General Quiz

Jai Ganesh · 2017-09-18 13:02:03

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#6675. Name the visual aid that allows the user to measure more precisely than could be done unaided when reading a uniformly divided straight or circular measurement scale. It is a scale that indicates where the measurement lies in between two of the graduations on the main scale.

6676. Name the Dutch spectacle-maker from Middelburg associated with the invention of the first optical telescope (1585 – pre-1632). He is sometimes also credited for inventing the first truly compound microscope. However, the origin of the microscope, just like the origin of the telescope, is a matter of debate.

Jai Ganesh · 2017-09-20 16:48:09

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#6677. What is 'Britain of the South'?

#6678. Name the birds from the Americas that constitute the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring 7.5 - 13 cm (3 - 5 in) in length.

Jai Ganesh · 2017-09-24 01:14:27

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#6679. How is Alpha Canis Majoris also known?

#6680. How is Alpha Aurigae also known?

Jai Ganesh · 2017-09-30 22:57:16

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#6681. What is the density of Aluminum or Aluminium approximately in kilograms per meter cube or grams per cubic centimeters?

#6682. What is the density of Cadmium approximately in kilograms per meter cube or grams per cubic centimeters?

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-02 14:02:26

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#6683. Which country is called the “Land of Lilies”?

#6684. Which country is called as "Land of Cakes"?

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-04 16:52:28

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#6685. Name one of the longest and most destructive conflicts, as well as the deadliest European religious war, in history. It took place in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648 and resulted in eight million casualties.

#6686. Name the longest river in Europe. It is also Europe's largest river in terms of discharge and watershed. The river flows through central Russia and into the Caspian Sea, and is widely regarded as the national river of Russia.

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-06 14:59:12

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#6687. Name the instrument used to make a cyclically moving object appear to be slow-moving, or stationary. It consists of either a rotating disk with slots or holes or a lamp such as a flashtube which produces brief repetitive flashes of light. Usually the rate of it is adjustable to different frequencies. When a rotating or vibrating object is observed with it at its vibration frequency (or a submultiple of it), it appears stationary. Thus, they are also used to measure frequency.

#6688. Name an early measuring instrument used for the measurement of electric current. It works by using a compass needle to compare a magnetic field generated by the unknown current to the magnetic field of the Earth. It consists of a coil of insulated copper wire wound on a circular non-magnetic frame. The frame is mounted vertically on a horizontal base provided with levelling screws. The coil can be rotated on a vertical axis passing through its centre. A compass box is mounted horizontally at the centre of a circular scale.

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-08 03:15:08

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#6689. What is 'Kinesiology'?

#6690. What is 'Geochemistry'?

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-11 03:42:43

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#6691. Which place is known as 'Big D'?

#6692. Which place is known as 'Powder keg of Europe'?

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-14 14:30:31

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#6693. Who is known as '"Ike" (former US President)?

#6694. Who is known as "Iron Lady"?

Jai Ganesh · 2017-10-16 09:44:34

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#6695. What is 'xenoglossophobia'?

#6696. What is 'ranidaphobia'?

Jai Ganesh · 2017-12-01 15:57:59

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#6697. Name the Japanese mountaineer (22 September 1939 – 20 October 2016). She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and the first woman to ascend all Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak on every continent.

#6698. Name the French pilot and the first woman in the world to receive an aeroplane pilot's licence (22 August 1882 – 18 July 1919).

Jai Ganesh · 2017-12-05 15:05:15

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#6699. Name the largest rodents (gnawing animals) in North America and the second largest in the world, behind the South American capybara. They are powerful swimmers that can swim underwater for up to 15 minutes. As it dips underwater, the nose and ears shut to keep water out. Transparent inner eyelids also close over each eye to help it see.

#6700. Name the large and economically important marine fish of the family Gadidae. The species Gadus morhua is found on both sides of the North Atlantic. A cold-water fish, it generally remains near the bottom, ranging from inshore regions to deep waters. It is valued for its edible flesh, the oil of its liver, and other products.

Jai Ganesh · 2018-03-12 22:02:06

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#6701. Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day as international observances on this day. This date was chosen as on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted. The adoption of these Statutes is considered a milestone in global tourism. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide. The slogan in 2017 of the day is "sustainable tourism". Mention the date.

#6702. Name the specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, it acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate arguments and debate policy. It is also a source of knowledge and information, and helps developing countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and food security for all. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates as "let there be bread".

Jai Ganesh · 2018-03-14 00:23:57

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#6703. What is the Capital of Zambia? (officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west.)

#6704. What is the Capital of Zimbabwe? (officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique.)

Jai Ganesh · 2018-03-17 00:15:03

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#6705. In which part of the world do Māori people reside?

#6706. Where is Swahili language spoken?

Jai Ganesh · 2018-03-18 20:46:59

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#6707. Name the city known as 'The Big Easy'.

#6708. Name the city called the "port of the five seas".

Jai Ganesh · 2018-03-21 00:58:32

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#6709. The Canadian Press (often abbreviated as CP), known in French as La Presse Canadienne (PC), is a national news agency. Where is its headquarters?

#6710. Name the Indonesian news agency organized as a private company under the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises. It is the country's national news agency, supplying news reports to the many domestic media organization. It is the only organization authorized to distribute news material created by foreign news agencies. The news agency was founded in 1937, when the country was still a colony in the Dutch Empire, by independence activists dissatisfied with the lack of local coverage by the Dutch-owned Aneta news agency.

Jai Ganesh · 2018-03-23 00:50:24

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#6711. What is Lumen (unit)?

#6712. How many feet is a Nautical Mile approximately?

Jai Ganesh · 2018-03-24 00:14:48

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#6713. Where to 'Maasai people' live?

#6714. Where do 'Tatars' live?

Jai Ganesh · 2018-03-26 00:24:20

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#6715. What the the abbreviation 'UNCED' signify?

#6716. What does the abbreviation 'UNCLOS' signify?

Jai Ganesh · 2018-03-28 00:29:57

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#6717. Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?

#6718. Who is Jerrie Mock?

Jai Ganesh · 2018-03-30 00:32:32

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#6719. What does the Latin expression Casus belli mean?

#6720. What does the Latin expression compos mentis mean?

Jai Ganesh · 2018-04-01 00:39:56

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#6721. What is 'Ereuthophobia'?

#6722. What is 'Coulrophobia'?

Jai Ganesh · 2018-04-03 00:22:39

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#6723. What does the French phrase pièce de résistance mean?

#6724. What does the French phrase pied-à-terre mean?

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