Sunday 22 May 2011

Some News Papers and their Founders


Newspaper/Journal
Founder/Editor
Bengal Gazette(1780)
(India’s first newspaper)
J.K.Hikki
Kesari
B.G.Tilak
Maharatta
B.G.Tilak
Sudharak
G.K.Gokhale
Amrita Bazar Patrika
Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh
Vande Mataram
Aurobindo Ghosh
Native Opinion
V.N.Mandalik
Kavivachan Sudha
Bhartendu Harishchandra
Rast Goftar
 (First newspaper in Gujarati)
Dadabhai Naoroji
New India (Weekly)
Bipin Chandra Pal
Statesman
Robert Knight
Hindu
Vir Raghavacharya and G.S.Aiyar
Sandhya
B.B.Upadhyaya
Vichar Lahiri
Krishnashastri Chiplunkar
Hindu Patriot
Girish Chandra Ghosh (later Harish Chandra Mukherji)
Som Prakash
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Yugantar
Bhupendranath Datta and Barinder Kumar Ghosh
Bombay Chronicle
Firoze Shah Mehta
Hindustan
M.M.Malviya
Mooknayak
B.R.Ambedkar
Comrade
Mohammed Ali
Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq
Sir Syyed Ahmed Khan
Al-Hilal
Abdul Kalam Azad
Al-Balagh
Abdul Kalam Azad
Independent
Motilal Nehru
Punjabi
Lala Lajpat Rai
New India (Daily)
Annie Besant
Commonweal
Annie Besant
Pratap
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
Essays in Indian Economics
M.G.Ranade
Samvad Kaumudi (Bengali)
Ram Mohan Roy
Mirat-ul-Akhbar
Ram Mohan Roy (first Persian newspaper)
Indian Mirror
Devendra Nath Tagore
Nav Jeevan
M.K.Gandhi
Young India
M.K.Gandhi
Harijan
M.K.Gandhi
Prabudha Bharat
Swami Vivekananda
Udbodhana
Swami Vivekananda
Indian Socialist
Shyamji Krishna Verma
Talwar (in Berlin)
Birendra Nath Chattopadhyaya
Free Hindustan (in Vancouver)
Tarak Nath Das
Hindustan Times
K.M.Pannikar
Kranti
Mirajkar, Joglekar, Ghate

Friday 20 May 2011

General Studies Bits

1
The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was
Mujibur Rehman
2
The longest river in the world is the
Nile
3
The longest highway in the world is the
Trans-Canada
4
The longest highway in the world has a length of
About 8000 km
5
The highest mountain in the world is the
Mount Everest
6
The country that accounts for nearly one third of
the total teak production of the world is
Myanmar
7
The biggest desert in the world is the
Sahara desert
8
The largest coffee growing country in the world
Brazil
9
The country also known as "country of copper" is
Zambia
10
The name given to the border which separates
Pakistan and Afghanistan is
Durand line
11
The river Volga flows out into the
Caspian sea
12
The coldest place on the earth is
Verkoyansk in Siberia
13
The country which ranks second in terms of land area is
Canada
14
The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is
Sicily
15
The river Jordan flows out into the
Dead sea
16
The biggest delta in the world is the
Ganges Delta
17
The capital city that stands on the river Danube
Belgrade
18
The Japanese call their country as
Nippon
19
The length of the English channel is
564 kilometres
20
The world's oldest known city is
Damascus
21
The city which is also known as the City of Canals is
Venice
22
The country in which river Wangchu flows is
Myanmar
23
The biggest island of the world is
Greenland
24
The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is
Detroit, USA
25
The country which is the largest producer of
manganese in the world is
China & South Africa
26
The country which is the largest producer of rubber
in the world is
Malaysia
27
The country which is the largest producer of tin in
the world is
China
28
The river which carries maximum quantity of water
into the sea is the
Amazon River
29
The city which was once called the `Forbidden City'
Peking
30
The country called the Land of Rising Sun is
Japan
31
Mount Everest was named after
Sir George Everest
32
The volcano Vesuvius is located in
Italy
33
The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world
Cuba
34
The length of the Suez Canal is
162.5 kilometers
35
The lowest point on earth is
The coastal area of Dead sea
36
The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of
Nepal
37
The largest ocean of the world is the
Pacific ocean
38
The biggest stadium in the world is the
Strahov Stadium, Prague
39
The world's largest diamond producing country is
South Africa
40
Australia was discovered by
James Cook
41
The first Governor General of Pakistan is
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
42
Dublin is situated at the mouth of river
Liffey
43
The earlier name of New York city was
New Amsterdam
44
The Eiffel tower was built by
Alexander Eiffel
45
The Red Cross was founded by
Jean Henri Durant
46
The country which has highest population density
Monaco
47
The national flower of Britain is
Rose
48
Niagara Falls was discovered by
Louis Hennepin
49
The national flower of Italy is
Lily
50
The national flower of China is
Narcissus
51
The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located
Kathmandu
52
The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is
Strait of Hormuz
53
The first Industrial Revolution took place in
England
54
World Environment Day is observed on
5th June
55
The first Republican President of America was
Abraham Lincoln
56
The country famous for Samba dance is
Brazil
57
The name of Alexander's horse was
Beucephalus
58
Singapore was founded by
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
59
The famous British one-eyed Admiral was
Nelson
60
The earlier name of Sri Lanka was
Ceylon
61
The UNO was formed in the year
1945
62
The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on
15th August
63
'Last Judgement' was the first painting of an
Italian painter named
Michelangelo
64
Paradise Regained was written by
John Milton
65
The first man to reach North Pole was
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
66
The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was
Guermica
67
The primary producer of newsprint in the world is
Canada
68
The person who is called the father of modern Italy is
G.Garibaldi
69
World literacy day is celebrated on
8th September
70
The founder of modern Germany is
Bismarck
71
The country known as the land of the midnight sun is
Norway
72
The place known as the Roof of the world is
Tibet
73
The founder of the Chinese Republic was
San Yat Sen
74
The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was
Abdul Salam
75
The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was
Margaret Thatcher
76
The first Secretary General of the UNO was
Trygve Lie
77
The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was
Frederick Auguste Bartholdi
78
The port of Baku is situated in
Azerbaijan
79
John F Kennedy was assassinated by
Lee Harvey Oswald
80
The largest river in France is
Loire
81
The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law
Catherine of Aragon
82
The first black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was
Ralph Johnson Bunche
83
The first British University to admit women for
degree courses was
London University
84
The principal export of Jamaica is
Sugar
85
New York is popularly known as the city of
Skyscrapers
86
Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of
Cloves
87
The country known as the Land of White Elephant is
Thailand
88
The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is
Korea
89
The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is
Bhutan
90
The highest waterfalls in the world is the
Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela
91
The largest library in the world is the
United States Library of Congress, Washington DC
92
The author of Harry Potter Books is
JK Rowling
93
Nickname of New York city is
Big Apple
94
What do you call a group of sheep?
A Flock of Sheep
95
In which sport do players take long and short corners?
Hockey
96
Who was the youngest President of the USA?
Theodore Roosevelt
97
How many legs do butterflies have?
6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings
98
Who invented the Light Bulb?
Humphry Davy
99
Who invented the washing machine?
James King
100
Who invented the first electric washing machine?
Alva Fisher
101
Who invented the safety pin?
Walter Hunt
102
Who invented the Vacuum Cleaner?
Hubert Booth
103
What is the longest word in English in which each
letter is used at least two times?
Unprosperousness
104
Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil
Services?
Satyendranath Tagore
105
Who was the first woman Governor of India?
Sarojini Naidu
106
Which two countries have signed the Nuclear Swap
deal with Iran?
Brazil and Turkey
107
Who is the first man to climb Mount Everest without
oxygen?
Phu Dorji
108
How many words can you make from a five letter word  by shuffling the places of each alphabet?
120
109
Speed of computer mouse is measured in which unit?
Mickey
110
Which bird is the international symbol of happiness?
Bluebird
111
What is the pirate's flag with the skull and
cross-bones called?
Jolly Roger
112
What is the common name for ascorbic acid?
Vitamin C
113
Which useful household item is made from
naphthalene?
Mothballs