Changed Names of Important Countries - General Knowledge

Old Name	Changed Name
Abyssinia	Ethiopia
Angora	Ankara
Basutoland	Lesotho
Batavia	Djakarta
Burma	Myanmar
Bechuanaland	Botswana
British Guiana	Guyana
Combodia	Kampuchea

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• Father of botany is Theofrastus

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• James Hutton is called the father of modern geology.

• Thefrastus is called as father of botany.

• Father of Homeopathy is Heinemann.

• Founder of physical chemistry Arrhenius.

• Copernicus is known as the Father of Astronomy.

• Greek writer Herodotus is called father of History.

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Military Awards of India - General Knowledge

Indian honours and awards can be divided into two categories :

(a)   Gallantry awards.

(b)   Non-gallantry awards.

The gallantry awards are again divisible into two categories:

(a)   Those for gallantry in the face of the enemy.

(b)   Those for gallantry other than in the face of the enemy.

The first category of the gallantry awards comprises :

1.  Param Vir Chakra: It is India's highest military decoration similar to the British Victoria Cross, US Medal of Honor, or French Legion of Honor or Russian Cross of St. George. It can be awarded to officers or enlisted personnel from all branches of the Indian military. It is the also the second highest award of the government of India after Bharat Ratna. The medal is a circular bronze disc 1.375 inches in diameter. The state emblem appears in the center, on a raised circle. Surrounding this, four replicas of Indra's Vajra. The decoration is suspended from a straight swiveling suspension bar. It is named on the edge. On the rear, around a plain center, are two legends separated by lotus flowers. The words Param Vir Chakra are written in Hindi and English. A purple ribbon, 32 millimetres (1.3 in) long, holds the Param Vir Chakra. The medal symbolizes Rishi Dadhichi, who had donated his bones to the Gods for making Vajra.

Highest Military Awards of Different Countries - General Knowledge

• Highest military award of Britain is Victoria Cross.

• Highest military award of Germany is Iron Cross.

• Highest military award of India is Pardam Vir Chakra.

• Highest military award of Japan is Order of the Rising Sun.

• Highest military award of Pakistan is Nishan-i-Haider.

• Highest military award of Russia is Order of the Patriotic War.

• Highest military award of USA is Victory Medal.

• Highest military award of Denmark -  The Order of the Elephant

• Highest military award of USSR - Order of Honor and Banner

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THE PHENOMENON OF SEASONS

The phenomenon or change of seasons is caused chiefly by the revolution of the earth round the sun and the inclination of the earth's axis at an angle of 66 1/2° to the plane of its orbit which constantly points to the same direction. It can be understood from the diagram on the article which shows four positions of the earth during its revolution round the sun.

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ROTATION: The movement of the earth round its axis in 24 hours is called Rotation. Because of rotation the days and nights are caused.

Day and Night and Circle of Illumination: It is because of the earth's rotation that the sun seems to us rising and setting. When the earth moves on its axis, half of its surface faces the sun at a time while the other half remains away from the sun. That part of the earth which receives sunlight is called the circle of illumination.

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The rate of change of atmospheric pressure between two points on the earth's surface is called pressure gradient. On the weather chart this is indicated by the spacing of isobars. The gradient is steep if the}' are close together and gentle if they are far apart. Close spacing of isobars indicate a strong pressure gradient, while wide spacing suggests a weak gradient. The pressure gradient is defined as the decrease in pressure per unit distance in the direction in which the pressure decreases most rapidly.

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