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#2601 2011-11-24 03:07:45

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;

How are you doing?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2602 2011-11-24 23:55:43

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

I am fine, thanks. I check mails in the evening, usually. Sometimes, I reply in the forum in the afternoon.

The answers #2868 and #2869 are correct. Excellent!

#2870. With which sport was Jansher Khan associated?

#2871. Where in India are 'Gateway of India' and 'India Gate' 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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#2603 2011-11-25 00:02:38

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;

I need a little break, see you later.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2604 2011-11-25 01:13:10

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The

The part of the answer #2871 (New Delhi, India) is correct. Well done!

#2872. Who discovered Blood Groups in man?


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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#2605 2011-11-25 03:29:12

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2606 2011-11-26 00:33:52

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

I think that is the only answer. Excellent, bobbym!

#2873. Name the Internal-combustion engine in which air is compressed to a temperature sufficiently high to ignite fuel injected into the cylinder, where combustion and expansion activate a piston.

#2874. Name the term 'Any of various machines equipped with scooping or suction devices and used to deepen harbors and waterways and in underwater mining.'


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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#2607 2011-11-26 00:36:42

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2608 2011-11-26 01:14:14

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2873 is correct. Neat job!

The

#2875. Name the king of France from 1774 to 1792; he failed to understand the revolutionary forces at work in France and thus contributed to the fall of the monarchy.


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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#2609 2011-11-26 01:28:52

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2610 2011-11-26 23:15:04

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The

is correct. Well done!

#2876. What is the term 'The official report of the proceedings and debates of a legislature in the Commonwealth of Nations, especially of the British or Canadian parliament'?

#2877. What is the term 'Judicial remedy awarded to restrain a particular activity; first used by courts of equity to prevent conduct contrary to equity and good conscience'?


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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#2611 2011-11-26 23:19:38

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2612 2011-11-26 23:46:22

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The

.

The answer #2877 is correct. Neat job!

#2878. What does the term 'Nuclear umbrella' signify?


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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#2613 2011-11-26 23:57:35

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2614 2011-11-28 00:09:24

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2878 is correct. Brilliant!

#2879. Name the disease 'Purulent inflammation of the gums and tooth sockets, often leading to loosening of the teeth; A discharge of pus'.

#2880. Name the acute, infectious, often fatal viral disease of most warm-blooded animals, especially wolves, cats, and dogs, that attacks the central nervous system and is transmitted by the bite of infected animals.


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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#2615 2011-11-28 01:50:17

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2616 2011-11-29 00:55:16

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The solutions #2879 and #2880 are correct. Good work!

#2881. What is 'Zeroth law of thermodynamics'?

#2882. What is 'Triple point of the substance'?


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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#2617 2011-11-29 01:09:13

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2618 2011-11-30 00:03:56

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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2882 is correct. Good work!

#2883. What does the term 'amnesty' mean?

#2884. What is 'Amortization' (in Accounting concept)?


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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#2619 2011-11-30 01:44:02

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2620 2011-11-30 23:56:38

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2883 is correct. Excellent!

#2885. What is 'Kulintang'?

#2886. Name the person (1892-1975) who was an emperor of Ethiopia whose influence as an African leader far surpassed the confines of his country.


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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#2621 2011-12-01 07:57:59

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2622 2011-12-01 20:39:28

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2886 is correct. Excellent!

#2887. Name the became the first woman physician in Italy. Her interest in children and education led her to open a children's school in 1907 in the slums outside Rome. She put into practice her theory that children have a natural "tendency towards elevation," and created an environment for self-education and self-realization, with remarkable success.

#2888. Name the Author of an Essay on the Principles of Population in 1798 who postulating that any temporary or local improvement in living conditions will increase population faster than the food supply, and that disasters such as war and pestilence, which check population growth, are inescapable features of human society.


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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#2623 2011-12-01 21:19:16

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Re: General Quiz

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2624 2011-12-01 21:47:29

Jai Ganesh
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Re: General Quiz

Hi bobbym,

The answer #2888 is correct. Magnificent!

#2889. What was Samuel Finley Breese Morse known 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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#2625 2011-12-01 21:50:31

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Re: General Quiz

HI ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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