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#151 2007-12-22 20:54:05

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#351. What does Ornithology deal with?

#352. What is 'Sericulture'?

#353. What does 'Philately' deal with?

#354. What are the three modes of transfer of heat?

#355. In a 'thermos flask', vacuum between two walls prevents heat lost by ________________.

#356. 'Insulin' is secreted by ________________.

#357. Amalgam is mixture of a metal with which metal?

#358. What does BCG (in BCG vaccine) stand for?

#359. Cinnabar is the ore of which metal?

#360. Galena is the ore of which metal?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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#152 2007-12-23 17:41:51

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#361. What is a hygrometer?

#362. Encephalograph measures ____________.
(a) Heart movements   (b) Lungs movements   (c) Brain movements

#363. What is a crescograph?

#364, What is saccharimeter used to measure?

#365. The instrument used to measure curvature of a surface is
(a) Callipers   (b) Sphygmomanometer   (c) Spherometer


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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#153 2007-12-23 20:04:29

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#154 2007-12-23 22:53:41

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Well done, JohnnyReinB!!!
Answers to #351 and #354 correct!!!

#366. Which chemical is

?

#367. Which chemical is

?

#368. Which chemical is

?

#369. What are the two major types of Chemical Bonding?

#370. Who said "A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?

#371. Which is the brightest star?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

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#155 2007-12-23 23:02:38

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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted" wink

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#156 2007-12-24 00:58:11

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Well done, JohnnyReinB!!! Both correct!!!

#373. What is a catalyst?

#374. Who said 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?

#375. Who is the author of 'Brain'?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#157 2007-12-24 01:06:03

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#376. What chemical is NaCl?

#377. What chemical is

?

#378. Who is the father of Genetics?

#379. What is Panspermia?

#380. Who is the author of 'A Brief History of Time'?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#158 2007-12-24 02:25:46

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#381. The blue color of the water in the Sea is due to _____________________________.

#382. Galvanized Iron is Iron coated with a thin coating of __________________.

#383. In the visible spectrum, the color having the shortest wavelength is ________________.

#384. The heater element in an electric iron is made of ______________________.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#159 2007-12-24 02:48:55

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NOTE: Your 374 is the same as 370


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#160 2007-12-24 03:05:39

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All correct, JohnnyReinB!!!
Good performance!!!

There are many unaswered questions. You may try them too!!!
The difference, I think, is purple is deep violet.


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Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#161 2007-12-24 04:32:11

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Ok, Ganesh, I'll try

Oh, I just remembered









Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night!!!!


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#162 2007-12-24 17:26:45

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Solutions #366 to #382.
Well done, JohnnyReinB!!!
All correct!!!

Solution to #325. The question is about hour hand and minute hand only.

#385.Who invented logarithms?

#386. What did James Chadwick discover?

#387. Who invented the revolver?

#388. Who invented the television?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#163 2007-12-24 17:49:22

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#389. What is Kepler's first law of planetary motion?

#390. Which chemical is

?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#164 2007-12-24 18:14:16

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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted" wink

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#165 2007-12-24 18:36:07

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Good work, JohnnyReinB!!!
Four out of the five answers are correct. The inventor of television (#388) is JL Baird.


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#166 2007-12-24 18:38:22

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Didn't i have six answers?


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#167 2007-12-24 18:42:56

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I correct myself (Thank you, JohnnyReinB!). Five out of six answers are correct!!!

#391. With which game is the word 'Deuce' associated?

#392. With which game is the word 'Silly Point' associated?

#393. Which five countries comprises the West Indies cricket team?

#394. 'Thomas Cup' is associated with which game?

#395. Approximately how far away is the nearest star from earth?(Other than the sun)


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#168 2007-12-24 18:47:56

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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted" wink

Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam

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#169 2007-12-24 18:55:25

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#396. What is the capital of Uganda?

#397. What is India's national flag known as?

#398. The first man who entered space is __________________________.

#399. Which country is the 'Sugar bowl of the world'?

#400. Who is the first woman to have entered space?

#401. Boers are tribes living in ___________________.

#402. Which river is called the Yellow river?

#403. Which is the Roof of the World?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#170 2007-12-24 18:59:25

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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted" wink

Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam

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#171 2007-12-24 19:04:27

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JohnnyReinB, good work!
Answers to #398 and #403 are correct, #402 isn't!!!


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#172 2007-12-24 19:07:53

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"There is not a difference between an in-law and an outlaw, except maybe that an outlaw is wanted" wink

Nisi Quam Primum, Nequequam

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#173 2007-12-24 19:09:25

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This time correct, JohnnyReinB!!! Good!!!


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#174 2007-12-24 21:22:05

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#404. With which game is the word 'Chinaman' associated?

#405. Who is the author of 'Wings of Fire'?

#406. Where were the Olympic Games held in 2000 AD?

#407. What is the name of parliament of Israel?

#408. What does UNESCO stand for?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#175 2007-12-25 01:51:36

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#409. What does UNICEF stand for?

#410. Which is the 'City of Motor Cars'?

#411. What does IMF stand for?

#412. Who is known as Frontier Gandhi?

#413. When was the United Nations founded?

#414. Where is the International Court of Justice situated?


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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