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2022-03-31 14:52:21+00:00
Olympic silver medallist weightlifter, Mirabai Chanu won the 3rd edition of the BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year award 2021. #CAbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
Chanu created history last year when she became the 1st Indian weightlifter to clinch a silver medal at the Summer Olympics.
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The BBC Emerging Player award was presented to 18-year-old cricketer Shafali Verma, who has recently been playing at the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand.
In 2021, Verma became the youngest Indian cricketer, male or female, to play in all 3 formats for the national team.
The 1st Indian woman to have won a medal at the Olympics in 2000, former weightlifter Karnam Malleswari was presented the BBC Lifetime Achievement award.
Olympians & the Paralympians from the Tokyo Games were also honoured in this edition of BBC ISWOTY
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2022-03-31 04:58:02+00:00
Gilbert Houngbo from Togo will be the next Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Houngbo, former Prime Minister of Togo, will be the 11th head of the agency and the first African to hold the post. His five-year term will begin on October 1, 2022.
The current Director-General, Guy Ryder, from the United Kingdom, has held office since 2012. #CAbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
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2022-03-30 15:24:10+00:00
Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve #GKbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
• Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a protected area in the northeast Indian state of Assam.
• It is the oldest park in Assam that covers the floodplains of the river Brahmaputra on the North and the Karbi Anglong hills on the South.
• Its forests, wetlands & grasslands are home to Indian one-horned rhinoceroses, tigers and elephants.
• The forest region of the Park is home to world’s largest population of Indian Rhinoceros.
• Over the time, the tiger population has increased in Kaziranga, & that’s the reason why Kaziranga was declared as Tiger Reserve in 2006.
• The park is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International for the conservation of avifaunal species.
• Ganges River dolphins swim in the park’s waters.
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2022-03-29 10:25:39+00:00
Top Interesting Facts about The Oscars @militarychoiceblog #GKbyMilitaryChoice
The Oscar statuette weighs about 8.5 pounds and stands 13.5 inches in height and is made of gold-plated britannium.
Between 1942 and the end of World War II, the statuettes were made of plaster to conserve metal.
Edgar Bergen in 1938 was presented with the Oscar statuette and it was the only one ever made of wood for his ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy.
For a movie to be in Oscar Nominations, it must be 40 minutes long; on 35mm or 70mm film, or 24-frame or 48-frame progressive scan Digital Cinema format at a minimum resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixels.
Till the year 1989, the winners were declared with the phrase, 'And the winner is...'
In 1989 at the 61st Academy Awards, this phrase was replaced by 'And the Oscar goes to...'
For the first time on March 19, 1953, the Academy Awards ceremony was telecast across the United States and Canada.
The speeches longer than 45 seconds will be cut off by the orchestra.
Greer Garson gave the longest acceptance speech at the Academy Awards ceremony.
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2022-03-29 10:13:58+00:00
Here is the full list of winners of the Oscars 2022: #CAbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
Best picture
CODA
Best Cinematography
Dune
Best Director
Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog
Best actress
Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best actor
Will Smith in King Richard
Best supporting actress
Ariana DeBose in West Side Story
Best supporting actor
Troy Kotsur in CODA
Best animated feature film
Encanto
Best documentary feature
Summer of Soul
Best international feature film
Drive My Car from Japan
Best original song
No Time To Die by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Best original music score
Dune
Best original screenplay
Belfast
Best adapted screenplay
CODA
Best short documentary
The Queen of Basketball
Best animated short film
The Windshield Wiper
Best live action short film
The Long Goodbye
Best costume design
Cruella
Best makeup and hairstyling
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Fan favourite
Army of the Dead
Most cheerworthy moment
The Flash enters the speed force in Zack Synder’s Justice League
Best film editing
Dune
Best production design
Dune
Best visual effects
Dune
Best sound
Dune
“CODA" was the first film produced by a streaming service to win Best Picture. It won three overall.
Ariana DeBose became the first queer Black woman to win an acting award, taking home Best Supporting Actress for "West Side Story."
Troy Kotsur of "CODA" became the first deaf man to win an Academy Award for acting.
"Dune" won the most awards, with six.
American rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s red carpet look for the 94th Academy Awards was designed by Indian couturier Gaurav Gupta.
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2022-03-29 09:58:41+00:00
What is alopecia areata?
Alopecia areata is a medical condition in which there is acute hair loss, which usually occurs in patches. This leads to patchy baldness.
"The reason is mostly autoimmune, which means that our body's own immune system attacks the hair follicles leading to hair loss.
It can be genetic in origin and can occur at any age group. Good thing is that it is often self limiting and can resolve on its own.
In cases where the hair fall is significant, treatment includes use of steroids and other immunosuppressants," #GKbyMilitaryChoice
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2022-03-27 14:51:27+00:00
The President’s Colour is bestowed on a military unit in recognition of the exceptional service rendered to the nation, both in peace and in war.
INS Valsura, is a premier technological training institution, of the Indian Navy based in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
INS Valsura trains officers and men on operation & maintenance of sophisticated and technologically advanced equipment on board warships.
The Navy was the first Indian armed force to be awarded the President’s Colour by Dr Rajendra Prasad on May 27, 1951. INS Valsura, started on 30 acres of land as a torpedo school in 1942 under the British, has today grown into one of the foremost technological training institutions of the country spread over 600 acres.
In 2018 a medium voltage laboratory was set up by Siemens, Germany, at INS Valsura to familiarise and train naval engineers in the nuances of medium voltage power generation, protection and distribution. #CAbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
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2022-03-26 14:31:16+00:00
Lieutenant General Vinod G. Khandare (retired) has been appointed as Adviser in the Ministry of Defence. #CAbyMilitaryChoice
About Lt. Gen. Khandare:
Gen. Khandare retired from the Army at the end of January 2018.
He worked as the Military Adviser at the Prime Minister’s Office’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) from then till October 2021.
He was the Director General of the Defence Intelligence Agency and the Deputy Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff for Intelligence from November 2015 until January 2018.
He joined the 14 Garhwal Rifles in September 1979 and served in a variety of terrains and operational duties in Siachen, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, and the northeast area for over four decades.
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2022-03-26 14:26:55+00:00
Indian Army’s “Agnibaaz Division” organized a joint exercise “Suraksha Kavach 2” with Maharashtra Police at Lullanagar, Pune. The exercise aimed to counter any terrorist actions in Pune.
The exercise involved the participation of the Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) of the Indian Army, Anti-Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra Police along with Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs), Dog Squads, and Bomb Disposal Teams of both agencies.
The exercise aimed to harmonize the drills and procedures undertaken by Army and Police to counter-terrorism. #CAbyMilitaryChoice
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2022-03-24 15:07:09+00:00
Early Vedic Period
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▪ Agriculture was well known to pre aryans & ploughshare is 1st mentioned in early part of Rig Veda
▪ But agriculture was perhaps used to produce fodder only → Predominantly pastoral people with cattle rearing as main occupation
▪ Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows as the term for war in Rig Veda is Gavishthi i.e. search for cows (Hence cows seems to have been most important wealth)
▪ Gifts were made to priests in form of cows & women slaves → Not in form of land
▪ Rig Veda mentions several artisans namely Carpenters, Chariot makers, weavers, Leather workers, Potters etc. along with term Ayas used for copper or Bronze which shows metal working was well known
▪ Aryans or Vedic people mainly relied on land routes as the word samundra mentioned in Rig veda mainly denotes a collection of water
Rig Vedic term ~~~ Meaning
* Gau ~~~ Cow
* Gavishti ~~~ Search for Cows
* Gopati ~~~ Raja or chief, protector of cows
* Godhuli ~~~ Measure of time
* Duhitr ~~~ Daughter or one who milks the cows
* Gomat ~~~ wealthy man who owned many cattle
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2022-03-22 03:43:14+00:00
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has organised the massive military drill ‘Cold Response 2022’ in Norway from March 14, 2022, and will continue till April 01, 2022.
The exercise is held in Norway every second year, for NATO Allies and partners.
NATO chief: Jens Stoltenberg;
NATO Founded: 4 April 1949, Washington, D.C., United States;
NATO Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium.
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2022-03-20 02:25:17+00:00
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2022-03-19 08:45:03+00:00
Karolina Bielawska from Poland has won the title of Miss World 2021. She was crowned by 2019 Miss World Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica.
She beat the USA, Indonesia, Mexico, Northern Ireland and Cote d’Ivoire to clinch the coveted title. Indian-American Shree Saini from the United States bagged the first runner-up title. #CAbyMilitaryChoice
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2022-03-18 03:06:07+00:00
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2022-03-18 01:10:33+00:00
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2022-03-07 15:33:04+00:00
Top 10 Longest Rivers in India in detail: #GKbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
7. Brahmaputra River
Length (Km): 2900
Origin (Source): Originates from Kailash ranges of Himalaya
Brahmaputra River with a length of 2900 km originates from the Kailash Ranges of the Himalayas in Tibet. Its total length within India is only 916 kilometres. It enters India through Arunachal Pradesh. The left bank tributaries of the river are Dibang, Lohit, Dhansiri and the right bank tributaries are Kameng, Manas, Jaldhaka, Teesta and Subansiri. The Brahmaputra enters Bangladesh as Jamuna and then joins Padma (the Ganges in India) before emptying itself into the Bay of Bengal. The Majuli or Majoli is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam and in 2016 it became the first island to be made a district in India. It had an area of 880 square kilometres at the beginning of the 20th century.
8. Mahanadi River
Length (Km): 890
Origin (Source): Originates from Raipur district of Chhattisgarh
The 890 km-long Mahanadi River originates in the Raipur district of Chhattisgarh. Its left bank tributaries are Mand, Ib, and Hasdeo and right bank tributaries are Ong and Parry. The Mahanadi discharges its water into the Bay of Bengal. Hence it was called ‘the distress of Odisha’. Anyway, the development of the Hirakud Dam has enormously modified the circumstance.
9. Cauvery River
Length (Km): 800
Origin (Source): Originates at Talakaveri in Coorg District of Karnataka in Brahmagiri Range of hills in the Western ghats
The 800 km-long Cauvery River originates from the Brahmagiri Range of the Western Ghats in Coorg District of Karnataka. There is Harangi Reservoir on its left bank. The main right bank tributary is Lakshmana Tirtha. Cauvery discharges its water into the Grand Anicut (South). Before emptying into the Bay of Bengal, Tamil Nadu, the river breaks into a large number of distributaries forming a wide delta called the “garden of southern India.”
10. Tapi River
Length (Km): 724
Origin (Source): Satpura Range
The 724 km-long Tapi River originates from the Satpura Range. Its tributaries are Purna and Girna. It discharges its water into the Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian Sea). It runs through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat and has six tributaries.
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2022-03-07 15:31:31+00:00
Top 10 Longest Rivers in India in detail: #GKbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
1. Ganga River
Length (Km): 2525
Origin (Source): Gangotri
River Ganga with a length of 2525 km is the longest river of India as it flows entirely through the mainland. It originates from the Gangotri Glacier. The left bank tributaries of River Ganga are Ramganga, Garra, Gomti, Gharghara, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Koshi, and Mahananda and the right bank tributaries are Yamuna, Tamsa, Son, Punpun, Kiul, Karmanasa and Chandan. The river discharges its water into the Bay of Bengal. The states that are covered by this waterbody are Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal.
2. Godavari River
Length (Km): 1464
Origin (Source): Originates near Nasik in Maharashtra
Godavari River with a length of 1464 km is the longest river in peninsular India. It originates from Nashik in Maharashtra. It begins from Triambakeshwar, Nasik in Maharashtra and traverses via Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, after which it finally meets with the Bay of Bengal. The left bank tributaries of the Godavari are Banganga, Kadva, Shivana, and Purna and the right bank tributaries are Nasardi, Darna, and Pravara. The river discharges itself into the Bay of Bengal.
3. Krishna:
Length (Km): 1400
Origin (Source): Originates in the Western Ghats at an elevation of about 1337 m. just north of Mahabaleswar, about 64 km from the Arabian Sea.
River Krishna with a length of 1400 km originates from the Western Ghats at an elevation of about 1337 metres from the sea level about 64 km from the Arabian Sea. The left bank tributaries of the river are Bhima, Dindi Musi, Paleru, and Munneru and the right bank tributaries are Vienna, Koyna, and Panchganga. Krishna discharges its water into the Bay of Bengal. It serves as one of the prominent sources of irrigation for the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
4. Yamuna River
Length (Km): 1376
Origin (Source): Originates from the Yamunotri glacier at the Banderpoonch peak in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand
River Yamuna with a length of 1376 km originates from the Yamunotri glacier at the Banderpoonch peak in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. It is the main tributary of the River Ganga. The left bank tributaries of Yamuna are Hindon, Sharda and the right bank tributaries are Chambal, Betwa and Ken. The major states through which the river flows are Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
5. Narmada River
Length (Km): 1312
Origin (Source): Originates near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh
The source of the 1312 km-long River Narmada is the Amarkantak Peak in Madhya Pradesh. Left bank tributaries of Narmada are Burhner, Banjar, Sher and Karjan. The right bank tributaries are Hiran, Tendoni, and Choral. It discharges its water into the Arabian Sea. It is also known as the “Life Line of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat” for its huge contribution to the state of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
6. Indus River
Length (Km): 1114
Origin (Source): Originates in the northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet near Lake Manasarovar.
Indus is the longest river in terms of the distance it covers i.e. 3180 km. However, its distance covered within India is only 1,114 kilometres. But a major portion of the river flows through present-day Pakistan. The source of the river is the Northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet near Manasarovar. Major Cities located on the banks of Indus are: Leh, and Skardu. The left bank tributaries of Indus are Zanskar, Suru, Soan, Jhelum, Chenab and Luni. The right bank tributaries are Shyok, Hunza, Gilgit, Gomal and Zhob. Indus drains its water into the Arabian Sea.
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2022-03-07 15:30:40+00:00
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2022-03-04 17:39:52+00:00
Shane Warne Biography & Achievements #GKbyMilitaryChoice @militarychoiceblog
In 1987, during the cricket off-season, he played five games of Australian rules football for the St Kilda Football Club's under-19 team. He was delisted in the 1988 Victorian Football League season by St Kilda.
He made his international debut on 2nd January 1990 at Sydney, in a test match against India.
Warne first caught eyeballs when playing for the Australia B squad. He took his first first-class five wicket haul as he took 7/49 against Zimbabwe.
On 2nd January 1994, Warne took 12 wickets in the second Test match against South Africa.
Warne was the ODI captain of Australia between 1998 and 1999. In the 11 games he captained, Warne won 10 and lost one, having a win percentage of 90.91%.
A day before the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, Warne failed a drug test, returning positive for a banned diuretic, after which he was sent home. He faced a one-year ban from organised cricket.
He was the first player ever to reach 600 wickets in the most extended format, and he also got 600 in the T20 form.
His first 700 Test wickets came in 2006 when he became the first bowler to accomplish this feat.
Warne held the record for most wickets (708) in Test cricket until December 2007, when he was surpassed by Muralitharan.
He was also the second person to take 1000 wickets in International cricket after Muralitharan.
Warne also holds the record of scoring the most runs (3154) without scoring a century.
Shane was named BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year for 2005.
In 2008, Warne signed for the Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural edition of the IPL. He was appointed their captain and he guided them to the title.
Warne retired from international cricket in 2007, but continued to play club and county cricket.
He retired from first class cricket in 2008, after which Warne became a sports commentator for Nine cricket commentary team before signing for Sky Sports in 2009.
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2022-03-04 16:45:49+00:00
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne, considered as one of the all-time greats of the game who redefined spin bowling, has died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand #CAbyMilitaryChoice
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2022-03-04 03:58:37+00:00
Top 7 Largest Countries in the World (by total area km²):
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The largest country in the world is Russia with a total area of 17,098,242 Km² (6,601,665 mi²) and a land area of 16,376,870 Km² (6,323,142 mi²), equivalent to 11% of the total world’s landmass of 148,940,000 Km² (57,510,000 square miles).
The three smallest countries in the world are Vatican City, an enclave within Rome, Italy. Monaco, a principality at the Mediterranean coast and an enclave within Southern France, and Nauru, an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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2022-03-03 12:15:04+00:00
Early Vedic Period (1500 – 1000 BC)
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▪ Aryans were generally referred to people who spoke Indo- Aryan language (Sanskrit)
▪ Society was mainly male dominated; women were treated with dignity and honour
▪ Early life in this period seems to be mainly pastoral with agriculture being the secondary occupation
▪ Domesticated horses to ride
Rig Veda
▪ Earliest text of Indo European language
▪ Contains prayers offered to Agni, Indra, Mitra, Varuna & other gods
▪ Consists of 10 mandalas or books with 2 – 7 being the earliest one called family books & 1 and 10 being the latest editions
▪ 3rd Mandal consists of Gayatri mantra (Composed by viswamitra to offer prayer to solar deity Savitri)
▪ Many things in common with Avesta (oldest Iranian text – Zorasterism)
Advent of Aryans
▪ Aryans called Indus valley “Sapt Sindavah” i.e. land of 7 rivers with river Indus (Sindhu) most mentioned in Rig Veda
▪ Saraswati (Naditarna) is mentioned as the holiest river in Rig Veda, named after Harakwati (Hemland river) in south Afganistan
▪ Aryans appeared in subcontinent around 1500 B.C. & came into conflict with its inhabitants Dasas & Dasyus
▪ Dasas: Mentioned in ancient Iranian literature hence may be early Aryans
▪ Dasyus: Possibly original inhabitants of the country & possibly worshipped Phallus (Lingam)
▪ Aryan chief who overpowered them was called Trasadasyu , generally soft towards Dasas but hostile towards Dasyus (Term Dasyuhatya is repeatedly mentioned in Rig Veda)
▪ Aryans succeeded everywhere because they possessed chariot driven by horses & possibly with coats of mail & better armory → Introduced these things for the 1st time in west Asia & India
▪ Aryans were divided into 5 tribes called Panchajana mainly, along with other tribes → Most powerful ones were Bharatas of Tritsu Family supported by Viswamitra
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