Telescope

When Was The Telescope First Used
For The Study Of Stars and by Whom ?

Galileo In 1609. In Italy.

International Mother Language Day

RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner, named after the ancient Roman province of Lusitania

21 February - International Mother Language Day

Viswanathan Anand wins his 5th
World Chess title.
Anand has previously won the title in 2000, 2007, 2008 & 2010.

May 8 - World Red Cross Day.

Quotes

"Past is a waste paper,
Present is a news paper,
future is qustion paper,
Life is a answer paper,
so carefully read & write your answer paper."

VAT

VAT-value added tax Introduced-France (10April,1954 )

INDIA -1April,2005

550 items covered

Standard rate:12.5%

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India[ICAI] offers to work with
investigators to unearth/unveil black money.

Memory Range

Tahqiq - e - Hind, a famous literary
work, was written by ?

(A) Minhaj-us-Siraj

(B) Alberuni

(C) Badauni

(D) Nizam-ud-din-Ahmad

Ans:(B)

Memory Range in Computer Science Bytes

KB- Kilo Byte

MB- Mega Byte

GB- Giga Byte

TB- Terra Byte

PB- Petta Byte

EB- Exa Byte

German port of Hamburg

The Second India Africa forum summit was held at Ethiopia and
The First was held in New Delhi in 200.


The tiger population of India is 1706.


The German port of Hamburg lies near the mouth of which major European river ?

Ans : Elbe


Largest coffee growing country in the world is Brazil

FM

With reference to Radio broadcasting,
what is the full form of 'FM' ?

Frequency Modulation.




Sophophobia is the fear of learning.


Shakespeare invented the word "assassination"&"bump."


A honey bee has four wings.

Charmer

Thin-skinned

Definition: (adjective)

Quick to take offense.

Synonyms: huffy, touchy, feisty.


Charmer

Definition: (noun)

Someone with an assured & ingratiating manner.

Synonyms: smoothie, sweet talker.

Ancient Dockyard

Which Site Of The Indus Valley Civilization Had An Ancient Dockyard ?

 Ans-Lothal



About PUCL:

FullForm- People's Union for Civil Liberties.

Founder- Jayaprakash Narayan, a Gandhian leader.

Founded-1976.

Aim-People's Rights.



Top 5 Temples of India

Khajuraho(M.P)

Somnath(Gujarath)

Kashi Viswanath(U.P)

Jagannath(Orissa)

Tirupati Balaji(A.P)

SUGAR

Which element is not present in Sugar ?

A)Carbon

B)Oxygen

C)Hydrogen

D)Nitrogen


ANS:D


LIC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1956

Nuclear Reactors

There are two nuclear reactors of France Co. Areva in Jaitpura (Maharashtra).

URUGUAY has won 15th COPA AMERICAN CUP

World's Oldest Underground Railway

World's largest car making company- GENERAL MOTORS,USA

World's oldest underground railway
at-LONDON

Atomic numbers invented by
'Moseley' of britain in 1913

Bleaching powder invented by
'tennant' of Britain in 1798

Fear of Cancer

Which Sultan Of Delhi Was The First To Charge 'Ghari' Or Housetax ?

Alauddin Khalji.

Syed Salar Mela Is Held In Bahraich.

Queen of the Adriatic ?

Venice

Fear of cancer ?

Carcinophobia.

Question Hour

First hour of every parliamentary
sitting in India is slotted for Question Hour

G.K. Gokhale is papularly known as
'Socrates of Maharastra'

India was elected to the 47 Nation
US HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL along
with 14 other nations

Titan

Titan, the only moon (natural.satellite) known to have a dense atmosphere, is the largest moon of which planet ?

Saturn

Live for 1500 years

In the Sahara Desert,there is a town
named Tidikelt,
which did not receive a drop of rain for 10 years.

An olive tree can live up to 1500 years.

Physiography means the description of the physical relief features of a country.

Black Soil - is also known as Regur
soil or Cotton soil.

Ayurveda

Japanese research has concluded that moderate drinking can boost IQ levels

Who is the co-founder of Sun Microsystems ?

Vinod Khosla

Ayurveda is the earliest school of
medicine known to humans.

Epigram

Epigram

Definition: (noun)

A witty, often paradoxical remark, concisely expressed.

Synonyms: quip.

Biology

The word Biology was coined in 1805 by Jean Baptiste Lamarck.

Karate actually originated in India,
but was developed further in China.

CHIMERA means a horrible or unreal creature of the imagination.
A vain or idle fancy.

Famous Japanese Thought

Always Keep Hoping for Good,
As the Famous Japanese thought Says:-

"Keep a Green tree in your heart, the birds will Automatically Come..!!"

When Was Z3 computer Introduced In Berlin ?

12 May 1941

When Did Dell Purchased Alienware ?

8 May 2OO6