Rivalry between which two countries ??

 This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.

Question 

" The Great Game " was the term used to denote geopolitical rivalry in central Asia between which 2 countries  ??

1.  Britain and Russia 

2.  Britain and Germany 

3.  Germany and France 

4.  Russia and Turkiye 

Answer 

When this question flashed on TV screen, I remembered USA and Iran which are still fighting in Central Asia  !!!

I didn't have any idea about this.

Correct Answer   BRITAIN and RUSSIA   !!!

The rivalry was between British empire and Russian empire for more than 90  years  !!!

Why they fought ??

British were ruling India. They were scared that Russia would come South and attack India through Afghanistan.

At that time, Russia was growing bigger and wanted more land in Asia  !!!  

In the middle was Afghanistan  !!!   Both British and Russians wanted to  control it as a buffer.

It was NOT A DIRECT WAR   !!!

It was spies, explorers, bribing local kings etc.

It got ended in 1907 when both became friends to stop Germany    !!!

Bheja Fry Question

  In this short riddle, we muat find out correct relationship hidden.

Question 

                 S is the sister of T

                 T is the mother of U

                 U is the daughter of V

                How is S related to V  ???

Answer 

         If we know how people are related to each other, it is very easy to solve the riddle  !!!

           Let's start  decoding  .......

S is the sister of T and T is the mother of U

==>>  T   has a sister  S  and a child U  

==>>   Both T and S are females and blood sisters 

==>>  U is the daughter of both V and T

==>>   T is a female so V has to be the male

==>>     T and  V are married to each other as they are the parents of U

==>>   Given  :   S is the sister of T

==>>   T   is the brother of S and husband of V

==>>    S IS THE SISTER IN LAW OF V  !!!! 

Which of these is not the name ??

 This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.

Question 

Which of these is not the name of the craters on planet Mercury  ??

1.  Vyasa

2.  Kalidas

3.  Somdev

4. Valmiki

Answer 

I was very surprised to know the Indian names for craters on planet Mercury   !!!

I have gathered some information .

It is the International Astronomical Union decision  !!!

It says   Every Crater on Mercury must be named after a famous artist, composer or writer who was famous for more than 50 years.

No astronaut or scientist  !!!

To make it truly international, they picked great contributors from every civilization.

So Indian names easily qualified   !!!

It's just about honouring human culture, not putting flags on a planet !!!

There are 9 craters on planet Mercury by Indian names.  They are  -----

1.  Verma

2.  Surdas

3.   Shergil

4.  Ashwagosha

5. Valmiki

6.  Thakur

7 .  Tansen

8.   Tyagaraja

9.  Kalidasa

According to this chart, all the famous Indian artists and writers are included  !!!

Whatever the options given in the question, vyasa and somdev names have not been kept to craters.

But Vyasa was the one who wrote Mahabharata.

They may keep this name in coming days  !!!

But Somdev is not the name of any Indian writer or artist !!!

So, correct answer     SOMDEV     !!!

Animals that never touch water ....

  Water is the basic necessity of sustaining life.  However some animals are strangely evolved to live entirely without drinking it  !!!

I have listed down some animals who don't drink water but manage to keep them hydrated.  I have given the source for survive 

Here are some of such animals   -------

1.  Kangaroo rats

          Source  :  Dry seeds and a nocturnal lifestyle 

2.  Fennec and Sand fox

           Source  :   Seek moisture from food

3.  Koalas  

            Source  :  Depend on Eucalyptus leaves for hydration 

4.  Harvester ants

        .   Source :   Depend on food and nest

5.   Thorny devil lizard 

             Source  :   Depend on dew and rain falling on skin 

Why in Martian sky, Sun appears shrunken compared to Earth ??

 Answer is simple !!!

Mars is farther from the Sun than Earth is ......

Its just perspective and distance   !!!

On Mars,

            Sun didn't shrink.....

            We just moved farther away from it   !!!!!

What does the Martian sky look like ??

                  

Sun      :    A smaller,  brighter disc.

                  Still very bright. But not as " big " as our Sun  !!!

Sky colour      :    Not blue !!!

                              Mars' atmosphere is super thin.

                              Only 1% as  dense as Eatth.

                              With less air to scatter blue light, sky looks butterscotch during the day !!!

                             Bluish near the sun set.

Light      :     Only 43% of sunlight reaches Mars vs Earth.

                       So it is noticeably dimmer, like a cloudy day on Earth   !!!