General Knowledge 24 May 3

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Dr. T.K. Jain. AFTERSCHOOOL M: 9414430763 [email protected] www.afterschool.tk www.afterschoool.tk

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WHAT IS GREEN REVOLUTION? • How to increase production of crops – founder is M.S. Swaminathan in India and Borlough in the world. It uses high yield crops.

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What is blue revolution? • Increase in production in fishiries.

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What is white revolution? • It is also called operation flood – it increased milk production – V. Kurian has been founder and promotor – Amul Dairy and Anand movement are prominent examples of this.

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What is Yellow revolution? • Increase in production of oilseeds.

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What is brown revolution? • Non-conventional energy resources. • It includes setting up wind power and solar energy centres all over India

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What is white paper? • Govt. publishes statements on any important matter with facts and figures.

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What is yellow book? • Publication by french government. • Yellow pages are directories of telephone numbers and addresses.

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What is Grey book? • Publication of Japanese and Belgian Govt. are called Grey book

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What is Orange book? • Publication of Netherlands

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What is white book? • Publications of Portugal, China and Germany Govt.

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City of seven hills? • Rome.

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Bengal’s Sorrow? • Damodar River

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Dark continent? • Africa.

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City of Skyscrappers? • NewYork.

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City of Golden Gate? • San Fransisco.

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Land of Maple Leaf? • Canada

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Land of while elephants? • Thailand

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Land of thunderbolts? • Bhutan

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Land of midnight sun? • Norvey

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Land of rising sun? • Japan.

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Holy Land? • Palestine.

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Granite city? • Aberdeen

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Islands of pearls? • Bahrain.

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Eternal city? • Rome

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Gateway of tears? • Strait of Maddeb at Jerusalem

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Land of golden Pagoda? • Myamar

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Land of thousand lakes? • Finland.

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Sugar Bowl? • Cuba

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Roof of the world? • Pameers.

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Bread basket? • Prairies of USA

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Lonliest Island? • Tristen Da Cunha

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Quaker city? • Philadelphia

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Pillers of Hercules? • Gibralter.

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Playground of Europe? • Switzerland.

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Land of Golden Fleece? • Australia

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Land of morning calm? • Korea.

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Pink city? • Jaipur

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Garden province of Africa? • Natal.

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Venice of North? • Stockholm • Udaipur is Venice of Rajasthan.

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Spice Garden? • Kerala

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Biggest Dome? • Gol Gumbad at Bijapur in Karnataka.

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Hieghtest waterfall? • Angels of Venezuela

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Smallest Continent? • Australia

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Largest animal? • Blue whale

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Highest lake? • TITIKAKA in bolivia – at 12000 feet.

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Shortest and longest day? • 22 Dec. and 21 June.

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Largest planet? • Jupitor.

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Biggest garden? • Yellowstone national park of USA.

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Highest city? • Wen Chuan of China.

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Largest Delta? • Sunderban. In Bengal.

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Largest Peninsula? • India.

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Largest Island? • Greenland

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Largest Archipelago? • Indonesia.

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Largest Bell? • Great bell of Moscow.

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Highest capital city? • La Paz of Bolivia

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Largest Volcano? • Mauna Los of Hawai.

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Highest extinct volcano. • Chimborozo of Ecuador – over 20000 feet high

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Most populous city? • Shanghai City of China – where over 13 million people are there. • Second most populated city is Mumbai with over 12 million people

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When was world’s population 6 billion? • • • • • •

1999. It was 1 billion in 1804 2 bl. On 1927 3 bl in 1960 4 bl. In 1974 5 bl. In 1987 www.afterschoool.tk

Floriculture? • Cultivation of flowers

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Horticulture? • Cultivation of flowers and gardens.

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Mono culture? • Cultivation of single plant species.

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Sericulture • Cultivation of silk

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Silvi culture • Cultivation of trees.

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Nomadic Herding? • Pastoral farming with movement of herds .

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Isobar? • Places having same atmosphere pressure. • Iso – same • Bar – pressure.

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Isobath? • Depth below sea – same.

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Isotach? • Same wind speed.

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Isoneph • Same clouds level • Neph is for clouds.

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Isohypse? • Same height from sea.

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River Banks? • • • • • • • • • • •

Baghdad Tokyo Ankara Sidney Ottawa Dublin Lisbon Paris Newyork London Lahore

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Ravi Hudson Arakuva Tigris St. Lawrence Lire Thames Sien Tungus Darling Kijil

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