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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

QUESTIONS

1- What is the constituent elements of alcohol?
2- Which is the wetstern most district in india ?
3- The script of which language was described as ‘the Queen of World Scripts’ by Vinoba Bhave?
4- Who is called as ‘the Father of the Atomic Age’ ?
5- Which Indian scientist’s autobiography is ‘Years of Pilgrimage’?
6- What is measured by using a tonometer?
7- Who was the first winner of the United Nations Human Rights Medal ?

Answers

1. Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
2. Kucch ( Gujarat)
3. Kannada
4. Enrico Fermi
5. Raja Ramanna
6. Fluid pressure inside eyes
7. Nelson Mandela

Friday, February 25, 2011

Do You Know?

hedge –hog

Have you ever seen a hedge –hog ? Did you know that the word hedge-hog, rather ‘heyghoge’, was first used in 1450 in England?
So, what’s a hedge-hog? It’s a small animal with sharp thorns on its body. It measures 17 cms and weighs about 200gms. It eats grass, berries and mushrooms. It is mainly seen in India and Africa. Here’s the story of a little hedge- hog called Needles----

Mosquito itch

The reason most mosquito bites itch is because mosquitoes inject saliva into the person’s skin before they suck your blood. They are forced to fly away, the don’t get a chance to draw the saliva out. And it is their saliva that causes the itch.

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