Do You Know ?
ThatArticle 32 is known as the
soul and heart of the Constitution of
India.
ThatIndian Constitution was
adopted by Constituent Assembly on
November 26, 1949 but it was
implemented on January 26, 1950.
ThatThe Cauvery river is
known as the Ganga of the South.
ThatThe most densely popula-
ted State of India is West Bengal and
the least densely populated State is
Arunachal Pradesh.
ThatThe population density
(number of persons living in one
square km) of India is 324 (as per
2001 census).
ThatKerala is the state in India
where the sex ratio (number of
women per 1000 men) is highest.
ThatIn India, Uttar Pradesh is
the largest producer of wheat while
West Bengal is the largest producer of
rice.
ThatKarnataka is the largest
producer of coffee. While Assam is
the largest producer of tea.
ThatKerala is known as the
spice garden of India.
ThatThe longest serving Prime
Minister till now was Pandit Jawahar
Lal Nehru who served the country as
Prime Minister from August 15, 1947
to May 27, 1964.
ThatThe highest civilian award
of India is Bharat Ratna.
ThatThe highest sports award
of India is Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Award.
ThatThe boundary line bet-
ween India and Pakistan is called
Redcliff Line and the boundary line
between India and China is know
Macmohan Line.
ThatThe largest population of
any country in the world is that of
China which has about 25% share of
world population.
ThatVetican City is the worlds
smallest country-state with an area of
044 sq. km.
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ThatThe biggest dome in the
world is Gol Gombuz (Bijapur,
Karnataka).
ThatCheetah (with maximum
speed of 96-101 (km/h) is the fastest
animal on earth.
ThatThe smallest continent of
the world is Australia while the
largest is Asia.
ThatGreen Revolution is asso-
ciated with wheat production while
white revolution is associated with
Milk production.
ThatBhutan is called the land
of thunderbolt and Norway is called
the land of Mid-night sun.
ThatThe largest lake is
Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan). while the
deepest lake of the world is to lake
Baikal (Eastern Siberia).
ThatSpace exploration began
with the launching of Russias
Sputnik-1 into space on October 4,
1957. It was a first satellite launched
into space.
ThatYuri Gagarin was the first
man sent by U.S.S.R. into space while.
Valentina Tereskhova was the first
woman who went into space in 1963.
ThatPacific Ocean is the lar-
gest ocean while south China sea is
the largest sea of the world.
ThatThe largest peninsula of
the world is Arabia in the India
ocean.
ThatThe largest stock exchange
of Asia is Mumbai Stock Exchange.
ThatThe currency notes of
India are printed at Security Paper
Mill Hoshangabad (M.P.)
ThatThe Coins are minted at
Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad,
Chellapalli and Noida.
ThatThe system by which
Reserve Bank issue currency in the
country is known as Minimum
Reserve System.
ThatFirst person who resigned
from the post of Prime Minister was
Morarji Desai.
ThatThe Lok Sabha is the
Lower House of Parliament while
the Rajya Sabha is the Upper House.
ThatThe average growth rate
of World Population is 16% (per
year).
ThatThe rate of speed of solar
radiation is 3,00,000 km/second.
ThatThe only state where
Asiatic lions are found in India
(Runn of Kuchch, Gujarat).
ThatThe elements which are
most abuntally found in the
universe are hydrogen and helium.
ThatThe winds which change
their direction according to season
are known as monsoons.
ThatThe first Lok Sabha
speaker against whom no-confidence
was brought was Hukum Singh.
ThatGulzari Lal Nanda was
the only person who twice became
the acting Prime Minister of India.
ThatThe largest office building
of the world is Pentagon which
houses Defence Department of
U.S.A.
ThatThe highest waterfall of
the world is Angel Waterfall
(Venezuela).
ThatThe most valuable (costly)
painting is Mona Lisa by Leonardo
da Vinci. Its value is estimated at 100
million dollar.
ThatChemical name of baking
powder is sodium bicarbonate and
that of common salt is sodium
chloride.
ThatNitrous oxide is called
laughing gas.
ThatCerebrum which is the
largest part of the brain, is the centre
of intelligence, co-ordination,
memory, will and imagination.
ThatLiver is the largest gland/
organ of the body.
ThatThe first foreigner who
received Bharat Ratna was Khan
Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987.
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