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Information on Solar System

1. The brightest planet as seen from Earth------Venus
2. The planet also known as Earths twin------Venus
3. The planet, which rotates in a direction opposite to that of others------Venus
4. The planet, which has prominent rings around it------Saturn
5. Planets which have no satellites----- -Mercury & Venus
6. The planet with the longest day------Venus (244 hrs)
7. The planet with the shortest day------Jupiter (9 hrs 55 mts)
8. The planet also known as Evening/Morning star------Venus
9. The Jovian planets------Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
10. The star nearest to the earth------ Proxima Centauri
11. The hottest planet in the solar system------Venus
12. The largest satellite in the solar system------Ganymede Satellite of the Jupiter
13. The planet also known as the Red Planet------Mars
14. The highest known mountain in the solar system------Olympus Monson Mars
15. The asteroid belt lies between------Mars and Jupiter
16. The largest asteroid also known as a dwarf planet----- Ceres
17. Pluto earlier considered a planet is now considered a dwarf planet and a part of------
Kuiper belt
18. Halley's comet last appeared in 1986 and is expected to appear next in------2061
19. The galaxy nearest to the milky way------Andromeda
20. The planet whose density is less than that of water----Saturn

Popular ISO Standards:

ISO 9000: Quality Management
ISO 14000: Environmental Management
ISO 3166: Country Codes
ISO 22000: Food Safety Management
ISO 26000: Social Responsibility
ISO 50001: Energy Management
ISO 31000: Risk Management
ISO 4217: Currency Codes
ISO 639: Language Codes

Vitamin- Chemical Name - Deficiency disease

A- Retinol- Night blindness
B1- Thiamine- Beri-Beri
B2- Riboflavin- Cheilosis
B5- Niacin- Pellagra
B6- Pyridoxine- Convulsions in child
B12- Cynacobalamin- Pernicious anemia
C- Ascorbic Acid- Scurvy
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D- Calciferol- Rickets
E- Tocopherol- Sterility
K- Phylloquinone- Hemophilia

Multi-National Corporations & their Headquarters

PepsiCo Purchase, New York, USA
Nestle Vevey, Switzerland
Microsoft Redmond, Washington, USA
Coca-Cola Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Apple Cupertino, California, USA
Nokia Espoo, Finland
Home Depot Vinings, Georgia, USA
Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, Nebraska, USA
BP London, United Kingdom
Total S.A. La Defense, Paris, France
UPS Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA
ConocoPhillips Houston, Texas, USA
Fiat Turin, Italy (data by facebook/cnaonweb
Toshiba Tokyo, Japan
Kroger Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Costco Issaquah, Washington
Unilever London, UK and Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Honda Tokyo, Japan
Volvo Gothenburg, Sweden
Target Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
BMW Munich, Germany
Sears Holding Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
Boeing Chicago, Illinois, USA
DaimlerChrysler Stuttgart, Germany and Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Fedex Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Vodafone Newbury, England, UK
AXA Paris, France
Motorola Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
Petronas Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Toyota Toyota, Japan
Procter & Gamble Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Pfizer New York, USA
Ford Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Lockheed Martin Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Fortis Brussels, Belgium and Utrecht, The Netherlands
Halliburton Houston, Texas, USA
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. New York City, USA
BASF Ludwigshafen, Germany
Sony Tokyo, Japan
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Siemens Munich, Germany
Northrop Grumman Los Angeles, California, USA
Citigroup New York City, USA
Volkswagen Wolfsburg, Germany
Pemex Mexico City, Mexico
Reliance Industries Mumbai, India
ING Group Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Morgan Stanley New York, USA
General Motors Detroit, Michigan, USA
Hyundai Seoul, South Korea
Staples Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Walmart Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
Dell Round Rock, Texas, USA
IBM Armonk, New York, USA
HBOS Edinburgh, Scotland
Nike Beaverton, Oregon, USA
IKEA Leiden, The Netherlands
Samsung Electronics Seoul, South Korea
McDonalds Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
Michelin Clermont-Ferrand, France
ExxonMobil Irving, Texas, USA
Royal Dutch Shell The Hague, The Netherlands
Walt Disney Burbank, California, USA
HP Palo Alto, California, USA
Canon Tokyo, Japan
Verizon New York, USA
General Electric Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Chevron San Ramon, California, USA
UBS Basel & Zurich, Switzerland
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Allianz Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
LG Seoul, South Korea
Sprint Nextel Overland Park, Kansas, USA.
Deutsche Bank Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Intel Santa Clara, California, USA
Peugeot Paris, France

World's largest refineries (Capacity in Barrels per Day)

1. Jamnagar Refinery (Reliance Industries) Jamnagar, Gujarat, India 1,240,000
2. Paraguana Refinery Complex (PDVSA) Paraguana, Falcon, Venezuela 940,000
3. SK Energy Co., Ltd. Ulsan Refinery (SK Energy) Ulsan, South Korea 1,120,000
4. GS Caltex Yeosu Refinery (GS Caltex) Yeosu, South Korea 730,000
5. ExxonMobil Singapore 605,000
6. Port Arthur Refinery (Motiva Enterprises) Port Arthur, Texas, USA 600,000
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7. Baytown Refinery (ExxonMobil) Baytown, TX, USA 572,500
8. RasTanura Refinery (Saudi Aramco) Saudi Arabia 550,000
9. Garyville Refinery (Marathon Petroleum) Garyville, LA 522,000
10. S-Oil Ulsan Refinery (S-Oil) Ulsan, South Korea 503,000
11. Baton Rouge Refinery (ExxonMobil) Baton Rouge, LA, USA 502,500

Top10 countries by oil production
(Production in bbl/day & share of the world in %)

1 Russia 10,900,000 (13.28%)
2 Saudi Arabia 9,900,000 (12.65%)
3 United States 8,453,000 (9.97%)
4 Iran 4,231,000 (4.77%)
5 China 4,073,000 (4.56%)
6 Canada 3,592,000 (3.90%)
7 Iraq 3,400,000 (3.75%)
8 United Arab Emirates 3,087,000 (3.32%)
9 Venezuela 3,023,000 (4.74%)
10 Mexico 2,934,000 (3.56%)

Top-10 Richest Countries

1. QATAR: The countrys GDP (PPP) per capita is $88,222....
2. LUXEMBOURG: The countrys GDP (PPP) per capita is $81,466....
3. SINGAPORE: The countrys GDP (PPP) per capita is 56,694.....
4. NORWAY: The countrys GDP (PPP) per capita is 51,959.....
5. BRUNEI: The countrys GDP (PPP) per capita is 48,333....
6. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: The countrys GDP (PPP) per capita is 47,439......
7. UNITED STATES: The countrys GDP (PPP) per capita is 46,860......
8. HONG KONG: The countrys GDP (PPP) per capita is $45,944.....
9. SWITZERLAND: The countrys GDP (PPP) per capita is 41,950.....
10. NETHERLANDS: The countrys GDP (PPP) per capita is 40,973....

Did you know..??

* VIRUS - Vital Information Resource Under Seized.
* 3G - 3rd Generation.
* GSM - Global System for Mobile Communication.
* CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access.
* UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunication System.
* SIM - Subscriber Identity Module.
* AVI = Audio Video Interleave
* RTS = Real Time Streaming
* SIS = Symbian OS Installer File
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* AMR = Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec
* JAD = Java Application Descriptor
* JAR = Java Archive
* JAD = Java Application Descriptor
* 3GPP = 3rd Generation Partnership Project
* 3GP = 3rd Generation Project
*MPEG - Moving Picture Experts Group
* MP3 = MPEG player lll
* MP4 = MPEG-4 video file
*AAC = Advanced Audio Coding
* GIF= Graphic Interchangeable Format
* JPEG = Joint Photographic Expert Group
* BMP = Bitmap
* SWF = Shock Wave Flash
* WMV = Windows Media Video
* WMA = Windows Media Audio
* WAV = Waveform Audio
* PNG = Portable Network Graphics
* DOC = Document (Microsoft Corporation)
* PDF = Portable Document Format
* M3G = Mobile 3D Graphics
* M4A = MPEG-4 Audio File
* NTH = Nokia Theme (series 40)
* THM = Themes (Sony Ericsson)
* MMF = Synthetic Music Mobile Application File
* NRT = Nokia Ringtone
* XMF = Extensible Music File
* WBMP = Wireless Bitmap Image
* DVX = DivX Video
* HTML = Hyper Text Markup Language
* WML = Wireless Markup Language
* CD -Compact Disk.
* DVD - Digital Versatile Disk.
*CRT - Cathode Ray Tube.
* DAT - Digital Audio Tape.
* DOS - Disk Operating System.
* GUI -Graphical User Interface.
* HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.
* IP - Internet Protocol.
* ISP - Internet Service Provider.
* TCP - Transmission Control Protocol.
* UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply.
* HSDPA - High Speed Downlink Packet Access.
* EDGE - Enhanced Data Rate for
*GSM Global System for Mobile Communication] Evolution.
* VHF - Very High Frequency.
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* UHF - Ultra High Frequency.
* GPRS - General Packet Radio Service.
* WAP - Wireless Application Protocol.
* TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
* ARPANET - Advanced Research Project Agency Network.
* IBM - International Business Machines.
* HP - Hewlett Packard.
*AM/FM - Amplitude/ Frequency Modulation.
* WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network

BANKING AND FINANCIAL ABBREVIATIONS:

ADB :Asian Development Bank
ADTV: Average Daily Trading Volumes
ACR : Actual Cost Report
AOC : Annual Operating Cost
BIFR : Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
BOT : Balance of Trade
BOP : Balance of Payments
BSE : Bombay Stock Exchange
CAC : Capital Account Convertibility
CACP : Commission for Agricultural Cost Prices(Fixes MSP)
CCEA : Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
OPCD : Organization Economic Co-Operative Development
CPI : Consumer Price Index
CRISIL : Credit Rating Information Services Of India Ltd
CRM : Customer Relationship Management
EA : Economic Analysis
EBT : Earnings before Tax
ECI : Employment Cost Index
ELSS : Equity linked savings scheme
EPS : Earning Per Square
ESOP : Employee Stock Option Plans
EPZ : Export Processing Zone
IIP : Index of Industrial Production
FSDC : Financial Stability Development Counsil
FATF : Financial Action Test Force
FSB : Financed Stability Board
FDI : Foreign Direct Investments
FII : Foreign Institutional Investers
FEMA : Foreign Exchange Management Act
FIPB : Foreign Investment Promotion Board
FPI : Fixed Price Incentive
FPO : Follow on Public Offer
FTA : Free Trade Agreement
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FCCB : Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
FRBM Act : Fiscal Responsibility And Budget Management Act
GDP : Gross Domestic Product
GDR : Global Depository Receipt
GNP : Gross National Product
GST : Goods and Service Tax
IBRD : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICRA : Indian Credit Rating Agency
IPO : Initial Public Offer
IPR : Intellectual Property Rights
IRDA : Insurance Regulatory Development Authority
JSC : Joint Stock Company
LLP : Limited Liability Partnership
HDI : Human Development Index
MAT : Minimum Alternative Tax
MFI : Micro Finance Institution
MFN : Most favoured Nation
MNC : Multinational Company
MSP : Minimum Support Price
MOU : Memorandum Of Understanding
NAV : Net Asset Value
NCD : Non Convertible Debentures
NGO : Non-Government Organisation
NRC : Non Recurring Cost
NRI : Non-Resident Indian
NSE : National Stock Exchange
NSSO : National Sample Survey Organisation
PPP : Purchasing Power Parity & Public Private Partnership
PSU : Public Sector Undertakings
QIB : Qualified Institutional Borrower
SEBI : Securities and Exchange Board of India
RIDF : Rural Infrastructural Development Fund
ROCE : Return On Capital Employed
SARFAESI : Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of
Security Interest
SDR : Special Drawing Right
SDR :Special Drawing Right
SEBI :Securities and Exchange Board of India
SFC :State Financial corporation
VAT : Value Added Tax
WPI : Wholesale Price Index
PPI : Producer Price Index
SEZ : Special Economic Zone
SHG : Self-Help Group
SME : Small and Medium Enterprises
SDDS :Special Data Dissemination Standards