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Abbreviations, Cities of India, Code of the Time and Talks on History-

Abbreviations related to Learning-

  1. ADB- Asian Development Bank.
  2. APEC- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.
  3. ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nations.
  4. AIIMS- All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
  5. A.E. C. – Atomic Energy Commission.
  6. A.I.R. – All India Radio.
  7. ASSOCHAM- Associated Chamber of Commerce and industry.
  8. ASCII- American Standards Code for Information Interchange.
  9. AMIE- Associate Member of Institute of Engineers.
  10. A.P.I.- Associated Press of India.

Cities of India

  1. Gateway of India- Mumbai.
  2. City of Joy- Kolkata
  3. City of Palaces- Kolkata
  4. Pink City of India- Jaipur
  5. Heaven of Earth- Kashmir
  6. Banaras of South – Madurai
  7. City of Golden Temple- Amritsar
  8. Garden City of India- Bengaluru
  9. Land of the Five Rivers- Punjab
  10. Spice City of India – Kerala
  11. Sugar Bowl of India- Uttar Pradesh
  12. Twin City of India- Hyderabad and Secenderabad
  13. City of Charminar- Hyderabad
  14. The Queen of Arabian Sea- Kochin
  15. Manchester of India- Ahmedabad
  16. Manchester of South India- Koimbatore
  17. Manchester of North India- Kanpur
  18. Glasgo of India- Howrah
  19. Ruhr of India- Durgapur
  20. City of Orange- Nagpur
  21. Economic Capital of India- Mumbai
  22. Rome of Asia- Delhi
  23. Intellectual Capital of India- Chennai
  24. Science City of India- Bengaluru
  25. City of Lake in India- Hyderabad
  26. Gateway of North Eastern India- Siliguri
  27. City of Steel – Jamshedpur
  28. Venice of East – Aleppey

Code of the Time

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”– Robert H Schuller.

Facts on History

First Ministry of Independent India – 1947

  1. Prime Mimister, External Affairs, Scientific Research and Commonwealth – Jawahar Lal Nehru
  2. Home, Information and Broadcasting Minister- Sardar Vallavbhai Patel
  3. Food And Agriculture Minister- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  4. Finance Minister – R.K. Shanmugham Chetty
  5. Minister of Railways and Transport – Dr. John Malthai
  6. Education Minister- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  7. Minister of Law- Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
  8. Minister of Labour- Jagjiban Ram
  9. Health Minister- Rajkumari Amrita Kaur
  10. Defence Minister- Sardar Baldev Singh
  11. Minister of Communication – Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
  12. Minister of Commerce – C.H. Bhaba
  13. Minister of Industries and Supplies – Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
  14. Minister of Works , Mines and Power – V.N. Gadgil