Spotting any one of the below listed animals is considered to be very auspicious during Deepawali.
The animals are -----
1. Lizard
2. Rats
3. Mole rats
4. Black ants
5. Cats
6. Tortoise
7. Owls
There were many stray cats roaming around our house till yesterday.
Since morning I didn't spot any of them !!!!
Same with lizards and black ants.
As soon as I made this news public, none of them are to be seen !!!!
Here is the list of Indian states having more number of temples. I have also given the number of temples they have.
1. Tamilnadu ----- 79,000
2. Maharashtra ----- 77,000
3. Karnataka ------- 61,000
4. West Bengal ------ 53,500
5. Gujarat ------ 50,000
6. Andhra Pradesh ----- 47,0001
From today, festival of lights Deepawali starts.
Deepawali is celebrated worldwide. Nations celebrating Deepawali other than India are ----
1. Nepal
2. Sri Lanka
3. Malaysia
4. Mauritius
5. Singapore
6. Fiji
7. Trinidad and Tobago
8. Guyana
9. South Africa
10. New Zealand
11. Canada
12. United Kingdom
13. United States of America
14. Suriname
World forests play a vital role in protecting biodiversity and also in regulating the global climate.
Here I have listed down the countries with largest forest areas.
1. Russia
2. Brazil
3. Canada
4. United States of America
5. China
6. Australia
9. Democratic Republic of Congo
10. Indonesia
11. India
12. Peru
These places are the driest places on earth as the temperature goes too high during the daytime and too low during the night.
1. Atacama desert , Chile
2. Sahara desert , Africa
3. Chihuahua desert , USA and Mexico
4. Arabian desert , middle East
5. Patagonian desert , Argentina and Chile
6. Taklamakan desert, China
7. Kalahari desert , Africa
8. Gobi desert, China and Mongolia
Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system.
It is situated closest to Sun.
Mercury has no atmosphere to retain heat. Meaning temperature varies from 400C during the day to - 170C at the night.
Mercury 's location has made it difficult to study.
One reason is the heat.
The other one is gravity . The nearer you get to the Sun can, stronger is its pull.
These difficulties mean that Mercury has been less well studied than our other neighbours.
The other rock based planets, venus earth and Mars , all have relatively tiny core and hard crust.
But crust of Mercury appears to be thin.
This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.
I didn't know the answer.
But the answer given really surprised me.
Female hippopotamus is called " cow "
Hippopotamus are herbivorous that eat mainly grass.
Hippopotamus are semi aquatic means during the day time, they spend their time sitting in water.
As the day passes and when it is dusk, hippopotamus come out of water and start grazing the grass.
The male hippopotamus is called a "bull" !!!!
These countries offer high speed trains, metro network and modern buses that provide easy access to most of the places and they are budget friendly too.
Such countries are - - - -
1. Japan
2. Singapore
3. Hong-Kong
4. Malaysia
5. Thailand
Here I have listed down the countries with multiple capitals. These nations distribute administrative, legislative and judicial functions across different cities.
I have listed down the countries to which I am familiar with. The list do not end with this.
1. South Africa - - - Pretoria
Cape Town
Bloemfontein
2. Chile - - - Santiago
Valparaiso
3. Czech Republic - - - - Prague
Brno
4. Malaysia - - - - Kuala Lumpur
Putrajaya
5. Netherlands - - - - Amsterdam
Hague
6. Sri Lanka - - - Colombo
Sri Jayawardanepura Kotte
7. Hungary - - - - Vienna
Budapest
These animals generate a sound with a high frequency which can be heard easily from far distance.
1. Blue whale
2. Lion
3. Tiger pistol shrimp
4. Howler monkey
5. Mantis shrimp
6. Elephants
7. Greater bulldog bat
8. Northern elephant seal.
9. Sperm whales
I came across this question on Koun Banega Karodpati program recently.
Question
Which bird is capable of killing humans with a blow of its feet ?
1. Penguin
2. Asbestos
3. Cassowary
4. Sea Gul
Answer
After reading the options, Sea Gul is a bird which I have seen always flying and I heard that sometimes sailors hunt and eat this bird to quench their hunger.
Asbestos is a migratory bird known for its longest flying ability.
Penguin is a huge flight less bird but I never heard that it has killed someone with a blow of feet.
We are now left with cassowary bird which is a flight less bird.
It is big in size and using its powerful feet, it can kill humans with a blow.
Same thing with ostrich. But ostrich don't get aggressive easily.
Here is the list of largest cities in the world by area.
1. La Tuque , Canada
2. Shanghai, China
3. Istanbul, Turkey
4. Moscow, Russia
5. Tokyo , Japan
6. Delhi , India
7. Karachi, Pakistan
8. New York city, USA
9. Cairo , Egypt
10. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Various. factors contribute to a child's affinity towards reading. Those are as follows - - -
1. Early exposure to books
2. Parental influence
3. Personal interests
4. Reading environment
5. Educational support
6. Social influence
7. Exposure to different genres
8. Parental involvement in learning
1. Iran
2. Egypt
3. Vietnam
4. Armenia
5. North Korea
6. China
7. India
8. Georgia
9. Israel
10. Sudan
These business behemoths are the most valuable firms in the world competing in cutting edge technology to healthcare and energy.
They are - - - -
1. Microsoft , technology
2. Apple, technology
3. Nvida , technology
4.. Google, technology
5. Amazon, e-commerce
6. Saudi aramco, oil and gas
7. Meta platform, social media
8. TSMC, semiconductor
9. Eli lilly, pharmaceutical company
1. Vatican city
World's smallest country don't have military of its own. It relies on Swiss guards for protection
2. Costa Rica
Costa Rica has abolished its military.
3. Panama
Panama don't have military force but has civilian led public force.
4. Iceland
Iceland has no standing army. It relies on its coast guard , police force and NATO members.
5. Andorra
Andorra relies on Spain and France for defence.
Once a small ant was seen running scared.
A mouse was watching the ant and asked for the reason.
Gasping ant said that it has seen a huge animal nearby.
Fearing the attack probability, it is running for its life.
Listening to that even mouse got scared and started running along with ant.
A rabbit saw these 2 animals running, and asked for the reason.
After coming to know the reason, even rabbit started running for its life.
After a while, a passing by fox observed the running of these 3 animals.
Fox is known for its wisdom.
He stopped the animals and asked for the reason.
All 3 of them said that a huge animal is planning to attack them and they are running to save their lives.
Fox thought for a moment and then asked who saw the huge animal first ??
Ant came forward.
Fox asked How is the huge animal to look like ??
Ant said It is a very big ant !!!
Listening to that, other animals looked at the ant sharply and said why didn't it said earlier that it is a big ant ???
Ant said You didn't ask !!!
Saying this, it again started running !!! *
I knew that elephants take much time to give birth after they become pregnant.
Such animals and theirs their pregnancy period - - - -
1. Elephants - - - - 18 to 22 months
2. Sperm whales - - - - 14 to 16 months
3. Giraffes - - - - 14 to 15 months
4. Killer whales - - - - 15 to 18 months
5. Camels - - - - 12 to 14 months
6. Rhinoceros - - - - 14 to 18 months
7. Horses - - - - 11 months
Cold deserts are just opposite of hot deserts.
Here temperature would be too low. But they're fascinating regions with unique wildlife and climate.
1. Antarctic desert
2. Arctic desert - - - This includes Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
3. Gobi desert - - - Mongolia and Northern China
4. Great Basing Desert - - - This includes nevada, Utah and parts of California of United States of America.
5. Patagonian desert - - - Argentina and Chile
6. Atacama desert - - - Chile and Peru
7. Ladakh desert - - - India
8. Spiting valley desert - - - India
According to Forbes magazine, these are the best employers around the world ------
1. Microsoft
2. Alphabet or Google
3. Samsung electronics
4. Adobe
5. BMW groups
6. Delta airlines
7. Airbus
8. IKEA
9. Lego group
10. IBM
Females rock !!!
1. Hyenas
Female hyenas are larger and more dominant than males. They are also the decision makers.
2. Kangaroos
Female kangaroos are more dominant than males.
3. Lions
In lion pride, lionesses are prime hunters and decision makers.
4. Elephants
Female elephants lead the young ones and lead the herd.
5. Honeybees
Female honeybees do most of the work in the hive.
These countries do not have railway network.
1. Bhutan
Because of its mountainous terrain, Bhutan lacks railway network.
2. Iceland
Known for its stunning landscape and volcano, Iceland don't have railway network.
3. Cyprus
This Mediterranean island nation lacks the railway.
4. Papua New Guinea
Because of rain forests and mountainous regions, this country lacks railway.
5. Maldives
Being a collection of islands , Maldives don't have railway network.
6. Andorra
Being a small European nation between France and Spain, this country don't have railway network.
This bheja fry question I recently came across when browsing internet.
Question
212 = 25
213 = 36
214 = 47
215 = ??
Answer
Let us look at first line , 212 = 25
Take 212, keep the right hand side 2 as it is.
Now add remaining digits 1 and 2
We get 1 + 2 = 3
Now add 2 more to it. 3 + 2 = 5
Finally we get 2 and 5 => 25
Take 213, keep the right hand side 3 as it is
Now add 1 and 3
We get 1 + 3 = 4
Now add 2 more to it , 2 + 4 = 6
Finally we get 3 and 6 => 36
Take 214,, keep the right hand side 4 as it is
Now add 1 and 4
We get 1 + 4 = 5
Now add 2 more to it, 2 + 5 = 7
Finally we get 4 and 7 => 47
Take 215, keep the right hand side 5 as it is
Now add 1 and 5
We get 1 + 5 = 6
Now add 2 more to it, 2 + 6 = 8
Finally we get 58
Answer to brain teaser 215 = 58
1. Tata Consultancy Services , TCS
2. Infosys
3. HCL technologies
4. Wipro limited
5. LTIMindtree
6. Tech Mahindra
7. Oracle Financial Services
8. Persistent systems
9. Mphasis
10. Coforge
Cats are solitary creatures.
They prefer to live alone and hunt alone rather than in a group.
Most of their social behaviour is restricted to mother - kitten interaction.
Outside this relationship, cats rarely meow at each other !!!!
As cats began to live alongside humans, their behaviour took new meaning.
When a cat meows at us, it's as if they see us as their caretakers, much like their feline mothers.
I have listed down the countries with the oldest population percentage.
Such countries are - - -
1. Monaco - - 36% of population aged 65 and above.
2. Japan - - 28 %
3. Italy - - 24 %
4. Portugal - - 23 %
5. Greece - - 23 %
6. Germany - - 22 %
7. Finland - - 22 %
8. Spain - - 21 %
9. France - - 21 %
10. Sweden - - 20 %
This question I came across recently on Koun Banega Karodpati program.
Question
Which of these countries didn't win their first gold medal in 2024 Olympics ??
1. Botswana
2. Guatemala
3. Burundi
4. Dominica
Answer
I sincerely say I don't like this type of question.
If a person doesn't have any work to do, then he will go in search of this type of questions !!!
Anyway, let's come back to the question.
In the question, it was asked which country didn't win the gold medal for the first time in 2024 Olympics .
That means out of the 4 countries given there, only one country had won the gold medal in the previous Olympics.
The remaining 3 countries have won the gold medal for the first time in 2024 Olympics.
I asked Google for help.
It listed down
1. Botswana
2. Guatemala
3. Dominica
4. St Louise are the countries who have won the gold medal for the first time in 2024 Olympics.
Burundi is the odd one out.
These animals have withstood the test of time surviving through mass extinction and flourishing when others are perished.
1. Ants
2. Cockroches
3. Crocodiles
4. Jellyfish
5. Sharks
6.. Turtles
These animals are prohibited to keep as pets.
1. Turtles and tortoises
2. Pit bulls
3. Snakes
4. Monitor lizards
5. Peacocks
6. Bear
7. Indian Pangolin
8. Crocodiles
9. Big cats
10. Elephants
These coastal countries really like to eat sea food !!!
1. Japan
2. Portugal
3. Greece
4. Norway
5. Spain
6. Italy
7. Iceland
8. Sweden
9. Denmark
10. Australia
Pigeons are fasc birds with unique traits. They found in variety of environments and have interesting behaviour.
Here are some of them - - - -
1. Long history
Pigeons are probably the first domesticated birds by humans.
2. Great navigators
Pigeons have strong navigation skills which help them to find their home from long distance. They were used as messenger birds during war time.
3. High reproduction rate
Pigeons have high reproduction rate. A pair of pigeons usually have 10 off springs annually.
4. Diverse diet
Pigeons eat variety of food including seeds, fruit and vegetables. They also enjoy leftovers from human meat.
5. Smart and traineable
Pigeons are highly intelligent and can be easily trained to perform tricks.
6. Variety of colours
Pigeons come in variety of colours and patterns.
7. Adaptable birds
Pigeons are adaptable from city to rural environment.
8. Social creatures
Pigeons prefer to live in groups.
9. Healthy birds
Pigeons have strong immunity power and can live up to 15 years.
On the last day of Kurukshetra war, Kouravas were defeated.
Ashwattama had gone to the meet Duryodhana who was injured and was hiding in the lake.
Ashwattama was very disturbed after meeting Duryodhana and vowed to kill Pandavas.
But in the darkness of night, he killed upapandavas who were the children of Pandavas.
But the death of upapandavas were predecided.
We know King Satya Harischandra who was famous for his truthfulness.
As Sage Vishwamitra was testing his truthfulness, Harischandra gave up his kingdom and left with his wife and son.
But the 5 deities who were the guardian of kingdom, were unhappy with this and questioned the Sage.
Vishwamitra was enraged by this and cursed the deities to born as mortals.
But when deities pleaded for forgiveness, Vishwamitra said deities would be released of the curse before forming any attachments that would reduce their status and sanctity.
These 5 deities were the upapandavas.
Lake Natron in Tanzania is a salt or alkaline lake.
Natron is full of sodium bicarbonate salt.
It is deep red and pink in colour.
Water of lake Natron is subjected to high temperature.
The high level of sodium bicarbonate leads to calcification of dead birds and animals.
Their carcasses are now salty statues.
I have listed down the animals who seem small when they are born, but grow to massive size afterwards.
They are - - - -
1. Saltwater crocodile
2. African elephant
3. Harpy eagle
4. Hippopotamus
5. Emperor scorpion
6. Green Anaconda
Recently on Kaun Banega karodpati program, a contestant had given very important tips for a happy and peaceful marriage !!!
These tips are valid only for married men !!!!
Women are always right......
Tips to follow - - - -
1. Whenever and wherever wife asks, Am I looking fat ???
Don't ever say YES !!!!
2. Don't forget the date of marriage.
3. Whenever wife asks husband to do some work, without second thinking the work must be done as soon as possible.
4. If the wife unable to complete a work in the given time, don't dare even to complain !!!!
Tell her that, It's OK. Later we can do it.
We were going to attend a marriage.
That time my sister in law came near me holding a metal water bottle.
The water bottle is filled with water and seemed quite heavy..
I wondered who is going to carry the water bottle which looked heavy holding water.
It was a sunny day and it was sweating too.
My sister in law asked Aniruddha to hold that water bottle !!!
I looked at Aniruddha and he was wiping out his sweat.
I felt pity about him.
I asked my sister in law why Aniruddha ? He is still a baby !!!
My sister in law replied He is the one who will be asking for water to drink whenever or wherever I go.
That's why he must carry the water bottle !!!
One more incident of child labour !!!
We all know that planet Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system.
It is much hotter than Mercury which is closest to Sun.
Venus lies in narrow virtual ring where planets can hold water in liquid state.
Billions of years ago, Venus used to have as much water as Earth is having now.
Due to the proximity to the Sun, the sunlight is believed to have broken down the water in its atmosphere to hydrogen and oxygen.
Greater concentration of hydrogen in its atmosphere, rapidly heated up the planet.
That's how Venus is stripped out of its water.
Recently I came across this question on web radio.
Question
Where is 61 > 100 ???
In the beginning, I thought how can 61 be greater than 100 ?
It is always less.
But we can make 61 bigger than 100. How ??!!
Just by adding ' - ' sign !!!!
Means by making them negative numbers !!!!
- 61 is greater than - 100 .......
Now coming back to our daily life,
In ranks awarded in competitive exams,
61 is always greater than 100 where rank begins at 1.
Ocean trench is the deepest point in ocean.
1. Mariana trench
It is the deepest part 10.98 km deep, it is in western pacific ocean
2. Tonga trench
Its in south west pacific ocean and 10.88 km deep.
3. Galathea trench
Its in Philippines and 10.54 deep down from the sea level.
4. Kuril kamchatka trench
It is in north west pacific ocean and 9. 60 km deep.
5. Puerto Rico trench
It is in between Caribbean Sea and Atlantic sea.
6. South sandwich trench
It is in Atlantic ocean.
7. Peru Chile trench
8. Japan trench
The cities below listed, captivate millions of tourists annually with their unique blend of iconic landmarks and cultural richness.
Such cities are - - -
1. Paris, France
2. Bangkok, Thailand
3. London, England
4. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
5. Singapore
6. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7. New York city, USA
8. Istanbul, Turkey
9. Tokyo, Japan
10. Antalya , Turkey
As of 2024, only 6 countries have nuclear submarines with them. They are - - -
1. India , number of nuclear submarines 2
2. France , number of nuclear submarines 9
3. United Kingdom, number of nuclear submarines 10
4. China , number of nuclear submarines 12
5. Russia, number of nuclear submarines 31
6. United States of America, number of nuclear submarines 66 !!!!
What is quasi moon ?
A quasi moon is a term used to describe an asteroid or space rock
that orbits the sun in similar time frame as that of mother planet but
is slightly influenced by mother planet 's gravitational force.
It appears to accompany the mother planet during the journey around
the sun but is not considered a natural satellite.
As quasi moon share a weak gravitational link with their planet, they
tend to escape this link and hurtle out of the orbit eventually.
These countries are still struggling with severe conflicts, political instability and humanitarian crisis.
Thus they are dangerous to travel.
1. Yemen
2. Sudan
3. South Sudan
4. Afghanistan
5. Ukraine
6. Democratic Republic of Congo
7. Russia
8. Syria
9. Mali
10. Gaza
Only humans have not been to space. From tiniest insects to our closest primate relatives, all have gone to space to study its effect on biological life.
Here is the list of animals who have gone first to space.
1. Fruit flies
2. Rhesus monkey , first primate to space
3. Stray dog
4. Dogs which have come alive from space
5. French cat
6. Chimpanzee
7. Water bears,, microscopic organiism
Non stop flights allow passengers to travel long distances without interruptions and without changing planes.
Here are the longest flight routes and the time taken
1. New York to Singapore - - - 18 hours and 50 seconds
2. Auckland to Doha - - - 17 hours and 35 minutes
3. London to Perth - - - 17 hours and 20 minutes
4. Melbourne to Dallas - - - 17 hours and 35 minutes
5. Auckland to Dubai - - - 17 hours and 5 minutes
6. Auckland to New York - - - 16 hours and 15 minutes
7. Singapore to Los Angeles - - - 15 hours and 10 minutes
I came across this question on Koun Banega Karodpati program recently.
Question
Whose square is bigger ??
3 , - 2 , 1 , - 5
Answer
I always get confused when they mix negative numbers with positive numbers ....
In positive numbers, value of number increases as number goes on increasing....
Like 6 , 16, 26, 36........
But it is not the same with negative numbers.
Value of the number decreases as the number increases.
-60 is less than - 10.
Whereas 60 is greater than 10.
Now let's come to the question.
Square of which number is greater?
Some positive and negative numbers are given.
Square means we are multiplying the number with itself.
Positive number square will be always positive.
But what about negative number ???
Surprisingly even square of negative number is a positive number !!!
Because - * - is +
But + * - is -
- * + is -
So in the above question, square of - 5 which is +25 is bigger compared to the square of other numbers.
The above question was unanswered till now.
But now a group of English scientists have come with several evidences to prove Chicken has come first !!!
Their theory is - - -
1. A protein called ovoclaudin is found in egg shell.
2. According to the scientists, without this protein egg shell can not be formed.
3. Interestingly, this protein can be found only in the uterus of chicken.
4. Eggshell plays crucial role in formation of egg.
5. From these findings., now we can conclude that
CHICKEN CAME FIRST, NOT EGG !!!!
But question still remains,
From where does the chicken come ??!!
When I asked this question to my father, he said that is the government order !!!!
Well, it is true........
Government has ordered the school buseo to be painted yellow. Not only in our country, even in USA and Canada also school vans are painted yellow. It is because of child safety.
Yellow colour attracts attention quickly and noticed quickly in peripheral vision, faster than any other colour.
By using the yellow colour to paint the school bus, the school bus can be easily spotted in rainy and misty weather.
We all know that 2024 T20 World Cup was won by India defeating South Africa.
In Great Indian Kapil show, members of the winning T20 cricket team had come as guests.
Surya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and captain Rohit Sharma were the guests.
Speaking on the show, Rohit Sharma recalled the moment when South Africa were in absolute control of the chase with 30 runs required off the final 30 balls.
Klassen and Miller were there on the crease.
That time Rohit Sharma noticed that Rishabh Pant was on the ground with team physio attending him.
Pant' s injury ploy caused a short delay in the match.
This was key in breaking momentum of South Africa.
As soon as Klassen got out, pressure started to build up on South Africa.
At that time, Rohit Sharma gave his teammates freedom to sledge the South African batters !!!!
This helped South African batters to get distracted.
Rohit Sharma and his team were willing to take the risk of getting fined at the cost of scripting a title win.
I asked my nephew Aniruddha this question,
If Akash 's father is having 2 sons and name of one of them is Prakash, what is the name of other son ???
Aniruddha was angry at everyone for unknown reason and I asked him this question !!!
Aniruddha hit me back,
How do I know ??!!
It is father's decision to name his children !!!
I have listed down the richest Indian states
1. Maharashtra
2. Tamilnadu
3. Karnataka
4. Gujarat
5. Uttar Pradesh
6. West Bengal
7. Rajasthan
8. Telangana
9. Andhra Pradesh
Deserts are the driest places with their shooting temperatures during the daytime and low temperatures at night.
Such deserts are - - - -
1. Atacama desert , Chile
2. Sahara desert, Africa
3. Namib desert, Namibia
4. Arabian desert, West Asia
5. Death valley, California
6. Australian outback , Australia
7. Taklamakan desert , China
9. Kalahari desert , Africa
10. Gobi desert, China and Mongolia
I believe toughness of exam depends on perception of an individual who face that exam.
Here is the list of challenging exams across the globe.
1. Gaokao exam , China
It is also referred as National College Entrance Exam of China for the admission of colleges and universities.
2. IIT - JEE Exam, India
It is the largest planet gateway to admission into prestigious IITs in India.
3. UPSC, India
This is the exam conducted for various positions in civil services.
4. Mensa, England
This identifies intelligence through logical reasoning and problem solving tests.
5. GRE , US and Canada
Graduate Record Examination is graduate programme admission in USA and Canada.
