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Diseases and Body Parts Affected

Disease Body Part Affected Glaucoma Eyes Trachoma Eyes Scurvy Gums Rickets Bones Malaria Spleen Typhoid Intestine Goitre Thyroid Gingivitis Gums Grave’s Diseases Thyroid Jaundice Liver

Common and Alternative Names of Diseases

Common Name Alternative Name Leprosy Hansen’s disease Heart Attack Myocardial infarction Rabies Hydrophobia Blood Cancer Leukemia Baldness Alopecia Whooping Cough Pertussis Short-sight Myopia Long-sight Hypermetropia

Deficiency Diseases and Conditions

Name of the Disease Linked with the Deficiency of Night Blindness Vitamin A Beri Beri Vitamin B Scurvy Vitamin C Rickets Vitamin D Sterility Vitamin

Names of Bacteria and Virus which cause Diseases

Organism Disease Caused Vibrio cholerae Cholera Salmonella typhi Typhoid Salmonella paratyphi Paratyphoid Plasmodium Malaria Varicella zoster Chicken Pox Rubeola (virus) Measles Rubella (virus) German Measles

Types of Diseases

Type of Disease Examples Congenital diseases Hare lip, club foot, mongolism, spastic paraplegia Hereditary diseases Haemophilia, albinism Dietary deficiency diseases Scurvy, rickets, beri-beri, anaemia Hormonal

Canals and Straits

Strait/Canal Land Masses divided Water Bodies Joined Suez Canal Runs through Egypt Mediterranean and Red Sea Kiel Canal Runs through Germany North Sea and Baltic

Important Islands of India

Name of the Islands Location Brief Facts Sriharikota Island Pulicat lake (Andhra Pradesh) It houses India’s satellite launch centre, Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Abdul Kalam

Waterfalls of India and the World

Waterfalls in India Waterfall Height River State Kunchikal Falls (Tiered waterfalls) 1493 ft Varahi Karnataka Barehipani Falls 1309 ft Budhabalanga Odisha Langshiang Falls 1107 ft

Lakes of India and the World

Facts to Remember on Lakes Deepest lake in the world is the fresh water lake Baikal located in Russia Largest fresh water lake in the

Deserts and Countries

Name of the Desert Extends into countries Sahara Desert Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia Atacama Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina Kalahari

Geographical Features of the World

Feature Name Largest Continent Asia Largest Ocean Pacific Ocean Largest Bay Bay of Bengal Largest Gulf Gulf of Mexico Largest Peninsula Arabian Peninsula Largest Island

Latest Books in News

Name of the Book Author Remarks The Longest Kiss Kishwar Desai Awarded National Film Award 2020 (India) for the best book on Indian Cinema The

Latest Books and Authors

Name of the Book Author All Time Favourites for Children Ruskin Bond My Life in Full Indra Nooyi Know Your Rights and Claim Them Amnesty

Motivational Books and Authors

Name of the Book Author How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie Stop Worrying and Start Living Dale Carnegie Think and Grow Rich

Indian Writers and Languages

Author Language Indira Goswami Assamese Tarashankar Bandopadhyay Bengali Ashapurna Devi Bengali Mahasweta Devi Bengali Pannalal Patel Gujarati Rajendra Shah Gujarati Raghuveer Chaudhari Gujarati Nirmal Verma

Books by Famous Economists

Name of the Book Author The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith The Invisible Hand Adam Smith The Theory of Moral Sentiments Adam Smith The Money

Books in English by Women Authors

Book Author Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen Mansfield Park Jane Austen Emma Jane Austen Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte Jane Eyre

Famous Books of 20th Century

Name of the Book Author Animal Farm George Orwell Catch-22 Joseph Heller The Catcher in the Rye JD Salinger Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell

Popular Poems and their Poets

Poem Poet Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost The Road not Taken Robert Frost The Arrow and the Song H.W. Longfellow

Characters and Creators

Fictional Characters and their Creators Character Creator Feluda, Professor Shonku Satyajit Ray Mowgli Rudyard Kipling Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot Agatha Christie Don Quixote, Sancho Panza

Books and Authors – World Classics

Classic Author Language Ramayana Valmiki Sanskrit Mahabharata Ved Vyas Sanskrit Ramcharit Manas Tulsidas Hindi Illiad Homer Greek Odyssey Homer Greek Aeneid Virgil Latin Divine Comedy

Books and Authors – Childrens’ Classics

Name of the Book Author The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Through

Books by Sportspersons

Name of the Book Author Goal! Dhyan Chand The Race of my Life Milkha Singh At Close of Play Ricky Ponting Unbreakable M.C. Mary Kom

Books by Scientists

Name of the Book Author On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin Radioactive Substances Marie Curie The Realm

Books by Prominent Leaders

Name of the Book Author My Experiments with Truth Mahatma Gandhi Hind Swaraj Mahatma Gandhi Key to Health Mahatma Gandhi Discovery of India Jawaharlal Nehru

Book by Indian Authors

Name of the Book Author Train to Pakistan Khuswant Singh The Freethinkers Prayer Book Khuswant Singh Autobiography of an unknown Indian Nirad C Chaudhary The

Founders of Indian Companies

Company Founder Tata Steel J.R.D Tata Infosys N.R Narayan Murthy Wipro Mohamed Hasham Premji Reliance Industries Dhirubhai Ambani Bajaj Auto Jamnalal Bajaj Nirma Karsanbhai Patel

Medical Discoveries

Discovery Discoverer Penicillin Alexander Fleming Malaria Parasite Ronald Ross Circulation of blood William Harvey Chloroform Simpson and Harrison HIV Virus Luc Montagnia and Rober Gallo

Software and their Developers

Software Developer C (language) Dennis M. Ritchie C++ (language) Bjarne Stroustrup Java (language) James Gosling Javascript (language) Brendan Eich Python (language) Guido van Rossum Ruby

Internet: Creators and Founders

Creation Year Creator/Founder World Wide Web 1989 Tim Berners Lee Wikipedia 2001 Jimmy Wales Orkut 2004 Orkut Büyükkökten Facebook 2004 Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin

Inventors of Domestic Appliances

Invention Year Inventor Pendulum Clock 1656 Christian Huyges Mechanical Clock 1725 I. Hsing and Liang Ting Tsan Safety Match 1826 John Walker Sewing Machine (Chain

Discoverers of Elements

Discovery of Elements – Inert Gases Element Discoverer Argon Sir William Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh Neon Sir William Ramsay and M.W. Tavers Krypton Sir William

Indian Constitution: Questions and Motions

Question Related Terms Definition Term A question relating to a matter of public importance of an urgent character asked with notice shorter than ten clear

Indian Constitution: Finance Related Parliamentary Terms

Definition Term Annual Financial statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for a financial year Budget The estimate of expenditure

Indian Constitution: Parliamentary Terms

Definition Term The draft of a legislative proposal Bill Bill passed by both the Houses of Parliament and assented to by the President Act A

Indian Constitution: Important Amendments

Amendment Year Importance 7 1956 Reorganisation of states on linguistic basis and abolition of Class A, B, C and D states and introduction of Union

Indian Constitution: Submission of Resignations

Appointment Submits Resignation to President Vice President Vice President President Prime Minister President Judge of Supreme Court President Governor President Judge of High Court President

Indian Constitution: Administration of Oath of Office

Appointments Administered Oath of Office by President Chief Justice of India or in his absence the senior most Judge of Supreme Court. Vice President President

Indian Constitution: Important Time Limits

Condition Duration Maximum interval between two sessions of Parliament/State Assembly Six months Maximum life of Presidential Ordinance Six months + Six weeks* Maximum period within

Indian Constitution: Important Age Limits

Description Age Limit Article Minimum age for election to the post of President 35 years Article 58 (1) (b) Minimum age for election to the

Articles of Indian Constitution

Indian constitution contains 395 articles in Parts I to XXII and 12 schedules. Important Articles of Indian Constitution Article Importance Article 12 –35 Specify the

Parts of Indian Constitution

Indian constitution contains 395 articles in Parts I to XXII and 12 schedules. Part Subject Articles Part I The Union and its territory Art. 1

Committees of Constituent Assembly

Chairmen of Various Committees in the Constituent Assembly Committee Chairman Committee on the Rules of Procedure Rajendra Prasad Steering Committee Rajendra Prasad Finance and Staff

Constituent Assembly of India

Facts to Remember The constituent assembly was formed on the recommendation of the Cabinet Mission which visited India in 1946. The Constituent Assembly met for the first

Important Joint Military Exercises

Code Name Countries Indra India and Russia Simbex India and Singapore Agni Warrior India and Singapore Bold Kurukshetra India and Singapore Salvex India and United

Important Military Operations

Operation Brief Details Operation Parakram The operation was launched after the 13 December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament. Thousands of Indian troops were deployed

Ranks in the Armed Forces

Officer Ranks Indian Army Indian Navy Indian Air Force General Admiral Air Chief Marshal Lieutenant General Vice Admiral Air Marshal Major General Rear Admiral Air

Aircrafts of the Indian Air Force

Aircraft Country of Origin Role Sukhoi 30Mk-I Russia Fighter MiG 29 Soviet Union Fighter Mirage 2000 France Fighter MiG 27 Soviet Union Fighter Jaguar France

Indian Navy – Aircraft, Submarines and Aircraft Carriers

Aircrafts in the Indian Navy Aircraft Country of Origin Role MiG 29K Russia Fighter Sea Harrier Great Britain Fighter (decommissioned in May 2016) Dornier 228

Training Establishments of Indian Navy

Indian Navy Training Establishments Training Establishment Location Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala (Kerala) INS Chilka Khurda (Odisha) INS Shivaji Lonavala (Maharashtra) INS Valsura Jamnagar (Gujarat) INS

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