardamVirChakra USA VictoryMedal

TheOrderofthe
Japan OrderoftheRisingSun Denmark Elephant

NoblePrizeListAndInformationMcqs
NoblePrizeListandInformationMcqs
ListofMuslimNoblelaureate:
NameCountryDisciplineYear
AnwarAlsaadat(Egypt)Peace1978
Dr.AbdusSalam(Pakistan)Physics1979
NaguibMahfouz(Egypt)Literature1988
YasserArafat(Egypt)Peace1994
AhmedZewail(Egypt)Chemistry1999
ShireenEbadi(Iran)Peace2003
MohammadElbradai(Egypt)Peace2005
OrhanPamuk(Turkey)Literature2006
MuhammadYunus(Bangladesh)Peace2006
TawakelkarmanYemenPeace2011
ListoffamousNoblelaureateinPhysics:AlbertEinstein(1921),SirJamesChadwick(1935),
WilhelmC.Rntgen(1901),PierreCurie(1903),GeorgesCharpak(1992),AndreGeim(2010)
ListofnoblelaureateinPeace:MartinLutherKingJr.(1964),NelsonMendela(1993),Mother
Teresa(1993),JeanH.Dunant(1901),TheodoreRoosevelt(1906),EU(2012),InternationalAtomic
EnergyAgency(IAEA)(2005),JimmyCarter(2002),AmnestyInternational(1977),OfficeofUN
HighCommissionforRefugees(1954)
ListofnoblelaureateinChemistry:SirWilliamRamsay(1904),ErnestRutherford(1908),Fritz
Haber(1918),HansFischer(1930),OttoHahn(1944),MelvinCalvin(1961),PaulJ.Flory(1974),
HenryTaube(1983),PeterAgre(2003),
ListofnoblelaureateinLiterature:RabindranathTagore(1913),JeanPaulSartre(1964
declined),GeorgeBernardShaw(1925),T.S.Eliot(1948),SirWinstonChurchill(1953),Pablo
Neruda(1971)
ListofnoblelaureateinPhysiologyormedicine:FrancisCrick,JamesWatsonandMaurice
Wilkins(1962),6.SirAlexanderFleming(1945),SirRonaldRoss(1902),RobertKoch(Germany),
KarlLandsteiner(1930),HermannMuller(1946),RobertG.Edwards(2010),SydneyBrenner(2002)
ListofnoblelaureateinEconomics:SirCliveGranger(2003),PaulA.Samuelson(1970),Milton
Friedman(1976),HerbertA.Simon(1978),JamesTobin(1981),PaulKrugman(2008),AmartyaSen
(1998),RobertM.Solow(1987).
2012NobelPrizewinner:
TheNobelPrizeinPhysics2012:SergeHarocheandDavidJ.Wineland:forgroundbreaking
experimentalmethodsthatenablemeasuringandmanipulationofindividualquantumsystems
TheNobelPrizeinChemistry2012:RobertJ.LefkowitzandBrianK.Kobilka:forstudiesof
Gproteincoupledreceptors
TheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine2012:SirJohnB.GurdonandShinyaYamanaka:for
thediscoverythatmaturecellscanbereprogrammedtobecomepluripotent
TheNobelPrizeinLiterature2012:MoYan:whowithhallucinatoryrealismmergesfolktales,
historyandthecontemporary?
TheNobelPeacePrize2012:EuropeanUnion(EU):foroversixdecadescontributedtothe
advancementofpeaceandreconciliation,democracyandhumanrightsinEurope.

EnglishWordMeaningForPCS,PMS&CSSExams
AbbreviationAshortenedformofawordorphrase
AbolishDoawaywithwholly
AccelerateToincreasethespeedtohastentheprogressof
AccountableLiabletobecalledtoaccount
ActuaryOnewhocalculatespremium
AdolescenceTheperiodbetweenchildhoodandadulthood
AggravateToincreasethegravityofanoffenceortheintensityofadisease
AggressorApersonwhoattacksfirst
AgnosticOnewhodoubtstheexistenceofgod
AlienateToturnfriendsinenemies
AltruistApersonwholoveseverybody
AmateurOnewhodoessomethingnotprofessionallybutforpleasure
AmbidextrousOfapersonwhocanusebothhandsequallywell
AmbiguousAsentencewhosemeaningisunclear
AmbivalentHavingopposingfeelings
AmnestyGeneralpardon
AmphibianAlandanimalthatbreedsinwater
AnarchistOnewhoisouttosubvertagovernment
AnarchyAbsenceofgovernment
AnonymousAbookwrittenbyanunknownauthor
AnswerableApersonliabletobecalledtoaccountforhisaction
AntedateTodatebeforethetruetime
AnthropologyAstudyofman
AntidoteAmedicinetocounteracttheeffectofanothermedicine
AntisepticAmedicinethatpreventsdecomposing
AntonymAwordoppositeinmeaningtoanother
AppreciateToriseinvalue
ArbitratorApersonappointedbypartiestosettlethedisputesbetweenthem
ArchaeologyAstudyofancientthings
AristocracyAGovernmentbytheNobles
ArsenalAplacewhereweaponsandammunitionsarestored
AtheistOnewhodoesnotbelieveintheexistenceofGod
AudienceAnassemblyofhearersatalectureorconcert
AuditorOnewhomakesanofficialexaminationofaccounts
AutobiographyAlifehistorywrittenbyoneself
AutocracyAGovernmentbyone
AvariciousOfapersonextremelydesirousofmoney
BeheadCutoffthehead
BibliophileAgreatloverofbooks
BigamyPracticeofhavingtwowivesorhusbands
BigotOnewhohasnarrowandprejudicedreligiousviews
BilingualApersonwhospeakstwolanguages
BiographyAlifehistorywrittenbysomebodyelse
BiologyThesciencewhichtreatswithlife
BotanyThebranchofbiologydealingwithplantlife
BrittleHardbutliabletobeeasilybroken
BureaucracyAGovernmentbytheofficials
CallousAmandevoidofkindfeelingandsympathy
CannibalOfamanoranimalthatfeedsonitsownspecies
CarnivorousAflesheatinganimal
CatalogueAlistofbooks
CelibacyAbstinencefromsex
CelibateOnewhoisunmarried
CentenarianApersonwhoisabovehundredyears
CentenaryCelebrationofahundredthyear,onceacentury
ColleagueAcoworkerorafellowworkerinthesameinstitution
CongenitalBelongingorpertainingtoanindividualfrombirth
ContemporariesPeoplelivingatthesametime
ContemporaryBelongingtothesameperiodoftime
ConvalescentOnewhoisrecoveringfromillness
CosmologyScienceoforiginofuniverse
CosmopolitanOnewhocanmakehimselfathomeinallcountries
CosmopoliteAcitizenoftheworld
CredulousApersonwhoreadilybelieveswhateveristoldtohim/her.
CynicOnewhoquestionseverything
DelegateTogiveone
DemocracyGovernmentofthepeople,forthepeople,bythepeople
DepreciateTogodowninvalue
DeteriorateTogofrombadtoworse
DisenfranchisementTotakeawaysomeone
DrawAgameinwhichneitherpartywins
Drawn/TieAgameorbatterinwhichneitherpartywins
WordMeaning
EccentricOnewhohasstrangehabits
EcologyStudyofenvironment
EdibleAthingthatisfittobeeaten
EffeminateOfamanshowingfeminineattributes
EgotistApersonwhoalwaysthinksofhimselfsomebodywhoisselfishorselfcentered
EligibleOnewhoisqualifiesforelection
ElucidateToexplainsomethingmysteriousordifficult
EmbezzlementMisappropriationofmoney
EmphasizeTolayspecialstresson
EpicureSomebodywhohasrefinedtasteforfoodsomebodywholovessensualpleasureandluxury
EpidemicAcontagiousdiseasewhichspreadsoverahugearea
EpitaphInscriptiononatombstone
EquestrianApersonwhoridesonhorseback
EquilibriumAstateofperfectbalance
EradicateDestroyorgetridofsomethingcompletelyrootoutanevilorbadpractice
EthnologyAstudyofraces
EtiquetteEstablishedrulesofconductrulesofacceptablebehavior
EtymologyAstudyofderivationofwords
ExonerateFreesomebodyfromblameorguilt
ExtemporeAspeechdeliveredwithoutanypreviouspreparation
FacsimileAnexactcopy
FanaticAmanwhohastoomuchenthusiasmforhisownreligion
FastidiousApersondifficulttoplease
FatalAnythingthatleadstodeath
FatalistApersonwhobelievesinfate
FeministOnewhothinksonlyofwelfareofwomen
ForegoneSomethingthathasbeendeterminedbeforehand
FratricideThemurderormurdererofone
GermicideAmedicinethatkillsgerms
GluttonOnewhoeatstoomuch
GratisWithoutpayment
GregariousOfanimalslivinginflocks
GullibleOnewhoiseasilydeceived
HerbivorousAgrasseatinganimal
HomicideMurderofahumanbeing
HonoraryApositionforwhichnosalaryispaid
HostilityIntenseaggressionorangerstateofantagonism
HumanitarianOnewhofeelssympathetictowardshumanbeings
HungAssemblyorparliamentinwhichnopartyhasgotclearmajority
HypocriteOnewhopretendstobewhatheisnot
IdiosyncrasyApersonspeculiarhabit
IdolatryWorshipofidols
IllegalThatwhichisagainstlaw
IllegibleAhandwritingthatcannotberead
IllicitThatisprohibitedbylaw
IlliterateApersonwhocannotreadorwrite
ImmigrantOnewholivesinaforeigncountry
ImperceptibleThatwhichcannotbenoticed
ImperviousApersonwhoremainsunmovedandunaffectedbyotherpeoplesopinions,suggestions
ImpracticableThatwhichcannotbepracticed
ImpregnableIncapableofbeingseizedbyattack
ImprobableThatwhichisnotlikelytohappen
InanimateWithoutlife
InaudibleAsoundthatcannotbeheard
IncomprehensibleAstatementwhichcannotbeunderstood
IncorrigibleOnewhocannotbecorrected
IncredibleThatwhichcannotbebelieved
IncurableThatwhichcannotbecured
IndefatigableOneincapableofbeingtired
IndefensibleThatwhichcannotbedefended
IndescribableThatwhichcannotbedescribed
IndispensableSomethingthatisessentialandcannotbedispensedwith
InevitableThatwhichcannotbeavoided
InexplicableThatwhichcannotbeexplained
InfallibleAremedywhichneverfails
InfanticideTheactofkillinganinfant
InflammableSomethingthatisquicklyandeasilysetonfireandburned
InimitableAmethodthatcannotbeimitated
InsatiableThatwhichcannotbesatisfied
InsolubleIncapableofbeingdissolvedinaliquid
InsolventOnewhoisunabletopayhisdebts
IntestateOnewhodieswithoutaWill
IntrospectionTheactionoflookingbackonpasttime
InvincibleThatwhichcannotbeconquered
InvisibleAthingthatcannotbeseenwithhumaneyes
InvulnerableThatwhichcannotbehurt
IrrelevantNotapplicable
IrreparableAlossofdamagethatcannotbecompensated
IrrevocableThatcannotbealteredorwithdrawn
IrritableAmanwhoiseasilyirritated
JurisdictionTheareaoverwhichanofficialhascontrol
WordMeaning
LegalThatwhichislawful
MaidenThefirstspeechmadebyaperson
ManuscriptHandwrittenbook
MatineeAcinemashowwhichisheldintheafternoon
MatricideKillingofonesownmotherkillerofonesownmother
MedievalBelongingtotheMiddleAges
MercenaryOnewhocandoanythingformoney
MisanthropeOnewhohatesmankind
MisanthropistHaterofmankind
MisogamistApersonwhodoesnotbelieveintheinstitutionofmarriage
MisogynistApersonwhohateswomen
MobocracyRulebythemob
MonarchyAGovernmentbyakingorqueen
MonogamyPracticeofhavingonewifeorhusband
NamesakeSomebodyorsomethingwiththesamenameassomebodyorsomethingelse
NeophyteOnewhoisanewcomer
NotoriousApersonwithanevilreputation
NoviceOnewhoisnewtoatradeorprofession
NumismaticsScienceofcoinsormedals
ObsoleteAthingnolongerinuse
OligarchyAGovernmentbythefew
OmnipotentAllpowerfulpossessingcompletepowerandauthority
OmnipresentOnewhoispresenteverywhere
OmniscientApersonwhoknowseverything
OmnivorousAnanimalorahumanbeingthateatsanykindoffood
OpaqueThatthroughwhichlightcannotpass
OptimistOnewholooksatthebrightsideofthingssomebodypositive
OrnithologyAstudyofbirds
OrphanageAplacewhereorphanslive
PanaceaAsupposedcureforalldiseasesorproblems
ParasiteApersonsupportedbyanotherandgivinghim/hernothinginreturn
PatricideKillingofonesownfatherkillerofonesownfather
PauperOnewhohasnomoney
PedestrianOnewhogoesonfoot
PessimistOnewholooksonthedarksideofthings
PhilanthropistLoverofmankind
PhilistineOnewhodoesnotcareforart,literatureetc
PhysiologyAstudyofthebody
PlagiaristOnewhocopiesfromotherwriters
PlutocracyAGovernmentbytherich
PolyandryPracticeofhavingseveralhusbands
PolygamyPracticeofhavingseveralwives
PolyglotOnewhoknowsmanylanguages
PosthumousAbookpublishedafterthedeathofitsauthor
PostmortemMedicalexaminationofadeadbody
PostscriptAshortmessageaddedontotheendofaletterafterthesignature
PotableWaterfitfordrinking
PredatorAnanimalwhopreysonotheranimals
PsephologySystematicstudyofelectiontrends
PseudonymTowriteunderadifferentname
RegicideMurderoftheking
ReticentOnewhospeaksless
SacrilegeViolatingthesanctityofachurch
SamaritanOnewhohelpsothersGood
SinecureAnofficewithhighsalarybutnowork
SmugglerApersonwhoimportsorexportsgoodsintoorfromacountrysecretlybecausetheyareillegalor
inordertoavoidpayingdutyonthem
SoporificAdrugorothersubstancethatinducessleep
StoicOnewhoisindifferenttopleasureorpain
SuicideMurderofself
SynonymsWordswhichhavethesamemeaning
TheistOnewhobelievesinGod
TranslucentThatthroughwhichlightcanpartlypass
TransparentThatthroughwhichlightcanpass
TurncoatOnewhochangessides
ValetudinarianOnewhoalwaysthinkshimselftobeill
VandalOnewhodamagespublicproperty
VegetarianSomebodywhodoesnteatmeatorfish
VenialApardonableoffense
VentriloquistOnewhocanthrowhisvoice
VeteranSomebodywhoisconsiderablyexperiencedinsomething
VolunteerOnewhoworksforfree
ZoologyAstudyofanimals
ZoologyThebranchofbiologydealingwiththestudyofanimals

AllAboutPkistanForcesForPublicServiceExam
PkistanArmy
Founded14August1947
ArmySize550,000activetroops
500,000reserves
HeadquartersRawalpindi,GHQ
MottoIman,Taqwa,JihadfiSabilillah
ColorsGreenandWhite
Wars.
1947IndoPakistanWar
1965IndoPakistanWar
1971IndoPakistanWar
SovietAfghanWar
Siachenconflict
KargilWar
GlobalWaronTerror
ListofChiefsofArmyStaffNo.Name
1GeneralSirFrankMesservy
2GeneralSirDouglasGracey
3FieldMarshalMuhammadAyubKhan
4GeneralMuhammadMusa
5GeneralAghaMuhammadYahyaKhan
6LieutenantGeneralGulHassanKhan
7GeneralTikkaKhan
8GeneralMuhammadZiaulHaq
9GeneralMirzaAslamBeg
10GeneralAsifNawaz
11GeneralAbdulWaheed
12GeneralJehangirKaramat
13GeneralPervezMusharraf
14GeneralAshfaqParvezKayani

PakistanAirForce
Founded14August1947
Size65,000fulltimepersonnel
(including3,000pilots)
10,000reservists
AirHeadquartersAHQ,Islamabad
Engagements
1947IndoPakWar
1965RannofKutchSkirmish
1965IndoPakWar
1971IndoPakWar
19791988SovietAfghanWar
1999KargilConflict
20012002IndoPakStandoff
WarinNorthWestPakistan(2007present)
PastChiefsoftheAirStaffNo.Name
AirForceCommanderinChief,RoyalPakistanAirForce(RAF2starAirViceMarshal)
1AirViceMarshalAllanPerryKeene
2AirViceMarshalSirRichardAtcherley
3AirViceMarshalLeslieWilliamCannon
4AirViceMarshalSirArthurMcDonald
AirForceCommanderinChief,PakistanAirForce(PAF3starAirMarshal)
5AirMarshalAsgharKhan
6AirMarshalNurKhan
7AirMarshalAbdulRahimKhan
8AirMarshalZafarChaudhry
ChiefoftheAirStaffofPakistanAirForce((CAS)ofPAF,4starAirChiefMarshal)
9AirChiefMarshalZulfiqarAliKhan
10AirChiefMarshalAnwarShamim
11AirChiefMarshalJamalA.Khan
12AirChiefMarshalHakimullah
13AirChiefMarshalFarooqFerozeKhan
14AirChiefMarshalAbbasKhattak
15AirChiefMarshalParvaizMehdiQureshi
16AirChiefMarshalMushafAliMir
17AirChiefMarshalKaleemSaadat
18AirChiefMarshalTanvirMahmoodAhmed
19AirChiefMarshalRaoQamarSuleman

PakistanNavy
FoundedAugust14,1947
NavySize22,000activepersonnel
5,000reserves
71ships
40aircraft
NavalHeadquarters(NHQ)Islamabad,NHQ
NavyDayisonSeptember8
ListofPastChiefsoftheNavalStaffNo.Name
NavalCommanderinChief,RoyalPakistanNavy(RNRearAdmiral)
1RearAdmiralJamesWilfredJefford
NavalCommanderinChief,PakistanNavy(3starViceAdmirals)
2ViceAdmiralHajiMohammadSiddiqChoudri
3ViceAdmiralAfzalRahmanKhan
4ViceAdmiralSyedMohammadAhsan
5ViceAdmiralMuzaffarHassan
6ViceAdmiralHasanHafeezAhmed
ChiefofNavalStaff(CNS)ofPakistanNavy(4starAdmirals)
7AdmiralMohammadShariff
8AdmiralKaramatRahmanNiazi
9AdmiralTariqKamalKhan
10AdmiralIftikharAhmedSirohey
11AdmiralYasturulHaqMalik
12AdmiralSaeedMohammadKhan
13(deposedAdmiral)MansurulHaq
14AdmiralFasihBokhari
15AdmiralAbdulAzizMirza
16AdmiralShahidKarimullah
17AdmiralMuhammadAfzalTahir
18AdmiralNomanBashir
19AdmiralAsifSandila

Top100Books&TheirWrittersForOnePaperMcqsExam
Top100Books
1PrideandPrejudiceJaneAusten
2TheLordoftheRingsJRRTolkien
3JaneEyreCharlotteBronte
4HarryPotterseriesJKRowling
5ToKillaMockingbirdHarperLee
6TheBible
7WutheringHeightsEmilyBronte
8NineteenEightyFourGeorgeOrwell
9HisDarkMaterialsPhilipPullman
10GreatExpectationsCharlesDickens
11LittleWomenLouisaMAlcott
12TessoftheDUrbervillesThomasHardy
13Catch22JosephHeller
14CompleteWorksofShakespearereadsome,butnotothers
15RebeccaDaphneDuMaurier
16TheHobbitJRRTolkien
17BirdsongSebastianFaulk
18CatcherintheRyeJDSalinger
19TheTimeTravellersWifeAudreyNiffenegger
20MiddlemarchGeorgeEliot
21GoneWithTheWindMargaretMitchell
22TheGreatGatsbyFScottFitzgerald
23BleakHouseCharlesDickens
24WarandPeaceLeoTolstoy
25TheHitchHikersGuidetotheGalaxyDouglasAdams
26BridesheadRevisitedEvelynWaugh
27CrimeandPunishmentFyodorDostoyevsky
28GrapesofWrathJohnSteinbeck
29AliceinWonderlandLewisCarroll
30TheWindintheWillowsKennethGrahame
31AnnaKareninaLeoTolstoy
32DavidCopperfieldCharlesDickens
33ChroniclesofNarniaCSLewis
34EmmaJaneAusten
35PersuasionJaneAusten
36TheLion,TheWitchandTheWardrobe
37TheKiteRunnerKhaledHosseini
38CaptainCorellisMandolinLouisDeBernieres
39MemoirsofaGeishaArthurGolden
40WinniethePoohAAMilne
41AnimalFarmGeorgeOrwell
42TheDaVinciCodeDanBrown
43OneHundredYearsofSolitudeGabrielGarciaMarquez
44APrayerforOwenMeaneyJohnIrving
45TheWomaninWhiteWilkieCollins
46AnneofGreenGablesLMMontgomery
47FarFromTheMaddingCrowdThomasHardy.
48TheHandmaidsTaleMargaretAtwood
49LordoftheFliesWilliamGolding
50AtonementIanMcEwan
51LifeofPiYannMartel
52DuneFrankHerbert
53ColdComfortFarmStellaGibbons
54SenseandSensibilityJaneAusten
55ASuitableBoyVikramSeth.
56TheShadowoftheWindCarlosRuizZafon
57ATaleOfTwoCitiesCharlesDickens
58BraveNewWorldAldousHuxley
59TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNighttimeMarkHaddon
60LoveInTheTimeOfCholeraGabrielGarciaMarquez
61OfMiceandMenJohnSteinbeck
62LolitaVladimirNabokov
63TheSecretHistoryDonnaTartt
64TheLovelyBonesAliceSebold
65CountofMonteCristoAlexandreDumas
66OnTheRoadJackKerouac
67JudetheObscureThomasHardy
68BridgetJonessDiaryHelenFielding
69MidnightsChildrenSalmanRushdie
70MobyDickHermanMelville
71OliverTwistCharlesDickens
72DraculaBramStoker
73TheSecretGardenFrancesHodgsonBurnett
74NotesFromASmallIslandBillBryson
75UlyssesJamesJoyce
76TheBellJarSylviaPlath
77SwallowsandAmazonsArthurRansome
78GerminalEmileZola
79VanityFairWilliamMakepeaceThackeray
80PossessionASByatt.
81AChristmasCarolCharlesDickens
82CloudAtlasDavidMitchell
83TheColorPurpleAliceWalker
84TheRemainsoftheDayKazuoIshiguro
85MadameBovaryGustaveFlaubert
86AFineBalanceRohintonMistry
87CharlottesWebEBWhite
88TheFivePeopleYouMeetInHeavenMitchAlbom
89AdventuresofSherlockHolmesSirArthurConanDoyle
90TheFarawayTreeCollectionEnidBlyton
91HeartofDarknessJosephConrad
92TheLittlePrinceAntoineDeSaintExupery
93TheWaspFactoryIainBanks
94WatershipDownRichardAdams
95AConfederacyofDuncesJohnKennedyToole
96ATownLikeAliceNevilShute
97TheThreeMusketeersAlexandreDumas
98HamletWilliamShakespeare
99CharlieandtheChocolateFactoryRoaldDahl
100LesMiserablesVictorHugo

NationalHighwayAndMotorwayInPakistanMcqs
N5
KarachiThattaHyderabadMoroMultanSahiwalLahoreJhelumRawalpindiPeshawarTorkham
(GrandTrunkRoad)1819KM
N10LyariGwadarGabd(MakranCoastalHighway)653KM
N15MansehraNaranJhalkhand240KM
N25KarachiBelaKhuzdarKalatQuettaChaman(RCDHighway)813KM
N35HasanAbdalAbbottabadThakotGilgitKhunjerab(KarakoramHighway,KKH)806KM
N40LakpassNaukundiTaftan610KM
N45NowsheraDirChitral309KM
N50KuchlackZhobDeraIsmailKhan531KM
N55KotriShikarpurDeraGhaziKhanKohatPeshawar(IndusHighway)1264KM
N65SukkurSibiSaryab385KM
N70QilaSaifullahLoralaiDeraGhaziKhanMultan447KM
N75IslamabadSatraMileLowerTopa(Murree)Kohala(MurreeExpressway)90KM
N80TarnolKohat144KM
S1GilgitSkardu167KM
S2KohalaMuzaffarabad40KM

MOTORWAYSINPAKISTAN
TherearetenmotorwaysinPakistan,outofwhichonlytheM2andM3havebeencompleted.The
M1andpartoftheM8andM10areunderconstructionandarescheduledtobecompletedin2007.
M1IslamabadtoPeshawar
M2LahoretoIslamabad
M3PindiBhattiantoFaisalabad
M4FaisalabadtoMultan
M5MultantoDeraGhaziKhan
M6DeraGhaziKhantoRatodero
M7KakkarviaDurejitoKarachi
M8GwadartoRatodero
M9KarachitoHyderabad
M10KarachiNorthernBypass
M2LahoretoSialkot

KarakoramHighway
TheKarakoramHighway(KKH)isthehighestpavedinternationalroadintheworld.Itconnects
ChinaandPakistanacrosstheKarakorammountainrange,throughtheKhunjerabPass,atan
altitudeof4,693metres(15,397feet),byfarthehighestpavedinternationalbordercrossinginthe
world.ItconnectsChinasXinjiangregionwithPakistansNorthernAreasandalsoservesasa
populartouristattraction.

MakranCoastalHighway
TheMakranCoastalHighwayislocatedprimarilyinBalochistan,Pakistan.ItfollowstheArabianSea
coastfromKarachitoGwadar.

MostImportantEnglishIdiomsForPSC,CSS,PMSExam
ABirdInTheHandIsWorthTwoInTheBush
Danhasaskedmetogotoapartywithhim.Whatifmyboyfriendfindsout?Reply:Dontgo.Abirdinthe
handisworthtwointhebush.

ABlessingInDisguise
Mycarbrokedownagain,butmaybeitwasablessingindisguiseIvebeenwastingtoomuchtimedriving
aroundanyway.

AChipOnYourShoulder
Whatsbotheringthatguy?Answer:Nothinghesjustgotachipontheshoulder.

ADimeADozen
Idontneedfriendslikehimtheyareadimeadozen.

ADropInTheBucket
IdliketodosomethingtochangetheworldbutwhateverIdoseemslikeadropinthebucket.

AFoolAndHisMoneyAreEasilyParted
Example:Herhusbandcantseemtoholdontoanyamountofmoneyheeitherspendsitorlosesit.Afool
andhismoneyareeasilyparted.

APennySavedIsAPennyEarned
Imgoingtogiveyou$20butIwantyoutoputitinthebankapennysavedisapennyearned!

APieceOfCake
Doyouthinkyouwillwinyourtennismatchtoday?Answer:Itwillbeapieceofcake.

AShotInTheDark
Thatwassuchadifficultquestion!Howdidyougetitright?Reply:Ijusttookashotinthedark.

ASlapOnTheWrist
Heshouldbeinjailforwhathedid,buthegotoffwithjustaslaponthewrist.

ASlipOfTheTongue
Becarefultalkingtothepolicetomorrowoneslipofthetonguecouldgetusintobigtrouble.
ATasteOfYourOwnMedicine
Itlookslikeshegotatasteofherownmedicine.

ATossUp
Doyouthinktheyllmakeitonetime?Answer:Ireallydontknow.Itsatossup.

AWolfInSheepsClothing
Donttrustthesalespeopleatthatstoretheyareallwolvesinsheepsclothing!

AboutFace
Doanaboutface,getbackinthatbathroom,andbrushyourteeth!

AbsenceMakesTheHeartGrowFonder
Thetimewespendaparthasbeengoodforusabsencemakestheheartgrowfonder.

ActionsSpeakLouderThanWords
Donttellmehowtodothisshowme!Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

AddFuelToTheFire
Iwouldliketodosomethingtohelp,butIdontwanttoaddfueltothefire.

AgainstTheClock
Weworkedagainsttheclockalldaytogetthisreportdoneby5PM.

AgainstTheGrain
Ijogatthistrackeverydayandthereisalwaysthatoneguywhohastogoagainstthegrainandruninthe
oppositedirection.

AllBarkAndNoBite
ThenewmanagerthreatenedtofiremebutIknowhewontdoitheisallbarkandnobite.

AllGreek
Didyouunderstandwhathejustsaid?Reply:Nope.ItwasallGreektome.

AllInTheSameBoat
Wecantfightagainsteachotherweneedtoworktogether.Wereallinthesameboat!

AllThatGlittersIsNotGold
Becarefulwhenshoppingforyournewcarallthatglittersisnotgold!

AllThumbs
Hey!Youarepouringmycoffeeonthetable!Reply:Oh,Imsosorry!Ihavebeenallthumbstoday.

AnArmAndALeg
Becarefulwiththatwatchitcostmeanarmandaleg.
AnAxeToGrind
Ihaveanaxetogrindwithyou.Answer:OhnowhatdidIdowrong?

ArmInArm
Whataniceafternoon.Wewalkedarminarmalongthebeachforhours.

AroundTheBlock
Youkidsaretooyoungtofallinlove:Waituntilyouhavebeenaroundtheblockatimeortwo.

AsBlindAsABat
Withouthisglasses,myfatherisasblindasabat.

AsHighAsAKite
Theballgotstuckupthereontheroof.Itsashighasakite.

AsLightAsAFeather
Wow,youliftthatboxsoeasily!Reply:Oh,comeon.Itisaslightasafeather.

AtTheDropOfAHat
Wouldyoutravelaroundtheworldifyouhadthemoney?Answer:Atthedropofahat.

AtWitsEnd
Wehavebeenatwitsendtryingtofigureouthowwearegoingtopayourtaxes.

BackToTheDrawingBoard
Itlookslikemyplantokilltheweedsinthegardenhasfailed.Backtothedrawingboard.

BarkingUpTheWrongTree
Ihavebeentryingtosolvethismathproblemfor30minutesbutIthinkIvebeenbarkingupthewrong
tree.

BeatADeadHorse
Theresnouseinbeatingadeadhorse.

BeatingAroundTheBush
Ifyouwanttoaskme,justaskdontbeataroundthebush.

BendOverBackwards
Webentoverbackwardstohelphim,andhenevereventhankedus!

BetterLateThanNever
SorryIwaslateforthemeetingtodayIgotstuckintraffic.Answer:Thatsokaybetterlatethannever.

BetweenARockAndAHardPlace
IdliketohelpyoubutIamstuckbetweenarockandahardplace.
BirdsOfAFeatherFlockTogether
Lookthevolleyballplayersareeatingatthesametabletogether,asalways.Answer:Birdsofafeather
flocktogether.

BiteOffMoreThanYouCanChew
IthoughtIcouldfinishthisreportwithinonemonth,butitlookslikeIhavebittenoffmorethanIcanchew.

BiteYourTongue
WheneverthatprofessorsayssomethingIdontlike,Ihavetobitemytongue.

BloodIsThickerThanWater
WhenmybestfriendandmybrothergotinafightIhadtohelpmybrotherbloodisthickerthanwater.

BreakDown
Didyourcarbreakdownagain?

BreakIn
TheybrokeintomyapartmentwhenIwasgone,andtheytookeverything!

BreakTheTie
WhoeverwinsinFloridawillhaveenoughvotestobreakthetie.

BurnYourBridges
Iwishyouhadntbeenrudetothatmanjustnowheisveryimportantinthistownandyoushouldntgo
aroundburningbridges.

BurningTheCandleAtBothEnds
EversincethisnewprojectstartedIhavebeenburningthecandleatbothends.Icanttakemuchmoreof
it.

BurningTheMidnightOil
Oursonhasbeenworkinghardpreparingforhisfinalexams!Answer:Yes,hesbeenupeachnight
burningthemidnightoil.

CallItOff
Tonightsgamewascalledoffbecauseoftherain.

CantCutTheMustard
Bobdroppedoutofmedicalschoolhecouldntcutthemustard.

ColdTurkey
Iwanttoquitdrinkingrightnow.Asofthismoment,Iamgoingcoldturkey.

ComeHellOrHighWater
Willyoubeatthefamilyreunionnextyear?Answer:Yeswellbethere,comehellorhighwater!
CrossYourFingers
Letscrossourfingersandhopeforthebest!

CryOverSpiltMilk
Letsnotgocryingoverspiltmilk.

CryWolf
Thatkidontheotherteamjustfelldownitlookslikehemightbehurt!Answer:Hesnothurthesjust
cryingwolf.

CuriosityKilledTheCat
Hey,Iwonderwhatsdownthatstreetitlooksawfullydarkandcreepy.Answer:Letsnottrytofindout.
Curiositykilledthecat.

DeadHeat
Itlookslikeweregoingtohavetofindanotherwaytodecideawinner.Thatonewasadeadheat.

DogEatDog
Ihavebeeninthisbusinessfortwentyyears.Itsdogeatdogthecompetitionisalwaystryingtostealyour
customers.

DontCountYourChickensUntilTheyreHatched
NextFridayIwillbeabletopayyoubackthatmoneyIoweyou.Answer:Iwontbecountingmy
chickens

DontLookAGiftHorseInTheMouth
Dontlookagifthorseinthemouth!Whenyoubuyyourownbeersyoucandecidewhatbrandyouwant.

DontPutAllYourEggsInOneBasket
Thebestwaytogambleistoonlybetsmallamountsofmoneyandneverputallyoureggsinonebasket.

DownToTheWire
Itlookslikethisraceisgoingtocomerightdowntothewire!

DrasticTimesCallForDrasticMeasures
Saleshavebeenslowandwehadtoletgothreeofouremployeesdrastictimescallfordrasticmeasures.

DrySpell
Samisagreatsalesman,thoughlatelyhesbeenhavingabitofadryspell.

EveryCloudHasASilverLining
IfoundanewjobafterallandIlikethisonemuchbetterthanthelast!Answer:Yousee,everycloudhas
asilverlining.

EverythingButTheKitchenSink
Wheneverwegocampingmywifewantstobringeverythingbutthekitchensink!
FairAndFairAlike
Michaelstayedhometotakecareofyoursisterlastnight,sotonightitisyourturn.Fairandfairalike.

FindingYourFeet
Dontworryaboutit.Wewillhelpyouwhileyouarefindingyourfeet.

FixedInYourWays
Sometimesitishardtoacceptthatyourparentsarefixedintheirways.

FlashInThePan
Whatagreatfirstyearhehad,butafterthatnothing!Answer:Justanotherflashinthepan.

FromRagsToRiches
Myuncleisarealragstorichesstory.

GetOverIt
Iwasverysickyesterday,butIgotoveritquickly.

GetUpOnTheWrongSideOfTheBed
Dontstartyellingatmejustbecauseyougotuponthewrongsideofthebed.

GiveHimTheSlip
Mybrotherwillbeatthemovietonight.Afterwards,letsgivehimtheslipandgotoaparty.

GoForBroke
Thewaytobesuccessfulistodecideexactlywhatyouwant,thengoforbroke.

GreatMindsThinkAlike
IhavedecidedthatthissummerIamgoingtolearnhowtoscubadive.Answer:Metoo!Ihavealready
paidforthecourse.Greatmindsthinkalike!

HasteMakesWaste
Youshouldalwaystakeyourtimewhendoingyourtaxesandcheckyournumbersverycarefullyhaste
makeswaste.

HaveNoIdea
Icantfindmykeys.IhavenoideawhereIputthem.

HeLostHisHead
OkayIlltellyouwhathappened.Butdontloseyourhead.

HeadOverHeels
IhavebeenheadoverheelsaboutmygirlfriendsincethedayImether.
IcingOnTheCake
Ivebeenacceptedbytheuniversity,andtheyveofferedmeapositiononthebasketballteam!Answer:
Thatswonderful!Icingonthecake.

IdleHandsAreTheDevilsTools
Itmakesmenervoustoseethosekidsoutsidejuststandingaroundidlehandsarethedevilstools!

IfItsNotOneThing,ItsAnother
Firstthecarbrokedown,andnowIcantfindmykeys!Ifitsnotonething,itsanother!

InAndOut
Iknowthiscityinandout.

InOverYourHead
GoaheadandleadthemeetingtodayIllhelpyououtifyougetinoveryourhead.

InTheDark
Didyouknowthattodaywasherbirthday?Answer:No,Iwasinthedark.

InTheDoghouse
Youkidswillbeinthedoghousewithyourmotherafterthatmessyoumadeinhergarden!

InTheHeatOfTheMoment
SorryaboutwhatIsaidIgotcaughtupintheheatofthemoment.

ItTakesTwoToTango
Herhusbandisawfultheyfightallthetime.Answer:Ittakestwototango.

ItsASmallWorld
Hey,itsfunnyseeingyouhere.Reply:Itsasmallworld.

ItsAnyonesCall
Whodoyouthinkwillwinthiselection?Answer:Itsanyonescall.

KeepAnEyeOnHim
Ihavetoruntothebathroom.CanyoukeepaneyeonmysuitcasewhileIamgone?

LaborOfLove
Takingcareofthisdogisalaboroflove.

LendMeYourEar
Friends,Romans,countrymenlendmeyourear.

LetBygonesBeBygones
YouandIhavehadourdisagreementsletsletbygonesbebygones.
LetSleepingDogsLie
Iwantedtoaskherwhatshethoughtofherexhusband,butIfigureditwasbettertoletsleepingdogslie.

LetTheCatOutOfTheBag
Bobdidnttellanyonethathewassick,buthiswifeletthecatoutofthebag.

MadAsAHatter
Everybodyinmyfamilyknewthatourunclewasasmadasahatter.

MethodToMyMadness
Givemeamomenttoexplainthereismethodtomymadness.

NeckAndNeck
Theyrecomingaroundthefinalcorner.Theyreneckandneck!

NeitherABorrower,NorALenderBe
Couldyoulendmetwentydollars?Answer:Sorry,neitheraborrowernoralenderbe.

NeverBiteTheHandThatFeedsYou
Wehavebeenyourbestcustomersforyears.Howcouldyousuddenlytreatussorudely?Youshould
neverbitethehandthatfeedsyou.

NoseOutOfJoint
Wewereonlyjokingdontgetyournoseoutofjoint.

NotAChance
Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletofinishyourreportbyfiveoclocktoday?Answer:Notachance.Illbebusy
inmeetingsallday.

OffLimits
GunsareofflimitswithinNewYorkCity.

OffOnTheWrongFoot
Letstrytostartontimetomorrowandgetoffontherightfoot.

OffTheHook
YoureluckyitturnsoutthatDadneverheardyoucomeinlatelastnight.Answer:Great,thatmeansIm
offthehook!

OnPinsAndNeedles
Jeanwasonpinsandneedlesthewholetimeherfatherwasinthehospital.

OnTheFence
Hashedecidedwhetherhewilltakethejobyet?Answer:No,hesstillonthefence.
OnTheSamePage
Beforewemakeanydecisionstoday,Idliketomakesurethateveryoneisonthesamepage.

OnTopOfTheWorld
Whatagreattimewehadthatnightwewereontopoftheworld!

OnYourLastLeg
Iwouldbegladtosellyoumycar,butImusttellyouthatitisonitslastleg.

OnYourMind
Youhavebeenonmymindallday.

OneForTheRoad
BartenderIllhaveonemorewhiskeyfortheroad.

OutAndAbout
Wherehaveyoubeenallday?Answer:Oh,outandabout.

OutOfSight,OutOfMind
Imeanttoreadthatbook,butassoonasIputitdown,Iforgotaboutit.Answer:Outofsight,outofmind.

OutOfTheBlue
Whydidshedothat?Answer:Ihavenoidea.Itwascompletelyoutoftheblue.

OutOfTheFryingPanAndIntoTheFire
IdidntlikethatjobbecauseIwasworkingtoohard.YetinthisnewjobIworkevenharder!Answer:Out
ofthefryingpanandintothefire.

OutOfTheWoods
Joewassicktwoweeksagoandwewereveryworried,butnowitlookslikeheisoutofthewoods.

OutOfYourElement
Heisagreattennisplayeronthehardcourts,butheisoutofhiselementongrass.

OutOnALimb
Iwantthisprojecttosucceedjustasmuchasyoudo,butIamnotwillingtogooutonalimb.

OutOnTheTown
Doyouwanttojoinustonight?Weregoingoutonthetown.

OverMyDeadBody
AllofmyfriendsaregoingouttothelaketonightandImgoingtoo!Answer:Overmydeadbodyyouare!

ParForTheCourse
IgetsickeverytimeItravel.Answer:Thatsjustparforthecourse.
PennyWise,PoundFoolish
Weveworkedsohardtosavemoneythatifwetookavacationnowitwouldbepennywise,poundfoolish.

PeopleWhoLiveInGlassHousesShouldNotThrowStones
Lookatwhattimeitisyouarelateagain!Answer:Hey,howoftenareyounotontime?Peoplewholive
inglasshousesshouldnotthrowstones.

PracticeMakesPerfect
Youseehowquicklyyouaregettingbetteratthepiano!Practicemakesperfect!

PracticeWhatYouPreach
Goodmanagersalwaysleadbyexampleandpracticewhattheypreach.

PreachingToTheChoir
Youdontneedtotellmethisprojectisimportantyourepreachingtothechoir.

ProtestTooMuch
Doyouthinkheistellingthetruth?Answer:Ithinkheproteststoomuch.

PullingYourLeg
IwanttoaskyouaquestionandIwouldlikeanhonestanswernopullingmyleg.

PutYourBestFootForward
Iwantyoutogetoutonthatfieldandputyourbestfootforward!

PutYourFootInYourMouth
Letsallbeverycarefulwhatwesayatthemeetingtomorrow.Idontwantanyoneputtingtheirfootintheir
mouth.

RaiseCain
Haveyoutwoboysbeenoutraisingcainagain?

RockTheBoat
Everybodywantstogoexceptforyou.Whydoyouhavetorocktheboat?

RollOutTheRedCarpet
Weareallsoexcitedaboutyourcominghomethatweregoingtorollouttheredcarpet.

RomeWasNotBuiltInOneDay
Itistakingmealongtimetowritethiscomputerprogram.Answer:Romewasnotbuiltinoneday.

RoundAbout
Well,Iknowhowtogetthereinaroundaboutway,butmaybeweshouldcheckthemap.
RubSaltInAnOldWound
Ohplease,letsnotrubsaltinoldwounds!

SecondNature
Ithasalwaysbeensecondnatureformetodrawwithbothhands.

ShakeALeg
Theyarewaitingoutsideinthecarletsshakealeg!

SickAsADog
Iheardyouwereuncomfortableyesterday.Answer:Uncomfortable?Iwasassickasadog!

SinkOrSwim
Whenweinterviewnewteachers,wejustputtheminwiththestudentsandseehowtheydo.Itssinkor
swim.

SixOfOne,AHalfDozenOfTheOther
Example:Isayshesastewardess.Shesaysshesaflightattendant.Itssixofone,ahalfdozenofthe
other.

SkeletonsInTheCloset
Ihadonlyknownherforoneweek.HowcouldIknowwhatskeletonsshehadinhercloset?

SplitDownTheMiddle
Theelectionissplitdownthemiddlewithnoclearwinneratthemoment.

StartFromScratch
Howareyougoingtobuildyourbusiness?Answer:Justlikeeveryoneelsedoes:startingfromscratch.

TheAppleOfYourEye
Evenwhentheywereyoung,shewasalwaystheappleofhiseye.

TheBallIsInYourCourt
Myunclehelpedmetogetaninterviewathiscompany,nowtheballisinmycourt.

TheBestOfBothWorlds
MywifeandIboughtonehouseinParisandoneinNewYorkitgivesusthebestofbothworlds.

TheBiggerTheyAreTheHarderTheyFall
Areyouworriedthathemightbetoostrong?Answer:NoImnot.Heisbig,butthebiggertheyare,the
hardertheyfall.

TheDevilIsInTheDetails
Icansketchabasicoutlineoftheplanforyouanditmaylookverysimple,butthedevilisinthedetails.
TheEarlyBirdCatchesTheWorm
Ialwaysarriveatwork30minutesearlytheearlybirdcatchestheworm!

TheEndsJustifyTheMeans
Iagreewithyourgoal,buttheendsdonotjustifythemeans.

TheJuryIsOut
Itshardtosayifwhatwedidwastherightthing.Thejuryisstilloutonit.

ThePotCallingTheKettleBlack
Herecomestheguywhoisalwayslateforwork.Answer:Arentyouthepotcallingthekettleblack?

TheProsAndCons
IveconsideredtheprosandconsandIvedecided:itisgoingtobeexpensive,butIstillwanttogoto
college.

TheSkyIsTheLimit
AfterIgraduatefrombusinessschool,theskysthelimit!

TheStrawThatBrokeTheCamelsBack
Youvebeenrudetomeallday,andIvehadit.Thatsthelaststraw!

TheWritingOnTheWall
Cantyouseethewritingonthewall?

ThirdWheel
Youtwogoonaheadwithoutme.Idontwanttobethethirdwheel.

TieTheKnot
DidyouhearaboutDanandJenny?Theyfinallydecidedtotietheknot!

ToErrIsHuman,ToForgiveDivine
Iwillneverforgivemymotherforwhatshehasdone!Answer:Dontbeangryather.Toerrishuman,to
forgivedivine.

ToothAndNail
Thatwasatoughmatchtheyfoughtustoothandnail!

TruerWordsWereNeverSpoken
TheearlierIgetup,thebetterthedayIhave.Answer:Truerwordswereneverspoken.

TurnOverANewLeaf
ImturningoveranewleafIvedecidedtoquitsmoking.
TwoWrongsDontMakeARight
ThatboypushedmeyesterdayandIamgoingtogethimbacktoday!Answer:Noyouarenot!Two
wrongsdonotmakearight.

TwosCompanyThreesaCrowd
Whydidyouhavetobringyoursister?Twoscompanythreesacrowd!

UnderTheGun
Everyoneattheofficehasbeenworkingunderthegunsincethenewmanagerarrived.

UnderTheWeather
Whatswrong?Answer:Imabitundertheweather.

UpAgainst
Wehavebeenupagainststrongeropponentsinthepast.

UpForGrabs
Quickthattableisupforgrabsletsgetitbeforesomeoneelsedoes.

VarietyIsTheSpiceOfLife
Example:WewereoriginallyplanningtogotoMexicoonourvacationthisyearlikewedidlastyearbut
wedecidedtogotoEgyptinstead.Varietyisthespiceoflife!

WaterUnderTheBridge
Arentyoustillangryaboutwhathesaid?Answer:No,thatwasalongtimeago.Itsallwaterunderthe
bridge.

WearYourHeartOnYourSleeve
Mybrotheralwaysletsyouknowhowhefeelshewearshisheartonhissleeve.

WhatTheyDontKnowWontHurtThem
Donttellyourfatherwhathappenedwhathedoesntknowwonthurthim.

WhenInRome,DoAsTheRomansDo
Areyousureweshouldeatthiswithourhands?Answer:Whynot?Allofthesepeopleareeatingitthat
way.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo!

WhenItRains,ItPours
Sometimeswehavenocustomersfortwoorthreehoursthensuddenlyweget20peopleallatoncewhen
itrains,itpours!

WhenPigsFly
Wouldyouevertakeheronadate?Answer:Surewhenpigsfly!

WineAndDine
Thatmanisreallyisreallycrazyaboutmysister.Hehasbeenwininganddiningherallmonth.
WithYourBackUpAgainstTheWall
ImsorryIcanthelpyouIvegotmybackupagainstthewall.

WithoutADoubt
Areyougoingtowatchthegametomorrow?Answer:Withoutadoubt!

WordOfMouth
Wheredidyouhearaboutthat?Answer:Justwordofmouth.

YouCantJudgeABookByItsCover
Hedressesinplainclothinganddrivesanordinarycar.Whowouldknowheistherichestmanintown?
Youcantjudgeabookbyitscover!

YourGuessIsAsGoodAsMine
Excuseme,whattimedoesthebusarrive?Answer:YourguessisasgoodasmineIalmostnevertake
thebus.

BetterSafeThanSorry
ShouldIbringmyumbrella?Reply:Bettersafethansorry.Answer:Okay.Illgogetit.

CallASpadeASpade
YoucancallhimaniceguyifyouwanttobutIamcallingaspadeaspadethatguyisajerk.

DontPutTheCartBeforeTheHorse
Hey!Firstweattatchit,thenweputonthechains.Dontputthecartbeforethehorse.

FamiliarityBreedsContempt
Thosetwohavebeenlivingfortogetherfortoolong.Theydontspeakawordtoeachother.Reply:
Familiaritybreedscontempt.

GoFlyAKite
Example:Ohnotyouagain!Reply:Whydontyougoflyakite?

IfYouCantBeatThem,JoinThem
Whendidyouchangeteams?Reply:Hey:Ifyoucantbeatthem,jointhem.

IfYouCantStandTheHeat,GetOutOfTheKitchen
Iwantedthisjobatfirst,butnowIdontknowifIcanhandleit.Reple:Ifyoucantstandtheheat,getout
ofthekitchen.

InYourHair
Yourenotgoingtowearthat,areyou?Reply:Hey,whydontyougetoutofmyhair?

MiseryLovesCompany
Shesnothappy,soshewantstherestofustosuffertoo!Reply:Miserylovescompany.
MoneyDoesNotGrowOnTrees
Whyareyoubuyingsuchexpensivepresents?Moneydoesnotgrowontrees,youknow!

NecessityIsTheMotherOfInvention
Youwillfindawaytodoit.Whenyouhaveto,youdo.Reply:Necessityisthemotherofinvention.

NoPain,NoGain
Toplayatthatlevel,youaregoingtohavetopracticeallofthetime,youknow.Reply:Nopain,nogain.

TakeTheBullByTheHorns
Thatwasatoughsituation.Thanksfortakingthebullbythehorns.

TheFirstStepIsAlwaysTheHardest
Ihavealwayswantedtowriteanovel,butIcanneverdecideonatopic.Reply:Thefirststepisalways
thehardest.

TheGrassIsAlwaysGreenerOnTheOtherSideOfTheFence
Iwishourhousewereasbigastheirs.Reply:Thegrassialwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence.

TheRoadToHellIsPavedWithGoodIntentions
Really,InevermeanttohurtanybodyReply:Theroadtohellispavedwithgoodintentions.

TheSqueekyWheelGetsTheOil
Everytimethatbabycries,theyjustrunaroundandgivehimwhateverhewants.Reply:Thesqueeky
wheelgetstheoil.

TheresNoPlaceLikeHome
Itfeelssogoodtobehome.Reply:Theresnoplacelikehome.

TootingYourOwnHorn
Ohthereyougoagain,tootingyourownhorn.

TwoHeadsAreBetterThanOne
Comeon,wecanfigureoutawaytodothis!Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

UpTo
Sowhathaveyoubeenuptolately?

WhyPutOffUntilTomorrowWhatYouCanDoToday
Justdoitnow,soyoudonthavetodoitontheweekend.Whyputoftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday?

YouCanLeadAHorseToWater,ButYouCantMakeItDrink
Itoldherexactlywhattodo,butshedidntlistentome.Reply:Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyou
cantmakeitdrink.
YouCantTeachAnOldDogNewTricks
Ihavebeentryingtoteachmydadtousethecomputer,butheisnevergoingtogetit.Reply:Youcant
teachanolddognewtricks.

YouHaveToTakeTheGoodWithTheBad
Ilovelivinginthiscity,butitisratherpolluted.Reply:Youhavetotakethegoodwiththebad.

YouReapWhatYouSow
Hehasbeentreatingotherpeoplelikethatforyears.Nowithappenstohim.Reply:Youreapwhatyou
sow.

YouScratchMyBack,IllScratchYours
IwouldreallyappreciateitifyouintroducemetohimYouscratchmyback,Illscratchyours.

ABabeInTheWoods
Whatdoyouknow?Youarejustababeinthewoods.

ABedOfRoses
Workinghereisnobedofroses.

ABigFishInASmallPond
Hesjustabigfishinasmallpond.

ABigFrogInASmallPond
Hesjustabigfroginasmallpond

ABitterPillToSwallow
Spendingaweekinthepsychiatrichospitalwasabitterpilltoswallow,butJakereallyneededtodoit.

ABlessingInDisguise
WhenIfirstlostthatjob,Iwasupset.Butitturnedouttobeablessingindisguise.

ABreathOfFreshAir
Ilovehavingthisnewstudentinmyclass.Hispositiveattitudeisabreathoffreshair.

ABundleOfNerves
Ihavetogiveaspeechtomorrow,andIamabundleofnerves.

ACard
MyuncleBobisarealcard.

ACaseInPoint
Janecalled.Shewillbelateforthismorningsmeeting.Reply:Caseinpoint.Wereallycannotrelyon
her.
ACaseOfMistakenIdentity
AreyousureyouarenotDonJohnson?Reply:Really,Iamnot.Itmustbeacaseofmistakenidentity.

AChangeOfPace
Whatwouldyoulikemetomakefordinner?Reply:Letshavesushi,forachangeofpace.

AChangeOfScenery
IjustgotbackfromFlorida.Reply:Thatmusthavebeenachangeofscenery.

AChipOffTheOldBlock
DidyoumeetBillssonatthepicnicyesterday?HesjustlikeBill!Reply:Hesachipofftheoldblock.

ACopycat
Stopcopyingmyanswers.Youcopycat!(rude)

ACutAbove
Ilovethisrestuarant.Itisacutabove.

ADreamComeTrue
Becomingamoviestarwasadreamcometrue.

AFanOfHis
AreyouaDodgersfan?Reply:No,Idontlikebaseball.

AForegoneConclusion
Iknewtheywouldlose.Itwasaforegoneconclusion.

AFriendInNeedIsAFriendIndeed
Heybuddy,howsitgoing?Youlookgood.Iloveyourjacket.Doyouthinkyoucangivemearidehome?
Reply:Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

AGameThatTwoCanPlay
ShetoldtheteacherwhatIdid,butthatsagamethattwocanplay.

AGhostOfAChance
Doyouthinkhehasachancetowin?Reply:Hedoesnthaveaghostofachance.

AGiven
Ialwaysknewthatwewouldgetmarried.Itwasagiven.

AHearbeatAway
Ifthepresidentdies,whobecomesthenewpresident?Reply:Thevicepresident.Hesaheartbeataway
fromthepresidency.
AKnownFact
Thatguyisaganster?Areyousure?Reply:OfcourseImsure.Itsaknownfact.

ALaborOfLove
Youdontmindtakingcareofthatdog?Reply:Itisalaboroflove.

ALastDitchEffort
Ithoughtforsurewewouldlosebutwemadeonelastditcheffortandtiedthegame.

ALeadingQuestion
Thatisaleadingquestion.Iamnotgoingtoanswerit.

ALickOfWork
Hewasbornwealthy,andhehasneverdonealickofworkinhislife.

ALittleBit
Areyouhungry?Reply:Alittlebit.You?

APieceOfTheAction
IheardyouguysaregoingtoplayajokeonJim.Iwantapieceoftheaction.

APiercingScream
IwaswalkingdownBroadStreetwhensuddenlyIheardthispiercingscream.

APillarOfStrength
Mymotherisapillarofstrength.

APlaceToCallOnesOwn
Afterrentingforalltheseyears,Ireallywantaplacetocallmyown.

ARipeOldAge
Attheripeoldageof45,IfeellikeIamjuststartingmylife.

ARippleOfExcitement
Onelectiondayyoucouldfeelarippleofexcitement.

ARollingStoneGathersNoMoss
Whydontyougetmarriedandhaveafamily?Reply:Arollingstonegathersnomoss.

ARuleOfThumb
IdontinvitepeopletomyhomeunlessIknowthemwell,asaruleofthumb.

AShotInTheArm
Wewerereallyfallingapart,butthatgoalgaveusashotinthearm.
AWordToTheWise
Heresawordtothewise:Donotgodownthatstreetatnight.

AboveAndBeyondTheCallOfDuty
Whatthatpoliceofficerdidtosaveherlifewasaboveandbeyondthecallofduty.

AboveAverage
Areyouaverygoodtennisplayer?Reply:Imaboveaverage.

AboveSuspicion
Inthiscase,noonepersonisabovesuspicion.Noteventhepresident.

AcknowledgeReceiptOfIt
Assoonasyougetthepackage,pleasecallmetoacknowledgereceipt.

AcrossTheBoard
Wewillhavea10percentpaycutacrosstheboard.

ActHighAndMighty
Whatareyouactingsohighandmightyabout.

AddInsultToInjury
Firsthedrivesintomycar.Then,toaddinsulttoinjuryhesaysImparkedinthewrongspot.

AddressHimAsYour
Imnotoneofyourcollegefriends.Addressmeasyourfather.

AdviseAgainstSomething
DoyourecommendthatItalkwiththeboss?Reply:Iwouldadviseagainstit.

AfterHours
Sorry,wedontseepatientsafterhours.

AheadOfSchedule
Mysoftwareprojectisaheadofschedule.

AliveAndKicking
Howisyourgrandfatherdoing?Reply:Heisaliveandkicking.

AllForTheBest
Didyouheartheybrokeup?Reply:Itisprobablyallforthebest.Theywerenotgettingalongwell.

AllGone
Arethereanymorecookies?Reply:Allgone.
AllInOnePiece
Becareful.Iwantyouhomeallinonepiece.

AllInTheFamily
Imgoingtotellyouaboutyouruncle,butletskeepthisallinthefamily.

AllKiddingAside
Allkiddingaside,Ireallydolikeher.

AllOutWar
Itusedtobetheyoccastionallyfiredamissle.Nowitsalloutwar.

AllOver
Isthegamestillon?Reply:No,itsallover.

AllSystemsAreGo
Areyouready?Reply:Allsystemsarego.

AllTalkAndNoAction
Johnpromisedhewouldbehere.Reply:Heisalltalkandnoaction.

AllTheRage
Doyoulikethisscarf?Itisalltherage.

AllTold
Howmuchmoneyismissing?Reply:Alltold,300dollars.

AsAnAside
Asanaside:Isanyonehungry?

AsDrunkAsASkunk
DontgooutdrinkingwithHenry.Hellgetyouasdrunkasaskunk.

AtThePresentTime
Areyouhiringnewpeople?Reply:Notatthepresenttime.

AtThisJuncture
AreyougoingtobuytheABCcompany?Reply:No.Notatthisjuncture.

BackAndForth
Whatfuncoulditbeplayingtennis?Theyjusthittheballbackandforthallday.

BackDownFrom
IfIwereyou,Iwouldbackdown.Itisnotworthfightingabout.
BackEast
Wejustcantwaittomovebackeast.

BackInCirculation
John,wherehaveyoubeen?Itisgoodtoseeyoubackincirculation.

BackMeUp
Itoldmymomwewereatthebaseballgamelastnight.Backmyup.

BackOff
IguessImadeherangry.Shetoldmetobackoffandleaveheralone.

BackOrderThem
Wedonthavetheminyoursizetoday.ButIwouldbegladtobackorderthemforyou.

BackTheWrongHorse
Whodidyoubetoninthesuperbowl?Reply:Arizona.Answer:Ouch.Youbackedthewronghorse.

BackToSquareOne
Afterallthatwork,theydecidednottohireme.Reply:Backtosquareone.

BadAsAllThat
Ivehearditistheworstplacetogotoschool.Reply:Itsnotasbadasallthat.

BadMouthingYou
Youareoneofmybestfriends.Iwouldneverbadmouthyou.

BailMeOut
Hegotthrowninjailfordrunkdriving,buthisfatherbailedhimout.

BaitAndSwitch
IthoughtIwasbuyinganewone.Reply:Itlooksliketheygaveyouthebaitandswitch.

BarkingUpTheWrongTree
Ifyouarelookingforsomeonetolendyoumoney,donttalktome.Yourebarkingupthewrongtree.

BattenDownTheHatches
Abigrainstormiscoming.Weneedtobattendownthehatches.

BattleItOut
Ireallydontmindwherewego.Illletyoutwobattleitout.

BeSwimmingInSomething
Doyouhaveanyketchupleft?Reply:Weareswimminginit.
BeTheSpittingImageOfSomeone
PeoplesayIamthespittingimageofmymother.

BearFruit
Didyourmeetingbearfruit?

BearInMind
Wouldyouliketoorderdinner?Reply:BearinmindthatIdonotspeakFrench.

BeatingAPathToYourDoor
Idontseeanyonebeatingapathtoyourdoor.

BeatingAroundTheBush
Hashesaidthathewantstomarryyou?Reply:No,buthehasbeenbeatingaroundthebush.

BeforeYouKnowIt
Enjoyyourfreedom!Beforeyouknowit,youllbemarriedandsettlingdownwithchildren.

BegToDiffer
YouthinkIamold?Ibegtodiffer.

BehindTheTimes
Mygrandfatherwearsblacksockswithhisshorts.Reply:Heissobehindthetimes.

BehindYourBack
Thosetwowenttotheboss,andtheydiditbehindmyback.

BelaborThePoint
Iknowwevetalkedaboutthisalready,andIhatetobelaborthepoint,butIstilldontthinkyouare
understandingme.

BetterSafeThanSorry
ShouldIbringmyumbrella?Reply:Bettersafethansorry.Answer:Okay.Illgogetit.

BringHomeTheBacon
Igotoworkeverydaytobringhomethebacon.

BringingUpTheRear
ThereyouareagainSchmidt,bringinguptherear.

BrushingUpOn
AreyougoingtobrushuponyourSpanishbeforeyougotoMexico?

BuckUp
Buckup.Itwillbeokay.
BuggingYou
Mybrotherisbuggingme.

BuildingYouUp
Doyoureallymeanthat?orareyoujustbuildingmeup?

CallAMeeting
IfIcallameetingforThursday,willyoubethere?

CallASpadeASpade
YoucancallhimaniceguyifyouwanttobutIamcallingaspadeaspadethatguyisajerk.

CallItADay
Itstimetogohome.Letscallitaday.

CallItANight
Youguysaregoingtoanotherbar?Notme.Imcallingitanight.

CallItQuits
Itisgettingdarkoutside.Letscallitquits.

CallTheDogsOff
Ialreadygaveyouyourmoney.Callthedogsoff.

CallTheMeetingToOrder
Everyonequietdownsowecancallthismeetingtoorder.

CallTheRoll
Everyonebequiet.Imgoingtocalltheroll.

CallTheShots
Imcallingtheshotshere.YouwilldowhatIsay.

CallingYouNames
Youareajerk!Reply:Youdonthavetocallmenames.

CanIGetARainCheck
Hewasgoingtotakemetothepark,butitrained,soIgotaraincheck.

CanYouImagine
Thiscaronlycostme$500.Canyouimagine?

CannotHelpDoingSomething
Whenshesaidthat,Icouldnthelplaughing.
CantCarryATune
Singwithus!Reply:Sorry.Youwouldntwantmeto.Icantcarryatune.

CantDoAnythingWithSomeoneOrSomething
Yourteacherisfrustrated.Shesaysshecantdoanythingwithyou.

CantHelpButDoSomething
Whenshesaidthat,Icouldnthelpbutlaugh.

CantHoldACandleToSomeone
Youareagoodtennisplayer.Butyoucantholdacandletomysister.

CantMakeHeadsOrTailsOutOfSomeoneOrSomething
Imlookingatyourcomputerprogramrightnow,butIcantmakeheadsortailsoutofit.

CapAndGown
Ilovethisphotoofyouandyourfriendsincapandgown.

CapableOfDoingSomething
Didyouhearaboutthefarmhousemurders?Reply:Whocouldbecabableofsuchathing?

CarriedAway
Youcleanedeverything.Eventhedog.Reply:Yes.Igotkindofcarriedaway.

CarryASecretToOnesGrave
Please,youmustnottellanyonewhathappened.Reply:Iwillcarryyoursecrettomygrave.

CarryASecretToTheGrave
Please,youmustnottellanyonewhathappened.Reply:Iwillcarryittothegrave.

CarryOnWithoutSomeoneOrSomething
Ifanythingeverhappenstome,Iwantyoutocarryonwithoutme.

CashAndCarry
Sorrybutthereisnowheretoeathere.Itiscashandcarry.

CeaseAndDesist
Policeofficersays:Sir,Iwantyoutoceaseanddesistfromwhatyouaredoing.

ChangeSomeonesMind
Ithoughtyoudidntlikeher?Reply:Well,Ichangedmymind.

ClearTheTable
Everyoneisdoneeating.Wouldyouliketoclearthetable?
DontPutTheCartBeforeTheHorse
Hey!Firstweattatchit,thenweputonthechains.Dontputthecartbeforethehorse.

DownTheHatch
Youwantmetodrinkthiswholething?Reply:Thatsright.Downthehatch!

DownTheStreet
Wheredoesyourgrandmotherlive?Reply:Shesjustdownthestreet.

DownTheTubes
Whathappenedtoyourplansfortonight?Reply:Downthetubes.

DownWithSomeDisease
Icantcometoworktoday.Imdownwiththeflu.

DownhillAllTheWay
Schoolhasbeendifficult,butnowthatwehavefinishedourexamsitisdownhillalltheway.

DragOnesFeet
Ivewantedtostartyogaformonths.Ivejustbeendraggingmyfeet.

DrawABlank
DoyourememberhowtosaythatwordinSpanish?Reply:Imdrawingablank.

DrawBlood
Ouch!Icutmyself.Reply:Letmesee.Diditdrawblood?

DrunkAsASkunk
DidyouseeJeanlastnight?Reply:Yeah.Shewasasdrunkasaskunk.

EarlyToBedEarlyToRiseMakesAManHealthyWealthyAndWise
Allofhislife,mygrandfatherwenttobedearlyandgotupwiththesun.Reply:Earlytobed,earlytorise,
makesamanhealthywealthyandwise.

ExpectingAChild
MywifeandIareexpectingourfirstchild.Reply:Congratulations!

ExpenseIsNoObject
ThisyearIwantthecompanypartytobefantastic.Expenseisnoobject.

ExplainYourself
Pleaselisten.Iamtryingtoexplainmyself.

ExpressingYourAnger
Iwouldliketoexpressmyangeraboutwhathappenedlastnight.
ExtendingCredit
Iwantthatcouch,butIreallycannotaffordit.Reply:Wewillextendyoucredit.

ExtendingOurSympathy
Iwouldliketoextendmysympathyfortherecentdeathofyourmother.Reply:Iappreciatethatvery
much.

FairAndSquare
Youcheated!Reply:No,Ididnot!Ibeatyoufairandsquare.

FamiliarityBreedsContempt
Thosetwohavebeenlivingtogetherfortoolong.Theydontspeakawordtoeachother.Reply:
Familiaritybreedscontempt.

ForbiddenFruit
Thebosssdaughtermaybepretty,butrememberthatsheisforbiddenfruit.

GetAtTheHeartOfTheMatter
Iaskedhimtostopwastingtimeandgetattheheartofthematter.

GiveHimTheThirdDegree
Thatjudgereallygavethatguythethirddegree,didntshe?

GoFlyAKite
Ohnotyouagain!Reply:Hey,whydontyougoflyakite?

HangingOnToYourCoattails
Doesntitbotheryoutohavesomeonelikethathangingontoyourcoattails?

HeBackedOut
DidntBobsayhewascoming?Reply:Yes,Hebackedout.

HeBailedOut
Didthepilotdieinthecrash?Reply:No.Hebailedout,andlived.

IdGiveMyRightArmForThat
Iwouldgivemyrightarmforacarlikethat.

IllHaveToGiveYouARainCheckOnThat
Hewasgoingtotakemetothepark,butitrained,sohegavemearaincheck.

ImAllEars
WouldyouliketohearwhatIdidtoday.Reply:Imallears.
ImGame
Doyouwanttoseeamovie?Reply:Imgame.

ImOff
Haveagoodday,youguys.Imoff.Reply:Goodbye.

IfYouCantBeatThemJoinThem
Whendidyouchangeteams?Reply:Hey:Ifyoucantbeatthem,jointhem.

IfYouCantStandTheHeatGetOutOfTheKitchen
Iwantedthisjobatfirst,butnowIdontknowifIcanhandleit.Reply:Ifyoucantstandtheheat,getout
ofthekitchen.

InAweOfHim
Iaminaweofyou.

InTheMeantime
Youcanstartworkingfulltimeassoonasyougetyourlicense.Inthemeantime,youarewelcometostart
training.

InTheMiddleOfNowhere
Youare30minuteslateandIhavebeenstandingherewaitingforyouinthemiddleofnowhere.

InTheMoney
Nowhesaprofessionalbasketballplayer.Reply:Hesinthemoney.

InYourHair
Yourenotgoingtowearthat,areyou?Reply:Hey,whydontyougetoutofmyhair?

KeepHimAtArmsLength
Youcanworkwithhimifyouwant,butIwouldkeephimatarmslength.

LetsCallItOff
Ithoughtyouhadadatetonight?Reply:Wecalleditoff.

LikeTwoPeasInAPod
Heandhissisterareliketwopeasinapod.

MiseryLovesCompany
Shesnothappy,soshewantstherestofustosuffertoo!Reply:Miserylovescompany.

MoneyDoesNotGrowOnTrees
Whyareyoubuyingsuchexpensivepresents?Moneydoesnotgrowontrees,youknow!
NecessityIsTheMotherOfInvention
Youwillfindawaytodoit.Whenyouhaveto,youdo.Reply:Necessityisthemotherofinvention.

NoPainNoGain
Toplayatthatlevel,youaregoingtohavetopracticeallofthetime,youknow.Reply:Nopain,nogain.

OverTheHill
Faceit,Dad.Youreoverthehill.

SheBalledMeOut
Iaskedherifshecouldstaylate,andshebawledmeout.

SheSpokeHighlyOfYou
Imetyourteacher.Hespeakshighlyofyou.

SlowAsMolassesInJanuary
Wouldyouhurryupandgetready?YouareasslowasmolassesinJanuary.

TakeALookAtThat
Takealookatthatcar.Isntitbeautiful?

TakeALookForIt
Haveyouseenmywatch?Reply:Ihaventseenit,butIwilltakealookforitaroundmyhouse.

TakeANap
Everydayafterlunchmygrandfathertakesanap.

TakeARainCheckOnThat
Wewereplanningtogotothepark,butitrained,sowetookaraincheck.

TakeTheBullByTheHorns
Thatwasatoughsituation.Thanksfortakingthebullbythehorns.

TheFirstStepIsAlwaysTheHardest
Ihavealwayswantedtowriteanovel,butIcanneverdecideonatopic.Reply:Thefirststepisalways
thehardest.

TheGrassIsAlwaysGreenerOnTheOtherSideOfTheFence
Iwishourhousewereasbigastheirs.Reply:Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideofthefence.

TheRoadToHellIsPavedWithGoodIntentions
Really,InevermeanttohurtanybodyReply:Theroadtohellispavedwithgoodintentions.
TheSqueekyWheelGetsTheOil
Everytimethatbabycries,theyjustrunaroundandgivehimwhateverhewants.Reply:Thesqueeky
wheelgetstheoil.

TheresNoPlaceLikeHome
Itfeelssogoodtobehome.Reply:Theresnoplacelikehome.

TootingYourOwnHorn
Ohthereyougoagain,tootingyourownhorn.

TwoHeadsAreBetterThanOne
Comeon,wecanfigureoutawaytodothis!Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

UnderAge
Whatarethosekidsdoingsmokingcigarettes?Theyareunderage.

WelcomeYouWithOpenArms
Youshoulddefinitelygovisitmyparents.Theywillwecomeyouwithopenarms

WhatAreYouUpTo
Sowhathaveyoubeenuptolately?

WhyPutOffUntilTomorrowWhatYouCanDoToday
Justdoitnow,soyoudonthavetodoitontheweekend.Whyputoftilltomorrowwhatyoucandotoday?

YearAfterYear
Yearafteryear,yousayyouaregoingtomove.

YouCanLeadAHorseToWaterButYouCantMakeItDrink
Itoldherexactlywhattodo,butshedidntlistentome.Reply:Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyou
cantmakeitdrink.

YouCantBeAllThingsToAllPeople
Publicrelationsisatoughjob.Ihavetobeallthingstoallpeople.

YouCantTeachAnOldDogNewTricks
Ihavebeentryingtoteachmydadtousethecomputer,butheisnevergoingtogetit.Reply:Youcant
teachanolddognewtricks.

YouHaveToTakeTheGoodWithTheBad
Ilovelivinginthiscity,butitisratherpolluted.Reply:Youhavetotakethegoodwiththebad.

YouReapWhatYouSow
Hehasbeentreatingotherpeoplelikethatforyears.Nowithappenstohim.Reply:Youreapwhatyou
sow.
YouScratchMyBackAndIllScratchYours
IwouldreallyappreciateitifyouintroducemetohimYouscratchmyback,Illscratchyours.

YoureIntoIt
Youdontwanttosingthissong?Reply:Imnotintoitrightnow.

BeatingHimAtHisOwnGame
Hewasthestarofourschoolstennisteam,andIstillbeathim.Reply:Youbeathimathisowngame.

BitingTheBullet
Hurrymom,Ireallyhavetogotothebathroom.Reply:Wewontbethereforanother20minutes.Bitethe
bullet.

BlowingYourOwnTrumpet
IsDebstilltalkingaboutthedealshemade?Reply:Yes,shesblowingherowntrumpet.

BlowingYourTop
Steveisinourofficeandhejustfoundoutaboutthedeal.Reply:Icanhearhimblowinghistop.

BreakingEven
Sellthatstocknow,whileyouarestillbreakingeven.

BreakingNewGround
Nooneinourfamilyhasevermarriedaforeigner.Youarebreakingnewground.

BreakingTheBank
Youreallyshouldnotbebuyingthisring.Youarebreakingthebank.

BreakingTheIce
Janethrowsgreatparties,andsheisreallygoodatbreakingtheice.

BreakingTheNews
Itisthegoalofeverygreatreportedtobreakthenews.

BringingHomeTheBacon
Iworkdayandnighttobringhomethebacon.

BroughtHome
Weknewtheeconomywasbad.Boblosinghisjobreallybroughtithome.

CallingYourBluff
TheysaytheywillfiremeifIskipworktoday,butIamcallingtheirbluff.

CarryWeight
WhatIsaycarriesweightaroundhere.
CarryingItABitTooFar
Itisokaytomakejokesduringclass,butyouarecarryingitabittoofar.

CaughtInTheAct
Youkidsweregoingtotakethosecookies,werentyou?Reply:Yes,wewerecaughtintheact.

ChangingYourTune
Shealwayssaidshewouldnevergetmarried,butnowshestheonegettingmarried.Reply:Shehas
changedhertune.

ClearingTheAir
Youvebeenlivingherefortwomonthsandyoustilldonthaveajob.Weneedtocleartheair.

ClimbingOnTheBandwagon
Lookwhosclimbingonthebandwagon.

ComeCleanAboutIt
YouatethatpieceofcakeIwassaving,didntyou?Comeclean.

ComingToTheCrunch
Wehavehadthreeweekstowritethispaper.Nowwearecomingtothecrunch.

CuttingCorners
Theycutalotofcornerswhentheybuiltthishouse.Nowhavesomanyproblemstofix.

CuttingYourLosses
Iboughtthisstockat50dollarsashare,anditisdownto40.Imgoingtocutmylosses.

DoTheTrick
Mymotorcycleisnotrunningwell.Reply:Tryreplacingtheoil.Thatmightdothetrick.

DoWonders
Wehiredhertocleanourhouseonceaweekandshehasdonewonders.

DoingAsYoureTold
Iwanttostayup.Iamnottired.Reply:Doasyouaretoldandgotobedrightnow.

DoingTheHonors
WhocutstheturkeyatThanksgivingdinneratyourhouse?Reply:Myfatherdoesthehonors.

DoingYourHomework
Johnisanexcellentlawyer.Healwaysdoeshishomework.

DrivingAHardBargain
Twentythousanddollarsisalotofmoney.Youdriveahardbargain.
DroppingABrick
Thebosscameinanddroppedarealbrick.Hesaidtheyareplanningtocloseouroffice.

DroppingNames
IdatedanactressinNewYorkwhowasconstantlydroppingnames.Reply:Ohno,Icantstand
namedropping.

ItComesInHandy
Imgladyoubroughtyourknife.Reply:Yes,itreallycomesinhandy.

JumpingOnTheBandwagon
Mygrandfatherjumpedonthebandwagonandgothimselfanemailaccount.

NeverBeenSoLucky
IgotoffthebusinWestSeattle,turnedaround,andyouwerethere.Iveneverbeensolucky.

ShortQuestionsOfGen.Knowledge,EverdayScience,ComputerScience,
ObrivationsForPCS,PMS,&CSSExams
MountOlympusisinGreece.
ThemountainrangeinRussiathatisregardedastheboundaryb/wEurope&AsiaisUrals.
MargallaHillsofIslamabadareextensionofHimaliyarange.
UralmountainsseparateAsiafromEurope.
Ordovicianareoldestrocks.
OldestmountainsystemareAraveli.
YoungestmountainsystemareHimaliyas.
AndesMountainsareinSouthAmerica.
RingofFirearevolcanoesinCircumPacificSeismicbelt.
AlpsareEuropeslargestmountainsystem.
AtlasareNorthAfricasmountainrange.AtlasMountainsareinMorocco.
TheHimalayamountainrange(Asia)isthegreatestmountainrangeintheworld.

AyersRockisthelargestsinglerockintheworld.
MaunakeavolcanoisinHawaii
WhatistheworldslongestmountainrangeTheAndes

BlackforestisamountaininGermany.
RockyorRockiesMountainsisthelargestmountainsystemofNorthAmerica.
KohiSultanisinPakistan.
HighestmountainsystemintheworldisHimalayas.
SefidKohismountainrangeinAfghanistan.
BlueMountainsareinAustralia.
MaunaKeavolcanoisinHawaii.
WhatisthenameofthesecondhighestmountaininAfricaMountKenya
InwhatmoderncountryismountAraratTurkey
MostactivevolcanoItalianaissituatedinHawaii.
MountEverestisinHimalayarangewithheight29,028feetfirstascentmadeonMay29,1953.
K2namedGoodwinAustinorChagoriisinKarakoramRangewith28,250ftheight.Firstascentmadeon
July31,1954.
NangaParbatisinHimalayarangeisknownasKillerMountainwithheight26,660ft.Firstascentwas
madeonJuly3,1953.
BroadPeakIisinKarakoramrangewithheight26,470.
TirichMirisinHinduKushmountain.
PrinceCharlesismountainrangeinAntarctica.
ZardakisthehighestpeakofKirtharrange.
WherearetheglasshousemountainsQueenslandAustralia

IMPORTANTMOUNTAINPASSES
NamniPassisinMyanmar.
KhunjerabPassishighestpasinPakistan.
AlpinePassisinUSA.
LowariPassisinPakistan.
KhojaktunnelisinBalouchistan.
Bolan(Sulaimanrange)passisinBaluchistan.
KolpurpassisinBaluchistan.
ShandurPassisinPakistan.
DonnerpassisinCalifornia(USA)
Hispar&BiafoglacierisinPakistan.
SiachenglacierisinKarakoramRange.
BaltorogracierisinKarakoramRange.
ChogoLugmaisinKarakoramrange.
HisparglacierisinHunza.
MalaspinaglacierisinAlaska(US),
TasmanglacierisinNewZealand.
Alpineisthehighestmountainpassintheworld.
Siachen,batoroandchogolugmaglaciersareinKarakorum.
April1984,IndiaconductedanOperationknownasOperationMeghdoottocaptureSiachen.
SiachenGlacieristheWorldsBiggestGlacieroutsidethetwoPoles.ItisalsotheworldsHighestGlacier
thatiswhyitisreferedtoasTheThirdPole.ItisalsotheWorldsHighestBattleGroundEver
Africaiswithoutglaciers.
HighestpointofAsiaisMountEverest(NepalTibet).
MountAconcagua,highestpeakinthewesternhemisphere,locatedintheAndesMountainsofwestern
Argentina,neartheborderwithChile.
BodpoLapassishighestpassinTibet(China)withheight19,412.
VesuviusisavolcanoinItaly.
Swatvalleyisinthemountainrangeofhindukash
SaddlepeakishighestpeakinAnandaman&Nicobarislands.
KarokotaoisavolcanoinIndonesia.
ApproximatelythesouthwestmonsoonbeginsinPakistaninlateJuly.

OCEANS
Largestoceanispacific,thenAtlantic,IndianandthenArctic.
LargestseaisSouthChinaSea,thenCaribbeanSea,thenMediterraneansea,BehringSeaGulfof
Mexico,SeaofJapan,HudsonBay,EastChinaSea,AndamanSea,thenBlackseathenRedseaandin
thelastBalticsea.
SeaofJapanisfamousforfishingarea.
Totalseasare12.
BermudaTriangeislocatedinAtlanticOcean.
DiegoGarciaisinIndianOcean.
ThedeepestplaceintheIndianOceanisSundaTrench.
CaspianSeaislocatedinIraqAzerbaijan,Turkmensitan,Kazakhstan&Russia.
CaspianSeaisthelargestsaltwaterlakeintheworld.
CaspianSeawaterissharedbyIran,Russia&Azerbaijan.
WhichseaissometimescalledtheEuxineSeaBlackSea
WhatseaisdirectlynorthofPolandBalticsea
ArcticOceanisthesmallestocean.
CyprusisanislandintheMediterraneanSea.
ThewatersofCaspianSeaaresharedbyRussia,Iran&Azerbaijan.
Whatistheworldslargestsea(inarea):SouthChina
AralSeaisinCentralAsia(Kazakhstan).Aralisaninlandsea.
WhatistheworldswarmestseaTheRedSea
AegeanSeaislocatedinAtlanticOcean.
SargassoSeaiswithoutacoastline.
Whichofthefollowingcauseoceancurrents?Permanentwinds
Netherlandslandisbelowsealevel.
AtlanticOceaniscalledtheHerringPond.

FAMOUSSEAPORTS
AbadanisinIran.
AlexandriaisinEgypt.
AntwerpisinBelgium.
AqabaisinJordan.
BandarBushehrisinIran.
BristolisinUK.
CardiffisinUK.
PlymouthisinUK
LeHarveisinFrance.
MarseillesisinFrance.
NewOrleansisinUSA.
PenangisinMalaysia.
ChalnaisinBangladesh.
DammamisinSaudiArabia.
GlasgowisinUK.
HambrugisinGermany.
HochiMinhisinVietnam.
HonoluluisinUSA.
LatakiaisinSyria.
PhildelphiaisinUSA.
PortSaidisinEgypt.
RiodeJaneiroisinBrazil.
RotterdamisinNetherlands.
TartousisinSyria.
ValparaisoisinChile.
YokohamaisinJapan.
ZadarisinCroatia.
PondicherryisinIndiasouthofChennai.
PortHercourtisthe2ndlargestportofNigeria.
DarwinistheseaportofAustralia.
Haifaistheseaportofwhichcountry?Israel.
Seattleseapot.USA
SantosisknownastheCoffeePortoftheworld.
InwhichUSstateisitshighestmountainAlaskaMountMcKinley
DicksonistheseaportofMalaysia.
TartusistheseaportofSyria.

FAMOUSSTRAITS
PalkStraitseparatesIndiafromSriLanaka.
BabulMandabstraitseparatesArabiafromAfrica.
BabelMandabstraitleadsintotheRedSea.
Redseaisb/wArabiaandAfrica.
DavisStraitseparatesGreenlandfromBaffinIsland.
TheDavisStraitliesbetweenCanadaandGreenland

MessinastraitseparatesItalyfromSicily.
JohorstraitseparatesMalaysiafromSingapore.
BassStraitseparatesAustraliafromTasmania.
FloridaStraitseparatesCubafromFlorida.ItjoinsAtlanticOceanwithGulfofMexico.
DoverstraitseparatesEnglandfromFrance.
GibraltarStraitseparatesSpainandAfricaandjoinsMediterraneanSeawithAtlanticOcean.

TorresStraitseparatesAustraliaandPapuaNewGuinea
BeringStraitseparatesAsiafromAfricaandjoinstheRedSeaandPersianGulf.
BosporusStraitconnectsBlackSeawiththeSeaofMarmora.
Dardanellesstrait(Turkey)joinsMarmoraseawithAegeanSea.
Malacca(Indonesia)straitseparatesSumatrafromMalayPeninsula.Itislongeststraitintheworld.
Mozambiquestraitisthebroadeststraitintheworld.Itisb/wMozambiqueandMadagascar.
SundastraitseparatesSumatrafromJavaIsland.
40%ofworldoilpassesthroughStraitofHormuz
ThegatewaytotheGulfofIranisStraitofHormuz
.

WORLDRIVERS
Thirdworldcomprisesof70%ofworldpopulation.
HamunMashkelLake(Baluchistan)issaltwaterlake.
MostimportantcropofNiledeltaisCotton.
Pak:is4thamongworldslargestcottonproducers.
AfamousnaturalbridgeislocatedinVirginia.
EskimosliveinNorthAmerica.
IberianPeninsulaisapartofEurope.
ThenumberofCARSisfive.
HeightofIslamabadis2000ft:abovesealevel.
TheDevilTowerpresentinUSisavolcano.
HudsonBayislargestbayandisinNorthernCanada.
LargestgulfisGulfofMexico.
GrandCanalisoldestmanmadecanalforshippingpurposeinChina.
SharkbayisinWesternAustralia.
EnglishChannelseparatesEnglandfromFrance.
GulfofSidraisinLibya.
RedriverisinUSA.
GulfoflionisinFrance.
ChurchillwaterfallisinCanada.
DanubeRiverisinRomania(Europe).ItpoursintoBlacksea.
TheVolgaisEuropelongestriverwhatisthesecondlongestDanube
VolgaRiverisinRussia.
WhatistheonlyriverthatflowsbothnorthandsouthofequatorTheCongo
NewZealandissituatedintheregionofOceania.
OxusRiver(alsocalledAmuDarya)isflowingbetweenAfghanistanandTajikistan.Itisthelargestriverof
centralAsia.
BariDoabisthearealyingbetweenRiverRaviandRiverBeas.
SURMAisthenameofariver.
WindermereLakeisthelargestlakeofUK.
WhatisFranceslongestriver:Loire
Hundroo(Hundrubagh)WaterFallsareinIndia.
Anicebergfloatinginseawillhaveonetenthofitsmassabovethesurfaceofwater.
JogFallsarethehighestwaterfallsinIndia.
WhichriverisinLebanon?RiverLatani
HighestsalinityisfoundintheGreatSaltLakeinUSA.
NiagaraFallswasdiscoveredbyLouisHennepin
MadagascarispopularlyknownastheIslandofCloves
NiagaraFallswasdiscoveredbyLouisHennepin
RiverDarlingisinAustralia.
GatewayofPacificisPanamaCanal.
PanamaCanallinksPacificOceanwithAtlanticOcean.
PanamaCanalwasopenedin1914.
PanamaCanallinksNorthAmericawithSouthAmerica.
AmazonRivercrossesEquatortwice.
TheAmazonriverrisesinwhichcountryPeru
AmazonRiverislargestriverintermsofvolume.ItisinBrazil.ItpoursintoAtlanticOcean.
ThelongestandlargestriverinAsiaisYangtze.
ThelargestriverinChinaisTheYangtzeRiver.
TheSoanandtheHaroarethetworiversofPotoharPlateau.
AswandamisconstructedonriverNile.
WorldslargestearthfilleddamisTarbela.
Voctoriafallsareontheborderb/wZimbabwe&SouthAfrica.
TiticacaisthehighestnavigablelakeinworldextendingfromPerutoBolivia.
LakeBaikalisthedeepestlakeintheworld.ItislocatedinSiberia.
IndusRiverpoursintoArabianSea.
AfterIndus,thelongestriverisSutlajinPakistan.
ThelongestriverinSouthAsiaistheBrahmputra.
NileRiverpoursitswaterintoMediterraneanSea.
DonRiverpoursitswaterintoSeaofAzov.
TigrisRiverpoursitswaterintoCaspianSea.
LakeMeadisamanmadelargestlakeintheworld.
ThelargestriverinFranceisLore
MostpopulatedlakeisLakeEire.
SuezCanalis170Kmlongconstructedin1869.
TheSuezCanalwasconstructedin1869.
TheSuezCanallinktheMediterraneanSeawiththeRedSea.TheCanalwasconstructedbyaFrench
Engineer,FerdinandDeLesseps.
TheSuezCanalwasnationalizedbyCol.Nasseron26thJuly,1956.
MarianatrenchisthedeepestpartintheoceananditliesinPacificOcean.Itisalsocalledthedeepest
seafloordepressionintheworld.
RiverZambeziflowsinSoutheastAfrica.
EuphratesflowsinSyriaandIraq.
Mesopotamiaistheregionb/wTigris&Euphrates.
MississippiriverflowsinUSA.MississippiislongestriverofAmerica.
MissouririverflowsinUSA
HudsonRiverflowsinUSA.
LakeMichiganflowsinUSA.
GoldenRiverflowsinAlaska,Canada.
InwhatcountryarethePaintedLakesIndonesia
NametheriverthatflowsthroughBaghdadTigris
WhatcityhasthemostcanalsBirmingham
SuezCanalwasacquiredbyBritainin1875andnationalizedbyEgyptin1956.Itremainsclosed196775
afterArabIsraelWar.
ThamesRiverisinEngland.
SeineRiverisinFrance.
HangHeriverisinChina.
VictoriaLakeformsboundarylineb/wTanzaniaandUganda.
VictoriaLakeisinAfrica.
SourceRiverJehlumisVerinag.
LakeSuperioristhelargestfreshwaterlakeintheworld.ItislocatedinNorthAmerica(USACanada).
LakeVictoriaislocatedinKenyaTanzaniaandUganda.
GreatBearLakeislocatedinCanada.
HuronLakeisinUSACanada.
InwhichcountrywouldyoufindLakeDisappointmentAustralia
TheAmazonriverdolphinsarewhatcolourPink
WhichofthefollowingriversrisesinlakeLanKaTsoinTibet?Sutlej
VolgariverpoursitswaterintoCaspianSeaitislongestriverofEurope.
DonisariverofRussia.
LakeErie(N.America)ismostpollutedlakeintheworld.
LakeMeadontheArizonaNevadaislargestmanmadelakeinUSA.
BaikalLakeisinSiberiandesert.
PalkBayliesb/wGulfofMannarandBayofBengal.
PanamaCanalconnectsAtlanticOceanwithPacificOcean.
3GorgesDamisin..China
IndusoriginatesfromTibetnearMansorowarLake.
TheVictoriaFallsinAfricaislocatedonriverZambezi.ItisthehighestfallofAfrica.
MtMerapiislocatedonJava.
WhatisthelongestriverinAustraliaMurrayDarling
GulfStreamisanoceancurrentnamedaftertheGulfofMexico.
ThepanchPokhriLakesituatedintheHimalayaMountainsisthehighestlakeintheworld.
AswandamisinEgypt.
WordTsunamiisofJapaneselanguage.
LargestcoralreefisinAustralia.
ColoradoRiverformsGrandCanyon.
RiverRhineisinWesternEurope.
TheVictoriaFallsislocatedinZimbabwe.
HighestfallofworldAngelFallsisonriverCarraoVenezuela.
NiagarafallisinNorthAmericab/wAmerica&Canada.
RibbonfallisinNorthAmerica.
SilverStrandfallisinNorthAmerica.
GrandCanalislocatedinPeoplesRepublicofchina.
AfterAustralia,Europeisthesmallestcontinent.
VictoriafallsislocatedinRhodesia.
DeccanPlateauisinAsia.
Asiaisthelargestcontinentandcoversabout1/3oftheworldstotallandarea.
BoththehighestandlowestpointsontheeartharefoundinAsia.
ThelowestpointofAsiaisDeadSeawhichisabout397meterbelowsealevel.
Deadsealyingb/wIsraelandJordan.
AsiaMinorisageographicalexpression,aparttoTurkey.
Theworldslongestriver,theNileislocatedinAfrica.
AfricaisalsoknownasDarkContinent.
HighestpointofSouthAmericaisMountAconcagua(Argentina)andlowestpointisValdesPeninsula
(Argentina).
HighestPointofNorthAmericaisMountMckinleyandthelowestpointisDeathValley(California,USA).
HighestpointofAfricaisKibo,apeakofKilimanjaro(Tanzania)andlowestpointisLakeAssal(Djibouti).
HighestpointofEuropeisMountElbrusandthelowestpointisCaspianSea.
HighestpointinAntarcticaisVinsonMassif.
HighestpointinAustraliaisMountKosciusko(NewSouthWales)andthelowestpointisLakeEyre(South
Australia).
ThelowestpointoftheNorthAmericaistheDeathValleylocatedinCalifornia.
DanubeRiverflowsinAustria.
VictoriaRiveristhechiefsourceofRiverNile.
DardanellesconnectsblackSeaandMediterranean.
Blackseaissocalledbecauseadensefogprevailsthereinwinter.
TheriverJordanflowsoutintotheDeadsea
RiverMekongflowsinVietnam.
RiverThamesflowsinSouthernEngland.
RiverboatGondolaisusedinItalyscityVenice.
HydespesRiverisnowcalledtheJhelumRiver.
ThelengthofPanamaCanalis50072miles.
Attheequator,theequationofthedayis12hours.
Meridanmeansmidday.
Shaleisnotametamorphicrock.

FAMOUSISLANDS
St.HelenaisinAtlanticOcean.
LargestislandinIndianOceanisMadagascar.
SumatraisanislandinIndonesia.
ThelargestislandintheworldGreenlandislocatedinNorthAmerica.(chk)
GreenlandisgeographicallyinAmericabutpoliticallyinEurope.
KalaalitNunaat(Greenland)Island(Denmark),thelargestislandisinNorthAtlantic
NewGuineaisworldssecondlargestisland.
VirginIslandisagroupof100IslandinW.Indies.
CanaryIslandisinSpain.
ThelargestIslandintheMediterraneanSeaisSicily.
Malaqasv(Madagascar)isinIndianOcean.
BaffinisinNorthAtlanticOcean(Canadian).
SumatraisinNorthestIndianOcean(Indonesia).
NeawZealandisinSouthPacificOcean.
BorneoIslandisinPacificOcean.
HonshuIslandisinNorthWestPacific.
GreatBritainIslandisinNorthAtlantic.
VictoriaIslandisinArcticOcean.
BaffinIslandisinAtlanticOcean.
EllesmereIslandisinArcticOcean.
GalapagosIslandsareinPacificOcean.
Indonesiaconsistsof1300islands.
WorldslargestDeltaisSunderlands(India).
ParacelIslandsareof.chinavsVietnam
WhichcountryownstheHenandChickenislands:NorthislandNewZealand
IndiancityMumbaiconsistsofsevenislands.
ThefamousIslandlocatedatthemouthoftheHudsonriverisManhattan
SugarIslandisthelocatedattheconfluenceofGangaandtheBayofBengal.
CathyPacificisanisland.

FAMOUSDESERTS
ThardesertislocatedinNorthwestIndiaandEastPakistan
DshtiLutdesertisinIran.
TheworldslargestdesertSaharaislocatedinAfrica.
RubAlkalidesertisinSaudiArabia.
KalharidesertisinSouthAfrica.
GobidesertisinMongolia&China.
TheAtacamaDesertislocatedinNorthChile,SouthAmerica.
WhatistheworldsoldestdesertcountrynamedafteritNamib
NamibDesertisinSouthWestAfrica.
SimpsonDesertisinAustralia.
GreatVictoriaDesertisinAustralia.
KalharidesertisinSouthAfrica.
ArabianDesertisinEgypt.
DeathValleydesertisinCalifornia.
GibsonDesertisinAustralia.
GreatSandyDesertisinAustralia.
KarakumdesertisinTurkmenistan.
KavirDashtDavirdesertisinIran.
NafuddesertisinSaudiArabia.
RubelKhalidesertisinSouthArabianpeninsula.
SonorandesertisinArizonatoMexico.
TaklimankanisdesertinChina.
DesertsinAsiaare:Gobi,Karakum,RubalKhali,Taklamakan.
TaklaMakandesertisinXinjing(China).
DesertsinAfricaare:Kalhari,Namib,andSahara.

CITIESONRIVERBANKS
VenicestandsonwhatriverTheArno
NewYorkisonRiverHudsonsbank.
BudapestislocatedonthebankofDanuberiver.
ParisissituatedontheriverRhine.
RiverpassingthroughParisTheSiens
ParisislocatedontehbankofSeineriver.
AgraisonthebankofJamunaRiver.
OnriverDanubeBudapestislocated.
OnriverSieneParisislocated.
MontrealissituatedonthebankofriverOttawa
ThecityofBonnissituatedinGermany
CalcuttaissituatedonHoogliRiver.
BelgradestandsontheriverDanube.
RomeislocatedbesidetheriverTimber.
AttockliesonRiverIndus.
BaghdadliesonTigris.
BahawalpurliesonSutlej.
BasraliesonShattalArab.
BedfordliesonDanube.
BerlinliesonSpree.
Bonn(Germany)liesonRhine.
Brussels(Belgium)liesonSenno.
Budapest(Hungary)liesonDanube.
CairoliesonNile.
KolkataliesonHoogli.
ChittagongliesonKarnaphuli.
DhakaliesonBooriGanga.
DamascusliesonBarada.
DelhiliesonJumna.
Hyderabad(Sindh)liesonIndus.
JhelumliesonRiverJhelum.
KanpurliesonGanges.
KhartoomliesonBlueandwhiteNile.
LahoreliesonRavi.
LondonliesonThames.
MosulliesonTigris.
ParisliesonSeine.
RohriliesonIndus.
RomeliesonTiber.
TokyolieonSumida.
SukkurliesonIndus.
WashingtonliesonVistula.
WazirabadliesonChenab.
DublinissituatedatthemouthofriverLiffey
MoscowissituatedonthebankofriverMoscow.
KhartoumissituatedonthebankofNileRiver.
BhawalpurissituatedatthebankofSutlej.
WhatcityisatthemouthoftheMenamriverBangkok

GEOGRAPHICALDISCOVERIES
ErictheReddiscoveredGreenland.
MarcoPolo(Italian)reachedChinathroughIndia.
Vescodagama(Portuguese)discoveredsearroutefromEuropetoIndia.
PedroAlvarezCabral(Portuguese)discoveredBrazil.
GeorgeLordAnson(English)sailedaroundtheearth.
CharlesA.Lindberg(American)madefirstnonstopsoloflightacrosstheAtlantic.
Various(Portugese)discoveredSriLanka.
C.F.Blair(US)madethefirstsoloflightovertheArctic.SirVivianFuchsandEdmundHillary(US)first
crossingoftheAntarcticcontinent.
G.H.Wilkins(Australian)flewovertheSouthPole.
CISarelandlockedcountriesofAsia.

WORLDCOUNTRIES
BuckinghampalaceistheresidenceofBritishkingandQueenisinLondon.
10DowningStreetistheresidenceofBritishPM.
QueenshouseistheofficialresidenceofSriLankanpresident.
GreatWallofChinawasbuiltinthereignofShihHuangti
BlueHouseistheofficialresidencein..SouthKorea
IstanaMerdekeistheofficialresidenceofPresidentofIndonesia.
ElyseepalaceisthenameoftheresidenceofFranchPresident.
Whatcountrysleaderdoesnothaveanofficialresidence:Cuba

GENERALKNOWLEDGE
AmbatiBalamyraliistheyoungest(17yearsold)doctorofIndianoriginintheworldwhoreceivedhis
medicaldegreefromMountSinai,NewYork.
Ambedkar,B.RisknownasthearchitectoftheIndianConstitution.
ApsraisthefirstnuclearreactorofIndia.
Aquaculturereferstofishfarmingorfishculture.
Bakuisfamousfortheproductionofpetroleum.
Bluerevolutionrelatestofishfarming.
Borlaug,NormanErnestwasAmericanagriculturalscientisttandwinneroftheNobelPrizeforPeacein
1970.HewasoneofthosewholaidthegroundworkoftheGreenRevolution.
Buoystandsforamanservinginanyhotelforluggagetransportationorasaguide.
ChakmasarerefugeesfromBangladeshsettledinIndia.
CharareShariefistheDargahofSufisaintSheikhNooruddinWaliinKashmir.
CharminarislocatedinHyderabad(India).
ChernobaylisaRussiancityhavinganuclearpowerplantwhereatankofreadioactivewasteexplodedin
April,1993.ThisexplosionisknownasChernobylDisaster.
ChrisPattenwasthelastBritishGovernorofHongKong.
ItissummerseasoninAustraliaduringChristmas.
ChurchillwasPMofU.KduringWWII.HeisknowntohavesaidIhavenothingtoofferexceptblood,
sweatandtears.
ConditionedReflexisthetermmainlydiscussedinPsychology.
Crossbreedingistobedoneforachievingquickincreaseinmilkproduction.
Crystaloscillatorisinelectricwatch,thecomponentcorrespondingtopendulumofapendulumclock.
TheproductionofculturedpearlsisanimportantcottageindustryofJapan.
Debentureisacertificateissuedbyacompanypromisingthepaymentofaspecifiedamountatafixedrate
ofinterestafteraspecifiedperiod.
Adeflectorisatechniqueofadjustingforchangesinpricelevel.
DesdemonaisacharacterintheShakespearesplayOthello.
DickyDolmaistheyoungestwomanclimberofMt.Everest.
Dr.WatsonisafictionalcharactercreatedbySirArthurConanDoyle.
DunkelDraftrelatestointernationaltrade.
DzongkhaistheofficiallanguageofBhutan.
E.T.AisaterroristorganizationinSpain.
Elephantstusksarecalledenlargedcartilaginousbones.
ErasmuswasaDutchwrither.HisPraiseofFollyisstillread.
Esperantoisanartificialinternationallanguagecreatedtoactasworldlanguage.
EuroisthenameofNewSingleEuropeanCurrencylaunchedonJanuary1,1999.
EveryStreetispavedwithGoldwasauthoredbyKimWooChung,founderofDaewoo.
Exfoliationisatypeofweatheringcommonbothinthecoldandinthehotclimateregions.
ExitPollisatermusedtodenoteapostelectionsurveyofvotersregardingthecandidateinwhosefavour
theyhadexercisedtheirfranchise.
ThereadingsofaFahrenheitandaCentigradetemperatureisthesameat40.
GregoryMendeliscalledtheFatherofGenetics.
Fenugreekseedscanbenefitapatientofdiabetesmellitusbynormalizinghisbloodsugarlevel.
Powdertypefireextinguisherisusedforpetroleumfire.
Indiaoccupiesfirstpositionintheworldintheproductionoftea.
ItisthePresidentandnotthePMwhopresidesoverthecabinetmeetingsinFrance.
SigmundFreudfoundedthetechniqueofpshychoaralysis.
GuemicaisapaintingbyPabloPicasso.
IkebanaistheJapaneseartofflowerarrangement.
Inflationmeansanincreaseintheamountofpapermoneywhichtendstoraisegeneralpricelevelof
commodities.Itisacomparativefigureshowingcostofliving,productionprices,etcascomparedwitha
baseyear.DebtorsarelikelytobenefitbyInflation.
ZeroRateInflationobtainsnecessarilyinayearwheretheannualrateofinflationisconstantineveryweek
oftheyear.
ISBN:InternationalStandardBookNumberingisaninternationsystembywhichadistinctidentifying
numberisassignedtoeachbook.
JainCommissionwasassociatedwithprobingtheconspiracyangleoftheRajivGandhiassassination.
JamesBondisacharacterinthenovelswrittenbyIanFleming.
JanaganamanaisIndiasNationalAnthem.
JantarMantarisanobservatoryinDelhiconstructedin1724duringthedaysofMaharajaJaiSinghIIof
Amber.
ThomasJeffersonauthoredAmericanDeclarationofIndependence.
JurassicParkwasdirectedbyStevenSpielberg.
KabalegaisaNationalParkofUganda.
KalidaswasthegreatestoftheSanskritdaramatist.HeauthoredShakukntala,etc.
KalingaPrizeisawardedforpopularizationofscienceeachyearbyUNESCO.
GaryKasparovisassociatedwithChess.
Dr.V.KureinisassociatedwithDairyFarming.
BhutaniscalledtheLandofThunderDragon.
LaosistheonlylandlockedcountryinSouthEastAsia.
LastSupperisafamousRenaissancepaintingbyLeonardodaVinci.
LeningradisafamoustowninRussiasituatedonthebankofriverNeva.
LIBORisthebasicinterestrateoninterbankloansinLondon.
LifelineExpressistheworldsfirsthospitalonrailsoperatedinIndia.
G.J.Mendelisknownasfounderofgenetics.
MeriEkyavenKavitayeniscollectionofpoemsofAtalBehariVajpayee.
Milkisanexampleofemulsion.
MissionariesofCharityisthereligiousorderestablishedbyMotherTeresa.

Montesquieugavethetheoryofseparationofpower.
MotherTeresawasborninAlbaniain1910.
NewMooreIslandissituatedintheBayofBengal.
ParliamentofSwitzerlandisknownasFederalAssembly.
PasumpatinathtempleisinNepal.
Photolysisisdissociationofwatermoleculeinthechemicalreactionofphotosynthesis.
PierryCardinisfamousfashiondesigner.
PondicherryistheUnionTerritoryofIndiawhichhasalegislature.
Indiahas16%ofworldspopulation.
PostalZoneisindicatedbythefirsttwodigitsfromleftofthePincode.
Eyesofpotatoareusedforvegetativepropagation.
Prunningisassociatedwiththecultivationoftea.
TheconceptofPublicInterestLitigationoriginatedinUK.
PulitzerPrizesareawardedtoAmericansforexcellenceinjournalism.
Quillfeathersareonthewingandtailofbirdsandarehelpfulduringtheirflight.
RedCrossMovementwaslaunchedbyJ.H.Dunant.
Sawscaledviperistheonlysnakethatbuildsanest.
ScenesfromawriterslifeistheautobiographyofRuskinBond.
Theaveragesalinityofseawateris3.5%.
Gram,PeaandSoyabeangroupofseedsarericherinproteinthanRiceandMaize.
Ateamofmeninoppositiontotakeoverthedifferentportfoliosincasethepartyisabletowrestpoweris
knownasShadowCabinet.
Shahtooshisthefinest,warmestandlightestwoolintheworldproducedinUzbekistan.
Ifashipdesirestotraveltheshortestroute,itmustfollowlongitudeconnectingthetwojointsb/wwhich
travelistobeundertaken.
Vaticanisthesmallestcountryintheworldintermsofarea.
Snakeisalimblessreptile.
USAistheworldsprincipalproducerofSoyabean.
StromboliisavolcanoinSicily.
Tapewormhasnodigestivesystembecauseitisasaprophyte.
TheRoadAheadiswrittenbyBillGates.
TorahisthesacredbookoftheParsis.
UnitedKingdomconsistsofEngland,NorthernIsland,Scotland&Wales.
WheatstoneBridgeisusedtomeasureresistances.
InLawrenceofArabiaNobelLaureatePearlS.Buckcollaborated.
Lengthofaterrestrialmileislesserthanthatofanauticalmile.
BhaktaTukaramwasacontemporaryofAurangzeb.
UniversalProductCode(UPC)isadoptedagainstadulterationineatables.
DolbyBorDolbyCisprintedontaperecordersandothersoundsystemsreferstoNoisereductioncircuit.
ThenewadministrativecapitalproposedforMyanmarisPyinmana.
BulgariaandGreecearedisputingoverthehistoricalMacedonianterritory.
HistoricalmaterialismisatenetofMarximsapproachtostudymankindwithrespecttosociety,economy
andhistory.
Lightningisformedwhenstrongoppositechargesindifferentcloudsbreakdowntheresistanceofferedby
interveningair.
JohnLockepublishedafamouspamphletknownasRightofMassandurgedthepeopleinEngland,
AmericaandFrancetofightfortheirliberty.
EliWhitneyofAmericainventedthecottonginthatseparatesseedsfromcottonthreehundredtimesfaster
thatbyhandin1793.
Intermsoftheevolutionoforganismbatisthemostadvancedamongpigeon,shark&vultures.
Largeaperturetelescopesareusedforgreaterresolution.
AntonvanLeeuwenhoekfirsttimesawbacteriathroughamicroscopemadebyhimin1683.
Aseedisaripenedovule.
Mr.BarackHusseinObamaisAmericas44thPresident.
Peacanfixnitrogenfromair.
Exbiologyisthestudyoflifeoritspossibilityonotherplanets.
SandysoilisdryincomparisontoclayduetoCapillaryaction.
TheframersoftheConstitutionborrowedtheideaofjudicialreviewfromtheConstitutionofUSA.
SavanagrasslandsarefoundinAfrica.
TheproductionofculturedpearlsisanimportantcottageindustryofBelgium.
Whentwoorganismsexitinsuchawaythatonlyoneisbenefitedbytheother,therelationshipiscalled
Parasitism.
QutubMinarmadebyIltutmish,GolGumbazmadebyMohammadAdilShah,BulandDarwazamadeby
AkbarandMotiMasjidmadebyAurangzeb.

ElNinoisassociatedwithworldweather.
TheRedFortwasbuiltbyShahjehan.
200thanniversaryofthescientistin2009.CharlesDarwin
BINistheintelligenceagencyof.Indonasia
SiliconvalleyinCaliforniaisfamousbecauseofSoftwareIndustry
In2008monarchyendedinacountryafter240yearsNepal
Countrycelebrating50thanniversaryofcommunistrevolutionCuba
PearlHarborisinthestateofUSA.Hawaii
ThetermIntifadameansUprising
Hamaswasfoundedby..SheikhAhmadYasinin1987.

LikudandKaldimapartiesbelongtoIsrael
CitiesofAfghanistanborderalongwithPakistanborder?????
WhichcityofAfghanistanproducesmostopiumHelmand
Transittradeagreementb/wpakandafghanin.1965
OldestorganizationamongOIC,ECO,SAARCandD8..OIC
TamilsarefightinginwhichareofSrilankaJaffana
NaxalitemovementisinIndia
Tegesisthecurrencyof.Kazikhstan
HemmantThakarewastheChiefofIndianSquadduringMumbaidrama
TheIdeaofAESMmeetingorganizationwasgivenbyapersonofcountrySingapore.?????
WorldBankpresidentis.Zollick
PetticoatgovernmentisthegovernmentbyWoman
BrainDrainis..migrationofskilledlabour
RussiaisworriedabouttheMissiledefencesystemofUSin..polandandczechrepublic.
RussiagivesoiltoEuropethroughtherouteofUkraine
KharisinBajur
ThewordPhilatelymeans..Stampscollection
StudyofHumanraces.Ethnology
MarcoPolowas..Traveler
EastIndiaCompanywasestablishedduringtheperiodofJehangir
Operationcastleadwasthenamewhichkilled1400
Winnerof8oscarawardsmoviein2008.SlumdogMillionaire
MadamTausandmuseumisin..London
1metrictonisequalto1000kgs
UNspends$8billioneveryyearon..peacekeeping..??????
USunderagreementofpartnershipwithPakistanwillgiveopportunityzonesRecentlyPakistanis
aidedby200mwby..UAE
Oldestanthemintheworldis.Netherlands
HungParliamentis.Nosinglepartyhasthemajority
CountrywiththelargestKurdpopulationIraq
CountryrecentlyelectedtoIAEA.Afghanistan
CountrywithwhichPakistanishavingmostofhistrade.USA?????
KarachiNuclearPowerplantiswiththehelpofCanada
AcountryclosedherstationforUSAKyrgyzstan
WorldeconomiccrisiswasduetoHousingandmortgageprobleminUSA
AfricanUnionPresident.MoammarGadhafi
OilcompanyAramacoisof..SaudiArabia
Thecountrywithforeignreservesofabove$2trillionJapan
KhmerRougewasattackedby.combodiascommunistparty

Statementtocombatterrorismbytaskforces.Zardari
Aplacebetweenthesevenwonders..???????
RussianNewsagency..ItarTass
Israelpeaceprocesswithpalestinewasstalled.sizeofpalestinianstate
Apersonsnamewaswrittenandwasaskedabouttheorganisationredcross,
scouts,CNN,etc
ObamasconvoytoMiddleEast.JohnMitchel
NationalIncomeofthecountryisallincomeearninyear
Petraisanewarchaelogicalplaceinthecountry..Jordan
MadhyaPradeshisthelargeststateinIndia(byarea)UttarPardesh(bypopulation)
SigmundFreud,physiologist,medicaldoctor,psychologistandfatherofpsychoanalysis,isgenerally
recognizedasoneofthemostinfluentialandauthoritativethinkersofthetwentiethcenturyandthefatherof
modernpsychology.
Thetermdigitaldividereferstothegapbetweenpeoplewitheffectiveaccesstodigitalandinformation
technologyandthosewithverylimitedorno.
WhichgascompanyofRussiasuppliesgastoEuropeanstates?Gazprom
WhichfamouscharacterisproducedbyJ.KRowling?HarryPotter
WhichRailwaylineconnectsPakistanandIran?TheQuettaZahedanlineconnectsPakistanandIranby
railway
InwhichstateofUSAHollywoodislocated?California.
WhatisIvyleague?IvyLeagueisthenamegenerallyappliedtoeightuniversities(Brown,Columbia,
Cornell,Dartmouth,Harvard,Pennsylvania,Princeton,andYale)thatovertheyearshavehadcommon
interestsinscholarshipaswellasinathletics.
WhichfemalePMservedforthelongestperiodoftimeintheworld?MargretThature.
WhichmemberofGandhifamilydiedanaturaldeath?None.
Smeary(Dajla&Euphrates),Indian/Mohinjodaro.(Gangies&Sindh)wereflourishingatthebanksofthe
mightyrivers.
WhichoftheMughalemperorisburriedoutsidethepresentPakandIndiaterritory?Baburat
BagheBabur(Kabul)(Afghanistan)&BahadurShahZafar(Yangoon).
Whatisthefreezingpointofheavywater?Freezingpoint(C)3.82,Boilingpoint(C)101.4
Apariahstateisonewhoseconductisconsideredtobeoutoflinewithinternationalnormsofbehavior.
Whatnameisgiventotheplaceof9/11?GroundZero
Gestapowasthesecretpoliceofwhichcountry?Germany.
KhalilJibranbelongedtowhichcountry?Lebanon
79.WhatitiscalledwhenStockExchangeisgoingdown?Bearish
Akelmandesertisinwhichcountry?China
WhendidGreenwichMeridianWatchstarttowork?1884
WhatisEvangelicals?
Whichmonarchyhasrecentlyallowedfemalestorule?
WhichwasthenativetownofBabar?Farghana
WhoisconsideredastheLeaderofmodernChineseeconomy?DengXiaoping
WhendidCrusadebegin?1099
WhenforthefirsttimeDoctrineofNecessitywasusedinPakistan?MulviTameezuddincase
Howmanyzerozarein1trillion?12zero
WhatChineseMuslimsarecalledinprovince____ofChina?province=XinjiangUygur,muslimsnamedas
=GeysMazars
TheconquestofChina,begununderGenghis,wascompleted65yearslaterunderKUBLAIKHAN.
HowmanymemberswereintheUNwhenitwasestablished?51

SouthPoleisinAntactica.
TallesttreeisRedwood.
EastTimoregotindependencefromIndonesia.
KosovogotindidependencefromYogoslavia.
Asiaspopulationis58.6%ofworldpopulation.
Asiasizeis29.5%oftheworld.
Averagetemp:onsiachenis40degreeCelcius.
Siachenmeansplaceofwildroses.
IndiaandPak:arefightingonSiachensince1984.
IndialaunchedoperationVidharaonSiachenin1984.
Lengthoflineofcontrolis720km.
AllpartiesHuriyatConferenceisapartyof23parties.
%ofMuslimsinJammu&Kashmiris95%.
AfghanruleratthetimeofUSSRinvasionwasBArbarkKermal.
Talibanregimecameintopowerin1996.
SecondlargestethincgroupinAfghanistanisTajik.
Intifadameansuprising.
PLOestablishedin1964itsHQisinRammalah.
AlFatehwasestablishedin1958.
PLOwasexpelledbyJordon.
HazbullahmeansPartyofGod.
YasirArafatpassedawayinParison11Nov:2004.
Hamaswasformedin1987.
EgypetisbothinAfrica&Asia(NortheasternAfrica&SouthwesternAsia).SinaiPeninsulaisthepartof
EgyptthatliesinAsia.
OnlyAfricancountrythatremainedindependentduringcolonialrulewasEthiopia.
UAEcomprisesof7states.
Zimbabwegainedindependencein1980.
ProtectoratestateofworldisBhutan.
TempleofTooth(Budhastooth)isatKandy.
NapoleonwasexiledtoSt:HelenainMediterraneanin181415.
LeifEriessonreacedNorthAmerica.
ColumbusdiscoveredSouthAmericain1494.
SirHughWilloighby&RichardChancellordiscoveredwhiteseaandoceanroutetoRussia.
WiiliamJanszoondiscoveredAustralia.
AbelTamandiscoveredNewzealand,Tongo&Fijiin1642.
ConfucianismisfoundinChina&Taiwan.
JesusChristwasbornatBethalhem,Jerusalem.
GautamSiddhartaBuddhawasborninNepal.
ShintoismisinJapan.
RomanEmpirewasestablishedin27B.CbyOctavian.
MughalsruledIndiafor331years.
Opiumwarwagedfrom183942b/wChina&Britain.
BostonTeaPartyeventisrelatedtoAmericanIndependence.
FirstWWlastedfor4years.
GermanywasdefeatedbyEnglandinanavalfightin1916inbattleofJutland.
Shorteseverwarfoughtthatlastedfor6daysArabIsraelwar.
FirstcivilwaramongMuslimswasbattleofJamal.
In1845BritishdefeatedSikhsandcapturedLahoreinthebattleofSabraon.
WherecanyoufindLondonbridgetoday:USA(Arizona)
Whichanimallayseggs:Duckbilledplatypus
WhatdodeciduoustreesdoLosetheirleavesinwinter
HowmanyfeetinafathomSix
ChristopherColumbussailedintheNinaPintaandSantaMaria
WhichleaderdiedinStHelena:NapoleonBonaparte
Whatdoesringaringarosesreferto:TheBlackDeath
Whatwouldyoudowithamarispiper:Eatititsapotato
WhatisthecurrencyofAustria:Schilling
WhatistheIslamicequaltotheredcross:RedCrescent
WhatareMunroes:MountainsinScotland
WhatdoesanalopeciasuffererlackHair
WhatisababyrabbitcalledKitorKitten
WhichcountryhadTheDauphinasarulerFrance
WhatisaWinstonChurchillCigar
WhoorwhatlivesinaformicariumAnts
ItsaflockofsheepwhatsagroupofowlscalledParliament
WhatanimalwouldyoufindinaformHare
Johnbroweminnoch(194183)ofUSAwastheheaviestman.Heweighted635kgs.
ThefirstproducttohaveabarcodewasWrigleysgum.
TheMonaLisahasnoeyebrows.ItwasthefashioninRenaissanceFlorencetoshavethemoff.
Thecigarettelighterwasinventedbeforethematch
Everydropofseawatercontainsapproximately1billiongoldatoms
TheUSnationalanthemactuallyhasthreeverses,buteveryonejustknowsthefirstone.
Thetotalcombinedweightoftheworldsantpopulationisheavierthantheweightofthehumanpopulation.
BuckinghamPalaceinEnglandhasoversixhundredrooms
Thewinterof1932wassocoldthatNiagaraFallsfrozecompletelysolid
Butterfliestastewiththeirfeet
Oneofthecountriesthroughwhichequatorpassesis:Malaysia
Clocks,whichmoveswiththevelocitiescomparablewiththevelocityoflight,run:withzerovelocity
Hummingbirdbelongstoacategorycalled:Endotherm
PERTisatechniqueusedforwhichoneofthefollowing?ProjectManagement
Hanmyunghasbecomethefirstwomanprimeministerofsouthkorea.
AtwhichinternationalfilmfestivalistheGoldenLionawardedtothebestfilm?VeniceFilmFestival
WhichofthefollowingplanetstakesnearlythesametimeforarotationonitsownaxisasdoestheEarth?
Mars
WhowasthefounderoftheAsiaticSociety?WilliamJones
FortisHospitalschainisanenterpriseofRanbaxy
Themajornaturalregionsoftheworldaredelineatedprimarilyonthebasisoftemperature,rainfalland
cultivatedvegetation
TheagreementbetweenIndiaandChina,bywhichbothacceptedPanchsheelasthebasisoftheir
relations,wassignedin1954
WhichofthefollowingterritoriesofIndiawas/wereinvadedbyChinaonNovember19,1962?Ladakhand
NEFA
Deflationiscontractioninvolumeofmoneyorcreditthatresultsinadeclineofpricelevel
WhichoneofthefollowingisnotalliedtoGeophysicalSciences?Palaeontology
Theconservationofhawksandowlsisimportanttomankindchieflybecausethesebirdseatmanyharmful
rodents
theplaneoftheearthsequatorwerenotinclinedtotheplaneof
Inwhichcitywasthefamousblackhole:Calcutta
Ifyouhadrubellawhatwouldyouhavecaught:GermanMeasles
LaGiacondaisbetterknownaswhat:MonaLisa
EricArthurBlairewastherealnameofwhichauthor:GeorgeOrwell
WhichcountrydoSinologistsstudy:China
WhatisOrchesiseitherprofessionaloramateur:ArtofDancing
WhoseautobiographywasThelongwalktoFreedom:NelsonMandela
ClydeTonbaughdiscoveredwhatplanetin1930:Pluto
Whichchesspiececouldbeamemberofthechurch:Bishop
WhichAmericanstateisnicknamedTheDiamondState:Delaware
Whatmartialartsnamemeansgentleway:Judo
Kimberlitecontainswhatpreciousitem:Diamonds
Whichcountryintroducedtheworldsfirstdiesellocoin1912:Germany
Whatanimalsnametranslatesaswaterhorse:Hippopotamus
Whichtwometalsarealloyedtomakepewter:TinandLead
WhatisthelongestriverinItaly:Po
Oilseedrapebelongstowhichplantfamily:Mustard
ZambiaandZimbabweusedtobecalledwhat:Rhodesia
Whatisthestaplefoodofonethirdoftheworldspopulation:Rice
WhatdigitdoesnotexistinRomanNumerals:Zero
WhowasnicknamesThedesertFox(bothNames):ErwinRommel
WhichEuropeancountryisdividedintoareascalledCantons:Switzerland
WhocreatedTarzan(allnames)in1914:EdgarRiceBurroughs
WhoistheonlyAmericanpresidentelectedunopposed:GeorgeWashington
Whichcountriesmenusethemostdeodorant:Japan
Whatwasthefirstcreditcard:DinersClub
Whichcountrymadetheworldsfirstfeaturefilmin1906:AustraliaStoryofKellygang
Whereistheworldslargestgolddepository:FederalreservebankManhattan
Whatis6inchesbiggerinSummer:Eiffeltower
Which1956filmcausedriotsincinemas:Rockaroundtheclock
Fromwhatlanguagedoesthewordalphabetcome:Greekalphabeta
Whatwasthefirstfilmmadeincinemascope:Therobe
Apearmainiswhattypeoffruit:Apple
WhatdidGodcreateonthefifthday(both):Seacreaturesandbirds
Whatwerethefirstfalseteethmadefrom:Ivory
WhichleaderlivesinthePotola:DalaiLama
Whichcountryinventedtheconcentrationcamp:BritainBoerwar
Scotopicpeoplecandowhat:Seeinthedark
Whatisthemostcriticalthingkeepingbananasfreshtransport:Temperaturenotbelow13C55F
WhatcityhasKogoshimaasitsairport:Tokyo
Whatisababywhalecalled:Calf
OnwhatistheMonaLisapainted:Wood
Whichbirdturnsitheadupsidedowntoeat:Flamingo
WhorodeahorsecalledBucephalus:AlexandertheGreat
Whoinventedpopcorn:AmericanIndians
Forwhatisspiritsofsaltanothername:Hydrochloricacid
Whatfloweristhesymbolofsecrecy:Rose
Whatisthewhitetrailbehindajetplanemadefrom:IceCrystals
Ifyouweredoingvaccimulgencewhatdoing:Milkingacow
WhowastheGreekgoddessoflove:Aphrodite
Whatistheonlycreaturethatcanturnitsstomachinsideout:Starfish
Whatistheworldsmostpopulargreenvegetable:Lettuce
WhichcountryhadthefirstwomenMPs19in1907:Finland
WhichMediterraneancountriesorchestraisbiggerthanitsarmyMonaco
WherecanyoubuyacopyofPenguinNews:FalklandIslands
WhichAfricancountrywasfoundedbyAmericans:Liberia
WhatwasBritaincalledbeforeitwasBritain:Albion
Whatpartofafrogdoyourubtohypnotiseit:Itsbelly
Whatwasthefirstgramophonerecordmadefrom:Tinfoil
whichfamouspersoninventedthecatflap:IsaacNewton
WhatwasinventedbyDrAlbertSouthwickin1881:Electricchair
WherewouldyoufindlineofMarsGirdleofVenus:PalmlinesinPalmistry
WhatdoOmbrophobesfear:Rain
WholandedonTimorIslandafterbeingcastadrift:CaptainBligh
ACCuritywastheoriginalnameofwhatcommonobject:ZipFastener
Whatdoesludomean(literally):IPlay
Anelephanthas400000whatinitstrunk:Muscles
Whatcolouriscerulean:DeepBlue
WhatdoesZipstandforintheAmericanZipCode:ZoneImprovementPlan
PercyShawinventedwhatin1934:Catseyes
Whichacidwasfirstpreparedfromdistilledredants:Formicacid
Miltonlostwhichsense:Sight
EiffeldesignedtheEiffeltowerwhatwashisfirstname:Gustave
TheKohiNorisafamousdiamondwhatdoesthenamemean:MountainofLight
WhatwasBritainsfirstcolony(annexedin1583):Newfoundland
Askulkisagroupofwhichanimals:Foxes
WhowastheGoddessoftherainbow:Iris
WhowasthefirstactortoappearoncoverofTimemagazine:CharlieChaplin
Inwhichcountrydidtheturniporiginate:Greece
Whichanimalscanlivelongestwithoutwater:Rats
Whichfruitcontainsthemostprotein:Avocado
Insailingshipdayswhooftenactedastheshipsdoctor:Cook
Amusterisagroupofwhichbirds:Peacocks
WhichcountrygrewthefirstOrange:China
Gossimawastheoriginalnameofwhatgame:TableTennis
Akindleisthenameforagroupofwhatyounganimals:Kittens
MinervaistheGoddessofwhat:Wisdom
Onepersonevery6secondsdiesfromwhat:Contaminatedwaterdiseases
Thelengthofwhatisapproximately1/10thcircumferenceofearth:GreatwallofChina
USAhasmostairportswhichcountryhassecondmost:Australia
In1829WalterHuntinventedwhatcommonitem:SafetyPin
Whoinventedpunchedcardsusedinearlycomputing1880s:HermanHollerith
1500paceswaswhatRomanmeasurement:League
WhogavetheUNthelandinNYtobuildtheirHQ:JohnDRockerfeller
WhichwritercoinedthewordCyberspacein1984:WilliamGibsonNeuromancer
Whatistheoldestknowninfectiousdisease:Leprosy
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Themuslimruleofspainlastedfrom711to1492A.D.
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Theworldisdividedinto24timezones,each15`longtitudewide.thelongitudinalmeridianpassingthrough
greenwich,Englandisthestartingpointandiscalledtheprimemeridian.
Christophercolumbusdiscoveredbahamason12oct1492A.D.
TheworldfamousgoldengatebridgeislocatedinSanfrancisco(usa).
Russiainvadedafghanistanondec27,1979.
Hongkongwasreturnedtochinaonjuly1,1997.
Eritreabecameanindependentstateonmay24,1993.
Abillioncontain1000million.Ithas9zeroes.similarlyatrillionhas12zeroes,aquadrillion15zeroes,a
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Oneinchisequalto2.5400cmsandonemileisequalto1.6093kms.
Abouthalfoftheworldpopulationspeaksindoeuropeanlanguages.TheIndoEuropeanbranchtowhich
englishbelongsisgermanic.
TheoriginalinhabitantsofUSAareknownasRedIndians.
Outofthe193sovereignindependentnationsoftheworld147arerepublicsandother46areunder
personalrules(14kings,1emperor,3queens,7hereditarysheikhs,1grandduke,2sultans,1constitutional
monarchetc).
Gwadarbecameapartofpakistanonseptember9,1958.
Allindiamulimleaguewasformulatedondecember30,1906andfirstpresidentwasSirAghaKhan.
Afghanistangotindependenceon19thaug1919.
AirconditionerinventedbywillisH.carrierU.S.in1902.
Camera(photographic)hasbeeninventedbyJosephN.Niepcefrancein1822.
Sunlightiscomposedofsevencolours
BraillesystemisusedfortheeducationofBlind.
LousisBrailleofFrancemadeitpossiblefortheblindtoreadandwrite.
Bluecolorhasshortestwavelength
Proteinisanaturalpolymer
Thepapercurrencyfirstintroducebychina
RedwoodorGiantSempervirensisthetallesttreeintheworld.Itrisesuptoaheightof111metres(366
feets).
PakistanAfghanistanborderDurandlinewasdrawnin1893bySirMortimerDurandandAfghanistan`s
rulerAbdurrehmankhan.
AsianDevelopmentBankwasestablishedon16thjan,1999.
Radcliffwasalawyerbyprofession.
In1945,HiroshimawasthefirstcityAtombombdropped.
LeoTolstoywasthepoliticalguruofGandhi.
SouthAfricaisthecountrywhichhasthreecapitals.
AllindiaMuslimleaguewasestablishedin1906andQuaideazamjoinedin1913.
ThelowestpercapitaincomeintheMuslimworldisofSomalia.
UnitedNationsspendsalion`sshareofitsbudgetonRefugeesrehabilitations
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TheEifeltowerwasbuiltbyAlexanderEiffel
TheRedCrosswasfoundedbyJeanHenriDurant
ThegatewaytotheGulfofIranisStraitofHormuz
ThefirstRepublicanPresidentofAmericawasAbrahamLincoln
ThecountryfamousforSambadanceisBrazil
ThenameofAlexandershorsewasBeucephalus
SingaporewasfoundedbySirThomasStamfordRaffles
ThefamousBritishoneeyedAdmiralwasNelson
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ThesculptorofthestatueofLibertywasFederickAugusteBartholdi
JohnF.KennedywasassassinatedbyLeeHarryOswald
ThefirstBritishUniversitytoadmitwomenfordegreecourseswasLondonUniversity
ThecountryknownastheLandofThunderboltsisBhutan
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Intheyear1811,ParaguaybecameindependentfromSpain
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Thefamouspainting`MonaLisaisdisplayedatLouvremuseum,Paris
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DisneylandislocatedinCalifornia,USA
ArchimedeswasborninSicily
ThefamousGeneralMotorscompanywasfoundedbyWilliamDurant
ThecountrythatbringsouttheFIATisItaly
TheWhiteHousewaspaintedwhitetoHidefiredamage
HistoryisBunkwassaidbyHenryFord
ThetermastrologyliterallymeansStarSpeech
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ThefirsttalkiefeaturefilminUSAwasTheJazzSinger
ThenameofthelargeclockonthetoweroftheHouseofParliamentinLondoniscalledBigBen
PradomuseumislocatedinMadrid
ThenumberofkeysinanordinarypianoisEightyeight
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ThetermanesthesiawascoinedbyOliverWendellHolmes
Numberofschoolsofthoughtsis52.
FaratvalleyisinIraq.
NotreDomislocatedinParis(France),itisachurch.
JodrellBankislocatedinGreatBritain,itisfamousforitsSpaceObservatory.
MicronesiaislocatedinAsia.
BlueMosqueisinIstanbul.
BastillewasajailinParis,itwasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionon14thJuly1789.
CampDavidisfamousforCampDavidAccord,whichtookplacebetweenEgyptandIsrael.Itislocatedin
USA.
JaffnaistheheadquartersofLTTEguerillasinSriLanka.
AkalTakhtisaplaceofconfessionofPenanceintheGoldenTemplecomplex,ithasbeenthespiritualand
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HanginggardenofBabylonissituatedinBaghdadandwasplantedin603B.Cthisisincludedinseven
wonderoftheworld.
LeaningtowerofPisa,itwasbuiltin12thCentury,itislocatedinItaly.
AleppoislocatedinSyria.
ThefamousEmpireStateBuildinginlocatedinNewYork.
BermudaTriangleisinCaribbeanregion.
BermudaisthecolonyofUK.
EiffeltowerofPariswasbuiltin188789byGustavEiffel,986feethigh,nowusedasawindersstations.
LumbinisthebirthplaceofGautamBudh,itisinNepal.
DehroDunislocatedinUP(India),itisfamousforitsmilitaryacademy.
YellowStoneNationalParkisinUSA.
GolanHeightsarelocatedinSyria.
TheIndonesianislandBaliisfamousforTemples.
GreatWallofChinacanbeseenfromthemoon,thetotallengthofthewallis1684milesor6000kms,it
wasbuiltinthereignofShihHuangti(246210)BC.
AbuSimbalisthefamoustempleinEgypt.
Adamsbridgeis17mileslonglineofrockandsandbankbetweenIndiaandSriLanka.
MermaidStatueisinCopenhagen.
TemplemountislocatedinJerusalem.
BulandDarwazaissituatednearAgraitsheightis176feet.
OlympiaisaplacewithtempleofZeusandHera.
JordanisanIslamiccountrywhichhasboundarywithmanycountries.
BreakupofGermanyoccurredon1945andmergeronOct3,1990.
IraqoccupiedKuwaiton2ndAug1990.
Indonesiahas3000islands.
Japanisanarchipelago.
NamibiaisadministratedbySouthAfrica.
UAEisthefederationof7Emirates.
BosniaHerzegovinabecameindependentonJan17,1996.
USApresidenttenureisof4years.
KosovomostlyconsistsofAlbanianMuslims.
BalticStatesisthenamegiventotheEuropeancountrieslikeLithuania,LatviaandEstonia.
SpanishistheofficiallanguageofArgentina.
ThemajorityofJapansPopulationisbyreligionShinto.
ThetermBoxerRebellionisassociatedwithChina.
Philippinescomprisesof7000tropicalislands.
AuklandandChristChurcharethemajorcitiesofNewZealand.
MelbourneisthecapitalcityofAustraliancityVictoria.
Berlinwasapprovedasacapitalon20thJune1991.
ManchesteristhecityofGreatBritainfamousfortextileindustry.
TorontoisinNorthAmerica.
SaoPauloisthelargestcityofSouthAmerica.
AlexandriaisthefamouscityofEgypt,itisalsoanimportantseaport.
ThecriminalsoftheSecondWorldWarweretrailedinthecityofNuremburg.
KobeisaJapanesecityandportheavilybombardedinWorldWarI,seriousearthquakehitin1997.
HagueisthecityofHolland.
MaunaLoa(USA)isthelargestactivevolcanooftheworld.
RobertMugabeisthepersonalityofZimbabwe.
NewtonwasofEnglishOrigin.
GeorgeBushis44thUSpresidentand15thtobeelectedtwice.
Greatestnumberofspacewalk(10)isheldbyAlexanderSerebrovofRussia.
GoethewasGermaninorigin.
HazratBullayShahwasafamousSufipoetofPunjabilanguage.HistombisinthecityofKasur.
HaroonurRashidbelongedtoAbbasiddynasty.
ShakespearewasofGreatBritain.
FirdusiwasaPersianpoet.
PresidentRooseveltofUSAdeliveredhisfamousFourFreedomsspeechin1941.
1993,MadamTansuCillarbecameprimeministerofTukey.
LutherKingisassociatedwiththereformationmovement.
DukeofWellingtonwasofEngland.
F.DRooseveltwaselectedaspresidentforthreetimes.
PabloPicassowasborninSpainandsettledinParis.
SlobodanMilosevicbelongedtoYugoslavia.
MichaelKeamayofUSAgraduatedattheageof10years.
ThenameofAmericanmagnateRockefellerisrelatedtoIronIndustry.
FamousLadyHelenKellerbelongedtoUS.
TheAmericangeneralwhoactedasthesupremecommanderofAlliedforcesinEuropeduringthesecond
worldwarwasD.DEisenhower.
AjmeerisfomousforasufisaintstombnamedKhawajaMoinudDinChisti.
LloydGeorgeofGreatBritainrepresentedintreatyofVersailles.
Germanyremainedingripofalliedoccupationfrom1994to1952.
BritishrulesoverIndiaabout90years.
Shogunperiod(16031867)isrelatedtoJapan.
Thereare5lendingreligionsintheworld.
ChristiansfacedstiffoppositionfromRomans.
Worstexplosion,Dec3,1984occurredinBhopal(India).
1500Valuecolossuswasthefirstprogrammablecomputeroftheworld.ItwasputtouseinDec1943in
UK.
TheancientChineseweregreatscientistsandinvertors,theyinventedmagneticcompassduringHun
dynasty.
OnJuly20,1969,NeilArmstrongandEdwinAldrenlandedonthemoon.
InOpiumwarBritainfoughtagainstChina.
GulfwarJan1991stoppedinFeb28,1991.
IranIraqwasstartedinSep1980andendedinAug1988.
SovietUnionOfficiallybrokeuponDec26,1991.
AttheendofSecondWorldWarin1945,Germanywasdividedamong4majorpowers.
FightingbrokeoutbetweenGreeksandtheTurksinJuly1974.
AkbarthegreatruledtheIndiafrom15561605A.D.
BeforeIndependenceEastTimorwasbeingruledbyIndonesia.
ShahBarendrafamilywasassassinatedinNepal2June2001.
ImamAyatullahKhumaniBroughtaboutanIslamicrevolutioninIranbyoustingShahRezaShahinthe
year1979.
ThefamousBritishNavalcommander,whodefectedtheFrenchNavalFleetatNilein1788andat
Trafalgarin1805wasHoratioNelson.
ColumbiaSpaceshuttlebrokeuponreentrytoEarthonFeb1,2003.
DoerwarfoughtbetweenSouthAfricaandBritish.
HanDynastywasinChina.
PeoplesRepublicofchinegaineditsindependencein1949undertheleadershipofMaoZedong.
InChinatheCulturalRevolutionlastedfrom19661969.
SumerianCivilizationweresettledinEuphratesandTigrisregions.
HanoverdynastybelongedtoGreatBritain.
GreatWallofChinawasbuiltin204BC.
Hapsburgdynasty,Weimerrepublic,ThirdReichbelongstoGermany.
USAdroppedanatombombonHiroshimaon6thAugust1945.
DelhiSultanswereofLodhiDynasty.
CivilWarofUSAlastedfrom18611865.
HongKongwasreturnedtochinaon1July1997.
GloriousRevolutioninEnglandtookplacein1688.A.D.
IraqigeneralwhobroughtaboutmilitaryrevolutioninIraqbyoustingkindFaisalon14thJuly1958was
AbdulKarimQasim.
AFrencheconomistnamedFrancoisQuesnayproposedtheconceptofLaissezFaireinthe18thCentury.
ThenameofMesopotamiawaschangestoIraqintheyear1935.
AmericanwarofIndependencestartedin1776andcametoanendin1783.
In1982theFalklandswarwasfoughtbetweenBritainandArgentina.
SadamHussainBecamePresidentin1979.
AfterbreakupGrobachevbecamepresidentofUSSR.
PearlHarborincidenttookplaceon7thDec1941.
ThecurrencyEurowaslaunchedon1Jan1999.
InApril1986theplacenamedCHERNOBYLgainedworldfameduetoaccidentinAtomicReactor.
AlexanderdiedinBabylonin322B.C.
BerlinWallkeptEastandWestGermanydividedfor28years.ItwasdismantledbyEastGermanGov.on
Nov18th1989.
MohenjoDarowasfoundedbySirJohnMarshall,alsoknowasmoundofdead.Thepeopleresidingthere
weretradersbyprofession.Thereisfoundofstatueofbull,whichdenotesthatpeoplewereworshippersof
it.
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wifeMumtazMahalin1529.ItwasdesignedbyShiraz(IranianArchitect)overtwentyyears.
TaxillaistheancientcityoftheprovinceofPunjab.Itisthesiteofancientarcheologicalexcavation.
TheplacenamedNormandybecameworldsfamousduetotheD.DaylandginduringtheSecondWorld
Waron6thJune1944.NormandyislocatedinFrance.
AftertheFirstWorldWartheDawesPlanwaslaunchedinyear1924.
IndustrialRevolutionfirststartedinBritain.
Afterthefirstworldwar(191418)theAlliessignedatreatyofSevresin1920withTurkey.
TheMarshalPlanwasannouncedon5thJune1947atHarvard.
Statueoflibertyis151feettall.Itismadeofcopper,locatedintheLibertyIslandinNewYork.Itwas
presentedbyFrancetoUS.Itunveiledin1886.
TheoriginalresidentsofIndiabeforethearrivaloftheAryanwereDravidians.
RomulusfoundedthecityofRomein753B.C.
Buddhismisnontheisticreligion.
MajorityofthepopulationofVietnamcompriseofBuddhist.
NavalMissileBrahmosCruiseMissileisanIndianMissile.
Cambodianlanguagehas74Alphabets.
Chinaspopulationisabout1261million.
HellasisthewordappearsonthepostagestampofGreece.
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JoeyisthekidofKangaroo.
GamofWhales.
NorthernEuropeisknownwithScandinavianRegionandNordicRegion.
CountriesAreawiseRussiaCanadaChinaUSABrazil.
250childrenborneveryminute.
AAA,AgriculturalAdjustmentActisrelatedtoPresidentRoosevelt.
CurrentlyoutoftheworldspopulationtheMuslimsareonefifth.
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TheinternationalcustomarylawswhichallowstatestopunishasoffenderareknownascriminalJuris
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ThetermInCameraisusedforthetrialofcasewhencaseisheardwithoutreportingtopublic.
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TaxonimportandExportiscalledTariff.
Antwerpiscalledbythenameofkeytothecommonmarket.
StoneAgeisalsoknownasPaleolithicperiod.
Orangutanmeansmanofthewoods.
SugarIslandisthelocatedattheconfluenceofGangaandtheBayofBengal.
Agraphiameansinabilitytowrite.
KingFaisaliscalledTheIslamicCoordinator.
ThecreatorofMonaLisabelongedtoItaly.
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TheUSSenatecomprises100members.
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5JuneisknownasWorldEnvironmentDay.
TheSunalsoRisesiswrittenbyEarnestHemingway.
BlackDeathreachesEnglandin1348.
IntifadadenotesPalestinianuprising.
CaucasusissituatedbetweenCaspianandBlackSea.
KabulinthelargestcityofAfghanistan.
AkbarwasdiedatAgrain1650.
In1783BritainacknowledgedtheindependenceofUSA.
ThetermcartelreferstoUnityofparties,factionsornationinacommoncause.
Termthebeliefintherightnessofruleislegitimacy.
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BarbersinvadedNorthAfricabeforeArabs.
PopularnameofCanadaisLandofMaple.
AmericansparliamentisCongress.
LargestoilcompanybelongtoUSAisTheEcxonCorporation.
NewnameofLyallpurisFaisalabad.
Indiancity,Ahmedabad,isassociatedtotextileindustry.
NationalPeoplesAssemblybelongstoAlgeria.
AeroflotisRussiasairline.
BakhtaristhenewsagencyofAfghanistan.
CroixdeGuerreisthehighestmilitaryawardofFrance.
ThecurrencyofSyriaispound.
SomisthecurrencyofUzbekistan.
MachiavelliwasborninFlorence.
Montesquieuwrotethespiritoflaws.
RousseauwasborninGeneva.
Benthamisthefatherofutilitarianism.
LeninwasaBolshevikleader.
HitlerstheoryofthestateisknownasNationalSocialism.
JohnLockeadvocatedbasichumanrights.
Montesquieuwasapoliticalsociologist.
Maojoinedcommunistpartyin1921.
CeasefirebetweenIranandIraqtookplacein1988,bytheinterventionofU.N.
8furlongsmakeonemile.
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KhadijaMastoorwroteAngan.
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50nationsarethereinAfrica.
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Relliisthenameofagame.
AlBerunidiscoveredthatlighttravelsfasterthansound.
Duetobuffersystem,humanbloodhasaphof7.4.
GeneralsecretariatoftheEuropeanparliamentisinLuxemburg.
On2ndAugust,1990,IraqoccupiedKuwait.
Thetermintifadameansuprising.
ThecityofJerusalemisknownasAlQuran.
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InEastJerusalemwailingwallisasacredplaceofJews.
HindenburglineisaboundarylinebetweenPolandandGermany.
ChangaManga,partofPunjab,isfamousforSheeshamTimberforest.
Theshapeofthebaseballis
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BearisasymbolofRussia.
TripitakistheholybookofBuddhists.
DukeWellingtonwonthebattleofWaterloo.
KingFaisalwasshotdeadbyhisnephewin1975,inthecityofRiyadh.
NepalistheonlyHindustateintheworld.
IndusValleycivilizationwasdestroyedbyAryans.
SamudarGuptaiscalledNapoleonofIndia.
ThethemeofthefamousplayCaesarandCleopatrabyG.B.ShahisaHistory.
AbrahamLincolnabolishedslaveryinAmerica.
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GitaorVedasaretheholybooksofHindus.
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Iraqiscalledthesiteofancientcivilization.
UqbabinNafahiscalledMuslimAlexander.
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DuringthecivilwarthesupporteroftheparliamentcametobecalledRoundheadssupportersofOLIVER
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Thequeencandonowrongmeansthequeenisimmunefromthejurisdictionoflaw.
ThefederalgovernmentoftheUSAcameintoexistenceon30thApril,1787.
InAmericatheresiduarypowersarevestedinthesates.
Virginia,oneofUSstates,iscalledtheMOTHEROFPRESIDENTS.
ThetermofaUSsenatoris6years.
TheantifederalistslateronassumednewnameCAVALIERS.
RepublicanPartywasfoundedbyAlexanderHamilton.
TheAmericanpresidentMr.Rooseveltwaselectedforfourtimes.
TheAmericandeclarationofindependencewasissuedin1783.
WarisshahiscalledtheShakespeareofPunjabiliterature.
ThepharosofAlexandria,anancientwonder,wassituatedinanIslandnearAlexandriawasalight
house.
ThepoetryofJalaludDinwasinPersianlanguage.
Aibakdiedwhileplayinggame,POLO.
GeneralRommeliscalleddesertfox.
PMIndiraGandhiwasassassinatedbySikhsin1984.
FaizAhmedFaizistheonlyPakistanipoetwhogotLENINPRIZE.
Bluemosque,alsoknownasthemosqueofSultanAhmad,istheonlymosqueintheworldthathassix
minarets,anditissituatedinIstanbul.
OmarbinAbdulAzizwasacaliphofUmayyaddynasty.
MizziniwasknownasthetheprophetofItalianUnification.
BabaFaridGangShakarwasthefirstPunjabipoet.
NationalgameofSwitzerlandisskiing.
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UAEconsistsofsevenindependentstates.AbuDhabi,Sharjah,Fujairaarethreeofthesevenstates.
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Generalsalestax,undertheconstitution1973isaFederalsubject.
AbdurRasheedwasthefirstchiefJusticewasthefirstchiefjusticeofPakistan.
ZafarullahkhanwasthefirstforeignministerofPakistan.
HouseoflordisthefinalcourtofappealinEngland.
TwotermstenureofUSparliamentwasfixedin1951.
Thefederalistslateronassumednewname,Republicans.
ThelowerhouseofFranceconsistsofNationalassembly.
CherieBlaireisthe1stdayofEngland.
Alllightwaveshavesamefrequency.
Buddhismaccountsfor100%totalpopulationinBhutan.
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TowerofsilenceisPlacewheredeadremainsoffollowersofZoroastrianareplacedafterfuneralrituals.
WhowasBismarck:GermanPoliticianandstatesman.

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BigBenisaclockplacedonBritishparliament.
PristineisthecapitalofKosovo.
ToshowthedistributionofpeopleofPakistanweshoulduseDomethod.
HieroglyphicsisthescriptofNileCivilization.
GeneralShermanisalivingoldtreeinCaliforniaStateofU.S.
Afterpersistentdecay,radiumwouldbefinallychangedintoLead.
WorldslargestdeltaisinBangladesh.
GrandCanyonNationalParkinU.S.A.islocatedintheStateofArizona.
MarseillesistheseaportofFrance.
RobindranathTagorewasABengalinovelist.
WhowroteMuslimSufferingsunderCongressRule':MaulviFazlulHaq.
SindhSagarisbetweentheriversof:IndusandJhelum.
NangaParbatiscommonlyknownas:Killermountain.
WhoinventedCD.(CompactDisc:JamesT.Russell.
Biodieselisprepared:Fromoilcake.
VideotapeusedincamcorderstorecordaudioandvideosignalemployeeFinegrainsofIronoxide.
TherealbrotherofHazratYousufA.SwasBinYamin.
ThefounderofFalmiddynastywasAlMahdi.
InsulindrugwasdiscoveredbyPaulLangerhans.
TalibanmovementinAfghanistanemergedfromKandhar.
LargestcoaldepositshavebeendiscoveredinwhichTalukaofSindhProvince:Diplo.
KalhorarulersofSindhwereoriginallyHashmiSayeds.
NubianMonumentsarelocatedinEgypt.
PakistanslargestoilfieldsarelocatedinDistrictBadin.
ThefirstAmericanAstronauttogointospacewasAllenShepherd.
AnnualCensusinPakistaniscarriedoutevery10thyear.
ShaheedBenazirBhuttobecamefirstwomanPrimeMinisterofPakistanonDecember2,1988.
TheDDayoperationduringIIndWorldWarwaslaunchedonthecoastofNormandy.
Speedofsoundinairis?1200KM/Hour
Howmanyplanetsareissolarsystem?8
Whichcelldoesnothaveanucleus?RBC
AbusiveDrugWhichCellsOfBodyMostEffected?Brain
Crimerateis?1,000personsperyear
WhokilledAbuJahal?Maaz&Mauz
PakistanFallsin?GoldenTriangle
MajorexportofPakistanis?Cotton
OnUSmapAlaskaStateison?Awayfrommainland
BritishoccupiedPunjab?.1849
InEnglishDictionaryWhichWordHasLargestWords?S
WhatareCapitalgoods?Goodsusedforfurtherproduction
WinterrainsinPakistancomefromMediterrenianSea.

HorseistheChinesenamegiventotheyear2000.
PollenisproducedinapartoftheflowercalledtheCalyx.
Afterdrinkingcontaminatedwateryouwouldbemostapttodevelopsymptomsoftyphoidfever.
PaniniwasagreatscholarofSanskritlanguage.
HundredyearswarfoughtbetweenFranceandBritainduring13381453.
WenceslassquareisinPrague.
ThefirstAfroAsianconferenceheldinApril1955.
Hotmoneyissaidformoneywhichmovesfromoneplacetoanothertoseekprofitorhighrateofinterest.
Eritreagainedindependenceon24thMay,1993.
UnderanagreementwithItaly,Vaticancitycameintobeingasasovereignstateon11thFebruary,1929.
CharlesKRhodesdevelopedanXRayemittinglaserin1990.
Sonmeterisaninstrumentusedtostudythebehaviorofvibratingstring.
Liverreceivesbloodfromthealimentarycanalthroughhepaticportalvein.
Attheequator,theequationofthedayis12hours.
Singaporecityisknownaslioncity.
Theinstrumentusedformeasuringthevelocityofwindisknownasanemometer.
Thechemicalnameofbakingsodaissodiumbicarbonate.
PharaohisthetitleofthekingofancientEgypt.TheyruledEgyptfor25centuries.
NationalInstituteofOceanographyKarachiwasestablishedin1983.
LordChesterfieldquotedidlenessisonlytherefugeofweakminds.
Dr.AbdussalamwasawardedNobelPrizein1979.
ThelargestcityofSouthAfricaisCapeTown.
Twoboundarycommissionswereappointedtodemarcatetheboundariesbetweentwonewstates,
PakistanandIndia.
Afterjoiningcongress,MuslimLeaguejoinedtheinterimgovernmentinOctober1946.
NPTcameintoforceon1970.
TheBoforsscandaloccurredinIndia.
CzaristhetitleusedbytherulerofRussiafrom1547to1721.
GorgonisaterriblemonsterofGreekmythology.
Flyingfoxesaretropicalfoxesthatcanfly.
Thereductionoreliminationofinflationiscalledcreepinginflation.
Canadaisaleadingproducerofwoodpulpintheworld.
Londoncarnivalwasfirststartedin1964.
IndiraGandhiwasthefamousPMwhofirstusedthepopularslogangharibihatao.
ThesuccessfulcloningofasheepwasreportedbyscientistfromRoslinInstituteEdinburgh(UK)in1998.
ThenewnameofYalamlamisAsSadiya.
CzartitlewasusedbytherulersofRussiafrom1547to1721.
GulfStreamisanoceancurrentnamedaftertheGulfofMexico.
GorgonisaterriblemonsterofGreekmythology.
Apairofscissorsisanexampleofalever.
Pairofdoorsbelongstothesecondclassoflever.
Duringthewintermonths90%offallenleavesaretakenundergroundbyearthworm.
DickTurpinwasahighwayman.
Jamaicawasgrantedfullindependenceon6thAugust,1962.
FourUSpresidentsaresofarassassinated.
SinaiPeninsulawasvacatedandreturnedtoEgyptin1982.
IncidentBostonTeaPartytookplaceinAmerica.
Initially,Arableaguehassevencountries.
NixonDoctrinewasoutlinedinJuly1969.
KingofMalaysiaistheonlykingintheworldwhoiselectedfor5yearsterm.
Timbolaisakindoflottery.
Themaximumlimitofsoundbeyondwhichapersoncanbecomedeafis129lbs.
Dr.JamesWatsondiscoveredthestructureofDNAin1953.
SirWilliamHowardRussellwasthefirstGreatWarcorrespondent.
Ameteorologicaltermforahighpressureiscalledanticyclone.
Zendavestaisaholybookofparsis.
IslamicsummitMinariserectedinLahore.
PrivatizationprogrambeganinPakistanis1991.
NationalanthemofPakistanwasplayedforthefirsttimeonAugust13,1954.
Spirographisanapparatususedforrecordingthemovementofthelungs.
ChomasfestivalisheldinKalashvalleynearChitral.
Dockingmeansrendezvousandlinkupofspacecraft.
DefensedayiscelebratedinPakistansince1966.
NameofafamousmosqueinBeijingisNiujieMosque.
Flagflownathalfmastmeansnationalmourning.
MaginotlinedividesFrancefromGermany.
Declarationofhumanrightswasadoptedon10thDecember,1984.
Olivebranchisasignofpeace.
Coxorangepippenisabiologicalnameofanapple.
ChristopherWrendesignedSt.PaulscathedralinLondon.
AfghanistanwasknownasAriana.
AnundsendiscoveredSouthPoleinDecember14,1911.
ThefirstEuropeanscientist,whorefutedthebeliefthattheearthwasthecentreoftheuniverse,was
Copernicus.
Thehundredyearwaractuallylastedfor114years.
LeninwasthefounderoftheRussiansocialiststate.
Priortoindependence,GhanawascalledGoldCoast.
Tanzaniawasformedbytheunificationoftwocountries,TanganyikaandZanzibar.
ThefirstatomicpowerstationofPakistanwasinstalledinKarachi.
Starfishisnotastarfishbutaspinyskin(Echinodermata)marineanimal.
760miles/hristhespeedofsound.
1480,00,000kmisthedistancefromsuntoearth.
TemperatureofSunis6000degreeC.
Necentstateinwhichatomicstateofanelementasaresultofchemicalreactioninwhichitamoreactive
thaninordinarymolecularstate.
IslamwasintroducedtoChinainthemiddleperiodoftheseventhcentury.
DrinkersapparatusisformeasuringtheamountofAlcoholintheblood.
Atomicpileisaplacewherenuclearfissionismade.
Dewarsflaskiscalledasthermos.
AtomicweightofchemicalcompoundsisdeterminedbyMassspectroscopy.
Chieffoodofmosquitolarvaismicroorganismfoundinwater.
Chieffoodofbutterflylarvaisleavesofplants.
Cornaddsmoreoxygentotheatmospherethanitremoves.
Euspongiaisknownasnaturalbathsponge.
LiveFluke,biologicallycalledFasciola,isfoundinliverofsheep.
Earthwormisabisexual.
Eyesofinsectsarecompound.
Silkisobtainedfromcocoonofsilkworm.
ClinicalthermometerusuallymeasuresinFahrenheit.
Tubelightemitsradiationevenafteritisdisconnected.ItisduetoFluorescence.
Theconversionofgasesintoliquidunderhighpressureandlowtemperatureiscalledregulation.
Ifagreenleafisseeninaredlightitscolorwillbeblack.
EmergeofVIBGYORfromonesideoftheprismisduetorefractionanddispersionoflight.
Skindoesnotexcreteoil.
PlantsgrowinginextremelydryconditionarecalledXerophytes.
RootsabsorbwaterfromsoilwhichisHygroscopic.
Legumesincreasethefertilityofthesoilbyaddingnitrogentothesoil.
Newvarietiesoforganismscanbebroughtaboutbyhybridization.
Malechildisbornifxychromosomesareunited.
Fertilizationisfusionoftwogameticsofdifferentstrains.
Fruitdevelopedfromsingleovaryiscalledsimplefruit.
SeedsaredevelopedfromOvule.
Parthenocarpicfruitsareseedlessfruits.
Grainsswellinwaterduetoimbibitions.
Chlorophyllcontainsmagnesium.
Mahalanobismodellaidgreatemphasisondevelopmentofheavyindustries.
Oxidationistheprocessinwhichelectronislost.
TherateoftranspirationdependsuponfrequencyofStomata.
LightisnecessaryforphotosynthesisbecauseitproduceATPandreducingsubstance.
Oxygenliberatedfromphotosynthesiscomesfromwater.
Redlightismostsuitableforphotosynthesis.
Respirationmeansfoodoxidationandevolutionofenergy.
ChemicalpreservationofdeadorganismsinliquidiscalledCryoBilogy.
Theorganismswhicharetheonlylivingmembraneoftheirgroupandlinktwomajorgroupsarecalled
LivingFossil.
Mammalscannotbecoldblooded.
Trypanosomeaparasitecausingsleepingsickness.
Halftimeisatimeofradioactivesubstancetakenbythatsubstancetodecomposeradioactivitytohalfof
itsweight.
StructureofDNAwasgivenbyWatsonandCrick.
InNuclearDNAisconcentratedinchromatin.
Proteinsaresynthesizedbygolgibodies.
CelluloserespirationisdonebyMitochondrion.
LightenergyisstoredintheformofchemicalenergyduetotheactivityofChloroplast.
Protoplasmisacolloidalsolution.
Voltammeterisanelectrolyticcellforconductingelectrolyticdissociationofelectrolyte.
Incryptograms,thesexorgansareprimitiveandhidden.
Thallophytiaincludealgae,fungi,andlichens.
CarlLinneusisfamousforbinomialsystemofnomenclature.
Angiospermincludestheplantswhichhavecoveredflowersandcoveredseed.
Plantcellsresemblesanimalcellbecausehavingacellmembranemadeupofprotoplasm.
Snakehavebeenevolvedfromlizard.
PlantsinwhichseedareoutsidethefruitarecalledGymnosperms.
0.200gramsareequaltoonecarat.
OnemillioncyclespersecondiscalledMegahertz.
Linseedoilisusedwhileoilpainting.
SmellistheweakestsenseinBirds.
Owlcanrotatehisheadto180degreesoneithersides.
Ostricheatpebblesforhelpingdigestionbygrindinguptheingestedfood.
Thecuckoosneaksitseggsintootherbirdsnesttohatch.
DyneisaunitofForce.
Birdsarewarmbloodedanimals.
Birdsbonesarehollow.
Ovenbirdsbuildstrongnests.
Weaverbirdsarecalledtothebirdswhobuildtheirnests.
Malebirdsaremorecolorfulthanfemales.
Birdsdonotflyarepenguins,emus,kiwis,ostriches.
Breitlingorbiter3wasthefirstballoontoflynonstoparoundtheworld.
Aircraftdesignerstesttheirmodelofaircraftinwithtunnel.
Flapsareusedasairbrakes.
Amphibianswerethefirstvertebrate.
Therearethreestagesoffrog.Eggtadpoleadultfrog.
Metamorphosis>aseriesofchanges.
KonradLorenz(19031989)wasoneofthefirsttostudyanimalbehavior.
Surviveverycoldweatherorverydryweatherbygoingintoadeepsleep.Survivingcoldconditionlikethis
iscalledhibernation.Sleepingthroughhot,dryconditioniscalledaestivation.
A.DmeansintheyearofourLord.
AmalisradicalLebaneseShiitemilitaryforceestablishedin1970byMusaSadr.
BalfourDeclarationwasissuedin2Nov:1917.
YugoslaviancitySkopijewasdestroyedbyearthquakein1963.
Bootleggingisaformofsmuggling.
ReligionofChinesepeopleisConfucianism.
Frescoisamethodofpaintingonplaster(usuallyawall)meaningfresh.
Kleptomaniaisanirrationalurgetosteal.
IntifadaisPalestinianuprising.
LongMarchwas9600kmjourneyorganizedbyMaoTseTangintheyearof19311934.
VnukovoAirportislocatedatMoscow.
MercuryProjectfirstmannedspaceprogrammeofUSA,carrythefirstAmericanintospacelauchedon5th
May,1961.
PanIslamoriginatedin1880inOttomonEmpirewasamovementforunitingtheIslamicNations.
Paperwasinventedin3500BCbyChinese.
PrintingwasinventedbyChinese.
Unity,faith&disciplinewasusedbyQuaidonDec:28,1947.
Philatelyisthehobbyofstampcollection.
OscarAwardwasintroducedbyLouisBMayerofMetroGoldwinMayerAcademyAwardin1927.
FirstblackpresidentofSouthAfricawasNelsonMandelahispartywasbannedin1961andhewas
imprisioned.
Feminismisthebeliefthatwomensubordinationtomenshouldend.
BalfourDeclaratoinissuedin2Nov:1917.
YougoslaviancitySkopijewasdestroyedbyearthquakein1963.
Bootlegginisaformofsmuggling.
RiverboatGondolaisusedinItalyscityVenice.
HydaspesRiverisnowcalledtheJhelumRiver.
DinosaurmeansTerriblelizard.
ThenameofheaviestdinosaurwasBranchiosaurus.
Frescoisamethodofpaintingonplasteritmeansfresh.
Kleptomaniaisanirrationalurgetosteal.
IkhwanasSafa,asecretAraborganizationwasfoundedinBasra,Iraq.
IntifadaisPalestinianuprising.
LongMarch,a9600kmjourneyin1934wasundertookbyChineseCommunistsunderMaoDeTong.
VnukovoairportisinMoscow.
PanIslam,amovementforunitingtheIslamicNationswasstartedin1880inOttomanEmpire.
Paperwasinventedin3500B.CbyChinese.
GreatPyramidatGizaisthelargestPyramidbuiltinEgypt.
St.VitussDanceisadisease.
Resinisstickyliquidthatemitsfromplants.
PyramidsofEgyptaretheoldestandonlysurvivedwonder.
Guru(teacher)NanakwasthefounderofSikhism.
SilkwasmadefirstlyinChina.
Skylabwasspacelaboratorylaunchedin1973byUSA.
Thefirsttankswereusedin1916duringWWIbyBritish.
HarwardUniversityisinUSA,CambridgeisinUK
Titanicsankon14April,1912onvoyagefromSouthamptontoNewYorkCityinNorthAtlantic.
TourDeFranceisFrenchcyclerace.
FirstwomeninspaceValentineTereshkovewentintospaceinVostoc6on16June1963.
WatergatescandalinvolvedPresidentRichardNixonin1972.
ParsesfollowZoroastrianism.
SeatleistheseaportofUSA.
DicksonistheseaportofMalaysia.
AtHydeParkLondonpublicmeetingsareassembled.
RedSquareisinMoscow.
EskimosliveinIgloo.
Blitzkriegmeanssuddenattack.
DragonisthesymbolofChina.
BearisthesymbolofRussia.
ChristopherColoumbusbelongedtoItaly.
CaspianSeawaterissharedbyIran,Russia&Azerbaijan.
MagnaCartaisknownastheBibleofEnglishConstitution.
RussianequivalentofPentagonisKremlin.
EastTimore,theColonyofPortugal,wascapturedbyIndonesiain1975.
TiwanseparatedfromChinain1949.
AmericanNavalBaseDiegoGarciaisinIndianOcean.
UlsterUnionistswantedtoretainBritishruleinNorthernIreland.
AntiSemitismmeansanimositytowardsJews.
Lensattheendofthecompoundmicroscopeiscalledobjective.
Protozawasfirstobservedincompoundmicroscope.
FranciscoFernandezintroducedTobaccoinEurope.
Mobilephonesstartedin1977.
Penologyisthestudy,theoryandpracticeofprisonmanagement&criminalrehabilitation.
LengthofIndiaChinaborderis3,380km.
CyprusgainedindependencefromBritainin1960.
CypruswasdividedintoTurkishRepbublicofNorthernCyprusandGreekCyprusin1974.
AlAzharUniversityIlocatedinCairo,Egypt.
FortressofGrenada,knownasAlhamraisinSpain.
CapitalofancientBabyloniawasBabylon.
HanginggardenswereinBabylon.
BabylonwasonthebankofEuphrates.
AlmaAta(FatherofApples)isthecapitalofKazakhstan.
TurkeyandRussiaarebothinEurope&Asia.
IrelandisalsocalledEire.
LargestearthquakefatalitiesoccurredinIzmir,Turkeyin1999.
PentagonisinArlington,Virginaistate.
PentagonwasdesignedbyGeorgeBurgstrom.
TaklaMakanisinChinaisthedriestdesertinAsia.
CathyPacificisanisland.
AmongtheSevenWonders,ChurchofSaintSophiaislocatedinIstanbul.
GamalAbdelNassernationalizedSuezCanalin1956.
QutubMinarisinNewDelhi.
ShahJahanbuiltTajMehlforMumtazMehalislocatedinAgra.
CapitalofTebetisLhasa.
WhiteHouseisinWashingtonDC.
FrigidZoneistheareawithingthepolarcircleareaaroundtheSouthPole.
GuantanamoBayisinCuba.
TartusistheseaportofSyria.
StatueofLibertywasgiftedtoUSbyFrancein1884
Voctoriafallsareontheborderb/wZimbabwe&SouthAfrica.
HouseofU.SCongressinWashingtonD.CisonCapitolHill.
SaddamHussainexecutedon30Dec:2006.
TheideaofSAARCoriginatedinthemindofZiaurRehman.
PakistanleftCommonwealthin1972andrejoinedin1989.
MustafaKamalPashagave6PrinciplesofKemalism.
DaytonAccordwassignedtosolvetheproblemofBosnia.
MI5isthesecretagencyofUK.
TheChinesecommunistpartywasfoundedin1921.
After27yearsofimprisonment,Mr.NelsonMandelawasreleasedin1990.
Scandinaviaconstitutes3states.
KarlMarkandEngelspresentedtheCommunistManifestoin1848.
SovietUnionwasreplacedbyRussianfederationinDecember,1991.
AntigovernmentalprotestsinChinabystudents,workersandsomegovernmentofficialstookplace:
TiananmenSquare,in1989
TheBritishSecretaryofForeignAffairsA.BalfourannouncedBritishsupporttoestablishJewishstatein
PalestineinNovember2,1917.
LAIAstandsforLatinAmericanIntegrationAssociation.
Worldpopulationwasonebillionin1803.
ManiwastheJudgeofworldcourt.
TheBatistaregimeinCubawasoverthrownbyFidelCastroinJanuary1959.
RaskomountainissituatedinBaluchistan
Singaporebecameindependentin1965
TheAidtoPakistanConsortiummeetseveryyearin:Paris
OneUSbarrelisequalto:159litres

TenLargestNations
ByArea
1.Russia
2.Canada
3.China
4.USA
5.Brazil
6.Australia
7.India
8.Argentina
9.Kazakhstan
10.Sudan
ByPopulation
1.China
2.India
3.USA
4.Indonesia
5.Brazil
6.Russia
7.Pakistan
8.Bangladesh
9.Japan
10.Nigeria
SmallestbyareaandpopulationisVaticanCity.
SecondsmallestbyareaisMonaco
Gibraltaristhesmallestcolony.
TheworldssmallestrepublicisNauru.
Canadahastheworldslongestcoastline.
Monacohasashortestcoastlineof3.49miles.
Largestcontinuousfrontierisb/wCanadaandUSA.
Canadaisthecountrywithmostlakes.
MostsparselypopulatedterritoryisAntarctica.
MostdenselypopulatedcontinentisAsia.
Afghanistan,Bhutan,Mongolia,NepalarelandlockedcountriesofAsia.
ExtremetemperaturewasrecordedinAziziya(Libya)58Cin1922.
Lowesttemp:wasrecordedatVostok,Antarctica89.2C.
HighestrainfallisrecordedatCherrapunji(India).
GreatestsnowfallisrecordedatTamarackCalifornia(USA)
Planetarywindsconsistofdoldrums,tracewindsandwesterlies.
AlexandriaisthefamouscityofEgypt,itisalsoanimportantseaport.
RainfallisrecordedonmapsbyIsohyets.

IMPORTANTGEOGRAPHICALLINES
ACurzonlineisthepolishRussianfrontiersetupin1945.
Deadlineisthelineorboundaryofamilitaryprison,whichprisonersarenotallowedtocross.
GreenLineisademarcationlinebetweentheGreekandTurkishCypriotcommunities.
HindenburglineseparatesGermanyfromPoland.
PakIranborderlinewasdemarcatedon24thSep:1872.
Lineofcontrolisb/wAzadKashmir&OccupiedKashmir.
McMohanlineistheboundarylinebetweenIndiaandChina.Itwasdemarcatedin1914.
RadclifflineistheboundarybetweenPakistanandIndia.Itwasdemarcatedin1947bySirCyrilRadcliff.
17thparallellineistheboundarylinebetweenNorthVietnamandtheSouthVietnam.
24thparallelLineliesinRannofKutch.ItisfrontierbetweenPakistanandIndia.
38thParallellineistheboundarybetweenNorthandSouthKorea.
49thParallelLineistheboundarylinebetweenCanadaandtheUSA.
PlimsollLimeisahorizontallineonamerchantshiptowhichashiptheupperlimittowhichashipmaybe
legallyloaded.
Deadlineisaboundarylinearoundamilitaryprisonwhichprisonersareforbiddentocross.
Durandlineis1300milelongfrontierb/wPakistan&Afghanistandemarcatedin189395.ithasover200
passes.
GreenlineisapaintedlineinNicosia(Cyprus)thatservesasademarcationlineb/wGreek&Turkish
Cypriotcommunities.
MaginotlineisFrenchlineoffortificationbuiltinWWIIalongtheGermanborderformSwitzerlandto
Belgium.ItdividesFrancefromGermany.
MaginotlinedividesFrancefromGermany.

MannerheimlinewasdefensivefortificationlineontheKarelianIsthmusbuiltbyFinlandagainsttheSoviet
Union.
OderneisseLinewasboundaryb/wGermany&PolandduringWWII.
IMPORTANTSTREETS
BondStreetislocatedinLondon.Itisfamousfortailoringandjewelry.
DalalStreetislocatedinMumbai(India).ItisthestockexchangemarketofMumbai.
DrowningStreetNo.10islocatedatWestminster(England).Itisfamousfortheofficialresidenceofthe
BritishPrimeMinister.ItwasnamedafterSirGeorgeDrowning,adiplomatunderCromwellandKing
CharlesII.
ElginStreetislocatedinScotland.Itistheworldsshorteststreet.
YoungStreetislocatedinToronto(Canada).Itisthelongeststreetintheworld.
Vicolodellavirilitaistheworldsnarroweststreet.
CanalStreetisthewideststreetinUSA.
Broadway(USA)isfamousforvarioustheatersandcinemahalls.Itisregardedasbiggeststreetinthe
world.
FleetStreetisinLondonwherenewspaperofficesandpressagenciesarelocated.
ThebusiestshoppingcentreofLondonisOxfordStreet

LombartStreetislocatedinSanFrancisco.ThisstreetisalsocalledtheCrookedestStreet.Itisthe
financialcentreinSanFrancisco.
WallStreetislocatedinNewYork.Itwasbuiltin1653.Itisfamousforbanking,financeandstock
exchangemarket.
InwhichLondonStreetistheUSembassyGrosvenerSquare.
GENERAL
ThecountrywhichprovidesfreeeducationatuniversitylevelisSriLanka.
ThecountrytoadoptgoldstandardforthefirsttimewasUK.
RomangeneralMarkAnthonywasapoorfisherman.
6peoplelostlivesintheGreatFireofLondonin1666.
BoforsscandaloccurredinIndia.
FirstsystemofEnglishshorthandwasdevisedin1602.
ChinaissituatedinEasternpartofAsia.
AfghanistanisalandlockedcountryCentralAsia(Chk)
BosniaHerzegovinajoinedtheUNonMay22,1992.
CapitalofMicronesiaisPalikir.
CostaRicaisaCentralAmericancountry.
EquatorpassesthroughBrazil.
AfterAustralia,Europeisthesmallestcontinent.
SakhalinIslandsenrichedwithoilreservesareclaimedbyRussia&Japan.
ChangaMangaisfamousforsishamTimberforests.
ThetotallengthofrailwaysinPakistanis8875km.
Sialkothasthehighestannualrainfall.
ThelargestdistrictofPunjabbyareaisBahawalpurj.
PakistanEnvironmentalProtectionOrdinancewasenforcedin1984.
Frostshatteringkindofweathertakesplaceonthevalleysideabovethesurfaceofaglacier.
Monsoonwindreversesseasonlally.
BermudatriangleextendsuptoSouthFlorida&PuertoRico.

KyotoProtocolisaninternationaltreatyrelatingtoenvironmentalproblems.
HazratBahaudDinZaklariayabelongstoChistiaorder.
ThelongestriverinSouthAsiaisBrahmputra.
ThelengthofriverIndusis2880km.
TheoldestHydroelectricProjectinPakistanisinMalakand.
TheoldestbarrageontheriverIndusatSukkurwasbuiltin1932.
Europehasnodesert.
Arabia,Scandinavia&AlaskaarecalledPeninsula.
TherichestfishinggroundintheworldisNorthEasternAsia.
Whenoneplaceontheearthisonabiggereasternlongitudethenitstimewillbeahead.
ArakanYoma:istheextensionoftheHimalayaslocatedinMyanmar.
Cardamom:Karnatakaisthelargestproducerofcardamom.Indiaisthelargestexporterofcardamomin
theworld.
Climograph:isagraphicalrepresentationofthedifferentiationbetweenvarioustypesofclimate.
Cosmicyear:Onecosmicyearisequaltothetimetakenbythesuntocompleteoneorbitaroundthe
galacticcentre.
DateLine,International:InternationalDateLineisaninternationallyagreedlinedrawnparalleltothe180
meridian.ItdividesthePacificOceanintotwoequalparts.AcrossingoftheInternationalDateLineentails
repeatingonedaywhentravellingwestwards.
AberdeeninScotlandisknownforBritainslargestgraniteexporitngindustry.ItisknwnasGraniteCity.
Alexander(ship)isthenameoftheshipinwhichCharlesDarwintouredforfiveyears.
Whichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofsedimentaryrocks?Theyareporous
WhendoesthesummersolsticeoccurintheSouthernHemisphereofourglobe?22ndDecember
Mediterraneanclimatehasthecharacteristicofdrysummerswithgreatsunshineandrainywinters
Precipitationtakesplacewhentemperatureofmoistureinairsharplydecreases
WhichofthefollowingprocessesisrelatedtotheformationofHimalayas?Folding
ThetermEyeinacyclonereferstocircularregionofrelativelylightWinds
GoldHarpbridgeofIstanbulconnectsAsiawithEurope.
193countriesareinworld.
LandoccupiedbyAsia29.7%.
Thicknessofearthcrust20miles.
Maxheightofcloud20,000.
RainfallisrecordedonmapsbyIsohyets.
45CountriesarethereinAsia,18inLatinAmerica.
Ameteorologicaltermforahighpressureiscalledanticyclone.

PHYSICALPROPERTIES
TheoryofmutationwaspropoundedbyHygodeVries.
AtheoryofacquiredcharacterwasgivenbyLamark.
CharlesDarwinisfamousforhistheoryofstruggleforexistenceandsurvivalofthefittest.
SigmundFreudiscalledasthefatherofmodernpsychiatryandpsychology.
EnergystoredinstretchedspringisElasticPotentialenergy
Energystoredinfossilfuelsischemicalenergy
RadiowavesareElectromagneticwaves
A.Cvoltageisanaloguequantity
Opticalfibersworkonpolarizationofelectromagneticwaves
Condenserisusedtocollectthecharge
Indieselengineignitiontakesplacebycompression
Aradarusesradiowavestodetectenemyaircraft
LawoffloatingbodieswasgivenbyArchimedes
Particlewith+vechargebutmassequaltoelectronispositron
Nucleusofanatomhas+vecharge.
BosonsarePhotonsandMesons
Thereisnoneutronintheatomofhydrogen
Quarkisanatomicparticle.Scientiststhinkthatprotonandneutronsarethemselvesmadeofstillsmaller
particlescalledquarks
Muttonsareparticlesofatom
JohnDalton,anEnglishscientist,gaveAtomicTheoryin1803describingatomasthesmallestunitofan
element
GasinchildrensballoonisHelium
Weightofelectron=9.1x10power31kg
Chargeonelectron=1.6x10power19coulomb
Weightofproton=1.66x10power27kg
Chargeonproton=1.6x10power19coulomb
Aprotonis1836timesheavierthananelectron
Ordinarilyandatomisaneutralparticle
ErnestRutherford,aNewZealander,in1908discoveredAtomicNucleus
Speedofsoundisfasterinhotairthanincoldair
Ultrasonicaresoundwavesofhighfrequency=12000cycles/secandhigher
Soundtravelsfasterinmoistairthanindryair
Soundtravelsmorerapidlyinsolids
Maximumlimitofsoundbeyondwhichamancanbecomedeafis129decibel
Audiblesoundis2020,000cycles/second
Inaudiblesound>20,000cycles/second
Velocityofsoundat0deg:Cis331.7m/s
Echocanonlybeproduceswhenthedistanceoftheobstacleisatleast17meters
Whenwehearasound,itsimpressionsremaininourearfor1/10thofasecond
Imagepersistsforabout1/10thofsecondinoureye
Forcreatingapersistenceofvision,picturesareprojectedattherateof10ormore/sec
NuclearEnergyisnotasourceofalternativeenergy.
Videotapeusedincamcorderstorecordaudioandvideosignalemployeefinegrainsofironoxide.
Temperatureinsidearefrigeratoris40deg:F
ThelawsofreflectionwerefirstdiscoveredbyaalHazen
0.200gramsareequaltoonecarat.
OnemillioncyclespersecondiscalledMegahertz.
Carbonfiberismadebyheatingtextilefibers.Theseareusedintennisracketsandracingyacht
Catalyticconverterreducetheharmfulfumestheengineemits
Ifyoudoublethevoltageyoudoublethecurrent(Ohmslaw)
WhatproductusesthemostsilverCameraFilm
Thespeedofsounddependsonthemediumthroughwhichthewavesarepassing.Thespeedofsoundin
gasesdependsonwhat?Density
Twoormoremoleculesofcarbohydratesarelinkedtogetherthroughglycosidicbond
peptidebondb\waminoacids,joinedtoformproteins,isthelinkageb/wNandC
Anandroidisanyrobotthat:hastheabilitytomakedecisionsandformulateplans
Semaphoreswereusedbetweensailorsformanyyearstocommunicatebetweenships
Oneofthefirstlongdistancecommunicationsysteminventedin1790wasthesemaphorestowers
Telegraphwasinventedin1821
Telephonewasinventedin1876
UsinventorSamuelMoredevelopedthesystemofdotsanddashesoftelegraphthatwasknownasMorse
Code
ScientistnowthinkthatprotonsandNeutronsarethemselvesmadeofstillsmallerparticlescalledquarks.
Portablegadgets=MobilephonesandportableTVs.
DerailleurgearsareusedinBicycles.
Motorcrossraceisformotorcycles.
CantileverbrakeusedinBicycle.
Speedoflight300,000kilometerspersecond.
Engineersuseelectronictheodoliteandrangefindertomeasurethedistanceandangletocalibratedstaff.
CentigradeandCelsiustemperaturesaresamebelowfreezingpoint.
whichinstrumentisusedtomeasurepressure?Manometer
thevelocityoflightwasfirstmeasuredbyOlafRoemer
centigradeandfahrenheitscalesgivessamereadingsat32degrees

ThefirstEuropeanscientistwhorefutedthebeliefthattheearthwasthecentreoftheuniversewas
Copernicus.
Mobilephonestransmitmessageusingradiotypewavescalledmicrowaves
Superconductorsarealsostrongdiamagneticthismeanstheystronglyrepelmagnets.
SuperconductorsareusedinveryfastcomputersandalsointrainslikeMaglevs.
Electronictheodoliteandrangefindermeasuresanddistanceandangle.
AfluorescentlightisaglasstubecontaininggaswhichproducesUVlightwhencurrentpassedtroughit.
TubeiscoatedwithphosphorwhichglowswhenUVhitsit.
Someofthechemicalsfromtherecycleofoldcellsareusedbylivertomakebilewhichisstoredingall
bladder.
Whichislighter,goldorplastic?Plastic
Lasersareaspecialsourceoflightcalledcoherentlightthismeansallthelightwavesareinstepwitheach
otherandtravelinsamedirection
Laserproducelightofoneparticularwavelengthanditisssingle,purecolor.
Thefirsthologramwasmakein1962
Laser=LightAmplificationbyStimulatedEmissionofRadiation
Quartzhalogenbulbsareusedinoverheadprojectorsandspotlights
Heliumisusestofillairshipsandballoons
Heliumisusedtopressurizehydrogenfuelinrocketsandtheairindiversairtanks
Apartfromradon,whichisradioactive,thenoblegasesareusedinlighting.
Thenoblegaseshaveverylowboilingpoints.
Liquidheliumisthecoldestsubstance.
Agasonlybecomesliquidat268.9deg:C
Combustionisakindofoxidationreaction.
Atroomtemperaturetheparticlesinairtravelataround1800km/hthesamespeedasabulletfiresfroma
rifle.
Generatorsconvertmechanicalenergyintoelectricalenergy.
Theprinciplebehindthegeneratoriselectromagneticinduction.ItwasdiscoveredbyMichaelFaraday.
LovelltelescopeisatJodrellBankthesiteforspaceobservatory
NicolousCopernicus(14731543)wasborninPolandandwasthefirsttoexplainthesolarsystem.
Derailleurgearareusedinbicycles
Cantileverbrakeisalsousedinbicycles
Staticelectricitymakesaballoonsticktothewallafteryouhaverubbeditonyourhair.
JohnBardeen,WalterBrattainandWilliamShockleyin1947usedasemiconductorcalledgermaniumto
maketheworldsfirsttransistor.
Adiodeconductselectricityeasilyinonedirectionbutresiststheflowofelectricityintheother.
Acapacitorstoreselectriccharge.Capacitorsareimportantcomponentsformakingtimers.
Capacitorsareusedinfilteringcircuitsliketrebleandbassinhifi
Transistorscanbeusedaslogicgates
Energyvalueoffooditemsisexpressedinkilojoules(kj)orthousandsofjoules.
BritishscientistJamesPrescottJoulediscoveredtheprincipleofconservationofenergy.
Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsregardingsoundistrue?Itssourceisalwaysavibratingmaterial.
Weightofanobjectputinasatelliteorbitinginspacearoundtheearthisreducedtozero
Moviecameratakepicturesatrateof24picturespersecond
Densityofwateris1
Waterexpandsasitfreezestoice.Thismakesicelessdensethanwaterwhichcausesicetofloat.
Heatflowsinthreewaysconduction,convectionandradiation
AconcavelensisusedforthecorrectionoftheHyperphobia
Silvermetalhasthehighestelectricalconductivity.
Mohrsscalehardestsubstanceisdiamondwhatsthesoftest:Talc

RAYSANDWAVES
Gammaraysareconsideredthedeathrays.
Gammaraystravelwiththevelocityoflight
Gammarayshavemaximumpenetratingpower
Shortestwavelengthamongalpha,betaandgammaisofgammarays
Laserraysareusedinmicrosurgery
Alpharadiationsproduceburnsonhumanbody
Newtonprovedthatsunlightconsistsofdifferentcolors
Betaraysarefastmovingelectrons.
ColorwithshortestwavelengthisBlue
ViolethaveshortestwavelengthandRedhaslongestwavelength(vibgyor)
Redlightswavelengthis11800waves/cm(<infrared)
Leastdeviatedcolorinprismisred
Greatestdeviatedcolorinprismisindigo(chkviolet)
Violetlightswavelengthis23600waves/cm(>ultraviolet)
Ultravioletraysarelessthan3000deg:A
Greatestvalueofwavelengthisofinfrared
Visiblewavesarebetween400700nanometers.
MOTE=MillionTonsofoilequivalent
REM=Roentgenequivalentinman
Transversewavescanonlybeproducedinsolids
Longitudinalwavescanbeproducedinsolids,liquidsandgases
Onpassingthoughtfoodstuff,xraycankillbacteria
Violetcoloroflighttravelthoughtglasswithminimumspeed
Thereisnowavelengthoflightforcolorbrown.
Whitelightisamixtureofallthecolorsintherainbow.
Bluehastheshortestwavelengthandredthelongest.
Radiowavesalsocomefromsunandouterspace.Astronomersuseradiotelescopetohearthem.
Radarusesmicrowaves.
Anythingthatiswarmproducesinfraredwavesincludingus.ThehotterthethingthemoreIR.
InfraredwavesareusedinTVremotecontrol.
Xrayshaveshorterwavelengthandmoreenergythanultravioletrays.
Gammarayscomefromradioactivematerials.Theyareusedtokillcancers.
WithoutexposuretoultravioletlightourbodieswouldnotbeabletomakevitaminD.
UHF,ultrahighfrequencyareradiowavesusedforTVbroadcast
Microwavesareusedinradar,mobilephones,microwaveoven,communicationnetwork
Eachlightcolorisofdifferentwavelength.
Redlighthasthelongestwavelengthwhilevioletlighthastheshortest.
Waveswithalongerwavelengththanredlightareinvisibletheyarecalledinfraredwaves.
InvisibleUltravioletwavehavewavelengthshorterthanvioletlight.
Red,Blue,Greenareprimecolors.
Red+Blue+Green=white
Thewavelengthofvisiblelightisbetween13502500
Anobjectthatreflectsallthelightlookswhite.
Loudspeakerconvertselectricalenergyintosoundenergy.
Lightcolouredclothesaregenerallyworninsummer
Theelectricaldevicewhichtransformvoltage:transformer
Anuclearreactioninwhichtwoormorethantwolighternucleararefusedtogethertoformarelatively
heavierone:nuclearfusion
Thethreecolourscombinationwhichproducesthesensationofwhitelight:Redgreenandblue
Theclearskylooksbluebecauseofdispersionoflight
Whenlightwavestravelfromairtoglassthewavelengthandvelocityvariablesareaffected.
Electricallinesofforcesareimaginary.
Frequencydistinguishesultrasoundfromnormalaudiblesound.Itsf>20,000Hz.

UNITSOFMEASUREMENT
1horsepoweris745.7watts
1horsepower=workequaltolifting550lbsofweighttoonefootforonesecond
1calorieisequalto4.2Joules
1barrelisequalto159liters
6feet=1fathom
1kwh=3.6x10power6joules
A100wattbulblightsfor1houruses100watthourofelectricity
273degreecentigradeiscalledabsolutezerotemperature.
Standardpressureis760mmor14.7lb/in2
Grossisequalto12dozens
Mach2=500milesperhour
1nauticalmile=1825meters
UnitofpressureisPascal
ForceismeasuredinNewton(SI),Dyne(CGS)
At40degFFahrenheitscaleisequaltocentigradescale
HertzandAngstromareunitsoffrequency
UnitsofworkandenergyareJouleandErg(CGS)
Diopterisunitofpoweroflens
Unitisdensityiskg/m3
Unitofpoweriswatt,BTU(BoardofTradeUnit)
UnitofelectricchargeisCoulomb
Unitofvoltageisvolt
Unitofelectricresistanceisohm
UnitofcapacitanceisFarad
UnitofmagneticfluxisWeber,Tesla
UnitofradioactivityisBecquerel
Unitofluminousintensityiscandle,lux
UnitofcrudeoilisBarrel
Unitofvolumeofwateriscusec,cubic/sec
UnitofadmittanceisMho
Unitofintensityorloudnessofsoundisbel
UnitofviscosityisPoise
UnitofflightspeedisMachI
Unitofatmosphericpressureismillibar
UnitofwavelengthoflightisAngstrom
UnitofenergyisElectronvolt
UnitofbrightnessisLambert
UnitofluminousfluxisLumen
IntensityofilluminationorunitofluminosityisLux,CandelaandCandlepower
UnitofmagneticpolestrengthisWeber
UnitofRAD(RadiationAbsorbedDose)isGray
UnitofElectricCurrentisAmpere
UnitofinductanceisHenry
Unitofconductanceissiemens.
UnitofheatisJoule,Calorie,BTU(BritishThermalUnit)
Radioactivityismeasuredincurrie
Rutherford:strengthofradioactivity
Torr:pressure
Fermi:length[Aunitoflengthequaltoonefemtometer(1015meter)]
Svedbergunit:sedimentationrate
Dioptre:poweroflense
Mho:conductivity
Henry:inductance
Maxwell:magneticflux
Becquerel:radioactivity
Kilowatthour:power
Coulomb:unitofelectricalcharge
Weber:unitofmagneticflux
Tesla:unitofmagneticfluxdensity
Siemen:unitofconductance
Rutherford:unitofrateofdecayofradioactivematerial
Faraday:unitofelectriccharge
Angstrom:unitoflength,usedespeciallytospecifyradiationwavelengths
Parsec:unitofastronomicallength
Degree:unitofmeasurementofanangle
Steradian:Unitofsolidanglemeasurement
DyneisaunitofForce.
SIunitofpressureisPascal.
Curieisaunitof:radioactivity
PascalSoundPressure
TorrPressure
CurieIntensityofradioactivity
AngstromUnitoflength
LightyearThedistancelighttravelsinayear
DioptreLensrefractivepower
HorsepowerUnitofPower
RadianUnitofangularmeasure
CandelaUnitofluminousintensity
Moleunitofamountofsubstance
WhatismeasuredinunitscalledphonSound192
WhatismeasuredingrainsfourgrainstoacaratPearls
UnitofelectromotiveforceinVolt.
WhatistheSIunitofilluminationLux
Grossisequalto12dozen.
Ozoneismeasuredinpercentage.
AnobjecttravelingatMach2istravelingapproximatelyat500mph.(chk)
WhatismeasuredontheGayLussacscale:Alcoholstrength
Chronometerisusedtomeasuretime
AnemometerisusedtomeasureWindSpeed
TheclusecistheunitmeasuringthepowerofwhatVacuumpumps
OnemillioncyclespersecondiscalledMegahertz.
0.200gramsareequaltoonecarat.
Voltammeterisanelectrolyticcellforconductingelectrolyticdissociationofelectrolyte.
8furlongsmakeonemile.
Abillioncontain1000million.Ithas9zeroes.Similarlyatrillionhas12zeroes,aquadrillion15zeroes,a
quintillion18zeroesandadecillion33zeroes.
Oneinchisequalto2.5400cmsandonemileisequalto1.6093kms.
OnemicronisequaltoOnethousandthofamillimeter.
2.47105acresisequaltowhatSIunitHectare
WhatworddescribesonetenthofanauticalmileCable
WhatismeasuredontheTorroscaleTornados
unitofsoundnamedafterAlexanderGrahamBellDecibel
ThedensitySmokeismeasuredontheRngelmannscale
UnitofelectromotiveforceinVolt.
PowerismeasuredinWatts(w).
ResistancewasdiscoveredbyGirgeOhmin1826,andismeasuredinohms.
Electricitydoesnotflowthroughacircuitbyitself.Itneedsapush,orenergy,tokeepitmoving.Wecall
thisenergythevoltageofthecircuit.Voltageismeasuredinvolts(v).
TheGermanscientistGeorgeOhm(17871854)isbestrememberedforworkingoutohmslaw.He
discoveredthattheyvoltageacrossaconductorsuchasatripofmetalorawireandthecurrentfollowing
throughitalwaysvaryinthesameproportion.Soifyoudoublethevoltage,youdoublethecurrent.Thisis
incrediblyusefulbecauseitletsyoupredictthecurrentyouwillgetforaparticularvoltage.
ThethicknessofsilkismeasuredinwhatDenier
Ohmslawdoesnotapplytosemiconductorsandconductorswhenthereischangeintemperature.
Inourhousesweget220Va.c.Thevalueof220Vrepresentstheeffectivevoltage.
Oneunitofelectricpowerisconsumedwhen10Aofcurrentflowsfor1hourat100V.1Unit=1kwhr=
1000whr=100x10x1hr
Ifthesamenoteisplayedonafluteandasitar,onecanstilldistirguishb/wthembecausetheydifferin
quality.
Anegativelychargedglassrodhasalwayslessprotonsthanelectrons.
ThewavelengthoftheXraysisoftheorderof0.1nanometer.
Red,greenandblueareknownasprimarycolours.Thesearecolourswhichcannotbeproducedby
mixingwithothercolours.
Scatteringoflight___thedurationoftheday(make)
OilrisesinawickofoillamponaccountofapropertyofmattercalledCapillaryAction
aprimarycellcan___bechargedagain(not)
Whenapersoncanseenearerobjectsbutnotthedistantonesheissaidtobesufferingfrom:
nearsightedness(myopia)
ATPisamoleculecontaininghighenergybonds.
Anexampleofinorganiccompoundiscarbonmonoxide.
Thetimeperiodofapendulumonmoonincreases.
ClinicalthermometerusuallymeasuresinFahrenheit.
Tubelightemitsradiationevenafteritisdisconnected.ItisduetoFluorescence.
ShortsightednesscanbecorrectedwiththeuseofConcave.
RectifierconvertsACintoDC
AtomicweightofchemicalcompoundsisdeterminedbyMassspectroscopy.
Atomicpileisaplacewherenuclearfissionismade.
DrinkersapparatusisformeasuringtheamountofAlcoholintheblood.
Dewarsflaskiscalledasthermos.

Theconversionofgasesintoliquidunderhighpressureandlowtemperatureiscalledregulation.
Ifagreenleafisseeninaredlightitscolorwillbeblack.
EmergeofVIBGYORfromonesideoftheprismisduetorefractionanddispersionoflight.
Oxidationistheprocessinwhichelectronislost.
Halftimeisatimeofradioactivesubstancetakenbythatsubstancetodecomposeradioactivitytohalfof
itsweight.
LightenergyisstoredintheformofchemicalenergyduetotheactivityofChloroplast.
Sunlightiscomposedofsevencolours
OilrisesinawickofoillamponaccountofapropertyofmattercalledCapillaryAction
WhatisaFataMorganaTypeofMirage

Freontrademarkforanyofanumberofchemicalcompoundscontainingfluorine,andoftenchlorineor
bromine.Use:assolvents,asaerosolpropellants,inrefrigeration.Itiscommonlyusedinrefrigerator.

UNIVERSE
CheronisthemoonofPluto
Totalnumberofsatellitesare31(chk:50)
BluecolorofskyisduetoTyndalEffect
Oursolarsystemcontains50satelites
Totalplanetsinsolarsystemare8
Distanceofsunfromearthis150millionkm=1a.u(angstromunit)
Moonfromearthis385,000km
Outersurfaceofsumiscalledphotosphere
Sunhas90%hydrogen,8%heliumand2%otherelements.
Temperatureatsurfaceofsunis6000Kandatitscenter20millionK
Venusreflectshighestpercentageoflight
MorningstariscalledtoVenus.
Venusistheonlyplanetthatrotatesclockwise
RheaisthefifthnaturalsatelliteofSaturn.
Speedofearthinorbitaroundsunis8.5milespersecond.
TheonlyplanetwhichrotatesonitsaxisfromEasttoWestisUranus
Uranusiscalledlopsidedplanet
UranuscontainatmosphereofHydrogenandHelium
Periodofrotationofearthonaxisis1dayor23hrs,56minutes&4.09seconds.
PeriodofrevolutionofEartharoundSunis356days,6hrs,9minutes&9.54seconds.
VolumeofEarthis260billioncubicmiles.
Weightofearthis658610power18tons
RingsofSaturnwerediscoveredbyGalileoin1610
Titan,thelargestmooninsolarsystemisofSaturn
TritonisasatelliteofNeptune
PlanetreferredasMorningStarandEveningStarisVenus
Venusatmosphereis90timesthickerthanearths.
ThetemperatureofVenussurfaceisabout430deg:C
BiggestCometknowntomaniskohoutek
OnlyplanetwhosedayislongerthanitsyearisVenus
BrightestvisiblestarisSirus
StarnearesttoearthisSun
Atmosphereofsunhas3layers
Sunspotsarethecoolerareasofsun
In28daysmoonreturnstothesamepositioninitsorbit
Thelightcomingfromstarsgivetheideaoftheirtemperature.
Alightyearisequalto9.46trillionkm
Sunradiatedenergyequalto10trillionofTNTexplosion
Mercuryisnearesttothesun,smallestandfastestplanet,withshortestrotationtime.Moon=0
Venusisthebrightest,hottest,closesttoearthandearthstwininsizeandmass,haslargestquantityof
CO2Moon=0
Earthismostdense,watery,biosplanet.Moon=1
Thisisaninstrumentusedformeasuringthealtitudeofacelestialbody:sextant
Marsmoon=2PhobosandDeimos
MarsisnamedaftertheRomangodofwar.
MarsiscalledRedplanet
Marsishalfthesizeofearth
EuropaisamoonofMars(chk
Marscontainatmosphereofcarbondioxide
Jupiterislargest,withlargestnumberofsatellites,smallestday,witharedspot.Moon=63
Jupiteris11(or10)timeslargerthanearth
EuropaisthemoonofJupiter.
CHIIRONisthelargescometintheuniverse.
Solareclipseoccursatnewmoon
Sunis400timeslargerthanmoon
Lunareclipseoccursatfullmoon.
Halosaroundthemoonareformedbecauseofthephenomenonof___(opticalphenomena)

Jupiteristhefastestplanetofthesolarsystem
TheAsteroidBeltisfoundbetweenwhichofthefollowingplanets?MarsandJupiter
ThevisiblepartoftheSuniscalledPhotosphere
CoronaistheoutermosthalooftheSun.
MercuryandVenusarewithoutSatellites.
ThelargestcrateronthesurfaceofmooniscalledtoBailly.
Theearthiscalculatedtob4540millionyearsold.
Ashootingstarisameteor.
At7050kmperhour,Sunrotateonitsaxis.
510millionsquarekilometersisthetotalsurfaceareaoftheearth.
ThenorthernpolarlightsarecalledAuroraeBorealis,andsouthernpolarlightsarecalledAurorae
Australis.
Thepulsatinguniversetheoryexplainstheevolutionofuniverse.
760miles/hristhespeedofsound.
1480,00,000kmisthedistancefromsuntoearth.
TemperatureofSunis6000degreeC.

Saturnisleastdensemoon=56
Saturnisthesecondlargestplanet.
PlanetwithmaximumnumberofmoonsisSaturn
PlanetwithringisSaturn
Uranusmoon=12,Uranusgivesgreenishglow
Neptuneisthecoldest,slowest,largestyearmoon=8
RankofearthaspersizeisFifth
Revolutionperiodofearthis365.25days
Inaleapyearthereare29daysinFebrary
Earthisolderthanmoon
Sunlighttakes8.3mintoreachearthor510seconds
Timerequiredtomoonlighttoreachearthis1.3seconds
Lightcancircleearth7timesina________.
Sunis109timesbiggerthanearth.
Lighttravelsfastestinvaccum
Rheaisthefifthnaturalsatelliteofsaturn
Coldest,smallestandfarthestplanetNeptune
Asteroidsaresmallplanetsrevolvingroundthesun
Sunisthebrighteststarintheuniverse
Ashootingstariscalledameteor
OurgalaxyisspiralknownasMilkyWay
Shapeofourmilkywayisspiral
Themilkywayextendsthroughthedistanceof10power5lightyears
SuperNovaisadyingstar
NearestspiralgalaxytoMilkyWayisAndromedagalaxy
NeareststarttooursunisAlphaCentauri
BiggeststarinourgalaxyisProximaCentauri
Acollectionofgalaxiesiscalledcluster
.moonis81timeslighterthanearth
Moonhas7%reflectionascomparedtoearth(i.epoorreflection)
Moonhas1/6thgravitationasthatofearth
Moons59%surfaceisvisiblefromearth
Massofmoonis1/8thtothatoftheearth
Moonhasnoatmosphere
SunisclosertoearthinJanuary
Atperihelion,earthisnearesttosun
Earthsaxisisinclinedatanangleof66deg:totheplaneofitsorbitaroundthesunortheaxisis
inclinedat23deg:fromthevertical
Soroscycleisthelargestintervalbetweentwototalsolareclipsesabout18years
Sunhas27dayrotationperiod
MoonsrotationperiodisequaltotheEarths
Rotationperiodofearthis23hrs,56min,4sec
EarthrotatesaroundonaxispointingtowardsthePolarStar
Revolutionperiodis365days=365.25days,isaddedforleapyear
Durationofdayatpolesis6months.
Equinoxmeansequaldaysandnights
SunsenergyiscalledInsulation
ThevisibleyellowfaceofsuniscalledPhotosphere
Thegravityofsunis28timesgreaterthanthatofearth
Mooncompletes13circlesinayeararoundearth
Sunis13x10power5timeslargerthanearth
Maximumdurationofsolareclipseis7min40sec
SunreachesitsmaximumangulardistancefromEquatoratSolistice
MillionsofasteroidsorbitthesunintheasteroidbeltbetweenMarsandJupiter
Asteroids(minorplanets)aremakeofrock,metaloramixtureofboth.
FirstasteroiddiscoveredwasCeresbyItalianastronomerGuiseppePiazziin1801.
Ceresisthelargestasteroid
ChironisoneofseveraldistantasteroidswhichorbitbetweenJupiterandUranus
ThelargestcrateronthesurfaceofmooniscalledtoBailly.
CoronaistheoutermosthalooftheSun.
Cometismadeoficeanddust
EdmondHalleywasthefirsttocalculatethepathofacometandpredictwhenitwouldbeseenagain.
Halleyscometwasnamedinhishonorthoughhedidnotdiscoverit.
Thepatternsinstarsarecalledconstellations.
In1930,astronomersfinallyagreedhowtodividethewholeskyinto88areas,whicharecalled
constellations.
CloseststarisGienah
Speedoflightis3,00,000km/sec
WhichplanetisnamedaftertheRomangodofwar?Mars
Galaxiesarethefamiliesofstars.
About80%ofgalaxiesareellipticalandotherarespiral
Ellipticalgalaxiescontainverylittlegasanddustandhardlyanynewstarsareborninthem.
Spiralgalaxiesarediskshapedandusuallyhavecloudsofdustandgaswherenewstarsareborn.
Lighttravelsat3,00,000km/s.thespeedatwhichyoucanroundtheworldseventimesinverysecond.
Lighttakes8minutestoreachtheearthfromsun.
Inspacelighttravels9461millionmillionkminayear.Astronomerscallthisdistancealightyear.
TwoplanetEarthscouldfitsidebysideinsidetheGreatRedSpotofJupiter.
JupitersvolcanicmooniscalledIOandothermoonsareEuropa,GanymedeandCallisto.
Ganymedeisthelargestmooninthesolarsystem.
EuropaisthemoonofJupiter
Themoonhasnoatmospherebecauseitsgravitationalpullisnotstrongenoughtoholdanatmosphere
Chondritemeteoritesaretheoldestrocksinthesolarsystem.
Venusistheonlyplanetthatrotatesclockwise.
GalileoSatellites,namedaftertheirdiscoverer,arefourlargemoonsoftheplanet
MarscontainatmosphereofCarbondioxideandUranuscontainatmosphereofHydrogenandHelium.
VenusisaboutthesamesizeasEarth.
Venussatmosphereis90timesthickerthanour.IttrapssowellthatthetemperatureofVenusssurfaceis
about430degreecentigrade.
Closeststaris(Gienah)680,000million,million,kilometers.
NicolousCopernicus(14731543)wasborninPoland.Hewasthefirsttoexplainthesolarsystem.
ChironisoneofseveraldistantasteroidswithorbitsbetweenJupiterandUranus.
IntheSolarsystemthereare2MountOlympussGreeceandwhereMars
WhatisthebrighteststaralwaysintheNorthernskyVega
ThemostcommonelementintheuniverseisNitrogen.
Hydraisthelargestofthe88constellationsfoundintheuniverse.Itcoversabout3.16%oftheentiresky.
TheMclasssupergiantBetelgeasewithadiametreof700millionkmsisthelargeststaroftheuniverse.It
isabout500timesgreaterthanthesun.
WhatisthecommonnameforthestarSirius:DogStar
Pluto(thePlanet)wasalmostcalledwhatnameZeus
WhenasatelliteisclosesttoEarthitspositioniscalledwhatPerigee
30km/sistheapproximatemeanvelocitywithwhichearthmovesroundtheSuninitsorbit.
Theearthsreflectivityofsolarradiationistermedasalbedo.
JosephvonFraunhoferwasthefirsttoexplainthepresenceofdarklinesinthesunsspectrum.
Lightofsunreachestheearthin..499seconds
HaleBoppcometwasthemostdistantcometeverdiscoveredwhichbecamevisibleinDecember,1996.
WhatisthenameofthelargestmoonofJupiterGanymede
M31isthenearestgalaxytouswhatisitsothernameAndromeda
Theearthisthedensestplanetofuniverse.Ithasdensityof5.515timethatofwater.
Halosaroundthemoonareformedbecauseofthephenomenonof___(opticalphenomena)
WhatisuniqueaboutthepistolstarBrightestinsky
NamethefirstteddybearinspaceMishka1980Olympicmascot
WhatcelestialbodygetsitsnamefromtheGreeklonghairedComet
WhatsunusualaboutthemoonsofUranusNamedShakespearecharacters
ADVENTURESINSPACE
FirstartificialsatellitewasSputnikIsentbySovietUniononOctober4,1957
SputnikIIonNovember3,1957tookafemaledogLaikaintospace
OnJuly20,1969USApollo11toucheddownthemoon
Skylabwaslaunchedin1973byUS.
WhatcountrylauncheditsfirstspacerocketJanuary1961Italy
WhathappenedtoLaikafirstdoginspaceSuffocatednoairburnedreentry
ARussianspaceprogramsnamemeantEastwhatwasitVostok
WhatwasthefirstmanmadeobjecttoleavethesolarsystemPioneer10
VoyagerI,spacecraftintroducedringsystemofJupiter.

Escapevelocityis24800miles/houror7miles/sec
FirsthumaninspaceisYuriGagrin1961onUSSR
Appolocrewreturnedtoearthwith382kgofmoonsoil
FirstspacescientistwasHenryQuendish
Manenteredinspaceon14October1957
FirstAmericanshuttletolandonmoonnamedBaminiinMarch,1966
FirstwomaninspacewasValentineKhurachoofin14June,1963
Americalauncheditsfirstspacestationin1973
In1979SkyLabwasdestroyedinearthsatmosphere
In1986,RussialauncheditsspacestationMir
HubbletelescopelaunchedinApril243,1990throughDiscoveryShuttle
ApolloXIenabledmantosteponmoon
RussiancosmonautValeryPolyakovholdstherecordforthelongeststayinspace.Hespent437daysin
orbitintheMirSpaceStation.
ThefirstAmericanAstronauttogointospacewasAllenShepherd.
FirstspacevehicletolandonmoonwasLuna9
VoyagerI,spacecraftintroducedringsystemofJupiter.
Pioneer10and11launchedin1973and1974,voyager1&2in1979andGalileoin1995weremissions
senttoJupiter
Astronomersknowofover50moonsorbitingJupiter.
VostokIcarriedfirstmaninspace.
Telstar,theworldsfirstcommunicationsatellitewaslaunchedin1962.
Mercuryproject,firstmannedspaceprogrammeofUSA,carriedthefirstAmericanintospaceon5thMay
1961.
SputnikII,firstartificialsatellitewaslaunchedon3Nov:1957.
LovelltelescopeisatJodrellBank(Siteforspaceobservatory).
YuriGagarin(Russia)cosmonautsbecamefirsttravelerinspacein1961.
ThefirstAmericanAstronauttogointospacewasAllenShepherd
RussianCosmonautvalleypolyakovholdstherecordforthelongeststayinspace.Hespent437daysin
orbitintheMirSpaceStation.
WhatwasthefirstfoodconsumedonthemooninApollo11Turkey
Thefirstpersontoorbittheearthinspace.JohnGlenn
ColumbiaSpaceshuttlebrokeuponreentrytoEarthonFeb1,2003.
Skylabwasspacelaboratorylaunchedin1973byUSA.
FirstwomeninspaceValentineTereshkovewentintospaceinVostoc6on16June1963.
OnJuly20,1969,NeilArmstrongandEdwinAldrenlandedonthemoon.
GeostationaryOrbitisataheightof36,000km.
PathfinderisrobotcraftthatlandedonMarsin1997.

VARIOUSSCIENCES
Taxidermymeansstuffingdeadanimals
Stenographymeansshorthandwriting
Psoriasisisalearningdisability
Paleontologyisstudyoffossils.
Hematologyisthestudyofblood.
Studyofearthisgeology
Acousticsisthescienceofsound
Cytologyisthestudyofcell
Entomologyisthestudyofinsects.
Apicultureisscienceofbeekeeping
Ornithologyisthescienceofbirds
Philologyisthescienceoflanguages
Oncologyisthestudyofcancer
Exobiologyisthestudyoflifeinouterspace
Numismaticsisthestudyofcoins
EugenicsisthestudyofalteringhumansbychangingtheirgenesoritreferstoImprovementofhuman
race
Ethologyisthestudyofanimalbehavior
Anthropologyisthestudyoforiginandphysicalandculturaldevelopmentofmankind
Carpologyisthestudyoffruitsandseeds.
Pathologydealswithdiseases
Histologydealswithorganictissues
Pedologyisthestudyofsoil
Cryogenicsdealswiththeproduction,controlandapplicationoflowtemperatures
Seismologyisstudyofmovementsinsideearthscrust
Ambidextrousisonewhocanwritewithbothhands.
Astrophysicsisabranchofastronomywhichdealswiththephysicalandchemicalnatureofheavenly
bodies.
.Aetiologyisthestudyofcausesofdisease.
Conchologyisthestudyofshells.
Cryptologyisthestudyofcodes.
Dendrologyisthestudyoftrees.
Ergonomicsisthestudyofrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandtheirworkingenvironment.
Graphologyisthestudyofhandwriting.
Ichthyologyinthestudyoffish.
Psychologicalstudyoflifeinartificialenvironmentiscalledbiopsy.
FormsandfeaturesarestudiesunderthebranchofMarphology.
Paleontologyisthestudyoffossils.
PhycologyisthestudyofAlgae.
Mycologyisthestudyoffungi.
TheartofcompilingdictionaryiscalledLexicography.
Anthropologyisthestudyofman.
Cartographyistheartofmakingmapsandcharts.
Philatelyishobbyofstampcollecting.
Thebranchofzoology,whichdealswiththestudyofinsectsiscalledentomology
TheproductionofgenerallyidenticalreproductioniscalledasCloning
ApetrologiststudieswhatRockshistoryformationetc
AnonomasticianstudieswhatNames
ThanatologyisthestudyofwhatDeath
ThestudyofhumanpopulationiscalledDemography.
WhatdoesanotologiststudyTheearanditsdiseases
NoologistsstudywhatTheMind
SemiologyisthestudyofwhatSignals
WhatissilvicultureForestry
WhatisXylographyWoodEngraving
Paleontologyisthescienceofhistoryoflife.
Meteorologyisthestudyofstudyofweather.
Cryptographyisthestudywhichdealswiththesecretwriting.
Hydroponicsmeanscultivationoftheplantswithoutuseofsoil.
Hyetologyisthestudyofrainfall.
Mycologyisthestudyoffungusandfungidiseases.
Numismaticsisthestudyofcoins.
Petrologyisthestudyofrocksintheearthscrust.
Amniocentesisisamethodfordeterminationoffoetalsex.
WhatisSteganography:Invisibleinkwriting
IchthyologistsstudywhatFish
Whatdoesapsephologiststudy:VotingElections
WhatisstudiedinAerologyPlanetMars
WhatdoesaphilologiststudyLanguages
OrthoepyisthestudyofwhatWordpronunciation
AphilomathhasaloveofwhatLearning
WhatisanidologistinterestedinBirdsnests
WhatisphilographyAutographcollecting
Agronomyisthescienceofsoilmanagement.
Penologyisthestudy,theoryandpracticeofprisonmanagement&criminalrehabilitation.
ChemicalpreservationofdeadorganismsinliquidiscalledCryoBilogy.
OrthoepyisthestudyofwhatWordpronunciation
WhatdoesaphilologiststudyLanguages
Chlamadomonasisunicellularplant

VARIOUSPROCESSES
Chemicalunionoftwoormoremoleculesofthecompoundtoformlargermoleculesiscalled
Polymerization.
Theprocessbywhichplantstakefoodisphotosynthesis
Reductionistheremovalofoxygenatoms
Oxidationisthecombinationofoxygenorremovalofhydrogen
Horticultureisthecultivationofflowers,fruitsandvegetable
Pastevurizationistheprotectionoffoodbyheating
MethodofpreparationofwarnishwasdiscoveredbyJabirbinHayaan
Iftemperaturerisesgraduallyupto40deg:C,therateofphotosynthesismaystopaltogether

VITAMINS
DeficiencyofvitaminAcausesdrynessofskinandnightblindness
SkinfoodisVitaminC
VitaminCisalsocalledAscorbicAciditpreventsscurvy
VitaminCisalsonecessaryforutilizationofiron
ThefoodwhichcontainslargestamountofVitaminCistomato
CodliveroilcontainsVitaminD
Collagenisthesubstancethatgiveselasticitytoskin
VitaminEpromotesoxygenationandactsasantiaging
Carbondioxidewereleasecomesfromfoodweeat
VitaminB2haswhatothernameRiboflavin
Fatsaremadeofcarbon,hydrogenandoxygen
VitaminEiscalledantiagingagent
VitaminEhelpsinfertilityprocess
VitaminBhelpsmaintainnormalappetiteandgooddigestion
ProteinfoundinmilkisCasein,inbeansisLegumes,inmeatismyosinandineggsisalbumin
WatersolublevitaminareBandCandallotherarefatsoluble
VitaminAisstoredasEsterinliver
VitaminAisfoundincarotenebearingplants
VitaminKhelpstoformprothrobin(fibrogin)oneoftheenzymeshelpfulinbloodclotting
VitaminEisnecessaryforironutilizationnormalreproductivefunction.VitaminEisforreproduction.
VitaminAisfoundinDairyproducts
DeficiencyofVitaminAcausesNightblindness.
ToomuchpresenceofthePotassiumsaltinhumanbloodincreasetheriskofheartattack.
ThelackofcalciuminthedietcauseswhatconditionRickets
Cellulosesarecarbohydrates.
Milkcontainslactose.
VitaminCisapreventorofinfectiousdisease
VitaminCisalsocalledSkinfood
VitaminCcaneasilybelostincookingandfoodstorage
VitaminDisessentialforcalciummetabolism.
VitaminChastenshealingofwounds
VitamincapableofformationofbloodisB12
RichessourceofVitaminDiscodeliveroil
RichessourceofVitaminAiseggs
DeficiencyofCalciumleadstorickets
VitaminB1isavailableisyeast.
Scury,arisingduetodeficiencyofvitaminC,itisrelatedtoGastrointestinaldisorder.
Sodiumisnecessaryofnervoussystem.
VitaminDisessentialforcalciummetabolism.
CheesecontainsvitaminD.
VitaminCcannotbestoredinhumanbody.
Scurvy,arisingduetodeficiencyofvitaminC,itisrelatedtoGastrointestinaldisorder.
Sodiumisnecessaryofnervoussystem.
Groundnuthasmaximumprotein
DigestionoffatinintestineisaidedbyEmulsification
Hair,fingernails,hoofs,etcareallmakeofprotein
Deficiencyofsodiumandpotassiumcausesmuscularcramps,headacheanddiahrae
Milkcontains80%water
Milkisacompletefood.
CheesecontainsvitaminD.
VitaminEisforreproduction.
DeficiencyofThiaminecausesBeriBeri.
Glucoseisthesourceofenergyforhumanbrain.
MajorcomponentofhoneyisGlucose
Threemainfoodnutrientsarecarbohydrates,proteinandfats.Otherarevitaminsandminerals
Meatisrichinironweneedtomakebloodcells
Eatingofcoconutincreasesmansmentalfaculties
Foodpoisoningcanresultfromtheeatingoftoomuchtoadstools.
VitamincisalsoknownasAscorbicAcid.
Cellulosesarecarbohydrates.
Milkcontainslactose
Ascorbicacidisessentialfortheformationofbonesandteeth.
Citricacidisagoodsubstitutionforascorbicacidinournutrition.
AguavacontainsmorevitaminCthananorange
Vitaminnotstoredinhumanbody..C

SCIENTISTS
IbnbaitarwasaBotanist
KitabalManazaronopticalworkswaswrittenbyIbnalHaitham
MamoonobservatorywasestablishedduringthereignofCaliphMamoon
CirculationofbloodwasdescribedbyamuslimscientistnameNafisAbdulalHasan.
AlKhwarizimiwasfirstpersonwhousedzero.
MuslimscientistAlialTabariisfamousforhisworkon___(medicalsciences)
AlBerunidiscoveredthatlighttravelsfasterthansound.
NOBLEPRIZE
Astronomerscannotbenominatedfornobleprize
MariecurietwicewonNoblePrize.
FirstNobelPrizeswereawardedon10Dec:1901.
WhatcountryawardstheNobelpeaceprizeNorway
WhowontheNobelPeacePrizein1972Nobody
WhorefusedtheNobelLiteratureprizein1958BorisPasternak
WhowasthefirstAmericantoreceivetheNobelLiteratureprizeSinclairLewis
WhichNobelPrizeisnotawardedannuallyinStockholmPeace
MotherTeresawasawardedNobelPrizeinthefieldofpeace.
TheNewYorkTimesreceivedfivePulitzerprizesof2009forinvestigative,breakingnewsandinternational
reporting,featurephotographyandcriticism.
AnotedIndianwildlifebiologist,DrM.D.Madhusudan,DirectorofNatureConservationFoundation
FourpersonshavebeenawardedNobelPrizetwice.
VantHoffwasthefirstNobelLaureateinChemistry.
WoleSoyinkaisaNobelPrizewinnerforliterature.HeisfromNigeria.
WhichfieldwasnotincludedbyAlfredNobeloriginallyEconomics
Persongettingthenobelpeaceprizein2008wasofthecountry.Finland
AlfredNobelwasborninStockholm,Sweden,morethan150yearsago.Inwhatyearwasheborn?Alfred
Nobelwasbornin1833
WhatdidAlfredsfather,Immanuel,doforaliving?Alfredsfatherwasanengineerandinventor.
AlfredNobelnevermarried.
AfutureNobelLaureateworkedforashortperiodoftimeasAlfredNobelssecretary.Who?Berthavon
Suttner
AlfredNobeldiedon10December1896,butnotinSweden,hishomecountry.Wheredidhedie?Alfred
NobeldiedinSanRemo,Italy.
WhydidAlfredNobelestablishaprizeinhiswill?AlfredNobelwantedtoawardthegreatestbenefitsto
mankind.
WhichNobelcategorydoesnotyethaveasinglefemalelaureate?Economics
WhowonthefirstNobelPrizeinPhysics?Roentgen.
WhichsinglewinnerwonthemostnumberofNobelPrizes?InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross.
WhowasthefirstnonEuropeantowintheNobelPrizeinLiterature?RabindranathTagore
MathematicsisnotavalidNobelPrizecategory.
InwhatyeardidthemostpeopledeclinetheirNobelPrize?1939
WhowastheonlypersontowintheNobelPrizetwiceinPeaceandChemistry?LinusPauling
WhowastheonlypersontowintheNobelPrizetwiceinbothPhysicsandChemistry?MarieCurie
Namethesixcategoriesforwhichtheprizesareawarded.Physics,Chemistry,PhysiologyorMedicine,
Literature,PeaceandEconomics.
ForwhichcategorywasaNobelPrizegivenstarting1969?Economics.
WhoawardsthePeacePrize?TheNorwegianNobelCommittee.
MaxPlanckreceivedthenobleprizeinPhysicsin1918forhisdiscoveryof:energyquanta
ClimatechangecampaignerAlGoreandtheUNsIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangehavebeen
jointlyawardedtheNobelPeacePrize.
RabindraNathTagorewasthefirstIndian/SouthAsiantowinNobelPrize.(Literaturein1931).
FormerUSVicePresidentAlGorehaswonNoblePeacePrize2007forhiscampaignagainstGlobal
Warming.
MrGorewonanOscarforhisclimatechangefilmAnInconvenientTruth

ThefirstnegrotobeawardedtheNobelPeacePrizewasRalphJohnsonBunche
RabindarnathTagorewonfirstNobelPrizefromSouthAsia.
ThefirstMuslimNobelLaureatewas:AnwarSadaatofEgypt
NobelPrizeholderUNinstitutions..UNHCR,UAEA

NATIONALEMBLEM
NationalEmblemofBritainisRoseLion.
NationalEmblemofBangladeshisWaterLily.
NationalEmblemofChinaisNarcissus.
NationalEmblemofEgyptisLotus.
NationalEmblemofFranceisLily.
NationalEmblemofIranisRose.
NationalEmblemofKuwaitisFalcon.
NationalEmblemofPakistanisCrescentJasmine.
NationalEmblemofSyriaisEagle.
NationalEmblemofSriLankaisLion.
NationalEmblemofNetherlandsisLion.

FAMOUSEPITHETS
WhatcityisknownasTheworldschocolatecapital:HersheyPennsylvania
WhichcountriesnametranslatesaslandofthefreeThailand

ThecountryknownastheLandofThunderboltsisBhutan

RomeisalsoknownasCityofSevenHills.
PenangiscalledthePearlofEast.
SandwichIslandiscalledtoHawaiiIsland.
DetroitisknownastheMotorCity.
BritainofsouthiscalledtoNewZealand.
BufferstateofAsiaiscalledtoAfghanistan.
CockpitofEuropeiscalledtoBelgium.
CrossroadofWesternEuropeiscalledtoBelgium.
EmeraldIslandiscalledtoIreland.
FlowergardentoEuropeiscalledtoNetherlands.
GiftofNileiscalledofEgypt.
GreatBritainofthePacificiscalledtoJapan.
IslandcontinentiscalledtoAustralia.
HornofAfricaiscalledtoSomalia.
KeytoMediterraneaniscalledtoGibraltar.
LandofcontrastsiscalledtoColombia.
LandoffreepeopleiscalledtoThailand.
LandoffertilefieldsiscalledtoAlgeria.
LandofgoldenfiberiscalledtoBangladesh.
LandofmidnightsuniscalledtoNorway.
LandofmilkandhoneyiscalledtoLebanon.
LandofmorningcalmiscalledtoKorea.
LandofmightyriversiscalledtoNigeria.
LandofmountainiscalledtoNepal.
LandofrisingsuniscalledtoJapan.
LandofThousandIslandiscalledtoIndonesia.
LandofpurepeopleiscalledtoPakistan.
LandofwhiteelephantiscalledtoThailand.
PillarsofHerculesiscalledtoGibraltar.
PlaygroundofEuropeiscalledtoSwitzerland.
RemnantofmightyempireiscalledtoAustria.
SorrowofchinaiscalledtoHawangHoo.
SwitzerlandofAfricaiscalledtoSwaziland.
SiteofAncientCivilizationiscalledtoIraq.
WhitemansGraveiscalledtoGuinea.
BrasiliaofPakistaniscalledtoIslamabad.
CityofanglesiscalledtoBangkok.
CityofbazaarsiscalledtoCairo.
CityofcollegesiscalledtoLahore.
CityofconferenceiscalledtoGeneva.
CityofcosmonautsiscalledtoMoscow.
CityofeternalspringiscalledtoQuito.
CityofgoldentempleiscalledtoAmritsar.
CityofGoldenGateiscalledtoSanFrancisco.
CityofmosquesiscalledtoDhaka.
CityofparksiscalledtoKiev.
CityofpalacesiscalledtoCalcutta.
CityofpopeiscalledtoRome.
CityofspaceflightsiscalledtoCapeKennedy.
CityofpeaceiscalledtoBaghdad.
ForbiddenCityiscalledtoLahaska.
GatewaytotheeastiscalledtoBeirut.
GatewaytothegulfiscalledtoAbuDhabi.
GatewaytoIndiaiscalledtoBombay.
GatewaytoPakistaniscalledtoKarachi.
LittlePakistaniscalledtoBradford.
ManchesterofPakistaniscalledtoFaisalabad.
PyramidcityiscalledtoCairo.
RosepinkcityiscalledtoJaipur.
WindycityiscalledtoChicago.
LusitanianisthealternativenameofPortugal.
EmeraldIslandiscalledtoIreland.
LandofProphetsiscalledtoPalestine.
YellowRiverisknownasChinasSorrowbecauseofdevastatingfloods.
GibraltarofthewestissaidtoQuebec.
ZambiaisknownascountryofCopper
AlbaniameanstheLandofEagles.
ArgentianmeansLikeSilver.
Bahrainmeanstwoseas.
BrazilmeansRedwood.
CostaRicameansRichcoast.
CyprusmeansLandofcopper.
GuuatnemalameanLandofEagles.
JamaicameansGoodwater.
KuwaitmeansFort.
LiberiameansLandoffreepeople.
Netherlandsmeanslowland.
Nigeriameansagreatriver.
SierraLeonemeansLionMountains.
Singaporemeanscityoflions.
SudanmeansLandofblackpeople.
TurkeymeansLandofTurks.
WhichcountryispopularlycalledTheLandoftheMapleLeaf?Canada
MistressoftheEasternSeasisepithetreferredtoSriLanka.
HongKongiscalledasPearloftheOrient.
WhichworldscityisknownasTheGoldenCityPragueCzech
WhatplacewasnicknamedThePearloftheOrientManillaPhilippines
WhatcountriesnametranslatesaslionmountainsSierraLeone
WhatplaceisnicknamedTheCityofLiliesFlorence
MesopotamiameansBetweentwoRivers
COUNTRIESWITHCAPITALS&Currencies
COUNTRYCAPITALCURRENCY
AfghanistanKabulAfghani
AlgeriaAlgiers
ArgentinaBuenosAires
AustraliaCanberraAustralianDollar
AustriaVienna
AzerbaijanBaku
BelgiumBrussels
BhutanThimphu
BosniaHerzegovinaSarajevo
CanadaOttawa
ChinaBeijingYuan
CubaHavana
CyprusNicosia
DenmarkCopenhagenKrone
EgyptCairoPound
FranceParisFranc
GorgiaTibillsi
GermanyBerlinDeutscheMark
GreeceAthens
HungaryBudapest
IndiaNewDelhiRupee
IndonesiaJakartaRupiah
IranTehranRiyal
IraqBaghdadDinar
IrelandDublin
IsraelTelAvivShekel
ItalyRomePesso
JapanTokyoYen
JordanOman
KazakhastanAstana
NorthKoreaPyongyang
SouthKoreaSeoulwon
KyrgyzstanBishkekSom
LebanonBeirut
LibyaTripoliDinal
MalaysiaKualaLumpurRinggit
MaldivesMale
MoroccoRabat
NepalKathmanduRupaia
NetherlandsAmsterdamGuilder
NewZealandWellington
NigeriaAbuja
NorwayOsloKrone
PhillippinesManila
PolandBudapest
QatarDoha
RussiaMoscowRuble
SaudiArabiaRiyadhRiyal
BulgariaSofia
SingaporeSingaporeDollar
SouthAfricaPretoriaandCapeTownRand
SpainMadrid
SriLankaColombo
SudanKhartoum
SwedenStockholmKrona
SwitzerlandBern
SyriaDamascusPound
TaiwanTaipei
TajikistanDushanbe
ThailandBankok
TurkeyIstanbulLira
TurkmenistanAshgabad
UkraineKiev
UAEAbuDhabi
UKLondon
USWashingtonD.C
UzbekistanTashkent
VietnamHanoi
YemenSanaa
EritreaAsmara
BangladeshDhakaTaka

CHANGEDNAMES
OldNameNewName
PipriBinQasim.
LyallapurFaisalabad.
AbyssiniaEthiopia.
BurmaMyanmar.
CeylonSrilanka.
DuchEastIndiesIndonesia.
FrenchSudanMali.
HelvetiaSwitzerland.
MogyarzaqHungry.
MesopotamiaIraq.
NajdandHejazSaudiArabia.
NewGrandaColombia.
NipponJapan.
PersiaIran.
SiamThailand.
SouthRhodesiaZimbabwe.
SouthWestAfricaNamibia.
SovietUnionRussianFederation.
TurkmeniaTurkmenistan.
UpperVoltaBurkinaFaso.
UrumdiBrumdi.
ConstantinopleIstanbul.
ChristianaOslo.
FormosaTaiwan.
GreenlandKalaalletNunaat.
HollandNetherlands.
CombodiaKampuchea.
KrugnThepBangkok.
LeningardSt.Petersburg.
MontgomerySahiwal.
BurmaMyanmar.
PeikingBeijing.
PersiaIran.
RhodesiaZimbabwe.
SalisburyHarare.
TripoliLibya.
MadrasChennai.
EdoTokyo.
TemasekSingapore.
StalinabadDushanbe.
UnitedArabRepublicEgypt.
JabaliTariqGibraltar
EquatorialAfricaChad
RayIsfahan
PataliputraPatna
SankiangXinjiang
OldnameofTamilNaduisMadrasState.
TheearliernameofNewYorkcitywasNewAmsterdam
Priortoindependence,GhanawascalledGoldCoast.
AfghanistanwasknownasAriana.
ThenewnameofYalamlamisAsSadiya.
ThenameofMesopotamiawaschangestoIraqintheyear1935.
TheearliernameofNewYorkcitywasNewAmsterdam

IMPORTANTORGANISATIONS&PACTS
NameFoundedMemberHeadquarter
ADB1986Philippines
ArabLeague194522Cairo
ASEANAug8,19679Jakarta,foundedatBangkok.
COMECON1948Havana.
ColomboPlan1stJuly1951Colombo(Srilanka)
CommonWealth193153London.
CouncilofEurope194934Strasbourg.
CISJan199112
D815June1997FoundedatTurkey,HQTurkey.
ECOJan19858Tehran.
GCC19816Riyadh
ICJ1951Geneva.
ICRC1883Geneva.
Interpol1956Lyon(France)
NAM1961
OIC22to25Sep196956JeddahestablishedinRabat(Morocco).
SAARC8,198578KatmanduestablishedatDhaka.
NATO1949Brussels.
SEATOSep8,1954founderatManila,endedin1977.
UNO24Oct1945NewYork.
WarsawPact14thMay1955.Dissolvedin1991.
TermofnonpermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncilis2years.
GeneralAssemblyandSecurityCouncilappointsthejudgesofInternationalCourtofJustice.
RCDwaschangedtoECOinJan1985.
G8wasestablishedon22September1985.G8wasoriginallytheG5butwasexpandedwhenCanada,
ItalyandRussiajointedinJune1997.
EuropeanUnioncameintobeingonJanuary1,2000,EUadoptedEurocurrencyin2001.Itsheadquarter
isinBrussels(Belgium).
InternationalEnergyAgencywasfoundedin1974itsheadquarterisinParis(France).
InternationalOlympicCommitteewasformedin1984itsheadquarterisinLausanne(Switzerland).
TheheadquarterofinternationalRedCrossandRedCrescentisinGeneva(Switzerland).
OrganizationofPetroleumandExportingCountrieswasfoundedinBaghdadin1960itsheadquarterisin
Vienna(Austria).
TheorganizationofEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentwasfoundedin1961itsheadquarterisin
Paris(France).
Theworldcouncilofchurcheswasestablishedin1948inAmsterdam(Netherlands),itsheadquarterisin
Geneva(Switzerland).
NorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement,itsoriginliesinthefreetradeagreementsignedbytheUSAand
Canadain1989.
TheorganizationofAfricanUnitywasfoundedin1963itsheadquarterisinAddisAbaba(Ethiopia).
TheorganizationofArabPetroleumExportingCountrieswasfoundedin1968,itsheadquarterisinCairo
(Egypt).
OrganizationofAmericanStatewasfoundedin1948itsheatquarterisinWashingtonDC(USA).
Thereare76countriesinWTO.
ChinabecamethememberoftheWorldTradeOrganizationon11December2001
OPANALstandsforAgencyfortheProhibitionofNuclearWeaponsinLatinAmerica.
OPANALwasformedon2ndDecember,1969,itsheadquarterisinMexicoCity.
OECSstandsofOrganizationofEasternCaribbeanStates,establishedon18thJune,1981.
TheheadquarterofOECSisinCasries(St.Lucia).
UNhas6principleorgans.
SecurityCouncilhas5permanentmembers.
TheEconomicandSocialCouncilactsascoordinatingbodyforthenumerousspecializedagencies
createdbytheUN.Thecouncilhas54memberselectedforthetermof3years.
Theinternationalcourtofjusticecomprises15judges.
TheIBRDwasestablishedin27thDec1945.
SteelPactwassignedbetweenItalyandGermanyon22ndMay1939atBerlin.
CampDavidAccordmadebetweenEgyptandIsraelon17Sep1978.
Locarnopactsignedon16thOctober,1925,signedatLocarno.
FourPowerPactwassignedon16thJuly,1933atParis.
CENTOwassignedon24thFeb,1955inBaghdad.
BalkanPactwassignedon9thFeb,1934.
EisenhowerDoctrinewasannouncedin1957.
EntenteCordialewasformedinApril1904,theagreementwassignedbetweenEnglandandFrance.
DawesPlanwasintroducedin1924.
CTBTopenedforsignaturefromSep24,1996.
KELLOGGBriandpactwassignedby15stateson27thAugust,1928,itwassignedinParis.
RioSummitwasheldinRiodeJaneroon14th1992.
Accordingtotheyoungplan(1929)announcedafterthefirstworldwarGermanywasrequiredtopay100
milliondollarsininstallments.
UNsresolution1441aboutIraqwaspassedinNov2002.
AmnestyInternationalisaninternationalorganizationwhichworksforthereleaseofthepoliticalprisoners.
ItwasestablishedbypeterBomensonintheyearof1961.
In1941theAtlanticCharterwassignedbyChurchillandRoosevelt.
TrumanDoctrineannouncedon12March1947aboutthesecurityofGreeceandTurkey.
USSRanditsalliessignedWarsawpactintheyear1955.
ThefamousDumbartonOaksconference,whichformulatedproposalsaboutUNcharter,washeldinDec
1944.
On14thAugust1941,USpresidentF.DRooseveltandBritishPremierW.ChurchillsignedtheAtlantic
Charteronabattleship.
VerailliesTreatywassignedin1919.
BostanTeapartytoolplacein1773.
ThecivilrightactwhichwaspassedinUSAin1964wastheresultoftheMarchof250000people
organizedbyMartinLutherkingin1963.
ThefamousXYZaffairtoolplacewhenanAmericandelegationvisitedEngland.
Potsdamconferencewasheldin1945.
MamoonAbdulGavvum(PMofMaldives)saidSAARCisabrainchild.
NapoleanI,firstpersontocallEnglishanationofshopkeepers.
Geniusisonepercentinspirationand99percentperspirationthesewordsaresaidbyThomasA.Edison.
Hippocratessaidthatextremeremediesaremostappropriateforextremedisease.
Archimedessaidthatgivemebutonefirmspotonwhichtostand,andIwillmovetheearth.
Leonardodavinciobservedthateverymanatthreeyearsoldishalfhisheight.
DarseNinamiawasintroducedinIndoPakbyMullaMizamUdDin.
Interpolwasfoundedin1923inwhatcityVienna
TheAsiandevelopmentbankestablishedin1966withheadquarterlocatedatMANILA(philipines).
Eqypt,Iraq,jorden,Lebanon,SaudiArab,SyriaandYemenarethefoundernationsofthearableague.
Asiandevelopmentbankwasestablishedin1966withheadquarterlocatedatmanila(philipine)
TheInternationalcourtofJusticeislocatedinHague,Holland
WHOisnottheprincipalorganoftheUnitedNations.
DeclarationofHumanRightswasadoptedonDec:10,1948.
GreenPeacehasnoformalstructureandSecretariat.
WhowerethethreestatesmenwhoformulatedNonAlignedMovement(NAM):Nehru,Nasser,Tito
internationalheadquarterofTransparencyInternational(TI}
islocatedinBerlin,Germany.ThefounderoftheorganisationisPeterEigen
ThepermanentSecretariatofSAARCisestablishedat:Khatmandu
HowmanyofficialworkinglanguagesarerecognizedbyUNO:6
WhowasthefirstAsianSecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNations?U.Thant
BadenPowelwasthefounderofBoyScoutandCivilGuidesMovement.
CISare11independentstatesoftheformerSovietUnionknownasCommonwealthofIndependent
States.

HEADQUARTERSOFWORLDORGANISATIONS
TheheadquarterofFoodandAgricultureOrganizationisinRome(Italy).
TheheadquarterofInternationalAtomicEnergyAgencyisinVienna(Austria).
ThehealquarterofInternationalCivilAviationOrganizationisinMontral(Canada).
TheheadquarterofInternationalFundforAgriculturalDevelopmentisinRome(Italy).
TheheadquarterofInternationalLaborOrganizationisinGeneva(Switzerland).
TheheadquarterofInternationalMonetaryFundisinWashington(USA).
TheheadquarterofInternationalMaritimeOrganizationisinLondon(UK).
TheheadquarterofInternationalTelecommunicationUnionisinGeneva(Switzerland).
TheheadquarterofUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)isinParis(France).
TheheadquarterofUnitedNationsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganizationisinVienna(Austria).
TheheadquarterofUniversalPostalUnionisinBerne(Switzerland).
TheheadquarterofWorldHealthOrganizationisinGeneva(Switzerland).
TheheadquarterofWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganizationisinGeneva(Switzerland).
TheheadquarterofWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationisinGeneva(Switzerland).
TheheadquarterofWorldBankorIBRDisinWashington(USA).
TheheadquarterofWorldTradeOrganizationisinGeneva(Switzerland).
TheheadquarterofUnitedNationDevelopmentProgramisinNewYork(USA).
TheheadquarterofUnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugeesisinGeneva(Switzerland).
TheheadquarterofUnitedNationsInternationalChildrensEmergencyFundisinNewYork(USA).
TheheadquarterofUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyisinVienna(Austria).
HeadquartersofWWFareinVienna,Austria.
SAARCwasformedinDecember,1985.
SAARCHumanResourceDevelopmentCentreislocatedatIslamabad.
HQofUniversalPostalUnionisinBerne.
NewZealandsDonMcKinnonisthefirstsecretarygeneralofcommonwealth.
FirstIslamicSummitwasheldatRabatin1969.
SecondIslamicSummitwasheldatLahorein1974.
1n1948theUNdrawnupacharterofcivilandpoliticalrights.
FirstSecretaryGeneralofUNwasTregavLeeofNorway.
KofiAnangotnoblepeacepricein2001.
UNOworldwascoinedbyF.DRoosevelt.
KofiAnanisthe7thSecretaryGeneralofUNO.
WhatwasthefirstcountrytoleavetheUnitedNationsIndonesia
DonMcKinnonisthesecretaryGeneralofCommonwealth.
Thetermofthejudgesoftheinternationalcourtofjusticeis9years.
ILOisnotanorganoftheUN.
FirstcitytobeplacedunderUNwasSarajevo.
TheUNobserved1998asthehumanrightsyearwiththethemeAllHumanRightsforAll.
ICJhas15judges,anytwoofwhomcannotbeofthesamenationality.
MyanmarisnotamemberofSAARC.
UNCharterwassignedonJune26,1945andcameintoforceonOctober24,1945.
OliveBranchistheemblemoftheU.N.
FivepermanentmembersofU.NSecurityCouncilareChina,France,Russia,UKandUS.
UNSecurityCouncilhasfivepermanentand10nonpermanentmembers.
BangladeshisnotamemberofASEAN.
AsperSAFTAagreement,India,Pakistan&SriLankahavetodecreasetheircustomdutiesto05%by
2013.
EstoniaisnotamemberofCIS.
PortugueseisnotanofficiallanguageofUN.
ICJhasissuedthearrestwarrantofOmaralBasherofSudan
TheUnitedStatesofAmericahasuseditsvetopowermorethananyotherpermanentmember
G7isthegroupofsevenrichindustralialnationsBritain,Canada,France,Germany,Italy,Japanandthe
US.
TheUNOoriginatedduringthesecondworldwar.Itscharterwasdrawnupfrom25thAprilto26thJune,
1945atSanFranciscowhichwassignedby51countries.
In1971thepeoplerepublicofchinawasgivenmembershipofUNObyexpellingTaiwan.
TheUNIndustrialDevelopmentOrganizationhasitsheadquartersatVienna.
UniversalDeclarationofHumanRightswasadoptedin1948.
Initially,Arableaguehassevencountries.
HeadquarterofArabLeagueislocatedinCairo.ArabLeaguewasestablishedon22ndMarch1945.
AmnestyInternationalwasestablishedinLondonbytheBritishLawyer,PeterBenensonin1961
TheInternationalcourtofjusticewasconstitutedon26thJune1945
TheCharterofUnitedNationsconsistsof111articles.
TheCommonWealthofAustraliacameintoexistencein1901.
Article55oftheUNCharterpromotesinternationalHumanRights.
Territorialwaterstraditionallyarerecognizedtoextendhowfarfromastatescoastline?12miles.
Astatesexecutiveeconomiczone(EEZ)isrecognizedtoextendhowfarfromthecoastline?12miles
ECOSOChasbeenestablishedunderchapter10oftheUNcharter
UnitedArabEmiratesisafederationof7Emirates.
SwitzerlandjoinedtheUNduring2002.
AfricanDevelopmentBankwasestablishedin1964.
TheprincipalorgansofUnitedNationsareSix.

UnitedNationsspendsalionsshareofitsbudgetonRefugeesrehabilitations
TheUNOoriginatedduringtheSecondWorldWar.Itscharterwasdrawnupfrom25thAprilto26thJune,
1945atSanFranciscowhichwassignedby51countries.
WhatfamousbattlewasfoughtatPancenoitWaterloo(fourmilesaway)
TransparencyInternationalisbasedinBerlin.
WhereistheheadquarteroftheAmnestyInternationallocated:London
ArabMagribUnionconsistsofFiveStates.
UniversalDeclarationofHumanRightswasadoptedin1948.
ESCAPisEconomicandSocialCommissionforAsiaandPacific.ItsheadofficeisatBangkok.
HumanRightWatchdogheadquarterisin..NewYork
InwhichcityWorldEconomicforumusuallyholdsitsmeetings?TheWorldEconomicForum(WEF)isa
GenevabasednonprofitfoundationbestknownforitsannualmeetinginDavos,Switzerland

IMPORTANTDAYS
InternationalDayfortheeliminationofracialdiscriminationisobservedon21March.
Worldenvironmentdayisobservedon5thJune.
Internationaldayofpeaceisobservedon3rdTuesdayofSeptember.
Worldfooddayisobservedon16October.
Internationalwomensdayisobservedon8thMarch.
Worldhealthdayisobservedon7thApril.
Universalchildrensdayisobservedon20November.
Worldsaidsdayisobservedon1December.
Unitednationsdayisobservedon24thOctober.
Internationaldayofdisabledpersonisobservedon3December.
Humanrightsdayisobservedon10December.
Pressdayiscelebratedon3rdMay.
KashmirSolidarityDayisobservedon5Feb.
InFrancetheBastilleDayiscelebratedon14thJuly.
InternationalLiteracydayisobservedon8Sep.
Worldchildrendayisobservedon8thMarch.
Humanrightsdayisobservedon10thDec.
Dayagainstdrugtraffickingisobservedon26June.
22Marchiscelebratedastheworlddayforwater.
11thJulyisknownasWorldPopulationDay.
Kashmirsolidaritydayiscelebratedalloverthecountryon5thFebruary.
World`steacherdaywasobservedonoctober5,2005inpakistan.
InternationalLiteracyDayiscelebratedonSeptember8.
InternationalOzoneDayisobservedonSeptember16.
Theyear1998wasobservedastheInternationalYearofOcean.
CommonwealthDayisobservedonMay24everyyear.
HumanRightsDayisobservedon10thDecembereveryyear.
NoSmokingDayisobservedonApril7.
WorldBookDayisobservedonApril23.
WorldEnvironmentDayisobservedonJune5.
3rdmayworldpressfreedomday
Worldliteracydayiscelebratedon8thSeptember

IMPORTANTBOOKS&THEIRAUTHORS
ShahnamaiIslamwaswrittenbyHafeezJalandri.
ManwhoruledIndiawaswrittenbyPhilipWoodruff.
ThebookconfessionwaswrittenbyRousseau.
QuaideAzamJinnah.ThestoryofaNationiswrittenbyG.Allana.
HeroesandHeroWorshipwaswrittenbyCarlyle.
FoundationofPakistanwaswrittenbySharifuddinPirzada.
RubaiyatofOmarKhayyamwaswrittenbyEdwardFitzgeranld.
GitanjaliwaswrittenbyRabindranathTagore.
AsrarekhudiiswrittenbyAllamaIqbal
BaleJibriliswrittenbyAllamaIqbal
BangedaraiswrittenbyAllmaIqbal
BostaniswrittenbySheikhSaadi
DarbariAkbariiswrittenbyAzad,MuhammadHussain
GulistaniswrittenbySheikhSaadi
HayatiJawidiswrittenbyHali
JavaidNamaiswrittenbyAllamaIqbal
JawabeShikwahiswrittenbyAllamaIqbal
KtabalShifaiswrittenbyIbnSina
MiratulAroosiswrittenbyNazirAhmed
MuqaddamahiswrittenbyIbnKhaldun
ShaeroShaeriiswrittenbyAltafHussainHali
MussaddasiHaliiswrittenbyAltafHussainHali
NaqsheFaryadiiswrittenbyFaizAhmedFaiz
PayameMashriqiswrittenbyAllamaIqbal
ShahnamaiswrittenbyFirdausi
TehzeebalIkhlaqiswrittenbySirSyedAhmedKhan
TafhimulquraniswrittenbySyedAbdulalaMaudoodi.
YadgariGalibiswrittenbyHali
ZabureAnjamiswrittenbyDr.AllamaIqbal
ZarbeKaleemiswrittenbyDr.AllamaIqbal
ArabianNightsiswrittenbySirRichardButon
AnIdealHusbandiswrittenbyOscarWilde
AwomanofNoimportanceiswrittenbyOscarWild
AnimalFarmiswrittenbyGeorgeOrwell
AnthonyCleopatraiswrittenbyW.Shakespeare
AsyoulikeitiswrittenbyW.Shakespeare
CaesarandCleopatraiswrittenbyG.BShaw
ComedyofErrorsiswrittenbyW.Shakespeare
DaughteroftheEastiswrittenbyBenazirBhuto
DeclineandFallofRomanEmpireiswrittenbyEdwardGibbon
DoctorsDilemmaiswrittenbyG.BShaw
EastofAdeniswrittenbyJohnSteinbeck
FrenchRevolutioniswrittenbyTomasCarlyle
FreedomatMidnightiswrittenbyLarryCollinsandDominiqueLapiere
GonewiththeWindiswrittenbyMargaretMithchel
GreatExpectationsiswrittenbyCharlesDickens
GulliversTravelsiswrittenbyJonathanSwift
HamletiswrittenbyW.Shakespeare
IbnBattutaTravelsinAsiaandAfricaiswrittenbyIbnBattuta
JunglebookiswrittenbyRudyardKipling
JinnahofPakistaniswrittenbyStanleyWolpert
MythofindependenceiswrittenbyZ.ABhutto
WorldWariswrittenbyW.Churchill
MerchantofVeniceiswrittenbyShakerpeare
MuhammadAliJinnahiswrittenbyM.HSaiyid
MuchAdoAboutNothingiswrittenbyShakespeare
NineDaysWonderiswrittenbyJohnMasefield
NineteenEightyFouriswrittenbyGeorgeOrwell
OldmanandtheSeaiswrittenbyErnestHamingway
OliverTwistiswrittenbyCharlesDickens
OriginOfspeciesiswrittenbyCharlesDarwin
ParadiseLostiswrittenbyJohnMilton
PickwickpapersiswrittenbyCharlesDickens
PrideandPrejudiceiswrittenbyJaneAusten
RobinsonCrusoeiswrittenbyDanielDefoe
SenseandSensibilityiswrittenbyJaneAustin
SohrabandRustamMathewArnold
SocialContactiswrittenbyRousseau
TreasureIslandiswrittenbyR.LStevenson
TropicofCanceriswrittenbyHenryMiller
TwelfthNightiswrittenbyW.Shakespeare
ATaleofTwoCitiesiswrittenbyCharlesDickens
VanityofHumanWishesiswrittenbySamuelJohnson
WealthofNationiswrittenbyAdamSimith
ZulfiBhuttoofPakistaniswrittenbyStanleyWolpert
FaustiswrittenbyGoethe
MeinKampfiswrittenbyHitler
DivineComedyiswrittenbyDante
Odyssey(Greek)iswrittenbyHomer
UtopiaiswrittenbyThomasMooore
WarandPeaceiswrittenbyLeoTolstoy
CrimeandPunishmentiswrittenbyF.MDostovsky
CommunistManifestoiswrittenbyKarlMarxandEagles
DasCapitaliswrittenbyKarlMarx
TheidiotiswrittenbyDostoevsky
DonQuixotoiswrittenbyMiguelDeCervates
ThePrinceiswrittenbyMachiavelli
ConstitutionalDevelopmentofPakistaniswrittenbyG.WChoudhry
FiveThousandYearsofPakistaniswrittenbyWheelerR.E.M
ForeignPolicyofPakistaniswrittenbyZulifkarAliBhutto
Jinnah,CreatorofPakistaniswrittenbyHecorBolitho
MuslimSeparatisminIndiaandPakistaniswrittenbyAbdulHamid
PakistantheFormativePhaseiswrittenbyLawrenceZiring
PoliticalSyeteminPakistaniswrittenbyKhalidB.Saeed
PoliticsinPakistaniswrittenbyKhalidB.Saeed
QuaidiAzamandPakistaniswrittenbyAhmadHasanDani
StruggleforPakistaniswrittenbyI.HQureshi
TheEmergenceofPakistaniswrittenbyMohammadAliChoudhry
TheMakingofPakistaniswrittenbyK.KAziz
TowardsPakistaniswrittenbyWhaeeduzZaman
WorldPoliticsSince1945iswrittenbyP.Calvocrassi
KhusbooiswrittenbyParveenShakir
LailaMajnooiswrittenbyAmirKhusro
AkbarnamaiswrittenbyAbuFazal
AlQanoonfilTibiswrittenbyIbneSina
GreenBookiswrittenbyPresisdentMoamoorGadafi
RepubliciswrittenbyPlato
RevolutionandIndependenceiswrittenbyWordsWorth
RoadtoFreedomiswrittenbyBertrandRussel
RomeoandJulietiswrittenbyShakespeare
JoanofArciswrittenbyG.WShaw.
FoustwaswrittenbyGoethe.
ProfilesinCourageiswrittenbyHenryKissinger.
PickwickPaperswerewrittenbyCharlesDickens.
EastandEdenwaswrittenbyJohnSteinback.
AfarewelltoArmsiswrittenbyEarnestHemingway.
TravelinArabianDesertwaswrittenbyC.MDoughty.
ThespiritofIslamwaswrittenbySyedAmeerAli.
ThepoemShikwahandJawabeSikwahwaswrittenbyAllamaIqbal.
FiveThousandYearsofPakistanwaswrittenbyREMWheeler.
StruggleofPakistanwaswrittenbyI.HQureshi.
ThepoemAncientMarineristheworkofColeridge.
WhitePapersarepolicystatementspublishedbytheBritishparliamentonthesubjectoftremendouspublic
importance.
BlueBooksaretheofficialreportsoftheBritishGovernment.
WhiteBooksaretheofficialpublicationsofthecountrieslikePortugal,China,andGermany.
YellowBooksaretheofficialrecordsofFrance.
GreyBooksaretheofficialpolicyaswellasreportsoftheJapanesegovernment.
GreenBooksaretheofficialreportsoftheItaliangovernment.
OrangeBooksaretheofficialpublicationoftheNetherlands.
Leninwrotethestateandrevolution.
IbneKhaldunretiredasajudge.
AlGhazaliisknownasHujatulIslam.
ThenameofthebookwhichAlFarabiwroteisAraMadinatulFazila.
Platowrotethelaws.
Aristotlefoundedthelyceum.
MaowroteOncontradictions.
J.S.MillwroteOnliberty.
Witnesstosurrender=SiddiqueSaliq.
AshorthistoryofPak:=I.H.Qureshi.
DiscoveryofPak:=A.Aziz.
FoundationofPak:=SharifuddinPirzada.
FiveThousandYearsofPak::=R.E.M.Wheeler.
HistoryofFreedomMovement=I.H.Qureshi.
JinnahofPak:=StanleyWoolpert.
JinnahasIknowhim=AbdulHassanIsphahani.
TheMakingofPakistan=RichardSymonds.
TheMakingofPakistan=K.K.Aziz.
Jinnah:CreatorofPak:=HectorBolithio.
QuaideAzam:TheStoryofANation=G.Allana.
IndiawinsFreedom=AbdulKalamAzad.
EmergenceofPak:=Ch:RahmatAli.
TowardsPakistan=Wahiduzaman
TransferofPowerinIndia=V.P.Memon.
Pak:NagozeerTha=SyedHasanRaza.
QuaidiAzam&Pakistan=AhmedHassanDani.
FriendsnotMasters=AyubKhan.
ThePakistanIssue=NazirYarJung.
QuidwrotetheprefaceofMyLeader=ZiauddinAhmed.
MuslimNationalisminIndia=MalikHafeez.
PathwaytoPak:=Ch:Khaiquzzaman.
TheIndianMusalimans=W.W.Hunter.
OurStruggle=Mohd:Noman.
EvolutionofPak:SharifuddinPirzada.
Mohd:AliJinnah=G.Allana.
BirthofPak:=Dr.Sachin.
Pak:theHeartofAsia=LiaquatAliKhan.
IncompletePartition=AlastairLamb.
Birthofatragedy=Dr.TahirAmir.
MyLastdaywithQuaid=IlahiBux
OutlineofaschemeofIndianFederation=SirSikandarHayatKhan.
ThoughtonPakistan=Ambedkar.
FreedomatMidnight=LarryCollins
HayateJavedwaswrittenbyAltafHussainHali.
TheForgottenYearsisanautobiographyoffromForeignMinisterSirZafarullahKhan.
MissionwithMountabatten=AlanCampbellJohnson.
ReligiousThoughtofSayyidAhmedKhan==BahirAhmadDar.
TheCambridgeHistoryoftheBritishEmpire=H.H.Dodwell.
OxfordHistoryofIndia=VincentSmith.
India,Pakistan&theWest=PercivalSmith.
ThebookpartypoliticsinPakistan(194758)iswrittenbyK.K.AZIZ.
AliceinWonderlandisabookwrittenbyLewisCarrol.
EdwinaandNehruiswrittenbyCatherineClement.
BelovedisanovelauthoredbyToniMorrison.
ConquestofHappinesswasauthoredbyBertrandRussel.
CrossingtheThresholdofHopewasauthoredbyPopeJohnPaulII.
GulliversTravelisauthoredbyJonathanSwiftinwhichthereisdescriptionoftheislandofLilliputs.
HigherthanHopesisbiographyofNelsonMandela.
IndiaDividedisabookwrittenbyDr.RajenraParsad.
IndianWarofIndependenceisabookwrittenbyV.D.Savarkar.
KublaKhanisapoembyColeridge.
LifeDivineisabookwrittenbySriAurobindo.
MenarefromMars,WomenarefromVenusisthebookwrittenbyJohnGray.
MotherIndiaisabookwrittenbyKatherineMayo.
MyFrozenTurbulenceinKashmiriswrittenbyJagmohan.
UntoThisLastiswrittenbyRuskin.
WhowroteGonewiththeWind:MargaretMitchell
WhowroteHistoryofGod?KarenArmstrong
RaghuvasmawaswrittenbyKalidas.
GriefandHopeisabookwrittenbyNoaBenArtiziPlossof,granddaughterofslainIsrailiPMYitzakRabin.
FreedomBehindBarsisabookwrittenbyKiranBedi.
HayateJawaid,writtenbyAltafHussainHali,isonthelifeofSirSyedAhmedKhan.
TheSunalsoRisesiswrittenbyEarnestHemingway.
KhadijaMastoorwroteAngan.
ImamGhazaliistheauthorofIhyaulUloom.
Montesquieuwrotethespiritoflaws.
WhowrotethebookCalloftheWildJackLondon
WhowroteVoyagethroughHistory?MusarrtHussainZuberi
WhoistheauthorofPreparingfortheTwentyFirstCentury?PaulKennedy
WhowroteSupremeCourtandHumanRights?Tamizuddin
Theauthoroffamousbook,NuclearWeaponsandForeignPolicyisHenryKissinger.
RiseandFallofGreatPowersistheworkofPaulKennedy.
MyExperimentswithTruthisautobiographyofMahtmaGandhi.

IMPORTANTBATTLES
BattleofJhelumwasfoughtb/wAlexandartheGreatandRajaPorusin326B.C.Thelatterwasdefeated.
MahumudGhaznaviinvadedonSomnathin1025A.D.
BattleofTarainwasfoughtb/wMohd:GhouriandPrithviRajin1192A.D.Theformerwonthebattle.
FirstbattleofPanipatwasfoughtb/wIbrahimLodhiandBaburin1526.Baburwonthebattle.
SecondbattleofPanipatwasfoughtin1556.Akbarwonthebattle.
ThirdbattleofPanipatwasfoughtb/wAhmadShahAbdaliandMarahttasin1760.AhmedShahdefeated
thelatter.
WestBankwasoccupiedin1967.
JapanattackedPearlHarbourlocatedinHawaiion7Dec:1941.
IsraeloccupiedGolanHeightsfromSyria.
WestBankislocatedb/wIsreal&Jordan.
WestBankwasoccupiedin1967.
Iran&UAEdisputeoverPersianGulfislands,Greater&lesserTunbs.
SakhalinIslandisdisputeb/wRussia&Japan.

Iran&UAEdisputeoverPersianGulfislands,Greater&lesserTunbs.
Sakhalinislandisdisputeb/wRussia&Japan.
InBattleofSabroan,EnglishdefeatedSikhsandcapturedLahore.
NicknameofAtomicBombdroppedonHiroshimain1945wasLittleBoyandonNagasaki=FatMan.
Thehundredyearwaractuallylastedfor114years.
SirWilliamHowardRussellwasthefirstGreatWarcorrespondent.
HundredyearswarfoughtbetweenFranceandBritainduring13381453.
CeasefirebetweenIranandIraqtookplacein1988,bytheinterventionofU.N.
TheplacenamedNormandybecameworldsfamousduetotheD.DaylandingduringtheSecondWorld
Waron6thJune1944.NormandyislocatedinFrance.
PearlHarborincidenttookplaceon7thDec1941.
In1982theFalklandswarwasfoughtbetweenBritainandArgentina.
CivilWarofUSAlastedfrom18611865.
ThefamousBritishNavalcommander,whodefectedtheFrenchNavalFleetatNilein1788andat
Trafalgarin1805wasHoratioNelson.
DoerwarfoughtbetweenSouthAfricaandBritish.
FightingbrokeoutbetweenGreeksandtheTurksinJuly1974.
AttheendofSecondWorldWarin1945,Germanywasdividedamong4majorpowers.
InOpiumwarBritainfoughtagainstChina.
GulfwarJan1991stoppedinFeb28,1991.
IranIraqwasstartedinSep1980andendedinAug1988.
LloydGeorgeofGreatBritainrepresentedintreatyofVersailles.
Germanyremainedingripofalliedoccupationfrom1994to1952.
TheAmericangeneralwhoactedasthesupremecommanderofAlliedforcesinEuropeduringthesecond
worldwarwasD.DEisenhower.
ThecriminalsoftheSecondWorldWarweretrailedinthecityofNuremburg.
BreakupofGermanyoccurredon1945andmergeronOct3,1990.
IraqoccupiedKuwaiton2ndAug1990.
USAdroppedanatombombonHiroshimaon6thAugust1945.
FirstWorldWarbegunon1914A.D.andSecondWorldWarstartedin1939whenGermanyattackedon
Poland,itisalsoconsideredasgreatestwar.
GermanscallaWW1seafightBattleofSkagerrakwhatinUK:BattleofJutland
OperationThunderboltwasthenicknamegiventowhichraidIsraeliraidonEntebbe
InWW2theGermanslaunchedoperationBernhardwhatCounterfeitBritishNotes
InWW2whatwastheGermancodenameforinvasionofRussiaBarberossa
OperationDraculainWWIIfreedwhatcityRangoonBurma
Which19thcenturybattleUK/USAfoughtafterpeacesignedBattleofNewOrleans
WaterlooisnowinBelgium
TheDukeofWellingtondefeatedNapoleonattheBattleofWaterlooin1815.
WhatfamousbattlewasfoughtatPancenoitWaterloo(fourmilesaway)
ThethirdbattleofPanipatwasfoughtbetweenMarathasandAfghans.
InBattleofSabroan,EnglishdefeatedSikhsandcapturedLahore.
IraqoccupiedKuwaitinAugust1990.
AfghanMujahideentookpowerinKabulonApril20,1991
NorthKoreainvadedSouthKoreain1950.
JapanattackedPearlHarbourlocatedinHawaiion7Dec:1941.
NicknameofAtomicBombdroppedonHiroshimain1945wasLittleBoyandonNagasaki=FatMan.
DarfurconflictisinSudan.

HIGHESTMILITARYAWARDS
HighestmilitaryawardofBritainisVictoriaCross.
HighestmilitaryawardofGermanyisIronCross.
HighestmilitaryawardofIndiaisPardamVirChakra.
HighestmilitaryawardofJapanisOrderoftheRisingSun.
HighestmilitaryawardofPakistanisNishaniHaider.
HighestmilitaryawardofRussiaisOrderofthePatrioticWar.
HighestmilitaryawardofUSAisVictoryMedal.
WhatcountrieshighestawardisTheOrderoftheElephantDenmark
OrderofHonorandBanneristheawardofUSSR

GENERALINFORMATION
Watervaporsareformedduetoevaporation
Gasingobar(cowdung)isethylene.(chkbiogasisnaturalgas)
GMTwasestablishedin1884
Radiobroadcastingstartedin1920
Calorierequirementsedentaryis2500k.cal,lightwordis3000k.cal,moderateworkis3500k.caland
heavyworkis4000k.cal
Wateris830timesheavierthanair
Drivingmirrorisusuallyconvex
Dossiermeansrelevantpapers
Indesertscloudsdonotprecipitateduetolowhumidity
Raindropisshapedlikeapeer
Moneyismadeofcotton
1liter=0.9kg
DrinkersapparatusisformeasuringtheamountofAlcoholintheblood.
Atomicpileisaplacewherenuclearfissionismade.
Dewarsflaskiscalledasthermos.
AtomicweightofchemicalcompoundsisdeterminedbyMassspectroscopy.
Tubelightemitsradiationevenafteritisdisconnected.ItisduetoFluorescence
Theconversionofgasesintoliquidunderhighpressureandlowtemperatureiscalledregulation.
Ifagreenleafisseeninaredlightitscolorwillbeblack.
EmergeofVIBGYORfromonesideoftheprismisduetorefractionanddispersionoflight.
510millionsquarekilometersisthetotalsurfaceareaoftheear
Linseedoilisusedwhileoilpainting.
Duringthewintermonths90%offallenleavesaretakenundergroundbyearthworm
Coxorangepippenisabiologicalnameofanapple
Breitlingorbiter3wasthefirstballoontoflynonstoparoundtheworld
Aircraftdesignerstesttheirmodelofaircraftinwindtonnel
Aircraftsaremadeofalluminiumalloys
Flapsareusedasairbrakes
DarwinvisitedGalapagosIslandbeforegivinghistheoryofNaturalSelection.
Staplefoodisthebasicfood
Thecropslikelegumesandbeensandcloverformtheirownfertilizer.Farmersgrowthesecropsand
ploughintosoilasfertilizers.Thisprocessiscalledgreenmanuring.
ScientistshaverecentlydiscoveredanewtastecalledUmami.
BraillesystemisnamedafteritsinventortheFrenchmanLouisBrille.
Isochronesarethelinesjoiningtheplacesofequallabourandtransportationcosts.

FIRST,LARGEST,BIGEST,LONGEST,OLDEST
WhatisEuropeslargestportRotterdam
Whatwasfirstusedatthe1904StLouisOlympicgamesGoldmedalssilverwasfirstbefore
WhereistheworldsoldestuniversityFezMoroccofounded859
WhatisthelargestIslandinTheGreaterAntillesCuba
WhatistheworldsmostpollutedmajorcityMexicoCity
WhatistheworldsfastestmovinginsectTropicalCockroach
WhereisthelargestchurchintheworldVaticaninRome
WhatwasthefirstcountrytousepostcardsAustria
WhereistheworldslargestChinesesettlementoutsideAsiaSanFranciscoChinatown
WhichcountryhasnonationalmonetaryunitofitsownAndorra
Whichcountryhasthehighest%ofwomenintheirlegislatureCuba
WhichcountryhasthemostdailynewspapersIndia
WhichcitywasbuiltinthedesignofaunionflagKhartoum
WhatwasthefirstcountrytouseTVasamassinfomediaGermany
InwhichcountryistheworldslongestroadtunnelSwitzerland
WhichcountryhasnopublictoiletsPeru
Billgates(USA),founderandchairmanofMicrosoftCorporation,iscurrentlytherichestpersonintheworld
andLillianBettencourt(France)istherichestwomanintheworld.
Nauru,anislandlocatedinwesternPacificOcean,isthesmallestrepublicoftheworld.
MountEverest(2759N8656E)isthehighestmountainpeakwhichislocatedonNepalTibetborderinthe
Himalayas.
NewCorneliatailingsontenmilewashArizonaUSAwithavolumeof209500millioncubicmetersisthe
worldslargestvolumedam.
TaipeiIbuiltinTaiwanisworldssecondtallestbuilding..
TheAtacamaDesertinChileisthedriestplaceoftheworldandMasynraminAssam(India)isthewettest
placeintheworld.
Canadahasthelongestcoastlinewhichis151,489milesinthelengthandMonacoscoastlinemeasures
only3.5milesinlength.
DalolDanakidepressioninEthiopiawithanaverageannualtemperatureof35c(95f)isthehottestplace
onearthandPlateaustation,inAntarcticawithanaverageannualtemperatureof56.7c(71.7f),isthe
coldestplaceoftheglobe.
GrandcentralterminalofNewYorkisthelargestrailwaystation.Itcoversanareaof48acres.
TheSeikanrailwaytunnelinJapanisthelongestrailwaytunnelintheworld,itslengthis33.50miles(53.9
km)
LongestroadtunnelisSt.GoatherdRd.locatedinSwitzerland16.3kmlong.
Theyellowstonenationalpark(USA)isthelargestnationalpark.Ithasanareaof3350sqmiles.
TheCaliforniaUniversity(USA)isthebiggestuniversityoftheworld.
Kingkhalidinternationalairport,Riyadh(SaudiArabia)isthelargestairportintheworld.
TheportofNewYorkandNewJersey(USA)isthelargestseaportintheworld.
Mandarin(Chinese)isthemostspokenlanguageoftheworld.Itisestimatedthatatotalnumberof999
millionpplspeakit.
Thenobleprizeisthelargestprize.Eachprizecarriesanamountofonemilliondollars.
ShahfaisalmosquelocatedinIslamabad(pak)isthelargestmosque.
Ostrichisthelargestbirdintheworld.
SaudiArabiaisthelargestexporterofoilintheworld.
ThelongestriverinAsiaisYangtze
TheworldslargestinternetsearchengineisGoogle.
AfterUnitedstates,thelargestnumberofinventionsinthelasttwodecadesbelongstoGermany
Chinahasthelargestpopulation,RussiahaslargestlandareaandVaticancityhassmallestpopulation
andlandareaintheworld
LordClivewasthefirstandLordMountbattenwasthelastBritishrulerofIndia.
LargestcontinentoftheworldisAsiaandsmallestisAustralia.Largestoceanoftheworldispacific
oceanandsmallestoceanisIndianocean.TheSaharaisthelargestdesertoftheworld.
KazakhstanisthelargestMuslimcountryinlandareaintheworld.Ithasanareaof1,049,000sq.miles.
MaldivesisthesmallestMuslimcountryinlandareaof115sq.miles.
IndonesiaisthemostpopulousMuslimcountryandMaldivesislesspopulousMuslimcountry.
Antarcticaistheuninhabitedcontinentoftheworldwhichiswithoutanyregularpopulation.
Seoul(SouthKorea)isthemostpopulouscityoftheworld.
ThelakeBaikalofRussiahasthemaximumdepthof5315feet.
Turkeyisthecountryhavingitslandintwocontinents
TheworldslongestcurrentreigningmonarchisQueenofEngland.
Germanyisthehighestsolarenergyuserintheworld.
Inflationmeansthatmoneyfallsinvalue.
TheCambodianLanguageisthelanguagewithmostAlphabets.Ithasatotalnumberof74alphabets
TheOstrichofNorthAfricaisthebiggestbird.Itsheightisupto2.7meters(9feet)andweightisupto
160kgs.Whilethehummingbirdissmallestbird.Itis5.520cminlengthandweightabout16grams.
GlaciersarefoundoneverycontinentexceptAfrica.TheLambertGlacierenjoysthedistinctionofbeing
thelargestglacierintheworld.ItislocatedintheAustraliaAntarcticTerritory.Itslengthis440miles(700
km)andwasdiscoveredin195657.
ThelargestmuseumintheworldistheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory
ThelowestmountainrangeintheworldistheBhieunaBhaile
ThecountryknownastheLandofCakesisScotland
TheplaceknownastheGardenofEnglandisKent
TheoldnameofTaiwanwasFormosa
ThelargestbayintheworldisHudsonBay,Canada
ThelargestchurchintheworldisBasilicaofSt.Peter,VaticanCity,Rome
ThetalleststatueintheworldistheMotherland,VolgagradRussia
TheworldsloneliestislandistheTristandacunda
ThecountrywhoseNationalAnthemhasonlymusicbutnowordsisBahrain
ThelargestcinemaintheworldistheFoxtheatre,Detroit,USA
ThecountrywheretherearenoCinematheatresisSaudiarabia
TheworldstallestofficebuildingistheSearsTower,Chicago
ThecountrywheremilitaryserviceiscompulsoryforwomenisIsrael
Thecountrywhichhasmorethan10,000golfcoursesisUSA
ThecountrywhichbuiltthefirstpowerfullongrangerocketsisGermany
ThelargesttempleintheworldisAngkorwatinKampuchea
ThelargestdomeintheworldisLouisianaSuperdome,NewOrleans,USA
ThelargeststraitintheworldisTartarStrait
ThelargestcityofAfricaisCairo
ThefounderofKODAKCompanywasEastman
TheCapeofGoodHopeislocatedinSouthAfrica
ThelastletteroftheGreekalphabetisOmega
TheplaceknownasthelandofLincolnisIllinois
ThePentagoniandesertislocatedinArgentina
ThepersonknownasthefatherofaeronauticsisSirGeorgeCayley
ThemostdenselypopulatedIslandintheworldisHonshu
ThetwonationsHaitiandtheDominionRepublictogetherformtheIslandofHisponiola
ThelargestautoproducerintheUSAisGeneralMotors
ThefirstactortowinanOscarwasEmilJannings
ThefirstanimatedcolourcartoonoffullfeaturelengthwasSnowWhiteandSevenDwarfs
ThefirstdemonstrationofamotionpicturewasheldatParis
ThefirstcountrytoissuestampswasBritain
TheworldslargestcarmanufacturingcompanyisGeneralMotors,USA
TheworldsbiggestmanufacturerofbicyclesisHerocycles,Ludhiana
TheworldsoldestundergroundrailwayisatLondon
ThelastFrenchMonarchwasLouisNapoleonIII
ThefirstmantoreachAntarcticawasFabianGotileb
OldestsurvivingbuildinginworldispyramidsofEgypt.
K2isalsoknownasGodwinAustin,firstclimbedbyArditoDesio1956.
MountEverestisthehighestmountainlocatedinHimalaya(Nepal).
TensingandHillarywerethefirsthumanbeingstosetfootonthetopofMt.Everest.Tensingbelongedto
IndiaandHillaryisanativeofNewZealand.
K2isthesecondhighestpeaklocatedinKorokoram(Pakistan).
MountEverestwasnamedafterSirGeorgeEverest.
MozambiquehasthelowestGNP.
ThebiggestairportintheworldisKingKhalidsituatedinSaudiArabia.
Nauruisthesmallestrepublicoftheworld.
CapitalwithhighestelevationLaPaz.
LargestDam,GrandCouleeDamisinUSA.
WorldsbiggestmuseumisBritishMuseum.
VoltaLake(Ghana)isthelargestartificiallakeoftheworld.
LargestzooisinSouthAfrica.
LargestHydroelectricpowerstationisinBrazil.
LargestpalaceisinBrunei.
LongestrailwaytunnelisSeikanRailwayTunnel,inJapan.
ThelargestrailwaytunnelintheworldistheOshimzuTunnel,Japan(chk)
LongestundergroundrailwayTunnelisinMoscow.
GrandCentralTerminalofNewYorkisthelargestrailwaystationoftheworld.
BiggestLibraryisCongressLibraryinUSA.
LargestStadiumisinCzechRepublic.
CountrywithlargestcoastlineisCanada.
CountrywithlargestbudgetisUSA.
ThehighestbirthrateisofMalawi.
Peruwithlowestbirthrate.
CountrywithmostbillionairesisUSA.
WaltDisneyisthemanwithhighestnumberofOscars.
TheworldslongestplatformisknownastheLoop,whichislocatedinUSA.
Monacohastheshortestcoastline.
ThebiggestSquaretheTiananmenSquareisinChina.
LargestTombthemountlitombisinChina.
ThelongestcricketmatchbetweenEnglandandSouthAfricain1939abandonedafter10days.
LargestnumberofschoolisinChina.
Largestfort,FortGeorgesituatedinUK.
ThelargestchurchoftheworldisinRome(Italy).
LargestexhibitioncentreisinGermany.
LakeVictoriaisthelargestlakeofAfrica.
ThefilmBenHurwonthemost(11)OscurAwardsin1959.
Worldslargestmosqueisshahfaisalmosque.
LargestcapitalisOttawa.
TibetanPlateauhashighestelevation.
SmallestcontinentisAustralia.
LeastpopulatedMuslimcountryisMaldives.
CitywithlargestelevationisLhasa.
LargestBayisBayofBengal.
LargestdeltaisinBengalcreatedbytheriverBharamputraandtheGanges.
LargestgulfistheGulfofMexico.
LargestwaterreservoirisOwnfalls(Uganda).
LargestdambyvolumeisKievdam(Ukrain).
BiggestdamisPatidam(Argentina).
HottestplaceisAziziyah,Libya.
ColdestplaceisPlateaustation(Antartica).
DriestplaceisAtacamaDesertinChile.
Biggestnationalparkisyellowstonenationalpark.
BiggestuniversityisCaliforniauniversity(USA).
LargestbattleshipisUSSMissouri.
LargestseaportisportofNetYorkandNewJersey(USA).
MostspokenlanguageisMandarinChinese.
LargestmosqueisShahFaisalMosqueatIslamabad.
LargestchurchisChatholicBasilica(VeticanRome).
LargestuniversityisuniversityofNewYorkUSA.
OldestcivilizationisSumeriancivilization(Mesopotamia).
OldesttownisJericho(Jordan).
LargestlandmammalisAfricanElephant.
LongeststraitistheStraitofMalacca.
TallestanimalisGiraffe.
Largestbirdisostrich.
Smallestbirdishummingbird.
LargestbankoftheworldisDutchBankofGermany.
ThecountrywithmostrefugeesisIran.
CountrywithmostislandsisIndonesia.
FirstMuslimdynastyinIndiaisslavedynasty.
HighestbirthrateisofMalawi(Africa).
LowestbirthrateisofPeru.
HighestdeathrateisofPeru.
LowestdeathrateisofKuwait.
ArichestwomanisQueenElizabeth.
ThelargestofoilconsumerisUSA.
ThelargestoilfieldisGhawarOilfield(SaudiArabia).
TallesttowerisCNTowerToronto(Canada).
BusiestairportisOHareInternationalAirport(USA).
OldestcapitalcityisDamascus(Syria).
LargestconstellationisHydra.
FastestbirdisPregrineFalcon.
LargestmetropolitanisMexicoCity.
BiggestparkisthewoodBuffalonationalpark.
DensestpopulationisofBangladesh.
LongestcanalisVolgaBatliccanal.
Longestday21JuneandshortestdayDecember21.
LargestdiamondisCullinan.
LongestbigshipcanalisSuezCanal.
ThesmallestoceanisArcticOcean.
Reticulatedpythonisthelongestsnakeintheworld.
Urengoi(Russia)isthelargestnaturalgasreserved.
TheBamboohasthefastestgrowthrate.Itgrowsupto3feetin24hours.
TransSiberianrailwaylineisthelongestintheworld.
Roxyisthebiggestcinemahouseoftheeworld.ItislocatedinNewYour(UnitedState).
ThelargesttelescopeoftheworldcalledKeckI,islocatedinHawaii(USA).
JeanBernardisthedeepestcaveinFrance.
ThefastestflyingbirdintheworldisFalcon.
LargestpeninsulaisArabianPeninsula.
MarianaTrenchisthedeepestpartofPacific.
ThelongestrailwaystationislocatedinJapan.
PolusNedostupnostiristhecoldestplaceonearth.
TallestLighthouseSteelMarineTowerisinJapan.
ThebiggestdeltaintheworldistheSunderbans
ThecitywhichisthebiggestcentreformanufactureofautomobilesintheworldisDetroit,USA
TheriverwhichcarriesmaximumquantityofwaterintotheseaistheMississippi
VolentinaTreshkova(USSR)wasthefirstwomanastronautwhoorbitedtheearthintheyear1983.
TheAmericanastronautNeilArmstrongwasthefirstmantostepsonthesurfaceofmoonon21July1969.
LargestproducerofsilverisMexico.
ThelargestproducerofcarpetisIran.
ThelargestproducerofcheeseisUSA.
ThelargestproducerofcottonisUSA.
ThelargestproducerofJuteisBangladesh.
ThelargestproducerofRiceisChina.
ThelargestproducerofSilkisChina.
ThelargestproducerofSteelisUSA.
ThelargestproducerofSugarisIndia.
ThelargestproducerofTeaisIndia.
ThelargestproducerofWheatisUSA.
ThelargestproducerofWoolisAustralia.
ThelargestproducerofgoldisSouthAfrica.
ThelargestproducerofoilisSaudiArabia.
Thelargestproducerofcoffee
ThelargestproduceroftinisMalaysia.
TheworldsleadingbankingcenterisZurich.
MostSpokenLanguageisChinese.
WorldslargestfishcatchingcountryisChina.
MuhammadFathullahKhanKandaharistranslation:Printedin1861,Bhopal,India,Itisthefirstknown
translationoftheholyQuraninPashto
ThefirsttranslationoftheQuranintoaWesternlanguagewasmadeintoLatin.Itwascarriedoutby
RobertusRotenesisandHermannusDalmatain1143
SouthChinaSeaisthelargestsea.
WhatcountryistheworldleaderinCobaltMiningZaire
WhatanimalhasthebesthearingBats
WhatcountryhadthefirstbanknotesSwedenChinapapernotbanknotes
Wherewastheworldsfirstsupermarketbuilt(country)France
WhichcountrygrowsthemostsugarBrazil
NamethelargestMediterraneanislandSicily
WhowasthefirstBritishmonarchtovisitAmericaGeorgeVIin1939
Whatcountryconsumesthemostmeatpercapita124lbArgentina
WhatistheworldslargestfoodcompanyNestle
Whichofthefollowingistheworldslargestcityinarea?MountIsa(Australia)/NewYork(chk)
Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasthelargestareaofforest?Russia
WhereistheworldstallestPagodalocated?China
WhichofthefollowingisthelargestGulfintheworld?GulfofMexico
In1901whofirsttransmittedradiosignalsacrossAtlantic:Marconi
Whichcountryhasthesmallestbirthrate:VaticanCity
Whichcountrywasthefirsttointroduceoldagepensions:Germany
WhopilotedthefirstflightacrosstheEnglishchannel:LouisBleriot
WhatwasthefirstJamesBondfilm:DrNo
Whichcountrysetuptheworldsfirstchemistrylabin1650:Netherlands
Whichcountrywasthefirsttoabolishcapitolpunishment1826RussiaCzarNicholasSiberiainstead
WhatcountryisnearesttotheNorthPole:Greenland
WhowerethefirstpeopletomeasuretheyearBabylonians
WhowasCanadasfirstprimeministerSirJohnMacDonald
Whatistheworldsoldestmonotheisticreligion:Judaism
InwhatcityistheworldslargestcarpetmanufacturerKashmir
WhatistheworldslargestherbBanana
WhatcountryproducesthemosttobaccointheworldChina
WhatcountryhasthemostelephantsTanzania
WhowasthefirstwomantoreceiveTheOrderofMerit1907FlorenceNightingale
WhatcountryhasthemostPostOfficesIndia
WherewasthefirstMissWorldcontestheldin1951London
WhatcountryhastheworldslargestmerchantnavyLiberia
WhatcountryconsumesthemostteapercapitaIreland
WhatcountryhastheworldsoldestNationalAnthemNetherlands
WhatcityhastheworldsbiggesttaxifleetMexicoover60000
WhatanimalismentionedmostintheBibleSheep
WhatisofficiallythepoorestUSstateMississippi
DELAGwastheworldsfirstwhatOct161909AirlinebyZeppelin
Wherewasthefirstpoliceforceestablishedin1667Paris
WhatistheworldtallesthorseShireHorse
WhatbirdlaysthelargestclutchofeggsTheGreyPartridgeupto16
TheKingCobraistheonlysnakethatdoeswhatBuildsaNest
Worldsoldestexistingtreatyof1373betweenEnglandandwhoPortugal
WhatisconsideredtobetheworldsfastestteamgameIceHockey
WhatistheworldslargestairlineAeroflot
WhichcityhadtheworldfirstpublicbusserviceParis
PacificOceanisthelargestocean.
ThelongesthighwayintheworldistheTransCanada
ThelargestbellintheworldistheTsarKolkolatKremlin,Moscow
ThebiggeststadiumintheworldistheStrahovStadium,Prague
ThecountrywhichhasthegreatestpopulationdensityisMonaco
ThefirstPresidentofEgyptwasMohammedNequib
ThefirstmantoreachNorthPolewasRearPeary
ThefirstPrimeministerofBangladeshwasMujiburRehman
TheprimaryproducerofnewsprintintheworldisCanada
ThefirstexplorertoreachtheSouthPolewasCap.RonaldAmundson
TheairplanewasusedinwarforthefirsttimebyItalians(14Oct.1911)
UnitedStatehasmostTVstationsintheworld.
Chinahasmostlandfrontierswithneighboringcountries.
Tokyoisthelargestmetropolitancity.
ThefirstmantocircumnavigatetheworldwasMagellan.
TheworldspoorestcountrywithalowestpercapitaincomeisRwanda.
SaudiArabiaisno.1oilproducingcountryintheworld
Hingolisthelargestriverintheworld.
AfterUSA,Franceisthebiggestarmssellerintheworld.
ThemaximumpresentationintheEuropeanparliamentisheldbyGermany.
FirsttesttubebabyLouiseBrown(England)wasbornin1978.
OldestathletetowinOlympictitlein1920belongstoUSA.
YoungestOlympicchampion,BarbarapearlJonesbelongedtoUSA.
USAisthelargestnuclearelectricpowerproducingcountryintheworld.Itproduces98,784MWelectricity
whichisabout30%ofthetotalnuclearelectricitygeneratedintheworld.
KilaueasituatedinHawaii(US)isthemostactivevolcanooftheworld
RobertE.Perry(18561920)anAmericanexplorerreachedNorthPoleon6thApril,1909forthefirsttime
inhumanhistory.
InwhatcountrywastheworldsfirstwildlifesanctuarysetupSriLanka3rdcentBC
LongestlandfrontierisofChina.
Highest%oflandundercultivationisinIndia.
WorldsoldestuniversityalAzharisinEgypt.
SmallestcontinentisAustralia.
YumlocatedinArizona(USA)isthesunniestplaceoftheworld.Itgetssunshinein91%possiblehours
ThelongestcontinuouswarwasthethirtyyearwarbetweenvariousEuropeancountriesfrom1618to
1648.WhiletheshortestcontinuouswarwasbetweenUKandZanzibar,whichlastedfrom90amto9:45
amon27thaugust1896.
Chinahadthemaximumnumber(861878)ofprimaryschools.Indiawasatthetopwith241,129secondary
schoolsin1994.
USAisthecountrywith109nuclearreactors,followedbyfrance56,japan51
Whichcountrygrowsthemostfruit:China
VicolodellavirilitaofItalyistheworldsnarroweststreet.
CanalStreetisthewideststreetinUSA.
Fastestanimalischeetah.
SlowestanimalisSnail2to3feetperminute.
BiggestbellisGreatbellatMoscow.
FastestbirdisIndianswift.
LargestbirdisOstrich.
SmallestbirdisHelenashummingbird.
BirdthatnevermakesitsnestisCuckoo.
WinglessbirdisKiwi.
LongestcanalistheVolgaBaltic.
HighestcapitalisLaPaz(Bolivia).
DeepestcaveisReseauJeanBernard(France).
BiggestcinemahouseisRoxy(NewYork).
LargestChurchisEpiscopalianDiocese(NewYork).
Biggestcity(bypopulation)isTokyo.
CitylargestbyareaisKiruna(Sweden).
LargestcontinentisAsia.
SmallestcontinentisAustralia.
LargestcoralformationisTheGreatBarrierReef(Australia).
LongestcorridorisRameshwaramtemplecorridor.
HighestcountryisChina(Tibetregion).
LargestcountrybypopulationisChina.
LargestcountrybyareaisRussia.
SmallestcountrybyareaisVaticanCityState.
HighestdamisRogunsky.
LargestconcretedamisTheGrandCoulee,USA.
LongestDayinNorthernHemisphereis21stJune.
ShortestDayinNorthernHemisphereis22ndDec:
LargestDeltaisSundarbands(Bangladesh).
HottestdesertisLibyanSahara.
LargestdesertisSahara(Africa)33,20,000sq.miles.
HighestdesertisAtacama(Chile).
LargestdiamondisCullinan.
LargestdiamondmineisKimberley(SouthAfrica).
LargestdomeisofAstrodome,Houston(USA).
BiggestflowerisRafflesia(Java,Indonesia).
Lightestgasishydrogen.
LongestglacierisLambert(Antarctica).
LargestgulfisGulfofMexico.
LargestgorgeisGrandCanyon.
HottestplaceisDalol(Ethiopia).
LargestIslandisGreenland.
LargestundergroundlakeisDrachenhauchlochcave(Arizona).
LargestmanmadelakeisLakeMeadArizona.
BiggestlibraryisCongressLibrary(USA).
LongestlifespanofanimalisofGianttortoise.
LargestmammalisBluewhale.
HighestmeltingpointisofTungsten,3410C.
TallestMinaretisQutubMinar(Delhi)238feet.
LargestmosqueisShahFaisalMosque,Islamabad.
HighestmountainpeakisMt.Everest(Himalaya).
TallestmountainrangeisTheHimalayarangewith96ofworlds109tallestpeaks.
LongestmountainrangeisAndes(SouthAmerica).
BiggestmuseumisBritishMuseum(London).
LargestCommercialOceanisAtlanticOcean.
YoungestoceanisAtlanticOcean.
Mediterrianseameansseainthemiddleofland.
SaltiestoceanisMediterraneanOcean.
OceanshrinkingandgrowingisAtlanticOcean.
FastestoceanswimmerisSailfish(68mph).
BiggestpalaceisVatican.
BiggestparkistheWoodBuffaloNationalPark,Alberta,Canada.
BiggestpassengertrainisQueenElizabeth(UK).
LargestpeninsulaisSaudiArabia.
ColdestplaceisVerkhoyansk(Russia).
DriestplaceisDeathValley(California).
HottestplaceisAziziaLibyaAfrica.
LongestrailwayplatformisKhargpur,India
HighestplateauisPamir,Tibet.
LongestpoisonoussnakeisKingCobra.
LargestportisRotterdam(Netherlands).
LargestrailwaystationisGrandCentralTerminal.
LongestrailwaylineisTransSiberianRailway.
RainiestspotisCherrapunji.
LargestmanmadereservoirisAngaraRiverRussia.
LargestriverbasinisAmazonRiver.
LongestriverdamisHirakudDamIndia.
LargestriverinvolumeisAmazon(Brazil).
LongestriverisNile(Egypt).
LargestseabirdisAlbatross.
LargestspacecentreisCapeKennedy(USA).
LargeststadiumisStrahoStadiumPrague.
TalleststatueisStatueofLiberty(NY).
LargestsuspensionbridgeisVerazanoNarrows,NY.
LongestswimmingcourseisEnglishChannel,UK.
BroadeststraitisMozambique.
LongeststraitisMalacca.
BiggestTelescopeisAstroPhysicalObservatory.
LargesttempleisAngkorVat(Cambodia).
LongestnonstoptrainisFlyingScotman.
HighesttownisWenchuan,Tibet(China).
TallesttowerisCNNTower,Toronto,USA.
LongestroadtunnelisSeikan(Japan).
HighestvolcanoisCotapaxi(Ecuador).
LargestvolcanoisMaunaLoa(Hawaii)
Philippineshasthegreatestnumberofvolcanoesintheworld.
LongestwallisGreatWallofChina1550mileslong.
HighestwaterfallisAngel(Venezuela)
LowestbodyofwaterisDeadSea.
BiggestzooisEtoshaNationalPark,Namibia.
In2650thefirstPyramidwasbuiltinEgypt.
In776FirstOlympicGameswereplayedinGreece.
AlexanderinvadedIndiainbattleofHydaspes.
EmperorTheodesiusbannedtheOlympicGames.
SunandMoonpyramidsareinMexico.
RocktemplewasbuiltatJerusalem.
ThelargestteaproducingcountryisIndia.
USAhasthelargestproductionofaluminium.
RainfallrelatedtomountainsisOrographicrainfall.
Lakesgivethesourceofterrestrialmoisture.
BangladeshhasadisputeovertheconstructionofadamonNaafRiverwithMyanmar.
AlargecoralreefcontainingislandsencompassingaseawaterlagoonisnamedAtoll.
Thelargestbasinsinthefaceoftheearthareoceans.Basinisalowlandarea.
SriLankaisnotalandlockedcountry.
ThethinnestearthlayerisCrust.
ThenameofthesecondhighestAfricanpeakisMountKenya.
NameofthesecondlargestriverofAfricaisTheCongo.
SundarbansForestsareworldslargestmangroveforests.
KhunjraPassconnectsPakistanwithChina.
Watersourcebeneaththeearthflowingnaturallyiscalledspring.
Canadaleadsintheworldinproductionofasbestos.
BachendriPalisthefirstIndianwomantoscaleMountEverst.
BorgeOuslandisaNorwegianexplorer.HebecamethefirstpersontowalkacrosstheAntarcticcontinent
aloneandunsupported.
Brazilisthelargestproducerofcoffeeintheworld.
Chileisthelargestcopperproducingcountryintheworld.
ThecountrywheredeathrateislowestintheworldisJapan.
LargestGingerproducingnationisIndonesia.
LithuaniawasthefirstSovietRepublicoftheformerSovietUnionwhichdeclareditselfindependent.
MadagaskaristhelargestislandintheIndianOcean.
FerdinandMagellancommandedthefirstexpeditionin15190tosailroundtheworldanddiscovered
passagetothePacificfromtheAtlantic.Heprovedthattheshapeoftheearthisround.
IndialeadsinexportofMicaintheworld.
LongestOpticalFibreisbetweenSingaporeandMarseilles.
Dr.IanWilmutiscreditedwithfirstclonedsheep.
NewZealandwasthefirstcountrytoproposeCarbonTaxtoaddressglobalwarming.
SuezCanalisthelargestshipcanalintheworld.ItjoinsRedSeawithMediterraneanSea.Theplanofthe
SuezCanalwasconceivedbyFerdinanddeLesseps.
LargestsugarproducingcountryisIndiasecondisBrazil.
Cubaisthehighestproducerofsugarcaneintheworld.
InNovember2005,AfricasfirstwomanheadofstatewaselectedinMozambique.HernameisLuisa
DiogoofFELIMOparty.
Amazonisthelargestriveroftheworld.
TheNorthAtlanticRouteisthelargestandbusiestoftheoceantraderoutes.
MostSubwaysinthecountry..USA
Whatcityhasthelongestmetrosystem:London
USAhasmostroadswhatcountryhassecondmost:India
ChinastartedCivilServiceExaminationfirstofallin6A.D.
Whichofthefollowingisthelargestsugarproducingcountryintheworld?Brazil
WorldsoldestregligionisHinduism.
WorldslargestreligionisChristianity.
WorldssecondmostpopulouscityisMexicocity.
FirsttosailaroundtheworldwasFerdinandMagallan
LargestnumberofPalestinianrefugesareinJordan.
KazakistanisthelargestcountryinCentralAsia.
LargestlandlockedcountryinworldisMangolia.
BiggestoilrefineryisatAbadan(Iran).
Detroit(USA)isfamousforcarmanufacturing.
Glasgowisbiggestshipbuildingcentre.
Havanaisfamousforcigarmanufacturing.
EuropesonlyIslamicstateisAlbania.
NewzealandisclosetoInt:DateLine.
Inwhichcitythereisthelargeststockexchangeoftheworld?NewYork.
OldestSearchEngineisYahoo
BirdlargestinsizeOstrich
OldestparliamentintheworldAlthing(Iceland)
ThelastKingofAfghanistanZahirShah
FirstpersontowalkacrosstheAntarcticcontinentalonewasBorgeOusland.
Aqualineistheworldslongestunderseatunnel(15.1kmlong)bridgeandtunnelexpresswayformotor
vehiclesacrossTokyoBay.
Arabiaisthelargespeninsula.
OnlyHindukingdominWorldisNepal.
Whowasthefirstmantoflyacrossthechannel:LouisBleriot
WhatisthelargeststateintheUSA:Alaska
WhichofthefollowingcountriesofSouthWestAsialeadsintheproductionofoil?SaudiArabia
Whichcountrygrowsthemostpotatoes:Russia
Whatlanguagehasthemostwords:English
WhatisthesmalleststateofAustraliaTasmania
ParisandWhatothercapitalhadtheworldsfirsttelephonelinkBrussels
WhatisthelargestcountryinAfricaSudan
WhatwastheworldsfirstpassengerjetaircraftComet
Inwhatcitywastheworldsfirstbloodbankopened1940NewYorkRichardCharlesDrew
WhatcountyfirstusedpepperChina
WhatistheoldestknownscienceAstronomy
WhatisthelastelementAlphabeticallyZirconium
WhatistheworldsmostpopularfirstnameMohammed
Whatisthefastestswimmingoceanfishover60mphSailfishMarlin
People`srepublicofchinahasthelargestarmyoftheworld.
ThelargesttidesoftheworldoccurinBayoffundy(canada).
SudanisthelargestcountryinAfrica.
Mumbaiisthemostpopulouscity.
KhanMehtarzaiisthehighestrailwaystationinAsia.
MaximumquantitiesofdiamondsarefoundinAfrica.
ThehighestrainfallforonemonthwasrecordedatIndiantownofCherapoonje.366,14inchesrainfell
thereduringthemonthofjuly1861.
Lightisthefastestthingintheuniverse.Ittravelsataphenomenalspeedof187,000milespersecond.
ThelargesttidesoftheworldoccurinBayofFundy(canada).
TaklaMakanisinChinaisthedriestdesertinAsia.
LargestearthquakefatalitiesoccurredinIzmir,Turkeyin1999.
Breitlingorbiter3wasthefirstballoontoflynonstoparoundtheworld.
KingofMalaysiaistheonlykingintheworldwhoiselectedfor5yearsterm.
LargestoilcompanybelongtoUSAisTheEcxonCorporation.
ThebusiestshoppingcentreofLondonisOxfordStreet
ThepanchPokhriLakesituatedintheHimalayaMountainsisthehighestlakeintheworld.
SierraLeonehasthelowestGDPpercapitaof510USdollarsandLuxembourghasthehighestGDPper
capitaof36,400USdollars.
People`srepublicofchinahasthelargestarmyoftheworld.
TheRoyalMajestyshipQueenElizabeth(UK)isthelargestpassengershipintheworld.Itis314metres
longand36metreswide.
TheCambodianlanguageisalanguagewhichhasatotalnumberof74alphabets.
TheSumeriancivilizationisconsideredtobetheoldestcivilizationoftheworld.
Jericho,situatedintheJordenvalleyistheoldesttownoftheworld.
Themaximumevertemperatureof136.4Fwasrecordedonseptember13,1922inthecityAzizia(Libya)
andTheminimumtemperatureof129.6FwasrecordedinthetownofVostoknearAntarcticaon24th
august,1960.
WorldwidemostcapitolcitiesbeginwithwhichletterB
WhobuilttheworldsfirstfilmstudioThomasAlvaEdison
WhereistheworldslargestmineCarletonvilleSouthAfrica
WhatisthebiggesttouristattractioninZambiaVictoriafalls
Whatcountryconsumesthemostcoffeepercapita25LbFinland
OilisthemosttradedproductintheworldwhatisthesecondCoffee
WhichcountrymakesthemostfilmsperyearIndia
WhatstheworldslongestrailjourneymadenotrainchangeMoscowPeking
WhatwasthefirstsporttobefilmedBoxingbyThomasEdison1894
NamethefirstfilmtohaveitssequelreleasedinthesameyearKingKongSonofKong
WhatcitiesundergroundhasthemoststationsNewYork
firstmantosetfootonallfivecontinentsCaptainCook
WhowasthepilotinthefirstfatalaircrashOrvilleWright
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WhatcountrydrinkthemostmilkpercapitaIceland
WhatcountryconsumesthemostfishpercapitaJapan
WhatwasthefirstcountrytorecognisetheUSasindependentMorocco
OnwhataretheworldssmallestpaintingspaintedPinHeads
WhowasthefirstpersontowearawristwatchQueenElizabeth1st

FATHERSOFDIFFERENTFIELDS
FatherofmodernchemistryisJabirbinHayyan
FatherofbotanyisTheofrastus
FatherofbiologyisAristotle
JamesHuttoniscalledthefatherofmoderngeology.
Thefrastusiscalledasfatherofbotany.
FatherofHomeopathyisHeinemann.
FounderofphysicalchemistryArrhenius.
CopernicusisknownastheFatherofAstronomy.
GreekwriterHerodotusiscalledfatherofHistory.
WhoisknownasThefatherofEnglishpoetry13401400GeoffreyChaucer
Aristophanesiscalledfatherofcomedy.
CharlesbabbageiscalledFatherofcomputer
AdamsmithiscalledFatherofeconomics

DISCOVERIESANDINVENTIONS
Galileowasfirsttodiscoverrotationofearth
KohlerandMilsteindiscoveredmonoclonalantibodies.

PhotographywasinventedbyMathewBarry
AlbertSabininventedPoliovaccine(oral)
DmitryIvanovichMendeleyev(Russian)publishedhisfirstversionofperiodictablein1869.
XraymachinewasinventedbyJamesClark
ArthurCamptondiscoveredxraysandCosmicrays.
ChadwickdiscoveredNeutron
TelescopewasinventedbyGalileo
PenicillinwasdiscoveredbyAlexanderFleming
NoblegasesdiscoveredbyCavendish
GunpowderwasfirstinventedinChina
VelocityoflightwasmeasuredbyMichelson
ArchimedesgavelawsaboutFloatationofBodies
BalloonflyupinairaccordingtoArchimedessprinciple
Dr.ChristianBernardwasfirsttoperformhearttransplantin1967incapetown(SA)
FirstmantoreceiveartificialheartwasDr.BarneyB.Clark
BarometerwasinventedbyPascal
RobertHookdiscoveredCellin1665
AspirindiscoveredbyDresser
AtomictheorygivenbyDalton
AtomicnumbergivenbyMosley
BacteriabyLeeunhock
BloodcirculationbyWilliamHarvey
CalculusbyNewton
Co2byFishcer
ChlorinebyK.Scheele
OxygenbyPriestley
HydrogenbyCavandish
SuperconductorbyBendnorzandMullerin1987andwereawardedNobelPrize
CottonginwasinventedbyEliWhitney.
ChloroformbyGuthrie
DeuteriumbyHarlod
DynamitebyAlfredB.Nobel
DNAbyWatsonCrick
GenebyJohanson
ChromosomesbyWaldyar
ElectricresistancebyOhm
ElectrolysisbyFaraday
ElectronbyJ.J.Thomsonin1897
NeutronbyChadwick
ProtonbyRutherford
PositronbyAnderson
OzonebyEchonbein
PlanetarymotionbyKepler
RadioactivitybyBacquerel
RadiumbyCurrie
InsulinbyBanting&Best
HumanhearttransplantbyBernard
Vaccine(measles)byPeebles
Vaccine(polio)bySalk
Vaccine(rabies)byLouisPasteur
Vaccine(smallpox)byEdwardJenner
CauseofMalariawasdiscoveredbyRonaldRoss
AddingmachineinventedbyPascal
AtomBombbyOttoHahn
AirBrakebyGeorgeWashington
AirConditioningbyH.Carier
Airplane(withmotor)byWrightBothers
Airplane(jetengine)byOhain
Automobile(electric)byWilliamMorrison
Automobile(differentialgear)byBenz
BakelitebyLeoHendricksBackland
BalloonbyMontGolfer
BarometerbyTorricelli
Bicycle(modern)byStarley
BifocallensbyBenjaminFranklin
Burner(gas)byBunsen
Calculatingmachine(digital)byCharlesBabbage
Camera(photographic)byJosefN.Niepce
CarburetorbyDaimler
CementbyJosephAspidin
CircuitbreakerbyHilliard
Computer(electronic)byJ.P.EckertandJ.W.Mauckly
DieselenginebyRudolfDiesel
DigitalcamerawasinventedbyEastmanKodak.
GasenginebyDaimler
Electricfanbywheeler
ElectricflatironbyHenrySealy
ElectricgeneratorbyHippolytePixie
ElectricmotorbyMichaelFaraday
MotorA.CbyTesla
MotorD.CbyDevinPort
ElectricshaverbyW.S.Hadaway
ElectricvaccumcleanerbyJamesSpangler
ElectromagnetbyWilliamSturgeon
ElectronMicroscopebyVladimirZwryin
Microscope(compound)byJanessenandLeeuhock
FlyingshuttlebyJohanKay
GunpowderbyRogerBacon
Gasengine(fourcycle)byOttoandDaimler
HelicopterbySikorsky
InterneralcombustionenginebyDaimler
JetenginebyFrankWhittle
KnittingMachinebyWilliamLee
Lamp(incadecent)byThomasEdision
Montgoflierinventedballoon.
Talbotinventedphotographicpaper.
Dickensoninventedpapermachine.
Blanchardinventedparachute.
Coltsinventionispistol.
Howewastheinventorofsewingmachine.
Lamp(mercury)byHewit
Laser(practical)byGordonGould
Laser(operable)byT.H.Mainman
MachinegunbyGatling
Match(safety)byPasch
MicrophonebyGrahamBell
Motionpictures(camera)byEdison
MotorcyclebyDaimler
MotorscooterbyBradsha
ParachutebyGarnerin
Pen(fountain)byWaterman
Pen(ballpoint)JohnLoudBiro
PhotoelectriccellbyJuliusElster
PianobyChristopher
Printingpress(screwtype)byGutenBerg
RadarbyWatsonWatt
Railway(electric)byWernerSiemens
RazorsafetybyGillette
Razor(electric)byJacobSchick
RefrigeratorbyFerdinandCarre
RevolverbySamuelSolt
RiflebyAugustKotter
Rifle(automatic)byJohnMosesBrowning
RocketEnginebyGoddard
SafetypinbyWalterHunt
SewingMachinebyEliasHoweandThomasSaint
StainlesssteelbyHerryBrearley
StreamboatbyAbbans
SubmarinebyHolland
TankmilitarybySwinton
TelephonebyGrahamBell
RadiobyMarconi
Telescope(reflecting)byGalileo
Telescope(refracting)byNewton
Television(mechanical)byJ.L.Baird
Television(electric)byFransworth
ThermometerbyGalilo
Termomter(mercury)byFarhenheit
TractorbyRobertKeeley
TransformerbyWilliamStanley
TransistorbyWilliamShockley
TypewriterbyHenryMill
Washingmachine(electric)byAlvaFisher
Washingmachine(manual)byHamiltonE.Smith
Welding(electric)byE.Thomson
Zipper(meshedtooth)byGideonSundback
CelciusdevisedCentrigradescale
BacteriawerediscoveredbyLouisPasture.
Ramsaydiscoveredinertgas.
ProtonwasdiscoveredbyGoldstein
Whoiscreditedwiththedevelopmentofpoliovaccine?JonasSalk
ChristopherCockerelinventedwhat:Hovercraft
Theelectricchairwasinventedbyadentist
BardeenandBrattindiscoveredSemiconductor
WhatwasinventedbyJamesDewerin1872:Vacuumorthermosflask
AtomBomb(UraniumFission)wasinventedbyOttoHahnin1941.
Electronwasdiscoveredin1897.
Oxygenwasdiscoveredin1774.
TomasAEdisonwasAmerican.
XraysandCosmicrayswerediscoveredbyArthurCompton.
PrintingpresswasinventedbyJohannGutenberg.
GramophonewasinventedbyEmileBerliner.
BloodpressurewasdiscoveredbyWilliamHarvey.
MagnifyingglasswasinventedbyRogerBacon.
InsulinwasdiscoveredbyBanting.
MichaelFaradayinventedElectricMotorinbelongedtoEngland.
ECGinventedbyEinthogen.
ColumbusDayisobservedon2ndMondayinOctober.
In1774OxygenwasdiscoveredbyPriestly.
In1589WilliamLeeinventedknittingmachine.
Morethan2000yearsagoaRomanRulerJuliusCaesarinventedthecalendarthatweusetoday.
Lipstickwasfirstintroducedin1915inAmerica.
Zipperswereintroducedin1890.
ChinawasdiscoveredbyMarcoPolo.
SearoutefromEuropetoIndiawasdiscoveredbyVascodeGama.
CanadawasdiscoveredbyJacquesCartier.
AustraliawasdiscoveredbyWilliamJonzoon.
ParachutewasinventedbyL.SLenormandin1783.
BoxCamerawasinventedbyG.Eastmanin1988.
ElectricGeneratorwasinventedbyHippolytePixilintheyear1832.HebelongedtoFrance.
In1907ElectricWashingMachinewasinventedbyanAmericannamedA.J1916.
MotorcyclewasinventedbyGottliebDaimlerin1885,hebelongedtoGermany.
FirstpersontoreachNorthPolewasRobertE.Peray.
DynamowasinventedbyFaradayintheyearof1831.
On14thDec1911SouthPolewasdiscoveredbyArmunden.
AmericawasdiscoveredbyChristopherColumbusin1492,hebelongedtoItaly.
SearoutetoIndiawasdiscoveredbyVascodaGamain1498,hebelongedtoProtugese.
SandwichIsland(nowcalledHawaiianIsland)wasdiscoveredbyCaptaincookin1770,hebelongedto
English.
SuezCanalwasdesignedbyFrenchEngineerFerdianddeLessepsin1869.
SolarSystemwasdiscoveredbyCopernicusin1540,hebelongedtoPoland.
PlanerymotionwasdiscoveredbyKeplerin1600,hebelongedtoGermany.
ArtificialradioactivitywasdiscoveredbyMadamJolietandIreneCuriein1934.
AtomicnumberwerediscoveredbyMosleyin1913.
AtomictheorywasgivenbyDaltonin1803.
WhoinventedwaxpaperThomasEdison
AtomicStructurewasstudiedbyBohrandRutherfordin1913.
CircumferenceoftheearthwascalculatedbyJeanPicard.
CurrentElectricitywasinventedbyVoltain1800,hebelongedtoItaly.
CauseofyellowfeverwasdiscoveredbyReedin1900.
DiscoveryofOxygenwasmadebyJ.Priestlyin1774.
Deuterium(HeavyHydrogen)wasdiscoveredbyH.CUreyin1932.
DiscoveryofElectronwasmadebyJ.JThomsonin1897.
DynamitewasmademyAlfredNoble,hebelongedtoSweden.
FundamentallawsofelectricalattractionwasmadebyCoulomb.
HydrogenwasdiscoveredbyCavendishin1766.
InductionofelectriccurrentwasdiscoveredbyMichaedFarradayin1841.
IncandescentbulbwasmadebyEdisonin1860.
IntelligencetestsweremadebyBinetin1905.
Laughinggas(Nitrousoxide)wasdiscoveredbyPriestly.:
ChromosomeswerediscoveredbyHofmeister.
OttoHahminventedA.Bomb.
WrightBrothersinventedAeroplane.
W.Shockleydiscoveredtransistor.
ChristianBarnardwaspioneerinhearttransplantation.
WilliamHarveydiscoveredCirculationofblood.
Ramsaydiscoveredinertgas.
Aristotlewasthefirsttoclassifyanimalsintogroups.
Theophrastusisregardedasthefatherofbotany.
HydrogenwasdiscoveredbyHenryCavandish.
ProtonwasdiscoveredbyGoldstein.
Thomsondiscoveredelectron.
CommercialcorkisobtainedfromQuercus.
BacteriawerediscoveredbyLouisPasture.
In1803,theEnglishScientistJohnDaltondescribedtheatomasthesmallestunitofanelement.
In1897J.JThomsondiscoveredelectron,negativecharges.
In1911ErnestRutherford,aNewZealanderlivinginBritain,carriedoutexperimentwithatomicparticles.
Scientistuseenormousmachinecalledparticleacceleratortodiscoverandfindoutaboutsubatomic
particles.
ErnestRutherfordin1908,withtheequipmentdiscoveredtheatomicnucleus.
HansGeiger(18821945)inventedtheGeigerCounterusedtomeasureradioactivity.
Thescientistwhodesignedthefirstinternalcombustionengineusedtoburnlowgradefuel.
FrancoisIsaacdeRivaz
Thescientistwhodiscoveredwater:AntoineLavoisier(Chk)
Nitricacid__acidwasdiscoveredbyJabbarbinHayyan.(HCLwasalsodiscoveredbyhim)
WhatcalculatingaidwasinventedbyWilliamOughtredin1662:SlideRule
WhatwasinventedbyJamesDewerin1872:Vacuumorthermosflask
FredrickSangerdiscoveredwhichmedicallifesaver:Insulin
WhoinventedScissorsLeonardoDaVinci
In1902WhatdidMaryAndersoninventWindscreenWipers
ThetechniquetoproducethefirsttesttubebabywasevolvedbyPatrickStepoteandRobertEdwards
SumitoninventedTank.
TheveryfirstelectriclightwasinventedinScotlandin1835byJamesLindsay.
ThemoleculartheoryofmatterwasexperimentallytestifiedbyRobertBrown.
ThetheoryofinheritanceofacquiredcharacterswaspropoundedbyJ.B.Lamarck
WhatwasinventedbyDrEdwardLandin1947:Polaroid
Dr.JamesWatsondiscoveredthestructureofDNAin1953.
StructureofDNAwasgivenbyWatsonandCrick.
AirconditionerinventedbywillisH.carrierU.S.in1902.
Camera(photographic)hasbeeninventedbyJosephN.NiepceFrancein1822.
Thescientistwhodesignedthefirstinternalcombustionengineusedtoburnlowgradefuel.EtienneLenoir
PioneersinScience

AndersonDiscoveredpositiveelectrons.
ArchimedesDiscoveryofthePrinciplesofleverandofspecificgravityinventionofthefamous
Archimedeanscrew.
AvogadroAnItalianscientistknownforAvogadrosHypothesis.
BacquerelRadioactivityofuranium.
BairdTelevision.
BaronNapierLogarithms.
BenjaminFranklinInventedlightningconductor.
BessemerSteelsmeltingprocess.
Bhabha,DrH.J.ResearchinCosmicraysandQuantumtheory.
BinetIntelligenceTest.
BirbalSahniResearchesinBotany.
Bose,J.C.InventedCrescographandpublishedmanyworksonplantphysiology.Hediscoveredthat
plantshavesenseandperception.
Bose,S.N.DiscoveryofagroupofnuclearparticlesnamedafterhimBoson.
BoyleBoyleslawPressurexvolume=constantataconstantgiventemperature.Boylewasthegreatest
scientistofEnglandinhistime.
BohrElectronTheoryAtomicstructure.
Braun,DrWernhervonspaceflying.
BunsenInventionofthespectroscope.
CarothersNylonplastics.
CavendishDiscoveryofchemicalcompositionofwaterdiscoveryofhydrogen(InflammableAir)rare
gases.
ChadwickDiscoveryoftheneutron.
ChandrasekharMathematicalAstrophysics.
CharlesDarwinTheoryofEvolutionOriginofSpecies.
Clarke,ArthurC.ConceptofGeostationaryOrbit.
Curie,MadameDiscoveryofradium.
DaltonAtomictheorylawsofchemicalcombinationlawofpartialpressuresthelawofmultiple
proportions.
DemocritusGreekphilosopher(Atomictheory).
DewarInventedcordite,liquidoxygenandintroducedthermosflask.
EinsteinTheoryofrelativity.
EuclidScienceofgeometry.
FahrenheitFahrenheitmercurythermometricscaleinwhichfreezingpointis32andboilingpointis212.
FaradayElectromagneticinductionandlawsofelectrolysis.
FermiDiscoveredartificialsplittingofatoms.
FreudDoctrineofPsychoanalysis.
GayLussacLawofgases.
GaussSystemofabsoluteelectricmeasurements.
GoodYearDiscoveredtheartofvulcanisingrubber.
Herschel,WilliamDiscoveredthePlanetUranus.
HertzElectricalwaves.
HippalusFounderofscientificastronomy.
HoffmannDiscoveredthefirstanilinedye.
Kelvin,LordDynamicaltheoryofheat.
Khorana,DrHargobindDecipheringthegeneticcode.
KodakFilmandphotographicgoods.
LablancManufactureofwashingsoda.
LawrenceInventionofcyclotron.
LockyerHeliumgas.
LouisBraillePerfectedhissystemofreadingandwritingfortheblind.
MarconiWirelesstelegraphyradio.
MariaMontessoriMontessorimethodofteachingchildren.
MaxwellElectromagneticTheoryofLight.
MeghnadSahaEffectofpressureonRadiationthroughbodies.
MendelLawsofheredity.
MandeleevPeriodicTable.
MorseMorsesystemofelectrictelegraphy.
NewtonLawsofgravitationLawofMotion.
NobelDynamite.
OliverLodgePhysicist.Researchesinwirelesscommunications.
OppenheimerResearchesinatomictheory.
OttoHahnDiscoveryofuraniumfission.
ParkesCelluloid.
ParsonsSteamturbine.
PavlovTheoryofConditionedReflex.
PerkinMauvedye.
PitmanFoundedthePitmansystemofphonographicshorthand.
PlanckQuantumtheory.
PlimsollIntroducedalineofdemarcationontheshipsbeyondwhichtheshipscannotbeloaded.
PriestleyDiscoveryofOxygen.
Raman,C.V.RamanEffectonpolarisationoflightandtheoriesoncrystalsanddiamondformation.
RamanathanMolecularscatteringoflightinfluids.
RamanujamAgreatIndianmathematician.
RamsayDiscoveryofInertgasessuchasArgon,Neon,Heliumetc.
Ray,P.C.Researchesinchemistry.
RegnaultExperimentsinregardtothephysicalpropertiesofbodiesandtheirrelationtoheat.
RogerBaconGunpowder.
RontgenDiscoveryofXrays.
RohmkorffInductioncoil.
RutherfordAtomicResearchsucceededinsplittingtheatomforthefirsttimein1918.
ShalimarPaints.
StephensonBritishengineerandpioneerinRailways.Hewasthefirsttoputalocomotiveonthelinethat
wasabletodrawatrainof31carriages.
Thomson,J.J.Discoveredelectron.
TraversDiscoveryofNeongas(WorkingwithRamsay).
UreyDiscoveryofHeavyHydrogen.
VoltaCurrentelectricityandelectricbattery.
PioneersinMechanicalInventionsandDiscoveries
AustinMotorCar.
Bell,GrahamTelephone.
BerlinerMicrophone.
BrequetHelicopter.
BushwellSubmarine.
CaxtonPrintingPress.
ColtRevolver.
DaimlerGasengine.
DavyMinersSafetyLamp.
DieselInternalCombustionengine(Dieselengine).
DunlopPneumatictyre.
EdisonFirstelectricbulbandgramophone.
FaradayDynamo.
FickLawofDiffusionFicksLaw.
FrankWhittleJetpropulsion.
FultonStreamboat.
GalileoTelescope.
GilletteSafetyrazor.
GuttenburgArtofPrinting.
HoeRotaryPrintingPress.
HoweSewingMachine.
HuygensPendulumclock.
JamesWattSteamengine(patentedin1769).
Landstrom,J.E.SafetyMatches.
MacmillanBicycle(1842).
MauserMagazineofrifle.
MercatorCelestialandaterrestrialglobe.
MontgolfierBalloon(1883)
PascalCalculatingMachine.
Puckle,JamesMachinegun
ShockleyTransistor.
SholesTypewriter.
StephensonRailwayengine.
SwintonMilitarytank.
TorricelliBarometer.
Watt,RobertWatsonRadar.
W.&O.Wright(WrightBrothers)Aeroplane(1903).
WatermanFountainpen.
ZeissLensesCamera.
Pioneersin
MedicalInventionsandDiscoveries
BantingInsulin(asapalliativefordiabetes).
Barnard,ChristianReplacingthehumanheart.
Brahmchari,U.M.CureofKalaazarfever.
DavyIsolationofmetalsbyelectricitystudiedpropertiesofchlorine.
DomagkSulphadrugsasbactericides.
EijkmanCauseofBeriBeri.
FinsenDiscoveredcurativeeffectofultravioletraysphotography.
Fleming,AlexanderPenicillin(in1929).
HarveyCirculationofblood.
HahnemannHomoeopathy(founder).
Hopkins,FrederickGowlandVitaminD.
JennerSmallpoxVaccination.
KochTubercleBacillus.
LainnecStethoscope.
Lister,LordAntiseptictreatment.
Pasteur,LouisTreatmentofrabiescureofhydrophobia.
RonaldRossMalariaParasite.
Salk,JonasE.AntipolioVaccine.
SimpsonandHarrisonChloroform.
WaksmanStreptomycin.

SCIENTIFICINSTRUMENTS
Hydrometermeasureshumidity
Barometermeasuresatmosphericpressure
Purityofmilkismeasuredbylactometer
Fathometermeasuresthedepthofoceans.
SextantisusedformeasuringaltitudeofSunandotherheavenlybodies
Chronometerrecordsaccuratetimeonships
Algesimeterindicatesthedegreeofsensitivenessofskin
Altimetermeasuresaltitudes
Ammetermeasurescurrent
Anemometerrecordsvelocityofwind
Cyamometermeasuresbluenessofskyorocean
Dasymetermeasuresdensityofgas
Galvanometermeasuressmallelectriccurrent
Hydrometermeasuresrelativedensityofliquids
Hygrometermeasureshumidityinatmosphere
Hypsometermeasuresatmosphericpressuretoascertainelevationsbydeterminingboilingpointofliquid.
OrHypsometerisaninstrumentformeasuringtheheightabovesealevel.
Manometermeasurespressureofgases
Micrometermeasuresminutedistances
Periscopeisusedforviewingobjectsaboveeyelevel
Cyclotronisusedforelectromagneticaccelerationofchargedatoms
Geigercounterisusedfordetectingandrecordingradioactivity.ItwasinventedbyHansGeiger
(18821945)
Pyrometermeasureshightemperatures
Refrectometermeasuresrefractiveindexofasubstance
Seismographmeasuresintensityofearthquake
TelstartransmitswirelessorT.Vbroadcast
Viscometermeasuresviscosityofliquids
Spirographrecordsthemovementoflungs
Photometermeasuresrateoftranspiration
Scotographisusedforenblingblindtowrite
Eratosthenesmeasuresdistanceroundtheearth
Kaldioscopeshaveprovedhelpfulinfindingtheamountofdampnessinsoil
Mohrsscalemeasuresdegreeofhardnessofminerals
RBCandWBCisbloodsarecountedbyHemocytometer.
Manometeristheinstrumentofmeasuringgaspressure.
Spectrometerinstrumentformeasuringthespectrumoflight.
Thevariationinthebloodflowcanbeheardwithaninstrumentcalled_stethoscope_
WhatismeasuredbyaninterferometerWavelengthoflight
Hydrophoneisusedformeasuringsoundunderwater.
Magnometerisaninstrumentdesignedtocomparethemagneticmovementandfield.
Potometerisusedtomeasuretherateofrespirationinanimalandplants.
Formeasuringsolarradiationweusepyrheliometer.
ActimometermeasuresdirectheatingpoweroftheSun.
Ammeterisuseformeasuringcurrentstrength.
Manometeristheinstrumentofmeasuringgaspressure.
Spectrometerinstrumentformeasuringthespectrumoflight.
Themeasurementofrainfallismadebyaninstrumentknownasraingauge
WhatismeasuredwithanombrometerRainfall
Theinstrumentusedtomeasureveryhightemperature:Infraredpyrometers
Mechanicalenergyintoelectricalenergy:Generator
Heatenergyintomechanicalenergy:Heatengineorsteamengine.
Electricalenergyintomechanicalenergy:ElectricalMotor
Electricalenergyintosoundenergy:Loudspeaker
Soundenergyintoelectricalenergy:Microphone
Thedeviceusedtomeasureradioactivity:GeigerMullertube
Thedevicewhichconvertsthechemicalenergyintoelectricalenergy:Battery
Thedeviceusedtomeasureradioactivity.Geigercounter
Hygrometerisinstrumentusedformeasuringhumidityofair.
Heliscopeisusedforviewingthesun.
WhatdoesapotometermeasureWaterintake
ClinicalthermometerusuallymeasuresinFahrenheit.
ActimometermeasuresdirectheatingpoweroftheSun.
Ammeterisuseformeasuringcurrentstrength
Voltammeterisanelectrolyticcellforconductingelectrolyticdissociationofelectrolyte.
Whatdoesadrosomotermeasure:Dew
Relativedensityofanatmosphereismeasuredbyhygrometer.
Spirographisanapparatususedforrecordingthemovementofthelungs.
Themaximumlimitofsoundbeyondwhichapersoncanbecomedeafis129lbs.
CharlesKRhodesdevelopedanXRayemittinglaserin1990.
Sonmeterisaninstrumentusedtostudythebehaviorofvibratingstring.
Theinstrumentusedformeasuringthevelocityofwindisknownasanemometer.

Altimeter:anapparatususedinaircraftformeasuringaltitudes.
Ammeter:isusedfortomeasureintensityofsound.
Anemometer:isaninstrumentformeasuringtheforceandvelocityofwind.
Audiometer:aninstrumenttomeasureintensityofsound.
Audiophone:isaninstrumentrequiredforimprovingimperfectsenseofhearing.
Barograph:forcontinuousrecordingofatmosphericpressure.
Barometer:isanapparatususedformeasuringtheatmosphericpressure.
Binoculars:isaninstrumentusedforseeingdistantobjects,theraysoflightaretwicereflectedbymeansof
rightangledprisms.
Callipers:acompasswithlegsformeasuringtheinsideoroutsidediameterofbodies.
Calorimeter:aninstrumentusedformeasuringquantitiesofheat.
Carburettor:isanapparatusforchargingairwithpetrolvapoursinaninternalcombustionengine.
Cardiogram:amedicalinstrumentusedfortracingthemovementsoftheheart.
Cardiograph:isamedicalinstrumentfortracingheartmovements.
Chronometer:isaninstrumentkeptonboardtheshipsformeasuringaccuratetime.
Cinematograph:Itconsistsofaseriesoflensesarrangedtothrowonascreenanenlargedimageof
photographs.Thelenssystemwhichformstheimageonthescreenistermedthefocusinglens.
Commutator:splitringwhichformsthemainpartofaD.C.Dynamo.
Compassneedle:forknowingapproximatelytheNorthSouthdirectionataplace.
Crescograph:isaninstrumentforuseinrecordinggrowthofplantsinventedbyJ.C.Bose.
DipCircle:Itisaninstrumentusedtodeterminetheanglebetweenthedirectionoftheresultantintensityof
earthsfieldandthehorizontalcomponentataplace.Thisparticularangleisknowasthedipofthatplace.
Drinkersapparatus:tohelpbreathingininfantileparalysis.
Dynamo:TheoriginofelectricityinaDynamoisthetransformationofmechanicalenergyintoelectrical
energy.Itdependsontheprincipleofelectromagneticinductionwherebyacurrentisproducedon
traversingamagneticfield.
Electroencephalograph(EEG):Itisthetechniqueofrecordingandinterpretingtheelectricalactivityofthe
brain.Recordsoftheelectricalactivityofthebrain,commonlyknownasbrainwaves,arecalled
electroencephalogramsorelectroencephalographs.EEGisthecommonabbreviationforboththetechnique
andtherecords.
Epidiascope:forprojectingfilmsaswellasimagesofopaquearticlesonascreen.
Eudiometer:Itisaglasstubeformeasuringvolumechangesinchemicalreactionsbetweengases.
Fathometer:isaninstrumentusedformeasuringdepthoftheocean.
Galvanometer:aninstrumentformeasuringcurrentsofsmallmagnitude.
G.M.Counter(GeigerMullerCounter):Thisspecialdeviceisusedfordetectingthepresenceofradiation
andcountingcertainatomicparticles.
Gramophone:aninstrumentwithwhichwecanreproducethesoundrecordedbyasuitablerecording
apparatus.ItisfittedwithaspecialtypeofapparatusknownassoundboxinventedbyBerliner.
Gravimeter:isaninstrumentforrecordingmeasurementunderwaterandtodeterminethepresenceofoil
depositsunderwater.
Gyroscope:isaninstrumentusedtoillustratedynamicsofrotatingbodies.Itisatypeofspinningwheelfixed
totheaxle.
Hydrometer:isaninstrumentusedformeasuringthespecificgravityofliquids.
Hydrophone:isaninstrumentusedforrecordingsoundunderwater.
Hygrometer:isaninstrumentusedformeasuringhumidityinair.
Kymograph:isaninstrumentusedtorecordgraphicallyvariousphysiologicalmovementsi.e.,blood
pressure,heartbeating,studyoflungsetcinlivingbeings.
Lactometer:isanapparatususedformeasuringthepurityofmilk.
Manometer:fordeterminingthepressureofagas.
MarinersCompass:isanapparatuswhichisusedtoguidethesailors.Theneedlealwayspoints
northsouth.
Micrometer:isaninstrumentusedforconvertingsoundi.e.,fractionofthelowestdivisionofagivenscale.
Microphone:isaninstrumentusedforconvertingsoundwavesintoelectricalvibrations.
Microscope:isaninstrumentwhichisusedformagnifyingminuteobjectsbyalenssystem.
Microtome:isusedforcuttinganobjectintothinpartsformicroscopicinspection.
Odometer:isaninstrumentbyvirtueofwhichthedistancecoveredbywheeledvehiclesisrecorded.
Periscope:Itisusuallyusedbythecrewofasubmarinetosurveytheshipsetc,onthesurfaceofthesea
whilethesubmarineisunderwater.Italsoenablesthesailorstoobserveobjectsontheothersideofan
obstaclewithoutexposingthemselves.
Phonograph:isaninstrumentusedforreproducingsound.
Photometer:isanapparatususedtocomparetheilluminatingpoweroftwosourcesoflight.
Pipette:Itisaglasstubewiththeaidofwhichadefinitevolumeofliquidmaybetransferred.
Potentiometer:isusedforcomparingthee.m.f.s,ofcells,measurementsofthethermale.m.f.s,large
potentialdifferencesandcurrents.Itisalsousedformeasuringlowresistances.
Psychrometer:isaninstrumentformeasurementofthehumidityoftheatmosphere.
Pyrometer:isaninstrumentforrecordinghightemperaturesfromagreatdistance(i.e.,forrecording
temperatureofthesunetc.)bymakinguseofthelawsofradiation.
Radar:Radio,Angle,DetectionAndRangeisusedtodetectthedirectionandrangeofanapproaching
aeroplanebymeansofradiomicrowaves.
RainGauge:isanapparatusforrecordingofrainfallataparticularplace.
Radiometer:isaninstrumentformeasuringtheemissionofradiantenergy.
Refractometer:isaninstrumenttomeasurerefractiveindices.
Saccharimeter:isaninstrumentfordeterminingtheamountofsugarinasolution.Itisusedinbreweries.
SeismometerorSeismograph:isaninstrumentusedforrecordingearthquakeshocks.
Sextant:isaninstrumentinventedbyJohnHadleyusedformeasuringthealtitudeofthesunandofother
inaccessibleheavenlybodies.
Spectrometer:(1)Itisatypeofspectroscopesuitablefortheprecisemeasurementsofrefractiveindices.(2)
Aninstrumentformeasuringtheenergydistributionofaparticulartypeofradiation.
Speedometer:isaninstrumentwhichindicatesspeedatwhichavehicleismoving.
Spherometer:isaninstrumentformeasuringcurvatureofsurfaces.
Sphygmomanometer:aninstrumentusedformeasuringarterialbloodpressure.
Sphygmophone:aninstrument,withthehelpofwhichapulsebeatmakesasound.
Sphygmoscope:aninstrument,byvirtueofwhich,arterialpulsationsbecomevisible.
Stereoscope:Itisaspecialtypeofbinocular,throughwhichadoublephotographsnappedfromtwodifferent
anglesbyatwolensedcameraisviewedinsolidrelief.
Stethoscope:isaninstrumenttohearandanalysemovementsofheartandlungs.
Stopwatch:forrecordingsmallintervalsoftimeinthelaboratory,inracesandotherevents.
Stroboscope:isaninstrumentforviewingobjectsmovingrapidlywithaperiodicmotionandtoseethemasif
theywereatrest.
Tachometer:isaninstrumentfordeterminingspeedsofaeroplanesandmotorboats.
Telephone:adevicebyvirtueofwhichtwopersonsattwodifferentplacescancommunicate.Itconsistsof
twomainparts(i)amicrophoneand(ii)areceiver.
Teleprinter:aninstrumentwhichprintsautomaticallymessagessentfromoneplacetoanother,ontelegraph
lines.
Telescope:isanapparatususedforobservingdistantobjects.
Theodolite:isaninstrumentformeasuringhorizontalandverticalangles.
Thermocouple:aninstrumentbasedonthermoelectricityusedformeasuringtemperatures.
Thermometer:isanapparatususedformeasuringtemperature.
Thermostat:Itisaninstrumentusedtoregulatethetemperaturetoaparticulardegree.
Viscometer:isaninstrumenttomeasureviscosity.

COMPUTER
Halfbyte=1nibble=4bits
BitmeansBinaryDigit
1byte=8bits
1megabyte=1048576bytes
1kilobyte=1024bytes
Acombinationof16bitsarecalledword.
Aterabyte=1trillionbytes
OurPCbelongsto4thgeneration
FredCohencoinedthewordcomputervirus
Firstcomputerviruswascreatedin1970atBelllaboratories
WORMmeansWriteOnceReadMany
PowerofasupercomputerismeasuredinFLOPS(FloatingPointOperationsperSecond)
WWW/http:(hypertexttransferprotocol)wascreatedbyTimBurnerLeein1992
IntelmeansIntegratedElectronics
1worksheetcontains256columns
G.W.BasicG.WstandsforGateWay
SuperComputerwascreatedbyJ.H.VanTassel
CORBAisCommonObjectRequestBrokerArchitecture
URLisUniformorUniversalResourceLocator
IntelinventedRAMchip
Informationstoredondiskasseriesofbumpsonitsshinyside.
DVDsholdmoreinformationthanCDs.Theyusesmallerbumpsandhavetworeflectivelayers
RecordableCDsdonothavebumps.Therearepatchesofcolorondisktochangethereflectedlaserlight
In1951Univac1,theworldsfirstcommercialcomputerwasdesignedbyJohnMauchlyandJ.Presper
Eckert.TheybuiltENIAC,thefirstelectroniccomputerin1946
In1968mainframewasbuilt.
In1976firstsupercomputertheCray1wasdeveloped
In1981IBMproducetheIBMPC.
In1998IBMmadequantumcomputer
Supercomputersusesparallelprocessing
In1974,computergameswereintroduced.
PROMistheabbreviationofprogrammablereadonlymemory

Whatwastheworldsfirsthighlevelprogramminglanguage1957:IBMFORTRAN
AJPEGisapicturefileformatwhatdoesJPEGstandfor:JointPhotographicExpertsGroup
DuringWorldWarII,IBMbuiltthecomputerstheNazisusedtomanagetheirdeath/concentrationcamps
RegistersaretemporarystorageareaswithintheCPU.
Firstapplecomputerwasbuiltingarage.
Thelanguageofsmalltalkisobjectoriented.
Shellisanoperatingenvironment.
Virtualmemoryisalsoknownasvirtualpage.
NOSrefertooperatingsystemsforanetwork.
InEBCDICeachcharacterisdenotedby8bits.
Diodesareusedinanalogcomputercircuitsaslimiter.
Wetwarestandsforanyorganicintelligence.
GIGOstandsforgarbageingarbageout.
Applicationofflipflaparecounters,shiftregisterandtransferregister.
Bootstrapisassociatedwithcomputer.
FORTRANstandsforformulatranslator.
Agroupofcharacterthatistermedasasingleentityiscalledword.
Clipartisacomputerpreparedart.
MarksensingisanothertermforOMR.
Authorizationtomakemultiplesoftwarecopiesiscalledsitelicensing.
Antivirusisalsoknownasvaccines.
Freesoftwareisalsoknownaspublicdomainsoftware.
IncomputerDFDstandsforDataFlowDiagram.
CyberSpaceiscalledtoVirtualworldofthecomputer.
WhatdoesthesuninSUNMicrosystemsstandforStanfordUniversityNetwork
WhatdoesIntelstandforIntegratedElectronics
AllPCshaveaBIOSwhatdoesbiosstandforBasicInputOutputSystem
WhatisthecommonnameforanintegratedcircuitAChip
InWWWtermswhatdoesi.e.meanonadomainnameIreland
Whatcompanyintroducedthefirstcommercialminicomputer65DEC
NamethefirstwebbrowserpubliclyavailableNCSAMosaic
TheworldsmostpowerfulsupercomputeriscalledASCIwhite.
WorldWideWebwasinventedin1993byTimBarenessLee.
TheBprogramminglanguagewasdevelopedbyKenThompson.
The1stcommerciallyproducedandsoldcomputer(1951)wasUNIVAC.
ThetransformationfromheavycomputerstoPCswasmadepossibleusingmicroprocessors.
Thefirstmicroprocessorwasdevelopedin1971byIntel.
Apentium4(P4)employsroughly40milliontransistors.
Mark1,Apple1,andcollossuswereinitialdesktopcomputers.
Binarydigitsarebriefedasbit.
Acollectionofbitsiscalledbyte.
Thefirsthomecomputer(1977),whichwassoldinmillionsofunitswasAppleII.
PARAMisasupercomputer.
FatheroftheComputer..CharlesBabbage
WhatdoesCMOSstandforinacomputerComplimentarymetalOxidesemiconductor
WORLDPARLIAMENTS
ParliamentofAfghanistanisLoyaJirga.
ParliamentofAustraliaisFederalParliament.
ParliamentofBangladeshisJatiyaSaugsad.
ParliamentofCanadaisParliament.
ParliamentofChinaisNationalpeoplescongress.
ParliamentofDenmarkisFolketing.
ParliamentofEgyptisPeoplesAssembly.
ParliamentofFranceisParliament.
ParliamentofGermanyisBaundesrat.
ParliamentofGreeceisParliment.
ParliamentofIndiaisParliment.
ParliamentofIranisMajliseShouraeIslam.
ParliamentofIraqisNationalAssembly.
ParliamentofJapanisDiet.
ParliamentofMoroccoisMajlisalNuwab.
ParliamentofOmanisConsultativeAssembly.
ParliamentofQatarisAdvisoryCouncil.
ParliamentofRussiaisDuma.
ParliamentofNorwayistheStorting.
ParliamentofSwedenisRiksdag.
OldestparliamentintheworldAlthing(Iceland)

SPORTS
Whathas32panelsand642stitchesAfootball(soccer)
FirstBritishopensquashchampionshipplayedin1922.
Firstworldsquashchampionship1976.
Jhangirkhanhaswonworldopen6times.
Wimbledonopentenniswasinstitutedin1877.
Awinneroffourcompetitions(Wimbledon,Frenchopen,usopen,andAustraliaopen)iscalledGrand
Slam.
MostWimbledonsingle(Men)titlearewonbyPeteSampras(USA).
MostWimbledonsingle(woman)titlewonbyMartinaNavratilova(USA).
CommonWealthgameareheldevery4years,theywerestartedin1931.
FirstAsiagameswereplayedatNewDelhiin1951.
15thAsianGameswillbeheldinQatarin2006.
CurrentWorldcupholderofhockeyisNetherlands.
FIFAestablishedinParisonMay21,1904.
GrandslamisthetitleassociatedwithPeteSampras.
MichaelChang(USA)istheyoungesttowinthetitleofgrandslam.
ShahidAfridihasmadecenturyon37balls.
ThetitleOvalHeroiswithFazalMuhammad.
ThesportsmanKasparvoisassociatedwithChess.
ModernsummerOlympicwereheldinGreecein1896.
Olympicheldevery4years.
HockeybecameOlympiceventin1908.Pakistantookpartin1948inLondon.
1stworldcuphockey1971atBarcelona(Spain).
Hockeyworldcupheldevery4year.
Firstworldcupcricket1975,wonbyWestIndies.
Indiawonworldcupcricketin1983bybeatingWestIndies.
10countrieshaveteststatus.
Firsttestmachwasplayedin1877betweenAustraliaandEngland.
FirstOnedaymatchbetweenAustraliaandEnglandinJan5,1971.
Firstwordcupfootball1930,Uruguay,andwonbyUruguay.
1942worldcupfootballcupdidnotholdduetoSecondWorldWar.
NigeriaiscurrentOlympicfootfallchampion.
GeoffhuntisassociatedwithSquash.
SouthAfricawasexpelledfromICCin1970becauseofitsapartheidpolicies.
CurrentheavyweightchampionshipiswithL.Lewis.
Incricketbatsmancanbeoutby10ways.
PeterMarshalisassociatedwithSquash.
Pakistanhadwon4titleofworldcuphockeysofar.
Firstthreeworkcupcricketswereplayedwith60over.
RockyMorcionoonlyheavyweightboxerremainedunbeatenthroughouthiscareer.
Lowesttestmatchinningis26byNewZealand.
HighestnoofonedaysareplayedatSharjahCricketGround.
ThechampiontrophyhockeytournamentwasintroducedbyPakistaninyear1978.
Daviscupisfortennis.
Thomascupbadmintonisformenonly.
Ubercupisforbadminton.
Eachteaminvolleyballconsistsof6players.
AntolyKarpov,theworldchessplayerbelongstoRussia.
ModernOlympicGameswerefirstheldinAthens.
ICChas10membersanditwasfoundedin1965.
Lowesttotalincricketis36byCanada.
TennisplayersteffigrafbelongstoGermany.
Natwesttrophyisforcricket.
TheSwythilingcupisrelatedtoTableTennis.
Moroccocupisforcricket.
FirstmodernOlympicgameswereheldin1896inAthens.
FirstwomencompetedinOlympicgamesin1912.
FranceandwhichcountrycontestedfirsteverworldcupmatchMexico
ThenumberofcountrieswhichparticipatedinthefirstOlympicGamesheldatAthenswasNine
WhoownsTheOvalcricketgroundPrinceCharles
Whoamongthefollowingbatsmenachievedthefeatofhittingsix6sinoneoverforthefirsttimein
internationalcricketduringtheWorldCup2007HerschelleGibbs
WherewerethefirstwinterOlympicsheldin1924CharmonixFrance
FINAisthegoverningbodyofwhatamateursportSwimming
FITAarethegoverningbodyofwhatsportArchery
ALadyParamountjudgesatwhatsportArchery
FirstcricketcupwasplayedinEnglandin1974.
FirstAsianGameswereheldinNewDelhiin1951.From1954theywereheldeveryfouryears.
BaronPierredeCoubertinwasfounderofthemodernOlympicGames.
BuntingisaterminthegameofBaseball.
GrandMasterisaterminChess.
GrandSlamisaterminsportsassociatedwithBridgeaswellasLawnTennis.
MartinaHingesistheyoungestwomantennisplayertowinthreemajorsinglestitlesinoneseason.
IronasportstermisassociatedwithGolf.
McDowellCupisassociatedwithfootball.
OlympicGameswereheldtwiceinParisandLondon.
Paralympicsarethegamesfordisabled.
UbercupisassociatedwithBadminton.
YankeeStadiumisassociatedwithBoxing.
WorldsoldestsportsdailyisGazettadelloSportofItaly.
ValBarkerCupisawardedintheOlympicGamesinBoxing.
TheParalympicsGames2008wereheldinBeijing.
AsafaPowellis100msprinter.
ThetermStalemateisrelatedtothegameofChess.
Withwhichsportisthetermbutterflyassociated?Swimming
NextFootballworldCupin2010isin..SouthAfrica
HowmanyringsontheOlympicflag:Five
Whoranthefirstmarathon:Phidipedes
WhatcolouristhecapgiventoanEnglandcricketplayerBlue
WhatheldupaCrickettestMatchbetweenEnglandPakistanMouseonpitch
WhatisthefirstraceintheGrandPrixseasonBrazilian
ByOlympicruleswhatmusthave14feathersBadmintonBird
HowistheOlympictorchlitBythesuninGreece
MartinaNavratilovabelongstoCzechRepublic.
TourDeFranceisFrenchcyclerace.
NationalgameofSwitzerlandisskiing.
Whathas32panelsand642stitchesAfootball(soccer)
InTenniswhereistheAustralianOpenplayedFlindersPark
WhatOlympiceventwasdroppedin1920TugofWar1900to1920
FIDEgovernwhatgameChess.
FootballerZaidaneoriginallybelongstowhichcountry?Algeria

ABBREVIATIONS
VDU=videodisplayunit
CRT=cathoderaytube
CROCathodeRayOscillator
SARSSevereAccuterespitoratrysyndrome
BOTBuiltoperatetransfer
AMUAtomicmassunit
EMFElectromotiveForceorElectromagneticField(MostaptisElectromotiveForce)
ADHAntidiureticharmome
STPStandardTemperatureandPressure
NPTNetworktimeprotocol
CRTCathoderaytube
SARSSevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome
BOTBuiltOperatetransfer
AMUAtomicMassUnit
EMFElectromotiveforce
ADHAntiDiureticHormone
STPStandardTemperaturePressure
GeVGigaElectronVolt
NTPNormalTemperaturePressure
CRTCathodeRayTube
Theoreofmercurymetal.cyanabar
SARS:severeacuterespiratorysyndrome
NTP:networktimeprotocol
RQ:respiratoryquotient
PVC:polyvinylchloride
NPN:negativepositivenegative
WAN:wideareanetwork
ECG:electrocardiogram
CPU:centralprocessingunit
BCG:bacillusofcalmetteGuerin
STPstandardtemperatureandpressure/ShieldedTwistedPair
ATPAdenosineTriPhosphate
PNPprotonneutronproton
[PositiveNegativePositive(transistor)]
LANlocalareanetwork
KWhkilowatthour
BTUBritishThermalUnit
LDLLowdensitylipoprotein
[commonlyreferredtoasbadcholesterol]
ROMReadonlymemory
MAFmillionacrefeet
SONARSoundNavigationandRanging
LCD=LIQUIDCRYSTALDISPLAY
HDL=HARDWAREDESCRIPTIONLANGUAGE/HighDensityLipoprotein
UHF=ULTRAHIGHFREQUENCY
LED=LIGHTEMITTINGDIODE
BASIC=BEGGINERSALLPURPOSESYMBOLICINSTRUCTIONCODE
HST=HIGHSPEEDTECHONOLGY
DBS=DATABASESERVER
V.L.C.CstandsforVerylargecrudecarrier.
VTOL=verticaltakeoffandlanding
SETI=SearchforExtraterrestrialIntelligence=aprojecttofindAliens
FaxistheshortformofFacsimilewhichmeansidenticalcopy
SETI=>SearchforExtraterrestrialintelligence.
OnthePHscalewhatdoesPHstandforPotentialHydrogen
ABM:AntiBallisticMissiles
ABVP:AkhilBharatiyaVidyarthiParishad
AC:AlternatingCurrentAshokaChakra
ACU:AsianCurrencyUnion
AD:annoDominiintheyearofLordChrist
ADB:AsianDevelopmentBank
ADC:AidedeCampAccessDeficitCharge
ADF:AsianDevelopmentFund
ADS:AirDefenceShip
AJT:AdvancedJetTrainer
AG:AccountantGeneralAdjutantGeneral
AI:AirIndia
AIDS:AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome
AIIMS:AllIndiaInstituteofMedicalSciences
AIR:AllIndiaRadioAnnualInformationReport
AITUC:AllIndiaTradeUnionCongress
AJT:AdvancedJetTrainer
ALH:AdvancedLightHelicopter
AM:antemeridiembeforenoon
AMC:ArmyMedicalCorpsAssetManagementCompanies
AME:AssociateMemberoftheInstituteofEngineers
APC:AgriculturalPricesCommission
APEC:AsiaPacificEconomicCooperation
APPLE:ArianePassengerPayloadExperiment
APPU:AsianPacificPostalUnion
ARC:AssetReconstructionCompany
ARDR:AgriculturalandRuralDebtRelief
ASAT:AntiSatelliteweapon
ASC:ArmyServiceCorps
ASCI:AdvancedStrategicComputingInitiative
ASCII:AmericanStandardCodeforInformation
ASEAN:AssociationofSouthEastAsianNations
ASEM:AsiaEuropeMeeting
ASIMO:AdvancedStepinInnovativeMobility
ASLV:AugmentedSatelliteLaunchVehicle
ASMA:AntarcticaSpeciallyManagedArea
ASSOCHAM:AssociatedChambersofCommerceandIndustry
ATA:AirTimeAuthorityAllenTelescopeArray
ATC:AirTrafficController
ATM:AutomaticTellerMachine
ATR:ActionTakenReport
ATV:AutomaticTransferVehicle
AUM:AssetsUnderManagement
AVC:ArmyVeterinaryCorps
AVM:AdditionalVolatilityMargin
AWACS:AirborneWarningandControlSystem

B
BARC:BhabhaAtomicResearchCentre
BBC:BritishBroadcastingCorporation
BC:BeforeChristBoardofControlBritishColumbiaBatteryCommander
BCG:BacillusCalmetteGuerinAntiTuberculosisVaccine
BICP:BureauofIndustrialCostsandPrices
BIFR:BoardofIndustrialandFinancialReconstruction
BIOS:BasicInputOutputSystem
BKU:BharatiyaKisanUnion
BMD:BallisticMissileDefenceSystem
BOLT:BSEOnLineTrading(System)
BOSS:BharatOperatingSystemSolutions
BPO:BusinessProcessOutsourcing
BPR:BottomPressureRecords
BRO:BorderRoadOrganisation
BSE:BombayStockExchange
BSF:BorderSecurityForce
BSNL:BharatSancharNigamLtd

C
CA:CharteredAccountant
CABE:CentralAdvisoryBoardofEducation
C&AG:Comptroller&AuditorGeneral
CAIR:CentreforArtificialIntelligenceandRobotics
CAPART:CouncilforPeoplesActionandAdvancementofRuralTechnology
CAPES:ComputerAidedPaperlessExaminationSystem
CAS:ChiefofArmyStaffChiefofAirStaffConditionalAccessSystem
CB:CitizenBand(Radio)
CBI:CentralBureauofInvestigation
CBFC:CentralBoardofFilmCertification
CCPA:CabinetCommitteeonPoliticalAffairs
CD:ConferenceonDisarmament
CDAC:TheCentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing
CDMA:CodeDivisionMultipleAccess
CECA:ComprehensiveEconomicCooperationAgreement
CERN:EuropeanOrganisationforNuclearResearch(PronouncedCERNinFrench)
CFC:ChlorofluroCarbon
CFS:ContainerFreightStation
CHOGM:CommonwealthHeadsofGovernmentMeeting
CIA:CentralIntelligenceAgency(ofU.S.A.)
CIBIL:CreditInformationBureau(India)Ltd
CIC:ChiefInformationCommissioner
CID:CriminalInvestigationDepartment
CinC:CommanderinChief
cif:cost,insuranceandfreight
CIS:CommonwealthofIndependentStates
CISF:CentralIndustrialSecurityForce
CITES:ConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpecies
CITU:CentreofIndianTradeUnions
CLASS:ComputerLiteracyandStudiesinSchools
CLAWS:CentreforLandWarfareStudies
CM:CommandModuleChiefMinister
CMP:CommonMinimumProgramme
CNG:CompressedNaturalGas
CNN:CableNewsNetwork
CNS:ChiefoftheNavalStaff
CO:CommandingOfficer
COD:CentralOrdnanceDepotCashonDelivery
CPCB:CentralPollutionControlBoard
CPI:CommunistPartyofIndia
CPI(M):CommunistPartyofIndia(Marxists)
CPU:CentralProcessingUnit
CR:CentralRailway
CRAC:CyberRegulationAdvisoryCouncil
CRDi:CommonRailDirectinjection
CRISIL:CreditRatingInformationServicesofIndiaLimited
CRM:CustomerRelationshipManagement
CRR:CashReserveRatio
CRPF:CentralReservePoliceForce
CSIR:CouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearch
CTBT:ComprehensiveTestBanTreaty
CTT:CommoditiesTransactionTax
CVRDE:CombatVehiclesResearchandDevelopmentEstablishment

D
DA:DearnessAllowanceDailyAllowance
DAVP:DirectorateofAdvertisingandVisualPublicity
DC:DeputyCommissionerDirectCurrentinElectricity
DDT:DichloroDiphenylTrichloroethane(disinfectant)
DIN:DirectorInformationNumber
DM:DistrictMagistrateDeputyMinister
DMIC:DelhiMumbaiIndustrialCorridor
DMK:DravidaMunnetraKazhagam(aregionalpoliticalpartyofTamilNadu)
DNA:deoxyribonucleicacid
DO:Demiofficial(letter)
DOD:DepartmentofOceanDevelopment
DPEP:DistrictPrimaryEducationProgramme
DPI:DirectorofPublicInstruction
DRAM:DynamicRandomAccessMemory
DRDO:DefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation
DST:DaylightSavingTime
DRES:DepartmentofRenewableEnergySources
DTH:DirecttoHome(broadcasting)

E
ECG:ElectroCardiogram
ECS:ElectronicClearingService
ECT:ElectroconvulsantTherapy(electricshocktreatment)
EDUSAT:EducationSatellite
EEG:Electroencephalography
EET:ExemptExemptTaxation
EFA:EducationforAll
EFF:ExtendedFundFacility
e.g.:exempligratiaforexample
EHTP:ElectronicHardwareTechnologyParks
ELISA:EnzymeLinkedImmunoSolventAssay(usedfortestingAIDS)
EMI:EquatedMonthlyInstalment
EMS:EuropeanMonetarySystem
EMU:ElectricMultipleUnitExtravehicularMobilityUnit(European)EconomicandMonetaryUnion
E&OE:ErrorsandOmissionsExcepted
EPROM:ErasableProgrammableReadOnlyMemory
ER:EasternRailway
ERM:ExchangeRateMechanism
ERNET:EducationalandResearchNetwork
ESA:EuropeanSpaceAgency
ESCAP:EconomicandSocialCommissionforAsiaandthePacific
ESMA:EssentialServicesMaintenanceAct
ESOP:EmployeeStockOptionProgramme
etc.:etcetera(andotherthings)
EU:EuropeanUnion
EVM:ElectronicVotingMachine

F
FAO:FoodandAgricultureOrganisation
FBI:FederalBureauofInvestigation(oftheU.S.A.)
FCNR:ForeignCurrency(nonresident)AccountsScheme
FDR:FlightDataRecorderFixedDepositReceipt
FEMA:ForeignExchangeManagementAct
FERA:ForeignExchangeRegulationsAct
FICCI:FederationofIndianChambersofCommerceandIndustry
FII:ForeignInstitutionalInvestors
FIPB:ForeignInvestmentPromotionBoard(ofIndia)
FLAG:FibreOpticLinkAroundtheGlobe
FM:FieldMarshalFrequencyModulated
FPSB:FinancialPlanningStandardsBoards(India)
FRBM:FiscalResponsibilityandBudgetManagement
FSSA:FoodSafetyandStandardsAuthority(ofIndia)
FTA:FreeTradeArea
FTP:FileTransferProtocol

G
GAGAN:GPSaidedGeoaugmentedNavigation
GAIL:GasAuthorityofIndiaLimited
GAIN:GlobalAllianceforImprovedNutrition
GATS:GeneralAgreementonTradeinServices
GATT:GeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade
GCA:GeneralCurrencyArea
GCC:GulfCooperationCouncil
GCM:GreatestCommonMeasure
GEF:GlobalEnvironmentFund
GHQ:GeneralHeadquarters
GIC:GeneralInsuranceCorporation
GIST:GraphicsandIntelligencebasedScriptTechnology
GMPS:GlobalMobilePersonalCommunicationsSystem
GMRT:GiantMeterwaveRadioTelescope
GMT:GreenwichMeanTime
GNSS:GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem
GNP:GrossNationalProduct
GOC:GeneralOfficerCommanding
GPO:GeneralPostOffice
GPRS:GeneralPacketRadioSystem
GPS:GlobalPositioningSystem
GSLV:GeosynchronousSatelliteLaunchVehicle
GSP:GeneralisedSpecialPreferences
GST:GoodsandServiceTax
GSTP:GlobalSystemofTradePreferences

H
HAWS:HighAltitudeWarfareSchool
HCF:HighestCommonFactor
HDI:HumanDevelopmentIndex
HDTV:HighDefinitionTelevision
HE:His(orHer)ExcellencyHis(orHer)EminenceHighExplosiveHorizontalEquivalent
HITS:HeadendInTheSky
HMMWV:HighMobilityMultipurposeWheeledVehicle
HMS:HybridMailService
HP:HimachalPradeshHorizontalPlaneHorsePower
HTML:HyperTextMarkupLanguage
HTTP:HypetextTransferProtocol
HUDCO:HousingandUrbanDevelopmentCorporation
HVDC:HighVoltageDirectCurrent

I
IAAI:InternationalAirportAuthorityofIndia
IAAS:IndianAuditandAccountsService
IADF:InternationalAgriculturalDevelopmentFund
IAEA:InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency
IAF:IndianAirForce
IAMC:IndianArmyMedicalCorps
IAS:IndianAdministrativeService
IATA:InternationalAirTransportAssociation
IATT:InlandAirTravelTax
IBRD:InternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment
IBEX:InterstellarBoundaryExplorerMission
ICANN:InternetCorporationforAssignedNamesandNumbers
ICAO:InternationalCivilAviationOrganisation
ICAR:IndianCouncilofAgriculturalResearch
ICCR:IndianCouncilofCulturalRelations
ICCW:IndianCouncilforChildWelfare
ICDS:IntegratedChildDevelopmentService
ICJ:InternationalCourtofJustice(withHeadquartersattheHague)
ICL:IndianCricketLeague
ICMR:IndianCouncilofMedicalResearch
ICPA:IndianCricketPlayersAssociation
ICRC:InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross
IDA:InternationalDevelopmentAssociation
IDBI:IndustrialDevelopmentBankofIndia
IDSA:InstituteofDefenceStudiesandAnalysis
i.e.:idestthatis
IEA:InternationalEnergyAgency
IES:IndianEconomicService
IEX:IndianEnergyExchange
IFRS:InternationalFinancialReportingStandard
IFS:IndianForeignServiceIndianForestService
IFTU:InternationalFederationofTradeUnions
IFWJ:IndianFederationofWorkingJournalists
IGNOU:IndiraGandhiNationalOpenUniversity
IIPA:IndianInstituteofPublicAdministration
IISS:InternationalInstituteofStrategicStudies
IIT:IndianInstitutesofTechnology
ILO:InternationalLabourOrganisation
IMA:IndianMilitaryAcademy
IMET:InternationalMilitaryEducationTrainingProgramme
IMF:InternationalMonetaryFund
IMO:InternationalMaritimeOrganisation
IN:IndianNavyIntelligentNetwork
INA:IndianNationalArmy
INK:InternationalNewspaperKiosks
INMARSAT:InternationalMaritimeSatelliteOrganisation
INMAS:InstituteofNuclearMedicinesandAlliedSciences
INS:IndianNavalShipIndianNewspaperSociety
INSAS:IndianSmallArmsSystem
INSAT:IndianNationalSatellite
INTERPOL:InternationalPoliceOrganisation
INTUC:IndianNationalTradeUnionCongress
IOC:InternationalOlympicCommittee
IP:IndianPolice
IPC:IndianPenalCode
IPCC:IntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange
IPEC:InternationalProgrammeonEliminationofChildLabour
IPR:IntellectualPropertyRight
IPS:IndianPoliceServiceIndianPostalService
IPTV:InternetProtocolTelevision
IPU:InterParliamentaryUnion
IQ:IntelligenceQuotient
IR:Infrared
IRA:InsuranceRegulatoryAuthority
IRBM:IntermediateRangeBallisticMissile
IREP:IntegratedRuralEnergyPlanning
IRS:IndianRemoteSensingSatelliteIndianRevenueService
ISAF:InternationalStabilizationandAssistanceForce(inAfghanistan)
ISC:InterStateCouncil
ISCS:IntegratedSmartCardSystem
ISD:InternationalSubscriberDialled(telephone)
ISH:InformationSuperHighway
ISKCON:InternationalSocietyforKrishnaConsciousness
ISO:InternationalStandardisationOrganisation
ISP:InternetServiceProvider
ISRO:IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation
ISS:InternationalSpaceStation
IST:IndianStandardTime
ISTRAC:ISROTelemetry,TrackingandCommandNetwork
ITDC:IndianTourismDevelopmentCorporation
ITO:InternationalTradeOrganisationIncometaxOfficer
ITU:InternationalTelecommunicationUnion
IUC:InterconnectUserCharge

J,K,L
JCO:JuniorCommissionedOfficer
JNNURM:JawaharLalNehruNationalUrbanRenewalMission
JPC:JointParliamentaryCommittee
JPEG:JointPhotographicExpertsGroup
JWG:JointWorkingGroup
KG:Kindergarten
Kg:Kilogramme
KPO:KnowledgeProcessOutsourcing
LAC:LineofActualControl
LCA:LightCombatAircraft
LDC:LeastDevelopedCountries
LHC:LargeHadronCollider
LIC:LifeInsuranceCorporation(ofIndia)
LLP:LimitedLiabilityPartnership
LOAC:LineofActualControl
LTA:LightTransportAircraft
LTTE:LiberationTigersofTamilEelam

M
MAT:MinimumAlternativeTax
MER:MarsExplorationRover
MBBS:BachelorofMedicineandBachelorofSurgery
MCF:MasterControlFacility
MEP:MinimumExportPrice
MES:MilitaryEngineeringService
METSAT:MeteorologicalSatellite
MFA:MultiFibreAgreement
MFN:MostFavouredNation
MIP:MoonImpactProbe
MMS:MultimediaMessagingService
MMTC:MineralsandMetalsTradingCorporationofIndia
MNC:MultinationalCorporation
MNIC:MultipurposeNationalIdentityCard
MODEM:ModulatorDemodulator
MRI:MagneticResonanceImaging
MRTPC:MonopoliesandRestrictiveTradePracticesCommission
MRTS:MassRapidTransitSystem
MSA:MaritimeSafetyAgency
MSCF:MaritimeSecurityCooperationFramework
Mss:Manuscript
MTCR:MissileTechnologyControlRegime
MTO:MultilateralTradeOrganisation
MVC:MahaVirChakra
MUNO:MahaVirChakra

N
NAA:NationalAirportAuthority
NABARD:NationalBankforAgricultureandRuralDevelopment.(Ithelpsruraldevelopmentbyproviding
refinancefacility).
NACIL:NationalAviationCompanyofIndiaLtd
NADA:NationalAntiDopingAgency
NAEP:NationalAdultEducationProgramme
NAFTA:NorthAmericaFreeTradeAgreement
NAG:NationalAirGuard
NAM:NonalignedMovement
NAMA:NonAgricultureMarketAccess
NASA:NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(oftheU.S.A.)
NASDAQ:NationalAssociationofSecuritiesDealersAutomatedQuotation
NATA:NaturalAptitudeTestforArchitecture
NATO:NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganisation
NAV:NetAssetValue
NB:Notabenenotewell,ortakenotice
NCA:NuclearCommandAuthority
NCC:NationalCadetCorps
NCEP:NationalCommitteeonEnvironmentalPlanning
NCERT:NationalCouncilofEducationResearchandTraining
NCR:NationalCapitalRegion
NDA:NationalDefenceAcademyNationalDemocraticAlliance
NDNC:NationalDoNotCall(Registry)
NDPS:NarcoticDrugs&PsychotropicSubstances
NDRF:NationalDisasterResponseForce
NDTL:NationalDopeTestingLaboratory
NeGP:NationalegovernancePlan
NEDB:NorthEasternDevelopmentBank
NEP:NationalEducationPolicy
NEPA:NationalEnvironmentProtectionAuthority
NFO:NewFundOffers
NHDP:NationalHighwaysDevelopmentProject
NHRC:NationalHumanRightsCommission
NIC:NationalIntegrationCouncil
NIFT:NationalInstituteofFashionTechnology
NIO:NationalInstituteofOceanography
NIS:NationalInstituteofSports
NIT:NationalInstituteofTechnology
NLMA:NationalLiteracyMissionAuthority
NMD:NuclearMissileDefence
NMDC:NationalMineralDevelopmentCorporation
NPL:NationalPhysicalLaboratory
NPR:NationalPopulationRegister
NPT:(Nuclear)NonProliferationTreaty
NRBI:NationalRuralBankofIndia
NREGA:NationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeAct
NREP:NationalRuralEmploymentProgramme
NRF:NationalRenewalFund
NRI:NonResidentIndian
NRR:NationalReproductionRate
NRSA:NationalRemoteSensingAgency
NSA:NationalSecurityAct
NSC:NationalServiceCorpsNationalSecurityCouncil
NSDL:NationalSecuritiesDepositoryLimited
NSE:NationalStockExchange
NSR:NationalSkillsRegistry
NTPC:NationalThermalPowerCorporation
NWDA:NationalWaterDevelopmentAgency
NWRC:NationalWaterResourcesCouncil

O
OAS:OrganisationofAmericanStates
OAU:OrganisationofAfricanUnity
OBC:OtherBackwardCommunities
OBU:OffshoreBankingUnit
ODA:OfficialDevelopmentAssistance
ODF:OpenDocumentFormat
ODS:OzoneDepletionSubstances
OECD:OrganisationofEconomicCooperationandDevelopment
OGL:OpenGeneralLicence
OIC:OrganisationofIslamicCountries
OIGS:OnIndiaGovernmentService
OIL:OilIndiaLimited
OM:OrderofMerit
ONGC:OilandNaturalGasCommission
OPEC:OrganisationofPetroleumExportingCountries
OSCE:OrganisationforSecurityandCooperationinEurope
OSD:OfficeronSpecialDuty
OXML:OpenExtendedMarkingLanguage

P
PAC:PoliticalAffairsCommitteePublicAccountsCommittee
PACER:ProgrammeforAccelerationofCommercialEnergyResearch
PAN:PermanentAccountNumber(ofIncomeTax)
PATA:PacificAsiaTravelAssociation
PCS:PublicCivilServicePunjabCivilService
PIB:PressInformationBureau
PinCode:PostalIndexNumberCode
PIO:PersonsofIndianOrigin
PLF:PlantLoadFactor
PM:PostMeridiemafternoonalsoPostmasterPrimeMinisterpostmortem(afterdeath)
PMG:PostmasterGeneral
PN:ParticipatoryNote
PO:PostOfficePostalOrder
POPs:PersistentOrganicPollutantsPointofPurchase
POTA:PreventionofTerrorismAct
POW:PrisonerofWar
PP:PublicProsecutorParticularPerson
PRO:PublicRelationsOfficer
PS:PostScriptumPostScriptwrittenafter
PSC:PublicServiceCommission
PSE:PublicSectorEnterprises
PSLV:PolarSatelliteLaunchVehicle
PTA:PreferentialTradeArea
PTI:PressTrustofIndia
PTO:PleaseTurnOverPrivilegeTicketOrder
PUFA:PolyUnsaturatedFattyAcids
PVC:ParamVirChakra
PVSM:ParamVishishtSewaMedal
PWD:PublicWorksDepartment

Q,R
QMG:QuarterMasterGeneral
QR:QuantitativeRestriction
RAF:RapidActionForce
RAM:RandomAccessMemory
RBI:ReserveBankofIndia
RCC:ReinforcedConcreteCement
RDF:RapidDevelopmentForce
RDS:RadioDataServicing
RDSS:RadioDeterminationSatelliteService
REACH:Rehabilitate,EducateandSupportStreetChildren
RLO:ReturnedLetterOffice
RLV:ReusableLaunchVehicle
RPM:RevolutionPerMinute
RPO:RecruitmentProcessOutsourcingRegionalPassportOfficer
RRB:RegionalRuralBank
RRPI:RuralRetailPriceIndex
RSS:RashtriyaSwyamsevakSangh
RSVP:Repondezsilvousplait(Fr.)reply,ifyouplease
RTGS:RealTimeGrossSettlementSystem

S
SAARC:SouthAsianAssociationforRegionalCooperation
SAFTA:SouthAsianFreeTradeArea
SAIL:SteelAuthorityofIndiaLimited
SAPTA:SAARCPreferentialTradingAgreement
SARS:SevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome
SATNAV:SatelliteNavigation(Initiative)
SAVE:SAARCAudioVisualExchange
SC:SecurityCouncilSupremeCourtScheduledCaste
SCI:ShippingCorporationofIndia
SCO:ShanghaiCooperationOrganisation
SCOPE:StandingConferenceonPublicEnterprises
SDO:SubDivisionalOfficer
SDR:SpecialDrawingRights(createdbytheWorldBank)
SEBI:SecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia
SFC:StrategicForcesCommand
SGPC:ShiromaniGurdwaraPrabandhakCommittee
SIDBI:SmallIndustriesDevelopmentBankofIndia
SIT:SpecialInvestigationTeam
SITE:SatelliteInstructionalTelevisionExperiment
SLR:StatutoryLiquidityRatio
SMS:ShortMessagingServiceSubscriberManagementSystem
SOS:SaveOurSoulsdistresssignal
SPG:SpecialProtectionGroup
SPIN:SoftwareProcessImprovementNetworks
SPV:SolarPhotoVoltaic
SQUID:SuperconductingQuantumInterferenceDevice
SRE:SpaceCapsuleRecoveryExperiment
SRV:SubmarineRescueVessel
SSN:SocialSecurityNumber
STARS:SatelliteTrackingandRangingStation
START:StrategicArmsReductionTalks
STEP:ScienceandTechnologyEntrepreneurshipPark
STT:SecuritiesTransactionTax
SWAN:StatewideAreaNetwork
SWIFT:SocietyforWorldwideFinancialTelecommunications

T
TA:TravellingAllowanceTerritorialArmy
TAAI:TravelAgentsAssociationofIndia
TACDE:TacticsandAirCombatDevelopmentEstablishment
TADA:TerroristandDisruptiveActivities(Prevention)Act
TAPS:TarapurAtomicPowerStation
TB:Tuberculosis
TDC:TransportDevelopmentCouncil
TDS:TaxDeductionatSource
TDSAT:TelecomDisputeSettlementAppellateTribunal
TERLS:ThumbaEquatorialRocketLaunchingStation
TIFR:TataInstituteofFundamentalResearch
TIN:TaxInformationNetwork
TINXSYS:TaxInformationExchangeSystem
TISCO:TataIronandSteelCompany
TMC:TerrainMappingCamera
TMO:TelegraphicMoneyOrder
TNT:Trinitrotoluene(highexplosive)
TPP:20PointProgramme
TRAI:TelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia
TRIMs:TradeRelatedInvestmentMeasures
TRIPS:TradeRelatedIntellectualPropertyRights
TRP:TelevisionRatingPointsTaxReturnPreparer
TRYSEM:TrainingofRuralYouthforSelfEmployment
TTE:TravellingTicketExaminer
TTF:TourismTaskForce

U
UAE:UnitedArabEmirates
UAV:UnmannedAerialVehicle
UF:UnitedFront
UFO:UnidentifiedFlyingObject
UGC:UniversityGrantsCommission
ULFA:UnitedLiberationFrontofAssam
UN:UnitedNations
UNCTAD:UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment
UNDP:UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme
UNEF:UnitedNationsEmergencyForce
UNEP:UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme
UNESCO:UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganisation
UNFPO:UnitedNationsFundforPopulationActivities
UNHCR:UnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugees
UNHRC:UnitedNationsHumanRightsCommission
UNI:UnitedNewsofIndia
UNICEF:UnitedNationsInternationalChildrens(Emergency)Fund
UNIDO:UnitedNationsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganisation
UNRRA:UnitedNationsReliefandRehabilitationAdministration
UNTAC:UnitedNationsTransitionalAuthorityforCambodia
UPA:UnitedProgressiveAlliance
UPSC:UnionPublicServiceCommission
UPTN:UniversalPersonalTelephoneNumber
USA:UnitedStatesofAmerica
USIS:UnitedStatesInformationService

V
VAT:ValueaddedTax
VC:ViceChancellorViceCounselVictoriaCrossVirChakra
VDIS:VoluntaryDisclosureofIncomeScheme
VHRR:VeryHighResolutionRadiometer
VIP:VeryImportantPerson
VLSI:VeryLargeScaleIntegration
VOIP:VoiceOverInternetProtocol
VPN:VirtualPrivateNetwork
VPP:ValuePayablePost
VRS:VoluntaryRetirementScheme
VSAT:VerySmallApertureTerminals

W
WADA:WorldAntiDopingAgency
WAP:WirelessApplicationProtocol
WAVE:WirelessAccessforVirtualEnterprise
WDF:WastelandDevelopmentForce
WEF:WorldEconomicForum
WFP:WorldFoodProgramme
WFTU:WorldFederationofTradeUnions
WGIG:WorkingGrouponInternetGovernance
WIPO:WorldIntellectualPropertyOrganisation
WLL:WirelessinLocalLoop
WMD:WeaponsofMassDestruction
WR:WesternRailway
WTO:WorldTradeOrganisation(previouslycalledGATT)alsoWorldTourismOrganisation

X,Y,Z
XML:eXtensibleMarkupLanguage
YMCA:YoungMensChristianAssociation
YWCA:YoungWomensChristianAssociation
INTERGOVERNMENTALPANELONCLIMATECHANGE(IPCC)Establishedin1988bytheWorld
MeteorologicalOrganisation(WMO)andtheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(Unep)

INTERNATIONALAIRLINES
AerofloatistheairlineofRussia.
AlItaliaistheItalianinternationalairlines.
RoyalNepalsAirlineisthenameofNepalsairline.
TransworldAirway(TWA)belongstoUSA.
ScandinavianairlinesoperateinthecountriesNorway,Sweden,andDenmark.
KLMistheoldestnationalairline.
JALisanairlineofJapan.
BOACairlineisofGreatBritain.
GaradaistheairlineofIndonesia.
QantasisanairlineofAustralia.
ThefamousairportDumDumislocatedinMombai(India).
ChaklalaairportissituatedinRawalpindi.
OrlyairportislocatedinParis.
SantaCruzairportisinMumbai.
KLMisanairlineofNetherland.
LOTisthenationalairlineofwhatcountryPoland
TABSOisthenationalairlineofwhichcountryBulgaria
LufthansaisanairlinesfromGermany
CathyPacificisanairlineofHongKong.
WhatisBelgiumsnationalAirlineSabina
VnukovoairportisinMoscow.
BimanistheairlineofBangladesh.
QantasisanairlineofAustralia.
GarundaisanAirlineofIndonesia.
AsianaistheairlineofSouthKorea

IMPORTANTNEWSAGENCIES
AnatoliaisthenewsagencyofTurkey.
NewsagencyAIPbelongstoAfghanistan.
InterfaxisthenewsagencyofRussia.
AlHilalwasstatedin1912andclosedin1914,itwasfoundedbyAbudulKalamAzad.

CURRENTG.K
1.TapaimukhDamissueisbetweenIndia&Bangladesh.
2.ForeignMinisterofBangladeshisDipuMoni.
3.PMofBangladeshShaikhHaseenaofAwamiLeagueelectedinDecember,29,2008.
4.Mongoliahasworlds6%ofUraniumreserves.
5.TheBoforscaseledtoCongressdefeatin1989LokSabhapolls.OttavioQuattrocchi,anItalian
businessman,tookbribestosaleBoforshowitzerstoIndiain1986.
6.MaomovementisconnectedwithNaxalites.
7.BlackWidowisarebelliousganginAssam.
8.USintendstodeployUSinterceptorMissilesinPolandandradarinCzechRepublictoprotectEurope
fromIranianmissiles.
9.ChancellorofGermanyAngelaMerkelbelongstoconservativeparty.
10.OECDhas30membersanddoesotincludeChina.
11.USspecialrepresentativeforPakistanandAfghanistanisRichardHalbroke.
12.SenatorJohnKerryandRichardLugarputforwardKerryLugarBill.
13.G20SummitwasheldatPittsburg,USAinSep:2009.
14.DavidLawranceConventionCentrearrangesG20Summit.
15.ISROisIndianSpaceResearchOrganisation.
16.PresidentofMongoliaisTsakhiaginElbegdorj.
17.DirectorGeneralofInt.AtomicEnergyAgencyisMohammadAlberadi.
18.USOpen2009wonbyKimClisjstersofBelgiumandJuanMartindelPortowonmenssinglestitles.
19.UEFApresidentisMichelPlatni.
20.DalLakeisinoccupiedKashmir.
21.ShoethroweronBushMuntazeralZaidiworkedforAlBaghdadinewspaper,Egypt.
22.PresidentofFranceisNicolasSarkozy.
23.MotherTressabelongedtoAlbaniaandcametoIndiain1951.ShediedonSep:5,19997andisburried
atKolkata.
24.SachinTendulkarcompleted16000runsinODIs.
25.PresidentofRussiaisDimitriMedwedev.PMisViladamirPutin.
26.WorldBankpresidentisRobertZoellic.
27.USSecretaryofStateisHillaryRodhamClinton.
28.HeadofWTOisPascalLamy.
29.GardenofFiveSensesisinDelhi.
30.ObamaisUSs44thPresident.
31.DannyBoyleisthedirectorofSlumDogMillionaire.
32.PresidentofChechniaisRamzanA.Kadyrov.
33.ShashaObama(younger)andMaliaObama(elder)aretwodaughtersofBarakObama.
34.AhmadinejaddefeatedMirHussainMoussaviinhisreelection.
35.HonduranPresidentManuelZelayawasoustedinamilitarycoup.HewasdeportedtoCostaRica.
36.BrazilbeatsUSinConfederationCup.
37.IcelandswearsitsfirstfemalePMJohannaSigurdardOttir.
38.BaitullahMehsudkilledonAug:5,2009.
39.SerenaWilliamsandRogerFedererareWimbeldonwinnersthisyear.
40.ICJissuedarrestwarrantsforSudanesePresidentOmarHassanAhmadAlBashir.
41.PresidentofNorthKoreaisKimJongil.
42.JacobZumawonelectionsinSouthAfrica.
43.AbdullahAbdullahcontestedelectionsagainstHamidKarzai.
44.ChinesePresidentisHuJintao.
45.MotherinLawofObamaisMarianRobinson.
46.PresidentofBangladeshisZillurRahman.
47.GovernorStateBankofPakistanisSyedSalimRaza.
48.PakistanAmbassadortoUNisAbdullahHussainHaroon.
49.PresidentofSriLankaisMahindaPercyRajapaksaandPMisRatnasiriWickremanyake.
50.PresidentofIndiaisPrathibaPatel,InteriorMinisterisPalaniappanChidambaram.
51.MichaelJacksondiedon25thJune,2009attheageof50.
52.LTTEchiefPrabhakarankilledon18thMay,2009.
53.TitanicMuseumopenedinUKon31stMarch,2009.
54.TheInternaitionaAirportofWashingtonDCisknownasDullesInternationalAirport.
55.MichaelSleimanhastakenoverasthePresidentofLebanon.
56.5thWorldWaterForumconcludedinIstanbulon22ndMarch,2009.
57.Chinacelebratedits60thAniversaryon1stOct:2009.
58.IndiawillholdtheCommonWealthGamesin2010.
59.JillBadenisthewifeofJoeBiden,VPUSA.
60.MichelleObamanisthewifeofBarackObama.
61.CIAdirectorisLeonPanetta.
62.SecretaryGeneralofOICisIkmalluddinIhsanIglo(Turkey).
63.USAmbassadortoIraqisChristopherHill.
64.GilgitBaltistanEmpowermentandSelfGovernanceOrder2009cameonSep:7,2009.
QamaruzZamanQairamadegoverneron15thSep:2009.
65.ThebookJinnahIndia,Partition,IndependenceiswrittenbyJaswantSingh.
66.TheWorldAthleticsChampionshipwasheldinBerlinin2009.
67.JusticeHamidAliMirzaisthenewChiefElectionCommissionofPakistan.
68.ArabLeagueSectaryGeneralisAmrMoosa.
69.CommanderofISAFforcesinAfghanistanisGeneralStanMcCrystal.
70.OperationRaheNijadconductedinSouthWaziristanonJune19,2009.
71.OperationRaheRastbeganinSawatinMay2009.
72.NAMChairmanisPresidentHussniMubarkofEgypt.
73.ICCchiefisHaroonLorgatofSouthAfrica.
74.FirstEastTimorePresidentisJoseGusmao.
75.TheAmericanTalibancapturedinAfghanistanisJohnWalkerLindh.
76.PresidentofPalestineisMehmoodAbbas.
77.RAWchiefisK.CVerma.
78.ForeignMinisterofUKisDavidMiliband.
79.FIFAPresidentisJosephSeppBlatter.
80.PrimeMinisterofAustraliaisKavinRid.
81.USSecretaryofDefenceisRobertGates.
82.SecretaryGeneralofSAARCisSheelKantSharma.
83.OPECchiefisAbdullahSalemalBadri.
84.NATOSecretaryGeneralAndersFoghRasmussen.
85.NextOlympicswillbeheldinLondonin2012.
86.NextHockeyWorldCupwillbeheldinIndiain2010.
87.NextWorldCupofCricketwillbeheldinIndia,SriLankaandBangladeshin2011.
88.NextFootballWorldCupistobeheldinSouthAfricain2010.
89.BurjKhalifaTheTallestBuildingintheWorldhas162stories,828metersor2,717feetinheightand
wasconstructedbySkidmore,Owings&Merrill,inauguratedon4thJan:2010.
90.NROwaspromulgatedonoct52007andhas7sections.
91.BaluchistanPackagewasannouncedinjointSittingofParlimenton24thNovember.
92.PakistanliftWorldT20Cup,beatSriLankaby8wktson21June2009.
93.Whenkerrylugarbillwaspassed?Thursday,Sept24,2009
94.LugerBillwillprovidePakistananaidof.1.5billiondollarsannually
95.TimelineofwithdrawalofforcesfromIraqbyObama2011
96.TheWayOfTheWorld:AStoryOfTruthAndHopeInAnAgeOfExtremismbyRonSuskind
97.Abookof2008AwayofhopeandextremismAyeshaJalal

PastPapersofFPSC
1. Woolgathering
meaningindulgenceinaimlessthoughtsanddreamyimaginationabsentminded.
usage:Motheradvisedtohersontonotwoolgatherandbeserious
2.Undertheharrow
meaning:indifficultsituationdistress
usage:Aftergivingdivorcetoherwifeheisundertheharrownow.
3.Coldcomfort
meaning:littlecomfortorencouragement.
usage:AftergettingjobAslamisincoldcomfort.
4.Agolddigger
meaning:arelationshipmadbywomenwithamantoseekhismoneyorgift.
usage:Thenewsecretaryseemtobegolddigger.
5.WalkwithGod
meaning:toliveinaccordancewiththecommandmentsofGod.
usage:Heisverypiouspersonbecausehewalkwithgod.
6.Onthethinice
meaning:inariskyanddangeroussituation.
usage:AslammademanymistakesintheEssaypaperandnowhisisonthethinice
7.Aqueerfish
meaning:apersonofoldhabits
usage:Aslamfatherinlawisaqueerfish
8.Unearthlyhour
meaning:ataveryearliertimeofmorning
usage:itismidnightwhatbroughtyoutocomehere.
9.Grateful:
Meaning:showingorexpressingthanks,especiallytoanotherperson
Useinsentence:I'msograteful(toyou)forallthatyou'vedone.
10.Gratified:
Meaning:topleasesomeone,ortosatisfyawishorneed
Useinsentence:Weweregratifiedbytheresponsetoourappeal.
11.Imaginary:
Meaning:describessomethingthatiscreatedbyandexistsonlyinthemindthatisnotreal
Useinsentence:AsachildIhadanimaginaryfriendcalledPolly.
12.Imaginative:
Meaning:of,relatingto,orcharacterizedbyimagination
Useinsentence:Thearchitectshavemadeimaginativeuseofglassandtransparentplastic.
13.Negligent:
Meaning:notbeingcarefulorgivingenoughattentiontopeopleorthingsthatareyour
responsibility
Useinsentence:Thejudgesaidthattheteacherhadbeennegligentinallowingthechildrento
swimindangerouswater.
14.Negligible:
Meaning:tooslightorsmallinamounttobeofimportance
Useinsentence:Thedifferencebetweenthetwoproductsisnegligible.
15.Placable:
Meaning:tostopfrombeingangry
Useinsentence:TheCanaaniteshadmanygodsandtheyranhere,thereandeverywhereto
placatethesegods.
16.Placeable:
Meaning:capableofbeingrecognized
Useinsentence:Aneasythingyoucoulddoismakingclocksplaceableonwalls.
17.Restive:
Meaning:unwillingtobecontrolledorbepatient
Useinsentence:Theaudiencewasbecomingrestiveastheywaitedfortheperformancetobegin.
18.Restless:
Meaning:unwillingorunabletostaystillortobequietandcalm,becauseyouareworriedorbored
Useinsentence:He'sarestlesstypeheneverstaysinonecountryforlong.
21-which country is peninsula?
saudi arabia
22- pakistan situates on which line?
1- equator 2- cancer 3- inecapricorn 4- none
correet answer is option 4
23- macmohan line is situated b/w ?
india and china
24- who is david patrias?
american general in afghanistan
25- 1 meter is equal to ?
3.28 foot
26- caspian sea makes his boundries with
Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan.
27- largest agency among area in pakistan?
south wazirastan
28- old name of iraq?
mesopotimia
29-blood is red due to ?
haemoglobin
30-marian trence situated near?
philpines
31- headquarter of ghandhara civilization is?
texila
32- head quarter of saarc is situated at?
khatmandu
33- maximum wool produceing country is?
australia
34- official religion of japan is ?
shintoism
35- which element use for producing nuclear fuel?
urinium
36- who many rakkhu in 30 paraa of quran
39
37-which is less conducter
1- iron, 2-copper 3- silver 4- wood
my answer was wood but not satisfied
38-nigara fall lies b/w
u.s.a and canida
39- which is smallest country of world among area
1- maldeeve 2- malta 3- san marino 4- bahreen
corect answer is option 3 san marino
40-holy prophet pbuh appoited governer of yeman for collection zakat?
hazrat muaz bin jabal
41- who many times zakat mention in quran?
32 times
42-which sura gives details among zakat receiver?
sura tuba
43-where ist wahii nazall hoe?
ghari hira
44- when zakat declered must
2 hijra
45-light of sun reach in earth
8.5 mint( while other options was 3mint 4mint 6.5 mint)
46- headquarter of ILO situated in ?
geneva
47- muslim league name was purposed by?
nawab saleem ullah khan of dahaka
48- juandice is disturb of which part of body
liver
49- quaid azam leave congress due to
non- coperative moment by gandhi
50-in hapatiets which organ disturb
liver
51- nisab in the amount of gold
87.48 gram( but in paper there was not dot present b/w 87 and48)
52- nisab in silver is?
612.32 gram
53-produce which is equal to nisab?
948kg wheat or equal
54-if a person having millat1800kg whose prize is half among wheat who many rupees he
pay zakat
zero
55-who was Father of the French Revolution?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau -
56-statue of freedom in newyark is given by
france
57- wall street is a famous?
stock market in newyork

58- sunlight consist of colours


a-1 b- 3 c-7( not confarm waiting for reply)
59-theory of relativety is presented by?
einstien
60- cash crop is?
which not cultivated for own use
61-artificial cultivated area give amount ushr equal to
1/20
62- if a person obtained something from underground the amount of zakat aplicable
1/5
63-zakat among goat aplicable on
40 goats
64- amount of zakat among gold silver and similar things
2.5 %
65- a government company obtained 1 billion net profit tell who much rupees its gives as a
zakat
zero
66-zakat ordinance promulgated on
20 june 1980
67-according to section17 tauluqa committe is equal to
tehsil commiitte
68- dasman palace is residence of
ameer kwait
69-procelain tower is present in
china
70- which muslim organization founded in 1962
Rabita al-Alam al-Islami
71- crtography is the study of
secret writting
72-founder of souct momemt
Robert Baden-Powell
73- elysee palace is the residence of
french president
74- second largest population in afghanistan?
tajik
75-worldwide spread disease is called?
epidemic
76- zakat year start on
according to hijra clender
77- zakat year end ?
30 shaban
78- governer appointe chief administer with the consult with
federal government
79- administerator general appointed by
president
80- The magnitude of earthquake is measured with?
Richter Scale
81- Who forwarded the Lahore(Pakistan) Resolution?
A.K fazlul haq
82- East India Company came to India in the reign of:
A)Shah Jahan B) Jahangir C) Aurangzeb D) Babar
83- The largest Muslim country according to area is?
kazakistan
84- Zakat can be spent on:A)
Travelers B) Slaves C) Masakin D)All of these
85- Zakat is exempted on:
A)Sheep grazing fed free in pastures B) Fruits C) Vegetables D) All of them
86- Who was known as the Man of Destiny?
nepolin bona part
87- Adam's Peak is in?
sri lanka
88- According to the Zakat Ordinance Zakat arrears are collected by?
tehsildar
89- Red Cross/Crescent HQ is in?
geneva
90-Brain Drain
transfer of Skilled labors
91--light year complete direction in
1 year
92--musician of antham is
Ahmed gulami chagla
93- first ushr receive ?
1982-83 rabi crop
94-DZ committe disolved if
]member remain not pious
95- if a person failed to pay zakat what act can do?
send a notice
96- lake of vitamin c create which disease
skin desease
97-which vitamin help blood clotting?
K
98- founder of muslim rule in india?

Whichsportiscalledthesportofkings?
Horseracing
Ifyouarecelebratingyourdiamondanniversary,howmanyyearshaveyoubeenmarried?
60
InwhichyearwastheatomicbombdroppedonHiroshima?
1945
Whatistheworldslargestbird?
Theostrich
Aretheremoremenormorewomenintheworld?
Men
Ifyousufferfromxenophobia,whatareyouafraidof?
Foreigners
Whichlanguageintheworldhasthemostnativespeakers?
MandarinChinese
WhatisthemostcommonelementonEarth?
Hydrogen
Whichnationgavewomentherighttovotefirst?
NewZealand
InwhatyeardidtheBerlinWallcomedown?
1989

WhatisthecapitalofVenezuela?
Caracas
Which3countriesdoesLuxembourghaveborderswith?
Belgium,FranceandGermany
Howmanysidesdoesaheptagonhave?
7
Whichislarger:theAtlanticOceanorthePacificOcean?
ThePacific(istwiceaslarge)
WhatdothelettersFBIstandfor?
FederalBureauofInvestigation
WhatisthelargestmanmadestructureonEarth?
TheGreatWallofChina
WhatisthecapitalcityofNewZealand?
Wellington
WhatyearwasJohnFKennedyshot?
1963
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PakistanHistoryImportantPoliticalEventsFrom1940To1947
PakistanHistoryImportantPoliticalEventsfrom1940to1947

Introduction
Theerafrom1940to1947istheeraofrapidchanges.Manyimportanteventsinthehistoryofthe
SubContinenttookplace.ThedemandofPakistanisthemostprominentamongthem.Inthepast,
thedemandofPakistanwasnotraisedclearly.ItwasduetoMuslimachievementsinthisperiodthat
nowwearelivinginasovereignandindependentstate.ThepoliticaleventsfromPakistan
ResolutiontotheestablishmentofPakistanaresummarizedunder

1.PakistanResolution(March1940)
TheattitudeoftheHindusmadeitclearthattheHindusandtheMuslimsweretwoseparatenations.
OnMarch23rd,attheannualsessionofMuslimLeagueatLahore,thefamousresolution,
commonlyknownasthePakistanResolutionwaspassed.ItwaspresentedbyMaulviFazlulHaq.
QuaideAzamsaidintheevereloquentwords

Weareanationwithourowndistinctivecultureandcivilization,languageandliterature,artand
architecture,namesandnomenclature,senseofvaluesandproportion,legallawsandmoralcode,
customsandcalender,historyandtradition,aptitudesandambitionsinshort,wehaveourown
distinctiveoutlookonlifeandoflife.Byallcanonsofinternationallaw,weareanation.

2.August1940sOffer
Itwasproposedtoenlargedgovernorgeneralcouncilstoincludemembersfrompoliticalparties.
WarAdvisoryCommitteewasalsolaunched.BothLeagueandCongressrejectedtheoffer.
3.CivilDisobedienceMovement(April1942)
28thsessionofLeaguewasheldatMadrasinwhicharesolutionwasadoptedonCivilDisobedience
MovementlaunchedbyCongress.

4.CrippsMission(March1942)
SirStaffordCrippswassentbytheBritishGovernmenttoIndiainMarch1942,todiscusswithIndian
leaders,thefutureIndianConstitutions.HisproposalwasrejectedbyboththeCongressandthe
League.TheCongresscharacterizedthemasapostdatedchequeonafailingbank.Jinnah,inhis
presidentialaddresstotheAllahabadsessionoftheLeague,analyzedtheCrippsproposalsand
expressedthedisappointmentthatifthesewereaccepted.Muslimswouldbecomeaminorityintheir
majorityprovincesaswell.

5.QuitIndia(August1942)
ThefailureoftheCrippsMission,thoughunfortunateinmanyways,resultedinstrengtheningofthe
MuslimLeaguecaseforPakistan.TheCongressdecidedtolaunchitsfinalassaultonBritish
imperialisminthemovementthatcametobeknownastheQuitIndiamovement.Itwasopen
rebellionduetowhichmanypeoplewerekilledLeagueraisedaslogonofDivideandQuitIndia.

6.ActionCommittee(December1943)
ItwasformedtoprepareandorganizeMuslimsofIndiaforcomingstruggleforachievementsof
Pakistan.

7.GandhiJinnahTalks(September1944)
GandhiheldtalkswithJinnahtodiscussaboutthefutureofIndia,butnofruitfulresultscameoutofit
becauseGandhididnotacceptMuslimsasaseparatenation.ThoughtheGandhiJinnah
negotiationsfailedtoachievetheavowedgoaloftheHinduMuslimunity,theybroughttoJinnahand
theMuslimLeaguetwoimportantpoliticalgains.Firstly,theleadershipoftheCongresshadnow
offeredtodiscussthequestionofPakistanseriouslybeforethat,theCongressandMahatamahad
keptthedoortothatsubjectuncompromisinglyshut.Secondly,theCongresscouldnolonger
justifiablyclaimthatitstoodforallthecommunitiesinIndiaincludingtheMuslims.LouisFeisher
wrote

ThewallbetweenJinnahandGandhiwastheTwoNationTheory.

8.WavellsPlan(June1945)
LordWavell,theViceroyofIndia,announcedhisplanon14thJune1945toendthepoliticalruin.As
pertheprovisionsoftheWavellPlan,theExecutiveCouncilwouldbereorganizedandHindusand
MuslimswouldequallyrepresentintheViceroysExecutiveCouncilandtheCouncilwouldworkas
InterimGovernmenttilltheendofwar.

9.SimlaConference(June1945)
LordWavellcalledaconferenceatSimlainJune1945togiveapracticalshapetothisplan.The
QuaideAzaminsistedthattherighttoappointfiveMuslimMembersintheExecutiveCouncilshould
entirelyrestwiththeMuslimLeague.ThiswasnotacceptabletotheCongressastheCongress
claimedtorepresentboththeHindusandMuslims.Theconferencefailedtoachieveanypurpose
duetoonesidedattitudeofLordWavell.Inthisconference,QuaideAzammadeitcystalclearthat
onlytheMuslimLeaguecanrepresentMuslimsofIndia.

10.GeneralElections(December1945)
Electionsforthecentralandprovincialassemblieswereheldin19451946.MuslimLeague
managedtowinallthe30seatsreservedfortheMuslimsincentrallegislativeand427seatsoutof
495Muslimseatsintheprovinciallegislative.ElectionsresultswereenoughtoprovethatMuslim
League,undertheleadershipofQuaideAzam,wasthesolerepresentativeoftheMuslimsofthe
region.QuaideAzamsaidonthisoccasion

IhavenodoubtnowintheacheivementofPakistan.TheMuslimsofIndiatoldtheworldwhatthey
want.Nopowerofworldcantoppletheopinionof10croreMuslimsofIndia.

11.DelhiConvention(1946)
On19thApril1946,soonaftertheelections,JinnahcalledaconventionatDelhiofallthenewly
electedLeaguemembersinthecentralandprovinciallegistatures.Inthisconventiontheword
Statesof1940sLahoreResolutionistransformedintothewordStateandthelegislatorssigned
pledgessolemnlydeclaringtheirfirmconvictionthatthesafety,security,salvationanddestinyofthe
MuslimslayonlyintheachievementofPakistan.

12.CabinetMissionPlan(1946)
Themostdelicateaswellasthemosttortuousnegotiationsbeganwiththearrival,inMarch1946,of
athreememberBritishCabinetMission.ThecrucialtaskwithwhichtheCabinetMissionwas
entrustedwasthatofdevisinginconsultationwiththevariouspoliticalparties,constitutionmaking
machinery,andofsettingupapopularinterimgovernment.But,becausetheCongressLeaguegulf
couldnotbebridged,despitetheMissionsprolongedefforts,theMissionhadtomakeitsown
proposalsinMay1946.

TheMuslimLeagueacceptedtheplanonJune6,1946.TheCongressacceptedtheplanonJune
25,1946,thoughitrejectedtheinterimsetup.TheViceroyshouldnowhaveinvitedtheMuslim
LeaguetoformGovernmentasithadacceptedtheinterimsetupbuthedidnotdosobecausehe
didnotwanttomakeCongressangry.SointhissituationCabinetMissionwentbacktoEnglandon
June29withoutdecidinganything.

13.DirectActionDay(16thAugust,1946)
TheCounciloftheAllIndiaMuslimLeaguemetinBombayandonJuly27,1946itfinallysealedits
rejectionoftheCabinetMissionPlan,anddecidedtolaunchitsfamousDirectActionforthe
achievementofPakistan,whichitcouldnotachievebypeacefulmeansduetotheintransigenceof
CongressontheonehandandthebreachoffaithwiththeMuslimbytheBritishGovernmentonthe
other.DirectActionDaywasobservedpeacefullythroughoutIndia,exceptinCalcutta,whereriots
brokeout.

14.InterimGovernment(1946)
On2ndSeptember1946aCongressdominatedInterimGovernmentheadedbyNehruwas
established.TheMuslimLeaguerefusedtoaccepttheproposalinthebeginninganddidnot
nominateitsmemberson5reservedseats.MuslimLeague,afterwards,thoughtthatCongress,
beinginpowercouldharmtheMusliminterestssoitjoinedtheCabinetaftertwomonthson26th
October1946.However,thebasicattentionofboththepartieswastosavetheirinterestsinthe
interimgovernment.

15.LondonConference(December1946)
TheBritishGovernmentconvenedaconferenceofHinduleaderinDecember1946inLondonto
resolvetheconstitutionalproblems.PrimeMinisterAttlee,LordWavell,Nehru,QuaideAzam,
LiaquatAliKhanandSardarBaldevSinghparticipatedinthisconference.ThisConferencealso
couldnotendpoliticaldeadlock.

16.PoormansBudget(February1947)
CongressAllocatedtheFinanceMinistrytotheLeague.Thisiseffectplacedthewhole
governmentalsetupundertheMuslimLeague.On28thFebruaryLiaquatAliKhanasaministerof
Financepresentedabudgetfor194748whichwascalledapoormansbudgetasitadversely
affectedtheHinducapitalists.ThedeadlockbetweentheCongressandtheLeaguefurther
worsenedinthissetup.

17.AttleesStatement(1947)
On5thFebruary1947,harriedbyMuslimLeaguestactics,ninemembersoftheInterimGovernment
wrotetotheViceroydemandingthatLeaguemembersresign.TheLeaguesdemandforthe
dissolutionoftheconstituentassemblyhadprovedtobethelaststraw.Thedevelopingcrisiswas
temporarilydefusedbythestatementmadebyAttleeinParliamenton20thFebruary,1947.The
dateforBritishwithdrawalfromIndiawasfixedas30thJune1948andtheappointmentofanew
Viceroy,LordMountbatten(19001979),wasannounced.

18.3rdJune1947Plan
Bythecloseof1946,thecommunalriotshadflareduptomuderousheights,engulfingalmostthe
entiresubcontinent.Thetwopeopleitseemed,wereengagedinafighttothefinish.Thetimefora
peacefultransferofpowerwasfastrunningout.Realizingthegravityofthesituation,HisMajestys
GovernmentsentdowntoIndiaanewViceroyLordMountbatten.Hisprotractednegotiationswith
thevariouspoliticalleadersresultedin3June(1947)PlanbywhichtheBritishdecidedtopartition
thesubcontinent,andhandoverpowertotwosuccessorStateson15August,1947.Theplanwas
dulyacceptedbythethreeIndianpartiestothedisputetheCongress,theLeagueandtheAlkaliDal
(representingtheSikhs).

19.IndianIndependenceAct(July1947)
InJuly,theBritishparliamentpassedtheIndianIndependenceactwhichwasenforcedpromptly.
TheMuslimsoftheSubContinentfinallysucceededincarryingoutanindependentIslamicStatefor
Muslims.

20.TransferofPower(14thAugust1947)
ThetransferofpowerceremonywasheldinKarachiandfinallyPakistancameintobeingon14th
August1947.Consequently,QuaideAzamwassworninasGovernorGeneralofPakistanand
LiaquatAliKhanwasappointedasPrimeMinisterofPakistanon15thAugust.Thatwasthe
culminationofalongstrugglewhichtheMuslimsoftheSouthAsianSubContinenthaswedgedfora
separatehomelandinthenameofIslam.

PakistanBoundaries
http://www.photius.com/countries/pakistan/geography/pakistan_geography_boundaries.html
Sources:TheLibraryofCongressCountryStudiesCIAWorldFactbook
<<BacktoPakistanGeography
Pakistanoccupiesapositionofgreatgeostrategicimportance,borderedbyIranonthe
west,Afghanistanonthenorthwest,Chinaonthenortheast,Indiaontheeast,andthe
ArabianSeaonthesouth(seefig.1).Thetotallandareaisestimatedat803,940square
kilometers.
TheboundarywithIran,some800kilometersinlength,wasfirstdelimitedbyaBritish
commissionin1893,separatingIranfromwhatwasthenBritishIndianBalochistan.In
1957PakistansignedafrontieragreementwithIran,andsincethentheborderbetween
thetwocountrieshasnotbeenasubjectofseriousdispute.
Pakistan'sboundarywithAfghanistanisabout2,250kilometerslong.Inthenorth,itruns
alongtheridgesoftheHinduKush(meaningHinduKiller)mountainsandthePamirs,
whereanarrowstripofAfghanterritorycalledtheWakhanCorridorextendsbetween
PakistanandTajikistan.TheHinduKushwastraditionallyregardedasthelast
northwesternoutpostwhereHinduscouldventureinsafety.Theboundarylinewith
Afghanistanwasdrawnin1893bySirMortimerDurand,thenforeignsecretaryinBritish
India,andwasaccededtobytheamirofAfghanistanthatsameyear.Thisboundary,
calledtheDurandLine,wasnotindoubtwhenPakistanbecameindependentin1947,
althoughitslegitimacywasinlateryearsdisputedperiodicallybytheAfghangovernment
aswellasbyPakhtuntribesstraddlingthePakistanAfghanistanborder.Ontheone
hand,AfghanistanclaimedthattheDurandLinehadbeenimposedbyastrongerpower
uponaweakerone,anditfavoredtheestablishmentofstillanotherstatetobecalled
PashtunistanorPakhtunistan(seeIndependentPakistan,ch.1ForeignPolicy,ch.4).
Ontheotherhand,Pakistan,asthelegateeoftheBritishintheregion,insistedonthe
legalityandpermanenceoftheboundary.TheDurandLineremainedineffectin1994.
Inthenortheasterntipofthecountry,Pakistancontrolsabout84,159squarekilometers
oftheformerprincelystateofJammuandKashmir.Thisarea,consistingofAzad
Kashmir(11,639squarekilometers)andmostoftheNorthernAreas(72,520square
kilometers),whichincludesGilgitandBaltistan,isthemostvisuallystunningofPakistan.
TheNorthernAreashasfiveoftheworld'sseventeenhighestmountains.Italsohas
suchextensiveglaciersthatithassometimesbeencalledthe"thirdpole."Theboundary
linehasbeenamatterofpivotaldisputebetweenPakistanandIndiasince1947,andthe
SiachenGlacierinnorthernKashmirhasbeenanimportantarenaforfightingbetween
thetwosidessince1984,althoughfarmoresoldiershavediedofexposuretothecold
thanfromanyskirmishesintheconflict.
FromtheeasternendoftheAfghanistanPakistanborder,aboundaryofabout520
kilometersrunsgenerallysoutheastbetweenChinaandPakistan,endingnearthe
KarakoramPass.Thislinewasdeterminedfrom1961to1965inaseriesofagreements
betweenChinaandPakistan.Bymutualagreement,anewboundarytreatyistobe
negotiatedbetweenChinaandPakistanwhenthedisputeoverKashmirisfinally
resolvedbetweenIndiaandPakistan.
ThePakistanIndiaceasefirelinerunsfromtheKarakoramPasswestsouthwesttoa
pointabout130kilometersnortheastofLahore.Thisline,about770kilometerslong,
wasarrangedwithUnitedNations(UN)assistanceattheendoftheIndoPakistaniWar
of194748.TheceasefirelinecameintoeffectonJanuary1,1949,aftereighteen
monthsoffightingandwaslastadjustedandagreeduponbythetwocountriesinthe
SimlaAgreementofJuly1972.Sincethen,ithasbeengenerallyknownastheLineof
Control.
ThePakistanIndiaboundarycontinuesirregularlysouthwardforabout1,280kilometers,
followingthelineofthe1947RadcliffeAward,namedforSirCyrilRadcliffe,theheadof
theBritishboundarycommissiononthepartitionofPunjabandBengalin1947.Although
thisboundarywithIndiaisnotformallydisputed,passionsstillrunhighonbothsidesof
theborder.ManyIndianshadexpectedtheoriginalboundarylinetorunfarthertothe
west,therebycedingLahoretoIndiaPakistanishadexpectedthelinetorunmuch
farthereast,possiblygrantingthemcontrolofDelhi,theimperialcapitaloftheMughal
Empire.
Thesouthernbordersarefarlesscontentiousthanthoseinthenorth.TheTharDesertin
theprovinceofSindhisseparatedinthesouthfromthesaltflatsoftheRannofKutchby
aboundarythatwasfirstdelineatedin192324.Afterpartition,Pakistancontestedthe
southernboundaryofSindh,andasuccessionofborderincidentsresulted.Theywere
lessdangerousandlesswidespread,however,thantheconflictthateruptedinKashmir
intheIndoPakistaniWarofAugust1965.Thesesouthernhostilitieswereendedby
Britishmediation,andbothsidesacceptedtheawardoftheIndoPakistanWestern
BoundaryCaseTribunaldesignatedbytheUNsecretarygeneral.Thetribunalmadeits
awardonFebruary19,1968,delimitingalineof403kilometersthatwaslater
demarcatedbyjointsurveyteams.Ofitsoriginalclaimofsome9,100squarekilometers,
Pakistanwasawardedonlyabout780squarekilometers.Beyondthewesternterminus
ofthetribunal'saward,thefinalstretchofPakistan'sborderwithIndiaisabout80
kilometerslong,runningwestandsouthwesttoaninletoftheArabianSea.
DataasofApril1994

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