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#8251 2025-01-17 15:23:55

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#10195. Name the term exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems. It is a field of research in computer science that develops and studies methods and software that enable machines to perceive their environment and use learning and intelligence to take actions that maximize their chances of achieving defined goals.

#10196. Name the person  (born December 13, 1952), a Swiss entrepreneur, explorer, pilot, and professional speaker. He is the co-founder and CEO of Solar Impulse. In July 2016, he co-piloted and completed the first manned solar-powered flight to circumnavigate the Earth.


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#8252 2025-01-18 15:29:26

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#10197. Where is the Sela Tunnel? (This tunnel is the longest bi-lane tunnel in the world at 13,000 feet.)

#10198. Name the American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935). Known for his work in high-altitude flying, he helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. On August 15, 1935, he and American humorist Will Rogers were killed when his aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska.


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#8253 2025-01-19 16:14:17

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#10199. Johan August Arfwedson (12 January 1792 – 28 October 1841) was a Swedish chemist. What did he discover?

#10200. Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (23 December 1722 – 19 August 1765) was a Swedish mineralogist and chemist. What did he discover?


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#8254 2025-01-20 15:20:19

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#10201. Name the island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (which belong to the Solomon Islands), northeast of Vanuatu, southeast of Nauru, south of Kiribati, west of Tokelau, northwest of Samoa and Wallis and Futuna, and north of Fiji.

#10202. Name the country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. It also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa.


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#8255 2025-01-21 15:45:42

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#10203. Name the country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the east and south. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi River separates the two countries.

#10204. Name the country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the this Kingdom. It consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium.


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#8256 2025-01-22 15:58:27

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#10205. Name the landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to the west. Bangui is the country's capital and largest city, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

#10206. Name the landlocked country located at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west. It has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city.


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#8257 2025-01-23 15:27:17

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#10207. Name landlocked country at the crossroads of Southeast and Central Europe, located in the Balkans and the Pannonian Plain. It borders Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest.

Since 2014, the country has been negotiating its EU accession, with the possibility of joining the European Union by 2030.

#10208. Name the island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is 1,500 kilometres (800 nautical miles) east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and the Chagos Archipelago to the east. The nation is the smallest country in Africa as well as the least populated sovereign African country, with an estimated population of 100,600 in 2022.


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#8258 2025-01-24 15:40:10

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##10209. Who wrote the book 'Marriage and Morals'? (A 1929 book by the philosopher, in which the author questions the Victorian notions of morality regarding physical relationship and marriage.)

#10210. Who wrote the book 'The Mill on the Floss'? (First published in three volumes on 4 April 1860 by William Blackwood and Sons. The first American edition was published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York.)


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#8259 2025-01-25 15:27:59

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#10211. When is International Nurses Day (IND), an international day observed around the world?

#10212. When is International Youth Day (IYD), an awareness day designated by the United Nations?


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#8260 2025-01-26 15:07:28

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#10213. The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup (also referred to as simply the 2023 Cricket World Cup) was the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). When and where was it hosted?

#10214. The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) is a biennial cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is played over two years and is the premier championship for Test cricket. Who are the current champions (having defeated India in the 2023 final.)?


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#8261 2025-01-27 15:05:18

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#10215. Name the French doctor, diplomat, historian, globetrotter and novelist (born 28 June 1952). He is the president of Action Against Hunger, one of the earliest members of Médecins Sans Frontières, and a member of the Académie française.

#10216. Who is the author of Kenilworth. A Romance, a historical romance novel, one of the Waverley novels, first published on 13 January 1821?


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#8262 2025-01-28 15:57:47

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#10217. Name the Anglo-Irish army officer and statesman (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, twice serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He is among the commanders who ended the Anglo-Mysore Wars when Tipu Sultan was killed in the fourth war in 1799 and among those who ended the Napoleonic Wars in a victory when the Seventh Coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

#10218. Name the English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I (born 1552 or 1553; died 13 January O.S. 1599). He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and he is considered one of the great poets in the English language.


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#8263 2025-01-29 16:39:03

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#10219. Name the  international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July. Paris was the host city, with events (mainly football) held in 16 additional cities spread across metropolitan France, including the sailing centre in the second-largest city of France, Marseille, on the Mediterranean Sea, as well as one subsite for surfing in Tahiti, French Polynesia.

#10220. Which nations ended up with Gold Medals in Paris Olympics from 26 July to August 11, 2024?


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#8264 2025-01-30 15:47:45

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#10221. What does the term in Biology Adesmia (plant) mean?

#10222. What does the term in Biology Biome mean?


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#8265 2025-01-31 15:07:15

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#10223. Which chemical is known as Baryte?

#10224. Which chemical is known as Red Lead?


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#8266 2025-02-01 15:31:33

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#10225. What does the term in Biology Chordate mean?

#10226. What does the term in Biology Protozoa mean?


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#8267 2025-02-02 16:16:51

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#10227. Who is the author of a novel, published in 1993? It is a sequel to the novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.

#10228. Name the 2004 autobiography written by former U.S. president Bill Clinton. It was released on June 22, 2004, around three years after Clinton left office. The book was published by the Knopf Publishing Group and became a bestseller; the book sold in excess of 2.3 million copies. Clinton received a $15 million (equivalent to $24 million in 2023) advance for the book, the highest such fee ever paid by a publisher.


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#8268 2025-02-03 16:20:54

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#10229. What does the abbreviation ANC mean? (political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election resulted in Nelson Mandela being elected as President of South Africa.)

10230. What does the abbreviation APEC signify? (an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Following the success of ASEAN's series of post-ministerial conferences launched in the mid-1980s, APEC started in 1989, in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies and the advent of regional trade blocs in other parts of the world; it aimed to establish new markets for agricultural products and raw materials beyond Europe. Headquartered in Singapore, APEC is recognized as one of the highest-level multilateral blocs and oldest forums in the Asia-Pacific region, and exerts significant global influence.)


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#8269 Yesterday 15:34:40

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#10231. What does the abbreviation BPO signify? (a subset of outsourcing that involves the contracting of the operations and responsibilities of a specific business process to a second-party service provider. Originally, this was associated with manufacturing firms, such as Coca-Cola that outsourced large segments of its supply chain.)

#10232. What does the abbreviation/acronym BRICS signify? (an intergovernmental organization consisting of ten countries.  It is considered to be a counterpart and alternative to the G7 bloc of the world's largest economies and combined represent nearly half of the world's population.)


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#8270 Today 15:16:57

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#10233. What which chemical is also known as Limestone?

#10234. Which chemical is also known as Hypo?


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