Geography Indian Towns – With its major Industries Ahmedabad – Cotton-textiles. Agra – Stoneware, leather, carpets and marbles. Ambala – Scientific goods. Amritsar – Cloth-printing, carpets, woollen goods, shawls. Aligarh – Cutlery, locks and dairy-industries. Bareilly – Rubber factory, match factory, wood work. Bangalore – Watches, telephone, aircraft industry. Bhagalpur – Silk. … Read more
General Awareness 1-Virginia Raggi is the first female Mayor of Rome. 2-The Non Performing Assets for a period not exceeding 12 months are called Substandard Assets. 3-On December 12, 2016 Paolo Gentiloni became the new Prime Minister of Italy. 4-Imad Khamis has been appointed the Prime Minister of Syria. 5-India’s rank out of … Read more
History : – Ashoka 1- Ashoka was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. 2-The empire’s capital was Pataliputra (in Magadha, present-day Patna), with provincial capitals at Taxila and Ujjain. 3-In about 260 BCE, Ashoka waged a bitterly destructive war … Read more
Atoms -Important Properties-Important One Liners 1-An atom is the smallest constituent unit of ordinary matter that has the properties of a chemical element. 2-Every atom is composed of a nucleus and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus. 3-Every solid, liquid, gas, and plasma is composed of neutral or ionized atoms. 4-The … Read more
Agriculture in India -Important Points 1- The history of Agriculture in India dates back to Indus Valley Civilization Era and even before that in some parts of Southern India. 2-India ranks second worldwide in farm output. 3-India exported $39 billion worth of agricultural products in 2013, making it the seventh largest agricultural exporter worldwide … Read more
Indian Economy 1-The economy of India is the sixth-largest economy in the world measured by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). 2- India’s economy became the world’s fastest growing major economy in the last quarter of 2014, replacing the People’s Republic of China. 3-The Indian economy has the potential … Read more
History of India -Important Points 1-Considered a cradle of civilisation, the Indus Valley Civilisation, which spread and flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from 3300 to 1300 BCE, was the first major civilisation in South Asia. 2-Most of the subcontinent was conquered by the Maurya Empire during the 4th and 3rd … Read more
List of Miss America winners since 1921 Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 24. 1921, Margaret Gorman, Washington, D.C. 1922, Mary Campbell, Columbus, Ohio 1923, Mary Campbell, Columbus, Ohio. 1924, Ruth Malcomson, Philadelphia, Pa. 1925, Fay Lanphier, Oakland, Calif. 1926, … Read more
List of Indian Missiles – 1-Nag : Anti tank missile. 2-Agni-I MRBM : surface to surface medium-range ballistic missile. 3-Agni-II MRBM : surface to surface medium-range ballistic missile. 4-Agni-III IRBM : ocean to surface intermediate-range ballistic missile. 5-Agni-IV IRBM : surface to surface intermediate-range ballistic missile 6-Agni-V ICBM : surface to surface intercontinental … Read more
History 1-Suez Canal was opened in 1869.Suez Canal in Egypt connects Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, serving as a direct route for ships operating to and fro between India and Britain. Opening of the Suez Canal provided a boost to transportation between India and Britain and indirectly aggravated exploitation of India at the … Read more