Geographical Nicknames Geographical Nicknames


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  • Bengal’s Sorrow – Damodar River
  • Blue Mountains – Nilgiri Hills
  • China’s Sorrow – Hwang-Ho
  • City of Dreaming Spires – Oxford
  • City of Golden Gate – San Francisco
  • City of Magnificient Distances – Washington
  • City of Palaces – Calcutta
  • City of Seven Hills – Rome
  • City of Sky Scrapers – New York
  • Cockpit of Europe – Belgium
  • Dark Continent – Africa
  • Emerald Island – Ireland
  • Eternal City – Rome
  • Forbidden City – Lhasa (Tibet)
  • Garden City – Chicago
  • Gate of Tears – Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb
  • Gateway of India – Mumbai
  • Gift of Nile – Egypt
  • Granite City – Aberdeen
  • Hermit Kingdom – Korea
  • Herring Pond – Atlantic Ocean
  • Holy Land – Palestine
  • Island Continent – Australia
  • Island of Cloves – Zanzibar
  • Island of Pearls – Bahrein (Persian Gulf)
  • Key to the Mediterranean – Gibraltar
  • Land of Cakes – Scotland
  • Land of Golden Fleece – Australia
  • Land of Maple – Canada
  • Land of Midnight Sun – Norway
  • Land of Morning Calm – Korea
  • Land of Thousand Lakes – Finland
  • Land of White Elephant – Thailand
  • Land of the Rising Sun – Japan
  • Land of the Thunderbolt – Bhutan
  • Loneliest Island – Tristan De Gunha (Mid Atlantic)
  • Never Never land – Vast Prairies of North Australia
  • Pearl of the Antilles – Cuba
  • Pearl of the Pacific – Guyayaquil port of Equador
  • Pillars of Hercules – Straits of Gibraltar
  • Playground of Europe – Switzerland
  • Quaker City – Philadelphia
  • Queen of the Adriatic – Venice
  • Roof of the World – The Pamirs, Central Asia

Historically Important Places

  • Great Wall of China: 2,400 km long wall constructed by the Chinese Emperor Shih Hwang Ti.
  • Kremlin: It is in Moscow. It is the headquarters of Russia.
  • Lumbini: It is the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal.
  • Monte Carlo: It is in France, famous for the luxurious resorts and world-renowned car rally.
  • Mount Blanc: It is the highest mountain peak in Europe in the Alps on the confines of Italy and France.
  • Pearl Harbour: US naval base in Hawai Island. The Japanese attack of this brought them into the second world war.
  • Pentagon: It is in Washington. It is the defence head-quarters of USA.
  • Pisa: It is in Italy, well known for its leaning tower.
  • Potala: It is in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. Dalai Lama’s palace is situated here.
  • Victoria Falls: It is on river Zambezi in Central Africa. It is 1,700 metres wide.
  • Yellow Sea: It is a sea between China and Korea.
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Questions and Answers on Kerala State Commission for Child Rights

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കേരള സംസ്ഥാന ബാലാവകാശ കമ്മീഷൻ കേരള സംസ്ഥാന ബാലാവകാശ കമ്മീഷൻ നിലവിലെ ചെയർമാൻ? കെ വി മനോജ് കുമാർ.
കേരള സംസ്ഥാന ബാലാവകാശ കമ്മീഷൻ പ്രവർത്തനം ആരംഭിച്ചത്? 2013 ജൂൺ 3.
സംസ്ഥാന ബാലാവകാശ കമ്മീഷൻ അംഗങ്ങളുടെ കാലാവധി? 3 വർഷം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ 60 വയസ്സ്.
സംസ്ഥാന ബാലാവകാശ കമ്മീഷൻ ചെയർപേഴ്സണിന്റെ കാലാവധി? 3 വർഷം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ 65 വയസ്സ്.
സംസ്ഥാന ബാലാവകാശ കമ്മീഷൻ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുന്നതിനുള്ള...

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Important Scientific Names List

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Almonds Prunus Armenica .
Apple Melus Pumia / Domestica .
Bajra Penisitum americanum .
Bamboo Bambusa Spay .
Banana Musa Paradisiaca .
Banyan Ficus Bandhanlensis .
Bear Ursus matitimus carnevera .
Black Pepper Piper Nigrum .
Buffalo Bubalis Bubalis .
Camel Camelus Domedarius .
Cardamom Ilateria cordemomum .
Carrot Dakas Carota .
Cashew Anacardium aromaticum .
Cat Felis domestica .
Cauliflower Brassica aulracea .
Coffee Coffea Arabica .
Corn Jia Mej .
Cotton Gaspium .
Cow Boss Indicus .
Deer Cervus Elaphas .
Dhaan Oriya Sativat .
Dogs Canis Families .
Dolphin Platenista gangetica .
Elephant Afilas Indica .
Fox Canidae .
Frog Rana Tigrina .
Garlic Allium ceraivan .
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Important Years in World History

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776 BC: First Olympiad in Greece.
4 BC: Birth of Jesus Christ.
570: Birth of Prophet Mohammed.
622: Beginning of Hijra Era.
1215: Signing of Magna Carta.
1492: Columbus discovered America.
1688: Glorious Revolution in England.
1776: American War of Independence.
1789: French Revolution.
1815: Battle of Waterloo.
1848: Publication of Communist Manifesto.
1918: First World War ended.
1948: Myanmar and Sri Lanka achieved independence.
1957: First artificial satellite was launched by Russia.
1963: Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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