Cities in the world with amazing architecture

 These are the cities with stunning architecture -----

1.  Dubai ,  UAE 

2.  Barcelona ,  Spain 

3.  Tokyo ,  Japan 

4.   Prague ,  Czech Republic 

5.  Paris ,  France 

6.  Istanbul ,  Turkey 

7.  Chicago ,  USA 

8.   Rome,  Italy 

Which is the Indian language having most dialects?

 This question I came across when I was watching a quiz program on TV.

Question 

Which is the Indian language having most number of dialects ?

1.  Sanskrit 

2.  Hindi 

3.  Marathi 

4..  Bengali 

Answer 

I thought it is Sanskrit.

Sanskrit is called mother of all languages.

Every present day language has got influenced by Sanskrit.

Most languahes use script of Sanskrit, which is Devanagari.

But answer is not Sanskrit.

IT IS                       HINDI       !!!!!

Hindi is having almost 48  dialects.

Though  Bhojpuri , Rajasthani,  Chattisgarhi, Avadhi  and many more  were spoken as separate languages,

After independence, they all are considered as dialects of Hindi.

Thus making Hindi as the widely spoken Indian language.

Top diamond producing countries

 Here are the top diamond producing countries   -----

1.   Russia 

2.   Botswana 

3.  Canada

4.  Angola 

5.  Democratic Republic of Congo

6.   South Africa 

7.   Zimbabwe 

National birds of various countries

 1.  India  ,  Indian peacock 

2.  United States of  America ,  Bald Eagle 

3.  China,  Red crowned crane 

4.  New Zealand ,  Kiwi 

5.  Japan ,  Green Pheasant 

6.  Unites Kingdom,  European Robin 

7.  Canada , Common Loon

8.  South Africa, Blue  Crane 

9.  Philippines , Philippine Eagle 

10.   Australia , Emu

11.  Chile

     

       Bolivia

        Columbia                                  Andrean condor

        Peru

       Equador

5  South American countries written above have same national bird.

High paying medical specialities beyond MBBS

 MBBS is one of the  most respected career choices. 

But there are many career paths in medicine that are easier to access, faster to complete and offer high salaries.

They are  ------

1.  Pharmaceuticals 

2. Biotechnology 

3.  Paramedical science 

4.  Healthcare management 

5.  Alternative medicine 

Why do cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse always wear gloves ???

 Mickey Mouse and Goofy characters of Mickey Mouse series are always seen wearing white gloves on their paws.

Ever wondered  why ???

In the early days of animation, cartoons are not created with computer graphics.

Each frame required a separate sketch.

Rendering the curves, bends and structure of different body parts was challenging specially hands. 

That's why, in those days  animation featured rounded body corners instead of pointed ones.

Initially cartoons were in black and white.

To simplify the design of hands,  white gloves become a common feature.

Creating 5 fingures proved complicated. This lead to the decision of reducing number of fingures.

Even today, some cartoon characters seen wearing gloves  !!!

Countries with largest desert area in the world

 Deserts span over different countries.  Here is the list of countries having major share of deserts.

1.   Algeria 

2.  Saudi Arabia 

3.  Libya 

4.  Australia 

5.  Sudan

6.   China

7.  Niger 

8.  Mongolia 

9.  United States of America 

10.   Iran

Bheja Fry question

 This is a number sequence puzzle. We must find out the next number of the sequence.

Question 

2  ,     6  ,    12 ,   20 ,     30  ,  ???

Answer 

If we look at the numbers , we can come to know that it follows a certain pattern.

That pattern is  ----

6   -   2   =   4

12   -   6   =   6

20    -    12    =    8

30    -    20   =    10

By looking at  above pattern,

The differences go up by  2   each time.

Following the same pattern,  the next difference must be  12   ....

We can write it as ,

30  +    12     =   42

Hence,  completed sequence is .......  

2  ,      6  ,   12  ,   20 ,    30,    42

Most expensive countries to have coffee

 I have listed down the countries where a cup of coffee costs in dollors   -------

1.   Switzerland  ,  $  6.77

2.   Denmark , $ 6.77

3.  United States of America  ,  $ 5.95

4.  United Arab Emirates ,  $ 5.84

5.  United Kingdom ,  $ 5.28

6.   Finland ,  $ 5.13

7.  Sweden,  $ 5.10

8.  Hong Kong ,  $ 5.09

9.  Qatar ,  $ 5.07

10.  Austria ,  $ 4.96

Why tonight's lunar eclipse moon is called blood moon???

 Tonight is the last lunar eclipse of the year 2025.

Lunar eclipse happens only on FULL MOON DAY. 

Lunar eclipse happens on full moon day. 

But not on every full moon day   !!! 

When Earth comes between Sun and moon that means all of them are in straight line,  lunar eclipse happens. 

As Earth comes between Sun and moon,  Earth blocks the sunlight falling on moon. 

At this time, some of the sunlight do fall on moon as Sun is larger than Earth. 

But these sunlight has to pass through Earth's atmosphere first before falling on moon. 

That time ultra violet rays before falling on moon gets refracted. 

Shorter blue wavelength of sunlight scattes away and longer red wavelength of sunrays enter moon's surface. 

MOON APPEARS   RED    !!! 

Snake hotspots in India

 These are the myriad places in India where one can spot most dangerous snakes  -----

1.    Western Ghats ,  Karnataka 

2.  Western Ghats ,  Kerala 

3.  Deccan plateau ,  Maharashtra 

4.  Sunder buns,  West Bengal 

5.  Desert region ,  Rajasthan 

6.  Assam and north eastern India 

7.  Paddy Fields , Tamilnadu 

Why is sandalwood paste applied to God ??

 Everyday, God Sri Krishna of Udupi Krishna Mutt enjoys different types of alankaras made by seers.

Present seer of Puttige Mutt is performing different types of alankaras to God Krishna.

Yesterday he had transformed Krishna to his Vaman avatara !!!

Today seer has transformed Krishna to Ananta Padmanabha  as today is Ananta Chaturdashi.

Sometimes seer applies sandalwood paste to whole body of God Krishna  !!!

I wondered why sandalwood paste is applied to Gods  ??

Sandalwood holds a sacred position in Indian traditions.  

It is applied as symbol of purity, spiritual connection and devotion.

Beyond its spiritual role, it is valued for its cooling and healing properties.

Sandalwood paste is  considered to be one of the purest offerings to God.

Its natural aroma and freshness embody devotion and respect.

Applying sandalwood paste to Gods is an act of worshipping and respecting them with an untainted and devine offering.

This holy paste emits purity and positivity.

Popular web browsers

 I have listed down popular web browsers according to their share in web browsing market.

1.  Google Chrome ,  66 %

2.   Apple  Safarl ,  17  %

3.  Microsoft  Edge ,  5  %

4.  Mozilla  Fire fox ,  3  %

5.  Samsung Internet ,  2  %

6.   Opera ,  2  %

Others    ,   5  % 

Which is the planet ??

 This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.

Question 

Which planet in the solar system has a Crater named after famous painter Rorich  ??

1.  Jupiter 

2.  Saturn 

3.   Mercury 

4.   Mars

Answer 

We would have crators only if there is solid ground  !!!

Why I am telling because in the options we have planets Jupiter and Saturn.

All of us know that these are gas giants.

If a planet itself is made of gases, then how can a crator be formed when there is no ground   ??!!

So we can rule out options Jupiter and Saturn.

Now we are left with only two options ,  Mercury and Mars.

Either of them should be the correct answer  !!!

We all know Mars is having many crators on its ground.

But this question was asked for 50,00,000  ₹.

Why would anyone ask such a question having an obvious answer  ??!!

So Mars may not be the answer, according to my calculation.

Answer     is         MERCURY  !!!

Only 4 planets in solar system has solid ground.

They are  Mercury    Venus      Earth     Mars.

A crator in planet Mercury is named after painter Rorich.

Animals that can survive in outer space

 These animals can withstand vacuum, radiation and freezing temperature of space.  

 

They went into low earth orbit on missions and came back alive  !!!!

1.  Cockroaches, extremely radiation resistant  !!!

2.  Round worms, genetically similar to humans 

3.  Bacteria 

4.  Fungus 

5.  Flat worms, They showed regenerative abilities.  One returned with                                 2  heads  !!!!

Unknown space facts

Space holds mysteries.  Here are some of them.

1.  Space isn't completely silent  !!!

                   Despite the vacuum, space can carry sound waves in certain region filled with ionized gas and plasma.

2.  Time bends on Venus 

                     Venus rotates so slowly on its axis one day lasts longer than its 225 days per year !!!

3.    A teaspoon of a star

                       A single teaspoon of material from a neutron star would weigh over a billion tonnes on Earth  !!!

4.  There is water on space 

                         Water exists beyond Earth on various forms. From frozen crators of moon Europa to subsurface ocean of Enceladus.

5. Sun has a life cycle

                       Sun eventually swells into a red giant before collapsing into white dwarf.

6.   Universe keeps expanding 

                        The acceleration with which universe is expanding is influenced by an unknown force called dark energy.

7.  Black holes can wrap light and time.

Largest lakes in Asia

I have listed down the largest lakes in Asian continent with the surrounding countries   -----

1.   Caspian sea

           .   Surrounded by Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and iran 

2.   Lake Baikal 

                 It is in Russia 

3.   Lake  Balkhash 

                  It is in Kazakhstan 

4.  Lake Taymyr

                   It is in Russia 

5.   Lake  Issyk Kul

                 It is in Kazakhstan 

6.   Lake Urmia

              It is in Iran 

7.  Lake  Khanka

               It is in China -  Russia border 

8.  Lake Van

           It is in Turkey 

Why does a lizard's detached tail continues to move even after falling off ??

One of the most fascinating abilities of lizards is self amputation of its tail to evade predators.

When a lizard's tail detaches ,  it often continues to wriggle and move for several minutes.

This movement distract predators, giving lizard a chance to escape.

But why the tail continues to move after falling off ???

Even after separation, tail contains several nerve cells and muscles that can respond to stimuli.

These nerve signals are reflexive and do not require input from lizard's brain.

Usually, predators often target tails of their preys.  When the targeted tail itself gets detached and wriggles, predators get distracted.

Wrangling detached tail is one of the defence mechanism   !!!

Countries with most electric cars

 Electric cars are reshaping the future of mobility.

This list shows countries with electric car fleets and sales  -----

1.   China

2.  United States of America 

3.  Germany 

4.  France 

5.  United Kingdom 

6.   Norway 

7.  Netherlands 

8.  Sweden 

9.  Canada

10.  South Korea 

Volcano tourism

 Volcano tourism is a type of adventure travel that involves visiting and exploring volcanic regions including active and dormant volcanoes.

Some popular destination for volcano tourism are  -----

1.  Iceland 

2.  Indonesia 

3.  Japan

4.  Costa Rica 

5.  Guatemala 

6.  Chile

7.  Mexico 

8.  Hawaii 

9.  Philippines 

10.  Tanzania 

This tourism offers unique experience such as

1.  Hiking and trekking on volcanic trails

2.  Witnessing lava flows and volcanic eruptions from a safer distance.

3.  Exploring volcanic crators, calderas and volcanic ash deserts.

Volcano tourism poses risks and challenges as below 

1.  Safety concerns 

2. Environmental impact from tourism activities 

Indian cities having both IIT and IIM

 Currently there are 21 IIM and 23 IIT in India.

But these are spead across the country.

Only 4 cities have the distinction of hosting both IIT and IIM.

They are  ----

1.  Guwahati 

2.  Indore 

3.  Jammu

4.   Mumbai 

How many countries lie on equator ??

 Totally 13 countries with 3 continents and  3 major water bodies lie on equator.

South American continent 

1.  Ecuador 

2.  Columbia 

3.  Brazil 

African continent 

1.  Gabon

2. Republic of Congo

3.  Democratic Republic of Congo 

4.  Uganda

5.  Kenya 

6.  Sao Tome and Principe

7.  Somalia 

Asian continent 

1.  Maldives 

2.   Indonesia 

3.  Kiribati 

Ocean water bodies

1.  Atlantic ocean

2.  Pacific ocean 

3.  Indian ocean

Countries with most successful tennis players in the world

Nowadays US open tennis tournament is going on.

 Here I am listing out the countries having top tennis players   ----

1.   United States of America

2.  Australia 

3.  Great Britain 

4.  Switzerland 

5.  Spain 

6.  Serbia 

7.   Sweden 

8.  France 

9.  Czech Republic 

10.   Russia