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Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services? Satyendranath Tagore. Who was the first woman Governor of India? Sarojini Naidu. Which two countries have signed the Nuclear Swap deal with Iran? Brazil and Turkey. Who won the Madrid Masters men's tournament in 2010? Rafael Nadal. Who is CEO of Yahoo? Carol Bartz. Who is the first man to climb Mount Everest without oxygen? Phu Dorji. How many words can you make from a five letter word by shuffling the places of each alphabet? 120. Speed of computer mouse is measured in which unit? Mickey. Who topped Forbes list of 'Billionaire Universities' in 2010? Harvard University. Barack Obama's birthday is on which date? August 4, 1961.

Common Name –Chemical Name–Chemical Formula 1.Dry Ice -Solid Carbondioxide- CO2 2.slaked Lime- Calcium Hydroxide - Ca(OH)2 3.Bleaching Powder -Calcium Oxychloride -CaOCl2 4.Nausadar -Ammonium Chloride- NH4Cl 5.Caustic Soda– Sodium Hydroxide– NaOH 6.Rock Salt– Sodium Chloride –NaCl 7.Caustic Potash– Potassium Hydroxide– KOH 8.Potash Alum– Potassium Aluminium Sulphate– K2SO4 Al2 (SO4)3.24H2O 9.Epsom –Magnesium Sulphate– MgSO4.7H2O 10.Quick Lime -Calcium Oxide- CaO 11.Plaster of Paris- Calcium Sulphate- (CaSO4) ½ H2O 12.Gypsum– Calcium Sulphate– (CaSO4) .2H2O 13.Green Vitriol– Ferrous Sulphate –FeSO4.7H2O 14.Mohr’s Salt –Ammonium Ferrous Sulphate– FeSO4 (NH4)2 SO4.6H2O 15.Blue Vitriol– Copper Sulphate– CuSO4.5H2O 16.White Vitriol– Zinc Sulphate— ZnSO4.7H2O 17.Marsh Gas– Methane— CH4 18.Vinegar– Acetic Acid– CH3COOH 19.Potash Ash– Potassium Carbonate– K2CO3 20.Hypo– Sodium Thiosulphate– Na2S2O3.5H2O

1. The longest river in the world is the Nile. 2. The first President of Bangladesh was, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. 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, Mount 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..

1. Ice Cream was discovered by Gerald Tisyum. 2. The number regarded as lucky number in Italy is thirteen. 3. Napoleon suffered from alurophobia which means Fear of cats. 4. The aero planes were used in war for the first time by Italians. (14 Oct.1911) 5. Slavery in America was abolished by Abraham Lincoln. 6. The Headquarters of textile manufacturing in England is Manchester. 7. The famous Island located at the mouth of the Hudson River is Manhattan. 8. The founder of plastic industry was Leo Hendrik Baekeland. 9. The country where military service is compulsory for women is Israel. 10. The country which has more than 10,000 golf courses is USA. 11. The famous painting 'Mona Lisa' is displayed at Louvre museum, Paris. 12. The earlier name for tomato was Love apple. 13. The first President of USA was George Washington. 14. The famous words 'Veni Vidi Vici' were said by Julius Caesar. 15. The practice of sterilization of surgical instruments was introduced by Joseph Lister. 16. The number of countries which participated in the first Olympic Games held at Athens was nine. 17. Mercury is also known as Quick Silver. 18. Disneyland is located in California, USA. 19. The country which built the first powerful long range rockets is Germany. 20. Sewing Machine was invented by Isaac M. Singer.

21. Adding Machine was invented by Aldrin. 22. The national emblem of Spain is Eagle. 23. Archimedes was born in Sicily. 24. The total area of Vatican City is 0.272 square kilometers. 25. The largest temple in the world is Angkor Wat in Kampuchea. 26. The largest dome in the world is Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, USA. 27. The largest strait in the world is Tartar Strait. 28. The Mohenjo-Daro ruins are found in Larkand District of Sind, Pakistan. 29. The largest city of Africa is Cairo. 30. The founder of KODAK Company was Eastman. 31. The 'Cape of Good Hope' is located in South Africa. 32. The Heathrow Airport is located in London. 33. The neon lamp was invented by Georges Claude. 34. The last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega. 35. The place known as the land of Lincoln is Illinois. 36. The US state Utah is also known as Beehive state. 37. The Kalahari Desert is located in Africa. 38. The Patagonian desert is located in Argentina. 39. The person known as the father of aeronautics is Sir George Cayley. 40. The most densely populated Island in the world is Honshu.

41. The two nations Haiti and the Dominion Republic together form the Island of Hispaniola. 42. The largest auto producer in the USA is General Motors. 43. The largest auto producing nation is Japan. 44. The famous 'General Motors' company was founded by William Durant. 45. The country that brings out the FIAT is Italy. 46. The first actor to win an Oscar was Emil Jannings. 47. The first animated colour cartoon of full feature length was Snow White and Seven Dwarfs. 48. The first demonstration of a motion picture was held at Paris. 49. The first country to issue stamps was Britain. 50. The actor who is considered as the biggest cowboy star of the silent movies is Tom Mix. 51. The Pentagon is located at Washington DC. 52. The world's largest car manufacturing company is Toyota Motors, JAPAN. 53. The world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles is Hero Cycles, India. 54. The world's oldest underground railway is at London. 55. The White House was painted white to hide fire damage. 56. The largest oil producing nation in Africa is Nigeria. 57. The longest river in Russia and Europe is Volga River. 58. The first Emperor of Germany was Wilhelm. 59. The last French Monarch was Louis Napoleon III. 60. "History is Bunk" was said by Henry Ford.

61. The term 'astrology' literally means Star Speech. 62. Togo is situated in Africa. 63. Coal is also known as Black Diamond. 64. The first Boxer to win 3 gold medals in Olympics was Laszlo Papp. 65. The first ruler who started war games for his soldiers was Genghis Khan. 66. The first cross word puzzle in the world was published in 1924 by London Sunday Express. 67. The lightest known metal is Lithium. 68. The Atacama Desert is located in North Chile. 69. The oil used to preserve timber is Creosote oil. 70. The founder of USA was George Washington. 71. The first talkie feature film in USA was 'The Jazz Singer'. 72. The chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous oxide. 73. The US state North Carolina is also known as Tar Heel state. 74. The US state Tennesse is also known as Volunteer state. 75. The US state Indiana is also known as Hoosier state. 76. The US state Kentucky is also known as Blue Grass state. 77. The US state known as 'Pine Free State' is Vermont. 78. The US state known as 'Mountain State' is West Virginia. 79. The US state known as 'Land of 1000 Lakes' is Minnesota. 80. The popular detective character created by Agatha Christie is Hercule Poirot.

81. The Pakistani President who died in an air crash was Zia-ul-Huq. 82. Yoghurt means Fermented milk. 83. Yankee is the nickname of American. 84. The International court of Justice is located in Hague, Holland. 85. The headquarters of World Bank is located at Washington DC. 86. Victoria Falls was discovered by David Livingstone. 87. The technique to produce the first test tube baby was evolved by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards. 88. The oldest residential university of Britain is the Oxford University. 89. The name of the large clock on the tower of the House of Parliament in London is called Big Ben. 90. Prado Museum is located in Madrid. 91. The number of keys in an ordinary piano is Eighty eight. 92. 'Man is a Tool Making Animal' was said by Benjamin Franklin. 93. The term 'anesthesia' was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes. 94. The first man to reach Antarctica was Fabian Gottlieb. 95. The Kilimanjaro volcano is situated in Tanzania. 96. The invention that is considered to have built America is Dynamite. 97. Words that contains all the vowels: Authentication, Remuneration, Education, Automobile, Miscellaneous and many more. 98. Words that contain all the vowels in order: Facetious and Abstemious. 99. Words that contain all the vowels in reverse order: Uncomplimentary, Unproprietary, Unoriental and Subcontinental. 100. Words with no vowel in them: Myth, Fly, Sky, Dry, Cry, Rhythm, Crypt.

101. Which country declares independence on 18th Feb 2008? - Kosovo. 102. Who was the founder of the kindergarten education system? - German educator Friedrich Froebel 103. What is the scientific name of Vitamin C? - Ascorbic Acid 104. What is the full form of GPRS? - General Packet Radio Service 105. Which was the first university established in the world? - Nalanda University 106. What is full form of CEO, CFO & CIO titles? Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Information Officer

List of countries with their Independence Date around the world: Japan: 660 BCE China: 221 BCE San Marino: 301 CE France: 843 CE Austria: 976 CE Denmark: 10th Century CE Hungary: Saturday, September 27, 1902 Portugal: Monday, February 16, 1903 Mongolia: Monday, April 20, 1903 Thailand: Friday, May 22, 1903 Andorra: Wednesday, July 01, 1903 Switzerland: August 1, 1291 Monaco: Thursday, November 19, 1903 Spain: 15th Century Iran: Wednesday, February 10, 1904 Sweden: June 6, 1523 Netherlands: January 23, 1579 Oman: Thursday, July 07, 1904 United Kingdom: May 1, 1707 Liechtenstein: January 23, 1719 Nepal: Wednesday, November 02, 1904

List of countries with their Independence Date around the world: United States of America: July 4, 1776 Haiti: January 1, 1804 Colombia: July 20, 1810 Mexico: Sept. 16, 1810 Chile: Sept. 18, 1810 Paraguay: May 14, 1811 Venezuela: July 5, 1811 Argentina: July 9, 1816 Peru: July 28, 1821 Costa Rica: Sept. 15, 1821 El Salvador: Sept. 15, 1821 Guatemala: Sept. 15, 1821 Honduras: Sept. 15, 1821 Nicaragua: Sept. 15, 1821 Ecuador: May 24, 1822 Brazil: Sept. 7, 1822 Bolivia: August 6, 1825 Uruguay: August 25, 1825 Greece: Monday, January 02, 1905 Belgium: October 4, 1830 Luxembourg: Thursday, January 12, 1905 Dominican: Republic February 27, 1844 Liberia: July 26, 1847 Italy: March 17, 1861 Canada: July 1, 1867 Germany: January 18, 1871 Romania: May 9, 1877 Bulgaria: March 3, 1878 Ethiopia: Friday, March 10, 1905 Philippines: June 12, 1898 Australia: Tuesday, January 01, 1901 Cuba: Tuesday, May 20, 1902 Panama: Tuesday, November 03, 1903 Norway: Wednesday, June 07, 1905 New Zealand: Sept. 26, 1907

List of countries with their Independence Date around the world: South Africa: Tuesday, May 31, 1910 Albania: Thursday, November 28, 1912 Finland: Thursday, December 06, 1917 Poland: Monday, November 11, 1918 Iceland: Sunday, December 01, 1918 Afghanistan: Tuesday, August 19, 1919 Ireland: Tuesday, December 06, 1921 Egypt: Tuesday, February 28, 1922 Turkey: Monday, October 29, 1923 Vatican City: Monday, February 11, 1929 Saudi Arabia: Sept. 23, 1932 Iraq: Monday, October 03, 1932 Lebanon: Monday, November 22, 1943 Korea, North: Wednesday, August 15, 1945 Korea, South: Wednesday, August 15, 1945 Indonesia: Friday, August 17, 1945 Vietnam: Sept. 2, 1945 Syria: Wednesday, April 17, 1946 Jordan: Saturday, May 25, 1946

List of countries with their Independence Date around the world: Pakistan: Thursday, August 14, 1947 India: Friday, August 15, 1947 Burma: Sunday, January 04, 1948 Sri Lanka: Wednesday, February 04, 1948 Israel: Friday, May 14, 1948 Laos: Tuesday, July 19, 1949 Bhutan: Monday, August 08, 1949 Libya: Monday, December 24, 1951 Cambodia: Monday, November 09, 1953 Sudan: Sunday, January 01, 1956 Morocco: Friday, March 02, 1956 Tunisia: Tuesday, March 20, 1956 Ghana: Wednesday, March 06, 1957 Malaysia: Saturday, August 31, 1957 Guinea: Thursday, October 02, 1958 Cameroon: Friday, January 01, 1960 Senegal: Monday, April 04, 1960 Togo: Friday, May 27, 1960 Somalia: Friday, July 01, 1960 Madagascar: Tuesday, July 26, 1960 Benin: Monday, August 01, 1960 Niger: Wednesday, August 03, 1960 Burkina Faso: Friday, August 05, 1960 Cote d'Ivorie: Sunday, August 07, 1960

List of countries with their Independence Date around the world: Chad: Thursday, August 11, 1960 Central African Republic: Saturday, August 13, 1960 Cyprus: Tuesday, August 16, 1960 Gabon: Wednesday, August 17, 1960 Mali: Sept. 22, 1960 Nigeria: Saturday, October 01, 1960 Mauritania: Monday, November 28, 1960 Sierra Leone: Thursday, April 27, 1961 Kuwait: Monday, June 19, 1961 Samoa: Monday, January 01, 1962 Burundi: Sunday, July 01, 1962 Rwanda: Sunday, July 01, 1962 Algeria: Thursday, July 05, 1962 Jamaica: Monday, August 06, 1962 Trinidad and Tobago: Friday, August 31, 1962 Uganda: Tuesday, October 09, 1962 Kenya: Thursday, December 12, 1963

List of countries with their Independence Date around the world: Tanzania: Sunday, April 26, 1964 Malawi: Monday, July 06, 1964 Malta: Sept. 21, 1964 Zambia: Saturday, October 24, 1964 Gambia: Thursday, February 18, 1965 Maldives: Monday, July 26, 1965 Singapore: Monday, August 09, 1965 Guyana: Thursday, May 26, 1966 Botswana: Friday, September 30, 1966 Lesotho: Tuesday, October 04, 1966 Barbados: Wednesday, November 30, 1966 Nauru: Wednesday, January 31, 1968 Mauritius: Tuesday, March 12, 1968 Swaziland: Sept. 6, 1968 Equatorial: Saturday, October 12, 1968 Tonga: Thursday, June 04, 1970 Fiji: Saturday, October 10, 1970 Bangladesh: Friday, March 26, 1971 Bahrain: Sunday, August 15, 1971 Qatar: Sept. 3, 1971 United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, November 02, 1971 Bahamas: Tuesday, July 10, 1973 Guinea: Sept. 24, 1973 Grenada: Thursday, February 07, 1974 Mozambique: Wednesday, June 25, 1975 Cape Verde: Saturday, July 05, 1975 Comoros: Sunday, July 06, 1975 Sao Tome and Principe: Saturday, July 12, 1975 Papua New Guinea: Sept. 16, 1975

List of countries with their Independence Date around the world: Angola: Tuesday, November 11, 1975 Suriname: Tuesday, November 25, 1975 Seychelles: Tuesday, June 29, 1976 Djibouti: Monday, June 27, 1977 Solomon Islands: Friday, July 07, 1978 Tuvalu: Sunday, October 01, 1978 Dominica: Friday, November 03, 1978 Saint Lucia: Thursday, February 22, 1979 Kiribati: Thursday, July 12, 1979 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Saturday, October 27, 1979 Zimbabwe: Friday, April 18, 1980 Vanuatu: Wednesday, July 30, 1980 Antigua and Barbuda: Sunday, January 11, 1981 Belize: Sept. 21, 1981 Saint Kitts and Nevis: Sept. 19, 1983 Brunei: Sunday, January 01, 1984 Marshall Islands: Tuesday, October 21, 1986 Lithuania: Sunday, March 11, 1990 Namibia: Wednesday, March 21, 1990 Yemen: Tuesday, May 22, 1990 Georgia: Tuesday, April 09, 1991 Croatia: Tuesday, June 25, 1991 Slovenia: Tuesday, June 25, 1991 Estonia: Tuesday, August 20, 1991 Kyrgyzstan: Wednesday, August 21, 1991

List of countries with their Independence Date around the world: Belarus: Sunday, August 25, 1991 Moldova: Tuesday, August 27, 1991 Azerbaijan: Friday, August 30, 1991 Uzbekistan: Sept. 1, 1991 Latvia: Sept. 6, 1991 Macedonia: Sept. 8, 1991 Tajikistan: Sept. 9, 1991 Armenia: Sept. 21, 1991 Turkmenistan: Sunday, October 27, 1991 Ukraine: Sunday, November 24, 1991 Kazakhstan: Monday, December 16, 1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Tuesday, March 03, 1992 Czech Republic: Friday, January 01, 1993 Slovakia: Friday, January 01, 1993 Eritrea: Monday, May 24, 1993 Palau: Saturday, October 01, 1994 East Timor: Monday, May 20, 2002 Montenegro: Saturday, June 03, 2006 Serbia: Monday, June 05, 2006 Kosovo: Sunday, February 17, 2008

Did You Know? 1) 8.5 million tons of water evaporates from the Dead Sea every day 2) chalk is made from tiny plankton fossils 3) there are over 225,000 trees in New York's Central Park 4) acorns are poisonous to humans (if eaten it can cause damage to your kidneys) 5) there are exactly 1,048,576 bytes in 1 megabyte 6) natural gas has no smell (the odor is artificially added so that people are able to identify leaks) 7) it takes 1,100 watts to power a toaster 8) more than 1,000,000 Earths could fit inside the Sun 9) the world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C. 10) there are over 80,000 different species of ants 11) honey bees kill more people each year than snakes

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