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Vice President of India and their Tenure

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Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
13.5.1952 to 12.5.1957
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
13.5.1957 to 12.5.1962
Dr. Zakhir Hussain
13.5.1962 to 12.5.1967
V. V. Giri
13.5.1967 to 3.5.1969
Bal Swarup Pathak
31.8.1969 to 30.8.1974
Shri Basappa Danappa Jatti
31.8.1974 to 30.8.1979
Justice Mohd. Hidayatullah
31.8.1979 to 30.8.1984
Shri R Venkataraman
31.8.1984 to 24.7.1987
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
3.9.1987 to 24.7.1992
K.R.Narayanan
21.8.1992 to 24.7.1997
Shri Krishan Kant
21.8.1997 to 27.7.2002
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
19.8.2002 to 21.7.2007
Hamid Ansari
21.7.2007 till date

The information about Vice President of India are:

  • Elected by both the houses
  • The Supreme court has the final and exclusive jurisdiction for resolving disputes and doubts relating to the election of the Vice President of India
  • Citizen of India
  • More that 35 years of Age
  • Posses the qualification of membership of Rajya Sabha
  • Not hold any office of profit under union, state of local authority. However, for this purpose, the President, Vice President, Governor of a State and a Minister of the Union or a State, are not held to be holding an office of profit
  • Holds office for 5 years. Can be re-elected
  • He is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. Since he is not a member of Rajya Sabha, he has no right to vote
  • Being the Vice-President of India, he is not entitled for any salary, but he is entitled to the salary and allowances payable to the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
  • All bills, resolution, motion can be taken in Rajya Sabha after his consent
  • Can discharge the function of the President, the Vice-President shall not perform the duties of the office of the Chairman of Rajya Sabha and shall not be entitled to receive the salary of the Chairman. During this period, he is entitled for the salary and privileges of the President of India
  • Present salary is Rs. 85,000/month

Most Expensive Substances in the World

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Ranging from foods to creams to gems to things the average person can’t fathom, we pulled together a list of 19 of the most expensive stuff in the world. Learn what makes these 16 materials so expensive. You won’t believe what people are doing to get their hands on these expensive substances.

Antimatter

Antimatter is composed of antiparticles, which have the same mass as particles of ordinary matter, but have opposite charge and other particle properties. The reason antimatter is so expensive is that it’s very, very hard to make, and does not last long in our regular-particle-filled world: antimatter is currently made in batches that are measured by the number of atoms, and lasts only minutes.

Californium 252

Californium-252 is a rare radioactive isotope used commercially as a reliable, cost-effective neutron source for prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) of coal, cement and minerals, and for detection and identification of explosives, land mines and unexploded military ordnance. It also includes cancer treatment.

Diamonds

Diamond is renowned as a material with superlative physical qualities, most of which originate from the strong covalent bonding between its atoms. In particular, diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material.

Tritium

Tritium is a radioactive form of hydrogen, made naturally by cosmic rays, and synthetically in nuclear reactions (including nuclear weapons tests). It’s used in fusion reactors and neutron generators.

Taaffeite Stone

Taaffeite is made up of magnesium, beryllium and aluminum. It is the first known gemstone that has beryllium and magnesium as major parts. The gemstone displayed double refraction, while a spinel does not.

Plutonium

Plutonium is a radioactive element most famous for its role in generating nuclear power through nuclear fission — both in peacetime and in war (via atomic bombs). It is poisonous, flammable, and radioactive, but occurs only in trace quantities in nature.

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)

Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, is the most expensive drug. A very strong, mood-altering hallucinogen by its incredibly small dosage.

Cocaine

Cocaine is a bitter, addictive pain blocker that is extracted from the leaves of Erythroxylon coca, also known as the coca scrub, a plant that comes from the Andean highlands in South America. Cocaine is the most powerful stimulant of natural origin.

Heroin

Heroin is processed from morphine, which in turn comes from the poppy plant. Heroin usually appears as a white or brown powder. Heroin is a highly addictive drug. It is typically sold as a white or brownish powder or as the black sticky substance known on the streets as “black tar heroin.”

Platinum

Platinum is indeed a special substance, with value in industry, ornament and environmental improvement. More than 20% of all consumer goods either contain platinum or are produced using platinum; it’s in jewelry and catalytic converters, electronics and anti-cancer drugs… and eight tons of ore produce just an ounce of it.

Gold

Pure gold is soft and is usually alloyed with other metals, such as silver, copper, platinum or palladium, to increase its strength. Gold alloys are used to make jewelry, decorative items, dental fillings and coins. Gold coated mirrors can be used to make telescopes that are sensitive to infrared light.

Saffron

Saffron has an aroma and flavor which cannot be duplicated, and a chemical make-up which, when understood, helps the chef or home cook to know how to best release that flavor and aroma in cooking and baking. Saffron is sold in two forms, powder and threads, and each behaves very differently in the kitchen.

States in India created after 1950

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Following
are the new states in India created after 1950.
Andhra
Pradesh
Created
by the State of Andhra Pradesh Act 1953 by carving our some areas from Madras Presidency. Andhra
Pradesh was created by adding the telangana region of Hyderabad princely
State to the then Andhra State in 1956 through States Reorganisation Act.
Gujarat
and Maharashtra
The State
of Mumbai was divided into two States i.e. Maharashtra and Gujarat by the
Mumbai (Reorganisation) Act 1960
Kerala
Created
by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It comprised Travancor and Cochin
areas
Karnataka
Created
from the Princely State of Mysuru by the State Reorganisation Act, 1956. It
was renamed Karnataka in 1973
Nagaland
It was
carved out from the State of Asom by the State of Nagaland Act, 1952
Haryana
It was
carved out from the State of Punjab by the Punjab (Reorganisation) Act, 1966
Himachal
Pradesh
The Union
Territory of Himachal Pradesh was elevated to the status of State by the
State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970
Meghalaya
First
carved out as a sub-State within the State of Asom by 23 Constitutional
Amendment Act, 1969. Later in 1971, it received the status of a full-fledged
State by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971
Manipura
and Tripura
Both
these States were elevated from the status of Union-Territories by the
North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act 1971
Sikkim
Sikkim
was first given the Status of Associate State by the 35th Constitutional
Amendment Act 1974. It got the status of a full State in 1975 by the 36th
Amendment Act, 1975
Mizoram
It was
elevated to the status of a full State by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986
Arunachal
Pradesh
It
received the status of a full state by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act,
1896
Goa
Goa was
separated from the Union-Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and was made a
full-fledged State of Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act 1987. But Daman
and Diu remained as Union Territory
Chhattisgarh
Formed by
the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Madhya Pradesh on November
1, 2000
Uttarakhand
Formed by
the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Uttar Pradesh on November
9, 2000
Jharkhand
Formed by
the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000 by dividing Bihar on November 15, 2000

 

All Presidents of India and their Tenure

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NAME
TENURE
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
26.01.1950 to 13.05.1962
Dr. S. Radhakrishan
13.05.1962 to 13.05.1967
Dr. Zakhir Hussain
13.05.1967 to 03.05.1969
V.V. Giri
03.05.1969 to 20.07.1969
Justice M. Hidayatullah
20.07.1969 to 24.08.1969
V.V. Giri
24.08.1969 to 24.08.1974
F. Ali Ahmed
24.08.1974 to 11.02.1977
B.D. Jatti
11.02.1977 to 25.07.1977
N. Sanjiva Reddy
25.07.1977 to 25.07.1982
Gaini Jail Singh
25.07.1982 to 25.07.1987
R. Venkataraman
25.07.1987 to 25.07.1992
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
25.07.1992 to 25.07.1997
K.R. Narayanan
25.07.1997 to 25.07.2002
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
25.07.2002 to 24.07.2007
Mrs. Pratibha Patil
25.07.2007 to 24.07.2012
Mr. Pranab Mukherjee
25.07.2012 to Till date

Olympic Games fact

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  • The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). In 1894, a French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin, proposed a revival of the ancient tradition, and thus the modern-day Olympic Summer Games were born.
  • Host Greece won the most medals (47) at the first Olympic Summer Games in 1896.
  • The first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France in 1924.
  • Norway has won the most medals (263) at the Winter Games.
  • The United States has won more medals (2,189) at the Summer Games than any other country.
  • The five Olympic rings represent the five major regions of the world – Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceana, and every national flag in the world includes one of the five colors, which are (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
  • Up until 1994 the Olympics were held every four years. Since then, the Winter and Summer games have alternated every two years.
  • The first Olympics covered by U.S. television was the 1960 Summer Games in Rome by CBS.
  • No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted a Winter Games.
  • Three continents – Africa, South America, and Antarctica – have never hosted an Olympics.
  • A record 202 countries participated in the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens.
  • Only four athletes have ever won medals at both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games: Eddie Eagan (United States), Jacob Tullin Thams (Norway), Christa Luding-Rothenburger (East Germany), and Clara Hughes (Canada).
  • Speed skater Bonnie Blair has won six medals at the Olympic Winter Games. That’s more than any other American athlete.
  • Nobody has won more medals at the Winter Games than cross-country skier Bjorn Dählie of Norway, who has 12.
  • Larrisa Latynina, a gymnast from the former Soviet Union, finished her Summer Olympic Games career with 18 total medals—the most in history.
  • The United States Olympic Committee established the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983 to recognize outstanding American Olympic athletes, however, a plan to build a hall has been suspended due to lack of funding.
  • The Summer Olympic sports are archery, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe / kayak, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, judo, modern pentathlon (shooting, fencing, swimming, show jumping, and running), mountain biking, rowing, sailing, shooting, soccer, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, track and field, triathlon (swimming, biking, running), volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, and wrestling.
  • The Winter Olympic sports are alpine skiing, biathlon (cross-country skiing and target shooting), bobsled, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hocky, luge, Nordic combined (ski jumping and cross-country skiing), skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding, and speed skating.