Which is the mamaal having densest fur ??

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Question 

Which creature has the densest fur of any mammal ??

1.  Grizzly Bear

2.  North American beaver 

3.  Polar bear

4.  Sea otters

Answer 

Sea utter has the densest fur of any mammal.  About 1,50,000 per sq cm.

Why so dense  ??

Unlike whales or seals, sea otters don't have BLUBBERS. 

They live in freezing Pacific water. This ultra dense fur traps air.

 Hence water never touches their skin.

It is their only way to stay warm  !!!

They have to groom for everyday to keep that air trapped.  If their fur gets dirty, they die of extreme cold  !!!

Wht can't we see ultraviolet light ???

 We can't see ultraviolet ( UV ) light because lens of human eye acts as a physical filter that absorbs it before the light reaches retina.

The cells in retina can detect the light of wavelength about 400  -  700 nm but UV light is just 10  - 400 nm.

So our eye cells just don't react to this light    !!!!

Lens of our eye absorbs UV light so that it can protect delicate retina from damage.

Some people who have got their eye lens removed in cataract surgery, can perceive UV light !!!

Bees, birds and some reptiles can detect UV light.

Which planet has shortest day than others ??

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Question 

Which planet has shortest day ??

1.  Jupiter 

2.  Neptune 

3.  Mars 

4.  Uranus 

Answer 

We will look at each planet given in options.

Uranus takes 17 hour and 14 minutes

Mars takes 24 hour 37 minutes 

Neptune takes 16 hour 6 minutes 

Jupiter takes 9 hours 56 minutes 

Looking at the above chart, we can say it is 

                    JUPITER     !!!!

Why Jupiter spins so fast ??

                  Jupiter is a gas giant, not solid rock   !!!

                  When it was formed from a huge cloud of gas and dust, it conserved angular momentum and kept spinning fast.

                   Because of this, we can see sunrise every 5 hours  !!!

Which sport ??

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Question 

In which sport ,  you can score hole in one ?

1.  Golf

2. Hockey 

3.  Cricket 

4.  Polo

Answer 

Hole in one

               When the ball is hit from the starting point  ( tee  )  and it directly goes into the hole.

                In just ONE SHOT   !!!

 It is only possible in GOLF  !!!

It is a very rare phenomenon.  

It is possible only  1  in 12,500 chance  !!!

Youngest player to achieve this is a 5 year old boy !!!

In recently concluded Asian games, India's Pranavi Aras had achieved gold medal for the first time   !!!

Which continent don't have landlocked countries ??

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Question 

Which continent don't have any landlocked countries in it  ??

1.   Asia

2.  Europe 

3.  Africa

4.  North America 

Answer 

Landlocked countries  =  No access to seashore through them.

We will look at landlocked countries of each continent  !!!

Landlocked countries of Asia 

1.  Afghanistan 

2.  Armenia 

3.  Azerbaijan  ---  Have access to Caspian sea, but Caspian sea is a large inland lake  !!!

4.  Bhutan 

5.  Kazakhstan  --  Largest landlocked country in the world

6.  Kyrgyzstan 

7.  Laos  --- Only landlocked country in SE Asia 

8.  Mongolia 

9.  Tajikistan 

10. Turkmenistan 

11.  Uzbekistan  =- only double landlocked country in Asia 

 

12. Nepal 

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Landlocked countries in Europe 

1.  Andorra 

2.  Austria 

3.  Belarus 

4.  Czechia 

5.  Hungary 

6.  Kosovo 

7.  Liechtenstein  -- doubly landlocked 

8.  Luxembourg 

9.  Moldova

9.  North Macedonia 

10.  San Marino 

11.  Serbia

12.  Slovakia 

13.  Switzerland 

14.  Vatican city   --- smallest landlocked country in the world

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Landlocked countries in Africa 

1.  Botswana 

2.  Burkina Faao

3.  Burundi 

4.  Central African Republic 

5.  Chad   --  Largest landlocked country in Africa 

6.  Eswatini

7.  Ethiopia  ---  Most populous landlocked country in the world 

8.  Lesotho 

9.  Malawi 

10.  Niger 

11.  Mali

12.  Rwanda 

13.  South Sudan 

14.  Uganda 

15.  Zambia 

16.  Zimbabwe 

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Landlocked countries in North America 

There are zero landlocked countries in North America  !!!

It is the only continent besides Australia which don't have landlocked countries.

All the countries  in North America 

1.  USA

2.  Canada 

3.  Mexico 

4.  Guatemala 

5.  Belize 

6.  Honduras 

7.  El Salvador 

8.  Nicaragua 

9.  Costa  Rica 

10.  Panama 

    

                         All have ocean access  !!!

Correct answer        North America   !!!