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Important Acronyms

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Important Acronyms

¤ ADIDAS- All Day I Dream About Sports.
¤ AUDI-Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt.
¤ BMW- Baverian Motor Works.
¤ AMW- Asian Motor Works.
¤ CNN-IBN- Cable News Network-Indian Broadcasting Network.
¤ VVS Laxman- Vengipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman.
¤ APJ Abdul Kalam- Abul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam.
¤ MDH(Massala)- Mahashian Di Hatti.
¤ ISCON- International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
¤ LASER- Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
¤ i.e- id est (that is)
¤ INTEL- Integrated Electronics.
¤ CMYK- Cyan Magenta Yellow Kinda(Black).
Important acronyms ¤ JPEG- Joint Photography Expert Group.
¤ EMI- Equated Monthly Instalments.
¤ WIPRO- Western Indian Products.
¤ DNA- Deoxy-ribo Nucleic Acid.
¤ CBI- Criminal Bureau of Investigation.
¤ CAT- Common Admissiom Test.
¤ ATM- Automated Teller Machine.
¤ ISI- Indian Standard Institute.
¤ IPI- International Press Institute.
¤ AT&T- American telegraphic and Telephone Co. Ltd.
¤ ICICI- Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India.
¤ IDBI- Industrial Development Bank of India.
¤ FBI- Federal Bureau of Investigation.
¤ HDFC- Housing Development FinanceCorporation.
¤ VIRUS- Vital Information Resources Under Siege.
¤ OBC- Other Backward Classes.
¤ MPEG- Motion Picture Experts Groups.
¤ NAAC- National Assesment and Accreditation.
¤ PSLV- Polar Satelite Launch Vehicle.
¤ RADAR- Radio Detecting and Ranging.
¤ RDX- Research Department Explosive.
¤ MRF- Madras Rubber Factory.
¤ LML- Lohia Machines Limited.
¤ STD- Subscriber Trunk Dialling.
¤ TOEFL- Test of English as a Foreign Language.
¤ SENSEX- Sensitivity Index(of share price).
¤ URL- Uniform Resource Locator.
¤ TVS- T.V Sundaram(Co-Founder).
¤ BBC-British Broadcasting Corporation.

New 7 Wonders of the World

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New 7 Wonders of the World

7 new wonders of the world

1. Taj Mahal — Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India (AD 1632)
2. Chichen Itza — Yucatán Mexico( AD 800)
3. Christ the Redeemer — Rio de Janeiro Brazil (AD 1926)
4. Colosseum — Rome, Italy (AD 70)
5. Great Wall of China — China (BC 700)
6. Machu Picchu — Cuzco Region, Peru (AD 1438)
7. Petra —Ma’an Governorate, Jordan (BC 312)

FIFA World Cup Football Winners

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FIFA World Cup Football—All time Winners (Year—Host Country—Winner—Score)

2010—South Africa —Spain— Spain 1-0 Netherlands
2006—Germany—Italy—Italy 1-1 (5-3) France 
2002—Japan / S. Korea —Brazil—Brazil 2-0 Germany
1998—France— France—France 3-0 Brazil
1994—US—Brazil—Brazil 3-2 Italy
1990—Italy—Germany—Germany 1-0 Argentina
1986—Mexico—Argentina—Argentina 3-2 Germany
1982—Spain—Italy—Italy 3-1 Germany
1978—Argentina—Argentina—Argentina 3-1 Holland
1974—Germany—Germany—Germany 2-1 Holland
1970—Mexico—Brazil—Brazil 4-1 Italy
1966—England—England—England 4-2 Germany
1962—Chile—Brazil—Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia
1958—Sweden—Brazil—Brazil 5-2 Sweden
1954—Switzerland—Germany—Germany 3-2 Hungary
1950—Brazil—Uruguay—Uruguay 2-1 Brazil
1946— not held
1942— not held
1938—France—Italy—Italy 4-2 Hungary
1934—Italy—Italy—Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia
1930—Uruguay—Uruguay—Uruguay 4-2 Argentina

India’s All-Time Olympic Medalists

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India’s All-Time Olympic Medalists

1. K. D. Jadhav— Bronze —1952 (Helsinki)—Wrestling— Men’s freestyle Bantamweight
2.Leander Paes —Bronze — 1996 (Atlanta)—Tennis—Men’s singles
3.Karnam Malleswari —Bronze —2000 (Sydney)—Weightlifting—Women’s 69 kg
4.Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore —Silver— 2004 (Athens)—Shooting—Men’s double trap
5.Abhinav Bindra —Gold — 2008 (Beijing) —Shooting—Men’s 10m Air Rifle
6. Vijender Singh— Bronze— 2008 Beijing—Boxing—Men’s 75 kg
7. Sushil Kumar— Bronze— 2008 Beijing —Wrestling—Men’s 66 kg Freestyle
8.Gagan Narang— Bronze— 2012 London—Shooting—Men’s 10m Air Rifle
9.Vijay Kumar —Silver—2012 London—Shooting—Men’s 25 Rapid Fire Pistol
10.Saina Nehwal —Bronze—2012 London—Badminton—Women’s singles
11.Mary Kom —Bronze— 2012 London— Boxing—Women’s flyweight
12.Yogeshwar Dutt —Bronze— 2012 London—Wrestling—Men’s 60 kg Freestyle
13.Sushil Kumar —Silver— 2012 London—Wrestling—Men’s 66 kg Freestyle

Indian ballistic missiles

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Indian ballistic missiles—

Prithvi I — (SS-150) – Army Version (150 km range with a payload of 1,000 kg)
Prithvi II — (SS-250) – Air Force Version (250 km range with a payload of 500 kg)
Prithvi III — (SS-350) – Naval Version (350 km range with a payload of 1000 kg)
Agni-I— 700 km (SRBM)
Agni-II—2,500 km (MRBM) 
Agni-III —5,000 km (IRBM) 
Agni-IV —4,000 km (IRBM) 
Agni-V —5,500 km (ICBM)
Agni-VI —10,000 km (ICBM) Under developmentSea-based nuclear armed ballistic missiles—Dhanush—350 km Developed, but not operationally deployed.
K-4— 3,500 km ( Submarine-launched ballistic missile) Under development.
Sagarika (K-15) —700 km (Submarine-launched ballistic missile)