What is the lowest elevation ??

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This question is the typical form of general knowledge question they ask on every quiz program  !!!

Question 

What is the lowest elevation on Earth's land surface  ??

1.  Shore of lake Baikal 

2.  Sahara desert

3.  Shore of dead sea

4.  Death valley 

Answer 

Lowest point on Earth's land  (  not  ocean  )  is

         SHORE OF DEAD  SEA   !!!

Dead sea  ----  Around 430 m BELOW sea level 

                            Lowest land point on Earth 

Death valley   ---   Around 80 m below sea level 

                                   Lowest in North America

                                    Not the world   !!!

Shore of Lake Baikal   ----   Around 455 m ABOVE  sea level 

                                                    It's the deepest lake

                                                    But its shore is high   !!!

Sahara desert   -----   Around 150 m ABOVE sea level 

Lowest elevation means how much lower compared to sea level   !!!

Correct Answer    :    Shore of dead sea   !!!

Which is the first solar powered cricket stadium ??

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World's first and only one solar powered cricket stadium is in India   !!!

It is

          M.  Chinnaswamy cricket stadium ,  Bangalore  ......

More information 

              It is the world's first and only solar powered cricket stadium.

             The    project was started on February 2015 at the cost of Rs 4.5 crore.

             Its a 400 KW system.     

             It generates its own power and sells excess power back to BESCOM grid   !!!

Which city got seperated from British India ??

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Question 

Which city got seperated from British India in 1932 ??

1.  Jeddah 

2.  Aden

3.  Mosul

4.  Basra

Answer 

Correct answer    Aden , now in Yemen  ......

Port city Aden was the part of Bombay presidency of British India.

It was made seperate Chief Commissioner's province.

Got fully seperated as a crown colony    !!!

Correct Answer  :   ADEN    !!! 

Mountain range in which continent ??

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Question 

Dolomites mountain range is in which continent   ??

1.   Africa 

2.  Asia

3.  Antarctica 

4.  Europe 

Answer

Before knowing the answer, we will inspect why the mountain ranges are called Dolomites mountain range  !!!

These are not regular granite mountain ranges  ....  

They are made of DOLOMITES ROCKS   ,

                                 Calcium Magnesium Carbonate 

They glow pink / Orange at sunset   !!!!

These are considered most beautiful mountain ranges.....

They are in northern Italy, near Austria border.

Continent        EUROPE   !!!

Why tomato tastes sour ?

 It is because of oxalic acid.

Green unripe tomato has more oxalic acid.  So it tastes more sour.

Red tomato has less oxalic acid.

Why tomato has oxalic acid ?

It is a natural protection.

Acid stops insects from eating it.

People with kidney stone are told not to eat too much tomato.

It can make kidney stones.

Oxalic acid  +   Calcium =  Calcium oxalate =  kidney stone