Which is the most populous country in southern hemisphere ??

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Question 

Which is the most populous country in southern hemisphere  ??

1.  Malaysia 

2. Canada 

3.  Nigeria 

4.  New Zealand 

Answer 

In the question they were asking about most populous country in southern hemisphere.

But in the options given, 3 countries Malaysia, Canada and Nigeria are from northern hemisphere  !!!

Only New Zealand lies in southern hemisphere......

But I doubt about New Zealand as the populous country.

I decided to cross check   !!!!

I asked with Artificial Intelligence.

It directly rejected the name of New Zealand !!!

It said New Zealand is very small.

Population is nearly 5.2 million only.

Most populous countries in southern hemisphere are   -----

Brazil  with 215 million population.

Indonesia with 280 million population.

New Zealand is not even in top 10  !!!!

Why round animals are rare on land ???

  I know millipedes curl themselves when they are threatened.

Armadillos and pangolins also go round only to protect themselves.  Then they will unroll to move  !!!

On land, animals need strong legs and long bodies to survive.

There are 3 reasons why round animals are rare on land  -----

1.  Round means rolling. But we can not control where we roll !!!

       Land animals require to run, climb, walk and dig.

       That's why land animals evolved legs instead of round bodies   !!!

2. Round shape has smallest surface area.

    It is best to keep heat inside.

     But land animals need to dump heat as they run.

    That's why land animals evolved legs instead of round bodies  !!!

3.  Round animals don't have limbs.

       They can not  reach or grab.

      Land animals need to move faster to escape from predators.

       That's why land animals evolved legs instead of round bodies  !!! 

How many countries ??

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Question 

Which of these appears at the end of most country names written in English   ??

1.   -- stan

2.  ---ia

3.  --ar

4. --land 

Answer 

Question is asking about countries with various suffixes and which suffix is used most  !!!

We will check suffixes one by one.

1.   ---stan

            There are 7 countries ending with this suffix. They are ------

Afghanistan 

Pakistan 

Kazakhstan 

Kyrgyzstan 

Uzbekistan

 Tajikistan 

Turkmenistan 

2.  --- land 

         There are 10 countries ending with this suffix. They are  ---

Poland 

New Zealand 

Iceland 

Ireland 

Switzerland 

Swaziland 

Finland.

Scotland 

Thailand 

Netherland 

3.    -- ar

            There are 2 countries with this  suffix. They are  ---

Qatar 

Myanmar 

4.  --ia

           There are 26 countries with this suffix.  They are  --

Armenia 

India

Russia

Indonesia 

Albania 

Bosnia

Austria 

Australia 

Bulgaria 

Croatia 

Czechia 

Georgia 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Macedonia 

Romania 

Serbia 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Soudi Arabia 

According to this chart, there are more countries ending with  --- ia ,

Correct answer       ---ia   !!!!

Black eye galaxy

Black eye galaxy is a famous spiral galaxy located 17 million light years away from earth.

It  is best known for its striking, massive band of dark -absorbing dust that sweep across one side of its bright central core.

This cosmic feature gives it the appearance of a " bruised " or " evil " eye !!!

Beyond its haunting visual appearance,

It has two seperate systems rotating in two opposite direction.

The stars and gas inner region rotate in one direction.

Gas in outer region rotates at exactly opposite direction  !!!

When these two opposite rotating gas discs rub against each other, gas compresses rapidly.

This active friction zone is responsible for new star formation in the galaxy  !!!

Which of these is true ??

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Question 

Which of these is true for India, Jordan and Zambia  ??

1.  English name comes from a river

2.  Have same independence day.

3.  Name of capitals start from " NEW  ".

4.  All are in northern hemisphere.

Answer 

We will look at given options.

India and Jordan are in northern hemisphere.

Zambia is in southern hemisphere.

So, option 4 is ruled out  !!!

Capital of India is New Delhi

Capital of Jordan is Amman

Capital of Zambia is Lusaka 

So, option 3 is ruled out !!!

Independence day of India   15 August 

Independence day of Jordan     25 May

Independence  day of Zambia     24 October 

So, option 2 is ruled out  !!!

India has got its name from Indus river.

Jordan has got its name from Jordan river.

Zambia has got its name from  Zambezi river 

So  option 1 is correct answer    !!!