Major Lakes of The World
Major Lakes:- Major Lakes Continents Lake Eyre Australia Lake Victoria Africa Lake Vostok Antarctica Lake BaiKal Asia Lake Ladoga And Lake Onega Europe Lake Superior North America Lake Titicaca South America
Important International Boundary Lines
Important International Boundary Lines:- Name Related Countries Description Mc Mahon Line China and India Demarcated by Henry MC Mohan Redcliffe Line India-Pakistan Drawn by Sir Redcliffe 9n 1947 Durand Line Afghanistan and Pakistan Drawn by Sir Mortimer Durand in 1893 Hindenburg Line Germany-Poland Germans retreated in 1917 during World War Oder Neisse Line East Germany-Poland…
Major Deserts of the world
A deserts is characterised as an area whose landscape receives a significanly small amount of rainfall throughout the year. The desert can be of two types:- Desert Area (Sq. miles) Description Antarctica 5500000 The entire Antarctica is a cold desertwith an annual precipitation of 200mm. Arctic 5400000 Second largest desert globally. Sahara 350000 Africa, it…
Different Types of Rocks
There are three main types of rocks: sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous. Each type of rock is formed through a unique process, and they have different characteristics that set them apart. Sedimentary rocks are formed when layers of sediment, such as sand, mud, and small pieces of rock, are pressed together over time. These rocks are…
Layers of Atmosphere
There are five distinct layers of the atmosphere :- Troposphere:- This is the first layer of the atmosphere. According to Encyclopedia Britanica, it extends to a height of 18 km at the equator and 8 km at the poles. In this layer temperature decreases with height. This is due to the fact that the density…
Nicknames Of Famous Personalities (Indian History)
Nicknames Original Name Andhra Kesari T. Prakasam Anna CN. Annadurai Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ramji(B.R) Ambedkar Badshah Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Bapu, Mahatma Gandhi Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi Beacon of Light of Asia Subhash Chandra Bose Chacha Jawahar Lal Nehru C.R. C Rajagopalachari Deenbandhu C.F. Andrews Deshbandhu C.R. Das Enlightened One, The Mahatma Buddha Father…
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Important Sayings Of Famous Personalities (Indian History)
“Back to Vedas.” Dayanand Saraswati “Dharma Chakra Pravartana.” Mahatma Buddha ‘Dilli Chalo!” Subhash Chandra Bose’s battle cry of Azad Hind Fauj “Quit India !’ (slogan) Yusuf Meherally “Do or Die.” Mahatma Gandhi (while launching Quit India movement in 1942) “Give me blood and I will give you freedom.” Subhas Chandra Bose (in his address to…
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Some Important Places of India
Ahichhatra: Originally Ahikshetra in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, it was once the capital of the Panchalas. Aihole: In Karnataka contains the chief sites of Chalukyan architecture-nearly 70 structural stone temples important in the development of Hindu architecture and sculpture. Ajanta Caves: 66 miles north of Aurangabad in Maharashtra State. These are rock-cut Buddhist caves,…
Quit India movement (1942)
On Aug. 8, 1942, the Congress in its meeting at Gowaliya Tank, Bombay passed a resolution known as ‘Quit India’ resolution, whereby Gandhiji asked the British to quit India and gave a call for ‘Do or die’ (We shall either free India or die in the attempt) to his countrymen. On Aug. 9, 1942 all…
Poona Pact/Gandhi-Ambedkar Pact (Sep. 24, 1932*)
The Poona Pact, also known as the Gandhi-Ambedkar Pact, was a political agreement that was reached between Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar in 1932. The pact was an attempt to resolve a longstanding dispute between the Indian National Congress, the main political party of the Indian independence movement, and the Dalit (formerly known as…
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