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Jai Ganesh

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#153. What is Ramanujan Number in Mathematics?

#154. Do all Real Numbers belong to Complex Numbers?

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#155. What is the value of escape velocity roughly?

#156. What is the value of orbital velocity roughly?

#157. What are geo-stationery satellites?

#158. What is the value of acceleration due to gravity roughly (along with unit)?

#159. What is the value of Universal Gravitational constant (with unit) roughly?

#160. How is the shape of planet earth best described?

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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#161. What does http stand for?

#162. What does html stand for?

#163. What does URL stand for?

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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.

Identity

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At least I learnt a little in my computer programming class!

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Jai Ganesh

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Solutions to #153 to #163. Solution to #160 is Oblate Spheroid.

Commendable performance, Identity and TheDude!!! All correct!!!

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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. What does ISP stand for in Internet parlance?

#165. Which planet in the solar system has the most number of satellites?

#166. Approximately how many years does the planet pluto take to revolve around the sun once?

#167. Approximately how many years does the sun  take to revolve around the galactic center?

#168. Which is the biggest country in area in South America?

#169. What is the capital of Myanmar?

#170. On the banks of which river is the city of New York situated?

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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#171. What are three types of volcanoes?

#172. What is Feng Shui?

#173. Who said 'The world is built upon the power of numbers'?

#174. In which disciplines are the Nobel prize awarded?

#175. What does FIFA stand for?

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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#176. What is the formula for converting degress Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit?

#177. Who scored the first run and the first century in Test cricket?

#178. What does the acronym BASIC stand for?

#179. What does the acronym COBOL stand for?

#180. What do AM and PM stand for?

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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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Jai Ganesh

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Well done, Identity! Your answers are mostly correct!
Solution to #165: I was referring to natural satellites!
Solution to #174 : You have missed out one!
Solution to #180 : Spelling to be checked please!
Well done!!!

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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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And extra for

Last edited by JohnnyReinB (2007-12-11 23:49:31)

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Jai Ganesh

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All correct, JohnnyReinB! Spelling to be checked by you also! The extra is also correct! Very well done!! Keep up the good work!!!

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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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#181. What does LASER stand for?

#182. Who was the first person to walk in space?

#183. What does MASER stand for?

#184. What does the word 'serendipity' mean in English language?

#185. Which country awards the Nobel prize?

#186. What is the Nobel prize equivalent in mathematics?

#187. What are the two important features of the award in question No.186?

#188. What does ENIAC stand for?

#189. What is the time taken by sunlight to reach planet earth?

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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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#190. What is Paul Julius Reuter known for?

#191. What is Samuel Johnson known for?

#192. What is Baden Powell known for?

#193. Who founded the Red Cross society?

#194. Whose autobiography is 'Mein Kampf'?

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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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#195. Name the lightest gas.

#196. The density of this metal is 13,600 kilograms per meter cube. Which metal is this?

#197. Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, ________. Fill in the blank.

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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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#198. Who created the comic character Tintin?

#199. Who created the comic character Asterix?

#200. Who created the comic character Phantom?

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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#201. What is Latent heat of fusion?

#202. What is Specific heat capacity of a substance?

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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#203. Who is a psephologist?

#204. What is the capital of New Zealand?

#205. The name of this language written in English language is a palindrome. Which language is being referred to?

#206. What does QANTAS stand for?

#207. What is the name of the Parliament of Japan?

#208. Which country was formerly known as Formosa?

#209. Who gave the pacific ocean its name?

#210. What is box office?

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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#211. What does SCUBA in scuba diving stand for?

#211. What does SIM in SIM card (Mobile phones) stand for?

#212. What does LCD stand for (in electronics)?

#213. What does CRT stand for (in electronics)?

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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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Jai Ganesh

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Answers to #185 to #212
TheDude,
Nobel Prize isn't awarded by Switzerland;
The other condition for Field's Medal is the recepient should be less than or equal to 40 years of age.
All the other answers are correct,
Very well done!!!

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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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#214. What is the name of the Parliament of Iran?

#215. 'Panchayat' is the name of which country's Parliament?

#216. Which country's Upper House and the Lower House are Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha respectively?

#217. How many years is a millennium?

#218. Platinum Jubilee is celebrated on completion of how many years?

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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.

Jai Ganesh

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#219. What is bps in Internet jargon?

#220. What is CGI in Internet jargon?

#221. What is ADSL in Internet jargon?

#222. What is ISDN in Internet jargon?

#223. What is GIF? (GIF Images)

#224. What is JPEG?(JPEG Images)

#225. Which is the biggest island in Japan?

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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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#226. Who is/are the author(s) of 'Freedom at Midnight'?

#227. Which country was formerly known as Nippon?

#228. Who played the mermaid in 'Splash'?

#229. Where is the Changi International Airport?

#230. Where are the Narita and Haneda Airports?

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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.