Capital of which country ??

 This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati  program.

Question 

Riga is the capital of which country ??

1.  Estonia 

2.  Lithuania 

3.  Latvia 

4.  Sweden 

Answer 

I know the capital of Sweden.

It is    Stockholm  !!!

Sweden is  ruled out ......

 Capital of Estonia   Tallinn.

Estonia ruled out ......

Capital of Lithuania      Vilnius 

Lithuania ruled out ......

Capital of Latvia         Riga......

Correct answer        Latvia    !!!

Some facts about Riga   ------

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia.

1/3 of Latvians live in this city.

Language is Latvian and currency is Euro.

Why do homemade curd turns sour overnight ??

 CURD turns sour because of OVER FERMENTATION  !!!

Milk has sugar.

Curd bacteria eat this sugar and make acid. This too much acid  ==  sour taste  !!!

In warm temperature, bacteria grows superfast. 

If the curd is not kept in fridge after  4  -  6  hours, it will go sour overnight   !!!

If more than 1 tsp of old curd is added to 1 litre of milk, it ferments too fast and turn sour .

Lakes heated by geothermal activities

  Geo thermal activity turns up all over the planet, usually as hot springs, geysers.

Rarely does this heat an entire lake  !!!

Such lakes are   ------

1.  Kelimutu lakes, Indonesia 

2.  Lake Natron, Tanzania 

3.  Yellowstone Lake,  USA

4.  Frying Pan Lake, New Zealand 

5.  Boiling Lake, Dominica 

Diplomatic Blue Book

 Diplomatic Blue Book  =  Government report about other countries.

What's in it  ??

Its like a file where the government keeps

1.  Letters between our country and other countries.

 2.  Agreements and treaties we signed.

3.  Speeches by PM and foreign minister about foreign matters.

4.  What our stand is on war, trade and problems with other nations.

Why blue colour  ??

Long ago, important government reports were  printed with BLUE COVERS.

 So, people started calling them BLUE BOOKS   !!!

Why do they make it   ??

To tell people what the country is doing outside.

Proof of what decisions are taken.

So that everyone  knows the official story.

Which mountain is called " Yellow mountain " ??

  The mountain known as " yellow mountain " is Mount Huangshan.

It is located in eastern China. It is one of the most famous mountains in the country.

The name " yellow mountain " does not come from the colour of mountain   !!!

Instead, it is named after legendary Yellow Europe, also known as Huang Di.

Long ago, people believed that yellow empire came to this mountain to find the secret of immortality.

  A ruler of China renamed the mountain to honour him.

Fog and clouds are seen here for more than 200 days a year !!!

During sunrise and sunset, clouds reflect golden light which sometimes makes the mountain to look yellow   !!!!