General Knowledge

**annie** · 03-16-2010, 06:11 AM

* The first motor car had only three wheels. It was very slow. It travelling just 6 Km in a hour. It was built by Nicolas Cugnot in 1769.

* A tran can take many people and good to distant places at the same time.

* An aeroplane covers long distance in a short time.

* A ship is a means of water transport.

* Camels are used in deserts for pulling carts and carrying people.

* Elephants are used to move around in thick forests. People in the hills use ponies and mules to travel.

* Boat , steamers and ships sail on water. They are means of water transport.

* In villages, bullock carts, tractors and bicycles are used.

**annie** · 03-16-2010, 06:16 AM

Follow these rules of road safety

* Always walk on footpath
* Walk on left side of the road
* Wait for the traffic to stop before crossing a road.
* Always use the zebra crossing for crossing the road.
* Befor crossing the road , look right , then left and then right again
* Cross only if road is clear.
* Do not ride a bicycle in the middle in the road.
* keep the left side of the road while riding a bicycle.
* Sand in a queue, white waiting for a bus
* Do not push or pull while getting into bus. Get in one by one.
* Do not disturb the bus driver

**annie** · 03-16-2010, 06:30 AM

Honey is the only food that will net get spoiled! A two thousand year old jar of honey found in Egypt still tasted delicious!

**annie** · 03-16-2010, 06:37 AM

Ship of desert

The Camel is the most important animal in the desert. It can live without water for many days. It is called the ship of desert.

**annie** · 03-16-2010, 06:57 AM

Fact Links

Although called a "sea" , the Caspian Sea is not a sea but a lake. It is the largest lake on the Earth. It lies between Asia and Europe.

Our Earth is the largest rocky (solid) planet in the solar system. Planet in the saturn are much bigger that our Earth but they are not rocky. They are made of gases and ice.

Leaks can be costly. A leak of just on drop per second wastes about 10, 000 liters of water in a year ! SAVE WATER

You have seen large dark areas on the moon. In the past, some people took it as a large human face on the Moon. They called it the Man on the Moon. some others saw in it image of a rabbit or a buffalo.

The footprints left by people who have walked on the Moon will remain there for at least 1 crore years. This is because there is no wind or water to remove them.

A Value Link

Do not Pluck
FLOWERS

**annie** · 03-16-2010, 07:03 AM

Rain Water.........

World Water Day is Celebrated on every year March 22. WE should save water. One of the ways to save water is 'rainwater harvesting'. Rainwater harvesting means collecting rainwater.

So next time when it rains, collect the water in some large vessels. This water can be used for cleaning dishes, washing clothes and watering plants. Do not drink this water.