National Lumuniaries of Nepal

1. Janak
2.  Sita
3. Gautam Buddha
4.  Anshuverma
5. Arniko
6. Ram Shah
7. Prithvi Narayan Shah
8. Bir Balbhadra
9. Amar Singh Thapa
10. Bhimsen Thapa
11. Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
12. Motiram Bhatta
13. King Tribhuvan
14. Shankadar Shakwa
15. Pasang Lahamu Sherpa
16. Tapaswi Mahaguru Falgunanda

Gautam Buddha

Birth: 626 B.C Baisakh Purnima.
Childhood name: Siddhartha Gautam
Place of Birth: Lumbini, Kapilbastu
Father- Mother: Suddodan- Mayadevi
Name of Son :Rahul
Wife's Name: Yasodhara
  Enlightment : 588 B.C Baisakh Purnima
tTitle: Ligh Of Asia
Selfdied: 543 A.d Baisakh Purnima( Kusinagar, India )

Environment and Sustainable Development

Environment and Sustainable Development:

1. World become curious about Sustainable Development from? : - 1970 decade.
2. Brut land Commission is related to : - Sustainable Development
3. When was Environment and Sustainable Development Commission formed? : - 1983 on the Chairmanship of Norwegian President Gro Harlem Brutland.
4. Title of 1987 Brut land Commission: - “Our Common Future”
5. UN 38^th General Assembly formed the Commission on environment and Sustainable development in 1983 A.D.
6. Stockholm convention on Human and Environment: - 1972 June 5 to 26.
7. Earth Summit: 1992 June 3 -14: Rio De Generio, 2002: South Africa, Johannesburg, 2012: Rio de Generio, Brazil
8. According to Environmentalist what is the required percentage of forest land to ensure balance in the environment? : - 43%
9. From when “Environment and Land Policy” was regulated in Nepal? : - 6^th Plan
10. From when “National Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines ” presented in Nepal? : - 2050/2/4 B.S
11. World Environment Day:  - June 5
12. World Environment Slogan 2011: - Forest: Nature at your Service.
13. World Environment Slogan 2012: -Green Economy: Does it include you?
14. In Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) when was “Public Vehicle Emission Test Check” started formally? : - 2051/1/1
15. Who is the president of “Environment Protection Council” of Nepal? : - Prime minister.
16. Agenda-21 is related to: - Mountain environment.
17. When was “Environment Protection Act” introduced in Nepal? : - 2053 B.S
18. When did “Vehicular Pollution Standards maintained” in Nepal? : --2056 B.S
19. The 3500 K.M long forest wall is being made in South Africa like Great Wall of China.
20. International union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was established on : - 1984 A.D
21. United nation Environment Programme (UNEP) was established on : - 1972 Dec 15
22. International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade: 1981 to 1990 A.D
23. For the safety of Ozone Layer, the International Summit was held in Montreal Canada in 1987 A.D (Montreal Protocol).
24. Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1997 in Japan (Kyoto), to save Ozone Layer.
25.  Nepal become the member of IUCN in : - 1973 A.D
26. International Environment Price  established by UNEP : -“Global-500”
27. “Goldman-Price” was first received by Indian Mahesh Chandra Mahato in 1996
28. First Nepalese to receive “Global-500”: - Dr. Krishna Kumar Pandey.
29. In interim Constitution 2063 in which Dhara “Environment Protection Act” is mentioned? : -Dhara 35(5)
30. Yearly Earth’s surface temperature is increasing by how much percent? : 4%

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Planets and Satellite

Information of Planets:-

S.N	Planet	Distance from Sun	Diameter	Time to revolve around Sun	Satellites	Special
1.	Mercury	5,76,000,00	4847	87.9	---	Morning Star
2.	Venus	10,75,000,00	12,320	224.7	---	Evening Star
3.	Earth	14,88,000,00	12,735	365.25	1	Living Planet
4.	Mars	22,64,000,00	6731	686.9	2	Red Planet
5.	Jupiter	77,80,000,00	1,42,867	11.83 years	63	Biggest Planet
6.	Saturn	1,41,78,000,00	1,14,339	29.5 years	60	Second Big.
7.	Uranus	2,85,28,000,00	54,820	84.01 years	27	Green Planet
8.	Neptune	4,46,88,000,00	49,748	164,9 years	13	Yellow Planet

1. When was Pluto removed from the Solar System? : - 2006 September 1

2. When Pluto was named the 9^th planet of Solar System? : - 1930A.D

3. In 1953 A.D Nicolas Copernicus gave the view that Earth and other planet revolve around the Sun. Before 1953 it was believed that Sun and other planet revolved around the Earth. Nicolas Copernicus was from which country?  : - Poland.

4. Surface temperature of Mercury: - 35 Degree C in Day & -170 Degree C Night

5. Satellite of Mars: Phobos and Deimos.

6. Biggest satellite of Jupiter: -Ganemid

7. Biggest satellite of Saturn: -Titan

8. Number of Satellites on Solar System: -166

9. When did man landed on moon? : - 1969 July 21 (Neil Armstrong and Edwin Adeline)

 10. The place where Neil and Edwin landed on Moon is called “Sea of Tranquility.” 

Eclipse | Solar Eclipse GK | Gk about Solar System | Sun GK

8. ECLIPSE

A. Solar Eclipse:

1. The condition in which Sun, Moon and Earth stay on the same line and the light from the sun is blocked by the moon as the result its shadows falls in earth and sun is seen blocked  by black object.
2. Solar Eclipse occurs only in New Moon Day. Aunsi
3. 2 types of solar Eclipse: Total and Partial Solar Eclipse.
4. Solar Eclipse can last maximum for: 8 Minutes.
5. Longest Solar Eclipse of 21^st Century: 2066 Shrawan 7
6. First Solar Eclipse seen: 2136 B.C October 22 from China.

B. Lunar Eclipse:

1. When Sun, Earth and Moon lie on the same line, the earth’s shadow falls on the earth and moon is seen covered by black object .This condition of Eclipse is called Lunar Eclipse.
2. When do Lunar Eclipse Occur? : - Only on Full Moon Day.
3. Lunar Eclipse can last maximum for: - 4 Hours.
4. Earth Orbit and Moon’s Orbit is tilted in the angle of: -5.15 Degree. 

Sun

1. Nearest star of Earth? : - Sun
2. Distance of Earth and Sun : - 14,88,000,00 K.M (9,30,000,00 miles)
3. Surface temperature of Sun : - 5,400 Degree C
4. Temperature in the center of the Sun :- 1,50,000,00 Degree C
5. Diameter of Sun : -13,48,446 K.M
6. Sunrays time to reach earth Surface: 8 min 20 Sec.
7. Longest Day: June 21
8. Smallest Day: December 22
9. Time for sun to revolve around its orbit: -25 Days 5 Hrs.
10. Sun’s Orbit is Called: Galactic Center

Continental Drift | Gk about Continental Drift

5. CONTENENTIAL DRIFT

1. Who first gave the theory of Continental Drift? : - German Meteorologist and Geophysist Alfred Wegner.
2. Continental Drift Theory is also called? : - Wegner Theory
3. When was Wegner Theory given? : - 1912 A.D
4. From when Wegner theory was popular? : - 1924 A.D
5. Continental Drift Theory is based on? : - Change in Environment (Jal- Bayu Parivartan)
6. Jigsaw fit is related to? : - Geological Evidence of Continental Drift Theory.
7. Wegner named the water area around the Earth as: -Panthalasa.
8. In Carboniferous age, what was earth called which was one big ball? : - Pangaea
9. Which sea existed in the place where Himalaya Mountain exists today? : - Thethys
10. Pangaea divided into two parts Lowarensia (Northern Part) and Gondwanaland (Southern Part).

Latitude and Longitude | Gk about latitude and longitude

4. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

Latitude is a Geographic co-ordination that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth’s surface. Latitude is the angle which ranges from 0⁰ at the Equator to 90⁰ (North or South) at the Poles.

1. What is Latitude?  :  - Imaginary Lines.
2. Measurement of Latitude is done by     : - Degree, Minute and Second.
3. How much length is there in each 1 Degree? : -       111 K.M
4. Total Latitude lines: 180 (North Pole: 90 and South Pole: 90).
5. Tropic of Cancer is 23 ½ ^{0 North} Latitude.
6. Tropic of Capricorn is 23 ½ degree South Latitude.
7. 66 ½ degree North Latitude is called Artic Circle
8. 66 ½ degree South Latitude is called Antarctic Circle.
9. 0 degree Latitude = Equator Line.

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1. What is Longitude? : - Imaginary Lines.
2. In each 1degree Longitude, what is the time difference? : - 4min.
3. In 15 degree longitude, what is the time difference? : - 1 Hr.
4. Longitude is also called Meridian of Longitudes.
5. Longitude is measure is Degree, Minutes and Seconds.  60 second equals to one minute and one minute equals to? : - 1 Degree
6. Total longitudinal lines: - 360 (180 in South Pole and 180 in North Pole in difference of 1/1 degree.)

Continent and Geographical Areas | GK world

3. CONTINENTS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS

S. N	Continent	Area  (Sq. K.M)    (Sq. Miles)	Total % of Land Area	Latitude Longitude	Population In Corers	Total % of World Population
1.	Asia	4,45,79,000   1,72,12,000	29.92	100 S to 780 N 250 E to 1700 W	420 C	60
2.	Africa	3,00,65,000   1,16,08,000	20.18	370N to 350 S 200 W to 50 0E	107 C	15.3
3.	N. America	2,44,74,000   94,49,460	16.43	100 N  to 80 0 N 20 0W to 1600W	54 C	7.8
4.	S. America	1,78,19,000   68,79,000	11.93	120 N to 56 0S 350W to 800 E	40 C	5.7
5.	Antarctica	1,40,000,00   54,05,415	9.4	66033’S to 90 0 S 1140E to 1530E	---	---
6.	Europe	99,38,000   38,37,081	6.67	360N to 710N 200 W to 650 W	75 C	10.7
7.	Australia	81,12,000   31,32,059	5.44	100S to 400 S 1140E to 1530 W	4 C	0.5
Total		14,89,87,000   5,75,23,015	100		700 C	100

Oceans of the Earth- oceans gk | Gk about oceans

2. OCEANS

S.N	Name of Ocean	Area (Sq. Km)	Average Depth (meter)	Total Water Surface Covered	Deepest Part of the Ocean
1.	Pacific Ocean	16.57 Corer (Triangle)	4300 m	45.5 %	Mariana Trench (11776 m)
2.	Atlantic Ocean (Ocean of Commerce)	8.24 Corer (S)	3700 m	23 %	Puerto Rico Deep (9128 m)
3.	Indian Ocean (Ocean of Monsoon and Oil)	7.35 Corer	3900 m	20 %	Java Trench (7450 m)
4.	Antarctic Ocean	2.44 Corer	2400 m	7%	---
5.	Artic Ocean	1.51 Corer	1330 m	4%	Molly Deep (5608 m)

Composition of Earth- | Earth gk | gk about earth

1. 1. COMPOSITION OF EARTH
2. 1.      Area of Earth: 51, 000, 000, 0 Sq. Km (19,70,000,00 Sq. Miles)
3. 2.      Equatorial Diameter of Earth: 12,756 K.M
4. 3.      Polar Diameter : 12,714 K.M
5. 4.      Polar Radius: 6,371 K.M
6. 5.      Distance difference between Polar and Equatorial Diameter: 42 K.M (0.3%)
7. 6.      Distance between Sun and Earth: 14, 88,000.00 K.M (9, 30, 000, 00 Miles).
8. 7.      Perimeter of Earth: 40,800 K.M
9. 8.      Total Land Area: Around 14,000,000,0 Sq. K. M  (29% of total Earth Area)
10. 9.      Total Water Surface Area: Around 37,000,000,0 Sq. K.M (71% of total Earth Area)

S.N	Layer	Total Area %	Thickness and (Density)	Element
1.	Barysphere	16	60 K.M in Continent 20 to 0 K.M in Ocean (2.75 to 2.9 gm/cm3)	Silica and Aluminum (SIAL)
2	Pyrosphere	68	60 to 2900 K.M (3.1 to 5.0 gm/cm3)	Silica and Magnesium (SIMA)
3	Lithosphere	16	2900 to 6371 K.M (5.1 to 11 gm/ cm3)	Nickel and Fermium (NIFE)