Indian constitution's feature

1. From U.K.

* Nominal Head – President (like Queen)
* Cabinet System of Ministers
* Post of PM
* Parliamentary Type of Govt.
* Bicameral Parliament
* Lower House more powerful
* Council of Ministers responsible to Lower House
Speaker in Lok Sabha
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2. From U.S.A

* Written Constitution
* Executive head of state known as President and his being the Suprem Commander of the Armed Forces
* Vice- President as the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha
* Fundamental Rights
* Supreme Court
* Provision of States
* Independence of Judiciary and judicial review
* Preamble
* Removal of Supreme court and High court Judges
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3. From USSR

* Fundamental Duties
* Five year Plan
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4. From AUSTRALIA

* Concurrent list
* Language of the preamble
* Provision regarding trade, commerce and intercourse
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5. From JAPAN

* Law on which the Supreme Court function
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6. From WEIMAR CONSTITUION OF GERMANY

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About India

About India

Capital : New Delhi

Area : 3.3 Million sq. km

Latitude : 6° 44' and 35° 30'north latitude

Longitude : 68° 7' and 97° 25' east longitude.

Official Language : Hindi

Total Recognized Languages: 22

Total Coast Line : 7,516.6 km

Area covered by Forest : 68 million hectares.

Population : 1,210,193,422 Billion.

Male : 623.7 million.

Female : 586.4 million.

Population Growth Rate : 1.64 per cent during 2001-2011

Density of Population : 370.8/km2.

Sex Ratio : 940

Literacy Rate: 74.04%.

Male : 82.14%

Female : 65.46%

State : 28

Union Territories : 7

Largest State : Rajasthan.

Smallest State : Goa

National Park : 102

Wildlife Sanctuaries : 441

Largest City : Mumbai

Calling Code : +91

National Motto: Satyameva Jayate.

National Song : Vande Mataram

National Anthem: Jana GanaMana

Highest Point: Mount Godwin -Austen, 28,251 ft

Currency : Indian Rupee

Time Zone : GMT + 05:30

Life Expectancy Rate a. Male : 65.8 years b. Female : 68.1 years

Ethnic Groups: Australoid, Mongoloid, Europoid, Caucasian, and Negroid.

National Days: 26th January(Republic Day) 15th August (IndependenceDay) 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)

National Bird: Indian peacock

National Flower : Lotus

National Tree: Banyan Tree

National River: The Ganga

National Aquatic Animal: River Dolphin

National Animal: Tiger

National Fruit: Mango

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1. Who wrote the song "Saare jahan se acha" ?
Answer: Muhammad Iqbal

2. Who give music to the song "Saare jahan se acha" ?
Answer :Pandit Ravi Shankar

3. Which is the worldsoldest news agency?
Answer :AFP (Agence France Press)

4. What is the chemical name of Tear Gas ?
Answer:Chloro acetophenone

5. Which is the only hobby recognized by the United Nations?
Answer:Ham Radio

6. What is the national flower of Pakistan?
Answer:Jasmine

7. What is the scientific name of Cockroach?
Answer :Periplaneta americana

8. What is the unit of luminous intensity?
Answer :Candela

9. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open men's title ?
Answer:Andy Murray

10. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open women's title ?
Answer:Serena Williams

11. Which famous writer is known as Father of Snow Golf?
Answer: Rudyard Kipling

12. How many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution?
Answer:12

13. Which planet is known as Red planet?
Answer:Mars

14. Which European countries are separated by Market Reef?
Answer:Finland and Sweden

15. Who is the author of Panchtantra?
Answer:Vishnu Sharma

16. Which is the coldest planet in solar system ?
Answer:Neptune

17. The Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha was built with the collaboration of _____ ?
Answer:Germany

18. The Durgapur Steel Plant in West Bengal was built with the collaboration of _____ ?
Answer:Britain

19. The Bhilai Steel Plant inChattisgarh was built with the collaboration of _____ ?
Answer:Russia

20. Who is the first and only Muslim lady ever to rule the throne of Delhi ?
Answer: Razia Sultana

21.Who composed the national anthem of Bangladesh (Amar sona bangla)?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

22. Who wrote the book Planned economy for India?
Answer:M. Visvesvaraya (He is known as father of Indian planning, his birthday September 15 is observed as Engineer's Day in India )

23. Which is the oldest sports in the world?
Answer:Archery( It is the national sports of Bhutan)

24. What is the normal duration of Hockey game?
Answer: 70 Minutes

25. Which Minor Rock Edict of Asoka describes the conquest of Kalinga by Asoka ?
Answer: No.XIII (13)

26. Who is the author of Joy of Numbers?
Answer :Shakuntala Devi

27. Who is the creator of the painting The Potato Eaters?
Answer:Vincent van Gogh

28 .Folketing is the parliament of which country ?
Answer:Denmark


29. What s the chemical name of Lime stone?
Answer:Calcium Carbonate

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CUPS & TROPHIES ASSOCIATED WITH GAMES

>> CUPS & TROPHIES ASSOCIATED WITH GAMES (INDIA) <<

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✔ Agarwal Cup : Badminton
✔ Agha Khan Cup : Hockey
✔ All-India Women’s Guru Nanak
✔ Championship : Hockey
✔ Bandodkar Trophy : Football
✔ Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup : Basketball
✔ Barna-Bellack Cup : Table Tennis
✔ Beighton Cup : Hockey
✔ Bombay Gold Cup : Hockey
✔ Burdwan Trophy : Weight-lifting
✔ Charminar Trophy : Athletics
✔ Chadha Cup : Badminton
✔ C. K. Naydu Trophy : Cricket
✔ Chakoia Gold Trophy : Football
✔ Divan Cup : Badminton
✔ Deodhar Trophy : Cricket
✔ Duleep Trophy : Cricket
✔ D. C. M. Cup : Football
✔ Durand Cup : Football
✔ Dhyan Chand Trophy : Hockey
✔ Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy : Football (Junior)
✔ Ezra Cup : Polo
✔ F. A. Cup : Football
✔ G. D. Birla Trophy : Cricket
✔ Ghulam Ahmed Trophy : Cricket
✔ Gurmeet Trophy : Hockey
✔ Gura Nanak Cup : Hockey
✔ Gyanuati Devi Trophy : Hockey
✔ Holkar Trophy : Bridge
✔ lrani Trophy : Cricket

✔ I. F. A. Shield : Football 
✔ lndira Gold Cup : Hockey 
✔ Jawaharlal Challenge : Air Racing
✔ Jaswant Singh Trophy : Best Services Sportsman 
✔ Kuppuswamy Naidu Trophy : Hockey 
✔ Lady Rattan Tata Trophy : Hockey 
✔ MCC Trophy : Hockey 
✔ Moinuddaula Gold Cup : Cricket 
✔ Murugappa Gold Cup : Hockey 
✔ Modi Gold Cup : Hockey 
✔ Narang Cup : Badminton

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