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www.tnpscquestionpapers.com Page 1 Top 10 Social Networking Sites By Number Of Users Following is the list of Top 10 Social Networking Sites By Number Of Users: S.No. Social Networking Sites No. of Users 1 www.Facebook.com 300 million 2 www.Myspace.com 264 million 3 Windows Live Spaces 120 million 4 www.Habbo.com 118 million 5 www.Friendster.com 90 million 6 www.hi5.com 80 million 7 www.Tagged.com 70 million 8 www.Orkut.com 67 million 9 www.Flixter.com 60 million 10 www.Netlog.com 54 million Top 10 Countries By Number Of Troops Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Number Of Troops as per International Institute of Stategic Studies, The Military Balance, 2010- 11: S.No. Country Active Troops 1 People's Republic of China 2,285,000 2 United States of America 1,580,255 3 India 1,325,000 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,106,000 www.tnpscquestionpapers.com

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Top 10 Social Networking Sites By Number Of Users

Following is the list of Top 10 Social Networking Sites By Number Of

Users:

S.No. Social Networking

Sites No. of Users

1 www.Facebook.com 300 million

2 www.Myspace.com 264 million

3 Windows Live Spaces 120 million

4 www.Habbo.com 118 million

5 www.Friendster.com 90 million

6 www.hi5.com 80 million

7 www.Tagged.com 70 million

8 www.Orkut.com 67 million

9 www.Flixter.com 60 million

10 www.Netlog.com 54 million

Top 10 Countries By Number Of Troops

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Number Of Troops as per

International Institute of Stategic Studies, The Military Balance, 2010-

11:

S.No. Country Active Troops

1 People's Republic of

China 2,285,000

2 United States of

America 1,580,255

3 India 1,325,000

4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea

1,106,000

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5 Russian Federation 1,027,000

6 Republic of Korea 687,000

7 Turkey 620,000

8 Pakistan 617,000

9 Iran 523,000

10 Egypt 468,500

Top 10 Wealthiest Charitable Organizations In The

World

Following is the list of Top 10 Wealthiest Charitable Organizations In The

World:

Rank Organizations Country Headquarters Endowment

($USD)

1 Bill & Melinda

Gates Foundation United States

Seattle, Washington

$36.7 billion

2 Stichting INGKA

Foundation Netherlands

Leiden,

Netherlands

$36 billion

3 Wellcome Trust United Kingdom

London $22.90 billion

4 Howard Hughes Medical Institute

United States

Chevy Chase, Maryland

$14.8 billion

5 Ford Foundation United States

New York City, New York

$13.8 billion

6 The Church

Commissioners for England

United Kingdom

London $10.5 billion

7 J. Paul Getty

Trust United States

Los Angeles, California

$10.1 billion

8 Li Ka Shing Foundation

Hong Kong Hong Kong $10.1 billion

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9 Robert Wood

Johnson Foundation

United States

Princeton, New Jersey

$10.0 billion

10

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation

UAE Dubai $10.0 billion

Top 10 Geothermal Power Stations

Following is the list of Top 10 Geothermal Power Stations as per Energy

Development Corporation, 2011:

S.No. Station Country Capacity

1 Malitbog

Power Station Philippines 233

2

Wayang Windu

Geothermal Power Station

Indonesia 227

3

Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station

II

Mexico 220

4

Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station

III

Mexico 220

5 Hellisheidi

Power Station Iceland 213

6 Salton Sea Power Station

United States

185

7 Wairakei

Power Station New

Zealand 181

8 Mount Salak Indonesia 180

9 Mahanagdong Philippines 180

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Power Station

10 Cerro Prieto Geothermal

Power Station I Mexico 180

Top 10 Longest Naval Ships Of The World

Following is the list of Top 10 Longest Naval Ships Of The World:

S.No. Name Length Operator

1 Enterprise

class 342 m

United States Navy

2 Nimitz class 333 m United

States Navy

3 Ford class 332 m United

States Navy

4 Kitty Hawk

class 327 m

United States Navy

5 Forrestal class

325 m United

States Navy

6 USS

Kennedy 320 m

United States Navy

7 Midway class 306 m United

States Navy

8 Admiral Kuznetsov

class 302 m

Russian Navy

9 Queen Elizabeth class

284 m Royal Navy

10 Lexington

class 270 m

United States Navy

Top 10 Countries By HIV AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate

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Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By HIV AIDS Adult Prevalence

Rate as per Central Intelligence Agency, 2011:

S.No. Country Adult (15-49) Prevalence %

1 Swaziland 26.10

2 Botswana 23.90

3 Lesotho 23.20

4 South Africa 18.10

5 Namibia 15.30

6 Zimbabwe 15.30

7 Zambia 15.20

8 Mozambique 12.50

9 Malawi 11.90

10 Kenya 06.70

Top 10 Countries With Highest Reported Crime Rate

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries With Highest Reported Crime

Rate:

S.No. Country Total Crimes

1 United States 11,877,218

2 United Kingdom 6,523,706

3 Germany 6,507,394

4 France 3,771,850

5 Russia 2,952,370

6 Japan 2,853,739

7 South Africa 2,683,849

8 Canada 2,516,918

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9 Italy 2,231,550

10 India 1,764,630

Top 10 Countries Consuming Maximum Centrifugal

Sugar

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries Consuming Maximum

Centrifugal Sugar as per US Department Of Agriculture, 2011:

S.No. Country Human Domestic

Consumption

(1000 MT)

1 India 26,500.00

2 EU-27 17,500.00

3 China 13,600.00

4 Brazil 12,550.00

5 United States

10,093.00

6 Russian Federation

6,010.00

7 Indonesia 5,200.00

8 Mexico 4,460.00

9 Pakistan 4,300.00

10 Egypt 2,850.00

Top 10 Countries By Centrifugal Sugar Imports

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Centrifugal Sugar Imports as

per US Department of Agriculture, 2011:

S.No. Country Raw Imports (1000 MT)

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1 EU-27 3,000.00

2 Indonesia 2,850.00

3 United States 2,040.00

4 Russian Federation

1,725.00

5 UAE 1,700.00

6 Japan 1,640.00

7 Republic of

Korea 1,600.00

8 China 1,600.00

9 Malaysia 1,600.00

10 Nigeria 1,400.00

Top 10 Countries By Centrifugal Sugar Exports

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Centrifugal Sugar Exports as

per US Department of Agriculture, 2011:

S.No. Country Exports (1000 MT)

1 Brazil 27,300.00

2 Thailand 7,300.00

3 Australia 2,850.00

4 Guatemala 1,808.00

5 India 1,800.00

6 UAE 1790.00

7 EU-27 1,010.00

8 Mexico 901.00

9 Colombia 800.00

10 Saudi Arabia 580.00

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Top 10 Countries By Olive Oil Production

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Olive Oil Production as per

US Department of Agriculture, 2011:

S.No. Country Production (1000 MT)

1 EU-27 2,350.00

2 Syrian Arab Republic

165.00

3 Turkey 145.00

4 Tunisia 135.00

5 Morocco 32.00

6 Algeria 28.00

7 Jordon 15.00

8 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

10.00

9 Lebanon 4.00

10 United States 4.00

Top 10 Countries By Olive Oil Consumption

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Olive Oil Consumption as per

US Department of Agriculture, 2011:

S.No. Country Domestic

Consumption (1000 MT)

1 EU-27 2,050.00

2 United States 305.00

3 Turkey 140.00

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4 Syrian Arab Republic

130.00

5 Morocco 97.00

6 Brazil 64.00

7 Algeria 42.00

8 Canada 40.00

9 Australia 32.00

10 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

32.00

Top 10 Countries By Olive Oil Imports

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Olive Oil Imports as per US

Department of Agriculture, 2011:

S.No. Country Imports (1000

MT)

1 United States 304.00

2 EU-27 75.00

3 Brazil 64.00

4 Canada 40.00

5 Australia 39.00

6 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

17.00

7 Saudi Arabia 14.00

8 Switzerland 13.00

9 Israel 6.00

10 Morocco 2.00

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Top 10 Largest Monoliths In The World

Following is the list of Top 10 Largest Moved Monoliths In The World:

S.No. Name Weight Location

1 Thunder Stone 1,250 t Saint

Petersburg, Russia

2 Ramesseum 1,000 t Thebes, Egypt

3 Trilithon 800 t Baalbek, Lebanon

4 Colossi of Memnon

700 t Thebes, Egypt

5 Alexander Column

600 t Saint

Petersburg, Russia

6 Western Stone, Jewish Holy Temple

550-600 t Jerusalem,

Israel

7

Great Stele, King Ezana's

Stele, Obelisk of Axum

520-170 t and 160 t

Axum, Ethoipia

8 Gomateshwara 400-600 t

Hassan district of Karnataka State, India

9 Khafre's Pyramid

400 t Giza, Egypt

10 Masuda no iwafune

300-500 t Asuka, Nara, Japan

Top 10 Largest Sailing Vessels Of The World

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Following is the list of Top 10 Largest Sailing Vessels Of The World:

S.No. Names Shipyard Length

1 SS Great Eastern

J. Scott Russel & Co.

692 ft

2 Club Med 2

Societe Nouvelle des Ateliers et

Chantiers du Havre

(SNACH)

636.5 ft

3 Wind Surf (Club

Med 1) SNACH 617 ft

4 Aqua City, Merida

Nippon Kokan (NKK)

590.2 ft

5 Usuki Pioneer (Swift Wings S1

Moon)

Usuki Tekkosho,

Saiki 531.5 ft

6 PreuBen J. C.

Tecklenborg AG

482 ft

7 France II Chantiers et Ateliers de la

Gironde 480.5 ft

8 R. C. Rickmers

Rickmers Reismuhlen, Rhederei

and Schiffbau,

Bremerhaven

479 ft

9 Thomas W.

LawsonWyoming Fore River Shipyard

475 ft

10 Maria Rickmers Percy & Small

450 ft

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Top 10 Biggest Oil Spills In History

Following is the list of Top 10 Biggest Oil Spills In History:

S.No. Oil Spill

Location Gallons

1 Gulf War, 1991

Kuwait 240 to 336 million

2 Ixtoc 1 Oil Well, 1979

Bay of Campeche, Mexico

140 million

3 Atlantic Empress, 1979

Trinidad and Tobago, West

Indies

88.3 million

4 Fergana Valley, 1992

Uzbekistan 87.7

million

5 Nowruz Oil Field, 1983

Persian Gulf 80 million

6 ABT

Summer, 1991

Off the coast of Angola

80 million

7 Castillo

de Bellver, 1983

Off Saldanha Bay, South Africa

78.5 million

8 Amoco Cadiz, 1978

Off Brittany, France

68.7 million

9 Odyssey Oil Spill, 1988

700 nautical miles off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada

43 million

10

M/T Haven Tanker, 1991

Genoa, Italy 42 million

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Top 10 Motor Yachts By Length

Following is the list of Top 10 Motor Yachts By Length:

Rank Name Country Length

1 Eclipse Germany 164 m

2 Dubai Germany 162 m

3 Al Said Germany 155 m

4 Prince

Abdulaziz Denmark 147 m

5 El Horria United Kingdom

146 m

6 Swift 141 UAE 141 m

7 Al Salamah Germany 139 m

8 Rising Sun Germany 138 m

9 Savarona Germany 136 m

10 Serene Italy 134 m

Top 10 Largest Wooden Ships In The World

Following is the list of Top 10 Largest Wooden Ships In The World:

S.No. Ship Length Beam

1 Rochambeau 115.0 m 22.2 m

2 Caligula's Giant

Ship 104 m 20.3 m

3 Pretoria 103 m 13.4 m

4 Great Republic 102.1 m 16.2 m

5 HMS Orlando and

HMS Mersey 102.1 m 18.3 m

6 Wyoming 100.4 m 15.3 m

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7 Santiago 98.8 m 14.0 m

8 Roanoke 97.84 m 15.0 m

9 Appomattox 97.2 m 12.8 m

10 Baron of Renfrew 92.7 m 18.6 m

Top 10 Largest Operational Wind Farms

Following is the list of Top 10 Largest Operational Wind Farms:

S.No. Wind Farm

Capacity Country

1 Thanet 300 United Kingdom

2 Horns Rev II 209 Denmark

3 Rodsand II 207 Denmark

4 Lynn and Inner

Dowsing 194

United Kingdom

5 Walney 1 184 United Kingdom

6 Robin Rigg (Solway Firth)

180 United Kingdom

7 Gunfleet Sands

172 United Kingdom

8 Nysted

(Rodsand I) 166 Denmark

9 Bligh Bank (Belwind)

165 Belgium

10 Horns Rev I 160 Denmark

Top 10 Tax Havens Of The World

Following is the Top 10 Tax Havens Of The World as per Tax Justice

Networks, (Financial Secrecy Index) 2011:

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S.No. Country

Financial Secrecy Index Value

Secrecy Score

Global Scale Weight

1 Switzerland 1879.2 78 0.061

2 Cayman Islands

1646.7 77 0.046

3 Luxembourg 1621.2 68 0.131

4 Hong Kong 1370.7 73 0.042

5 USA 1160.1 58 0.208

6 Singapore 1118.0 71 0.031

7 Jersey 750.1 78 0.004

8 Japan 693.6 64 0.018

9 Germany 669.8 57 0.046

10 Bahrain 660.3 78 0.003

Top 10 Countries By Milk Consumption

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Milk Consumption as per US

Department of Agriculture, 2011:

S.No. Country Domestic

Consumption

(1000 MT)

1 EU-27 140,400.00

2 India 121,495.00

3 United States 88,768.00

4 China 31,774.00

5 Russian Federation

31,405.00

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6 Brazil 30,803.00

7 New Zealand 17,926.00

8 Mexico 11,261.00

9 Argentina 11,045.00

10 Ukraine 10,793.00

Top 10 Countries By Milk Production

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Milk Production as per US

Department of Agriculture, 2011:

S.No. Country Production (1000

MT)

1 EU-27 140,620.00

2 India 121,500.00

3 United States 88,768.00

4 China 31,780.00

5 Russian Federation

31,200.00

6 Brazil 30,846.00

7 New Zealand 18,049.00

8 Mexico 11,228.00

9 Argentina 11,070.00

10 Ukraine 10,812.00

Top 10 Countries By Orange Exports

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Orange Exports as per US

Department of Agriculture, 2010-11:

S.No. Country Exports (1000 MT)

1 South Africa 930.00

2 Egypt 750.00

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3 United States 740.00

4 Turkey 345.00

5 EU-27 325.00

6 Morocco 190.00

7 Australia 120.00

8 Argentina 100.00

9 China 95.00

10 Hong Kong 60.00

Top 10 Countries By Orange Imports

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Orange Imports as per US

Department of Agriculture, 2010-11:

S.No. Country Imports (1000

MT)

1 EU-27 900.00

2 Russian Federation

600.00

3 Saudi Arabia 310.00

4 Canada 205.00

5 Hong Kong 190.00

6 United Arab Emirates

185.00

7 Ukraine 145.00

8 Republic of Korea 140.00

9 Japan 120.00

10 United States 90.00

Top 10 Countries By Orange Consumption

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Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Orange Consumption as per

US Department of Agriculture, 2010-11:

S.No. Country Domestic

Consumption

(1000 MT)

1 Brazil 6,079.00

2 EU-27 5,764.00

3 China 5,310.00

4 Mexico 3,246.00

5 Egypt 2,820.00

6 United States 1,463.00

7 Turkey 1,297.00

8 Morocco 674.00

9 Viet Nam 655.00

10 Russian Federation

599.00

Top 10 Countries By Orange Production

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Orange Production as per US

Department of Agriculture, 2010-11:

S.No. Country Production (1000

MT)

1 Brazil 20,196.00

2 United States

7,963.00

3 EU-27 6,134.00

4 China 5,500.00

5 Mexico 4,100.00

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6 Egypt 3,645.00

7 Turkey 1,710.00

8 South Africa 1,309.00

9 Morocco 904.00

10 Viet Nam 600.00

Top 10 Countries By Grapes Exports

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Grapes Exports as per US

Department of Agriculture, 2010-11:

S.No. Country Exports (MT)

1 Chile 835,000.00

2 United States 326,200.00

3 South Africa 235,000.00

4 Turkey 235,000.00

5 Mexico 174,000.00

6 EU-27 135,000.00

7 India 119,000.00

8 Hong Kong 89,000.00

9 China 89,000.00

10 Brazil 60,000.00

Top 10 Countries By Grapes Import

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Grapes Import as per US

Department of Agriculture, 2011:

S.No. Country Imports (MT)

1 EU-27 590,000.00

2 United States 580,000.00

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3 Russian Federation 400,000.00

4 Canada 185,000.00

5 Hong Kong 116,000.00

6 China 75,000.00

7 Mexico 65,000.00

8 Indonesia 42,000.00

9 Ukraine 40,000.00

10 Republic of Korea 35,000.00

Top 10 Countries By Grapes Consumption

Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Grapes Consumption as per

US Department of Agriculture, 2010-11:

S.No. Country Fresh Domestic

Consumption (MT)

1 China 6,186,000.00

2 EU-27 2,347,782.00

3 Turkey 1,915,450.00

4 Brazil 1,264,000.00

5 United States

1,129,395.00

6 India 890,500.00

7 Russian Federation

427,100.00

8 Chile 380,250.00

9 Ukraine 359,975.00

10 Japan 187,900.00

Top 10 Countries By Grape Production

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Following is the list of Top 10 Countries By Grape Production as per US

Department of Agriculture, 2010-11:

Rank Country Production (MT)

1 China 6,200,000.00

2 Turkey 2,150,000.00

3 EU-27 1,892,782.00

4 Brazil 1,300,000.00

5 Chile 1,215,000.00

6 India 1,006,000.00

7 United States 875,533.00

8 Ukraine 320,000.00

9 South Africa 250,000.00

10 Mexico 194,000.00

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