facts about computer

1. While it took the radio 38 years, and the television a short 13 years, it took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
2. The world’s first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer.
3. The Dvorak keyboard is more efficient than QWERTY. The standard “QWERTY” keyboard was not designed with ease of typing in mind. Rather, it was designed to keep early typewriters from jamming. 130 years later, in the age of computers, people are still using this awkward, inefficient keyboard layout. Few know that there is a much faster, easier, more efficient, and more comfortable alternative: the Dvorak (pronounced ‘duh VOR ak’) keyboard. Unlike QWERTY, the Dvorak keyboard was scientifically designed for increased speed and accuracy. It is estimated to be 12 to 20 times more efficient than QWERTY. Dvorak is great for beginning and experienced typists alike. It’s the layout used by some of the world’s fastest typists.
4. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
5. In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn’t considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator.
6. The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
7. Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month.
8. There are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
9. The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
10. E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
11. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20.
12. By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the internet.
13. There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the internet.
14. Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is ‘Crash Course’!
15. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
16. There are approx. 6,000 new computer viruses released every month.
17. If you want to get a computer aquarium, then you must get the Macquariums which are aquariums made from old Macintosh computers.
18. It is believed that the first computer virus released in the world was a boot sector virus, which was created in the year 1986 by Farooq Alvi brothers. It was designed by them to protect their research work.
19. The group of 12 engineers who designed IBM PC were called as “The Dirty Dozen”.
20. The quintessential command ‘Ctrl+Alt+Delete’ was written by David Bradley.
21. Sweden is a country with the highest percentage of internet users (75 per cent).
22. I am sure most of us must have played the game Tetris. Since the time it was created in early eighties, it has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, which made it’s creator richer by $8m.
23. Almost all computer users must know how destructive a virus can be. But then, it would be interesting to know that a virus cannot corrupt your PC on its own. It corrupts your system only when you activate it by either downloading infected files from the internet or by sharing these infected files.
24. Computer circuitry can be destroyed by static electricity, it is so mild for humans that they don’t even feel it.
25. “Stewardesses” is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

COOL LIFE FACT

1. You breathe on average about 5 million times a year.
2. Months that begin on a Sunday always have a Friday the 13th in them.
3. You are born with 300 bones, by the time you are an adult you will have 206.
4. The average lead pencil will write a line about 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
5. One fourth of the bones in your body are in your feet.
6. The average person spends 2 weeks of their lifetime waiting for the light to change from red to green.
7. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it.
8. The present population is expected to rise to 15 Billion by the year 2080.
9. The largest recorded snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
10. The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that the sound it makes is actually a tiny sonic boom.
11. Native Americans used to name their children after the first thing they saw as they left their tepees after their children were born, hence the names Sitting Bull and Running Water.
12. The Matami Tribe of West Africa play their own version of football, instead of a normal football they use a human skull.
13. Coca-Cola would be green if the food colorant wasn't added.
14. During the 17th Century, the Sultan of Turkey ordered his hole harem of women to be drowned and replaced with a new one.
15. Coffins used for cremation are usually made with plastic handles.
16. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
17. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
18. Cockroaches can live several weeks with their heads cut off.
19. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. We dare you, give it a try!
20. A Ten Gallon Hat will only hold 3/4 of a Gallon.
21. Of all the words in the English language, the word "SET" has the most definitions.
22. It is against the law to burp, or sneeze inside a church in Nebraska.
23. In 1386 a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
24. Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
25. The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old!
26. Scientists have tracked butterflies travelling over 3,000 miles.
27. The silkworm consumes 86,000 times its own weight in 56 days.
28. If removed from the stress of the modern world, the average human would sleep about 10 hours a day.
29. To produce a single pound of honey, a single bee would have to visit 2 million flowers.
30. A colony of 500 bats can eat approximately 250,000 insects in an hour.
31. One in Five adults believe that aliens are hiding in our planet disguised as humans.
32. Travelling masseuses in ancient Japan were required by law to be blind.
33. The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in court.
34. James Fixx, the man who popularized jogging in America died of a heart attack while running.
35. The average American spends about a year and a half of his or her life watching commercials on television. What are you doing?! Get out and spend that year and a half doing something productive!
36. Ancient Greeks practiced a form (ineffective) of birth control that consisted of having a woman hold her breath, making her squat, and sneezing.
37. The FDA permits up to 5 whole insects per 100 grams of apple butter.
38. There are no naturally occurring blue foods, even blueberries are purple!
39. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present in all the important meetings of the University of London.
40. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
41. Just like fingerprints, everyone's tongue is different.
42. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
43. 400 Quarter Pounders can be made from a single cow.
44. Only 38% of Americans eat breakfast every day.
45. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
46. 11% of the World is left handed.
47. A "Jiffy" is the scientific name for 1/100th  of a second.
48. A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight.
49. A broken clock is right two times a day.
50. A duck's quack doesn't echo anywhere, no one knows why.

IMPORTANT GK BY YOGESH KUMAR YADUVANSHI (GEC SAGAR)

भारतीय संविधान मे किन देशो से
क्या लीया गया है !
TRICK:-
एक बार कुछ देश के लोग बैठकर आपस मे बाते
कर रहे थे और भारत के "भीम राव अम्बेदकर "
चुप चाप सुन रहे थे। बाते कुछ इस प्रकार हो रही थी
ब्रिटेन :~ पुरे देश पे मेरा कब्जा था इस लिये
`संसद का निर्माण अकेले करेँगे
(संसदिये , बिधी निर्माण , एकल)
अमेरीका :~ नही, मेरे पास संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ
है। इसलीये लोगो को न्याय और
स्वतंत्रता दिलाना मेरा कर्तव्य है
(न्यायीक , स्वतंत्रता का अधीकार और मौलीक
कर्तव्य)
जर्मनी :- तुमलोग बहुत हमे विश्व युद्ध हराये
है इसलीये अब मै आपातकाल घोषित करुंगा
(आपातकाल)
फ्रांस :- मै तो पहले से हि गंतन्त्रता बाला देश
हु ये जानते हि हो सब
(गंतत्रतात्मक शासन)
कनाडा: तुम लोग को जो करनी हो करो। मै ऐक
शक्तीशाली देश हु शक्ति के बटबाँरा कर
अपनी सुरक्षा कर लुंगा
(राज्यो मे शक्ती का विभाजन)
आयरलैँड ;~ अरे यार। तुम लोग कि निती निर्देस
हमे कुछ समझ नही आ रही
(निती निर्देशक तत्व)
अंस्ट्रेलीया:- मै विश्व कप क्रिकेट मे हमेस
सुची नं 1 पर रहता हु।
(समवर्ती सुची)
दक्षिण अफ्रिका : पर मै ईतना अच्छा खेलने के
बात भी आजतक सेमी फायनल तक भी नही पहचे
सायद अपने खेल मे कुछ संसोधन करना पङेगा
(संवीधान संसोधन कि प्रक्रिया)
रुष : भारत मेरा दोस्त है और उसकि मदद
करना हमारा मुल कर्तव्य है
(मुल कर्तव्य)
सभी देशो ने कहा अम्बेदकर तुम यहाँ बेकार क्यु
बैठे हो तुमहारी औकात हि क्या है
अम्बेदकर: मै indian हु और indian
कही बेकार नही बैठता। ये लो दुनीया कि सबसे
बङी संविधान
जय हिन्द !
१.
प्रमुख ठंडी जल धाराये
Trick ------ 'हमे बोरी में बाँधकर लैब के किनारे
ओखली मे क्यों फेक गई'
1. हम्बोल्ट
2. बोरा
3. लैब्रोडोर
4. कनारी
5. ओखोटस्क
6. क्यूराइल
7. फ़ॉकलैंड

२.
अन्तराष्ट्रीय संग़ठन जिनका मुख्यालय
विएना में है
Trick --- " विएना मे पेट्रोल और परमाणु
ऊर्जा से उद्योंगों का विकास होता है ”
1. अंतराष्ट्रीय परमाणु ऊर्जा एजेंसी (IAEA)
2. संयुक्त राष्ट्र औधोगिक विकास सन्गठन
(UNIDO)
3. पेट्रोलियम उत्पादक देशो का सँगठन
(OPEC).
बैडमिंटन कप
Trick => "दीवाना सुर में थम के नाच"
दीवना = अम्रत दीवान कप
सु = सुदीरमन कप
र = रहमतुल्ला कप
थम = थामस कप
ना = नारंग कप
च = चड्डा कप

३.
पर्वतीय मिट्टी कहाँ पर पायी जाती है
TRICK●=> "JHUMti Sheela" J=>jammu kashmir H=>himanchal pradesh
U=> uttrakhand
M=> m.p
Sheela=> sikkim
इसमेँ जो ti है उसका कोई मतलब नही हें|

४.
प्रमुख पर्वत एंव उसके प्रकार
Trick:- यु आर ए हिमालय
यु :- युराल(रुस)
आ - आल्पस
र- राँकी
ए - एण्डीज
हिमा - हिमालय
* उपर ये सब वलित पर्वत हैकैसी लगी|

५.
*राजस्थान का जोधपुर संभाग
Short trick : "J J J बासपा "
1- J- JODHPUR
2- J- JAISALMER
3- J- JALOUR
4- बा-बाडमेर
5- स- सिरोही
6- पा-पाली

६.
जैन धर्म के अनुयायी-:
Trick:-"KAACU" काकू
K= कलिंग नरेश खारवेल
A= अजातशत्रु
A= अमोघवर्ष
C= चंद्रगुप्त मौर्य
U= उदयिन

७.
स्वेज नहर किन सागरोँ के बीच है=>
TRICK -"स्वेज की भूल"
स्वेज=स्वेज नहर
भू=भूमध्य सागर
ल=लाल सागर

८.
सर्वाधिक अनु. जनजाति वाले भारत के 3 राज्य
Trick -"मिलना"
1.मि=मिजोरम
2.ल=लक्षदीप
3.ना=नागालैण्ड
विटामिन ABCDEK की कमी से होने वाले
रोग
Trick ---- "रवे सारे वर"
1. A - र - रतोंधी
2. B - वे - वेरी वेरी
3. C - सा - स्कर्वी
4. D - रे - रिकेट्स
5. E - व - वाझपन
6. K - र - रक्त का थक्का न बनना
विश्व स्तर संगठन जिनका मुख्यालय जिनेवा में है

Trick --- "जीने के लिए शरणार्थी ख़राब मौसम में
श्रम करे तो स्वास्थय व व्यापार अच्छा होता है
और उनके गेट पर रेडक्रॉस लग जाता है"

1. विश्व शरणार्थी संगठन
2. विश्व मौसम विज्ञानं संगठन
3. विश्व श्रम संगठन
4. विश्व स्वास्थय संगठन
5. विश्व व्यापार संगठन
6. गेट ( gatt )
7. रेड क्रॉस.

बैडमिंटन कप

Trick => "दीवाना सुर में थम के नाच"

दीवना = अम्रत दीवान कप
सु = सुदीरमन कप
र = रहमतुल्ला कप
थम = थामस कप
ना = नारंग कप
च = चड्डा कप
Tricks for "Ashok k 7 stambh" at 6 place

"mr dalala"

M = Meerut
R = Rampur (uttrakhand)
D = Delhi
A = Allahabad
La = Lauriya araraj (pakistan)
La = Lauriya nandangarh (pakistan)
विश्व का सबसे पहला, सबसे बड़ा, सबसे ऊँचा
*.विश्व का प्रथम विश्वविद्यालय --तक्षशिला विश्वविद्यालय (भारत)
*.अन्तरिक्ष में कृत्रिम उपग्रह प्रक्षेपण करने वाला विश्व का प्रथम देश --रूस
*.अन्तरिक्ष में पहुँचने वाला विश्व का प्रथम व्यक्ति --मेजर यूरी गागरीन (रूस)
*.अन्तरिक्ष में भेजा जाने वाला विश्व का प्रथम अन्तरिक्ष शटल --कोलम्बिया
*.चन्द्रमा पर मानव भेजने वाला विश्व का प्रथम देश --संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
*.चन्द्रमा में उतरने वाला विश्व का प्रथम व्यक्ति --नील आर्मस्ट्रांग
*.मंगल ग्रह में उतरने वाला विश्व का प्रथम अन्तरिक्ष यान --वाइकिंग-1
*.वायुयान से उड़ान भरने वाला विश्व का प्रथम व्यक्ति --राइट बन्धु
*.विश्व का प्रथम कागजी मुद्रा जारी करने वाला देश --चीन
*.विश्व का प्रथम धर्म --सनातन (वैदिक) धर्म
*.विश्व का प्रथम नगर जिस पर परमाणु बम गिराया गया --हिरोशिमा (जापान)
*.विश्व का प्रथम पुस्तक मुद्रित करने वाला देश --चीन
*.विश्व का प्रथम पुस्तक मुद्रित करने वाला देश --चीन
*.विश्व की प्रथम महिला प्रधान मन्त्री --एस. भण्डारनायके (लंका)
*.विश्व के चारों ओर समुद्री यात्रा करने वाला विश्व का प्रथम व्यक्ति --फर्डीनेंड मैगलन
सबसे बड़ा द्वीपसमूह -- इंडोनेशिया
सबसे बड़ा रेलवे पुल -- लुइसियाना, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका (7 किमी.)
सबसे बड़ा पक्षी -- शुतुरमुर्ग
सबसे छोटी पक्षी -- गुनगुना पक्षी
इमारत—ताइपे में (ताइवान) 508 उच्च मीटर
सबसे लम्बा सिंचाई नहर—नहर (1200 किमी)
नहर, सबसे लम्बा (दो महासागरों में शामिल) -- स्वेज नहर (168 किमी)
शहर, सबसे अधिक आबादी -- टोक्यो (जापान)
शहर, क्षेत्र में सबसे बड़ा -- माउंट इसा (40978 वर्ग किमी.) (क्वींसलंड ऑस्ट्रेलिया)
शहर, उच्चतम—वैन (चीन) , (5100 मीटर ऊँची)
शहर, सबसे महंगी -- टोक्यो
राजधानी उच्चतम—ला पाज़ (बोलीविया) (3,632 मीटर ऊंची)
उच्चतम, हवाई अड्डा -- ला (बोलीविया) पाज़ (4080 मीटर)
महाद्वीप, सबसे बड़ा -- एशिया (4,40,00,000 वर्ग कि.मी.)
महाद्वीप, छोटी से छोटी -- ऑस्ट्रेलिया (80,60,000 वर्ग कि.मी.)
देश, सबसे बड़ा -- रूस (1,70,75,400 वर्ग कि.मी.)
क्षेत्र, उच्चतम—तिब्बत (4875 मीटर)
डेल्टा, सबसे बड़ा -- सुंदरबन (भारत)
रेगिस्तान, सबसे बड़ा -- ग्रेट सहारा
बांध, विश्व के सर्वोच्च गुरुत्वाकर्षण -- (84,00,000 वर्ग कि.मी.)
सबसे बड़ा बांध -- भव्य बांध (यूएसए)
हीरा, सबसे बड़ा -- (1 साढ़े 1 पर.) कलिनन
सर्वाधिक मतदाताओं वाला देश -- भारत (लगभग 60 करोड़ मतदाता)
सबसे बड़ा महाकाव्य -- महाभारत
विश्व की महानतम प्रतिभा -- लियोनार्डो दा विंसी, चित्रकार, मूर्तिकार, वास्तुकार, इंजीनियर, वैज्ञानिक आदि
उच्चतम हवाई क्षेत्र -- दौलत बेग (लद्दाख; 16,800 फीट)
सिंचाई योजना, विश्व का सबसे बड़ा -- लॉयड बैराज (पाकिस्तान)
द्वीप, विश्व में सबसे बड़ा -- ग्रीनलैंड
द्वीप समुद्र, सबसे बड़ा -- भूमध्य सागर
विश्व की उच्चतम पर्वत चोटी -- माउंट एवरेस्ट (नेपाल) 8848 मीटर
झील, गहरी -- बाइकाल (रूस, 1940 मीटर)
संग्रहालय, विश्व का सबसे बड़ा -- ब्रिटिश संग्रहालय (लंदन)
समुद्र, सबसे बड़ा -- प्रशांत
विश्व में सबसे अधिक वितरण वाला अंग्रेजी अखबार -- द टाइम्स ऑफ इंडिया
पार्क, सबसे बड़ा -- येल्लो स्टोन राष्ट्रीय उद्यान (संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका)
प्रायद्वीप, सबसे बड़ा -- अरब (32,50,000 वर्ग कि.मी.)
विमान, विश्व का सबसे बड़ा -- A380 (फ़्रांस) का एयरबस
महल, बड़ा -- वेटिकन (इटली)
ग्रह, सबसे बड़ा -- बृहस्पति
ग्रह, सबसे छोटा -- प्लूटो
जनसंख्या, सबसे बड़ा -- चीन [127.5 करोड़]
रेलवे प्लेटफार्म, सबसे लम्बा -- (स्वीडन)
नदी, सबसे लम्बा -- नील नदी (6648 कि.मी.)
विश्व के सबसे ठंडे क्षेत्र -- वेर्खोयांस्क (साइबेरिया)
डाक टिकट, विश्व का पहला -- काला पैसा (ब्रिटिश)
पूर्व में बिल्डिंग -- टोक्यो में "60 सनशाइन"
सबसे बड़ा रेडियोदूरबीन -- न्यू मैक्सिको (अमेरिका)
विश्व में सबसे अमीर देश (सकल राष्ट्रीय उत्पाद प्रति निवासी संदर्भ में) -- स्विट्जरलैंड (21,330 प्रति व्यक्ति अमरीकी डालर)
सबसे लंबी सुरंग -- (नॉर्वे) सुरंग (24.5 किमी)
सबसे बड़ा ज्वालामुखी -- तृभूमि (हवाई)
विश्व का सबसे बड़ा दीवार -- चीन की महान दीवार
विश्व है उच्चतम झरना -- वेनेजुएला (एन्जिल ) (979 मीटर) में
सबसे न्चले स्तर पर स्थित जलराशि -- मृत सागर (समुद्री स्तर के नीचे 1300 फीट के आसपास)
विश्व में सबसे बड़ा चिड़ियाघर—राष्ट्रीय पार्क, दक्षिण अफ्रीका
विश्व में सबसे ऊँची जगह पर स्थित वेधशाला -- भारतीय खगोलीय वेधशाला, , लद्दाख में स्थित
Indian prime minister's list in order with the trick for easy remembering.....

Trick code is

achanak (NEHRU) ke (GUZAR) jane ka sadma (LAL BAHDUR)
saha na sake aur wo bhi (GUZAR) gaye. is dukh ki ghadi me (INDIRA) ne
pure (DESH) ko sambhala. govt chalane me (CH.CHARN SING) ne (INDIRA)
ki puri help ki. ek din achanak unki hatya kar di gai jiske baad unke
son (RAJIV) ne govt sambhali. wo kai baar apni maa ki antim sanskar ki
video (VCP) par dekhkar dukhi ho jate the, kyoki wo (AHINsa) ke pujari
the aur har tarha ki hinsa ke khilaf the. wo (AAM) janta ke beech
behad lokpriy neta the.

I explain this trick

NEHRU GUZAR = Gulzarilal Nanda DESH = Morarji Desai

VCP = V =Vishwanath Pratap Sing
C = Chandra Shekhar
P = P.V.Narasimha Rao

AHINsa = A = Atal Behari Vajpayee
H = H.D.Deve Gowda
IN = Inder Kumar Gujral

AaM = M = Dr. Manmohan Singh
* विश्व की प्रमुख जलसंधियां **
-------------------------------------
►- जलसंधि का नाम ---------- किस-किस का जोड़ती है।
►- मलक्का जलसंधि >>>> अंडमान सागर एवं दक्षिणीचीन सागर
►- पाक जलसंधि >>>>>>> मन्नार एवं बंगाल की खाड़ी
►- सुंडा जलसंधि >>>>>>> जावा सागर एवं हिंद महासागर
►- बाव-एल मंडव जलसंधि >> लाल सागर-अरब सागर
►- कुक जलसंधि >>>>>>>> दक्षिण प्रशांत महासागर
►- मोजाम्बिक चैनल >>>>>> हिंद महासागर
►- नॉर्थ चैनल >>>>>> आयरिश सागर एवं अटलांटिक महासागर
►- बेरिंग जलसंधि >>>>>>>> बेरिंग सागर एवं चुक्सी सागर
►- डेविस जलसंधि >>>>>>>> बेफिन खाड़ी एवं अटलांटिक
महासागर
►- डेनमार्क जलसंधि >>>> उ. अटलांटिक एवं आर्कटिक
महासागर
►- डोवर जलसंधि >>>>>>>>> इंग्लिश चैनल एवं उत्तरी सागर
►- फ्लॉरिडा जलसंधि > मैक्सिको की खाड़ी एवं अटलांटिक
महासागर
►- हारमुज जलसंधि >>>>> फारस की खाड़ी एवं ओमान की खाड़ी
►- हड़सन जलसंधि >>>>>>हड़सन की खाड़ी एवं अटलांटिक
महासागर
►- जिब्राल्टर जलसंधि >>> भूमध्य सागर एवं अटलांटिक
महासागर
►- मैगेलन जलसंधि >>>> प्रशांत एवं दक्षिण अटलांटिक
महासागर
भारतीय संविधान के विदेशी स्रोत्त

१ दक्ष ने ===== संसाधन दिये

२ जापा ने ===== विधि

३ आयरन ने ==== नीति को निर्वाचन
ओर मनोनयन के अधिकार दिये

४ आटे ने ====== प्रस्ताव देकर सम्बन्ध
बनाया ओर विशेष अधिकार दिये
५ कान में ===== संघ, शक्ति ओर राज्य कि नियुक्ति कि

६ रूस में ====== मूली काटता था

७ बिट्टू की === संसद में एक नागरिक
विधि निर्माण कर रहा था
८ जा रे ==== आपातकाल में राष्ट्रपति को अधिकार दे
९ अरे मेरे ==== अधिकार का अवलोकन कर,
कोर्ट को स्वतंत्रत कर नही तो, अभियोग
या आपात
लगा दूंगा
एक्सप्लेन = 1 दक्षिण अफ्रीका = संविधान संसोधन
२ जापान = विधि प्रक्रिया
३ आयरलैंड = नीति निर्देशक,
राष्ट्रपति निर्वाचन, राज्यसभा में
मनोनयन
४ ऑस्ट्रेलिया = प्रस्ताव, केन्द्र राज्य सम्बन्ध, विशेष अधिकार
५ कनाडा = संघात्मक विशेषता , अवशिस्ट
शक्ति, राज्यपाल नियुक्ति
६ रूस = मूल कर्तव्य
७ ब्रिटेन = संसद प्रणाली, एकल
नागरिकता, विधि निर्माण ८ जर्मनी = आपातकाल में
राष्ट्रपति को मौलिक अधिकार
कि शक्ति
९ अमेरिका = मोलिक अधिकार,
न्यायिक पुनराववलोकन, कोर्ट
को स्वतंत्रता, महाअभियोग, वित्तयआपात
Formation of States in India in chronological order:
________________________________________
1901: North-West Frontier Area (not to be confused with North Western Provinces) split from Punjab.

1902: Name of North Western Provinces and Oudh changed to United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.

1902-10-01: Berar merged with Central Provinces to form Central Provinces and Berar.

1905-10-16: Bengal and Assam provinces reorganized into Eastern Bengal and Assam province and West Bengal province.

1910: Native state of Benares formed by merging a number of smaller fiefs.

1911-12-12: 1905 partition of Bengal was nullified.

1912-10-01: Delhi province split from Punjab; Indian capital moved from Calcutta to Delhi.

1912: Bihar and Orissa province split from Bengal.

1931-02-10: New Delhi officially replaced Delhi as capital.

1932: Aden province split from Bombay presidency.

1935: Name of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh changed to United Provinces.

1936-04-01: Orissa province formed from parts of Bihar and Orissa province, Central Provinces and Berar
province, and Madras presidency; remaining part of Bihar and Orissa renamed Bihar; status of Sind division of Bombay presidency changed to province.

1937-04-01: Aden (now in Yemen) and Burma (now Myanmar) split from India as crown colonies.

1947-08-15: Indian independence. The British provinces became part of India immediately. The native states and agencies became effectively independent. Some of them were allowed to decide whether to accede to (merge with) India or Pakistan. Others combined to form new states in the Indian Union, or merged directly with existing provinces. The process was essentially complete when the new Constitution took effect, less than 2 1/2 years later. On this date, Bengal split into West Bengal (India) and East Pakistan; Punjab split into East Punjab (India) and West Punjab (Pakistan); the presidency of Bombay, which had consisted of Bombay and Sind provinces, split, with Sind going to Pakistan; Banaras, Rampur, and Tehri-Garhwal states merged with United Provinces; Central Provinces and Berar became Madhya Pradesh.

1947-10: France ceded its loges, the sites of French-owned factories (trading posts) in Bombay, Madras, and Orissa provinces, totaling 526 sq. km., to India.

1947-10-26: Jammu and Kashmir state became part of India by the signing of the Instrument of Accession. However, Pakistani fighters invaded the area, bringing about a de facto partition which has been in dispute ever since.

1947-11-08: India annexed the native states of Junagadh and Manavadar to Rajputana, even though they had acceded to Pakistan.

1948: Native states merged to form seven unions: Greater Rajasthan (corresponding to an area called Rajputana before independence), Madhya Bharat (also called the Malwa Union), Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU for short), Saurashtra (also called the United State of Kathiawar), Travancore-Cochin, United Deccan State, and Vindhya Pradesh.

1948: 15 native states merged with Madhya Pradesh.

1948: Native states of Banganapalle and Pudukottai merged with Madras state.

1948: 174 native states merged with Bombay, including Baroda, Cambay, Idar, Janjira, Kolhapur, Palanpur, Radhanpur, Rajpipla, Sirohi, and the states of the United Deccan State.

1948: Native states of Dujana, Loharu, and Pataudi merged with East Punjab.
1948-04-15: Himachal Pradesh state formed from 30 former Hill States, including Chamba, Mandi, Nahan, Sirmur, and Suket.

1948-05: Native states of Saraikela and Kharsawan merged with Bihar.

1949-04-01: Native state of Sandar merged with Madras state.

1949-08-01: 24 former native states merged with Orissa.

1949-10-15: Tripura merged with India as a centrally administered area.

1949-10-15: Manipur merged with India as a union territory.

1950-01-01: Cooch Behar state merged with West Bengal.

1950-01-24: Name of United Provinces changed to Uttar Pradesh.

1950-01-26: The Constitution took effect. The divisions of India were classified as follows: nine Part A states, formerly governors' provinces; eight Part B states, formerly native states or groups of states; ten Part C states, formerly chief commissioners' provinces; and two Part D territories. Name of East Punjab state changed to Punjab (India). Greater Rajasthan union became Rajasthan state.

1950-05-02: Chandernagore transferred from French possession to India.

1950-12-05: Sikkim became an Indian protectorate.

1951: Territory in Assam around Dewangiri ceded to Bhutan.

1953-10-07: Capital of Punjab moved to the new city of Chandigarh.

1953-10-01: Andhra Part A state split from Madras.

1954: Bilaspur state merged with Himachal Pradesh.

1954-10-02: Chandernagore merged with West Bengal.

1956: Capital of Hyderabad moved from Kurnool to Hyderabad.
1956-05-28: France ceded Pondicherry to India as a union territory.
1956-09-01: Status of Tripura changed from centrally administered area to union territory.
1956-11-01: States Reorganization Act took effect. The distinction among Part A, B, and C states was abolished. States were reorganized largely on linguistic lines. Andhra Pradesh state formed by merging Andhra with part of Hyderabad. Bombay state formed by merging Kutch, Saurashtra union, and part of former Bombay state. Status of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh changed from states to union territories. Kerala state formed by merging most of Travancore-Cochin union and part of Madras. Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands union territory split from Madras. Madhya Pradesh state formed by merging Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh union, all of Madhya Bharat union but one exclave, most of former Madhya Pradesh, and an exclave of Rajasthan. Madras state lost large areas to other states, but gained part of Travancore-Cochin union. Mysore state formed by merging Coorg and former Mysore states and parts of Bombay, Hyderabad, and Madras states. Punjab state formed by merging Patiala and East Punjab States Union and former Punjab. Rajasthan state gained Ajmer state and small parts of Bombay and Madhya Bharat union, and lost an exclave to Madhya Pradesh. 8,177 sq. km. transferred from Bihar state to West Bengal.
1957-12-01: Naga Hills-Tuensang Area split from Assam as a centrally administered area.
1960-04-01: Madras state ceded 573 sq. km. of territory to Andhra Pradesh in exchange for another territory of 1,062 sq. km.
1960-05-01: Bombay state split into Gujarat and Maharashtra by the Bombay Reorganization Act. Maharashtra also incorporated part of Madhya Pradesh and all that remained of Hyderabad state.
1961-08-11: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, formerly a Portuguese colony and independent since 1954-07, merged with India as a union territory.
1961-12-20: Portuguese India (India Portuguesa, later called Estado da India) annexed by India and became the territory of Goa, Daman and Diu.
1963-12-01: Naga Hills-Tuensang centrally administered area became Nagaland state.
1966-11-01: By the Punjab Reorganization Act, Punjab state split into a smaller Punjab state, a new Haryana state and Chandigarh union territory, and a section which merged with Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh, formerly capital of Punjab, became joint capital of Punjab and Haryana states and its own union territory.
1968-08: Name of Madras state changed to Tamil Nadu.
1970: Capital of Gujarat moved from Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar.
1971-01-25: Status of Himachal Pradesh changed from union territory to state.
1972-01-20: Arunachal Pradesh union territory, Meghalaya state, and Mizoram union territory split from Assam; capital of Assam moved from Shillong to Dispur. Before the split, Arunachal Pradesh had been the North East Frontier Agency, and Mizoram had been the Lushai Hills district.
1972-01-21: Status of Manipur and Tripura changed from union territories to states.
1972-12-17: A new line of control between India and Pakistan in the area of Jammu and Kashmir took effect.
1973-11-01: Name of Mysore state changed to Karnataka; name of Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands union territory changed to Lakshadweep.
1974-05-27: Capital of Arunachal Pradesh moved from Shillong (in Meghalaya) to Itanagar.
1975-04-26: Status of Sikkim changed from protectorate to state.
1985-07-24: By the Punjab Accord, Chandigarh union territory would eventually merge with Punjab state. This has not yet been carried out, but it remains a live issue.
1986-07: Status of Mizoram changed from union territory to state.
1987-02-20: Status of Arunachal Pradesh changed from union territory to state.
1987-05-30: Goa, Daman, and Diu union territory split into Goa state and Daman and Diu union territory.
1992-02-01: Official name of Delhi union territory changed to National Capital Territory.
1996: Name of the capital of Tamil Nadu state changed from Madras to Chennai; name of the capital of Maharashtra state changed from Bombay to Mumbai.
~1996: Name of the capital of Himachal Pradesh state changed from Simla to Shimla; name of the capital of Kerala state changed from Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram.
1999-07-20: Assembly of West Bengal resolved to change the name of the state to Bangla, but this change doesn't take effect until passed by Indian Parliament.
2000-11-01: Chhattisgarh state split from Madhya Pradesh (former FIPS code IN15), as provided by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Bill, which passed on 2000-07-31. Chhattisgarh comprises sixteen districts of Madhya Pradesh: Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Durg, Janjgir, Jashpur, Kanker, Kawardha, Korba, Koriya, Mahasamund, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, and Surguja.
2000-11-09: Uttaranchal state split from Uttar Pradesh (former FIPS code IN27), as provided by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Bill, which passed on 2000-08-01. Uttaranchal comprises thirteen districts of Uttar Pradesh: Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Rudra Prayag, Tehri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar, and Uttarkashi.
2000-11-15: Jharkhand state split from Bihar (former FIPS code IN04), as provided by the Bihar Reorganization Bill, which passed on 2000-08-02. Jharkhand comprises eighteen districts of Bihar: Bokaro, Chatra, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, East Singbhum, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamau, Ranchi, Sahibganj, and West Singbhum. Ranchi, formerly the summer capital of Bihar, became the capital of Jharkhand.
2001-01-01: Name of the capital of West Bengal changed from Calcutta to Kolkata.
2006-09-20: Name of Pondicherry union territory changed to Puducherry.
2007-01-01: Name of Uttaranchal state changed to Uttarakhand
Will split into two states, Telangana and a residual Andhra Pradesh on 2 June 2014.

AMAZING FACTS BY YOGESH KUMAR YADUVANSHI +919589179059

AMAZING FACTS ABOUT EARTH

·         The water of Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.

·         An Earthquake on Dec 16 , 1811 caused parts of Mississippi river to flow backwards.

·         If Antarctica Sheet melted , the world's ocean would rise by 60-65 metres everywhere.

·         The Amazon rain forest produces produces more than 20% of the world's water supply.

·         The Sahara desert expands at about 1 km per month.

·         The North Atlantic gets centi metres wider every year.

·         The average Ice Berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!  

·         It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1000 years to circulate around the world.

·         Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.

·         A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.

·         Even Antarctica has an area code . Its 672.

·         10 of the tributaries Flowing into the Amazon river are as big as Mississippi river

·         One Cubic miles of Seawater contains abt 25 kg of gold.

·         On an Average , 20,000 earthquakes are located each year , world wide.

·         There is Zero gravity at the center of the earth. 

·         A storm officially becomes a Hurricane when cyclone wind reach 199 km/hr

·         Earth is slowing down - In a few million years there wont be a leap year.

·         Thousands of Metorites falls into earth every year but most fall in  seas and unpopulated areas

·         Amazing And Interesting Facts About Animals

1. COW

·         A cow has a life span of 20 years.If not raised for slaughter.

·         Longest living cow ever recorded was 48 years old.

·         On an average , A single cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in its whole life time.

·         They can drink upto 35 gallons of water in a single day.

·         They cant see the red and green color.

·         They eat 6-7 hours a day.

·         ELM FARM OLLIE was the first cow to fly in airplane in 1930.

·         90% of the milk in the world is produced by cows.

·         On an average , Cow gives birth to her calf at the age of 2 years.

·         Cows also make friends and choose 2-3 individuals to spend their time  . They also dislike and hate each other.

·         Its been found that when treated better , They give more milk.

·         They love their calf and dont not give milk to anyone unless her calf drinks her milk.

2. ALLIGATORS

·         They are reptiles 

·         They hibernate during winters.

·         Female Alligator can lay upto 50 eggs at a time.

·         The sex of the baby alligator that comes out of the egg is determined by the temperature of the nest.

·         There are 2 types of alligators - American Alligators and Chinese Alligators .

·         They have 75-80 teeth .

·         They are living on earth since millions of years and often known as "living Fossils.

·         It can weigh upto 500 kg.

·         They are less aggressive as compared to crocodiles .

·         They can run at the speed of 20 miles per hour.

·         It raises its head to swallow because it cannot move its tongue.

3. BATS

·         Bats are mammals which can fly regularly and continuously .

·         They are Nocturnal.

·         They live in group in caves and also separately.

·         There are more that 1000 species of Bats found till now.

·         Only Vampire bats feed on blood.

·         Vampire bats do not suck blood , Instead they cut the victim with their teeth and  lick the blood.

·         They mostly depend on insects , fresh fruits , blood etc for their survival.

·         If the bat suffers from rabies , Then victim is likely to get infected with it.

·         Some Bats can live for more than 20 years

·         Bats are found in the whole world except in polar regions and extreme deserts

·         In winters , some bats migrate while other hibernate.

·         Wing size of Giant fruit bats can grow upto 6 feets.

4. BEARS

·         Bears can sit and stand like humans

·         There are 8 species of bears that can be found alive.

·         Brown bear is the largest species of bear.

·         They have 42 teeth . Humans have 32.

·         Baby bears are toothless , blind and have not hair on their body.

·         Bears are endangered species . Bears are hunted for meat and fur.

·         They have very good sense of smell .

·         Bears are devotional to their families and can even sacrifice their life for saving their siblings.

·         Polar bears swims very well and can swim for a long period of time .

·         Its strange but true , That bears are wild as well as domestic animals.

5. CHEETAH

·         They can run upto the speed of 113 km per hour

·         They only drinks one or twice in 3-4 days

·         They cannot climb trees

·         They hunt during late morning or early evening.

·         The word cheetah came out of the hindi word  " chita" , which means "spotted one".

·         They have very strong and powerful legs.

·         They are exceptional member of cat family which do not roar.

·         Due to the color of their fur , They hide in tall grass easily

·         They have large and powerful heart which leads to flow of blood into lungs easily as the time of running.

·         Size of male cheetah is slightly bigger than female cheetah.

6. CAMEL

·         At the time of birth , Hump is missing in camels.

·         Red blood cells of camel are oval in shape.

·         They start running and walking withing few hour after birth.

·         Camels feces are used as fuel by many people as its very dry.

·         Camels were one of the most used animals during wars in the history.

·         Camels can extract moisture from green grass.

·         They can be 7.4-11.3 feet tall.

·         They live around 40-50 years.

·         It can consume around 15-40 gallons of water per day.

·         They can survive for 2 months without drinking water.

·         Camel's milk have more iron than cows milk.

7. SNAKES

·         Snakes are carnivores , It means they eat meat.

·         They do not have hair on their body.

·         Till now , around 3000 species of snakes have been discovered .

·         They smell with their tongue.

·         When their skin become old , They shed it. It happens around 3-6 times a year.This process of sheding skin is known as  molting.

·         Snakes live in all parts of the world , leaving Antarctica .

·         Eyelids are absent in snakes.

·         Snakes kill around 100,000 people every year.

·         They have weak eyes.

·         Anaconda is recorded as the largest snake found on this earth.

·         For some people , snakes are a very good pet.

8. GIRAFFE

·         It is one of the tallest animal in the world.

·         Baby Giraffe has the ability to stand within 1/2 hr after the time of birth. 

·         Giraffe have very peaceful nature . They fight with each other very rarely .

·         Very less white giraffe live on this earth.

·         Its heart has some different type of adaptation to pump the blood from his long neck to its head.

·         They are a good runners and can run upto the speed of 35 miles an hour.

·         They do not drink water daily . They drink ones in  few days.

·         They also have short horns at the top of their head to protect themselves and their siblings. These horns are called ossicones.

·         Height and Weight of male Giraffe is always larger than female Giraffe.

·         Females are able to give birth to their young ones at the age of 5 years old.

9. FROGS

·         Till now , 4700 species of frogs has been discovered.

·         They are carnivores and eat insects etc.

·         They do not use mouth to drink water , instead they use their skin to absorb water.

·         They can lay 4000 eggs at a time.

·         They can live both in water and land. They are Amphibians.

·         Some frogs can even survive in polar regions . for example : Grey Tree frog

·         Golden dart frog is considered as the most poisonous frog on earth . Its venom can kill 1000 people at a time.

·         They shed their skin occasionally , About once a week. The frog eats its sheded skin.

·         Frogs do not close its eyes , even when they are sleeping.

Miscellaneous Facts About Animals

·         The Caribbean Monk Seal was the First New World mammal discovered by Columbus

·         Koala Bear is generally considered as a bear . But its not . Its a Marsupial.

·         The Spiny Anteater does not belong to the family of Anteaters but is an Echidna.

·         The Sea Cow is not a cow , It is a manatee.

·         Elephant is the only mammal which cannot jump.

·         A rat can survive without water longer than a camel.

·         More people are killed each year from the bee sting than from snake bite.

·         More people are allergic to cow milk than any other food.

·         All Tortoises are Turtles but all Turtles are not Tortoises.

·         Some worms will eat themselves if they do not find any food to eat.

·         Camels have 3 eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

·         An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

·         A giraffe can clean its ears with 21-inch tongue.

·         Jelly fish are present on earth for the last 650 millions years even before dinosaurs.