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THE WORLD BETWEEN TWO WORLD WARS
1. The first US market crash occurred on 24 October 1929.
2. Bank of England and two large German banks were bankrupt because of economic
depression.
3. Fascist March was organized by Mussolini in October 1922.
4. Matteottiwas the socialist leader ho was murdered when he questioned the legitimacy of
the elections in Italy.
5. Mussolini assumed the title of II Duceto become the dictator of Italy in 1938.
6. Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in 1935.
7. Mein Kampf – My struggle is the autobiography of Adolf Hitler.
8. The Nazi party’s propaganda was led by Josef Goebbels.
9. Gestapo is the Secret State police formed and run by Himmler.
10. The genocide of 6 million Jews in Europe was named as the Final Solution by the Nazis.
11. Hitler became both the President and the Chancellor in 1934 when Hindenburg passed
away.
12. Indo China comprises of Cambodia and Laos.
13. The Lateran Treaty was signed between Italy and the Pope.
14. Ho Chi Minh organized Viet Minh to organize the Freedom struggle against the French
colonization.
15. Dyarchy refers to the provision of Indian ministers holding portfolios .
16. Bilateral trade treaties were signed between British empire and member states to give
preference to the Imperial goods.
17. The discovery of Gold in Transvaal led to large number of British miners settling in
Johannesburg.
18. South Africa had gained dominion status and thus had full control over the foreign policy.
19. There were guerrilla activities in Tongking.
20. Verwoerd was the brain behind the apartheid policy.
21. The descendents of original Dutch settlers of South Africa are known as Afrikaners.
22. Simon Bolivar is called as El Liberator was responsible for the process of liberation
Struggle in South America.
23. Cuba was under the US rule from 1898 to 1902.
24. Haiti got its independence from the French Colonialist by the struggle led by Toussaint
L’Ouverture.
25. The Monroe Doctrine was summed up as “Speak Softly and carry a Big Stick”.
26. Franklin Roosevelt put forth the :Good Neighbour policy “.
27. United party was formed by the unification of South Africa Party and National Party in
1934.
28. By 1830 the whole of South America was free from European domination.
29. MATCH
Fascist Party 1933 1919
Lateran Treaty 1887 1929
Hitler Chancellor 1919 1933
French Occupation 1927 1887
Vietnam Nationalist Party 1929 1927
WORLD WAR II
1. The total number of deaths in World war I is estimated to be 20 million.
2. The National Socialist Party founded by Hitler is known as the Nazi party.
3. The fundamental idea behind the party was the racial superiority of the Aryan race and the
deep hatred of the Jews.
4. Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis comprised of Italy, Germany, and Japan.
5. In 1938 Germany invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia.
6. Italy invaded Ethiopia and Albania in 1939.
7. Haile Selassie was the emperor of Ethiopia and he appealed to the League of Nation for
help when Italy invaded.
8. Munich pact was signed between Britain and Germany to stop the invasion into the
neighbouring territories.
9. Winston Churchill became the prime minister of England in 1940 replacing Chamberlain.
10. World war II was fought at two fronts Europe and Asia Pacific.
11. Blitzkrieg is known as the “lightning strike” followed by the German army.
12. The Royal Air Force of Britain termed as “Spitfires and Hurricanes“ inflicted severe losses
to German bombers.
13. President Roosevelt started “ Lend Lease “ in March 1941 to support the allied forces with
arms , supplies and food as a loan.
14. Operation Blue was aimed at capturing and controlling Stalingrad
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15. The allied forces aunder the Leadership of General Montgomery defeated German and
Italian forces at El Alamein in North Africa.
16. Mussolini was thrown out of power in 1943 when Italy surrendered to the Allies.
17. Japan attacked American naval installations in Pearl Harbour , Hawaii on 6 December
1941.
18. The US navy defeated the Japanese navy in the Battle of Midway.
19. Japan was defeated in the Battle of Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands by the allied army
and navy.
20. The World war II came to an end formally on 2 september 1945.
21. The world was polarized into Communist and non communist blocs.
22. The newly developed device which could detect the aircraft was the RADAR.
23. The nucleus of the Free French army was under General De Gaulle.
24. Stalin was regarded as the Prodigy of patience , tenacity and vigilance.
25. WHO deals with health.
26. The permanent members of the United Nations are The USA, Britain, France, Russian and
China.
27. WHO –World Health Organization
28. UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
29. UNICEF –United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.
30. UNDP – United Nations Development Programme.
31. Bretton Woods Twin refers to the The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
32. The two main organs of the World Bank are the International Bank for Reconstruction and
development (IBRD) and the International Development Agency(IDA)
33. MATCH
Treaty of Versailles 1929 1919
Great Depression 1942 1929
The Atlantic charter 1944 1941
Beveridge report 1919 1942
Bretton Woods Conference 1941 1944
VOLUME :1 GEOGRAPHY
1. The area of India is 32,87,263 sq.km
2. India accounts for 2.4% of total area of the world.
3. India shares 15200 km of land frontier with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan,
Bangladesh and Myanmar.
4. The longest border India shares is with Bangladesh which is 4156Km.
5. India is separated from Sri Lanka by Palk Strait.
6. The latitude of India is 8⁰4’ N to 37⁰6’N
7. The longitude of India is 68⁰7’E to 92⁰25’E.
8. India is located in the North Eastern hemisphere.
9. The southernmost tip of the country is Indira point located in Nicobar Islands
10. The Southernmost tip of Mainland India is Cape Comarin in Kanniyakumari.
11. The North-south extent of India is 3214 Km extending from Jammu Kashmir to
Kanniyakumari.
12. The East West extension is 2933 km and stretches from Rann of Kutch to Arunachal
Pradesh.
13. India is politically divided into 28 states and 9 Union Territories.
14. The capital of Andhra Pradesh is Amravati
15. The capital of Telangana is Hyderabad.
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16. The time of Central meridian of India is 82⁰30’.
17. Pamir Knot is known as the “Roof of the World”
18. The term “Himalaya” in Sanskrit means “The Abode of Snow”
19. The oldest fold mountain is Aravalli.
20. The major passes of Himalayas are Karakoram pass, Shipkila pass, Nathala pass,
Jhelepla pass.
21. The Khyber pass connects Pakistan and Afghanistan
22. The Northern plains cover 7 lakh sq.km.
23. Bhangar is the older alluvium.
24. Khadar is the new alluvium .
25. The deltaic plains consists of Chars(uplands) and Bils (marshy areas).
26. Anaimudi is the highest point in the Peninsular plateau.
27. The highest peak of Central Highland is Gurushikar .
28. The rivers that drain Malwa plateau are Chambal, Betwa and Ken.
29. The central highlands which extends to Malwa plateau are called as Bundelkhand and
Bagelkhand.
30. Western Ghats are called as Sahaydri .
31. Eastern Ghats are called as Poorvadri.
32. Anaimudi is at the tri junction of Anaimalai range, cardamom hills and palani hills.
33. The eastern ghats join western ghats at the Nilgiri hills.
34. The shallow lagoons in the Western coastal plains are called as Kayals and Teris.
35. Marina Beach is the second longest beach in the world.
36. Chilka is the largest salt lake in India.
37. Andaman Island are made up of 572 islands
38. India’s only active volcano is found on the Barren Islands in Andaman Nicobar islands.
39. The Ten degree Channel separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
40. The Pitt island of Lakshdweep Islands has a bird sanctuary.
41. Lakshadweep Islands are made up of Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi.
42. It was renamed as Lakshadweep in 1973.
43. The perennial rivers are Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra.
44. Ganga originates from Gangotri glacier.
45. River Ganga is known as river Padma in Bangladesh.
46. The major tributaries of Ganga are Gomti, Gandak, Kosi, Ghagra, Chambal and Son.
47. River Brahmaputra originates from Chemayungdung glacier ofKailashrange .
48. River Brahmaputra is called as Tsangpo in Tibet and Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh.
49. After Brahmaputra joins with river Ganga in Bangladesh, it is called as Meghna.
50. The major tributaries of Brahmaputra are Tista, Manas, Barak and Subansiri.
51. Godavari is the longest peninsular river and it is also called as Vridha Ganga.
52. Kolleru is a fresh water lake located in the deltaic region of Godavari.
53. River Krishna originates from Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra.
54. River Kaveri originates from Thalakaveri in Kodagu hills of Karnataka.
55. River Kveri is also called as Dhakshin Ganga .
56. River Kavery bifurcates twice to form Srirangam and Sivasamudram islands.
57. River Narmada originates from AmarkantakPlateau in Madhya Pradesh.
58. The rivers that drain into the Bay of Bengal are Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and
Cauvery.
59. Equable climate is also called as British Climate.
60. The pre monsoon showers are called as “Mango showers”
61. Norwestrs are the local severe storms . They are also called as “Kalbaisakhis”
62. Mawsynram of Meghalaya is the wettest place in the world receiving 1141 cm of rainfall.
63. Tidel forest are called as littoral forest.
64. India has 102 National Parks and 515 Wildlife sanctuaries.
65. There are 18 Biosphere reserves in India.
66. Project Tiger was launched in Aril 1973 to conserve the Tiger population.
67. The state with maximum percentage of well irrigation is Uttar Pradesh.
68. 79% of Haemetite deposits are found in Assam, Bihar and Chattisgarh
69. India is the 7th largest producer of coffee in the world.
70. The two main varieties of coffee are robusta and Arabica.
71. The state leading in the livestock sector in India is Uttarpradesh.
72. The Livestock census is conducted once in5 years.
73. The leading producers in Dairy, meat is Uttarpradesh.
74. The leading producer of wool is Rajasthan.
75. 93% of Magnetite deposits occur inAndhrapradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and
Tamilnadu.
76. Jharkhand is the leading producer of Iron ore in India with 25% contribution.
77. The largest deposit of Manganese if found in Odisha (44%)
78. India is the 5thlargest producer of Manganese in the world.
79. Jharkhand is the largest producer of Copper with 64%
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80. Abhrak is the name of ore containing good quality Mica.
81. The major deposits of Mica in India are found in Andhrapradesh.
82. Coal is called as Black gold.
83. Based on the carbon content Coal is classified as anthracite, bituminous, lignite and
peat.
84. CNG –Compressed Natural Gas methane stored under high pressure.
85. The first Nuclear power plant was established in Tarapur, Mumbai in 1969.
86. Aralvaimozhi area in Tamilnadu has wind farm with largest concentration in a single
location in the world.
87. India has the fourth largest installed wind power capacity in the world.
88. The first hydro electric power station in India was established in Darjeeling.
89. The first Cotton textile mill in India was established at Fort Gloster in Calcutta.
90. Byssinosis also called as “brown lung disease or Monday fever” affects people working
in textile industry.
91. Mumbai is called as “Manchester of India”
92. Coimbatore is called as “Manchester of South India”
93. The first Paper mill of India was started in 1812 at Serampore in West Bengal.
94. Chennai is nick named as “the Detroit of Asia”.
95. Iron and Steel industry is called as the metallurgy industry.
96. Benagaluru is called as the “Electronic Capital of India” basic metallurgical industry
97. The Make in India program launched in 2014 puts India in the world map in the area of
global designing and manufacturing.
98. The first attempt to produce iron and steel unit was set up in Port Nova in Tamilnadu.
99. Karnataka is the largest producer of Silk in India.
100. Uttarpradesh is the largest producer of Sugar in India.
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