Thursday, 19 June 2014

Impotants Facts Of India

National Flag
=>It was adopted by Constituent Assembly on July 22,1947.Ratio of width to length is 2:3 having three bands of equal width, lowest is green, middle one is white and saffron is the color at the top. A wheel is at the centre of the flag of navy blue color having 24 spokes.Madam Bhikaji Cama was the first to unfuri the tri-color at an international body.

National Emblem
=> It was adopted by the Govenment of India on January 26,1950.Basically , it is a replica of the capitol of Ashoka,s pillar at Sarnath.

National Bird 
=> Peacock

National Animal
=> Tiger

National Flower
=> Lotus

National Song
=> Composed by Bankim Chander Chatterjee, Wordings: - Vande Matram............, taken from "Anand Math" , a novel by him and was adopted on January 24,1950.

National Anthem
=> Composed by Rabinder Nath Tagore, have wordings:-  Jana Gana Mana---------------, in 1911. Adopted on January 24,1950, by the Constituent Assembly of India takes about 52 Seconds to sing it completely. It was first sung on 27th december 1911 at Calcutta session of Congress.

Important Boundaries and Lines of the World

Durand Line
=> It is the line which seperates India and Afghanistan.

MacMohan Line
=> It demarcates the boundries of China and India.

Radcliffe Line
=> It demarcates the boundary between India and Pakistan.

38th Parallel
=> It is the parallel separating North Korea and South Korea.

49th Parallel
=> It is the boundary between Usa and Canada.

Siegfried Line
=> It is the line between Germany and France, from German side.

Maginot Line
=> It is the line between Germany and France from French side.

17th Parallel
=> It is the parallel(Latitude) which separated north Vietnam from south Vietnam.

World's Largest,Longest and Highest Man-made Structures

Longest Rail line=> Trans-Siberian line from Moscow to Nakhodka,9438 Kilometres long,Location Russia.

Largest Temple(Hindhu)
=> Angkor Vat , Cambodia.

Longest Wall
=> The Great Wall Of China, China

Longest Railway Platform
=> Kharagpur(833 metres),Kharagpur , West Bangal,India

Largest Cathedral
=> Diocese of New York, New York

Longest Railway Bridge
=> Huey p,Long Bridge,Metairie ,Louisiana,US

Busiest Airport Road Bridge
=>Chicago, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago,Illinois

Highest Road Bridge Over Water
=> Royal Gorge,River Arkanas,Colorado

Largest Library 
=>The Library of Congress,Capital Hill,Washington,DC

Largest Ocean
=>Pacific

Largest Gulf
=>Gulf of Mexico

Largest Island
=>Greenland(Renamed Kalaatlit Nunaat)

Largest Bay
=>Hudson Bay,Northern Canada

Tallest Animal
=>Giraffe

Largest Bird
=>North American Ostrich

Largest Animal
=> Blue Whale

Largest Egg
=>Ostrich Egg

Smallest Bird
=>Bee Hummingbird

Smallest River(Shortest)
=> Roe River in Montana

Largest Sea
=> South China Sea

Largest Delta
=> Sunderbans

Driest Place
=>Atacama Desert,Chile

 Highest Waterfall
=> Salto Angel,Venezuela

Largest Desert
=>The Sahara, North america

Hottest Place
=> Aziza, Libya

Largest Glacier
=>Siachen,Indo-Pak Border

Coldest Place
=> Vostok Station(Antarctica)