First in World

First adventurer flying successfully across the English Channel without aircraftFelix Baumgartner

First aircraft pilot to round the entire world non-stop by his 2 engine aircraft in67 hoursSteve Fossett

First Asian to win Wimbledon TrophyArthur Ashe (U.S.A)

First athlete who won eight gold medals in individual events in one Olympic GamesMichael Phelps

First blind man to scale Mt. EverestErik Weihenmayaer

First Chairman of Peoples Republic of ChinaMao-Tse-Tung

First chinese man in spaceYang Liwei

First Chinese Traveller to IndiaFahein

First city to be attacked with Atom bombHeroshima (Japan)

First country to host the modern Olympic gamesGreece

First country to issue paper currencyChina

First country to launch satellite into spaceRussia (former USSR)

First country to make a constitutionUnited States of America

First country to make education compulsoryRussia

First country to print booksChina

First country to send human to MoonUnited States of America

First country to start Civil Services CompetitionChina

First country to win the world cup FootballUruguay (1930)

First deaf and dumb to cross the Srait of GibraltarTaranath Shenoy (India)

First double amputee to scale Mt. EverestMark Inglis

First duly elected woman President of an African CountryAllen Johnson Sirleaf

First eldest man to climb Mt. EventRichard Wass

First European Invader of Indian soilAlexander, The Great

First European to visit ChinaMarco Polo

First Foreign Invader to IndiaAlexander the Great

First Governor General of PakistanMohammed Ali Jinnah

First Hindu Chief Justice of Pakistan Supreme CourtJustice Rana Bhagwan Das

First man to compile EncyclopaediaAspheosis (Athens)

First man to draw the map of earthAnexemander

First man to go into spaceMajor Yuri Gagarin (USSR)

First man to reach South PoleRonald Amundsen

First man to set foot on the MoonNell Armstrong (U.S.A)

First man to win Nobel Prize EconomicsRanger fish (Norway)& John Tinbergen (Howlland)

First man to win Nobel prize for ChemistryJ.H. Wenthoff (Howlland)

First man to win Nobel Prize for LiteratureRene F.A. & Suilt Pradhom (France )

First man to win Nobel Prize for PeaceJin F. Dunant (Switzerland) & Frederic Peiry (France)

First man to win Nobel prize for PhysicsW.K. Roentgen (Germany)

First man to win Nobel Prize Medicine (Medical Science)A.E. Wonn Behring (Germany)

First men to climb Mt. EverestSherpa Tenzing Norgay & Sir Edmund Hillary (29th May ,1953)

First men to fly an aeroplaneWright Brothers

First Muslim woman to become the Secrwtary General of Amnesty InternationalIrine Zubeida Khan

First Muslim woman to receive Nobel PrizeShirin Ebadi

First Person in SpaceYuri Gagarin

First Person to reach North PoleRobert Pearey

First Person to reach South PoleAmundsen

First person to sail around the worldFerdinand Magellan

First President of the Chinese RepublicDr. Sun Yat Sen

First President of USAGeorge Washington

First prime Minister of great BritainRobert Walpole

First Radio Telescope Satellite was launched into space byJapan

First religion of the worldSantosh Dharma

First residents of International Space StationGidzanko and Sergei Krikalev

First Russian (Soviet) Prime Minister to visit IndiaV.I. Bulganin

First secretary general of United NationsTrigve Li

First South African to become the second space touristMark Shuttleworth

First space astronaut to go into space seven times till dateJerry Ross

First space ship landed on marsViking

First Space Shuttle LaunchedColumbia

First Space Tourist (Female)Mrs. Anousheh Ansari

First Space Tourist (Male)Dennis Tito

First Summit of NAM was organized inBelgrade (former Yugoslavia)

First University of the worldTaxila University

First woamn President of ChileDr. Michelle Bachelet

First woman athlete to touch 5.0 metre mark in pole vaultMs. Yelena Isinbayeva

First woman Chancellor of GermanyAnegla Merkel

First woman cosmonaut in spaceValentina Tereshkova (USSR)

First woman foreign Secretary of EnglandMargaret Backett

First Woman governor of the state Bank of PakistanShanshad Akhtar

First woman of the world to climb Mt. EverestLakpa Sherpa

First woman of the world to swim across five continentsBula Chaudhury

First woman President of a countryMaria Estela Peron (Argentina)

First woman President of the republic of IndiaPratibha Patil

First woman president of UN General assemblySmt. Vijayalakshmi Pandit (1953)

First Woman Prime Minister of a countryMrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike

First woman Prime Minister of a countryS. Bhandarnayake (Sri Lanka)

First woman Prime Minister of any Muslim countryBenazir Bhutto (Pakistan)

First woman Prime Minister of EnglandMargaret Thacher

First woman Prime Minister Of JamaicaPorta Simpson Miller

First woman Prime Minister of South KoreaMs. Chang Sang

First woman to be appointed as a Governor of a province in AfghanistanHabiba Sorabhi

First woman to climb Mt. EverestJunko Tabei (Japan )

First Woman to Command a Space MissionColonel Eileen Collins

First woman to reach AntarticaCaroline Michaelson

First woman to reach the North poleMs. Fran

First youngest Grandmaster of the World in ChessSergey Karjakin

Geographical Sobriquets

SurnameName

SurnameName

Bengal's SorrowDamodar River

Blue MountainsNilgiri Hills

City of Sky-scrapersNew York

City of Seven HillsRome

City of Dreaming SpiresOxford

City of palacesKolkata

City of Golden GateSan Francisco

City of Magnificent BuildingsWashington D.C.

City of Eternal SpringsQuito(S.America)

China's SorrowHwang Ho

Cockpit of EuropeBelgium

Dark ContinentAfrica

Emerald IsleIreland

Eternal CityRome

Empire CityNew York

Forbidden CityLhasa (Tibet)

Garden CityChicago

Gate of TearsStrait of Bab-el Mandeb

Gateway of IndiaMumbai

Gift of the NileEqypt

Granite CityAberdeen (Scotland)

Hermit KingdomKorea

Herring PondAtlantic Ocean

Holy LandJerusalem

Island ContinentAustralia

Island of ClovesZanzibar

Isle of PearlsBahrein (Peesian Gulf)

Key of the MediterraneanGibralter

Land of CakesScotland

Land of Golden FleeceAustralia

Land of Maple LeafCanada

Land of Midnight SunNorway

Land of the Thousand LakesFinland

Land of the ThunderboltBhutan

Land of white ElephantThailand

Land of Five RiversPunjab

Land of Thousand ElephantsLaos

Land of Rising SunJapan

Loneliest IslandTristan De Gunha (Mid-Atlantic)

Manchester of JapanOsaka

Pillars of HerculesStrait of Gibraltar

Pearl of the AntillesCuba

Playground of EuropeSwitzerland

Quaker CityPhiladelphia

Queen of the AdriaticVenice

Roof of the WorldThe Pamirs

Rose Pink CityJaipur

Sugar bowl of the WorldCuba

Venice of the NorthStockholm

Windy CityChicago

Whirteman's graveGuinea Coast of Africa

Yellow RiverHuang Ho (China)

Capitals

CountryCapital

AfghanistanKabul

AlbaniaTirana

AlgeriaAlgiers

AndorraAndorra-la-vella

AngolaLuanda

Antigua and BarbudaSt. Johns

ArgentinaBuenos Aires

ArmeniaYerevan

AustraliaCanberra

AustriaVienna

BahamasNassau

BahrainManama

BangladeshDhaka

BarbadosBridgetown

BelarusBaku

BelgiumBrussels

BelizeBelmopan

BeninPorto Novo

BhutanThimpu

BoliviaLa Paz

Bosnia-HerzegovinaSarajevo

BostwanaGaborone

BrazilBrasilia

BruneiBandar Seri Begawan

BulgariaSarajevo

Burkina FasoOuagadougou

BurundiBujumbura

CambodiaPhnom Panh

CameroonYaoundi

CanadaOttawa

Cape VerdePrala

Central African RepublicBangul

ChadN

ChileSantiago

ChinaBeijing

ColombiaBogot

ComorosMoroni

CongoBrazzaville

Costa RicaSan Jose

CroatiaSofia

CubaHavana

CyprusNicosia

CzechZagreb

DenmarkCopenhagen

DjiboutiDjibouti

DominicaRoseau

EcuadorQuito

EgyptCairo

El SalvadorSan Salvador

Equatorial GuineaMalabo

EritreaAsmara

EstoniaTallinn

FijiSuva

FinlandHelsinki

FranceParis

French GuyanaKoenne

GabonLibereville

GeorgiaTbilisi

GermanyBerlin

GhanaAccra

GreeceAthens

GrenadaSt. George

GuatemalaGuatemala City

GuineaConakry

Guinea BissauBissau

GuyanaGeorgetown

HaitiPort-au-Prince

HondurasTegucigalpa

HungaryBudapest

IcelandReykavik

IndiaNew Delhi

IndonesiaDjakarta

IranTehran

IraqBaghdad

IrelandDublin

IsraelTel Aviv

ItalyRome

Ivory CoastYamoussoukro

JamaicaKingston

JapanTokyo

JordanAmman

KazakhstanAkmola

KenyaNairobi

KosovoPristina

KuwaitKuwait City

KyrgystanBishkek

LaosVientiane

LatviaRiga

LebanonBeirut

LeichtensteinVaduz

LesothoMaseru

LiberiaMonorovia

LibyaTripoli

LithuaniaVilnius

LuxemburgLuxemburg

MacedoniaSkopje

MadagascarAntananrivo

MalawiLilongwe

MalaysiaKuala Lumpu

MaldivesMale

MaliBamako

MaltaValletta

MauritaniaNouakchott

MauritiusPort Louis

MexicoMexico City

MoldovaChisinau

MonacoMonaco

MongoliaUlan-Bator

MontenegroPodgorica

MoroccoRabat

MozambiqueMaputo

MyanmarYangoon

NamibiaWindhock

NauruNauru

NepalKathamandu

NetherlandsThe Hague

New ZealandWillington

NicaraguaManagua

NigerNiamey

NigeriaLagos

North KoreaPyongyang

NorwayOslo

OmanMuscat

PakistanIslamabad

PanamaPanama City

Papua New GuineaPort Moresby

ParaguayAsuncion

PeruLima

PhilippinesManila

PolandWarsaw

PortugalLisbon

QatarDola

RepublicPrague

RomaniaBucharest

RussiaMoscow

RwandaKigali

San MarinoSan Marino

Saudi ArabiaRiyadh

SenegalDakar

SeychellesVictoria

Sierra LeoneFreetown

SingaporeSingapore

SlovakiaBratislava

SlovaniaLjubljana

Solomon IslandHoniara

SomaliaMogadishu

South AfricaCape Town

South KoreaSeoul

SpainMadrid

Sri LankaColombo

St. Kitts and NevisBasseterre

SudanKhartoum

SurinamParamaribo

SwazilandMbabane

SwedenStockholm

SwitzerlandBerne

SyriaDamascus

TaiwanTaipei

TajikistanDushambe

TanzaniaDar-es-Salaam

ThailandBangkok

The GambiaBanjul

TogoLome

TongaNukualofa

Trinidad and TobagoPort-of-Spain

TunisiaTunis

TurkemenistanAshkabad

TurkeyAnkara

UgandaKampala

UkraineKiev

United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi

United KingdomLondon

United States of AmericaWashington D.C.

UruguayMontevideo

UzbekistanTashkent

Vatican CityVatican City

VenezuelaCaracas

VietnamHanoi

YemenSana

YugoslaviaBelgrade

ZambiaLusaka

ZimbabweHarare

World's Longest, Largest, Tallest

Biggest (Area) CityMount Isa Australia

Biggest (Area) CountryRussia

Biggest PalaceVatican (Italy)

Biggest PlanetJupiter

Brightest PlanetVenus

Brightest StarSirius

Coldest (Habitated) PlaceVerkhoyank (Siberia)

Costliest CityTokyo

Deepest LakeBaikal (Siberia)

Dryest PlaceIqique (In Atacama Desert, Chile)

Fastest BirdSwift

Highest CapitalLa Paz (Boliva)

Highest CityVan Chuan (China)

Highest DamHoover Dam (U.S.A.)

Highest LakeTiticaca (Bolivia)

Highest Mountain PeakEverest (Nepal)

Highest PlateauPamir (Tibet)

Highest VolcanoOjos del Salado (Andes, Ecuador)

Highest WaterfallAngel (Venezuela)

Hottest PlaceAzizia (Libya, Africa)

Largest (Artificial) LakeLake Mead (Boulder Dam)

Largest (Asia) DesertGobi

Largest (Electorate) CountryIndia

Largest (Fresh water) LakeSuperior

Largest (Population) CityTokyo

Largest (Population) CountryChina

Largest (Salt water) LakeCaspian

Largest (World) DesertSahara (Africa)

Largest ArchipelagoIndonesia

Largest BirdOstrich

Largest ContinentAsia

Largest CreatureBlue Whale

Largest DamGrand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.)

Largest DeltaSunderban (Bangladesh & India)

Largest DiamondThe Cullinan

Largest DomeAstrodome, in Housten (U.S.A.)

Largest EpicMahabharat

Largest Irrigation SchemeLloyd Barrage, Sukkur (Pakistan)

Largest IslandGreenland

Largest LibraryUnited State Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Largest MuseumBritish Museum, London

Largest OceanPacific

Largest ParkYellow Stone National Park (U.S.A.)

Largest PeninsulaArabia

Largest Radio TelescopeNew Mexico (U.S.A.)

Largest RiverAmazon (S. America)

Largest SeaMediterranean sea

Largest Sea-birdAlbatross

Largest ZooKruger National Park, South Africa

Longest (Railway) TunnelTanna (Japan)

Longest (Road) TunnelMont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy

Longest CanalSuez Canal

Longest Irrigational CanalThe Kalakumsky Canal

Longest Mountain RangeAndes (S. America)

Longest PlatformKharagpur (India)

Longest RailwayTrans-Siberian railway

Longest Railway BridgeHuey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana (U.S.A.)

Longest Railway StationGrand Central Terminal, Chicago (U.S.A.)

Longest RiverNile (Africa)

Longest WallGreat wall of China

Lowest body WaterDead Sea

Most Active VolcanoMaunaloa (Hawail-U.S.A.)

Rainiest PlaceMausinram (Meghalaya, India)

Smallest BirdHumming Bird

Smallest ContinentAustralia

Smallest PlanetMercury

Tallest AnimalGiraffe

Tallest BuildingBurj Al Arab, Dubai (UAE)

Tallest StatueStatue of Motherland, Volgagrad (Russia)

Oldest TramwayNew York

Source of Famous World Rivers

AmazonGlacier-fed lakes, Peru

Amu Darya (Oxus)Nicolas Range, Pamir Mts, CIS

AmurConfluence of Shilka (CIS) Argan (Manchuria) rivers

Amur-ArgunKhingan Mts., China

ArkansasCentral Colorado Gulf of California

BrahmaputraHimalayas

ColoradoGrand Country, Colorado

ColumbiaColumbia Lake, British Columbia,Canada

CongoConfluence of Lualaba and Luapula rivers, Zaire

DanubeBlack Forest, Germany

DarlingCentral part of Eastern Highlands, Australia

DnieperValdai Hills, CIS

DonTula, RSFSR, CIS

EuphratesConfluence of Murat Nehri and Kara Sun rivers, Turkey

GangesHimalayas

IndusHimalayas

IrrawaddyConfluence of Nmai and Mali rivers, northeast Mvanmar

IrtishAltai Mts., CIS

JapuraAndes, Colombia

LenaBaikal Mts., CIS

MackenzieHead of Finlay river, British Columbia, Canada

MadeiraConfluence of Beni and Maumore rivers, Bolivia-Brazil boundary

MekongTibetan highlands

MississippiSource of Red Rock, Montana

MississippiLake Itasca, Minnesota

MissouriConfluence of Jefferson, Gallatin and Madison rivers,Montana

MurrayAustralian Alps, New South Wales

NelsonHead of Bow River, western Alberta, Canada

NigerGuinea

NileTributaries of Lake Victoria, Africa

ObAltai Mts, CIS

Ohio-AlleghenyPotter County, Pennsylvania

OrangeLesotho

OrinocoSerra Parima Mts., Venezuela

ParaguayMato Grosso Plateau, Brazil

ParanaConfluence of Paranaiba and Grande rivers

PeaceStikine Mts., British Columbia, Canada

PilcomayoAndes Mts., Bolivia

PurusPeruvian Andes

RhineConfluence of Hinterrhein and Vorderrhein rivers, Switzerland

Rio GrandeSan Juan Mts, Colorado

SalweenTibet, south of Kunlun Mts.

San FranciscoSouthwest Minas Gerais, Brazil

SaskatchewanCanadian Rockey Mts.

St. LawrenceLake Ontario

SunganChina-North Korea boundary

Syr DaryaTien Shan, China/Kyrgyzstan

TigrisTaurus Mts., Turkey

TocantinsGoias, Brazil

Tunguska (Lower)North of Lake Baikal, Russia

UralSouthern Ural Mts., CIS

VolgaValdai plateau, CIS

Xi Jiang (Si Kiang)Eastern Yunnan Province, China

Yangtze KiangTibetan Plateau, China

Yellow (Huang Ho)Eastern part of Kunlan

YeniseiTannu-Ola Mts, western

YukonJunction of Lewes and Pelly rivers, Yukon Territory, Canada

International Years

1987Year of Shelter of Homeless

1990Literacy Year

1992Space Year

1993year of Indigenous population

1994year of Family

1995year of Tolerance

1998year of Ocean

1999year of Aging (Older) people

2000year of peace- Culture

2000year of Gratitude

2001Year of woman Empowerment

2001year for Eradication of Mental Diseases (WHO)

2001UNs year for Interaction among Civilization

2002Mountain year

2002Fresh of Eco-tourism

2003Fresh Water year

2004Rice year

2005year of Micro credit and year of Physics

2006year of Desert and Desertification

2008Year of Good Governance (SAARC countries)

Designated SAARC Years

1989Year of Combating Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking

1990Year of Girl Child

1991Year of Shelter

1992Year of Environment

1993Year of Disabled Persons

1994Year of the Youth

1995Year of Poverty Eradication

1996Year of Literacy

1997Year of Participatory Governance

1999Year of Biodiversity

2002-03Year of Contribution of Youth to Environment

2004Year of TB and HIV/ AIDS

2005Year of South Tourism

2007Year of Green South Asia

Famous Cities and River Banks

CityCountryRiver

CityCountryRiver

AdelaideAustraliaTorrens

AmsterdamNetherlandsAmsel

AlexandriaEgyptNile

AnkaraTurkeyKazil

AllahabadIndiaAt the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna

AgraIndiaYamuna

AyodhyaIndiaSaryu

AhmedabadIndiaSabarmati

BadrinathIndiaAlaknanda

BareillyIndiaRam Ganga

BangkokThailandChao Praya

BasraIraqEuphrates and Tigris

BaghdadIraqTigris

BerlinGermanySpree

BonnGermanyRhine

BudapestHungaryDaunbe

BristolU. K.Avon

Buenos AiresArgentinaLaplata

CuttackIndiaMahanadi

CurnoolIndiaTungabhadra

ChittagongBangladeshMajyani

CantonChinaSi-Kiang

CairoEgyptNile

Chung KingChinaYang-tse-King

CologneGermanyRhine

DelhiIndiaYamuna

DandzingGermanyVistula

DresdenGermanyElve

DibrugarhIndiaBrahmaputra

DublinIrelandLiffy

FerozpurIndiaSatluj

GuwahatiIndiaBrahmaputra

HardwarIndiaGanga

HyderabadIndiaMusi

HamburgGermanyElve

JabalpurIndiaNarmada

JamshedpurIndiaSwarnarekha

JaunpurIndiaGomti

KabulAfghanistanKabul

KarachiPakistanIndus

KanpurIndiaGanga

KotaIndiaChambal

KolkataIndiaHooghly

KhartoumSudanConfluence of Blue and white Nile

LahorePakistanRavi

LeningradRussiaNeva

LucknowIndiaGomti

LisbonPortugalTagus

LiverpoolEnglandMessey

LudhianaIndiaSatluj

LondonEnglandThames

MathuraIndiaYamuna

MoscowRussiaMoskva

MontrealCanadaSt. Lawrence

NankingChinaYang-tse-Kiang

New OrleansU.S.A.Mississippi

NasikIndiaGodavari

New YorkU.S.A.Hudson

OttawaCanadaOttawa

PatnaIndiaGanga

ParisFranceSeine

PhiladelphiaU.S.A.Delaware

PerthAustraliaSwan

PanjimIndiaMandavi

PragueCzech RepublicVitava

QuebecCanadaSt. Lawrence

RomeItalyTiber

RotterdamThe NetherlandsNew Mass

StalingradRussiaVolga

ShanghaiChinaYang-tse-Kiang

SidneyAustraliaDarling

SrinagarIndiaJhelum

SuratIndiaTapti

SambalpurIndiaMahanadi

SerirangapatamIndiaCauvery

Saint LuisU.S.A.Mississippi

TiruchurapalliIndiaCauvery

TokyoJapanArakava

UjjainIndiaKshipra

VijayvadaIndiaKrishna

VaranasiIndiaGanga

ViennaAustraliaDanube

WarsawPolandVistula

Washington D.C.U.S.A.Potomac

YangoonMyanmarIrrawaddy

Parliament of Other Countries

CountryParliament

CountryParliament

AfghanistanShora

AustraliaParliament

BangladeshJatia Parliament

BhutanTasongadu

CanadaParliament

ChinaNational People Congress

DenmarkFolketing

EgyptPeople's Assembly

FranceNational Assembly

GermanyBundestag

Great BritainParliament

IndiaParliament (Sansad)

IranMajlis

IrelandDail Eireann

IsraelKnesset

JapanDiet

MalaysiaMajlis

MaldiveMajlis

MagnoliaKhural

NepalRasthtriya Panchayat

NetherlandsStates General

NorwayStorting

PakistanNational Assembly

PolandScym

SpainCrotes

SwedenRiksdag

South AfricaParliament

SwitzerlandFederal Assembly

RussiaDuma

TaiwanYuan

TurkeyGrand National Assembly

U.S.A.Congress

Longest, Largest, Biggest, Smallest, Tallest and Highest

Longest river (India)Ganges

Longest river (World)Nile

The longest tributary river of IndiaYamuna

The longest river of the southGodavari

Highest mountain peakGodwin Austin (k2)

Largest lake (Fresh water)Wular lake (Kashmir)

Highest DamBhakra Dam (Punjab)

Largest MosqueJama Masjid, Delhi

Longest RoadGrand Trunk Road

State with longest coastlineGujarat

Largest railway routeFrom Jammu to Kanya Kumari

Longest tunnelJawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)

Longest national highwayNH-7which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari

Longest DamHirakod Dam (Orissa)

Longest River BrideMahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna

Longest populated cityMumbai (1.60 crore)

Largest MuseumNational Museum, Kolkata

Largest DeltaSunderban Delta, W. Bengal

Largest DomeGol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)

Largest ZooZoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata

Largest man-made LakeGovind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)

Largest DesertThar (Rajasthan)

Highest TowerPitampura Tower, Delhi

Smallest State (Area)Goa

Smallest State (Population)Sikkim

Highest WaterfallGersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)

Longest Electric railway lineFrom Delhi to Kolkata via Patna

Densest populated StateWest Bengal

Largest cave templeKailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)

Largest animal FairSonepur (Bihar)

Highest GatewayBuland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)

Biggest HotelOberal-Sharaton (Mumbai)

Largest State (Area)Rajasthan

Largest State (Population)Uttar Pradesh

Place of heaviest rainfallMausinram (Meghalaya)

Largest corridorRameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)

Largest cantilever span brideHowrah Bridge (Kolkata)

Largest forest stateM.P.

Highest straight gravity DamBhakra Dam

Longest Railway PlatformKharagpur (W. Bengal)

Largest StadiumSalt lake (Yuva Bhaeti), Kolkata

Largest PortMumbai

Highest LakeDevatal (Garhwal)

Largest Lake (Saline water)Chika lake, Orissa

Highest AwardBharat Ratna

Highest Gallantry AwardParamveer Chakra

Largest GurudwaraGolden Temple, Amritsar

Deepest river valleyBhagirathi & Alaknanda

State with longest coastline of South IndiaAndhra Pradesh

Longest river which forms estuaryNarmada

Largest ChurchSaint Cathedral (Goa)

Longest BeachMarina Beach, Chennai

Highest Battle fieldSiachin Glacier

Highest AirportLen (Laddakh)

Largest river islandMajuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam)

Largest PlanetariumBirla Planetarium (Kolkata)

Animal, TallestGiraffe

Archipelago, LargestIndonesia

Bird, FastestSwift

Bird, LargestOstrich

Bird, SmallestHumming Bird

Bridge, Longest RailwayHuey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana (U.S.A.)

Building, Tallest in the WorldBurj, Dubai (UAE)

Canal, Longest IrrigationalThe Kalakumsky Canal

Canal, LongestSuez Canal

Capital, HighestLa Paz (Boliva)

City, Biggest in AreaMount Isa Australia

City, Largest in PopulationTokyo

City, CostliestTokyo

City, HighestVan Chuan (China)

Continent, LargestAsia

Continent, SmallestAustralia

Country, Biggest (Area)Russia

Country, Largest (Population)China

Country, Largest (Electorate)India

Creature, LargestBlue Whale

Delta, LargestSunderban (Bangladesh & India)

Desert, Largest (World)Sahara (Africa)

Desert, Largest (Asia)Gobi

Dam, LargestGrand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.)

Dam, HighestHoover Dam (U.S.A.)

Diamond, LargestThe Cullinan

Dome, LargestAstrodome, in Housten (U.S.A.)

Epic, LargestMahabharat

Irrigation Scheme, LargestLloyd Barrage, Sukkur (Pakistan)

Island, LargestGreenland

Sea, LargestMediterranean sea

Lake, DeepestBaikal (Siberia)

Lake, Largest (Artificial)Lake Mead (Boulder Dam)

Lake, HighestTiticaca (Bolivia)

Lake, Largest (Fresh water)Superior

Lake, Largest (Salt water)Caspian

Library, LargestUnited State Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Mountain Peak, HighestEverest (Nepal)

Mountain Range, LongestAndes (S. America)

Museum, LargestBritish Museum, London

Ocean, LargestPacific

Palace, BiggestVatican (Italy)

Park, LargestYellow Stone National Park (U.S.A.)

Peninsula, LargestArabia

Place, Coldest (Habitated)Verkhoyank (Siberia)

Place, DryestIqique (In Atacama Desert, Chile)

Place, HottestAzizia (Libya, Africa)

Place, RainiestMausinram (Meghalaya, India)

Planet, BiggestJupiter

Planet, BrightestVenus

Planet, SmallestMercury

Plateau, HighestPamir (Tibet)

Platform, LongestKharagpur (India)

Railway, LongestTrans-Siberian railway

Railway Station, LongestGrand Central Terminal, Chicago (U.S.A.)

River, LongestNile (Africa)

River, LargestAmazon (S. America)

Sea-bird, LargestAlbatross

Star, BrightestSirius

Statue, TallestStatue of Motherland, Volgagrad (Russia)

Telescope, Largest RadioNew Mexico (U.S.A.)

Tramway, World's firstNew York

Tunnel, Longest (Railway)Tanna (Japan)

Tunnel, Longest (Road)Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy

Volcano, HighestOjos del Salado (Andes, Ecuador)

Volcano, Most ActiveMaunaloa (Hawail-U.S.A.)

Wall, LongestGreat wall of China

Waterfall, HighestAngel (Venezuela)

Water, Lowest bodyDead Sea

Zoo, LargestKruger National Park, South Africa

Great Quotes

QuotationQuoted By

QuotationQuoted By

Swaraj is my Birth RightBal Gangadhar Tilak

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.G. B. Shaw

A thing of beauty is a joy foreverJohn Keats

To be and not to be that is the question.Shakespeare

Delhi ChaloNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Superstition is the religion of feeable minds.Edmund Burke

Let a hundread flowers bloom and let a thousand school of thought contend.Mao-Ste-Tunng

Aram Haram HaiJawahar Lal Nehru

Where wealth accumulates, men decay.Goldsmith

Beauty is truth, truth is beauty, that is all.John Keats

I came I saw I conqueredShekspear

Good Government is no substitute for self government.Alfred Tennyson

A democratic Government is of the people, for the people and by the people.Abraham Linkon

Jay HindNetaji

Law grinds the poor and rich men rule the men.Gold Smith

The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.D. H. Lawrence

War is the greatest crime man perpetrates against man.Zarathustra

There never was a good war or a bad peace.Benjamin Franklin

The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.Theodore Roosevelt

Truth and Non-violence is my GodM. K. Gandhi

Jai Jawan, Jai KrishanLal Bahadur Shastri

Eureka EurekaArchimedes

Just as I would not like to be a slave, so I would not like to be a master.Abraham Linkon

Brevity is the soul of wit.Shekspear

East is east and west is west and never the twin shall meet.Kipling

Knowledge is PowerHobbes

Man is by nature a political animal.Aristotol

Temptation usually comes in through a door that has delibaretly been left open.Arnold Glasow

I therefore want freedom immediately this very night, before dawn if it can be had?Gandhiji

Man is not the creature of circumstance. Circumstances are the creature of men.Disraeli

Excellent things are rare.Plato

Well done is better than well said.Benjamin Franklin

Ambition is like love: Impatient both of delays as well as rivals.Buddha

The child is father of the man.William Wordsworth

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.Rabindra Nath Tagore

Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India.Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Important Dates in World History

570Birth of Prophet Mohammed at Mecca.

1453Renaissance in Europe.

1492Columbus discovered America.

1588Defeat of Spanish Armada.

1649King Charles I beheaded-beginning of Commonwealth in England.

1688Glorious Revolution in England.

1776American Colonies declared Independent(4th July).

1789French Revolution.

1805BattLE OF Trafalgar.

1815Battle of Waterloo-Nepoleon defeated , exiled to St. Helena.

1869Suez Canal opened for traffic , Gandhi was born.

1891Birth of Bhim Rao Ambedkar.

1904Russian-Japanese War.

1917Russian Bolshevik Revolution and the assassination of Czar.

1918World War I.

1920The League of Nations founded.

1933Hitler became Chancellor of Germany.

1945World War II.

1945First Atom bomb droped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

1953Mount Everest Conquered.

1956Nationalization of Suez Canal by Col. Nasser.

1957Artifitial earth Satellite launched by Russia.

1961Russia sent Yuri Gagarin into space ; Russia constructed 45 mile long wall dividing east and west Berlin.

1964Beginning of the International Quiet Sun year.

1966Tashkent Declaration between India and Pakistan.

1968Warsaw Pact intervened in Czechoslovakia.

1969American Lands on the Moon, Gandhi birth Cenenary.

1970China launched her first satellite on 24th april.

1970Russia's unmanned Luna-16 was successful in bringing back to earth the moon's rock sample.

1970Luna-17 reached the moon with moon mobile-'Lunakhod-I'.

1971Formation of the new state of Bangladesh.

1971China's admission to the U.N.O. 'Indo-Soviet Treaty, Indo-Pak war.

1971Civil war in Pakistan-East Pakistan declared herself independent.

1973Vietnam peace settlement.

1973End of war in Laos.

1973Geneva peace conference on West Asia.

1974Indo- Pack-Bangladesh Tripartite agreement, war I Cyprus, Asia games.

29 A.D.Crucification of Jesus Christ.

776 B.C.First Olympic games in Greece.

78 A. D.Start of Saka Era.

Area of Continents

Africa29800540 sq. km

Antarctica14245000 sq. km

Asia41667920 sq. km

Australia7687120 sq. km

Europe9699550 sq. km

North America24320000 sq. km

South America17599050 sq. km

Currency of a Country

CountryCurrency

AfghanistanAfghani

AlbaniaLek

AlgeriaAlgerian Dinar

AndorraFranc Pesta

AngolaKwanza

Antigua and BarbudaDollar

ArgentinaAustral (Pesu)

ArmeniaDram

AustraliaAustralian Dollar

AustriaSchilling

BahamasDollar

BahrainBahraini Dinar

BangladeshTaka

BarbadosDollar

BelarusManat

BelgiumBelgian Franc

BelizeDollar

BeninFranc (CFA)

BhutanNgulturm

BoliviaBoliviano

Bosnia-HerzegovinaKonvertibilna Marka

BostwanaPula

BrazilCruzeiro

BruneiRinggit

BulgariaDinar

Burkina FasoFranc (CFA)

BurundiBurundi Franc

CambodiaRile

CameroonFranc (CFA)

CanadaCanadian Dollar

Cape VerdeCape Verde Escudo

Central African RepublicFranc (CFA)

ChadFranc (CFA)

ChilePeso

ChinaYuan

ColombiaPeso

ComorosComorian Franc

CongoFranc (CFA)

Costa RicaColon

CroatiaLev

CubaPeso

CyprusCyprus Pounnd

CzechKoruna

DenmarkDanish Krone

DjiboutiDjibouti Franc

DominicaSterling

EcuadorSuere

EgyptEgyptian Pound

El SalvadorColon

Equatorial GuineaFranc (CFA)

EritreaEtheopian Birr

EstoniaKroon

FijiFiji Dollar

FinlandMarakka

FranceFranc

French GuyanaFranc

GabonFranc (CFA)

GeorgiaLari

GermanyDeutsche Mark

GhanaCedi

GreeceDrachma

GrenadaDollar

GuatemalaQuetzal

GuineaGuinean Franc

Guinea BissauPeso

GuyanaDollar

HaitiGourde

HondurasLempira

HungaryForint

IcelandKrona

IndiaIndian Rupee

IndonesiaRupiah

IranRiyal

IraqIraqi Dinar

IrelandEuro

IsraelShekel

ItalyEuro

Ivory CoastFranc (CFA)

JamaicaDollar

JapanYen

JordanLordan Dinar

KazakhstanTenge

KenyaKenya Shilling

KosovoEuro

KuwaitKuwait Dinar

KyrgystanSom (KGS)

LaosKip

LatviaLats

LebanonLebnanesse Pound

LeichtensteinSwiss Franc

LesothoLoti

LiberiaLiberian Dollar

LibyaLibyan Dinar

LithuaniaLitas

LuxemburgLuxemburg France

MacedoniaDinar

MadagascarMalagasy Franc

MalawiKwacha

MalaysiaMalaysian Ringgit

MaldivesRufiyaa

MaliFranc (CFA)

MaltaMaltese Lira

MauritaniaOuguiya

MauritiusMauritius Rupee

MexicoPeso

MoldovaLeu

MonacoFrench Franc

MongoliaTugrik

MontenegroEuro

MoroccoDirham

MozambiqueMetical

MyanmarKyat

NamibiaRand

NauruDollar

NepalNepalese Rupee

NetherlandsGuilder

New ZealandNew Zealand Dollar

NicaraguaCordoba

NigerFranc

NigeriaNaira

North KoreaWon (KPW)

NorwayNorwegian Krone

OmanOmani Rial

PakistanPakistani Rupee

PanamaBalboa

Papua New GuineaKina

ParaguayGuarani

PeruNuevosol

PhilippinesPiso

PolandZloty

PortugalEscudo

QatarQatari Riyal

RepublicKoruna

RomaniaLei

RussiaRouble

RwandaFranc

San MarinoItalian Lira

Saudi ArabiaRiyal (SAR)

SenegalFranc

SeychellesRupee

Sierra LeoneLeone

SingaporeSingapore Dollar

SlovakiaSlovak Koruna

SlovaniaTolar

Solomon IslandDollar

SomaliaShilling

South AfricaRand

South KoreaWon (KRW)

SpainPeseta

Sri LankaSri Lanka Rupee

St. Kitts and NevisDollar

SudanPound

SurinamGuilder

SwazilandLilangeni

SwedenKrona(SEK)

SwitzerlandSwiss Franc

SyriaSyrian Pound

TaiwanNew Taiwan Dollar

TajikistanTajik Rouble

TanzaniaShilling

ThailandBaht

The GambiaDalasi

TogoFranc

TongaPanga

Trinidad and TobagoDollar

TunisiaDinar

TurkemenistanManat (TMM)

TurkeyTurkish Lira

UgandaShilling

UkraineKarbovanets

United Arab EmiratesDirham

United KingdomPound Sterling

United States of AmericaDollar

UruguayPeso

UzbekistanSom (UKS)

Vatican CityItalian Lira

VenezuelaBolivar

VietnamDong

YemenRiya (YER)

YugoslaviaNew Dinar

ZambiaKwatcha

ZimbabweZimbabwe Dollar

Length of Famous World Rivers

RiverLength

Amazon6296 km

Amu Darya (Oxus)2414 km

Amur4352 km

Amur-Argun5780 km

Arkansas2348 km

Brahmaputra2897 km

Colorado2333 km

Columbia1983 km

Congo4371 km

Danube2842 km

Darling2739 km

Dnieper2284 km

Don1968 km

Euphrates2799 km

Ganges2506 km

Indus2897 km

Irrawaddy2092 km

Irtish4438 km

Japura2414 km

Lena4268 km

Mackenzie4241 km

Madeira3238 km

Mekong4023 km

Mississippi6240 km

Mississippi3779 km

Missouri3726 km

Murray2589 km

Nelson2575 km

Niger4184 km

Nile6690 km

Ob5567 km

Ohio-Allegheny2102 km

Orange2092 km

Orinoco2062 km

Paraguay2549 km

Parana4498 km

Peace1923 km

Pilcomayo1999 km

Purus3207 km

Rhine1320 km

Rio Grande3034 km

Salween2414 km

San Francisco3198 km

Saskatchewan1939 km

St. Lawrence3058 km

Sungan1955 km

Syr Darya2206 km

Tigris1899 km

Tocantins2699 km

Tunguska (Lower)2995 km

Ural2533 km

Volga3687 km

Xi Jiang (Si Kiang)1989 km

Yangtze Kiang5797 km

Yellow (Huang Ho) Mts, west China4667 km

Yenisei4506 km

Yukon3185 km

Zambezi2736 km

Famous World Rivers Outflow

RiverOutflow

AmazonAtlantic Ocean

Amu Darya (Oxus)Aral Sea

AmurTatar Strait

Amur-ArgunTatar Strait

ArkansasMississippi River

BrahmaputraGanges River

ColoradoGulf of California

ColumbiaPacific Ocean

CongoAtlantic Ocean

DanubeBlack Sea

DarlingMurray River

DnieperBlack Sea

DonSea of Azov

EuphratesShatt-al-Arab

GangesBay of Bengal

IndusArabian Sea

IrrawaddyBay of Bengal

IrtishOb River

JapuraAmazon River

LenaArctic Ocean

MackenzieBeaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean)

MadeiraAmazon River

MekongSouth China Sea

MississippiGulf of Mexico

MississippiGulf of Mexico

MissouriMississippi River

MurrayIndian Ocean

NelsonHudson Bay

NigerGulf of Guinea

NileMediterranean Sea

ObGulf of Ob

Ohio-AlleghenyMississippi River

OrangeAtlantic Ocean

OrinocoAtlantic Ocean

ParaguayParana River

ParanaRio de la Plata

PeaceGreat Slave River

PilcomayoParaguay River

PurusAmazon River

RhineNorth Sea

Rio GrandeGulf or Mexico

SalweenGulf of Martaban

San FranciscoAtlantic Ocean

SaskatchewanLake Winnipeg

St. LawrenceGulf of St. Lawrence

SunganAmur River

Syr DaryaAral Sea

TigrisShatt-al-Arab

TocantinsPara River

Tunguska (Lower)Yenesei River

UralCaspian Sea

VolgaCaspian Sea

Xi Jiang (Si Kiang)China Sea

Yangtze KiangChina Sea

Yellow (Huang Ho)Gulf of Chihli

YeniseiArctic Ocean

YukonBering Sea

Important Days & Dates

DayDate

Louis Braille Day5th January

World Laughter Day10th January

National Youth Day ( Birthday of Swami Vivekanand12th January

Army Day15th January

International Customs and Excise Day25th January

Tourism Day ( India)25th January

Republic Day (India)26th January

Martyrs's Day30th January

Leprosy Prevention Day30th January

Sarvodaya Day30th January

Rose Day12th February

Valentine Day14th February

International Mother Tongue Day21th February

Central Excise Tex Day24th February

National Science Day28th February

National Safety Day ( Security of Industrial Institutions)4th March

International Woman's Day8th march

World Kidney Day9th March

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Foundation day12th march

World Consumer Day14th March

Ordnance Manufacturing Day18th March

World Disabled Day20th March

World Forestry Day21st March

World Water day22nd March

World Meteorological Day23rd March

Ram Manohar Lohia's Birth Day (Anniversary)23rd March

Bhagat Singh , Sukhdev And Rajguru's Martyrdam Day23rd March

World TB (Tuberculosis) Day24th March

Rural Postal Life Insurance Day24th March

Sacrifice Day of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi25th March

National Day of Bangladesh26th March

Worldtheatre Day27th March

National Maritime Day5th April

Special Protection Group (SPG) Foundation Day7th April

World Health Day7th April

World Homeopathy Day (Birth day of Samuel Hanimen)10th April

World Aeronautics and Cosmology Day14th April

Ambedkar's Birth Anniversary14th April

World Hemophilia Day17th April

World Heritage Day18th April

Indian Civil Service Day21st April

Darth Day22nd April

World Books and Copyright Day23rd April

Panchayat Divas24th April

International Labour Day (Worker's Day of May Day)1st May

World2nd May

World Press Freedom Day3rd May

World Red Cross Day4th May

Mother's Day2nd May

World Laughter Day7th May

World Migratory Birds Day8th May

International Pthylesemia Day8th May

National Technological Day11th May

International Nurse Day13th May

International Family Day15th May

World Telecommunication Day17th May

Anti-Terrorism Day21st May

World Biodiversity23rd May

Commonwealth Day24th May

Death Anniversary of Jawahar Lal Nehru27th May

World Anti-Tobacco (and No-smoking )31st May

World Environment Day5th June

International Olympic Association Establishment Day6th June

Father's Day18th June

World Refugee Day20th June

World Diabetes Day27th June

Doctor's Day ( Birthday of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy )1st July

State Bank of India Foundation Day1st July

World Population Day11th July

Kargil Memorial Day26th July

World Breast Feeding Day1st August

World Peace Day, Hiroshima Day6th August

Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day9th August

World Youth Day12th August

Independence Day (India)15th August

National Sports Day (Birth Day Of Dhyanchand)29th August

Teacher's Day (Birth Day of S.Radhakrishnan5th September

World Literacy Day8th September

World Fraternity and Apology Day14th September

Hindi Dives ( Day)14th September

Engineer's Day15th September

World Ozone Day16th September

Railway Police Force (RPF) Foundation Day20th September

Alzheimer's Day21st September

World Deaf Day and World Heart Day24th September

World Tourism Day27th September

International Oldmen's Day1st October

Mahatma Gandhi's Birth Day (International Non- violence Day)2nd October

Birth day of Lal Bahadur Sastri2nd October

World Habitat day3rd October

World Animal Welfare Day4th October

World Teacher's Day5th October

World Wild animal Day6th October

Indian Air Force Day8th October

World Post Day9th October

Birthday of Loknayak Jay Prakash Narayan11th October

UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction13th October

World Standards Day14th October

World Food Day16th October

World Allergy Awareness Day16th October

World Iodine Shortage Day21st October

United Nation (UN) Day24th October

Worldthrift Day30th October

Death Anniversary of Indira Gandhi31st October

World Service Day9th November

Children's Day (Birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru)14th November

International Day For Endurance16th November

World Students Day17th November

National Journalism Day17th November

World Adult Day18th November

World Citizen Day19th November

Universal Children's Day20th November

World Television Day21th November

World Non-veg Prevention Day25th November

World Environment Protection Day26th November

National Law Day26th November

Words AIDS Day1st December

International Day forthe Abolition of Slavery2nd December

World Disabled Day3 rd December

Chemical Accidents Prevention Day4th December

Navy Day4th December

International Volunteers Day5th December

International Civil Aviation Day7th December

Armed Forces Flag Day7th December

Girl Child Day (Balika Divas) (India)9th December

International Human Rights Day10th December

World Children's Fund Day11th December

World Asthma Day11th December

National Energy Conservation Day14th December

Liberation Day Of Goa19th December

Kisan Dives (Birthday Charan Singh)23 rd December

X-mas Day25th December

Central Reserve Police Force( CRPF) Foundation Day26th December

World's Battle

Name of the BattleYear

Name of the BattleYear

Battle of Marathon490 BC

Battle of Thermoplaye480 BC

Battle of Salamis480 BC

Battle of Platae479 BC

Battle of Mycale479 BC

Spartan War I (Peloponesian War)459 BC

Spartan War II431 BC-421

Battle of Arabia331 BC

Battle of Magnesia190 BC

Battle of Pharasalus48 AD

Battle of Hastings1066

Hundred- year War1338-1453

War of the Roses1455-1485

Anglo-Spanish War(Spanish armada War)1588

Battle of Gibraltar Way1607

Thirty-year War1618-1648

Civil War in England1642-1649

Battle of Blenheim1704

War of Austrian Succession1740-1748

Seven -Year War(Anglo-French War III)1756-1763

Battle of the Nile1798

Battle of Trafolgar1805

Battle of Austerliz1805

Battle of Borodino1812

Battle of Leipzing1813

Battle of Waterloo1815

First Opium War1840

Crimean War1854-1856

American Civil War1861-1865

Sino- Japanese War1894-1895

Battle of Omdurman1898

Bear War1899-1901

Russo- Japanese War(Battle of Port Arthur& Battle of Yalu)1904-1905

Balkan War I1912

Balkan War II1913

World War I1914-1918

World War II1939-1945

Important UN Agencies

NameEstd.HeadquartersPurpose

NameEstd.HeadquartersPurpose

International Labour Organization (ILO)1919GenevaTo improve conditions and living standard of workers.

World Health Organization (WHO)1948Genevaattainment of highest possible level of health by all people.

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)1946ParisTo promote collaboration among nations through education, science and culture.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)1957ViennaTo promote peaceful uses of atomic energy.

United Nation's International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)1946New YorkTo promote children's welfare all over the world.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)1950GenevaTo provide protection of refugees.

United Nations Fund for Population Activitie (UNFPA)1967New YorkFor formulating population policies.

International Fund for Agricultural Development1977RomeFor financing agricultural prjects in the world to raise the economic growth.

United Nations Conference on Trade and development (UNCTAD)1964GenevaPromotes international trade to accelerate economic growth of developing countries.

International Civil Aviation Organizatio(ICAO)1947MontrealPromotes safety of International aviation.

International Monitery Fund(IMF)1945Washington D. C.Promotes international monetary cooperation.

International Finance Corporation(IFC)1956Washington D. C.Promote economic development by encouraging private enterprise in its member countries.

Universal Postal Union (UPU)1947BemeImprove various postal services in the world.

United Nations Enviornmental Programme (UNEP)1972NairobiPromotes international co-operation in human environment.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)1967GenevaSets international regulations for radio, telegraph, telephone and space radio communication.

Food and Agricultursl Organization (FAO)1945RomeTo improveliving condition of rural population.

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)1945Washington D. C.Development of economics of members by facilitating investment of capitals by providing loans.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)1950GenevaPromote international exchange of weather reports.

World Trade Organization (WTO)1995GenevaSetting rules for the world trade to reduce tariffs.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)1995New YorkHelp developing countries increase the wealth producing capabilities of their natural and human resources.

Inter Government Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO)1958LondonPromotes co-operation on technial matters of maritime safety, navigation and encourages anti pollution measures.

International Development Associassion (IDA)1960Washington D. C.An affiliate to the World Bank, aims to help under-developed countries raise living standards.

International Tele Communication Union (ITU)1947GenevaSets international regulations for radio telegraph, telephone and space radio communications.

United nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)1965New YorkProvides training and research to help faciliated UN objectives of world peace and security and of economic and social progress.

United Nations Relief and Work for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)1949New YorkProvides basic amenities and education for the victim of Arab-Israel War.

United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)1967New YorkStudying population dynamics, collecting population data, formulating and evolving population policies, family planning and related programmes.

World's Wonder

Seven Wonder's in Ancient EraGreat Pyramid of Giza

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Temple of Artemis

Mausoleum of Maussollos

Colossus of Rhodes

Lighthouse of Alexandria

Seven Wonder's in Medieval EraStonehenge[United Kingdom]

Roman Colosseum[Italy]

Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

Great Wall of China

Porcelain Tower of Nanjing

Hagia Sophia

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Seven Wonder's in Modern EraGreat Wall of China [China]

Petra [Jordon]

Christ the Redeemer [Brazil]

Machu Picchu [Peru]

Chichen Itza [Mexico]

Roman Colosseum [Italy]

Taj Mahal [India]

Other UN Agencies

Name of Groups/AgenciesObjectives/Headquarters/Established

Name of Groups/AgenciesObjectives/Headquarters/Established

The Common WealthIt was originally known as 'The British Commonwealth of Nations'. It is an association of sovereing and independent states which formally made up the British empire. It's headquarter is located at London. The British Monarch (Queen Elizabeth II) is the symbolic head of the commonwealth. The Commonwealth heads of government meet (CHOGM) is held in every 2 years.

Arab LeagueThe Arab League was established on March 22, 1945. The objective was to promote economic, social, political and military cooperation. The headquarter of this organization is located at Cairo (egipt), which have 23 members.

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)The APEC was established on November, 1989. The basic objective of this organization is to promote trade and investment in the pacific basin. It has 21 member.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)It was established on december 19th 1966. The basic objective was to promote regional economic cooperation. he headquarter of this organization is located at Manila and it has 59 members.

Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)The ASEAN was established on 8th August,1967. The basic objective of this organization was regional, economic, social and cultural co-operation among the non-commercial countries of South-East asia. The members of this organization are Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Mayanmar, Cambodia. It's headquarter is located at Djakarta.

Common Wealth of Independent states (CIS)This organization was established on December 8th, 1991. Thebasic objective of this oeganization is to coordinae inter-commonwealth relations and to provide a mechanism for the orderly dissolution of the USSR. It has 12 members and headquarter located at Kirava (Belarus)

Group of 8 or G-08It was established on Sept. 22, 1985, to promote co-operation among major non-cmmunist economic powers., Members: France, Germany, Japan, UK, US, Canada, Italy, and Russia.

Group of 15 (G-15)It is sstablished on 1989, to promote economic co-operation among developing nations. It has 19 members.

Group of 77 (G-77)It was established on Oct., 1967, to promote economic co-operation among developing nations. It has 27 members.

International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)It was established on 1914, to promote international cooperation among criminal police authorities. It has 178 members, and it's headquarters located at France.

International Olympic Committee (IOC)It was established on June 23, 1894, to promote the olympic ideals and administer olympic games. It has 167 members and it's headquarters located at Swizerland

International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)It is established on Feb., 1947, to promote the development of international standards, It has 140 members and its headquarters located at Switzerland.

International Red cross And Red Crescent MovementIt is established on 1928, to promote worldwide humanitarian aid, It's headquarters located at Geneva.

Non-aligned Movement (NAM)It is established on Sept. 1961, the main objective was political co-operation and separate itself from both USA and USSR (in the cold-war era). It has 116 members. The credit of evolving the concept goes to Pt. Jawahar lal Nehru. The other contributors were Marshal tito (President of Yugoslavia), Dr. Sukarno (President of Indonesia) and General Nasser (President of Egypt). Bandung conference in Indonesia became the forum for the birth of NAM.

European UnionIt was established on Apr. 8, 1965. Effective on July 1, 1967., The objective was to create a united Europe in which member countries would have such strong economic and political bonds that war would cease to be a recurring fact., It has 25 members. (The ten new countries which joined in 2004 are Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slavakia and Slovania)., It's headquarters located at Brussels (Belgium). The common European, currency, Euro, was launched on Jan. 1, 1999.

North Atlantic Treaty organisation (NATO)It was estableshed on April 4, 1949. The objective of this organization is to provide mutual defence and cooperation. It has more than 26 members like Russia. It's headquarters located at Brussels.

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)It was established on Sept, 1959. The objective was to set world prices by controlling oil production and also persues member interest in trade and development. It has 13 members (Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, UAE, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Gabon, Equador and Venezuela). It's headquarters at Vienna (Austria).

South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC)It was established on Dec. 8, 1985, to promote economic, social and cultural cooperation. The members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Srilanka., Headquarters: Kathmandu.

World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)It was established on Oct 11, 1947, effective from April 4, 1951., Thw main objective was specialised UN agency concerned with meteorological cooperation., It's headquarter at Geneva and it has 162 member.

Amnesty International (AI)It was established on 1961, To keep a watch over human rights violation worldwide., headquarters at London, Got Nobel Prize in 1977 for Peace.

Organisation of The Islamic conference (OIC)It was established 1969, to promote Islamic solidarity among member states and to consolidate cooperation among members., It has 57 members, and it's headquarters at Saudi Arabia.

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)It was established on June 7, 2002, to develop mutual cooperation., Members: Russia, China, Kazakhistan, Uzbekistan, kyrghiztan and Tajikistan.

Important Days

1-JanArmy Medical Corps Establishment Day

8-JanAfrican National Congress Foundation Day

10-JanWorld Laughter Day

11-JanDeath anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

12-JanNational youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)

15-JanArmy Day

23-JanNetaji Subhashchandra Bose's birth anniversary

25-JanInternational Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day

26-JanRepublic Day

28-JanBirth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai

30-Jan(Martyr's day) Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day

31-JanWorld Leprosy Eradication Day

2-FebNatinal Day of Srilanka, World Wetlands Day

5-FebKashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan)

13-FebSarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary

14-FebSt. Valentine's Day

24-FebCentral Exise Day

28-FebNational Science Day

3-MarNatinal Defence Day

4-MarNational Security Day

8-MarInternational Women's Day

9-MarCISF Raising Day

12-MarMauritius Day; Central Industrial Security Force Day

15-MarWorld Consumer Day

16-MarNational Vaccination Day

19-MarWorld Disabled Day

21-MarWorld Forestry Day

22-MarWorld Day of Water

23-MarWorld Meterological Day

24-MarWorld TB Day

26-MarBangaladesh Liberation Day

1-AprOrissa Day

5-AprNatinal Meritime Day

7-AprWorld Health Day

13-AprJallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)

14-AprB.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day

18-AprWorld Heritage Day

22-AprWorld Earth Day

23-AprWorld Books Day

1-MayInternational Labour Day, Maharashtra Day

3-MayInternational Energy Day

8-MayInternational Red Cross Day (It is celebraed to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross Organization Jean Henry Dunant)

11-MayNational Technology Day

15-MayInternational Family Day

17-MayWorld Telecom Day

24-MayCommonwealth Day

31-MayWorld No Tobacco Day

5-JunWorld Environment Day

27-JunWorld Diabetes Day

1-JulDoctor's Day

4-JulAmerican Independence Day

11-JulWorld Population Day

26-JulKargil Victory Day

6-AugHiroshima Day

9-AugQuit India Movement Day

12-AugInternational youth Day

14-AugPakistan's Independence Day

15-AugIndia's Independence Day

19-AugWorld Photography Day

20-AugSadbhavana Diwas

29-AugSports Day (Dhyanchand's Birth Day)

30-AugSmall Industry Day

5-SepTeacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)

7-SepForgiveness Day

8-SepInternational Literacy Day

14-SepHindi day,World First Aid Day

16-SepWorld Ozone Day

21-SepWorld Alzheimer's day

25-SepSocial Justice Day

27-SepWorld Tourism Day

1-OctInternational Day for the Elderly(UN)

2-OctGandhi Jayanti

3-OctWorld Nature Day

4-OctWorld Animal Day

5-OctWorld Habital Day; World Teacher's Day

6-OctWorld Wildlife Day

8-OctIndian Airforce day

9-OctWorld Postal Day

10-OctWorld Mental Health day; National Post Day

12-OctWorld Sight day

13-OctWorld Calamty Control Day(UN)

14-OctWorld Standard Day

15-OctWorld White cane day(guiding the blind)

17-OctInternational poverty

20-OctNational Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)

24-OctUnited Nations Day

30-OctWorld Thrift Day

31-OctNational Integration Day (In memory of Idira Gandhi)

7-NovInfant Protection day; World Cancer Awareness Day

9-NovPravasiya Bharatiya Divas/ Legal Service Day

10-NovTransport Day

14-NovChildren's day/ World Diabetics day

17-NovGuru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniverrsary

26-NovLaw Day

30-NovFlag Day

1-DecWorld AIDS Day

4-DecNavy Day

7-DecArmed Force Flag Day

10-DecHuman Rights day

11-DecUNICEF Day

14-DecNational Energy Conservation Day

19-DecGoa's Liberation day

23-DecKisan Divas (Farmer's Day)

Head of Important Offices (International)

Ban Ki-moonSecretary-General, United Nations Organisation

Ms. Asha-Rose MigiroDeputy Secretary-General, UN.

Robert ZoellickPresident, World Bank.

Dominic Strauss-KahnManaging Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Irina BokovaDirector-General, UNESCO.

Dr. Margaret ChanDirector-General, WHO.

Jacques DioufDirector-General, Food and Agricultural Organisation

Juan SomaviaDirector-General, International Labour Organisation

Ann M. VenemanExecutive Director, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Antonio GuterresUN High Commissioner for Refugees

Helen ClarkAdministrator, United Nations Development Programme

Dr. Supachai PanitchpakdiSecretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Angel GurriaSecretary-General, Oranisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Ms. Rosalyn HigginsPresident, International Gourt of Justice

Haruhiko KurodaPresident, Asian Development Bank

Donald KaberukaPresident, African Development Bank

Jacques RoggePresident, International Olympic Committee

Kamalesh SharmaSecretary-General, Commonwealth

Muammar QaddafiChairman, African Union

Pascal LamyDirector-General, WTO

Ms. Navanethan PillayHigh commissioner, UN High Commission for Human Rights

Jerzy BuzekPresident, European Union

David MorganPresident, International Cricket Council

Raul castroSecretary-General, Non-Aligned Movement

Jose Manuel Durao BarrosoPresident, European Commission

Kandeh K. YumkellaDirector-General, UNIDO

Abdul-Rahman bin Hamad Al-AttiyahSecretary-General, Gulf Co-operation council

Ekmeleddin IhanogluSecretary-General, Organisation of Islamic Conference

Abdallah Salem el-BadriSecretary-General, Organisation of American States

Hifikepunye PohambaPresident, South-West African People's Organisation (SWAPO)

Mr. Yukiya Amanodirector-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Jaap de Hoop SchefferSecretary-General, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Dr. Abdul Waheed KhanDirector, Commonwelath of Learning

Hashim Abdul HalimChairman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Ms. Thoraya Ahmed ObaidExecutive Director, UNFPA

Dr. Surin PitsuwanSecretary-General, ASEAN

Q.A.M.A. RahimSecretary-General, SAARC

Lamine DiackPresident, International Amateur Athletic Federaton (IAAF)

Michael GriffinChief of NASA (USA)

Ms. Irene Zubaida KhanSecretary-General, Amnesty International