Friday, 15 August 2014

INTERNATIONAL TROPHIES

TrophiesAssociated with
AshesCricket (Australia-England)
Canada CupGolf (World Championship)
Corbillon CupWorld Table Tennis(Women)
Davis CupLawn Tennis
DerbyHorse Race (England)
Merdeka CupFootball (Asian)played in Malaysia
Swaythling CupWorld Table Tennis(Men)
Thomas CupWorld badminton
Tunku Abdul Rahman CupBadminton (Asian)
Uber CupWorld Badminton (Women)
Wimbledon TrophyLawn Tennis (England)
Jules Rimet Trophy(thereafter called FIFA)World Football

Indian National Trophies

TrophiesAssociated with
Aga Khan CupHockey (Western India)
Beighton CupHockey (Calcutta)
D.C.M.TrophyFootball
Dhyan Chand TrophyHockey
Dr.B.C.Roy TrophyNational Football (Junior)
Duleep TrophyCricket
Durand CupFootball
I.F.A.ShieldFootball (Calcutta)
Irani CupCricket
Jayalakshmi CupNational Table Tennis Chamionship (Women)
Nehru CupFootball
Ruia Challenge GOLD TrophyBridge
Rangaswamy CupNational Hockey Championship
Ranji TrophyNational Cricket Championship
Rohinton Baria TrophyCricket (Inter-University)
Rovers CupFootball
Santosh TrophyNational Football Championship
Subroto Mukherji CupFootball (Inter-School)
Vizzy TrophyCricket
Wellington TrophyRowing
Federation CupFootball

Thursday, 14 August 2014

WORLD HISTORY

01The first Olympiad was held in Greece in the year776 BC
02Rome was founded in the year753 BC
03The Great wall of China was built in the year214 BC
04The first voyage around the world was undertook by whom in 1522Magellan
05The first President of USA wasGeorge Washington
06Which Battle marked the end of Napoleon eraWaterloo
07The American War of Independence was fought betweenAmerica and Great Britain
08Adolf Hitler was also known asFuhrer
09The first woman in world to become the Prime minister of a country wasSirimao Bandara Naike
10The Emperor of Germany who dismissed his Chancellor Bismark in 1980 wasWilliam II
11Two Presidents of USA were father and son.Their names wereJohn Adams & Quincey
12The UNO came into existance in1945 AD
13The king of England before Elizabeth II wasGeorge VI
14Queen Elizabeth I ascended the throne of England in the year1558 AD
15The Statue of Liberty of New York was a gift fromFrance
16Hitler's secret service was also known asGestapo
17The last Emperor of Rome wasRomulus Augustus
18Florence Nightingale was known asLady of the Lamp
19Mao Tse Tung died in the year1976 AD
20In 1806,the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved byNapolean
21The country which celebrates Independence day on 15th August, apart from India, isSouth Korea
22The first World War ended in1918 AD
23The US President who was forced to resign due to the Watergate scandal wasNixon
24The Second World War ended in1945 AD
25The first communist manifesto was issued in1848 AD
26The first Prime Minister of Independent Kenya wasJomo Kenyatta
27Malenkov became the Soviet Prime Minister after the death ofStalin
28The first British Prime Minister wasSir Robert Walpole
29The French revolution took place during the years1789-1799 AD
30The British Commander who surrendered before the Americans and French at York town in 1781 wasLord Cornwallis
31The American War of Independence was faught during the years1775-1783 AD
32Stalin became the Premiere of USSR in1924 AD
33Lenin was succeeded byStalin
34In the Second World War,atomic bombs were dropped in Japan which destroyedHiroshima
35Leningrad was built byPeter I
36White House,the residence of the President of the USA is located atWashington DC
37In European History,the year 1848 is known asYear of Revolution
38The first Prime Minister of Israel wasDavid Bengurian
39The English King who was prepared to exchange his kingdom for a horse wasRichard III
40Nixon was succeeded byGerald Ford
41Nixon resigned in the year1974 AD
42The First World War broke out in1914 AD
43In the year 1959,Chinese occupiedTibet
44A big Naval expedition sent by Philip II against England was known as theSpanish Armada
45Magna Karta is also known as theBible of English Constitution
46The king who was forced to sign the Magna Karta wasKing John II
47Winston Churchil died in the year1965 AD
48Battle of Britain was fought in the year1940 AD
49Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941 against theSoviet Union
50Bolschevik Revolution took place in1917 AD
51Christopher Columbus died in the year1506 AD
52De Champlain was aFrench Explorer
53China was also known asChung hua
54Alexandria was founded byAlexander
55In the first Punic War fought in 264-261 BC,the Romans defeatedCarthaginians
56Modern Parliament was introduced byEdward I
57The Disease which struck Europe in the 14th Century wasPlague
58In the thirteenth Century,Russia was overun byMongols
59In 1260,the Mongol army was defeated by the armies of Islam atAin Jalut
60Timur died in the year1405 AD
61The first colony established by the English in north America wasJamestown
62Henry IV was assassinated in1610 AD
63The War of the Grand Alliance was fought during1689-97 AD
64The War of the Spanish succession was fought during1701-14 AD
65In 1707,the two countries who became united wereEngland and Scotland
66Napoleon crowned himself as Emperor in1801 AD
67Napoleon brought a detailed revision of the French Legal System called asCode Napoleon
68In 1805,the French fleet was destroyed atThe Battle of Trafalgar
69The unification of Italy took place during1858-1870 AD
70The unification of Germany was carried-out during1864-1870 AD
71In 1870,Germany waged war withFrance
72In 1822,the country which was declared an independent empire wasBrazil
73Abraham Lincoln,the American President was a republican fromIllinois
74The 1849 Gold-Rush was due to gold discovered atNorthern California
75Between 1836-1847,USA was at war withMexico
76In 1898,USA was at war withSpain
77In 1867,USA purchased Alaska fromRussia
78In 1770,James Cook,the English Captain landed atBotany Bay of Australia
79Suez Cananl was opened in1869 AD
80In 1818,the Zulu Kingdom was founded byShaka
81In 1911,Italy invadedLibya
82King Leopold was fromBelgium
83The Union of South Africa was formed in1909 AD
84In earlier times,Turkey was referred to asThe sick man of Europe
85In 1877,Russia went to war withTurkey
86In July 1914,Austria invadedSerbia
87In August 1914,Germany attackedFrance
88In the first World War,German forces were defeated Grumbinnen byRussia
89In the first World War,Austria fought alongsideGermany
90In the first World War,Austria & Germany were known asCentral powers
91Finland Won Independence in 1917 fromRussia
92In 1935,Italy attackedEthiopia
93Benito Mussolini was the dictator ofItaly
94Mein Kampf was written byAdolf Hitler
95Adolf Hitler was the dictator ofGermany
96In a mass genocide,Hitler targettedThe Jews
97In 1939,Hitler and Stalin concluded theNazi-Soviet Pact
98The Bolschevik revolution occurred in1917 AD
99Franco came to power in Spain in1939 AD
100Hitler's Nazy party came to power in1933 AD
101In 1940,Germany defeatedPoland
102In 1940,Germany invadedFrance
103Winston Churchill was the premier ofBritain
104In December 1941,Japan attackedPearl Harbour
105In June 1941,Hitler launched OperationBarbarossa
106Operation Barbarossa was launched againstSoviet Union
107In 1942,Russians broke the German front atStalingrad
108In 1942,British defeated the Africa Corps atEl Alamein
109The Marshall Plan was launched inJune 1947
110The European Ecomic Community was formed in1952 AD
111The Berlin Wall was built in1961 AD
112In 1937,Japan attackedChina
113In the first World War, Japan allied withGermany
114Pearl Harbour is located inHawai
115During the first World War,America's President wasRoosewelt
116In February 1942,Singapore fell toJapan
117Indonesia became independent in1948 AD
118Phillipines became independent in1946 AD
119Malaya became independent in1957 AD
120The Cultural Revolution was launched in China in 1966 byMao Tse-tung
121Prior to its Independence,Korea was a Colony ofJapan
122The Korean War was fought in1950-53 AD
123Tibet is presently occupied byChina
124During 1945-52,Japan was occupied byUnited States troops
125In 1997,Hong Kong was reunified withChina
126Ghana became independent in1957 AD
127Before independence Ghana was a colony ofBritain
128The earlier name of Ghana wasGold Coast
129Kenya became independent in1963 AD
130Zimbabwe became independent in1976 AD
131Before independence,Zimbabwe was a colony ofBritain
132Zaire became independent in1960 AD
133The earlier name of Zaire wasCongo
134Before independence,Zaire was under the control ofBelgians
135Before independence,Angola was under the control ofPortuguese
136The unpopular practise of South Africa wasApartheid
137South Africa withdrew from the British Common Wealth in1961 AD
138In 1994,the African National Congress won the elections in South Africa under the leadership ofNelson Mandela
139The popular leader of Cuba isFidel Castro
140In 1990,Iraq attacked and occupiedKuwait
141In 1979,Afghanistan witnessed invasion bySoviet Union
142Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was signed in1991 AD
143During the Gulf War,Iraq fought under the leadership ofSaddam Hussein
144The Shah of Iran was overthrown in1979 AD
145Ayatollah Khomeini was the religious leader ofIran

GeNeRal KnoWLedGe INDIA

01The first multipurpose project in India isDamodar Valley
02The place in North East India which receives the highest annual rainfall isChirrapunji
03The largest Indian river flowing into the Arabian Sea isNarmada
04Indian broadcasting was nationalised in1930
05The Indian forests are divided into how many regionsEight
06The place where Indian Standard time coinsides with local time isAllahabad
07The industry for which Vishakapatnam is famous for isShip Building
08The state which is the largest producer of iron ore in India isKarnataka
09The longest railway platform in India measuring 836.63 mts. is located atKharagpur
10The Indian state which is largest exporter of cashewnut isKerala
11The main occupation of Indians isAgriculture
12Nagarjuna Sagar dam is built across the RiverKrishna
13Madras state was renamed as Tamilnadu in the year1969
14The main industry of Assam isTea Industry
15The Indian state which has maximum number of districts isUttar pradesh
16The length of Indian coastline is7500 kms
17The longest day in India is21st June
18The biggest museum in india isIndian Museum,Calcutta
19The source of river Indus isMount Kailash,Tibet
20Kodaikanal, a famous holiday resort is located inTamilnadu
21Bangalore city is also called theGarden city
22The only place in India where rock salt is found is inMandi,Himachal Pradesh
23The Gandhi Sagar dam is constructed across the riverChambal
24The river that passes through the Thar desert isSindhu
25Nagoor,a place in Tamilnadu,is famous forFamous muslim shrine
26The Hindustan Ship Yard is located atVishakapatnam
27The Indian state that tops in the production of cocoa isKerala
28The first major steel plant established in India wasTata Iron & Steel Co,Jamshedpur
29Crude oil is found in south Gujarat atAnkleshwar
30The first oil well drilled in India was atNaharpong in Assam
31Calcutta is situated on the banks of riverHoogli
32The largest opium growing state in India isUttar Pradesh
33Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd,India's largest manufacturer of penicillin is located atPimpri
34The former name of Arunachal Pradesh wasNEFA
35Khajuraho temples are located atChattarput,M.P.
36The Indian freedom fighter who turned into a famous spiritualist wasAurobindo Ghosh
37The king who installed a `Chain of Justice' outside his place wasJehangir
38The name of the mines in Rajasthas from where we get zinc isZawar
39Singereni in Andhra Pradesh is famous forCoal Mines
40Amaravathi is located on the bank of riverKrishna
41Agra was founded in the year1506
42Ajmer was founded byRaja Ajay Dev Chauhan
43The only Indian state where we find nickel ore isOrissa
44The Udaygiri caves were built byKaravelu
45The strength of Lok Sabha is545 members
46The National Museum of Natural History is located atNew Delhi
47The Indian Prime Minister who nationalised the banks wasMrs.Indira Gandhi
48The birth date of Jawaharlal Nehru is14th November 1889
49The Environment protection Act came into effect in1986
50The capital city founded on the bank of river Gomathi isLucknow
51The president of the Indian National congress at its first session held in 1885 wasWomesh Chandra Banerji
52Bhaskara-II was a famousMathematician
53The Bhopal Gas leak incident occured inDecember 1984
54The city that is called the city of golden Temple isAmritsar
55Traveller Hawkins visited India in the year1608 AD
56Mahadevi Varma won the Jnanpith for her book titledYama
57The headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission is located atDehradun
58Satyartha Prakash'was written bySwami Dayananda Saraswati
59Emperor Akbar's Revenue Minister wasTodarmal
60The elder brother of famous sitarist Ravishankar isUday Shankar,dancer
61The first batsman to score a century in each of his first three tests isMohammed Azharuddin
62The 10th Vice-President of India isKrishan Kant
63The first Chief of Indian Navy wasR.D.Katari
64The longest road in India is theGrand Trunk Road
65The first modern college in India is theFort William college,Calcutta
66The first purely Indian bank is thePunjab National Bank
67Lalit Kala Academy of India is situated atNew Delhi
68The first Indian to win Oscar Award isBhanu Athaiya
69Goa was liberated in the year1961
70Sharda Act was enacted to preventChild Marriage
71National Science day is celebrated on28th February
72Jamnalal Bajaj Awards are given forConstructive work
73Rabindranath Tagore give up his knighthood because of the tragic incident ofJallianwala Bagh massacre
74The Chief minister of a state who was awarded the Bharat Ratna wasM.G.Ramachandran
75Baba Amte's real name isMuralidhar Devidas Amte
76Mihirsen,India's famous long distance swimmer,was by professionAn Advocate
77Dr.Pramod Karan Sethi is famous for theJaipur foot
78Rabindranath Tagore was born atJorasanko,Calcutta
79The name of the school started by Rabindranath Tagore wasShanti Niketan
80Neyveli Thermal Power Station is located inTamil Nadu
81The earlier name of Assam wasKamrup
82Sir C.V.Raman was born atThirunavannikaval
83The Indian Academy of Science was founded byC.V.Raman
84The Indian Academy of Science is located atBangalore
85All India Institute of Medical Science is located atNew Delhi
86Atomic Energy Commission is located atMumbai
87Cement Research Institute of India is located atBalabhgarh
88Space Applications Centre is located atAhmedabad
89Jog falls is located atJog,Karnataka
90Jawaharlal Nehru died in the year1964
91Aurangzeb died in the year1707
92Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan died in the yearFrontier Gandhi
93Rabindranath Tagore died in the year1941
94Mahatma Gandhi died in the year1948
95Zakir Hussein died in the year1969
96Raja Ram Mohan Roy died in the year1833
97India's second Prime Minister wasGulzarilal Nanda
98The first Law Minister of Independent India wasDr.B.R.Ambedkar
99Jawaharlal Nehru's biography "With No Regrets"was written byKrishan Hathisingh
100India's first test tube baby was born inJune 1986
101The leader whose death was announced in the Lok Sabha before his actual death wasJayaprakash Narayan
102The Gold mines located in Andhra Pradesh areRamagiri Gold Fields,Ananthapur district
103The Homeguards were organised in India in the year1962
104Ankleshwar oil field is located inGujarat
105The Indian Prime Minister who wrote the book `Nature Cure'wasMorarji Desai
106Burma seperated from India in the year1937
107`Sea Bird'project is located atKarwar
108The name of the artificial harbour along the west coast India isKandla
109The first medical college was established in India atCalcutta
110Jawaharlal Nehru's mother's name wasSwaroop Rani
111The pin code was introduced in India in the year1972
112In his last years,Ambedkar converted toBuddhism
113Gandhiji's mother's name wasPutli Bai
114Gandhiji was born on2nd October 1869
115Khushwant Singh is a famousJournalist
116The film actor who became the chiefminister of Andhra Pradesh wasN.T.Rama Rao
117Satyajit Ray was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year1992
118Central Research Institute is located atKasauli
119The movie Raja Harishchandra was released in the year1913
120The first Indian Prime Minister to resign from office wasMorarji Desai
121The largest railway bridge in India isSone Bridge,Bihar
122The largest dome in India is theGol Gumbaz,Bijapur
123Air Force Day is celebrated onOctober 8
124Indian Military Academy is located atDehradun
125The postal department was set up in India in the year1854
126Army day is celebrated on21st Century
127Navy day is celebrated on4th December
128The national flower of India isLotus
129NABARD was established in the year1982
130Koradi Thermal power Station is located atMaharashtra
131PTI stands forPress Trust of India
132Rail Coach Factory is located atKapurthala
133The construction of India was adopted on