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Tuesday, 11 November 2014

Best ever general awareness material for all competitive exams part1

Best General awareness material for all competitive exams covering all topics



NICK NAMES OF INDIAN CITIES
NICK NAME
CITY
STATE
Golden City
Amritsar
Punjab
Pink City
Jaipur
Rajasthan
Orange City
Nagpur
Maharashtra
Golden City of India, Sun City
Jaisalmer
Rajasthan
City of Nawabs
Luck now
Uttar Pradesh
City of Seven Islands and City of Dreams
Mumbai
Maharashtra
City of Festivals, City of four Junctions
Madurai
Tamil Nadu
Twin Cities
Hyderabad, Secunderabad
Andhra Pradesh
City of Weavers
Panipat
Haryana
The Lake City
Sri Nagar
Jammu and Kashmir
Space City
Benguluru
Karnataka
City of Lakes
Udaipur
Rajasthan
City of Temples
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
City of Sages
Rishikesh
Uttarakhand
City of Rallies
New Delhi
New Delhi 
Garden City, Silicon Valley of India
Bengaluru
Karnataka
Temple City of India
Bhubaneswar
Orissa
Heaven of India
Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir
Switzerland of India
Kashmir
Kashmir
Scotland of India
Coorg
Karnataka
Manchester of India
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Manchester of South India
Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
Pitsburg of India
Jamshedpur
Jharkhand
Hollywood of India
Mumbai
Maharashtra
Queen of the Hills
Darjeeling
West Bengal
Queen of the Arabian Sea
Kochi
Kerala
Queen of Deccan
Pune
Maharashtra
Gateway to the Duars
Siliguri
West Bengal
Taj Nagri
Agra
Uttar Pradesh
Blue Mountains
Nilgiri
Tamil Nadu
Detroit of Asia, Electronic Manufacturing Hub in India
Chennai
Tamil Nadu

AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTIONS IN INDIA

Revolution Name
Product
Blue Revolution
Fisheries
Brown Revolution
Leather
Gray Revolution
Housing Development
Green Revolution
Agriculture
Pink Revolution
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
Silver Revolution
Egg Production
White Revolution
Dairy Development
Yellow Revolution
Oil Seed
Black Revolution
Petroleum
Golden Fiber Revolution
Jute
Golden Revolution
Horticulture
Grey Revolution
Fertilizer
Red Revolution
Meat & Tomato Production
Round Revolution
Potato
Silver Fiber Revolution
Cotton
Silver Revolution
Egg/Poultry
Evergreen Revolution
Over all Agriculture Development

List of Famous Inventions, Discoveries and Their Inventors

Invention
Inventor
Television
J.L. Baird
Radio
Marconi
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Electricity
Benjamin Franklin
Electric Light Bulb
Thomas Edison
Thermometer
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Radium
Marie Curie
Telescope
Galileo
Telegraph
Pavel Schilling
Electromagnetic Theory
Heinrich Hertz
Theory of Relativity
Albert Einstein
X-rays
Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
Cosmic Rays
R.A. Millikan
Automobile
Ferdinand Verbiest
Penicillin
Sir Alexander Fleming
Insulin
Frederick Banting
Magnetic Tape
Fritz Pfluemer
Raman Effect
Sir C.V. Raman
Bohr
Electron Theory
Boyle
Boyle’s Law
Dalton
Atomic Theory
Periodic Table
Dmitri Mendeleev
Transformer and Electric Motor
Michael Faraday
Geometry
Euclid
Structure of Atom
Ernest Rutherford
Law of Gases
Gay Lussac
Electromagnetic Field
James Clerk Maxwell
Motion of Planets
Johannes Kepler
Principle of relativity
Galileo Galilei
Newtons Law of Motion
Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton
Electron
J.J. Thomson
Photon
Albert Einstein
Theory of Atom
John Dalton
Blood Groups
Karl Landsteiner
Quantum Mechanics
Max Born
Quantum Theory
Max Plank, Niels Bohr, Albert Einstein
Law of Conservation of Mass
Antoine Lavoisier
Age of the Earth
C.C. Patterson
Heliocentrism
Aristarchus of Samos
Heliocentric Model
Nicolaus Copernicus
Periodic law
Mendeleef
Venn Diagram
John Venn
Vierner Scale
Pierre Vernier
Atomic Number
Mosley
Law of Motion & Gravitation
Newton
Laws of Electrical Resistance
Ohm
Nuclear Reactor
Enrico Fermi
Fuel Cell
William Robert Glove
Celluloid
Alexander Parkes
Hydrogen Bomb
Edward Teller
Computer Architecture
John Von Neumann
Airplane
Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur)
Steam Engine
James Watt
Logarithms
John Napier
Theory of Evolution
Charles Darwin
Transformer
Otto Blathy
Cinematography
Edison
Stethoscope
Rane Laennec
Thermo Flask
Dewar
Battery
Alessandro Volta
Barometer
Evangelista Torricelli
Camera
Steven Sasson
Analytical Engine
Thomas Edison
Diesel Engine
Rudolf Diesel
Helicopter
Broquet
Dynamite
Alfred Nobel
First Computer
John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert
Lift
Otis
Guitar
Adolph Rickenbacker
Light Emission Diode
Nick Holonyak and Oleg Losev
Laser Printer
Gary Starkweather
Mobile Phone
Martin Cooper
Micro Scope
Zacharias Janssen
Microwave Oven
Percy Spencer
Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg
Video Games                                
Ralph H. Baer
Google
Larry Page
Mozilla
Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross
Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg
Twitter
Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, and Biz Stone
Microsoft
Bill Gates and Paul Allen
Internet
Vint Cerf
Email
Shiva Ayyadurai
Apple Computers
Steve Jobs
World Wide Web (WWW)
Sir Tim Berners- Lee
IP Address
Robert E. Kahn
Micro Processor
Federico Faggin

List of Firsts in India

First President
Rajendra Prasad
First Women President
Pratibha Patil
First Vice- President
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
First Home Minister of India
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
First Women Chief Minister
Sucheta Kriplani
First Women Cabinet Minister
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
First Women Railway Minister
Mamata Banerjee
First Female Home Minister
Sabitha Indra Reddy
First Women Governor
Sarojini Naidu
Women Speaker of Lok Sabha
Meira Kumar
Speaker of Lok Sabha
G.V. Mavlankar
Finance Minister of Independent India
R.K. Shanmukhan Chetty
Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
First Women Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
Miss World
Reita Faria
Miss Universe
Sushmita Sen
Man Booker Prize
Arundhati Roy for “ The God of Small Things”
Bharat Ratna
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari and C. V. Raman
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Devika Rani
Stalin Peace Prize
Saifuddin Kitchlew
Magsaysay Award
Vinoba Bhave
Oscar for Life Time Achievement
Satyajit Roy
First Nobel Prize for Women
Mother Teresa
First Man in Space
Rakesh Sharma
First Women in Space
Kalpana Chawla
First Satellite
Aryabhatta
First Satellite for education
EDUSAT
Metro Railway System
Calcutta
First Technology park (Techno Park)
Trivandrum
First Women IPS Officer
Kiran Bedi
Nobel Prize in Literature
Rabindranath Tagore
Nobel Prize in Physics
C. V. Raman
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Har Gobind Khorana
Nobel Peace Prize
Mother Teresa
Nobel Prize in Economics
Amartya Sen
Nobel Prize in Literature
V. S. Naipaul
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

SL.NO
Name of the Port & Location
Sl. No
Name of the Port & Location
            MAJOR PORTS
25
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
1
CALCUTTA (West Bengal)
26
Redi (Maharashtra)
2
CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)
27
Salaya (Gujarat)
3
COCHIN (Kerala)
28
Sikka (Gujarat)
4
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT (Mumbai, Maharashtra)
29
Trivandrum (Kerala)
5
KANDLA (Gujarat)
30
Veraval (Gujarat)
6
MARMUGAO (Goa)
      MINOR PORTS
7
MUMBAI (Maharashtra)
31
Azhikkal (Kerala)
8
NEW MANGALORE (Karnataka)
32
Belikeri (Karnataka)
9
PARADEEP (Orissa)
33
Beypore (Kerala)
10
TUTICORIN (Tamil Nadu)
34
Cannanore (Kerala)
11
VISAKHAPATNAM  (Andhra Pradesh)
35
Coondapur (Karnataka)
                     MEDIUM PORTS
36
Dahej (Gujarat)
12
Bedi Bunder (Gujarat)
37
Jafrabad (Gujarat)
13
Calicut (Kerala)
38
Jarkhau (Gujarat)
14
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)
39
Kasergode (Kerala)
15
Gopalpur (Orissa)
40
Mundra (Gujarat)
16
Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh)
41
Neendakara (Kerala)
17
Karwar (Karnataka)
42
Pindhara (Gujarat)
18
Bedi Bunder (Gujarat)
43
Pipavav (Gujarat)
19
Magdalla (Gujarat)
44
Ponnani (kerala)
20
Mandavi (Gujarat)
45
Tellicherry (Kerala)
21
Navlakhi (Gujarat)
          PRIVATE PORTS
22
Nagpatnam (Tamil Nadu)
46
Coconada (Andhra Pradesh)
23
Okha (Gujarat)
47
Tuticorin Container Terminal (Tamil Nadu)
24
Porbandar (Gujarat)
48
Pipavav (Gujarat)

IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR HEAD QUARTERS 

SL NO
ORGANISATION
HEAD QUARTERS
1
United Nations Organizations (UNO)
New york
2
United Nations  Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
New york
3
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
New york
4
United Nations Educational, Scientific and cultural organizations (UNESCO)
Paris
5
World Health Organization  (WHO)
Geneva
6
World Trade Organization  (WTO)
Geneva
7
International Labour Organization  (ILO)
Geneva
8
International Telecommunication Union
Geneva
9
World Meteorological Organization
Geneva
10
International committee of the red cross
Geneva
11
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Geneva
12
World bank
Washington, D.C.
13
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Washington, D.C.
14
International court of justice
The hague
15
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
Lyon
16
International atomic energy agency
Vienna
17
International Civil Aviation Organization  (ICAO)
Montral
18
Amnesty international
London
19
International maritime organization
London
20
Common wealth of nations
London
21
World Tourism Organization
London
22
Universal postal union
Berne
23
Food and agriculture organization
Rome
24
SAARC
Kathmandu
25
World Tourism Organization
Spain
26
Transparency international
Berlin
27
International renewable energy agency
Abu Dhabi (UAE)
28
International standard organization
Geneva
29
United Nations Industrial Development Organization  (UNIDO)
Vienna

Temple Name
Location
Rameshwaram Temple
Ramanathapuram
Sun Temple
Konark
Lotus Temple
New Delhi
Akshardam Temple
New Delhi
Jagannath Temple
Puri
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Thiruvananthapuram
Meenakshi Amman Temple
Madhurai
Golden Temple
Amritsar
Sai Baba Temple
Shirdi
Vaishno Devi Mandir
Katra
Shravana Belgola
Hassan
Chennakesava Temple
Belur
Hoysaleswara Temple
Halebidu
Sabarimala
Kottayam
Murugan Temple
Palani
Badrinarayan Temple
Badrinath
Dwarakadish Temple
Dwarka
Siddhivinayak Temple
Mumbai
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
Tirupathi
Brihadeeswarar Temple
Thanjavur
Guravayur Temple
Kerala
Lakshminarayan Temple
Delhi
Ekambareswarar Temple
Kanchipuram
Lingaraja Temple
Bhubaneswar
Kamakya Temple
Guwahati
Ghana Saraswati Temple
Basar
Vadakkunnathan Temple
Thrissur
Bhadrachalam Temple
Bhadrachalam
Thyagaraja Temple
Tiruvottiyur
Yogmaya Temple
Kerala
Somnath Temple
Gujarath
Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Varanasi
Mansa Devi Temple
Haridwar
Mahabaleshwar Temple
Gokarna
Trimbakeshwar Temple
Nashik
Brahma Temple
Pushkar
Mahabodhi Temple
Bodh Gaya
Ram Janmbhoomi Temple
Ayodhya

Important Books And Authors List
BOOKS
AUTHOR
Wings of Fire, Ignited Minds, Target 3 Million, The luminous Spark, India 2020, Mission India, Indomitable Spirit, The Life Tree, India My Dream, Inspiring Thoughts, Thoughts for Change, Spirit of India, Evolution of Enlightened Societies, India Wins Freedom, You are Born to Blossom, Turning Point
    A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
The 3 Mistakes of My Life, Five Point Someone, Two States, Revolution 2020, One Night at the Call Center
   Chetan Bhagat
Inspired Talks, The Sleeping Giant, Living at the State, Way of the Saint, Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, My Master, Women of India, Vedanta Philosophy
   Swami Vivekananda
Lipika, Chandralika, Chitra, Geethanjali, Gora, Ghare, Broken Ties, Malini, Sacrifice, Two Sisters , Bhaire, Chaturanga
   Rabindranath Tagore
Arthashastra
   Koutilya
My Days, The Guide, Malgudi days, Waiting for the Mahatma, The Dark Room, The Bachelors of Art, The English Teacher, The Financial Expert
   R.K. Narayanan
My Truth
   Indira Gandhi
My Life in Action
   Jackie Chan
Glimpses of World History
   Jawaharlal Nehru
My Struggle
   E K Nayanar
Arthashastra
   Kautilya
Ashtadhyayi
   Panini
Ayodhya
   P. V. Narasimha Rao
Bhagwad Gita, Mahabharata
   Veda Vyas
Ramayana
   Valmiki
Panchatantra
   Vishnu Sharma
Megdoot, kumarasambhava, Swapnavasavadatta, Malavikagnimitra
   Kalidasa
Broken Wing
   Sarojini Naidu
End of the Era
   C.S. Pandit
Eternal India
   Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Imagining India   
   Nandan Nilekani
A Better India A Better World
   N.R. Narayan Murthy
Fasting, Feasting
   Anita Desai
Forty Nine Days
   Amrita Pritam
Golden Threshold
   Sarojini Naidu
Indian Philosophy
   Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Life of Pi
   Yann Martel
When Loss is Gain
   Diplomat Pavan K.Varma
One Day Wonders
   Sunil Gavaskar
My life and Times
   V.V. Giri
Kalpana Chawla – A Life
   Anil Padmanaban
Kamasutra
   Vatsayana
War and Piece
   Leo Tolstoy
Devdas
   Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
Half a Life
   V.S Naipoul
Unhappy India
   Lala Lajpat Rai
Jyoti punj
   Narendra Modi
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
   Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Economic History of India
   R. C. Dutt
The book of Indian Birds
   Dr. Salim Ali
Living with Honour
   Shiv Khera
We Indians, Train To Pakistan, Women and Men in My Life
   Khuswant Singh
The Discovery of India
   Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian Philosophy
   Dr. S. RadhaKrishnan
Gulliver Travels
   Jonathan Swift
My Nation My Life
   L.K. Advani
Independence
   S.K. Banerjee
Last Days of Nethaji
   G.D. Khosla
My Experiments with Truth
   Mahatma Gandhi
The God of Small Things  
   Arundhati Roy
War and Piece
   Tolstoy
Wakeup India
   Annie Besant
Two Lives, The Golden Gate, A Suitable Boy, Arion and The Dolphin, An Equal Music, From Heaven Lake:Travels
   Vikram Seth
India First
   K. R. Malkani
My Life
   Bill Clinton
Dreams From My Father
   Barack Obama
The Future of India
   Dr. Bimal Jalan
Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear
   Shakespeare


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