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List of Miss World (1951-2013)

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Miss World 1951 – Kiki Haakonson, Sweden
Miss World 1952 – May Louise Flodin, Sweden
Miss World 1953 – Denise Perrier, France
Miss World 1954 – Antigone Costanda, Egypt
Miss World 1955 – Carmen Zubillaga, Venezuela
Miss World 1956 – Petra Schurmann, Germany
Miss World 1957 – Marita Lindahl, Finland
Miss World 1958 – Penelope Coelen, South Africa
Miss World 1959 – Corine Rottschafer, Holland
Miss World 1960 – Norma Cappagli, Argentina
Miss World 1961 – Rosemarie Frankland, United Kingdom
Miss World 1962 – Catharine Lodders, Holland
Miss World 1963 – Carole Crawford, Jamaica
Miss World 1964 – Ann Sidney, United Kingdom
Miss World 1965 – Lesley Langley, United Kingdom
Miss World 1966 – Reita Faria, India
Miss World 1967 – Madeiline Hartog Bel, Peru
Miss World 1968 – Penelope Plummer, Australia
Miss World 1969 – Eva Reuber Staier, Austria
Miss World 1970 – Jennifer Hosten, Grenada
Miss World 1971 – Lucia Petterle, Brazil
Miss World 1972 – Belina Green, Australia
Miss World 1973 – Marjorie Wallace, USA
Miss World 1974 – Anneline Kriel, South Africa
Miss World 1975 – Winelia Merced, Puerto Rico
Miss World 1976 – Cindy Breakspeare, Jamaica
Miss World 1977 – Mary Stavin, Sweden
Miss World 1978 – Silvana Suarez, Argentina
Miss World 1979 – Gina Swainson, Bermuda
Miss World 1980 – Kimberly Santos, Guam
Miss World 1981 – Pilin Leon, Venezuela
Miss World 1982 – Mariasela Lebron, Dominican Republic
Miss World 1983 – Sarah Jane Hutt, United Kingdom
Miss World 1984 – Astrid Herrera, Venezuela
Miss World 1985 – Hofi Karlsdottir, Iceland
Miss World 1986 – Giselle Laronde, Trinidad
Miss World 1987 – Ulla Weigerstorfer, Austria
Miss World 1988 – Linda Petursdottir, Iceland
Miss World 1989 – Andeta Kreglicka, Poland
Miss World 1990 – Gina Marie Tolleson, USA
Miss World 1991 – Ninebeth Jiminez, Venezuela
Miss World 1992 – Julia Kourotchkina, Russia
Miss World 1993 – Lisa Hanna, Jamaica
Miss World 1994 – Aishwariya Rai, India
Miss World 1995 – Jacqueline Aquilera, Venezuela
Miss World 1996 – Irene Skliva ,Greece
Miss World 1997 – Diana Hayden, India
Miss World 1998 – Linor Abargil, Israel
Miss World 1999 – Yukta Mookhey, India
Miss World 2000 – Priyanka Chopra, India
Miss World 2001 – Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite Darego—Nigeria
Miss World 2002 – Azra Akin—Turkey
Miss World 2003 – Rosanna Davidson, Ireland
Miss World 2004 – Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, Peru
Miss World 2005 – Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir, Iceland
Miss World 2006 – Tat’ana Kucharova, Czech Republic
Miss World 2007 – Zhang Zhi Li, China PR
Miss World 2008 – Ksenia Sukhinova, Russia
Miss World 2009 – Kaiane Aldorino, Gibraltar
Miss World 2010 – Alexandria Mills, USA
Miss World 2011 – Ivian Sarcos, Venezuela
Miss World 2012 – Wen Xia Yu, China PR
Miss World 2013 – Megan Young, Philippines

Some Basic Facts About India

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Some Basic Facts About India

1. Smallest state (Area) = Goa
2. Smallest state (population) = Sikkim
3. Most literate union Territory = Lakshadweep
4. Smallest Union Territory = Lakshadweep
5. Biggest hotel = Oberoi Sheraton (Mumbai)
6. Highest award (civilian) = Bharat Ratna
7. Highest Gallantry award = Param vir chakra
8. Most literate state = Tripura
9. Fastest Train = Shatabdi express
10. Least populated union Territory = Lakshadweep
11. Most populated city = Mumbai
12. Busiest bridge = Howra (Calcutta)
13. Oldest Refinery = Digboi (Assam)

First in India

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● British Governor-General : Warren Hastings
● British Governor-General of Independent India : Lord Mountbatten
● Justice of India : Hiralal J. Kania
● Comander-in-Chief of Free India : General K. M. Cariappa
● Chief of Air Staff : Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst
● Indian Air Chief : Air Marshal S. Mukherjee
● Chief of Army Staff : General M. Rajendra Singh
● Chief of Naval Staff : Vice-Admiral R. D. Katari
● Consmonaut : Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
● Emperor of Mughal Dynasty in India : Babar
● Field Marshal : SPFJ Manekshaw
● Governor-General of Indian Union : C. Rajgopalachari
● Indian to get an Oscar : Bhanu Athaiya
● Indian to Reach the South Pole : Col. I. K. Bajaj
● Indian ICS Officer : Satyendra Nath Tagore
● Indian Member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council : Sir S. P. Sinha
● Indian Man to Swim Across the English Channel : Mihir Sen
● Indian Woman to Swim Across the English Channel : Miss Aarti Saha
● Indian Woman to Swim Across the Strait of Gibraltar : Aarti Pradhan
● Man to Climb Mount Everest : Sherpa Tenzing
● Man to Climb Mount Everest without Oxygen : Phu Dorjee
● Man to Climb Mount Everest twice : Nawang Gombu
● Muslim Woman to sit on the throne of Delhi : Razia Sultana
● Nobel Prize Winner : Rabindra Nath Tagore
● President of the Indian National Congress : W. C. Banerjee
● Woman President of the Indian National Congress : Annie Besant
● President to Die in Office : Dr. Zakir Hussain
● Prime Minister to Lose an Election : Indira Gandhi
● Prime Minister to Resign from Office : Morarji Desai
● Deputy Prime Minister : Vallabhbhai Patel
● Talkie Film : Alam Ara (1931)
● Test-tube Baby : Indira (Baby Harsha)
● Viceroy : Lord Canning
● Woman Central Minister : Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
● Woman Chief Minister of a State : Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
● Woman Governor : Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
● Woman Minister : Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
● Woman to Climb the Mt. Everest: Bachendri Pal
● Woman Prime Minister : Mrs. Indira Gandhi
● Woman Speaker of a State Assembly : Mrs. Shanno Devi
● Woman Airline Pilot : Durba Banerjee
● Woman to Win an Asiad Gold : Kamaljit Sandhu
● Woman Judge of the Supreme Court : Fathima Beevi
● Woman IPS Officer : Kiran Bedi
● Indian in the British Parliament: Dadabhai Naoroji
● Indian to win Miss Universe Title : Ms Sushmita Sen
● Indian Woman Congress President : Sarojini Naidu (1925)
● Woman President of UN General Assembly : Vijayalakshmi Pandit (1953)
● Woman to Win the Nobel Prize : Mother Teresa (1979)
● Woman to become ‘Miss World : Reeta Faria
● Speaker, Lok Sabha : G. V. Manavalankar (1952-57)
● Chairman Rajya Sabha : S. V. Krishnamoorthy (1952)
● Indian to Pass ICS : Surendra Nath Banerji (1869)
● Indian Pilot : JRD Tata (1929)
● To Reach Antarctica : Lt. Ram Charan (1960)
● Vernacular Daily : Kolkata (1727)
● Telegraph Line Installed : Calcutta to Diamond Harber (1853)
● Silent Movie : Raja Harish Chandra by Dada Saheb Phalke (1913)
● Coloured Cinemascope Film : Pyar ki Pyas (1961)
● Satellite launched : Aryabhatta (1975)
● Indigenously built satellite : Aryabhatta (1975)
● Atomic device exploded at : Pokharan in Rajasthan (1974)
● Large-scale Nuclear Reactor : Apsara (1956)
● Indigenously designed and built missile : Prithvi (1988)
● Member of the Dalit Community to become the President of India : K. R. Narayanan
● DNA typing forensic Laboratory set-up at : Kolkata
● Electric Train started between : Ludhiana and New Delhi
● Science City was inaugurated in : Kolkata
● Actress of Indian Cinema : Kamalabai Gokhale
● Woman Pilot of IAF : Harita Deol
● Solar Thermal Parabolic Trough Power Station was established at : Mathania (Rajasthan)
● Indian writer to win the Booker Prize : Arundhati Roy
● Musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna : M. S. Subbulakshmi
● Indian Woman to go into Space : Kalpana Chawla
● Chairman of the Prasar Bharati Board : Nikhil Chakravarthy
● Indian Institution to be awarded Gandhi Peace Prize : Ramakrishna Mission
● Solar city is developed at : Anandpur Sahib
● Woman to win an Olympic medal : Karnam Malleswari
● Woman Foreign Secretary of India : Chokila Iyer
● Indian to win World Billiards Trophy : Wilson Jones
● Indian Grand Master (in Chess) : Vishwanathan Anand
● Chinese pilgrim to visit India : Fahien
● European invader on India soil : Alexender, the great
● Indian to win World Chess Championship : Vishwanathan Anand
● Women Air Vice Marshal : P. Bandopadhyaya
● Lady Cadet of Indian Army : Priya Jhingan
● First Indian to win a medal in the world Athletic Championship : Anju B. George (2003)
● Triple Century Maker in Test Cricket : Virendra Sahwag (2004)
● Hitter of 5 Double Centuries : Rahul Dravid (2004)
● Woman DGP : Kanchan Chaudhury
● Medal winner in Olympic Games : Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore (2004)
● Asian Tennis Champion, WTA champion, Third round winner in Grand Slam Tournament, Grand slam tournament winner Match winner in U.S. open, Youngest awardee of Padamshree : Sania Mirza● Formula-1 Car Racer : Narayan Kartikeyan
● Indian to be awarded ‘Srilanka Ratn’ : N. Ram
● Woman Commanded the annual passing out parade : Wahida Prizm (2006)
● Five hundred wicket taker in Test cricket: Anil Kumble (2006)
● To the ski to the North Pole : Ajeet Bajaj (2006)
● First Air Chief to to Sky dive : Air Chief S. P. Tyagi (2006)
● First Indian Woman to win a Badminton Grand Prix : Saina Nehwal (2006)
● First President to make sortie in a combat aircraft : Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2006)
● First Women President : Pratibha Patil (2007)
● First Indian to win Gold Medal in Olympics in individual Event : Abhinav Bindra (2008)
● First Woman Pilot of Fighter Plane : Suman Sharma
● World Cup (Jr.) Badminton, Indonesian Open Winner (Woman) : Saina Nehwal (2009)
● Woman Speaker Lok Sabha : Ms. Meira Kumar (2009)
● Two Oscar Award Winner : A. R. Rehman (2009)
● Khel Ratna, Arjun and Dronacharya Award : P. Gopi Chand (2009)(facebook/cnaonweb)
● Indian Woman to reach the South Pole : Reena Kaushal (2009)

Explain why the moisture gathers on the outside of a glass tumbler containing cold water?

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Q. Explain why the moisture gathers on the outside of a glass tumbler containing cold water?

Ans. Because the water vapours present in the air get cooled and appear as droplets of water on coming in contact with the cold surface of the glass tumbler.


Q. Explain why in winter evenings and mornings, fog or mist collects in valleys?

Ans. This is because in winter evenings and mornings the temperature of the atmosphere is sufficiently low so as to cause the condensation of water vapours present in the atmosphere. The condensed water vapours being heavy, appear as fog or mist and tend to collect in valleys.

Q. Why is a small space left at the joint between the two rails ?

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Q. Why is a small space left at the joint between the two rails?

A. Metals expand on heating and contract on cooling. A small space is left between each set of two rails of the railway line to allow for their expansion in summer and contraction in winter, respectively.

Q. Why can’t a petrol fire be extinguished by pouring water over it?
A. Water, being heavier, slips down and petrol will rise to the surface and continue to burn as before. Hence, water cannot be used for extinguishing petrol fire.