May 5 Gk Flashcards
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Who is known as Iron Lady
Margaret Thatcher
Mountains above 8500 m in Nepal
Sagarmatha 8848.86
Kanchenjunga main 8586 m
Lho Tse 8516 m
Yalung Khang 8505 m
Ramapithecus fossil was found where in Nepal
On the bank of the Tinau river in 1932 in Butwal, Rupandehi
Boston tea party is related to
The American revolution
On the night of December 16, 1773, dozens of men disguised boarded three East India company ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbour
What was another name for the Earth Summit
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
Where was Earth Summit held
Rio de Janeiro
When was Earth Summit held
3 to 14 June, 1992
Was held on the occassion of the 20th anniversary of the first Human Environment conference in Stockholm
How many countries participated in the Earth Summit
179 countries
Diplomats, political leaders, scientists, media and NGO representatives
Main achievements of the Earth Summit
Agenda 21
The Rio Declaration
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Convention on Biological Diversity
Declaration on the principles of Forest management
