Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Differences between turtle and tortoise

 1.  Tortoises are land dwelling reptiles with heavy and domed shells while

        Turtles are aquatic or semi aquatic.


2.  Tortoises are herbivores 

      Turtles are omnivores 



3.   All tortoises are turtles

      But all turtles are not tortoises 



4.   Tortoises have longer lifespans 

       Turtles have comparatively shorter ones



5.  Tortoises have column like legs to support their weight on land.

      Turtles have adapted themselves for swimming.

Bheja Fry question

 Question 


The product  of  2 numbers is  120. Sum of their square is 289. What is the sum of these 2 numbers ??



Answer 


Let the two numbers be  x and y.


According to data,     x  *    y    =  120


And    x^2   +    y^2    =     289


By looking at given equations,  we can conclude


(  x  +   y  )^  2  =     x ^ 2  +   y ^  2  +   2xy


Here we know    x  *  y  =  120

                                x ^ 2   +   y ^2  =  289


Thus the above equation becomes,


(  x  +  y  ) ^ 2  =  x ^2  +  y ^ 2 +  2xy

==>>   (  x  +  y  ) ^ 2  =  289  +  2 * 120

==>>   (  x  +  y  ) ^ 2  =   289  +  240

==>>  (  x  +  y  ) ^ 2  =  529

Taking sqrt on both the sides,

==>>  (  x  +   y  )  =   sqrt  529

==>>  (  x  +   y  )  =  239



Now we have    x+ y  =   23  and  xy  =  120


Checking different values of x and y resulting in sum of 23 and product of  120 


We figure out,

                   

                          8  *  15  =   120

                          8  +   15  =  23



The numbers are   8  and   15   !!!

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

What makes goose bumps

 We wll know about goose bumps.


We say we have goose bumps when hairs on our hands stand upright.


There are tiny muscles at the base of each hair follicle contact in oir body.


These muscles causes the hair to stand upright.


This creates a bump on the skin giving it a rough appearance.


Goosebumps may occur because of  --==


1.  Cold temperature 


2.  Fear or excitement 


3.  Physical sensations 

The science behind goosebumps involves the release of harmones like adrenaline and stimulation of nerve endings.



This response is often associated with body's "  flight or fight  "  response.



It prepares us to react to a perceived threat or exciting situation.


Countries where Hindi is commonly spoken

Hindi is not just limited to India but is spoken locally in many countries.


Below is the list of countries other than India where Hindi is widely spoken  ------


1.  Nepal 


2.  United States of America 


3.  Mauritius 


4.  Fiji


5.  South Africa 


6.  Suriname 


7.  Uganda 


8.  United Kingdom 

Monday, February 9, 2026

Capital of which country ??

 This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.


Question 


Ashgabat is the capital of which country ??

1.  Kazakhstan 

2.  Kyrgyzstan 

3.  Turkmenistan 

4.  Tajikistan 


Answer


As the question came on screen,  I searched for world map to know where are these countries  ??!!


All the above 4 countries were part of USSR.  Now all of them are separate independent nations  !!!


Capital of  Kazakhstan   ==    Astana

Capital of Kyrgyzstan     ==    Bishkek 

Capital of Turkmenistan   ==  Ashgabat 

 Capital of Tajikistan   ==  Dushanbe 


According to above chart ,

       Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan    !!!!