VIDHYA ANUDAN E-BOOK

CLASS-7

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1) ________________strange dreams!

a) What b) What a c) What an d) What the

2) ________________melodious song!

a) What b) What a c) What an d) What the

3) What was Britain called - before it was Britain ?

a) Britains b) Fairskinned c) English d) Albion

4) -9 ÷ ( -9 )= 1_________________.

a) true b) false c) can‟t say

5) Sharp claws of flesh eating birds......... (Complete the relationship)

a) talons b) blubber C) teeth d) none of these

6) Owls, fireflies and rats...... (Find the common things between them)

a) can see at night b) are nocturnal

c) skin are used to make leather d) both a & b

7) We are the family of creeping and crawling animals with scaly skins......

a) reptile b) rodents c) mammals d) amphibians

8) We are the family of animals with long incisors in front............

a) rodents b) amphibians c) insects d) fish

9) Identify the plants parts from where get the Rubber.........

a) juice of stem b) stem c) leaves d) none of these

10) From which country does spinach originate ?

a) India b) Iran c) Irak d) New zealand

11) The jet aircrafts fly very easily and smoothly in the lower stratosphere. What could be

the appropriate scientific Explanation? Which of the statements given above is/are correct in

this context?

i) There are no clouds or water vapour in the lower stratosphere.

ii) There are no vertical winds in the lower stratosphere.

a) i only b) ii only c) Both i and ii d) Neither i nor ii

12) 632.153 X 100 = ________

a)6321.53 b) 63215.3 c) 632153.0 d) 6.32153

13) (-121) ÷ 11 = 11 ___________.

a) true b) can‟t say c) false

14) Find the value of (-56) ÷ 14 is _________

a) -4 b) -5 c) 4 d) 5

15) Square of any integers is positive.

a) true b) false c) can't say d) none of these

16) I like to walk ___________ the floor is very cool and clean.

a) on the shelves b) barefoot in summer

c) under the trees d) on the road

17) Kashmira didn't buy that dress,__________

a) Did she? b) Didn't she? c) Is she? d) Isn't she?

18) You have been working since morning. How _______sums have you been able to

do?

a) much b) any c) many d) many

number

19) _____________anteater is toothless.

a) Many b) An c) Some d) Any

20) I need some _______ from you about my job.

a) advices b) advice c) advise d) advises

21) ________________idea!

a) what b) what a c) what an d) what the

22) This car runs on ______ petrol. Some cars run on CNG.

a) a b) an c) the d) no article

23) Who would use a “mashie niblik” ?

a) Hockey player b) football player

c) Cricketer d) Golfer

24) Which country grows the most potatoes ?

a) China b) India c) Russia d) Afghanistan

25) A mineral is a natural crystalline solid that formed from geological processes. Which of

the following is not an example of a mineral?

a) a diamond b) wood c) gold d) salt

26) Identify the plants parts from where we get the Coffee........

a) seed b) oil of seed c) fruits d) roots

27) Identify the plant‟s part from where we get the Sugar......

a) stem b) leaves c) juice of stem d) seed

28) Identify the plant‟s part from where we get the Fibres for Rope.............

A) roots b) stem c) seeds d)

flower

29) Large numbers of trees grow together in a...............

a) forest b) desert c) hills d) coastal

30) Pea plants is a.................

a) creepers b) climbers c) herbs d) shrubs

31) The phenomenon of radioactivity was discovered by

a) Madam Curie b) J.J. Thomson c) Roentgen d) Becquerel

32) The formation of ozone hole in the Antarctic region has been a cause of concern.

What could be the reason for the formation of this hole?

a) Presence of prominent tropospheric turbulence; & inflow of chlorofluorocarbons

b) Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of

chlorofluorocarbons.

c) Absence of polar front and stratospheric clouds; and inflow of methane and

chlorofluorocarbons.

d) Increased temperature at polar region due to global warming

33) Find the value of 245 ÷ ( -5 ) is _________

a) -49 b) 49 c) 50 d) 50

34) ( -17 ) ÷ 1 = -1_______________.

a) true b) false c) can‟t say

35) A number of the form p upon q, where p and q are positive integers is called

a______________ number.

a) fractional b) rational c) can't say d) none of these

36) What will be the sign of the product of 15 negative and 16 positive

integers?_____________

a) positive b) negative c) both a & b d)none of these

37) “Joints in the body” can be considered as...............

a) ball and socket b) pivot

c) knee and hip d) all of the above

38) Zero is greater than every ___________ integers.

a) positive b) negative c) both a & b d) none of these

39) ( -7 ) ÷ ( -7 ) = 1.

a) true b) false c) can't say d) none of these

40) Sarla gave me marbles from her collection .I gave her ____ stamps in exchange.

a) much b) a few c) many d) few

41) _____mammals have hair but humans have the most hair.

a) Much b) A c) All d) Few

42) All the boys must get their______ cut by Saturday. The matron will come for an

inspection.

a) hairs b) hair c) both d) none

43) Sujatha received ____________ National Bravery Award.

a) a b) an c) the d) no article

44) What did Willian Addis invent in prison ?

a) Pencil b) Telephone c) Pen d) Tooth brush

45) Wheat and gram are the examples of ..................

a) rabi b) kharif c) zaid d) none of these

46) The flat and broad part of a leaf is called the................

a) stomata b) leaf blade c) chlorophyll d) none of these

47) Fibrous and tap are types of ..................

a) stem b) roots c) leaves d) flower

48) Which great saint did vidhya meditation continuosly for 64 years and so is called Kalkal

Sarvagnya?

a) Bhadrabahu b) Strulabhadra c) Shilbhadra d)

Hemchandracharya

49) As per the opinion of Guru Nanak, people are of two types Gurumukh and...

a) Sanmukh b) Manmukh c) Ishwarmukh d) Bhagwantmukh

50) Who handed over Shikshapatri to the people on Vasant Panchmi day?

a) Sahjanad Swami b) Saint Ramdas

c) Vivekanand Swami d) Bhagwan Dutt

51) According to the teachings of Lord Shri Krishna, among the monhts he is ...

a) Kartik b) Magh c) Fagun d) Margshirsh

52) As a child he saw a small rat eating away lord shiv‟s Prasad and roaming on Shivlinga,

that changed his life and thought. Who was that social reformist?

a) Swami Vivekanad b) Aadi Shankaracharya

c) Dayanad Saraswati d) Baba Amte

53) At the end of war od Mahabharat who remained alive on Kauravs side?

a) Five Pandavas‟, Srikrishna nad Satyaki.

54) At the time of Arjun and Srikrishna getting down from their chariot, at the end of war,

what happened?

a) Krupacharya, Krutvarma, Ashvatthama, Yuyutsu.

55) What advice Yudhisthir got from Vyasji afterthe war to organise yagna?

a) Rajsuya b) Ashwamegh

55) Which is the district with highest population density in Gujarat?

a) Surat b) Jamnagar c) Ahmedabad d) Vadodara

56) City of Morbi is situated on the bank of river...

a) Machchhu b) Bhadar c) Sabarmati d) Gomti

57) In Gujarat where the largest agricultural prdouce market is situated ?

a) Unjha b) Rajkot c) Ahmedabad d) Bhavnagar

58) Which district has longest seashore in Gujarat?

a) Kachchh b) Bhavnagar c) Navsari d) Gir somnath

59) Which steel plant is built in collaboration with Sovier Union?

a) Bokaro b) Jamshedpur c) Durgapur d) Bhilai

60) Which planer takes 88 days in completing one round of the sun?

a) Mercury b) Neptune c) Mars d) Uranus

61) Which is the best quality coal ?

a) Anthresite b) Boxite c) Lignite d) Bitumin

62) Largest salt water tank in the world‟s.

a) Carbians Sea b) South china sea c) lake soberer d) Lake baikal

63) Which part of the body is affected by Tuberculosis

a) lungs b) Heart c) spleen d) Liver

64) Present tense of “did” is.

a) Do b) does c) Done d) None

65) Caddie , put , Tea, Bogey are the terms related to which sports.

a) Hockey b) Golf c) Billiards d) Chess

66) A person who is unable to boy off his debts‟s called.

a) Bagger b) Miser c) Insolvent d) Spendthrift

67) Guan is the currying of.....

a) Japan b) China c) South Kored d) Myanmar

68) Give one word for one who eats every thing.

a) Drani voreous b) omnipotent

c) Omniscient d) omni potent

69) Capital of lakshadweep is

a) Silvassa b) Kavaratti c) Port blai‟s d) Daman

70) The president of India hold office for a terms

a) 3 years b) 21 years c) 5 years d) 6 years

71) The first indian to win a gold medal at the olympics is.

a) Abhinav Bindra b) Sushil Kumar

c) Leander Peas d) None

72) Find the missing number 5, 6, 10, 19, 35 ?

a) 60 b) 70 c) 80 d) 90

73) Study of sounds is known as.

a) Phonetics b) Semantics c) stylistics d) None

74) Idiom - “To cool one‟s heels” means?

a. To rest for sometime

b. to give no importance some

c. To remain in comfortable position

d. To be kept waiting for sometime

75) To following are all computing devices except.

a) Note book computers b) cellular to be phones

c) Digital scanner d) personal digital assistant

76) Select the one which is different Rhombus, square, Pentagon, circle

a) Rhombus b) square c) pentagon d) circle

77) National game of USA is

a) foot ball b) Ice hockey c) base ball d) basket ball

78) Complete the series 0.5, 2, 4.5, 8, 12.5.

a) 18 b) 17 c) 16 d) 16.5

79) Select the one which is different from the other these.

a) Ink-pen b) Dust-vaccum cleaner

c) petrol - car d) flectrikity - computers

80) Who is the authors of the book „Wing of fire‟?

a) Abj Abadul kalam b) Jawahar lal Nehru

c) Indira Gandhi d) Vikram Seth

81) What is the appropriate technology to be adopted for rural

electrification and cooking.

a) Electricity b) Nuclear energy c) Tidal energy d) Biogas

82) In the numbers from 100 to 1000, how many times digit 1 comes at the

ten‟s place

a) 9 b) 90 c) 100 d) 900

83) Arrange the following words according to the English dictionary

a) 1. Voyage b) voice c) vocation d) volume

a) 2,4,3,1 b) 3,2,4,1 c) 2,3,4,1 d) 3,4,2,1

84) Who scored the highest individual score (264 suns) in one day

instructional cricket match against Srilanka ?

a) Virat Kohli b) Rohit Sharma

c) Suresh Raina d) Skhikhar Dhawan

85) Instrument used to measure the strength of an electric current is called.

a) Voltmeter b) Ammeter

c) Hydrometer d) None

86) A paper written in one owns handwriting is called.

a) Manuscript b) Scroll c) Parchment d) Transcripts

87) In which state Malyalam language is spoken.

a) Kerala b) Karnataka c) TamilNadu d) None

88) The product of two numbers is 336. Their sum exceeds their difference by 28. The

number are.

a) 42,8 b) 24,14 c) 21,16 d) 48,7

89) Yash is at 21st position in a class of 51 boys what is his position from the end

a) 27 b) 31 c) 29 d) 28

90) Select the related word - Ave : Chp : Needle : ?

a) Knit b) Trim c) Draw d) Plough

91) Which is the first country to launch satellite in space?

a) Russia b) USA c) UK d) France

92) Who won 2014 FIFA Football world cup?

a) Germany b) Argentina c) Brozil d) Spin

93) In certain code when is written as Ugfo. How is police written in that language.

a) ONK HBD b) ONKJBF c) OPKJBF d) QPMHRD

94) Time takes for the sunlight to reach the earth is about.

a) 6 min 5 sec b) 8 min 3 sec c) 9 min 8 sec d) 10 min 3 sec

95) Paper was invented in

a) India b) China c) Fgypt d) Greece

96) Who are the first winners of Dada-Sahab Phalke Award?

a) Prithvi raj Kapoor b) Dilip kumars

d) Deva Anand d) Devika Rani

97) Largest gulf in the world is.

a) Gulf of Oman b) Gulf of Aden c) Gulf of Mexico d) Persian

Gulf

98) Synonym of the world clandestine is

a) Useful b) Dangerous c) Secret d) family

99) A person who is specially interested in the study of coins and medals

a) Medallist b) coinist c) Namismatist d)

Numerist

100) Select the correct meaning of the idiom - red letter day.

a) A colourful day b) fatal da

c) happy and significant day d) hopelessday

101) Junk email is called.

a) spoof b) spam c) scrap d) spill

102) Select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the word

“SUPERVISION”

a) REVISION b)PERSON c) NOISE d)

POISON

103) Rs. 700 are distributed among A, B and C such that a gets half of what b gets

and B gets half of what C gets what‟s the share of C

a) 600 b) 400 c) 300 d) 200

104) Common name of nitrous oxide is

a) Laughing gas b) Epsom c) Chloroform d) Marsh gas

105) Choose the correct alternative I love him because he is a good man by heart

a) at heart b) of heart c) in heart d) none

106) Select the related word - Life ! Death !! HDPE

a) weep b) Pain c) Disappointments d) unhappiness

107) A is 40 m south - west of B, C is 40 m south of B C is in which direction of A

a) South b) West c) East d) North east

108) Which of the following fraction is the smallest

a) 7/13 b) 14/33 c) 11/25 d) 8/15

109) What will the reciprocal of the product of the reciprocals of 3/5 and 7/3.

a. a) 1/42 b) 7/5 c) 4/5 d) 36/55

110) 0.2 + 0.4 + 0.8 + 09 = ?

a) 24/9 b) 2 5/9 c) 3 5/9 d) 2 1/9

111) 61/4 x 0.25 + 0.75 - 0.3125 = ?

a) 6.732 b) 5.25 c) 2 d) 3.625

Indian Scientists & Inventions

Ancient Rishi (Scientists)

1. Aryabhatt : Astronomer Mathematician Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, Invention of

Zero, Probable value of a Pie, Established that Earth, revolves on its axis.

2. Varah Mihir : Astronomer Mahte,atocoam amd Astrologer

3. Sushrut : Ayurvedacharya and Astrologer Mathematician

4. Charak : Ayurveacharya Author of Charak Samhita. He was Vaidya of Kushan state

5. Bhaskaracharya : MathematicianPioneer of Decimal

Modern Scientists

1. Chandrashekhar Venkatraman : Physics and Maths, Inventor of Raman Effect

Honored with Bharat Rathna, Noble Prize and Lenin Peace Award.

2. Jagdishchandra Bose : Physics, Biology, Botany Archaeology

3. Homi Jahangir Bhabha : Pioneer of Nuclear Programme, Cosmic Rays and Point Particle

4. Birbal Sahani : (Puravanspatishastra)

5. PrafykchandraROy (P.C. Roy) : Chemistry

6. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar : Chemistry

7. Meghnad Shah : Physics

8. Sundarlal Hora : Biology

GALLANTRY AWARDS

Wartime / Peacetime Service and gallantry awards

1. Sena Medal

2. Navya Sena Medal

3. Vayusena Medal

Bharat Ratna Award

1966 – Lal Bahadur Shastri (Posthumous)

1971 – Smt. Indira Gandhi

1975 – V.V. Giri

Recipients of “Param Vir Chakara” are as under :

1961 – Capt. Guru Bachan Singh Salariya (Posthumous)

1962 – Major jan Singh Thapa, Subedar joginder Singh, Major Shaitan Singh (Posthumous)

1965 – Abdul Hamid (Posthumous)

1971 – Lt Col A. V. Tarpor (Posthumous), Major Kumar Pandey (Posthumous), Grenadier

Yogender Singh Yadav and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar – al Kargil war heroes for displaying

valour of the highest order during Operation Vijay.

Gandhi Peace Prize:

1965 – U. Thant (3rd UN Secretary Gneral)

1966 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [US Civil Rights Leader (awarded posthumously)]

1968 – Yahudi Manuhin (Violinist)

1970 – Dr. Kenneth Kaunda (President of Zambia)

1971 – Marshal J. B. Tito (Father of mOdern Yugoslavia)

1972 – Andre Malaraux (French author)

1973 – Dr. Julius Nyerere (President of Tanzania)

Abbreviation

Stands For Abbreviation

Stands For

AC Alternate Current OR Air Conditioner IBA Indian Bank Association

ACC Ancillary Cadet Core ICBM Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile

AD Ano Domini (After the birth of Jesus) WHO World Health Organisation

ADB Asian Development Bank WILL Wireless in Local Loop

AEC Atomic Energy Commission WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation

BAMS Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery WLL-M Mobile Warless in Local Loop

BARC Bhabha Atomic Research Centre WMO World Meteorological Organisation

BBC British Broadcasting Corporation ZBB Zero Based Budgeting

BC Before Christ (Before the birth of Jesus) ZSI Zoological Survey of India

BCG Bacillus Chalmette Guerin (Anti TB Vaccine) KG Kinder Garten

CAG Comptroller and Auditor General KYC Know Your Customer

CBI Central Bureau of Investigation LIC Life Insurance Corporation of India

CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education LLB Bachelor of Law

C-DAC Central For Development of Advance Computing

LLM Master of Law

BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. LMG Light Machine Gum

CASA Current Account and Savings Account deposits

LoC Line of Control (Pakistan)

DDT Dichloro Diphenyle Tri-chloromethane MA Master of Arts

DFDR Digital Flight Data Recorder (Black box) MBA Master of Business Administration

DIG Deputy Inspector General MBT Main Battle Tank

D.Litt Doctor of Literature MD Doctor of Medicine

DM District Magistrate MFN Most Favoured Nation

ECG Electro Cardiogram TTFI Table Tennis Federation of India

EDUSAT Education Satellite TELEX Telepointer Exchange

EEG Electro Encephalogram TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language

EPABX Electronic Private Automatic Branch Exchange

TRAI Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

EPZ Export Processing Zone TRIPS Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights

FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation UFO Unidentified Flying Object

FCI Fertilizer Corporation of India UGC University Grant Commission

FCI Food Corporation of India UNDP United Nations Development Programme

FDI Foreign Direct Investment UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

FDR Foreign Direct Recorder (Black Box) UNI United News of India

GAIL Gas Authority of India Limited VAT Value Added Tax

GATT General Agreement of Tariff and Trade VC Vice Chancellor

GDP Gross Domestic Product VIP Very Important Person

GIC General Insurance Corporation VPP Value Payable Post

GMT Greenwich Mean Time VRS Voluntary Retirement Scheme

HDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation NARI National AIDS Research Institute

HIV Human Immuno-deficiency Virus NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

HYVS High Yield Variety Seeds NBFC Non-Banking Financial Companies

IAAI International Airport Authority of India NCA National Cricket Academy

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency NCW National Commission for women

IARI Indian Agricultural Research Institute SC Security Council/Supreme Court

OGL Open General Licence SEBI Security Exchange Board of India

OIC Overseas Indian Citizenship SEWA Self Employed Woman’s Association

OK All Correct SFC State Financial Corporation

OGL Open General Licence SEBI Security Exchange Board of India

OIC Overseas Indian Citizenship SEWA Self Employed Woman’s Association

OK All Correct SFC State Financial Corporation

OPEC Organisation of Petroleum Exporting QIP Qualified Institutional Placement

Satellite Launch Date

Launch Vehicle

Aryabhatt 19-Apr-75 U-11 Interkosmos

Bhaskara-I 7-June-79 C-1 Interkosmos

Rohini Technology Payload 10-Aug-79 SLV-3

Rohini RS-I 18-Jul-80 SLV-3

Rohini RS-D1 31-May-81 SLV-3

Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment 19-June-81 Ariane-1 (V-3)

INSAT-1C 21-Jul-88 Ariane-3

INSAT-ID 12-Jun-90 Delta 4925

IRS-1B 29-Aug-91 Vostok

INSAT- DT 26-Feb-92 Ariane-44LH10

Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C) 20-May-92 ASLV

INSAT-2A 10-Jul-92 Ariane-44LH10

IRS-1D 29-Sep-97 PSLV-C1

INSAT-2E 4-Apr-99 Ariane-42P H10-36

Oceansat-1 (IRS-P4) 26-May-99 PSLV-C2

INSAT-3B 22-Mar-00 Ariane-5G

INSAT-4A 22-DEC-05 Ariane-5GS

INSAT-4C 10-Jul-06 GSLV-F02

CARTOSAT-2 10-Jan-07 PSLV-C7

Space Capsule Recovery 10-Jan-07 PSLV-C7

INSAT-4B 12-Mar-07 Ariane-5ECA

Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) 5-Nov-13 PSLV-C25

IRNSS-1B 10-Nov-14 PSLV-C26

GSAT-16 7-Dec-14 Ariane-5`

IRNSS-1D 28-Mar-15 PSLV-C27

HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD OF INDIAN REPUBLIC – BHARAT RATNA

Bharat Ratna Award Winners

1954 1. Shri C. Rajagopalachari 2. Shri S. Radhakrishnan 3. Dr. C.V. Raman

1955 1. Dr. Bhawandas 2. Sir M. Vishvesaraiya 3. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

1957 Pt. Govindvallabh Pant

1958 Shri Dhondo Keshav Karve

1961 1. Shri Purushottamdas Tandan 2. Dr. Bindhanchandra Roy

1962 Dr. Rajendraprasad

1963 1. Dr. Zakir Hussain 2. Shri P.V. Kane

1999 1.Prof. Amaruta Sen 2.Lokpriya Gopinath Bardoli

2001 1. Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar 2. Ustad Bismillakhan

2009 Pt. Bhimsen Joshi

2014 1. Sachin Tendulakr 2. C.N.R. Rao

2015 1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2. Madan Mohan Malaviya

GYANPITH AWARDS

Year Name Works Language

1965 G. Sankara Kurup Odakkuzhal Malayalam

1966 Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay Ganadevta Bengali

1974 Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar Yayati Marathi

1975 P.V. Akilan Chittrappavai Tamil

1976 Ashapoorna Devi Pratham Pratisruti Bengali

1992 Naresh Mehta Contribution in Literature Oriya

Geographical Surnames

Sobriquets Nicknames

Bengal’s Sorrow Damdoar River

Blue Mountains Nilgiri Hills

China’s Sorrow Hwang-Ho

City of Dreaming Spires Oxford

Cockpit of Europe Belgium

Dark Continent Africa

Empire City New York

Eternal City/ City of Seven Hiils Rome

Gateway of India Mumbai

Gift of Nile Egypt

Hermit Kingom Korea

Holy Land Jersalem

Island od Oearls Bahrain

Island of Cloves Zanzibar

Key to Mediterranean Gibralter

Land of Maple Leaf Canada

Land of Rising sun Japan

Land of Golden Fleece Australia

Land of Kangaroo Australia

Land of Midnight Sun Norway

Land of White elephants Korea

Land of Morning Calm Thailand

Playground of Europe Switzerland

Queen of Adriatic Venice

Roof of the World Pamirs

Pink City Jaipur

Sickman of Wurope Turkey

Sugar Bowl of the world Cuba

Venice of the North Srockholm

Major Thermal Power Projects

Badarpur Thermal Power Station Delhi

Bandel Thermal Power Station West Bengal

Barauni Thermal Power Station Bihar

Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station Gujarat

Ennore Thermal Power Station Tamil Nadu

Guru Nanak Thermal Power Station Punjab

Harduaganj Thermal Power Station Uttar Pradesh

Hussain Saar Thermal Station Uttar Pradesh

Koradi Thermal Power Station Andhra Pradesh

Kordi Thermal Power Station Maharashtra

Kothagudam Thermal Project Andhra Pradesh

Kundd Power projet Tamil Nadu

Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station Bihar

Naharkatiya Thermal Project Assam

Nasik Power Station Maharashtra

North Gujarat HTermal Power Station Gujarat

Obra Thermal power Station Uttar Pradesh

Panki Thermal Power Station Uttar Pradesh

Patratu Thermal Power Station Bihar

Ramagundem Thermal Station Andhra Pradesh

Satpura Thermal Station Madhya Pradesh

Santaldih Thermal Scheme West Bengal

Talcher Thermal Power Station Odisha

Trombay Thermal power Project Maharashtra

Ukai THemral Power Project Gujarat

Upper Sileru Power Station Andhra Pradesh

Indian Peaks

Peak Height in Meters K-2 8611

Kanchanjunga 8598

Nanga Parbat 8126

Gasher Brum 8068

Broad Peak 8047

Disteghil Sar 7885

Masher Brum E 7821

Nanda Devi 7817

Masher Brum W 7806

Rakaposhi 7788

Kamet 7756

Saser Kangri 7672

Chaukhamba 7138

Trishul 7138

President of India Name From To

Dr. Rajendra Prasad (only president who was elected for two consecutive terms)

26 Jan’1950 13 May’1962

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 13 May’ 1962 13 May’1967

Dr. Zakir Hussain (Expired on office) 13 May’1967 03 May’1969

V.V. Giri (Acting) 03 May’1969 20 July’1969

M. Hidhyatullah (Acting) 20 July’ 1969 24 Aug’1969

V.V. Giri 24 Aug’ 1969 24 Aug’1969

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 24 Aug’ 1974 11 Feb’1977

B. D. Jatti (Acting) 11 Feb’ 1977 25 July’1977

Neelam Snajeeva Reddy (Only president who was elected unopposed)

25 July’ 1977 25 July’1982

Giaani Zail singh 25 July’ 1982 25 July’1987

R. Venkataraman 25 July’ 1987 25 July’1992

Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma 25 July’ 1992 25 July’1997

K. R. Narayananan 25 July’ 1997 25 July’2002

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 25 July’2002 25 July’2007

Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil 25 July’2007 25 July’2012

Pranab Mukherjee 25 July’2012

Vice Presidents of India

Name From To

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 1952 1962

Dr. Zakir Hussain 1962 1967

V.V. Giri 1967 1969

Gopal Swarup Patahk 1969 1974

B.D. Jatti 1974 1979

Jusrice M. Hidayatullah 1979 1984

R. Venkataraman 1984 1987

Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma 1987 1992

K.R. Narayanan 1992 1997

Krishna Kant (27th July, died in office) 1997 2002

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 2002 2007

Mohammad Hamid Ansari 2007

Chief Election Commissioners of India

Name From To

Mr. Sukimar 21-03-1950 19-12-1958

Mr. K.V.K. Sundaram 20-12-1958 30-09-1967

Mr. S.P. Sen Verma 01-10-1967 30-09-1972

Dr. Nagendraa Singh 01-10-1972 06-02-1973

Mr. T. Swaminathan 07-02-1973 17-06-1977

Mr. S.L. Shakdhar 18-06-1977 17-06-1982

Mr. R.K. Trivedi 18-06-1982 31-12-1985

Mr. R.V.S. Peri Sastri 01-01-1986 25-12-1990

Mrs. V.S. Rama Devi 26-11-1990 11-12-1990s

Mr. T.N. Sheshan 12-12-1990 11-12-1996

Dr. M.S. Gill 12-12-1996 13-06-2001

Mr. J. M. Lyngdoh 13-06-2001 07-02-2004

Mr. T. S. Krishnamurthy 08-02-2004 15-05-2005

Mr. B.B> Tandan 16-05-2005 28-06-2006

Mr. N. Gopalaswami 29-06-2006 20-04-2009

Namvin Chawla 21-04-2009 29-07-2010

S.Y. Quraishi 30-07-2010 10-07-2012

V.S. Sampath 10-06-2012

Miscellaneous

Continents of the world

Continents Area (Sq. km)

Aisa 41667920

Africa 29800540

Norht America 24320000

South America 17599050

Antarctica 14245000

Europe 9699550

Australia 7687120

Oceans of the world

Name Area (Sq. km) Greatest Depth

Pacific 166,240000 Mariana Trench

Atlantic 86,560000 Puerto Rico Trench

Indian 73430000 Java Trench

Acrtic 13230000

Famous Scientist Inventions

Neils Hendrik & David Bohr

Bohr Model of Atom

Johannes Gutenberg

Letterpress printing press also known as mechanical printing press.

Albert Einstein Theory of Relativity, photoelectric effect and lots more

Rudolf Diesel Combustion engine

Wilhelm Conrad X-ray

Unit of Measurements

Quantity Units (S.I.)

Length Metre

Time Second

Mass Kilogram

Area Square metre

Volume Cubic Metre

Velocity Metre/second

Acceleration Metre/second square

Density Kilogram/metre cube

Momentum Kilogram metre/second

Work Joule

Energy Joule

Force Newton

Pressure Pascal or Newton/sq. metre

Viscosity Poise

Surface tension Newton/square metre

Heat Joule

Temperature Kelvin

Temperature Kelvin

Absolute temperature Kelvin

Resistance Ohmm

Electric current Ampere

Electromotive force Volt

Electrical conductivity Ohm/metre

Electric energy Kilowatt hour

Electric power Kilowatt hour

Magnetic intensity Orsted

Charge Coulomb

Frequency Hertz

Power Watt

Weight Newton or Kilogram

Impulse Newton-second

Angular velocity Radian/second

Magnetic induction Gauss

Luminous flux Candela

Intensity of sound Decibel

Power of lens Dioptre

Depth of sea Fathom

Chief Justice of India

Name From To

Harilal J. Kania 26-01-1950 06-11-1951

M. paranjali Sastri 07-11-1951 03-01-1954

Mehar Chand Mahajan 04-01-1954 22-12-1954

B. K. Mukherjee 23-12-1954 31-01-1956

S. R. Das 01-02-1956 30-09-1959

Bhuvanshwar Pd. Sinha 01-10-1959 31-01-1964

P. B. Gajendragadkar 01-02-1964 15-03-1966

A. K. Sarkar 16-06-1966 29-06-1966

K. Subba Rao 30-06-1966 11-04-1967

K. N. Wanchoo 12-04-1967 24-02-1968

M. Hidayatullah 25-02-1968 16-12-1970

J. C. Shah 17-12-1970 21-01-1971

S. M. Sikari 22-01-1971 25-04-1973

A.N. Ray 26-04-1973 27-01-1977

M.H. Beg 28-01-1977 21-02-1985

Y. V. Chandrachud 22-02-1978 11-07-1985

Prafullachandra anrvarlal Bhagwati 12-07-1985 20-12-1986

R.S. Pathak 21-12-1986 18-06-1989

E.S. Venkataramiah 19-06-1989 17-12-1989

Sabyasachi Mukherjee 18-12-1989 25-06-1990

Ranganath Mishra 26-09-1990 24-11-1991

Kamal Nrain Singh 25-11-1991 12-12-1991

M. H. Kania 13-12-1991 17-11-1992

Lalit Mohan Swharma 18-11-1992 11-02-1993

M.N. Venkatachalish 18-11-1992 11-02-1993

Aziz Mukhabber Ahmadi 25-10-1994 24-03-1997

Jagadish Saran Verma 25-03-1997 17-01-1998

Madan Mohan Punchhi 18-01-1998 09-10-1998

Adarsh Sen Anand 10-10-1998 31-10-2001

S.P. Bharucha 01-11-2001 05-05-2002

B.N. Kirpal 06-05-2002 08-11-2002

Gopal Ballav Paanaik 09-11-2002 19-12-2002

Visheshwar Nath Khare 19-12-2002 01-01-2004

Rajender Babu For one month

Ramesh Chandra Lahoti 01-06-2004 01-11-2005

Y.K. Savhaewal 01-11-2005 14-01-2007

K.G. Balakrishnan 13-01-2007 11-05-2010

S.H. Kapadia 12-05-2010 28-09-2012

Altams Kabir 29-09-2012 18-06-2013

P. Sathasivam 19-06-2013 26-04-2014

Rajendra mal Lodha 27-04-2014