Fact of India

Tamil Nadu : State with maximum No. of Towns
Goa : State with maximum % of urban population
Goa (3702 km square): Smallest State
Lakshadweep (32 km square): Smallest union territory
NH No.7: Longest National Highway
Jammu Tawi to Kanyakumari : Longest rail route (2369kms)
Gujarat : State with longest sea coast (3751Km)
 Andhra Pradesh : Peninsular State, with longest coast line
Jawahar Tunnel(J&K) : Longest Tunnel
 Indra-Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal : Longest Canal
Marina sea-beach(Chennai) : Longest sea-beach
Yuva-Bharti : Biggest Stadium (Kolkata)
 Indra-Gandhi Stadium : Biggest Indoor Stadium (New-Delhi)
Wular (J&K): Biggest sweet water lake
Govind Sagar (Bhakra Nangal) : Biggest Artificial Lake
Kerala : State with highest literacy
 Bihar (47.0%) : State with lowest literacy
Mumbai : Biggest Natural Harbour :
Sundarban (West Bengal) : Biggest delta
Digboi : Biggest oil(Petroleum)digging area
 Hero-cycles: Biggest cycle manufacturing company
(Assam) (Punjab)
Sonepur(Bihar) : Biggest animal fair
 Zoological garden(West Bengal) : Biggest zoological garden
G.T.Road : Longest Road
 Kharagpur (West Bengal) : Longest railway platform
Konark (Puri-Orissa) : Biggest Sun Temple
 Kailash Temple (Ellora) : Biggest Cave Temple
Thangam (Tamil Nadu) : Biggest Picture hall
 Raj-Mandir (Jaipur) : Most beautiful picture hall
Indian Museum (Kolkata) : Biggest Museum
 Nepanagar (M.P) : Biggest Newspaper factory

Classes of Drug

Class of drug                               Application                       Example


Antipyretics                                          Reduce body                        Aspirin, paracetamol
                                                                temperature


Analgesics                                           Pain relief                          Paracetamol, NSAIDS


Tranquilizers                  Induce sedation, cause sleep                Barbiturates, antihistamines             


Antiseptics                       Reduce possibility of infection                        Boric acid, iodine   


Antibiotics                                     Kill bacteria                                               Penicillin


Anaesthetics                          Cause loss of sensation                 Cocaine, nitrous oxide,


Antivirals                         Inhibit growth of virus                               Zedovudine, lamivudine


Antifungals                  Fungal diseases like ringworm,           Ketoconazole, benzoic acid,

Dams In India

                                                      Dams In India

	DAM NAME	RIVER NAME	STATE NAME
1	Nizam Sagar Dam	Manjira River	Andhra Pradesh
2	Somasila Dam	Pennar River	Andhra Pradesh
3	Prakasam Barrage	Krishna River	Andhra Pradesh
4	Dindi Reservoir	Krishna River	Andhra Pradesh
5	Lower Manair Reservoir		Andhra Pradesh
6	Tatipudi Reservoir Project	Gosthani River	Andhra Pradesh
7	Srisailam Dam	Krishna River	Andhra Pradesh
8	Singur dam		Andhra Pradesh
9	Gandipalem Reservoir	Gandipalem, Manneru River	Andhra Pradesh
10	Ramagundam Dam	Godavari	Andhra Pradesh
11	Dummaguden Dam	Godavari	Andhra Pradesh
12	Himayat Sagar Reservoir	River Musi	Andhra Pradesh
13	Shriram Sagar Reservoir	Godavari River	Andhra Pradesh
14	Ukai Dam		Gujarat
15	Dharoi Dam	Banas River	Gujarat
16	Kadana dam	Mahi River	Gujarat
17	Dantiwada Dam	Sabarmati River	Gujarat
18	Pandoh Dam	Beas River	Himachal Pradesh
19	Bhakra Nangal Dam	Sutlej River	Himachal Pradesh
20	Nathpa Dam	Sutlej River	Himachal Pradesh
21	Chamera Dam	Ravi River	Himachal Pradesh
22	Gobind Sagar, Reservoir	Sutlej River	Himachal Pradesh
23	Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir		Himachal Pradesh
24	Salal Project	Chenab River	Jammu & Kashmir
25	Baglihar Dam	Chenab River	jammu & Kashmir
26	Chutak Hydroelectric Project		Jammu & Kashmir
27	Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam	Indus River	Jammu & Kashmir
28	Uri Hydroelectric Dam	Jhelum River	Jammu & Kashmir
29	Maithon Dam	Barakar River	Jharkhand
30	Chandil Dam	Subarnarekha River	Jharkhand
31	Panchet Dam	Damodar River	Jharkhand
32	Tunga Bhadra Dam	Tungabhadra River and Krishna River	Karnataka
33	Linganamakki dam	Sharavathi River	Karnataka
34	Kadra Dam	Kalinadi River	Karnataka
35	Alamatti Dam	Krishna River	Karnataka
36	Supa Dam	Kali River	Karnataka
37	Krishna Raja Sagara Dam	Cauvery River	Karnataka
38	Harangi Dam	Cauvery River	Karnataka
39	Ghataprabha Reservoir	Ghataprabha River	Karnataka
40	Manchanabele Dam		Karnataka
41	Narayanpur Dam	Krishna River	Karnataka
42	Kodasalli Dam	Kali River	Karnataka
43	Basava Sagara Dam		Karnataka
44	Hemavathi Reservoir		Karnataka
45	Banasura Sagar Dam	Chalakudy River	Kerala
46	Malampuzha Dam	Malampuzha River	Kerala
47	Peechi Dam		Kerala
48	Idukki Dam	Periyar River	Kerala
49	Kundala Dam	Parambikulam River	Kerala
50	Parambikulam Dam	Parambikulam River	Kerala
51	Walayar Dam	Walayar River	Kerala
52	Mullaperiyar Dam	Pennar River	Kerala
53	Neyyar Dam	Pennar River	Kerala
54	Rajghat Dam	Betwa River	Madhya Pradesh
55	Barna Dam	Barna River	Madhya Pradesh
56	Indirasagar Project	Narmada River	Madhya Pradesh
57	Narmada Dam Project	Narmada River	Madhya Pradesh
58	Bargi Dam	Narmada River	Madhya Pradesh
59	Bansagar Dam	Son River	Madhya Pradesh
60	Gandhi Sagar Dam	Chambal River	Madhya Pradesh
61	Tawa Reservoir	Tawa River	Madhya Pradesh
62	Yeldari Dam	Purna River	Maharashtra
63	Ujani Dam	Bhima River	Maharashtra
64	Pawna Dam	Pawna River	Maharashtra
65	Mulshi Dam	Mula River	Maharashtra
66	Koyna Dam	Koyna River	Maharashtra
67	Jaikwadi Dam	Godavari River	Maharashtra
68	Bhatsa Dam	Bhatsa and Chorna rivers	Maharashtra
69	Wilson Dam	Pravara River	Maharashtra
70	Tansa Dam		Maharashtra
71	Panshet Dam	Mutha River	Maharashtra
72	Mula Dam		Maharashtra
73	Kolkewadi Dam	Koyna River	Maharashtra
74	Girna Dam	Girna and Godavari River	Maharashtra
75	Bhandardara Dam	Arthur Lake	Maharashtra
76	Vaitarna Dam	Vaitarna River	Maharashtra
77	Radhanagari Dam	Bhogawati River	Maharashtra
78	Nandur Madhmeshwar Dam		Maharashtra
79	Manair Dam	Manair River	Maharashtra
80	Khadakwasla Dam	Mutha River	Maharashtra
81	Gangapur Dam		Maharashtra
82	Jalaput Dam		Orissa
83	Balimela Reservoir	Sileru River	Orissa
84	Indravati Dam	Indravati River	Orissa
85	Hirakud Dam	Mahanadi River	Orissa
86	Vaigai Dam	Vaigai River	Tamil Nadu
87	Aliyar Reservoir	River Aliyar	Tamil Nadu
88	Chittar Reservoir	Chittar River	Tamil Nadu
89	Krishnagiri Reservoir		Tamil Nadu
90	Manimuthar Reservoir		Tamil Nadu
91	Pechiparai Reservoir	River Kodayar	Tamil Nadu
92	Soolagiri Chinnar Reservoir		Tamil Nadu
93	Thunakadavu Reservoir	Chalakudy River	Tamil Nadu
94	Varattupallam Reservoir		Tamil Nadu
95	Vidur Reservoir		Tamil Nadu
96	Perunchani Dam	Paralayar River	Tamil Nadu
97	Amaravathi Reservoir		Tamil Nadu
98	Gundar Reservoir	Berijam Lake	Tamil Nadu
99	Kullursandai Reservoir	Arjuna Nadi	Tamil Nadu
100	Pambar Reservoir	Pambar River	Tamil Nadu
101	Periyar Reservoir	Periyar River	Tamil Nadu
102	Stanley Reservoir	Kaveri River	Tamil Nadu
103	Uppar Reservoir		Tamil Nadu
104	Vattamalaikarai Odai Reservoir	Odai River	Tamil Nadu
105	Willingdon Reservoir	Periya Odai River	Tamil Nadu
106	Mettur Dam	Kaveri River	Tamil Nadu
107	Bhavanisagar Reservoir	Bhavani River	Tamil Nadu
108	Kodaganar Reservoir	Kodagananar River	Tamil Nadu
109	Manimukthanadhi Reservoir		Tamil Nadu
110	Parambikulam Reservoir	Parambikulam River.	Tamil Nadu
111	Sholayar Reservoir		Tamil Nadu
112	Thirumurthi Reservoir	Parmabikulam Aliyar River	Tamil Nadu
113	Varadamanadhi Reservoir, Tamil Nadu		Tamil Nadu
114	Vembakottai Reservoir	Vaippar River	Tamil Nadu
115	Manjalar Reservoir		Tamil Nadu
116	Parichha Dam	Betwa River	Uttar Pradesh
117	Rihand Project	Rihand River and Son River	Uttar Pradesh
118	Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam	Rihand River	Uttar Pradesh
119	Tehri Dam	Bhagirathi River	Uttrakhand
120	Dhauli Ganga Dam		Ganga River

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Important Rivers of India

Important Rivers of India 

Name	Origin From	Fall into	Length (km)
Ganges	Combined Sources	Bay of Bengal	2525
Satluj	Mansarovar Rakas Lakes	Chenab	1050
Indus	Near Mansarovar Lake	Arabian Sea	2880
Ravi	Kullu Hills near Rohtang Pass	Chenab	720
Beas	Near Rohtang Pass	Satluj	470
Jhelum	Verinag in Kashmir	Chenab	725
Yamuna	Yamunotri	Ganga	1375
Chambal	M.P.	Yamuna	1050
Ghagra	Matsatung Glacier	Ganga	1080
Kosi	Near Gosain Dham Park	Ganga	730
Betwa	Vindhyanchal	Yamuna	480
Son	Amarkantak	Ganga	780
Brahmaputra	Near Mansarovar Lake	Bay of Bengal	2900
Narmada	Amarkantak	Gulf of Khambat	1057
Tapti	Betul Distt. Of MP	Gulf of Khambat	724
Mahanadi	Raipur Distt. In Chattisgarh	Bay of Bengal	858
Luni	Aravallis	Rann of kuchchh	450
Ghaggar	Himalayas	Near Fatehabad	494
Sabarmati	Aravallis	Gulf of Khambat	416
Krishna	Western ghats	Bay of Bengal	1327
Godavari	Nasik distt. In Maharashtra	Bay of Bengal	1465
Cauvery	Brahmagir Range of Western Ghats	Bay of Bengal	805
Tungabhadra	Western Ghats	Krishna River	640

World Cup(Cricket)-2011

                                                      World Cup(Cricket)-2011

1. The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was held in India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka.
2. The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was won by India.
3. The man of the match in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup final is Mahendra
Singh Dhoni.
4. The man of the tournament in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup is Yuvraj Singh.
5. The number of teams participated in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup 14.
6. The official event ambassador for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is Sachin
Tendulkar.
7. The official mascot for the 2011 Cricket World Cup Stumpy.
8. The official song of the 2011 World Cup "De Ghuma Ke" was composed by
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.

9. The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup opening ceremony was held in Bangabandhu
National Stadium, Dhaka.
10. The prize money of 2011 Cricket World Cup winning team $ 3 million.
11. The top run scorer in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Tillakaratne Dilshan.
12. The Final match of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was held between India and
Sri Lanka in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
13. 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in Australia & New Zealand.
14. The number of matches played in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup is 49.
15. 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in England.
16. ICC headquarters located in Dubai.
17. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters located in
Mumbai.
18. India became the first nation to win a World Cup final on home soil.

Synopsis of Important Fact

>‘Merdeka Cup’ is associated with the game of Football.
>Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 has replaced MRTPC.
>Cancer disease is not covered under Integrated Disease Surveillance project.
>The author of the book ‘The Exile’ is Navtej Saran.
> Besides USA India has signed Nuclear Agreement with France and is named as ‘Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy’.
> Barack Hussain Obama belongs to Democratic Party.
> Karnataka had introduced a high tech food grain rationing system to ensure timely supply of the food grains
to people living below poverty line.
> There are 6 departments in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
> Nadir Shah invaded India in 1739.
> The Indian National Congress was founded by Allen Octavian Hume.
> The largest producer of silver in the world is Mexico.
> Madhya Pradesh ranks first in production of Soya bean.
> In 1815 Raja Rammohan Roy founded the Atmiya Sabha with objective to reform the Hindu Society.
> The most important rocks from economic point of view are Dharwar rocks.
> 2008 was observed as the International year of Coral Reefs.
> World Ozone Day is observed on September 16.

> In Article 75 is enshrined the appointment of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
> Article 155 mentions the appointment of the Governor of a state.
> Article 164 provides for the appointment of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of a State.

> Centre for DNA finger printing and diagnostics is situated at Hyderabad.
> The Tattvabodhini Sabha was founded by Debendranath Thakur.
> Article 368 of the Indian Constitution provides to the Parliament the power to amend the Constitution.

> The only Sultan of Delhi who exempted his subject from nearly 24 taxes was Firoz Tughlaq.
> The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to The Lok Sabha.
> The Editor of the Magazine ‘SambadPravakar’ was Iswar Chandra Gupta.
> The famous Ilbert Bill Controversy arose during the tenure of Lord Ripon.
> Mahatma Gandhi edited ‘Harijan Patrika’.
> Iris is the interior part of Retina.

Author of some Important Books

                       IMPORTANT BOOKS & THEIR AUTHOR

    Anita Desai

• The Zigzag Way (2004)
• Diamond Dust and Other Stories (2000)
• Fasting, Feasting (1999)
• Journey to Ithaca (1995)
• Baumgartner's Bombay (1988)
• In Custody (1984)
• The Village By The Sea (1982)
• Clear Light of Day (1980)
• Games at Twilight (1978)
• Fire on the Mountain (1977)
• Bye-bye Blackbird(1971)
• Cry, The Peacock (1963)

JHUMPA LAHIRI:

• Interpreter of Maladies (1999)
• Unaccustomed Earth (2008)
• The Namesake (2003)

ARUNDHATI  ROY:

• The God of Small Things. (BOOKER PRIZE)
• The Greater Common Good.
• The Algebra of Infinite Justice... Collection of essays:
•  "The End of Imagination,"
• "The Greater Common Good,",
• "The Ladies Have Feelings, So...,"
• "The Algebra of Infinite Justice,"
• "War is Peace,"
• "Democracy,"
• Power Politics..
• War Talk.
• Foreword to Noam Chomsky, For Reasons of State..
• An Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire. Consortium, 2004.
• Public Power in the Age of Empire Seven Stories Press, 2004.
• The Shape of the Beast:
• Listening to Grasshoppers

KHUSWANT SINGH:

• The Mark of Vishnu and Other Stories, 1950
• The History of Sikhs, 1953
• Train to Pakistan, 1956
• The Voice of God and Other Stories, 1957
• I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale, 1959
• The Sikhs Today, 1959
• The Fall of the Kingdom of the Punjab, 1962
• A History of the Sikhs, 1963^[9]
• Ranjit Singh: The Maharajah of the Punjab, 1963
• Ghadar 1915: India's first armed revolution, 1966
• A History of the Sikhs, 1966 (2nd edition)^[10]
• A Bride for the Sahib and Other Stories, 1967
• Black Jasmine, 1971
• Tragedy of Punjab, 1984
• Delhi: A Novel, 1990
• Sex, Scotch and Scholarship: Selected Writings, 1992
• Not a Nice Man to Know: The Best of Khushwant Singh, 1993
• We Indians, 1993
• Women and Men in My Life, 1995
• Uncertain Liaisons; Sex, Strife and Togetherness in Urban India, 1995
• The Company of Women, 1999
• Truth, Love and a Little Malice (an autobiography), 2002
• With Malice towards One and All
• The End of India, 2003
• Burial at the Sea, 2004
• Paradise and Other Stories, 2004
• A History of the Sikhs: 1469-1838, 2004^[11]
• Death at My Doorstep, 2005
• A History of the Sikhs: 1839-2004, 2005^[12]

O HENRY (William Sydney Porter):

·         The Clarion Call",

·         "The Last Leaf",

·         "The Ransom of Red Chief"

·           "The Gift of the Magi".

KIRAN DESAI:

• Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
• The Inheritance of Loss,(BOOKER PRIZE)