STATIC AWARENESS CAPSULE
IMPORTANT PEAKS
Mt Everest (or Sagarmatha or Chomo Langma)
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8848 m (in Nepal)
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Mt Kanchenjunqa
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8598 m (in India)
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Mt Makalu
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8481 m (in Nepal)
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Mt Dhaulaqiri
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81 72 m (in Nepal)
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Mt Cho Oyu
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8153m (in Nepal)
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Mt Nanga Parbat
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8126m (in India)
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Mt Annapurna
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8078 m (in Nepal)
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Mt Nanda Devi
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7817 m (in India)
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Major Mountain Ranges of the World
Andes :South America Himalayas :Karakoram :Hindukush :South Central Asia Rockies :North America Great Dividing Range :East Australia Western Ghats :Western India : Caucasus Europe :Asia Alaska :USA Alps :Europe Apennines :Europe Ural :Asia Pennines :Europe Pyrenees :Europe : Appalachian :North America Atlas : Africa Kilimancharo : Africa Appalechian : America Ural :Europe Alps :Europe Karpathyan :Europe Mount Eribus : Antartica
Important volcanoes
Vezuvias : Italy Etna : Italy Stromboli :Italy Barren : India (Andaman Nicobar) Kilimancharo : Tanzania Krakathove : Indonesia Pina thubo : Philippense Most of the volcanoes found near Pacific Ocean Ring of fire : Pacific Lighthouse of the Pacific : Ezalko Lighthouse of the Mediteranian : Stromboli
DESERTS
Fozil desert : Kalahari Little Sahara : Australia Death desert : Thakkala Makkan Painted desert : North America Coldest desert : Gobi Warmest desert : Sahara Driest desert : Attakkama Great Indian desert : Thar Roob Asavali: Asia Attakkama: South America Sahara: Africa Kalahari: Africa Nameeb: Nameebia Great Sandy: Australia Great Victoria: Australia Thakkala Makkan: China Sahel: China Thar: India
Important Lakes
Superior: North America Ladol: Europe Caspian: Asia Victoria: Africa Ayar: Australia Marakkoiba: South America Vozthok: Antartica Azad: Syria Nazar: Egypt Land of ten thousand lakes: Minazotta Land of thousand lakes: Finland Oldest lake, Deepest lake: Baikkal (Russia) Largest Island Lake: Manitollin Largest freshwater lake: Superior Largest salt water lake: Caspian sea Largest artificial lake: Volta (Ghana)
The 12 Major Ports are:
Port
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State
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Kolkata
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West Bengal
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Paradip
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Orissa
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Vishakhapatnam
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Andhra Pradesh
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Chennai
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Tamil Nadu
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Ennore
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Tamil Nadu
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Tuticorin
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Tamil Nadu
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Cochin
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Kerala
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New Mangalore
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Karnataka
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Mormugao
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Goa
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Maharashtra
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Mumbai
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Maharashtra
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Kandla
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Gujarat
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Stock Exchanges around the World
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE): HQ in New York City NASDAQ OMX : HQ in New York City. Tokyo Stock Exchange : HQ in Tokyo London Stock Exchange : HQ in London. Shanghai Stock Exchange : HQ in Shanghai. Hong Kong Stock Exchange : HQ in Hong Kong. Toronto Stock Exchange : HQ in Toronto. BM&F Bovespa : HQ in Sao Paul Australian Securities Exchange : HQ in Sydney Deutsche Börse : HQ in Frankfurt. Taiwan Stock Exchange – HQ in the city of Taipei JSE Limited HQ in Johannesburg, South Africa. American Stock Exchange (AMEX) HQ in New York, USA Borsa Italia HQ in Milan, Italy London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) HQ in London, Great Britain Montreal Exchange (MSE) HQ in Montreal, Canada Nordic :Baltic market (OMX) HQ in Stockholm, Sweden Bolsa de Madrid (Madrid Stock Exchange) HQ in Madrid, Spain Afghanistan Stock Exchange HQ in Kabul Chittagong Stock Exchange HQ in Chittagong Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan HQ inThimphu Maldives Stock Exchange HQ in Malé Nepal Stock Exchange HQ in Kathmandu Sialkot Stock Exchange HQ in Sialkot Colombo Stock Exchange HQ in Colombo
Famous Temples in India
Badrinath Temple: Chamoli district, Uttarakhand The Konark Sun Temple: Puri district of Odisha Brihadeeswara Temple: Thanjavur city of Tamil Nadu Somnath Temple: Prabhas Kshetra in Saurashtra (Gujarat) Kedarnath Temple: Garhwal area (Uttarakhand) Sanchi Stupa: Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh Ramanathaswamy (Rameshwaram) Temple : Tamil Nadu Vaishno Devi Mandir: J&K, near Katra. Siddhivinayak Temple: Prabha Devi, Mumbai Gangotri Temple: Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand Golden Temple or Sri Harmandir Sahib: Amritsar Kashi Vishwanath Temple: Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Lord Jagannath Temple: Puri (Orissa) Yamunotri Temple: Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand Meenakshi Temple: Madurai (Tamil Nadu) Amarnath Cave Temple: State of J&K Lingaraja Temple: Orissa Tirupati Balaji: Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh) Kanchipuram Temples: Tamil Nadu Virupaksha Temple: Hampi, Bellary, Karnataka Akshardham Temple: Delhi Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir: Oldest Jain temple in Delhi Gomateshwara Temple:Shravanabelagola town of Karnataka Shirdi Sai Baba Temple: Shirdi town of Maharashtra Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple :Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala Dwarkadhish Temple: Dwarka city (Gujarat) Laxminarayan Temple: In Delhi
IMPORTANT AIRPORTS IN INDIA
Airport
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City
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State/UT
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Kempegowda International Airport
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Bangalore
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Karnataka
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
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Kolkata
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West Bengal
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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
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Hyderabad
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Telangana
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
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Ahmedabad
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Gujarat
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Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
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Lucknow
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Uttar Pradesh
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Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
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Guwahati
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Assam
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Srinagar Airport
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Srinagar
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J&K
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Biju Patnaik International Airport
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Bhubaneswar
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Odisha
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Visakhapatnam Airport
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Visakhapatnam
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Andhra Pradesh
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Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport
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Indore
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Madhya Pradesh
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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
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Nagpur
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Maharashtra
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Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport
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Patna
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Bihar
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Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
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Amritsar
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Punjab
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Swami Vivekananda Airport
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Raipur
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Chhattisgarh
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Bagdogra Airport
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Bagdogra
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West Bengal
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Veer Savarkar International Airport
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Port Blair
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andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Birsa Munda Airport
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Ranchi
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Jharkhand
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Maharana Pratap Airport
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Udaipur
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Rajasthan
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Raja Bhoj International Airport
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Bhopal
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Madhya Pradesh
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Jolly Grant Airport
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Dehradun
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Uttrakhand
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Rajahmundry Airport
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Rajahmundry
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Andhra Pradesh
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Silchar Airport
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Silchar
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Assam
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Lengpui Airport
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Aizwal
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Mizoram
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Zaruki International Airport
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Shillong
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Meghalaya
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Daporijo Airport
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Daporijo
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Tezu Airport
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Tezu
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Kandla Airport
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Kandla
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Gujarat
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Sonari Airport
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Jamshedpur
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Jharkhand
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Birsa Munda Airport
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Ranchi
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Jharkhand
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Agatti Aerodrome
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Agatti
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Lakshadweep
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IMPORTANT AWARDS
International Gandhi Peace Prize: For contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.
Bharat Ratna: It is the premier civilian award, to serve the nation.
Padma Vibhushan: Ranking wise the second award is the Padma Vibhushan in the Indian Republic. It awarded people from various fields including Govt. service to distinguish extraordinary service for the country.
Padma Bhushan: The Padma Bhushan is the highest civilian award third in rank in the Indian Republic.
Padma Shri: It is awarded to citizens of India for their distinguished contribution in several fields including Education, Literature, Arts, Science, Industry, Social Service, Medicine, Sports and Public Affairs.
Dronacharya Award: For brilliance in sports coaching.
Dhyan Chand Award: Highest lifetime achievement award in sports and games in India
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Highest honor given for accomplishment in sports.
Literary Awards
Jnanpith Award
Vyas Samman: For literary in the Hindi language.
Saraswati Samman: For outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.
PARAM VIR CHAKRA : Highest decoration Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or prominent act of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy on land, sea or air.
MAHA VIR CHAKRA : Second highest decoration. It is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.
VIR CHAKRA :
It is the third in the order of awards for acts of gallantry in the face of the enemy on land,sea or air.
ASHOK CHAKRA:
Awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring act of valour or self-sacrifice on land, at sea or in the air.
Some Important Awards in the World
Awards and Honours
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Prize
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Field
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Academy (Oscar) Awards
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Film (From 1929)
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Grammy Award
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Music (From 1958)
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Ramon Magasaysay Award
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Govt. (Public) Service, Social Service, Journalism, Literature, Communication and International Understanding (From 1957)
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Bourlog Award
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Agriculture (From 1992)
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Some Important Awards in the India
Dada Saheb Phalke Award
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Film
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Shankar Award
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Indian Philosophy, Culture and Art
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Kabir Samman
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Socio – communal Harmony
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List of Important Awards and its Related Fields
Awards
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Related Fields
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Grammy
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Music
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Pulitzer
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Journalism and Literature
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Arjun
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Sports
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Bowelay
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Agriculture
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Kalinga
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Science
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Dhanwantri
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Medical Science
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Bhatnagar
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Science
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Nobel Prize
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Peace, Literature, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Medical Science
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Abel
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Maths
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Merlin
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Magic
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Man Booker
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Literature
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Vachspati Samman
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Sanskrit Literature
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BOUNDARY LINES
Durand Line is the line demarcating the boundaries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was drawn up in 1896 by Sir Mortimer Durand. Hindenburg Line is the boundary dividing Germany and Poland. The Germans retreated to this line in 1917 during World War I. Mason-dixon Line is a line of demarcation between four states in the United States. Marginal Line was the 320 km line of fortification built by France along its border with Germany before World War II, to protect its boundary from German attack. Mannerheim Line is the line of fortification on the Russia-Finland border. Drawn up by General Mannerheim. Macmahon Line was drawn up by Sir. Henry MacMahon, demarcating the frontier of India and China. China did not recognize the MacMahon line and crossed it in 1962. Medicine Line is the border between Canada and the United States. Order-neisse Line is the border between Poland and Germany, running along the Order and Beisse rivers, adopted at the poland Conference (August 1945) after Radcliffe Line was drawn up by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, demarcating the boundary between India and Pakistan. Siegfried Line is the line of fortification drawn up by Germany on its border with France. 17th Parallel defined the boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam before the two were united. 24th Parallel is the line which Pakistan claims for demarcation between India and Pakistan. This, however, is not recognized by India. 26th Parallel south is a circle of latitude which croses through Africa, Australia and South America. 30TH PARALLEL north is a line of latitude that Stands one-third of the way between the equator and the North Pole. 33rd Parallel north is a circle of latitude which cuts through the southeren United States, parts of North Africa, parts of the Middle East, and China. 35th Parallel north forms the boundary between the State of North Carolina and the State of Georgia and the boundary between the State of Tennessee arid the State of Georgia the State of Alabama, and the State of Mississippi. 36030’ Parallel north forms the boundary between the Tennessee and Commonwealth of Kentucky between the Tennessee River and the Mississippi River, the boundary between Missiouri and Arkansas west of the White River, and the northernmost boundary between the Texas and the Oklahoma. 37th Parallel north formed the southern boundary of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson. 38th Parallel is the parallel of latitude which separates North Korea and South Korea. 39th Parallel north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 39 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane. 40th Parallel north formed the original northern boundary of the British Colony of Maryland. 41th Parallel north forms the northern boundary of the State of Colorado with Nebraska and Wyoming and the southern boundary of the State of Wyoming with Colorado and Utah. 42nd Parallel north forms most of the New York - Pennsylania Border. 43rd Parallel north forms most of the boundary between the State of Nebraska and the State of South Dakota and also formed the northern border of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson. The Parallel 440 north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 44 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane. 45th Parallel north is often called the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole. The 45th parallel makes up most of the boundary between Montana and Wyoming. 45th parallel of south latitude is the east-west line that marks the theoretical halfway point between the equator and the South Pole. 49th Parallel is the boundary between USA and Canada
IMPORTANT DAMS IN INDIA
Dam
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River
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State
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Tehri Dam
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Bhagirathi
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Uttarakhand
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Lakhwar Dam
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Yamuna
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Uttarakhand
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Idukki (Eb)/Idukki Arch Dam
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Periyar
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Kerala
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Bhakra Dam
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Satluj
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Himachal Pradesh
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Pakal Dul Dam
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Marusudar
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J&K
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Sardar Sarover Gujarat Dam
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Narmada
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Gujarat
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Srisailam (N.S.R.S.P) Dam
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Krishna
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Telangana
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Ranjit Sagar Dam
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Ravi
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Punjab
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Baglihar Dam
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CHENAB
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J&K
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Pong Dam
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Beas
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Himachal Pradesh
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Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
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Krishna
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Telangana
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Salal (Rockfill and Concrete ) Dam
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Chenab
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J&K
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Supa Dam
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Kali Nadi
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Karnataka
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Koteshwar Dam
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Bhagirathi
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Uttarakhand
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Rihand Dam
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Rihand
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Uttar Pradesh
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Indira Sagar (NHDC) Dam
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Narmada
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Madhya Pradesh
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Pillur Dam
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Bhavani
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Tamil Nadu
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Madupetty (Eb) Dam
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Palar
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Kerala
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Parbati II Dam
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Parbati
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Himachal Pradesh
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Chakra Dam
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Chakra
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Karnataka
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Ukai Dam
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Tapi
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Gujarat
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