Which reptile ??

 This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.

Question 

Which of these reptiles give birth to live young instead of laying eggs ??

1.  Komodo Dragon 

2.  Anaconda 

3.  Gharial

4.  Galapagos Tortoise 

Answer 

Komodo dragon actually is a lizard  !!!

Lizard lays eggs.

Komodo Dragon ruled out ....

Gharial is a type of  crocodile.

 Crocodiles   lays eggs.

Gharial ruled out  .....

Galapagos tortoise are a type of tortoise.

Tortoise lays eggs.

Galapogas Tortoise ruled out .....

Green anacondas being a reptile ,  give birth to live ones.

They don't lay eggs   !!!!

Correct answer        Anaconda      .,...

Largest leaf in the world

 Largest leaf in the world is 2.6 meters wide.

It is bigger than a man  !!!

It can hold upto 80 kg weight  !!!

A small child can sit on it and it will float.....

It is thorny underside.

It grows in Amazon Basin ,  Bolivia 

Answer  :    Victoria Boliviana

                       Giant water lily  ..!!!

Capital of which country ??

 This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.

Question 

Bishkek is the capital of which Asian country ?

1.  Uzbekistan 

2.  Kyrgyzstan 

3.  Kazakhstan 

4.  Turkmenistan 

Answer 

We will look into each options   -----

Uzbekistan 

Capital   :  Tashkent 

It is the biggest city in central Asia.

Uzbekistan ruled out  !!!

Kazakhstan 

Capital   :   Astana 

Recently  re-named as Nur Sultan.  

Now back to Astana  !!!

Turkmenistan 

Capital  : Ashgabat  

Turkmenistan ruled out !!!

Kyrgyzstan 

Capital  :  Bishkek 

Old name :  Frunze 

Correct Answer  :   Kyrgyzstan   !!!

World's strongest currencies

  These are the strangest currencies   -----

1.  US Dollar

2.  Euro

3.  Swiss Frank 

4. Cayman Islands Dollar

5.  Gibraltar Pound 

6.  British Pound 

7.  Jordindian Dinar

8.  Omani Rial

9.  Bahraini Dinar

10.  Kuwaiti Dinar

Which English letter is not used in periodic table ??

 This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.

Question 

Which of these letters doesn't appear in any atomic symbol in periodic table  ??

1.  J

2.  K

3.  L

4.  Z

Answer 

Out of 26 letters of English alphabet, 24 are used as chemical symbols.  

ONLY         J   and       Q     are never used   !!!

Every other letter from  A  to   Z  appears in  some element symbol.

But not    J    and    Q ......

Why not J  ???

Most element name came from  Latin and Latin does not have       J    !!! So no symbol needed    J .....

Why not   Q  ??

Few temporary names used   Q  but later removed.

No element name starts with  Q.

Correct  Answer           J  ....