Saturday, April 1, 2017

UN International Years 1999-2017


Year
UN International Years
2017
International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

2016
International Year of Pulses

2015
International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies
International Year of Soils   [FAO]

2014
International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 
International Year of Small Island Developing States  
International Year of Crystallography   
International Year of Family Farming

2013
International Year of Water Cooperation
International Year of Quinoa  

2012
International Year of Cooperatives   
International Year of Sustainable Energy for All

2011
International Year for People of African Descent  
International Year of Chemistry  
International Year of Forests  
International Year of Youth  

2010
International Year of Youth (12 August 2010 — 11 August 2011) 
International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures
International Year of Biodiversity  
International Year of the Seafarer

2009
International Year of Reconciliation  
International Year of Natural Fibers 
International Year of Human Rights Learning 
International Year of Astronomy  
Year of the Gorilla (UNEP and UNESCO)

2008
International Year of Planet Earth  
International Year of Languages   
International Year of Sanitation  
International Year of the Potato

2007-2008
International Polar Year (WMO)
2006
International Year of Deserts and Desertification
2005
International Year of Microcredit 
International Year for Sport and Physical Education
International Year of Physics 

2004

 International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition 
International Year of Rice

2003
Year of Kyrgyz Statehood 
International Year of Freshwater

2002
United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage  
International Year of Mountains  
International Year of Ecotourism

2001
United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations  
International Year of Volunteers 
International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance



2000
International Year of Thanksgiving   
International Year for the Culture of Peace 
 
1999
International Year of Older Persons

Friday, March 31, 2017

OCEANS OF EARTH

OCEANS OF EARTH

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.
Arctic Ocean
1.51 Corer
1330 m
4%
Molly Deep
(5608 m)

Earth's Compositions

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

Thursday, March 30, 2017

International Organizations Head Offices

  1. International Labour Organizations(ILO):Geneva,Switzerland
  2. Food and Agriculture Organizations(FAO):Rome
  3. International Civil Aviation Organizations(ICAO):Montreal,Canada
  4. World Health Organizations(WHO):Geneva
  5. UNESCO;Paris
  6. International Monetory Fund(IMF):Washington
  7. International Telecommunnication Union(ITU);Geneva
  8.  Universal Postal Union(UPU);Bern
  9. United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO):Vieena
  10. World Food Programme(WFP):Rome
  11. International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA):Vieena
  12. World Meteorological Organizations (WMO);Gevena
  13. World Bank Group----


  • International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(IBRD);Washington
  • International Finance Corporation(IFC):Washington
  • International Development Association(IDA):Washington
  • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(MIGA):Washington

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Chemsitry GK

  1. “Atoms can neither be created nor destroyed.” This principle was given by? John Dalton
  2. Which gas called Laughing Gas popularly? Nitrous oxide
  3. In the manufacture of Vanaspati ghee from vegetable oils, which  gas is used? H2
  4. Which  is the most abundant organic compound in nature? Cellulose
  5. The most important contributor of sea salt is ? Rivers

World Geography

  1. Carajás Mine is located in which countries? Brazil
  2. The Coriolis force is maximum at __?Poles
  3. Bathymetry is related to which studies? Oceanography 
  4. Hoover Dam is built on which rivers? Colorado River 
  5. Which  is the largest city of Africa? Lagos

Monday, February 27, 2017

THE 89TH OSCAR AWARDS 2017

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

WINNER

CASEY AFFLECK

Manchester by the Sea

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WINNER

MAHERSHALA ALI

Moonlight

 

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

WINNER

EMMA STONE

La La Land

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WINNER

VIOLA DAVIS

Fences

 

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

WINNER

ZOOTOPIA

Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer

 

CINEMATOGRAPHY

WINNER

LA LA LAND

Linus Sandgren

 

COSTUME DESIGN

WINNER

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

Colleen Atwood

 

DIRECTING

WINNER

LA LA LAND

Damien Chazelle

 

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

WINNER

O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA

Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow

 

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

WINNER

THE WHITE HELMETS

Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

 

FILM EDITING

WINNER

HACKSAW RIDGE

John Gilbert

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

WINNER

THE SALESMAN

Iran

 

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

WINNER

SUICIDE SQUAD

Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson

 

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

WINNER

LA LA LAND

Justin Hurwitz

 

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

WINNER

CITY OF STARS

from La La Land; Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

  

BEST PICTURE

WINNER

MOONLIGHT

Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers

    

PRODUCTION DESIGN

WINNER

LA LA LAND

Production Design: David Wasco; Set Decoration: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco

 

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

WINNER

PIPER

Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer

 

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

WINNER

SING

Kristof Deák and Anna Udvardy

 

SOUND EDITING

WINNER

ARRIVAL

Sylvain Bellemare

 

SOUND MIXING

WINNER

HACKSAW RIDGE

Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace

 

VISUAL EFFECTS

WINNER

THE JUNGLE BOOK

Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon

 

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

WINNER

MOONLIGHT

Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney

 

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

WINNER

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

Written by Kenneth Lonergan

Monday, February 20, 2017

Local Election in Nepal

  1. When did Cabinet declared the date of local election in Nepal for 31 Baisakh ? Falgun 09(20 Feb 2017)
  2. Local election in Nepal will held on ?-Baisakh 31 ,2074


Sunday, February 19, 2017

Religious Place of Nepal

  1. Where is Swayambhu Mahabihar-Nepal
  2. Where is Tripitak Mahabihar-Tibet
  3. Where is Tamrashila Bihar-Srilanka
  4. Where is Bikramashila Bihar-India
  5. Where is Takshyashila Bihar-Pakistan
  6. Where is Swarnashila Bihar-Thailand
  7. Where is Dulha Dulhai temple in Nepal-Dhanusha
  8. Where is Swargadwari religious place-Piuthan
  9. Resunga Religious place(Dharmik Sthal) is located in -Gulmi
  10. Panauti Religious place is located in -Kavrepalanchowk
  11. Godawari Religious place is located in Lalitpur
  12. Devighat is situated in Nuwakot
  13. Siddhapokhari religious place is located in Rupandehi
  14. Jalpadevi Religious place is located in Dhankuta
  15. Chandeswori Religious place is situated in Banepa


Ancient Questions.

  1. What is the name of the Jungle where God Ram proceeded ?- Chitrakut
  2. Son of the Hanuman -Makardwaj
  3. Mother of Karna-Kunti
  4. Name of Karna Bow(Dhanu)-Bijay
  5. Name of Lord Shiva Bow-Pinak
  6. Name of Arjun Bow-Gandiv
  7. Name of Ram Bow-Ajgav
  8. Father of Bedbyas-Parasar
  9. Father of Sukracharya-Bhrigu
  10. Name of the Horse of Lord Buddha-Kanthak 
  11. Name of  the Charioteer(Sarathi) of Lord Buddha -Chandak
  12. Name of the Shivalinga established by Hanuman is called-Anubhuti




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