A very beautiful story ::: Once there was an old man who was sitting in a boat just to cross the river . The boat was almost to start , and suddenly group of six soldiers came there and started abusing that old man . The soldiers asked him to vacate the boat as they will travel by it . And the old man was abused very badly by them . Old man without any hesitation came out and said you all can take the boat . Still those soldiers were laughing and abusing him and then they took the boat and sat down and started to sail in the river to cross it . And in the middle the boat just got imbalanced and Everyone fell into the river and died . The old man narrated this to a saint and the Saint gave a beautiful reply to it . The Saint said that you did not react and curse back those soldiers and this is the reason for the action that happened to those soldiers . Those soldiers abused you , mocked at you without your any fault and you kept silent . Your silence and patience was observed by the God and God taught them a lesson . If you would have reacted and acted to them then they would have not suffered. Moral of the story : 1. Don't react . 2. Keep silence and patience and you will be awarded sooner or later . 3. Unseen power is there which is observing every action and reaction . So you will be awarded according to your karma . 4. If you react , your stand would be diluted . 5. Follow the correct path of karma . People who will even think of bad of you will be rewarded accordingly . 6. If anyone is cursing you or abusing you take it and don't react . You will see sooner or later the person would have got into trouble and wounded . This is life . All the besttttt !!!!

GK Question and Answer in Hindi Q1 निम्नलिखित में से पृथ्वी के अपमार्जक कौन है ? ANS-फफूंदी और बैक्टीरिया Q2 सूर्य और प्रथ्वी के बीच में चंद्रमा कब आता है ? ANS- सूर्य ग्रहण Q3 आहार-नाल में स्टार्च के पाचन में अंतिम उत्पाद क्या है ? Ans- माल्टोस Q4 वायु गुहिकों की उपस्थिति किसका अनुकूलन है ? ANS – जल पादक Q5अमीबता से क्या रोग होता है ? ANS -आमतिसार Q6 पारिस्थितिक तंत्र में नाइट्रोजन का परिसंचारण किसके द्वारा होता है ? ANS-जीवाणु Q7 मछलियों के यकृत-तेल में किसकी प्रचुरता होती है ? ANS-विटामिन ए Q8 निम्न में से कौन उर्जा प्रदान नहीं करता ? ANS विटामिन Q9 जंगरोधी इस्पात का निर्माण इस्पात का मिश्रात्वं किस से होता है ? ANS क्रोमियम और निकिल Q10 निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी गैस उच्चतम ऊष्मीय मान रखती है ? ANS- भाप-अंगार गैस

Science Facts *.डेसीबेल – डेसीबेलध्वनि की तीव्रता मापने की इकाई है। Decibel – Decibelis a unit of measurement for sound, it measures the loudness or volume of the sound waves. *.घनत्व – घनत्वकिसी पिंड के द्रव्यमान तथा परिमाण का अनुपात होता है जिसे कि उसके विशिष्ट गुरुत्व के द्वारा प्रदर्शित किया जाता है। Density -Densityis the ratio of the mass of a body to its volume, usually expressed as its specific gravity. *.डायनेमो – डायनेमोएक यंत्र होता है जिसके द्वारा विद्युत उत्पन्न किया जाता है। Dynamo – Dynamois a device that creates electricity by turning around a magnet near a coil of wire. *.इलेक्ट्रोलिसिसः विद्युत धारा प्रवाहित करके किसी पदार्थ को उसके अवयवों में परिवर्तित करने की प्रक्रिया को इलेक्ट्रोलिसिस कहते हैं। Electrolysis – Electrolysisis splitting a substance into the separate chemicals that make it up, by passing an electric current through it. *.इलेक्ट्रानः अणु के नाभि में स्थित प्रोट्रान्स तथा न्यूट्रान्स की परिक्रमा करने वाले ऋणात्मक आवेशित कणों को इलेक्ट्रान कहा जाता है। Electrons – Electronis a negatively charged subatomic particle. Electrons are found at varying distances from a atom’s nucleus. They make up almost the entire volume of a atom but only account for a small part of the atom’s mass. Compare to protons. *.तत्वः तत्व मूलभूत रासायनिक पदार्थ होता है जो कि अणुओं के द्वारा बना होता है। Element – Elementis a basic chemical substance in which all the atoms are the same, and different from the atoms of any other substance. *.ऊर्जाः कार्य करने की योग्यता को ऊर्जा कहा जाता है। Energy – Energyis the name given to the ability to do work. *.हिमांक – हिमांकवह तापमान है जिस पर एक द्रव ठोस हो जाता है। Freezing Point – Freezing Pointis the temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid. *.घर्षण – घर्षणउस प्रतिरोध को कहते हैं जो कि दो वस्तुओं को एक साथ रगड़ने से उत्पन्न होता है। Friction – Frictionis the resistance that occurs when two objects rub together. *.गुरुत्व – गुरुत्वआकाशीय पिण्डों के द्वारा एक दूसरे के आकर्षणस्वरूप उत्पन्न बल को कहा जाता है। Gravity – Gravityis the attractive central gravitational force exerted by a celestial body such as earth. *.आर्द्रता – आर्द्रताहवा में उपस्थित वाष्प की मात्रा होती है। Humidity – Humidityis the amount of water vapor in the air.

IAS negative marks: what to do Remember the following: 1. do not give it extra importance 2. as regards analytical questions and conceptual questions, you do not have any problem as one is groomed to think rationally and within the given paradigm 3.factual questions may be tricky. Even here, if two multiples are eliminated and the choice is between the other two, it is worth taking risk 4. be precise in your learning 5. Above all, the mother of all cautions is: do not leave too many questions due to fear of losing marks. Good luck.

Fact Sheet : First In India (Female) ladies special :-) 1. First Indian Woman To Receive Lenin Peace Award Aruna Asaf Ali 2. First Woman Vice-Chairperson Of Rajyasabha Violet Alva In 1962 3. First Woman Session Judge In India Anna Chandi 4. First Woman President Of Students Union Anju Sachdeva Of Delhi University 5. First Indian Woman To Receive Norman Borlaug Award Dr. Amrita Patel 6. First Indian Woman To Get International Grandmaster Award In Chess Bhagyasri Thipse 7. First Indian WomanIasOfficer Anna George 8. First Indian Woman T Reach In Olympic Games Sini Abraham 9. First Woman President Of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil 10. First Woman Governor Of State In India Mrs. Sarojini Naidu 11. First Woman Prime Minister Of India Mrs. Indira Gandhi 12. First Indian Woman To Swim Across English Channel Mrs. Aarti Saha 13. First Indian Woman To Swim Across Strait Of Gibraltar Aarti Pradhan 14. First Muslim Woman To Sit On Throne Of Delhi Razia Sultan 15. First Woman President Of Indian National Congress Annie Besant 16. The First Woman Chief Minister Of An Indian State Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani ( Uttar Pradesh) 17. First Woman Central Minister Of India Rajkumari Amrit Kaur 18. First Indian Woman To Climb The Mount Everest Bachhendri Pal 19. First Woman Airline Pilot Cap Durba Bannerjee 20. First Woman Ambassador Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit 21. First Woman To Climb Mount Everest Twice Santosh Yadav 22. First Woman Judge Of Supreme Court Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi 23. First Woman Chief Justice Of High Court Mrs. Leela Seth 24. First Indian Woman Pilot In Indian Air Force Haritakaur Dayal 25. First Woman Air Vice Marshal P. Bandhopadhyaya 26. First Woman Lieutenant General Puneeta Arora 27. First Woman Chairman OfUpsc Rose Millian Mathew 28. First Woman Chairperson Of Indian Airlines Sushma Chawla 29. First Woman To Receive Jnanpeeth Award Asha Purna Devi 30. First Woman To Receive Bharat Ratna Mrs. Indira Gandhi 31. First Indian Woman To Receive Nobel Prize Mother Teresa 32. First Woman To Receive Ashok Chakra Niraja Bhanot 33. First WomanIPSOfficer Mrs. Kiran Bedi 34. First Woman Doordarshan News Reader Pratima Puri 35. First Woman Finger Print Experts In India Sita Varthambal And Bhrangathambal ( Both Were Sisters) 36. First Indian Woman To Go In Space Kalpana Chawla 37. First Actress In The Indian Cinema Devika Rani 38. First Indian Woman To Become Miss World Reita Faria 39. First Woman Speaker Of The State Assembly Mrs. Shano Devi 40. First Indian Woman To Receive An Asiad Gold Medal Kamalji Sandhu 41. First Indian Test Tube Baby Harsha (1986) 42. First Woman Chairperson Of National Woman Commission Mrs. Jayanti Patnayak 43. First Woman Chairman Of Exim Bank Tarzani Vakil 44. First Woman To Get Arjun Award N. Lumsden (1961) 45. First Woman To Win Miss Universe Title Sushmita Sen 46. First Indian Woman President Of Uno General Assembly ? Vijay Lakshmi Pandit 47. First Woman Surgeon Dr. Prema Mukherjee 48. First Indian Woman Barrister Cornotia Sorabji 49. First Indian Woman Advocate Regina Guha 50. First Chief Justce Of Mumbai High Court Justice Sujaata B Manohar 51. First Woman To Win Wta Tennis Tournament Sania Mirza 52. First Woman President Of Indian Science Congress Dr. Ashima Chatterjee 53. First Deputy Governor Of Reserve Bank Of India? K. J. Udesi 54. First Woman Sahitya Award Winner Amrita Pritam 55. First Woman Commercial Pilot Prem Mathur Of Deccan Airways 56. First Woman Foreign Minister Lakshmi N Menon 57. First Indian Woman At Antarctica Meher Moos In 1976 58. First Woman Chief Engineer P. K. Tresia Nanguli 59. First Indian Woman To Complete Her Mbbs Kadambini Ganguli Bose In 1888 60. First Indian Paratrooper Of Indian Air Force Nita Ghose 61. First Woman Indian Railway Driver Surekha Shankar Yadav 62. The First Indian Woman Cricketer To Get 100 Wickets Diana Eduljee 63. First Indian Woman To Get Magsaysay Award Kiran Bedi 64. First Woman Secretary General Of Rajya Sabha V. S. Rama Devi

Notes on INDIAN GEOGRAPHY for Prelims INDIAN GEOGRAPHY Cosmology: Science dealing with the nature and origin of the universe. Big Bang Theory: Canon Lemaitre Steady State Theory: Hermann Bond and Thomas Gold. Pulsating universe theory: Allan Sandage. One Parsec = 3.26 light years. Hydrais the largest constellation. When brightness of a star increases 20 magnitudes or more, it is called a supernova. Sun accounts for 99.85% of the mass of the solar system. Suns Revolutionary period= 250 m years Rotation time = 25 days Planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune Venus and Uranus rotate anti- clockwise at their axis, whereas all other planets rotate clockwise. Largest Terrestrial Planet:- Earth Smallest Jovian Planet:- Neptune Mercury and Venus have no satellites. Jupiter has the largest rotational velocity. Genemedeof Jupiter :- Largest Satellite Titanis the only satellite in the solar system with an atmosphere of its own. Saturn has the least density among all the planets. Uranus is also known asGreen planet. Greatest satellite of Neptune : Triton Movement of the Earth. 1)Rotation: West to east in 24 hours (produces day and night) – Line separating light and dark halves is known as thecircle of illumination. 2)Revolution:Movement around the sun 365 ¼ days (produces seasons) – Jan 2 : Closest to the sun- calledPerihelion. July 4 : Farthest from the sun- calledApehelion. 3)Eccentricity: (Produces Ice-age and Global Warming) Shape of the earth’s orbit changes in a cyclic period running between 90,000- 1,00,000 years. 4)Precession: This is the conical motion of the axis of the spinning earth, like a spinning top. Takes about 26,000 years to complete one cycle. Presently – pointing atPole star. AD 4000- pointing atAlpha cephai A D 14,000 – pointing atStar vega Summer Solistice: 21st June: Sun overhead at tropic of cancer. Winter Solistice: 22nd Dec : Sun overhead at the tropic of Capricorn. Vernal Equinox: 21st March. Autumn Equiox: 23rd Sep Our moon is 1/4th of the size of Earth. Blue Moonis said to occur when the second full moon appears within the same month. Highest Mountain on Moon:Liebnitz: 10,660m Neil ArmstrongandEdwin Aldrin: Set foot on theocean of Tranquility In a calendar year, a maximum of seven eclipses can occur( combining solar and lunar eclipses) Remember 1 degree latitude or longitude represents 111 Km ( along equtor) Longitude and Time Rem: E-G-A [ East- gain- add] W-L-S[ West- lose- subtract] Earth moves 1 degree in 4 minutes. Standard meridians differ from Greenwich Meridian by the multiples of 15degree or 7.5degree. USA and Canada have 5 time zones. India has one time zone. -82.5 degree east from the Standard time - 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT The International Date Line: - 180 degree Meridian is the international date line. - A traveler crossing this date line from east to west will lose a day. - A traveler going from west to east will gain a day Latitudes 1. Earth Moves 1 deg in 4 minutes. 2. Standard meridians differ from Greenwich Meridian by the multiples of 15 deg or 7.5 deg. 3. USA and Canada have 5 time zones 4. India has one time zone a. 82.5 deg E from the standard time b. 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT The International Date Line 1. 180 deg meridian is the international date line 2. A traveller crossing this date line from east to west will lose a day. 3. A traveller going from west to east will gain a day. Construction of Earth's Interior 1. Relative Density= 5.5 2. Seismic Waves a. p-waves or primary waves: Also called longitudinal or compressional waves- like sound waves- fastest b. Secondary waves or S-waves:Also called transverse or distortional waves- like water ripples- cannot pass through liquid material. c. Surface Waves or L waves:Long wave length waves- cause most destruction. Earth's Surface 1. The Crust: It has two layers: Sial and Sima. These two layers extend to a distance of 30-40 km from the earth's surface. The join of Crust and Mantle is calledMohorovicDiscontinuity. 2. The Mantle:It extends from 35-2900 km. The join of Mantle and Core is called the Gutenberg Discontinuity. 3. The Core:It extends from 2900-5150. It is also called NiFe because of the presence of Nikel and Iron. Mechanical Division of Mantle 1. Lithosphere:It constitutes 80-100 km of upper most mantle. It is rigid and cool 2. Asthenosphere:It is also a part of the upper mantle. It is hot, soft and pliable. Remember:All the meridians and only the equator form great circles. Composition of Earth 1.Crust Composition:Oxygen: 46.8%, Silicon: 27.7% 2. Total Earth Composition: Iron: 35%, Oxygen: 30%, Silicon: 15% Continental Drift Theory 1. According toAlfred Wegnerabout 250m years ago, all continents were united on a super continent called asPangaea, which was surrounded by a large ocean calledPanthalsa. 2. Continents Drifted in Two Directions: a.Towards Equator:Due to Gravitational attraction of equatorial bulge ( caused the formation of Himalayas, Alps, and Atlas) b.Towards West: Owing to tidal forces of moon and sun ( Caused the formation of Rockies and Andes) Rocks, Earthquakes and Volcanism 1. About 90% of rock forming minerals are silicates. 2. Felsparis the most abundant rock forming silicate material. 3. About 75% of the surface area of the globe is covered by the sedimentary rocks while rest 25% area is occupied by the igneous and metamorphic rocks. 4. Shaleis the most abundant sedimentary rock. 5. Marble is a metamorphic rock from limestone, Diamond from Carbon etc. 6. Richter Scaleis used to assess the magnitude of an earthquake. It is logarithmic, it means each whole no on the scale represents a ten fold increase in the measured wave amplitude. It is a quantitative scale. 7. Intensity of earthquake is measured byMercalli Scale. It is a qualitative scale. Earth's Movements 1. Faults: Here the rock beds are dislocated and displaced resulting in the formation of faults. 2. Rift Valley:Is a linear depression on earth eg. Narmada and Tapti. Dead sea, the most saline lake after lake Van are situated in a rift valley. 3. 66% of the earthquakes of the world are recorded in Circum-Pacific Zone. 4. With the increasing depth, the temperature rises gradually at 1 deg C per 32 m. 5. Molten rock material below Earth's surface is called Magma, above Earth's surface is called Lava.

List of Airports in India Location of India airports on a map. There are 128 primary airports in Indiadistributed among 127 cities. India has the 41st largest tourism market in the world by air, with 6,968,000 tourists arriving each year.* The national aviation authority for the country is Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The busiest airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport with a total of 39,752,819 passengers. Airport Information Display undefinedSearch: City Airport IATA Agartala AirportIXAAgartala Agra AirportAGRAgra Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International AirportAMDAhmedabad Aizawl Lengpui AirportAJLAizawl Allahabad AirportIXDAllahabad Along AirportIXVAlong AmritsarATQAmritsar Aurangabad AirportIXUAurangabad Pondicherry AirportPNYAuroville Kempegowda International AirportBLRBangalore Belgaum AirportIXGBelgaum Bilaspur AirportPABBelha Bellary AirportBEPBellary Bathinda AirportBUPBhatinda BhaunagarBHUBhavnagar Raja Bhoj International AirportBHOBhopal BhubaneswarBBIBhubaneswar Bhuj AirportBHJBhuj Nal AirportBKBBikaner Balurghat AirportRGHBālurghāt Rourkela AirportRRKBānposh Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International AirportCCUCalcutta Chandigarh AirportIXCChandigarh Chennai International AirportMAAChennai Coimbatore International AirportCJBCoimbatore

Rivers of Asia - Map & Details Dozens of significant rivers rise in Asia. Here we highlight a few on the map and (briefly) describe some of the most significant ones, including the Ganges, Indus, Lena, Mekong, Ob, Yangtze and Yellow. Ganges The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus and is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs. It is 1,560 miles (2,510 km) in length. Lena The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Ob River and the Yenisei River). It is the 11th longest river in the world at 2,734 miles (4,400 km). Indus The Indus River originates in Tibet and flows through India and Pakistan. It provides water resources for the economy of Pakistan - especially the Breadbasket of the southeast, which accounts for most of the nation's agricultural production. It is 1,800 miles (2,900 km) in length. Mekong The Mekong is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 3,050 (4,909 km) and it provides inland transportation for the millions living along its banks, and tributaries Ob The Ob is a major river in western Siberia, Russia. The Ob is used mostly for irrigation, drinking water, hydroelectric energy, and fishing. It's 2,268 miles (3,650 km) in length. Yangtze China's Yangtze is the longest river in Asia, and the fourth longest in the world at 3,915 miles (6,301 km). The Yangtze drains one-fifth of the land area of the People's Republic of China and its river basin is home to one-third of China's population. Yellow The Yellow River is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at 3,395 miles (5,464 km) in length. It's called "the cradle of Chinese civilization" as its basin – specifically, the Wei valley – was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilizations and the most prosperous region in early Chinese history.

India Geography The Himalayasform the highest mountain range in the world, and slope southward into a large fertile plain that covers much of India. Three mountain ranges extend from the Indus Riverin the northwest, to the Brahmaputra River in the east, including the Himadri, Himachal and Shivaliks - all with deep canyons gorged by the fast-flowing water. India's highest point is Kanchenjunga which rises 28,208 ft. (8,598 m). The land rises slightly into two plateaus, bordered in the central and south by lower mountains (Ghats), that gently slope into narrow coastal plains. Numerous rivers drain the land, and without question, the Ganges is the heartbeat of India and one of the most significant rivers on the planet.