Different types of armed forces salute

 Saluting is a time honoured tradition within military culture.

In India, the armed forces comprising of army, navy and air force, each have their own unique style of salute.

Indian Army salute 

                      Indian  Army's salute characterized by an open palm facing forward.

                       The fingers and thumb are held together with the middle fingure nearly touching the brow.

                         This gesture is executed standing upright, facing the individual being saluted.

Indian Navy salute 

                              The Indian Navy salute involves an open palm facing downwards at 90 degree angle to the forehead.

Indian Air force salute 

                             The Indian Air force salute consists of an open palm  raised at 45 degree angle to the ground.

                               This position is midpoint between Army and Navy salutes.

Largest moons in solar system

 I have listed down various moons  (  natural satellites  ) of different planets of solar system in decreasing order of their diameter.

1.  Ganymede of  Jupiter 

2.  Titan of Saturn 

3.  Callisto of Jupiter 

4.  Io of Jupiter 

5.  Moon of Earth 

6.  Europa of Jupiter 

7.  Triton of Neptune 

Why do female astronauts don't tie their hair in space ??

 Before answering the above question, let me tell 

Why females tie their hair ?? Why don't they keep it open all the time ??

As I have a long hair , I am the best person to tell the reason !!

Managing long hair or shorter one, is a very difficult task.

If untied and if not properly oiled, hair strands just cover the face sometimes closing the eyes too !!!

If hair is not tied, hair will undergo friction and there are chances that it will get cut.

Main problem is the formation of knots in the hair.

If not combed properly, these knots become harder to open.

I always feel sweating if I keep open hair. I always prefer them to tie atlease before going to bed.

Now this is the story we experience on Earth.

In space, hair doesn't fall naturally as it does on Earth because of lack of gravity.

1.  With no gravity pulling hair downwards, there is no practical reason to tie it back  !!!

2.  Since hair doesn't get in their face, astronauts don't feel any discomfort.

Since astronauts don't have access to regular showers , they use no rinse shampoo.

In international space station, evaporated water from their hair is condensed and turned into drinking water  !!!!

Most trafficked animals in the world

 Wildlife trafficking is a global issue yhat threatens biodiversity and pushes the qnimals to the brink of extinction.

Such amimals are  -----

1.  Radiated tortoise 

2.  Sea cucumbers 

3.  Asian bear species 

4.  Macaws 

5.  Helmeted hornbill

6. Hawksbill turtle 

7.  Tigers 

8.  African rhino

9.  African elephant

10.  Pangolin 

Which is the country ??

 This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.

Question 

Which of these countries have both Andes mountains and Pacific coast ??

1.  Brazil 

2.  Chile

3.  Uruguay 

4.  Bolivia 

Answer 

By reading the question we can easily tell that the question is about South American continent.

Only South American continent has both Andes mountains and Pacific coast  !!!!

All the 4 options are South American countries.

Now the country must be having both  Andes mountains and Pacific coast.

Brazil can not be the answer as it don't have mountains.

Uruguay has Atlantic ocean coast line.

Bolivia is a landlocked country.

So answer is     CHILE    !!!!!

Chile is not the only country which has both Andes mountain and Pacific coast.

Other countries are  -----

Peru            Ecuador            Columbia