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          What is zealandia        I t is also known as N ew Z ealand c ontinent. Scientists say- it is 8th continent of the earth.most of it land mass [94%] submerged beneath of the Pacific ocean.                                 Area of zealandia I t has  2 million-square-mile [5 million kilometers]. It is situated east of Australia amd beneath modern-day New Zealand. It's size approx 2/3rd of Australia .                History of zealandia  S cientists discovered the sprawling underwater mass in 1990s . The land mass may have been completely submerged about 23 million years ago. It was highlight in news 3 year ago because scientists gave it formal continent status.         Why is it in  news  nowadays    S cientists accurately mapped this submerged continent. This development is very crucial for geography as well as geology .    According to physical geography we have only 7 continents .  1.       Asia -- There is 17

B HARAT RATNA  is the highest civilian award of the  Republic of India  . The award was originally limited to achievements in arts, literature, science, and public service but it was expanded to include “  any field of human endeavour “ in December 2011 by indian government. pic source - google Every country has its highest civilian award--- : :: Russia —Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle :: The United States of America — Presidential Medal of Freedom :: United Kingdom — The George cross :: Pakistan — Nishan-e-Pakistan :: France — National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur) :: Japan — Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising sun About this award — 1–The medallion is cast in Bronze . 2-The medallion is designed like the leaf of pipal tree with sunburst in the centre and Bharat Ratna is engraved underneath it. 3- On the backside, indian emblem of india is embossed and Satyameva Jayate  is inscribed in  Devanagari script. 4-The medallion i

        What is Forex Reserves.               I t's under Central bank or other monetary authority that are primarily available to balance payments of the country. This is an external assets of the country. This is  cash and other reserve assets. It influences the foreign exchange rate of its currency and maintain confidence in financial markets.                    M ost nations hold the vast majority of their foreign currency reserves in U.S Dollars  followed by Euros .                     F oreign currency reserves are crucial to a nation's economic well-being. Without enough reserves country may be unable to pay for critical imports in critical situation; such as crude oil etc.                I n 1991; we had only so  forex reserves that was enough  for only 10 days imports.                Forex reserves have only four component.  *    F oreign currency Assets -  Most important asset  [in amount ] is foreign currency. [like US dollars ]. *  G old -  countrie