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United Nations Organizations : United Nations Organization (U.N.O.) officially came into existence on the 24 October, 1945, by ratification of the Charter by China, France, the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A. October 24 is called the U.N. Day. Purposes of the United Nations : The purposes of the UN are the following : 1) Maintaining international peace and security, 2) Developing friendly relations among nations, 3) Cooperating internationally in solving economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamentalfreedoms and 4) Harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these common ends. Human Rights Day : 10th October is observed as the Human Rights Day. The General Assembly of the UNO, recalling that on 10 December, 1973, the world community would celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declarationof Human Rights, expressed the hope that this anniversary would be celebrated in a manner which would fit the occasion and serve the cause of human rights. Finance of the U.N. : The U.N. is financed by contributions from member States on the recommendation of the Committee on Contributions. The member States contribute to the expenses of the U.N. budget and to the working Capital Fund. Headquarters and Offices : The headquarters of the U.N. is at New York. The European office is at Geneva, Switzerland. U.N. Information Centres and services are operating at 50 capital centres all over the world. United Nation's Flag : The flag of the U.N. is light blue in colour and emblazoned in white at the centre with the U.N.'s symbol - a polar map of the world embraced by twin olive branches. Organs of the United Nations Organization : The principal organs of the United Nations are : 1) General Assembly, 2) Security Council, 3) Economic and Social Council, 4) Trusteeship Council, 5) International Court of Justice and 6) Secretariat. U.N. International Agencies : The following are U.N. International Agencies : 1. Food and Agricultural Organizational (FAO) Its purpose is to help nations to raise living standards and improve efficiency of farming. Its headquarters is in Rome. 2.General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 3. Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization.(IMCO)- It is a specialized body to deal with international shipping. Its headquarters is in London. 4. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)- Its aim is to enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity. Its headquarters is in Viena. 5. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) or World Bank. Its headquarters is in Washington. 6. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Its headquarters is in Mont read. 7.International Development Association (IDA) 8.International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Its headquarters is in Rome. 9. International Finance Corporation (IFC)- Its purpose is to promote economic development by investing in new and existing enterprises by bringing together private capital and management. Its headquarters is in Washington. 10. International Labour Organization (ILO)- The purpose of ILO are mainly to contribute to lasting peace by promoting social justice, to improve labour conditions and to promote economic and social stability. Its headquarters is in Geneva. 11. International Monetary Fund (IMF)- It is the world's largest source of readily available international credit. Its headquarters is in Washington. 12.International Telecommunication Union (ITU)- Its headquarters is in Geneva. 13.International Trade Organization (ITo) 14.United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)- Its headquarters is in New York. 15.United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 16.United Nations Disengagement Observe Force (UNDOF) 17.United Nations Development programme (UNDP) 18.United Nations Disaster Relief Coordination Office (UNDRO) 19.United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Its headquarters is in Paris. 20.United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 21. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)- Its purpose is to promote industrial development of developing countries. Its headquarters is in Vienna. 22.United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) 23.United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) 24.Universal postal Union (UPU) Its headquarters is in Berne. 25. World Health Organization (WHO). This Organization came into being on April 7 in 1948. Its objective is attainment by all people the highest possible level of health. Its headquarters are at Geneva, Switzerland. April 7 is called the World Health Day. 26.World Food Programme (WFP) 27.World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Its headquarters is in Geneva. 28.Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development (SUNFED)
Olympic And Asian Games: Olympic Games YearPlaceState 1928AmsterdamNetherlands 1932Los AngelesU.S.A. 1936BerlinGermany 1948LondonU.K. 1952HelsinkiFinland 1956MelbourneAustralia 1960RomeItaly 1964TokyoJapan 1968Mexico CityMexico 1972MunichGermany 1976MontrealCanada 1980MoscowPrevious USSR 1984Los AngelesUSA 1988SeoulKorean Republic 1992BarcelonaSpain 1996AtlantaUSA 2000SidneyAustralia 2004AthensGreece 2008BeijingChina Asian Games YearPlaceState 1951DelhiIndia 1954ManilaPhilippines 1958TokyoJapan 1962JakartaIndonesia 1966BangkokThailand 1970BangkokThailand 1974TeheranIran 1978BangkokThailand 1982DelhiIndia 1986SeoulSouth Korea 1990BeijingChina 1994HiroshimaJapan 1998BangkokThailand 2002BusanSouth Korea 2006DohaQatar
Record Breakers in Geography: No.SpecilityName 01Longest RiverNile,4145 miles 02Highest PlateauPamir (Tibet) 03Highest VolcanoCotopaxi (Andes,Equador) 04Longest Mountain SystemAndes,South America,8800 km, 05Deepest place in the OceanOff the Island of Mariana Trench,Philippines,36198 ft. 06Lowest point on SurfaceDead Sea,Israel-Jordan,1312 ft.below sea level 07Biggest and deepest OceanPacific Ocean,64186300 sq.miles 08Smallest OceanArctic ocean,5440197 Sq.miles 09Largest north-south stretch of landAmerica 10Largest ContinentAsia,16988000 sq.miles 11Smallest ContinentAustralia,2968000 sq.miles 12Largest River (in volume)Amazon (Brazil) 13Largest River BasinBasin of Amazon,2720000 sq.miles 14Largest Salt Water LakeCaspian Sea(U.S.S.R. and Iran),43550 sq.miles 15Largest fresh water LakeSuperior (31200 Sq.miles) 16Deepest LakeBaikal (Siberia),5315 ft.average depth 17Largest Artificial LakeLake Mead of Boulder Dam (U.S.A.) 18Highest Navigable LakeTiticaca (Peru-Bolivia),12506 ft.above sea level 19Longest StraitsMalacca Straits between Malaysia and Sumatra (Indonesia) 485 miles long. 20Broadest StraitMozambique Straits,between Mozambique and Malagasy, maximum breadth, 245 miles 21Narrowest StraitBetween Greek mainland and the Island of Euboea,narrowest point,45 yds. 22Largest BayBay of Bengal,shoreline,2250 miles 23Largest GulfGulf of Mexico,Shoreline,3100 miles 24Coldest RegionsVerkhoyansk in N.W.Siberia,temperature 94. F below Zero 25Hottest RegionsNoerth-West Sahara Azizia (Libya) 58. C 26Highest mountain peak in the worldEverest 29028 ft.high*(Nepal) 27Densest populationMonaco,(37687 per Sq.mile) 28Largest IslandGreenland,840000 Sq.miles(N.Atlantic) 29Highest TownWenchuan (Tibet),16732 ft.above sea-level 30Highest VillageAucanquiles in Andes,Chile-17500 ft. 31Highest Capital CityLa Paz (Bolivia),11916 ft.above sea-level 32Deepest CanyonHell's Canyon (U.S.A.),7900 ft.deep 33Deepest CaveGouffre Bergea(France),3723 ft.deep 34Biggest DesertSahara(N.Africa),3500000 sq.miles 35Largest PeninsulaIndia 36Largest Inland SeaMediterranean (969100 sq.miles) 37Largest SeaMalaya Sea,314000 Sq.miles 38Largest GorgeGrand Canyon,Colorado River,277 miles long 39Deepest GorgeHells Canyon,Snake River,7900 ft.deep 40Highest RainfallMt.Waialeale,Hawai Islands,460 inches 41Largest ArchipelagoIndonesia,comprising 3000 islands 42Tallest Active Geyser`Giant' in the Yellowstone National Park (U.S.A.),200 ft high 43Longest Coral ReefGreat Barrier Reef(Australia),1260 miles long 44Largest AtollKwajalein,Marshall Islands(Central Pacific)with a 176 miles long coral reef enclosing a lagoon of 1100 Sq.miles 45Highest WaterfallAngel Falls(Venezuela),3212 ft. 46Biggest WaterfallGuaira(Brazil);average annual flow 470000 cu.ft.per sec. 47Largest DeltaSunderban Delta in West Bengal and Bangladesh,8000 sq.miles 48Northernmost TownNy Alesund,Spitsbergen(Norway) 49Southernmost TownPuerto Williams,Chile 50Largest CountryU.S.S.R., 8649550 Sq.miles 51Smallest CountryVatican City, 108.7 acres 52Highest Mountain SystemHimalayas
Space And Planets: No.QuestionAnswer 1.Which is the latest theory of evolution of the UniversePulsating Universe Theory 2.The total number of planets in our solar system is9 3.which is the nearest planet to the SunMercury 4.Which is the farthest planet from the SunPluto 5.which of the planets has rings round itSaturn 6.Which of the nine planets is the largestJupiter 7.The outermost halo of the Sun is calledCorona 8.How many minutes the Sunlight takes to reach to Earth8.3 minutes 9.Lunar Eclipse occurs whenThe Earth is between the Sun and the Moon 10.Solar eclipse is caused whenThe Moon is between the sun and the Earth. 11.70 degree of the Sun's mass consists ofHydrogen 12.Qantas Airlines belongs toAustralia 13.The first country to launch any vehicle in space wasUSSR (in 1957) 14.The man who walked first on the Moon, wasNeil Armstrong
Surname in Geography: No.Surname in GeographyCountry_City 01Rose-pink CityJaipur 02Key of the MediterraneanGibraltar 03Empire CityNew York 04Island of ClovesZanzibar 05Holy LandPalestine 06Roof of the WorldPamir 07World's Loneliest IslandTristan da Cunha(Mid Atlantic) 08Island of PearlsBahrein (Persian Gulf) 09Never Never landVast Prairies of N.America 10Queen of the AdriaticVenice 11City of the Seven HillsRome 12Manchester of the OrientOsaka (Japan) 13Playground of EuropeSwitzerland 14Hermit KingdomKorea 15Land of Morning CalmKorea 16Land of Midnight SunNorway 17Land of the Rising SunJapan 18Bengal's SorrowDamodar River 19Land of MapleCanada 20Emerland IsleIreland 21Dark ContinentAfrica 22City of SkyscrappersNew York 23City of PalacesCalcutta 24Garden of IndiaBangalore 25Gateway of IndiaBombay 26Cockpit of EuropeBelgium 27Gift of the NileEgypt 28Eternal CityRome 29Granite CityAberdeen 30Land of CakesScotland 31Forbidden CityLhasa 32Venice of the NorthStockholm 33Windy CityChicago 34Sugar Bowl of the WorldCuba 35Whiteman's GraveGuinea coast of Africa 36City of Golden GateSan Francisco 37Blue MountainsNilgiri Hills 38Britain of the SouthNew Zealand 39Garden of EnglandKent (England) 40City of Dreaming SpiresOxford 41Great White WayBroadway (New York City) 42Herring PondAtlantic Ocean 43The Down UnderAustralia 44Pearl of the AntillesCuba 45Gate of Tears Strait of BabelMandeb 46China's SorrowHwang-Ho 47City of Magnificent DistancesWashington D.C. 48Land of Thousand LakesFinland 49Land of Golden FleeceAustralia 50Islands of Paradisethe Andamans 51Land of Five RiversPunjab
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