GK (S) I Genl * The letters CV (details attached to a job application) stands for 'Curriculum Vitae' , a Latin word which

means 'course of life' * Valentine's Day Feb 14, World Health Day Apr 07, World Obesity Day Nov 14, World Cancer Day Feb 4, I nternational Women's Day Mar 8, World Heart Day Sept 30, World Environment Day jun 5, World TB Day 24 Mar, World Health Day 07 Apr, World Heritage Day 18 Apr, Earth Day 22 Apr, World Book Day 23 Apr, World Laughter Day first Sunday of May, Mother's Day 11May, International Nurses Day 12 May, World Oceans day Jun 08 World day against child labour 12 June, International day against drug abuse & illicit trafficking 26 June, World Elders Day Oct 1, World Food Day OCT 16, UN day Oct 24, World Diabetese Day Nov 14, World Epilepsy day Nov 17, World Television Day Nov 21 *Gold:- 100% pure gold will b in powdered form only. Gold is the softest of all metals.The purity of gold is measured in 24 parts.That is why fine gold is referred to as 24 ct. * An antique jewellery is one which may b very old & rare. (Min 100 yrs old) * Pass class students to-day rule the world , while former distinction students work for them as professors, doctors, advisors, lawyers, emgineers etc * Green bananas r called Cavendish bananas *In Italian 'Bella' means beautiful & 'Donna' means lady *The 5 Arctic states are Russia. USA thru Alaska, Canada, Norway & Denmark thru Greenland. Although no country owns the region, the 5 states under international law are permitted to 370km economic zone around their coasts. *World Heritage Day is a day identified by the UNESCO to create awareness among the people of historical sites around the world. There are 876 heritage sites identified in the world of which India has 26. *Alzheimer's disease:- alts-hai-mez *Human foot is 10 inches long *Silva means wood in Portuguese *There are 4 players in a polo team on the field *St Maarten is the world's smallest inhabited island, (37 sq miles) with a population of 85000. One part is controlled by France & the other by The Netherlands. * Color Symbolizes Atmospheric effect Red Power & bravery Passion & desire Orange Transcendence Inspires renunciation & spiritual quest Yellow Sunlight Promotes mental alertness & clarity of mind Green Nature Calm & inner peace Blue Sky Relaxes the body & heals the mind Indigo Ocean depths Intimacy & revelation Violet Introspection Disperses depression & induces positive reflection *Hybrid car is one with an electric engine that uses both petrol & an electric battery. *Toilet was invented in 1596; its S-trap in 1775 & flush tank in 1872 *Men have 7 different facial types:- oval, round, triangular, square, pear-shaped, oblong & diamond *Hortus Malabaricus (1678 - 1703) a work on medicinal plants (Latin) was published by Hendrik van Rheede who was the Dutch governor of Malabar. It means Garden of Malabar. *firefly is also called glow-worm *The lowest point on Earth is The Dead Sea (400 m below sea level) Because of The Dead Sea's high salt & mineral content, it is impossible to drown in it. It is also impossible to swim in it as the water is very heavy. *Importance of punctuation: - Hang him, not let him free. Hang him not, let him free. "The criminal", Says the Judge, "should be hanged". The criminal says, "The Judge should be hanged".

*"googol," a one followed by one hundred zeroes *CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio):- Portion of deposits which banks have to keep with RBI as cash *SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio):- Portion of the deposits invested in govt. securities *Millet is bajra, Fenugreek is methi *In-camera means behind closeds doors *Universal Laws: Rudin's Law: In a crisis that forces a choice to be made among alternative courses of action, most people will choose the worst possible one. Chisholm's Law: Anytime things appear to be going better, you have obviously overlooked something. Livingston's rule of accuracy: When working toward the solution of a problem, it helps if you know the answer. Corollary: Provided, of course, you know there is a problem. Weller's Law: Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself. *Indians who won Miss World title: Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000). *The epic poem 'Divine Comody' was written by Dante *The first test match was held in 1882 *Utmost freedom of thought - that is what attracts one to Hinduism.William Tyndale who wrote the first English version of Bible was executed for the free thinking. Sufi saints when they proclaimed they are God, in tune with the mantra 'Aham Brahmasmi' (I am Brahman - I am God) were beheaded. Hinduism also can see the strange co-existance of an atheist, an agnostic and a theist. Brahman means Monism. ^The Oscar winning movie (2009) The Slumdog Millionaire is based on the novel "Q&A" by Vikas Swarup, an Indian diplomat. *Like fingerprints, everyones tongue print is different *The most common name in the world is Mohammed *The name of the entire continents end with the same letter that they start with *Most lipstick contains fish scales *TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be typed using the letters on one row of the keyboard *Women blink nearly twice as much as men *You cant kill yourself by holding your breath *The sixth sick sheiks sixth sheeps sick is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language *People say Bless you when you sneeze because when you sneeze,your heart stops for a millisecond. *If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes *Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were all invented by women *Honey is the only food that doesnt spoil. *A snail can sleep for three years *Butterflies taste with their feet *In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated *Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand *The electric chair was invented by a dentist *Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants *Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times *The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. * A car uses overdrive when it is traveling at high speed over long distances. Overdrive, or cruising gear, is a device which enables the engine to run at a relatively low speed even when the vehicle is traveling fast.

* The name Rickshaw comes from the Japanese expression, "ji riki shaw" which means "vehicle powered by man". The concept of the rickshaw first came to China, then India and throughout Asia. *There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet. *When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate. *Youre ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you arent. *If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it. *The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man. *It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach. *One human hair can support 3kg. *Human thighbones are stronger than concrete. *The attachment of human muscles to skin is what causes dimples. *Your thumb is the same length of your nose. *A womans heart beats faster than a mans. *If the average male never shaved, his beard would be 13 feet long when he died. . *Men loose about 40 hairs a day. Women loose about 70 hairs a day. *The length from your wrist to your elbow is the same as the length of your foot. *Your heart beats 101,000 times a day. During your lifetime it will beat about 3 billion times and pump about 400 million litres (800 million pints) of blood. *Your mouth produces 1 litre (1.8 pints) of saliva a day. *On an average, people can hold their breath for one minute. The world record is seven-and-a-half minutes. *On an average, you breathe 23,000 times a day. *On an average, you speak almost 5,000 words a day - although almost 80% of speaking is selftalk (talking to yourself). *Over the last 150 years the average height of people in industrialised nations increased by 10 cm (4 in). *If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, youll feel thirsty. *A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water. *Youll drink about 75,000 litres (20,000 gallons) of water in your lifetime. *Atacama desert 181300 sqm in area, in Chile is the driest place on Earth. It has scarcely seen even light rain since the history of rain record keeping from 1570. Here even bacteria are scarce and in many portions insects and fungi are absent. It is relatively cool with average day temperature ranging from 0 to 25 degre Celsius and at higher elevations one can even find snow. Because Atacama is so bone-dry the bodies of the buried local tribal Indians have dried, turning them into mummies perfectly preserved. The city of Calama is the largest town in Atacacma and has post office, restaurants, hospitals, tourist information centre etc. *kilo = thousand, mega = million (10 lac), giga = billion *Here some of the more intriguing local customs to be mindful of: In many Muslim countries, in particular those in the Arabian Gulf, public displays of affection, including holding hands, cuddling and kissing can be punishable by law. Women, including foreign visitors, are also required to dress modestly, including covering their head with a scarf. It is also considered rude showing the soles of your shoes or feet to others, and is advisable to accept something with your right hand. Be particularly observant of the local practice regarding drinking and eating during the holy month of Ramadan. In Bali, touching someone on the head is taboo, as it is regarded by locals as the abode of the soul and is therefore sacred. In Singapore, failure to flush a public toilet after use may result in very hefty fines of up to US$150. This also applies to littering, smoking or spitting in the street. In Egypt expect to be offered coffee or tea whenever you meet someone, as this demonstrates hospitality. Even if you do not take a sip, always accept the beverage, as declining the offer is viewed as rejecting the person.

In Fiji, entry into many traditional villages will require the permission of the village chief. Should permission be granted, you will be welcomed in a small traditional ceremony, which usually involves speaking with the Chief. In Iran, the 'thumbs up' gesture is considered an offensive insult. In Italy, travellers should be aware that no shorts or sleeveless dresses or shirts are allowed when visiting significant holy places, like the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. In Indonesia, it is illegal to carry the pungent smelling Durian fruit on any public transport or in hotels. *Neil Amstrong & Buzz Aldrin the 2 Americans r the 1st humans to land on the moon (Jul 20, 1969) *Jaipur foot was invented by Dr.Promod Karan Sethi. *Isaac Merritt Singer invented the sewing machine. *Atacama desert 181300 sqm in area, in Chile is the driest place on Earth. It has scarcely seen

even light rain since the history of rain record keeping from 1570. Here even bacteria are scarce and in many portions insects and fungi are absent. It is relatively cool with average day temperature ranging from 0 to 25 degre Celsius and at higher elevations one can even find snow. Because Atacama is so bone-dry the bodies of the buried local tribal Indians have dried, turning them into mummies perfectly preserved. The city of Calama is the largest town in Atacacma and has post office, restaurants, hospitals, tourist information centre etc.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------II. Sc *density of water- 100kg/cum (1g/cucm) Numerically, both density & sp.gr. of water comes 2 the same. *1 atmosphere = 76cm of the height of mercury in barometer. *1 sq inch of human skin consists of 19 million cells, 625 sweat glands, 94 sebaceous glands, 60 hairs, 19000 sensory nerve cells, 120 pain receptors, 160 pressure receptors and blood vessels. *Condenstion in the form of water droplets on solid objects on the Earth's surface is known as dew. *The temp. at which air is saturated is known as dew point. *The tape of the tape-recorder is coated with Ferromagnetic powder. *The 3 primary colours used in color TV r red, green, blue *The carbon used in printer's ink is carbon black *The atmospheric layer which reflects radiowaves is called ionosphere *The largest invertibrate is Squid *The unit used to measure super-sonic speed is Mach Physiological comparison * Meat eaters Herbivores Man has claws no skin pores, perspires thro' tongue thro' skin pores sharp front teeth for tearing, no flat front teeth, has molars for grinding intestinal tract 3 times body length 12 times body length so decaying meat can pass out rapidly strong hydrochloric acid in stomach 20 times less no claws perspires thro' skin pores no sharp front teeth, has flat rear molars intestinal tract 10 to 12 times body length stomach acid 20 times less stomach acid no claws perspires no sharp flat rear molars intestinal tract

to digest meat strong than meat eaters strong than meat eaters That humans can eat meat does'nt mean that they must eat meat, that they are equally evolved or physiologically as well adapted to subsist healthily on meat as compared to a plant food diet. Genetic difference between man & ape is somewhere in the range of 0.0005% * telescope was invented by HansLippershey, a lense grinder of Holland *If any object is thrown upward at a speed of 11.2km/sec it will never come back to the Earth but remain in orbit like the moon.(invented by Sir Isaac Newton) This speed is 40320km/hr *Body Mass Index (BMI) = M / H2, where M is mass(or weight) in kg qnd H is height in metres. e.g. If a person is 183 m tall & is 100 kg, the BMI will be 100 / 1.83 x 1.83 = 100 / 3.34 = 29.94. The normal range is 18 - 25. The range between 25 - 30 is overweight and above 30 is obese. *At presnt the aspect ratio in TV is 4:3 whereas in HDTV it is 16:9 *When ur 1st few steps out of bed in the morning cause severe pain in the heel of ur foot u may have plantar fasciitis *The formats used in HDTV are 720p - 1280x720 pixels (p stands for progressive); 1080i 1920x1080 pixels (I stands for interlaced); and 1080p - 1920x1080 pixels. "Interlaced" or "progressive" refers to the scanning system *LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) *cathode ray tubes (CRTs - used in ur analogue TV) & Plasma Tvs. Plasmas can dim over time. LCD TVs are usually better for viewing in a lighted room *Amicable numbers are pairs of natural numbers which are each equal to the sum of the proper divisors of the number (all the divisors of the number other than itself). e.g. 220 & 284 are amicable.because the proper divisors of 220 are 1,2.4,5.10,11,20,22,44,55 & 110 which add up to give 284 and 284's proper divisors are 1,2,4,71, & 142 which when summed produce 220 *In geometry, angles between 181 & 360 are called Reflex Angles *In chess, the quickest possible checkmate in the game is called 'fool's mate' *In Greek myth. Gods live in Mt. Olympus *Fear of vegetables is called 'lachanophobia' *It requires about 11 to 17 cal of feed to produce 1 cal of meat. *Carica papaya -- Papaya, Psidium gujava --- Guava / Per, Anona reticulate --- Bullock's heart / Ramphal, Anona squamosa -- Custard apple / Sitaphal (distinct seeded portion externally), Syzigium cumini or Eugenia jambolana --- Jambul, Mimosa Pudica ---Touch-me-not, Bambusa Bambus --- Bamboo, Oryza Sativa ---- Rice, Triticum Aestivum --- Wheat, Eleusine Coracana ---Nachni, Ocimum sanctum & O basilacum - Tulsi, Musa paradisiaca - Banana, Phoenix dactylifera Date palm, Piper nigrum - Long pepper/pippli, *Snakes hear with their lungs & smell with their tongues. *If you go to the top of Mount Everest, water boils at a much lower temperature than it does when youre at sea level and thats because the pressure is much lower up there. *In stand-by mode the consumption of electricity (leaking electricity) in some of the home appliances are: Cordless phone 2 Watts/hr, portable stereo or boom box 3, video game machines 5, answering machine 5, TV 60, VCR 10, Compact audio system 10, cable box 20 *Mango - Mangipera Indica, coconut - Cocos nucifera, *Actually Internet was started in 1973 as a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency project. It became easy to use due to the invention of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee working at CERN, which put the web technology and program code was in the public domain so that anyone could use and improve it.Internet was invented as a new way of communication between computers in a network. In this system a message from a computer is divided into packets and each packet finds its own way from the source to the destination computer. There are many paths between two computers and each packet carries information about the source and destination computers. So even if the direct connection between two computers are destroyed in a nuclear attack , the packet can still navigate to its destination through other pathways. World Wide Web is a part of internet which allows us to view information on html or related documents(like this webpage) using a browser It was invented by Tim Bernes-Lee in CERN. Other parts of the internet are Gopher (menu based system) & Telnet (which helps in accessing remote computers) and many others. But the world is mostly familiar with WWW

*Right room temp 24 degree Celsius. *A pixel is the smallest dot which can be represented on the screen/picture, not necessarily identifiable by a naked eye.

*The average human doesn't see flickering above a speed of 55 cycles a second. (55 Hz). The image on a TV is redrawn at a rate of 60 Hz. Humans don't see this flicker, and the image appears continuous
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------III. India *India's coastline 7516km, Coastal states r Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, TN, AP, Orissa, West Bengal, & the Andaman & Nicobar islands *std size of lungi: 132cm x 185cm *A man can also own gold. He can hold 100 grams of the shining metal. A married woman can safely have 500 grams of gold and an unmarried girl may hold 250 grams of gold. (to avoid tax enquiry) *Every year, Indians buy gold worth Rs 40,000 crore on top of gold worth Rs 6,60,000 crore which we actually hold. *7 % of Indian population is nomadic *Indians hold almost 13,000 tonnes of gold. The per capita consumption of gold:- UAE: 31.5 grams, USA: 1.4 grams, India: 0.5 grams *Indian newspaper day is celebrated on 29 Jan. It was on this day in 1780 the first Indian newspaper hit the stands *India's largest export & import items are tea & petroleum *The Constitution of India borrowed the concept of Directive Principles of State Policy from the Constitution of Ireland *The study -- Indian financial scape: A district profile 2005-06 -- by New Delhi-based research firm Indicus Analytics, says that there are 31,17,843 households in the country earning Rs 10 lakh or more. Of these, 3.3 per cent live in Bangalore city alone. The study conducted by Indicus Analytics states that Bangalore is followed by Mumbai (Suburban) and Thane, each with a 2.3% share of the approximately 3.1 million of the households earning Rs 10 lakh and more across India. Pune, Ahmedabad, Ernakulam, Ludhiana, Surat, Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram make up the top ten cities in India with most rupee-millionaires. *India's pool of talented English-speaking graduates is the largest after the United States, *The first Genl Elections of independent India was held in 1952 *Many historians have argued that it was the INA and the mutinies it inspired among the British Indian Armed Forces that were the true driving forces for India's independence. *Is it possible for you to imagine that Rs 12 lakh (Rs 1.2 million) income per annum will be common place in India by about 2015! Or that if you get a growth of 10% in your income every year a person earning Rs 15,000 per month would be earning Rs 62,000 in 15 years. Do you believe that you would be getting a hike of only 10% every year? Young people expect more and get more these days or they switch jobs *British rule in Malabar started in 1793 *Bhasmasur Mohini was the first Indian cinema in which a woman played the female character. She was Kamala Kamat, originally from Assonora, Goa *India's first cinema was Raja Harischandra produced by Dadasaheb Phalke in released in May 1913 *India loses at least 75000 people in road accidents every yr.3.5 lac people r injured every yr. Rs. 20 lac spent every yr for maintenance of 1km of road. *India is having 2% of world's land area, 9% of food production, & 16% of its population *Price of gold per 10g:- 1925 (Rs.18), 1930 (18), 1935 (30), 1940 (36), 1945 (62), 1950 (99), 1955 (79), 1960 (111), 1965 (71), 1970 (184), 1975 (540), 1980 (1311), 1985 (2110), 1990 (3320), 1995 (4830), 1997 (5020), 2003 (5750) *National Science Day 28 Feb (Raman Effect was discovered by Sir Chandrasekhar Venkat Raman

on 28-02-1928) *There r 596 districts in India (Feb 08) *National Fire Service Day 14 Apr *In India always the dishonest are rewarded whereas the honest are penalized. (especially by the govt.) *Thirukkural means - Holy Maxims. One of the 1330 maxims says" Take not awy from any living thing the life, that is sweet unto all, even it be to save your own" "The important elements that constitute a nation are: being disease free, wealth, high productivity, harmonious living and strong defence" *The seven IITs are located in Kharagpur, Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati and Roorkee. About 15,500 undergraduate and 12,000 graduate students study in the seven IITs, in addition to research scholars. *The Valley of Flowers in UP (about 595 km from Delhi) was discovered by the British moutaineer, Frank Smythe in 1932 It is 8 km long & 2 km wide. Its altitude ranges from 3200 m to 6675 m.It is one of the 8 natural Heritage sites selected by UNESCO. The valley remains in full bloom from May to Sept. *Total length of NH in India (2007) 66574 km *There r about 350 million people in India who can b classified as middle class *Lakshadweep has 11 inhabited & 25 uninhabited islands. its productivity & output of copra & coconut oil are the highest in the world. Lakshadweep registered the highest productivity in India:19630 nuts / ha which equals 1.963 t of copra and 1.28 t of coconut oil *Bihar is the 12th largest Indian state in terms of area and the third largest when it comes to population *The Moghal empire strtched from Khandahar in Afghanistan to Mysore in South India. The price of gold was Rs.1294/- per kg (Rs. 1300000/- in 2008) *Total area of India is 3287260 sq km *India has nine coastal states and four union territories *The first Indian woman to reach the top of the Everest is Bachendri Pal *India has an average internet connection speed of just 772 Kbps compared with the global average of 1.5 Mbps * States in India as on 16/05/2009: - Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, UTs: - Andaman & Nicobar, Chandigarh, Dadra - Nagar- Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep, Puducherry. * 'Jai Ho!', Hindi for Let There be Victory *In 1661, when Infanta Catherine De Braganza of Portugal married Charles II of England, the island of Bombay was the princess' dowry to her husband. *India's per capita income was Rs. 37,490 per year (2008-09). It means the share of each individual when the income from the productive activities is divided equally among citizens *The slogan Jai Hind was coined by Chembaka Raman Pillai of Trivandrum. * Kerala has the dubious distinction of highest per capita alcohol consumption in the country

with 8.5 litres alcohol per person

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