Smallest Biggest in World

Smallest Biggest in World

Geographical Facts

Largest Continent: Asia, 17,212,2000 square miles

Smallest Continent: Australia,312,2000 square miles

Highest Mountain: Mount Everest, Himalayan Mountains, Nepal-Tibet, 29,035 feet above sea level

Lowest Point on land: The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, water surface 1,349 feet below sea level

Deepest Underwater Trench: Marina Trench, 200 miles southwest of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, 36,198 feet below the ocean surface

Largest Sea: The Mediterranean Sea, 1,144,800 square miles

Highest Lake: The Highest navigable lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru, 12,500 feet above sea level

Lowest Lake: The Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, surface of water 1,349 feet below sea level

Nick Name of Places

Nick Name of Places

Which is called, City of Golden Temple?

Ans: Amritsar

Which is called, Blue Mountains?

Ans: Nilgiri

Which is called, Hill Queen?

Ans: Simla

Which is called, Land of Five Rivers?

Ans: Punjab

Which is called, Pearl of the Orient?

Ans: Goa

Which is called, God’s Own Country?

Ans: Kerala

Physics MCQ 001

Physics MCQ 001

1. The planet that is known as earth’s twin is

(A) Mercury

(B) Venus

(C) Moon

(D) Mars

2. The temperature, surface features, length of days and nights of a planet depend on

(A) its atmosphere

(B) its distance from the sun

(C) its rotation

(D) All the above

Chemistry MCQ 001

Chemistry MCQ 001

1. Biogas is obtained during

(A) decomposition of petrol

(B) fermentation of animal and plant waste

(C) destructive distillation of coal

(D) electrolysis of water

2. Which of the following is used in fuel to propel rockets?

(A) Petrol

(B) Kerosene

(C) Hydrazine

(D) Alcohol

Biology MCQ 001

Biology MCQ 001

1. Which of the following is a vector-borne disease for which a special programme has been launched by the Govt of India?

(A) Polio

(B) HIV/AIDS

(C) Malaria

(D) ancer

(E) None of these

2. Bird flu is a disease which affects and spreads through

(A) Cattle

(B) Sheep

(C) Prawn

(D) Silkworm

(E) Poultry

Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or Mangalyaan

Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or Mangalyaan

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or Mangalyaan was launched on 5 November, 2013 on India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C25 rocket from Sriharikota. The mission is conducted by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is the cheapest mission to Mars till now. It cost only Rs. 450 crores or $ 67 mn.

स्मरणीय दिवस (Commemorative Days)

स्मरणीय दिवस (Commemorative Days)

विश्व एड्स दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
1 दिसम्बर

विश्व कैंसर दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
4 फरवरी 

विश्व रेडियो दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
13 फरवरी 

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
8 मार्च

विश्व वन्य जीवन दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
3 मार्च 

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वन दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
21 मार्च 

Computer MCQ 009

Computer MCQ 009

1.    Which type of memory holds only the program and data that the CPU is presently processing?

        (A) CMOS
        (B) ROM
        (C) RAM
        (D) ASCII
        (E) None of these

2.    A button that makes character either upper or lower case and numbers to symbols.

        (A) monitor
        (B) shift key
        (C) icon
        (D) mouse
        (E) None of these

First in India

First in India

• Governor-General of Independent India—Lord Lewis Mountbatten
• Indian Governor-General of Independent India—Chakravarti  Rajgopalachari
• Indian Commander-in-Chief of Free India—General Kodandera Madappa Cariappa, 1949
• Field Marshall—General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
• Speaker of loksabha—Shri G.V. Mavalankar (15 May 1952- 27 February 1956).
• President—Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• Vice-President—Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
• Prime-Minister—Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
• Home Minister—Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
• Finance Minister of India—R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
• Auditor General of India—V. Narahari Rao
• Director of CBI—DP Kohli
• National Security Adviser—Brijesh Mishra

Excel Shortcut Command

Excel Shortcut Command

• CTRL+A — Selects the entire worksheet.
• CTRL+B — Applies or removes bold formatting.
• CTRL+C — Copies the selected cells.
• CTRL+D — Uses the Fill Down command to copy the contents and format of the topmost cell of a selected range into the cells below.
• CTRL+F — Displays the Find dialog box.
• CTRL+G — Displays the Go To dialog box.
• CTRL+H — Displays the Find and Replace dialog box.
• CTRL+I — Applies or removes italic formatting.
  

Glossary of Computer Terms—B

Glossary of Computer Terms—B

B

BACKPLANE: A part of a computer into which the system’s PC boards are plugged to provide a common voltage supply, reference, and SYSTEM BUS for all computer sections. A backplane is often called a MOTHERBOARD.

BACKBONE: Well, all of these computers have to come together somewhere. There are many “backbones” on the Internet. Think of the backbone as the next larger grouping of computers you connect with to get included in the Web. You’re at the end of a rib coming off of the backbone—get the picture? The main backbone of the Internet here in the U.S. is the NSFNet. It stands for National Science Foundation Net.

BANDWIDTH: The capacity of a networked connection. Bandwidth determines how much data can be sent along the networked wires. Bandwidth is particularly important for Internet connections, since greater bandwidth also means faster downloads.

BASIC: The acronym for Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. BASIC is an easy to use programming language, originally intended for educational purposes; it is available for personal computers in varying degrees of complexity.

Country and Currency

Country and Currency

A

Afghanistan: Afghani

Albania: Lek

Algeria: Algerian Dinar

Andorra: Euro

Angola: Kwanza

Antigua & Barbuda: East Caribbean Dollar

Argentina: Argentine Peso

Armenia: Dram

Australia: Australian Dollar

Austria: Euro

Azerbaijan: Manat

Google Know About Me

Google Know About Me 

 

1. अभी तक GOOGLE में जो जो खोजा है:

आपने अभी तक जो कुछ भी GOOGLE में लिख कर खोजा है, वे सभी कीवर्ड और वाक्य गूगल में स्टोर रहते है, उनको आप निम्न लिंक पर जाकर देख सकते है, (ये सिर्फ आपको ही दिखाई देगा, किसी और को नहीं और उनको देखने के लिए आपको अपने GOOGLE अकाउंट में लोगिन करना होगा)

https://history.google.com/history/

2. गूगल की सेवाओं पर आपकी सभी गतिविधियाँ 

आपने GOOGLE की अलग अलग सेवाओं में अपने गूगल अकाउंट से लोगिन करके जो कुछ भी किया है, उसका पूरा रिकॉर्ड आप निम्न लिंक पर जाकर देख सकते है:

https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity

Books and Authors-1

Books and Authors-1

• 12 Years A Slave: Solomon Northup Pirates
• 1962: The War That Wasn’t: Shiv Kunal Verma
• 2 States: Chetan Bhagat
• 22 Days in India: Anurag Mathur
• A Bend in the River: V. S. Naipaul
• A Better India : A Better World: N. R. Narayana Murthy
• A Day in the Life of Kathmandu: Javed Ashraf
• A Gift of Monotheists: Ram Mohan Roy
• A Handbook for My Lover: Rosalyn D Mello
• A Haunted House: Virginia Woolf

अवतल दर्पण (Convex Mirror)

अवतल दर्पण (Convex Mirror)

प्रश्न 1 : परावर्तन किसे कहते है।
 उत्तर : प्रकाश किरण का एक माध्यम से संचरित होकर पृथक माध्यम के पृष्ठ से टकराकर पुनः उसी माध्यम मे लौटने के प्रभाव को परावर्तन कहते है। 

प्रश्न 2 : परावर्तन के नियम क्या है? 
उत्तर : (1) आपतन व परावर्तन कोण समान होते है।
(2) आपाती किरण, परावर्तित किरण व अभीलम्ब एक ही धरातल में होते है। 

प्रश्न 3 : अवतल दर्पण का ध्रुव किसे कहते है ?
 उत्तर : दर्पण के मध्य बिन्दु को ध्रुव कहते है। 

प्रश्न 4 : दर्पण का वक्रता केन्द्र किसे कहते है ?
 उत्तर : दर्पण जिसे गोले का भाग है उसके केन्द्र को वक्रता केन्द्र कहते है। 

प्रश्न 5 : दर्पण की वक्रता त्रिज्या किसे कहते है ? 
उत्तर : दर्पण के ध्रुव से वक्रता केन्द्र की दूरी को वक्रता त्रिज्या कहते हैं। 

General Knowledge-002

General Knowledge-002

1. The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was Mujibur Rehman

2. The longest river in the world is the Nile

3. The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada

4. The longest highway in the world has a length of About 8000 km

5. The highest mountain in the world is the Everest

6. The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is Myanmar

7. The biggest desert in the world is the Sahara desert

8. The largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil

9. The country also known as “country of copper” is Zambia

10. The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is Durand line

11. The river Volga flows out into the Caspian sea

12. The coldest place on the earth is Verkoyansk in Siberia

General Knowledge-001

General Knowledge-001

 
1. Chalukya dynasty in South India was founded by
Pulakesin I

2. Which control the amount of Calcium in blood?
Parathyroid

3. The main component of LPG are
propane and butane

4. ‘Dasakumar Charitam’ was composed by
Dandin

5. Who discovered Radiocarbon dating
Willard Franck Libby

इतिहास GK (History GK)-001

इतिहास GK (History GK)-001 

• जलियांवाला बाग हत्याकांड कब व कहाँ हुआ— 1919 ई., अमृतसर
• ‘रोलेट एक्ट’ कब पारित हुआ— 1919 ई.
• गाँधी-इरविन समझौता कब हुआ— 1931 ई.
• गाँधी-इरविन समझौता किससे संबंधित था— सविनय अवज्ञा आंदोलन
• स्वतंत्र भारत के प्रथम गवर्नर जनरल कौन थे— लॉर्ड माउंटबेटन
• काकोरी ट्रेन डकैती के नायक कौन थे— राम प्रसाद बिस्मिल
• ‘स्वराज दल’ की स्थापना किसने की— मोतीलाल नेहरू और वी. आर. दास
• साइमन कमीशन भारत यात्रा पर कब आया— 1928 ई.
• किस अधिनियम में भारत में पहली बार संघीय संरचना प्रस्तुत की गई— 1935 का अधिनियम

Biggest, Highest and Largest in India

Biggest, Highest and Largest in India

Highest Award: Bharat Ratna

Highest Gallantry Award: Param Vir Chakra

Longest River in India: The Ganges

Longest Tributary river of India: Yamuna

Largest Lake: Wular Lake, Kashmir

Largest Lake (Saline Water): Chilka Lake, Orrisa

Largest Man-Made Lake: Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)

Largest Fresh Water Lake: Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)

Glossary of Computer Terms—A

Glossary of Computer Terms—A

A

ACCESS TIME: The length of time required for a binary word in the memory section of a computer to be read by the Central Processing Unit (CPU), or the time to read data from a peripheral data storage area.

ACCUMULATOR: An interface Register (memory) in the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), that stores interim arithmetic information for future processing. The accumulator is interface between the ALU and other sections of the computer.

ADDER: The digital logic circuits in the ALU section of a computer which implements the adding process (sum and carry) of two or more binary numbers.

ADWARE: A software program that is designed to run once a web page has been accessed. This is usually in the form of banner or popup advertisements. Adware can also be designed to be installed on your system without your consent or knowledge. These forms of adware are usually referred to as “spyware” and are used to monitor your surfing habits so that their software can deliver better targeted advertisements.

ADDRESS: The location of digital information in the Memory Unit of a computer, or a digital code that designates this location.

विज्ञान GK (Science GK)-001

विज्ञान GK (Science GK)-001

• ब्रह्माण्ड में 100 अरब आकाश गंगाएँ हैं।
• वैज्ञानिक जानकारी के अनुसार पृथ्वी का जन्म 4.56 अरब वर्ष पहले हुआ था।
• सूर्य से पृथ्वी तक आने में प्रकाश को 8 मिनट 17 सेकंड लगते हैं।
• प्रकाश की गति 186,000 मील प्रति सेकंड है।
• पृथ्वी अपनी धुरी पर 1000 मील प्रति घण्टे की गति से घूमती है और अन्तरिक्ष में 67,000 मील प्रति घण्टे की गति से चक्कर लगाती है।
• प्रतिवर्ष दस लाख भूकंप पृथ्वी को कँपाते हैं।
• अब तक गिरे ओलों में सबसे बड़े ओले, जो कि बांग्लादेश में सन् 1986 में गिरा था, का वजन 1 किलो था।
• गाज गिरने के कारण प्रतिवर्ष लगभग 1000 लोग मरते हैं।

Computer MCQ 008

Computer MCQ 008

1.   GUI stands for ________.

      (A) Gnutella Universal Interface

      (B) Graphical User Interface

      (C) Graphic Uninstall/Install

      (D) General Utility Interface

      (E) None of these

2.   A ________ is a design tool that graphically shows the logic in a solution algorithm.

      (A) flowchart

      (B) hierarchy chart

      (C) structure chart

      (D) context diagram

      (E) None of these

Nick Name of Indian Person

Nick Name of Indian Person

• Father of Nation: Mahatma Gandhi
• Iron man of India: Vallabhbhai Patel
• Lokmanya: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• Nightingale of India: Sarojini Naidu
• Kaviguru: Rabindranath Tagore
• Frontier Gandhi: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
• Sahid-e-Azam: Bhagat Singh
• Birdman of India: Salim Ali
• Grand Old man of India: Dadabhai Naoroji
• Deshbandhu: Chitta Ranjan Das
  

भारत की नदियां (Indian Rivers)-1

भारत की नदियां (Indian Rivers)-1

1. सिन्धु नदी : सिंधु नदी को इंडस नदी भी कहा जाता है। इस नदी का उद्गम तिब्बत स्थित मानसरोवर झील से हुआ है। सिंधु नदी तिब्बत, भारत तथा पाकिस्तान में बहते हुए अरब सागर में मिल जाती है। सिंधु नदी की कुल लंबाई लगभग 2880 किमी है तथा यह भारत में 992 किमी लम्बी है। सिंधु नदी की प्रमुख सहायक नदियों झेलम , चेनाब , रावी , व्यास एवं सतलज है ।

2. झेलम नदी : झेलम नदी का उद्गम कश्मीर घाटी की शेषनाग झील के निकट बेरनाग नामक स्थान से हुआ है। वूलर झील में मिलने के बाद यह पाकिस्तान में प्रवेश करती हैं तथा चेनाब नदी में मिल जाती है। झेलम नदी की की कुल लंबाई 724 किमी है एवं भारत में इसकी लंबाई 400 किमी है

The Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize

What is the Nobel Prize and to whom is it awarded?

The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to men and women from all corners of the globe for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and for work in peace. In 1968, economic sciences was added to the list of fields.

Sveriges Riksbank established The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize.

Man Booker Prize

Man Booker Prize

In which field is the Man Booker Prize given?

Awarded every year the Man Booker Prize promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year. The prize is the world’s most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and publishers.

The prize, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008 after launching in 1969, aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. To maintain the consistent excellence of the Man Booker Prize, judges are chosen from a wide range of disciplines, including critics, writers and academics, but also poets, politicians and actors, all with a passion for quality fiction.

Computer MCQ 007

Computer MCQ 007

1.     What provide expansion capability for a computer system?

        (A) Sockets

        (B) Slots

        (C) Bytes

        (D) Bays

        (E) None of these

2.     A(n) ________ allows sharing of a broadband Internet connection.

        (A) hub

        (B) adapter

        (C) router

        (D) switch

        (E) plug

Country and Capital

Country and Capital

A

Afghanistan: Kabul

Albania: Tirana

Algeria: Algiers

Andorra: Andorra la Vella

Angola: Luanda

Antigua and Barbuda: Saint John’s

Argentina: Buenos Aires

Armenia: Yerevan

Australia: Canberra

Austria: Vienna

Azerbaijan: Baku