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Monday 27 July 2015

General Knowledge Answers - Day 28

Answers:

1. Vitamin D

2. London

3. Russia

4. February

5. Surface tension
   The tension of the surface film of a liquid caused by the attraction of the particles in the surface layer by the bulk of the liquid, which tends to minimize surface area.

6. 1938

7. Cinchona
Cinchona, common name quina, is a genus of about 25 recognized species in the family Rubiaceae, native to the tropical Andes forests of western South America.

8. Ruskin Bond
    Ruskin Bond is an Indian author. The Indian Council for Child Education recognised his pioneering role in the growth of children's literature in India, and awarded him the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992


9. Karnataka

10. 21 years of above

11.  N.E. Borlaug
       Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American biologist, humanitarian and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution", "agriculture's greatest spokesperson" and "The Man Who Saved A Billion Lives".
          1) R.A. Kidwai
             Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, was a politician, an Indian independence activist and a socialist, sometimes described as an Islamic socialist. He hailed from Barabanki District of United Provinces, now Uttar Pradesh, in north India.
          2) N.E. Borlaug
          3) K.M. Panikkar
             Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, popularly known as Sardar K. M. Panikkar, was an Indian scholar, journalist, historian, administrator and diplomat.
          4) M.S. Ssaminathan
              Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is an Indian geneticist and international administrator, renowned for his leading role in India's Green Revolution a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat 

12. Aeroplane

13. A System Software

14. Gorilla
    Gorillas are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. The eponymous genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorillas and the western gorillas, and either four or five subspecies.



15. United Nations Organization
      The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organisation established on 24 October 1945 to promote international cooperation. It replaced the League of Nations and the organisation was created following World War II to prevent another conflict. At the time it was founded, the UN had 51 member states; there are now 193. Most nations are members of the UN and send people to the headquarters to hold meetings and pass resolutions (make decisions) about global issues.


16. From Mumbai to Thane
       

    


17. Kolleru Lake
    Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh 20 kilometers away from the city of Eluru. Kolleru is located between Krishna and Godavari delta.



18. socialist system
    Socialism is a social and economic system characterised by social ownership of the means of production and co-operative management of the economy, as well as a political theory and movement that aims at the establishment of such a system.

19. Minimum Reserve system
    Minimum reserve system
The central bank keeps a minimum reserve of gold under the law. A maximum limit of note is not fixed. After keeping the reserve any amount of money can be issued. Additional issue of notes does not require further metallic reserves.
*India is also applying it since 1957.


20. Supreme Court

21. Woolen textile

22. Hydrogen

23. Polycarbonates
Polycarbonates are a group of thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate groups in their chemical structures. Polycarbonates used in engineering are strong, tough materials, and some grades are optically transparent

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