Symbols And Explanation

Symbols

Black arm band Sign of mourning, in protest Black flag Protest A blind fold woman holding balance Justice A blind fold woman holding balance Justice Dove Peace Gopuram Symbol of Tamil Nadu Government Green Light Line clear signal Red Light Stop, danger or emergency Lotus Culture and civilisation Maharaja Air India Flag flown half-mast National Mourning Flag upside down Distress Olive Branch Peace Red Flag Revolution danger Red Cross Hospital Red Triangle Family Planning Stars and stripes (old glory) National Flag of U.S.A. Tricolor with chakra National Flag of India Two bones kept cross in upper quadrant of a skull Danger Union Jack National Flag of U.K. Hammer and Sickle National Flag of USSR Yellow Flag Sign of carrying infectious person, show on ships White flag Truce Wheel Progress

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The First In Sports

Sports

Field Person The first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel Miss. Arati Shah The first Indian to win world Billiards Trophy Wilson Jones The first to cross the Damelles by swimming Mihir Sen The first to conquer Everest Sherpa Tenzing (1953) The first to sail round the world Megellan The first person to win Wimbledon title five times Bjorn Borg The first woman who conquered Everest Jungo Table (Japan) The first person to reach North Pole Robert Peary First woman Olympic Medallist (Weight Lifting) Karnam Malleswari (2000) The first person to reach South Pole Amundsen The first Indian to win All England Badminton Championship Prakash Padukone The first Indian woman to conquer Everest Bichendri Pal The first an to climb Everest twice Nawang Gombu The first person to complete solo walk to magnetic North pole David Hempleman Adam (UK) The first woman to reach North pole Ann Bancroft The first woman to sail non stop around the world alone Kaycottee The first deaf & dumb to cross the strait of Gibraltar Taranath Shenoy (India) The first woman to climb Mt. Everest twice Santosh Yadav (India) The first black player to win the Wimbledon men's singles title Arthur Ashe (US) The first person to win the Palk Strait ocean swimming contest Baidyanath

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Five Year Plans (Pancha Valsara Padhathikal)

Growth During Five Year Plans

Plan Target Actual First Plan (1951 - 56) 2.9% 3.6% Second Plan (1956 - 61) 4.5% 4.3% Third Plan (1961 - 66) 5.6% 2.8% Fourth Plan (1969 - 1974) 5.7% 3.3% Fifth Plan (1974 - 79) 4.4% 4.8% Sixth Plan (1980 - 85) 5.2% 6.0% Seventh Plan (1985 - 90) 5.0% 6.0% Eighth Plan (1992 - 97) 5.6% 6.8% Ninth Plan (1997 - 2002) 6.5% 5.4% Tenth Plan (2002 - 2007) 8.0% -

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Important Crops India

Important Crops India

1 Rice West Bengal, Punjab, UP 2 Wheat UP, Punjab, Haryana 3 Maize Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka 4 Bajra Rajasthan, Gujarat, UP 5 Jowar Maharashtra, Karnataka, MP, AP 6 TOTAL COARSE CEREALS Maharashtra, Karnataka, UP 7 TOTAL PULSES MP, UP, Maharashtra 8 TOTAL FOOD GRAINS UP, Punjab, West Bengal 9 Groundnut Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh 10 Rapeseed And Mustard Rajasthan, UP, Haryana 11 Soyabean Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan 12 Sunflower Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra 13 TOTAL OIL SEEDS MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan 14 Sugarcane UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka 15 Cotton Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh 16 Jute and Mesta WB, Bihar, Assam 17 Tea Assam, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh 18 Coffee Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu 19 Rubber Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka 20 Silk Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh. In India all 4 varieties of silk are available; Mulberry, tussar, eri and muga. Mulberry is the main variety, while tussar is mainly found in Bihar. 21 Tobacco Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

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