Red top of matchstick is not just for colour !!!
It is the striking head .....
No.... No.....
It is not made of red phosphorus !!!
The red colour is from -----
1. Potassium chlorate , This provides oxygen to burn
2. Antimony Sulphide , Act as fuel
3. Iron Oxide , Acts as red dye
What we use today as match sticks,
The red head DOESN'T CONTAIN phosphorus !!!!
The phosphorus is on brown strip .....
The red head only ignites when rubbed against this brown strip.
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Question
Which material is used in car's wiper blade to clear water ?
1. Copper
2. Rubber
3. Wood
4. Titanium
Answer
Main material is rubber !!
Most vipors are made of -----
Natural rubber --- cheap ones, soft.
But wears out fast on Sun .
.
Silicon rubber -- Good quality ones
Lasts longer, doesn't make noise.
Good for heat
Long tung is basically a surviving tool for living in tall., spiky trees.
Giraffe tongue is 45 to 50 m long !!!
Giraffe has long tongue mainly for these reasons ----
1. Reaching food
2. Protecting themselves
3. Keeping calm
Giraffes eat mostly Acacia trees. These trees are tall and covered with thorns.
Giraffes can reach this much height and their long tung lets it strips leaves between the thorns without getting poked !!!
Tongue is super tough and muscular. Thick leathery skin + lots of saliva helps it slide past thorns without getting cut.
With long tongue, giraffes clean their face, eyes and ears !!!
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Question
While dividing 80 Rs between 4 friends, if 3 receive 22 each how much remaining friend get ??
14 22 8 16
Answer
If Rs 80 get equally divided between 4 friends, each one would get Rs 20 !!!
But alas , that's not the case here ......
Out of 4, 3 people are getting Rs 22 each.
If 3 people get 22 Rs each,
Sum would be 22 + 22 + 22
==>> 66.
Out of 80 Rs, 3 are together getting Rs 66 !!!
==>> Fourth friend will get
==>> 80 - 66
==>> 14 Rs !!!!
Question
An agent gets a commission of 2.5% on sales of cloth. If on a certain day, he gets Rs 12.5 as the commission, what is the worth of the cloth sold on that day ??
Answer
Given ----
Commission rate = 2.5%
Commission amount = Rs 12.50
Total worth of the cloth sold = x = ??
We know,
Commission amount = commission rate * total sales
==>> 12.50 = 2.5% * x
==>> 12.5 = 2.5 /100 * x
==>> 12.5 * 100 = 2.5 x
==>> 1250 = 2.5 x
==>> x = 12500/25
==>> x = 500
Total worth of cloth sold = 500 Rs
Big cats roar .....
Small cats purr !!!!
They can't do both ........ !!!
WHY ??
Its about their throat .....
Big cats like lions and tigers have a stretchy throat.
Stretchy throat lets them make a BIG loud ROAR !!!
But it can't vibrate fast..... So they can't PURR ......
Small cats like house cats have a stiff throat.
This lets vibrate faster making sound PURR ......
It can't make a big ROAR !!!
Cheetahs are exception...
Though they are one among big cats, they can purr not roar
Because their throat is just like a small cat ....!!!!
Obviously, German is the official language of Germany !!!
German is also the official language in 6 countries -----
1. Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein
Have German as sole official language.
2. Switzerland
Co official with French, Italian and Romansh
3. Belgium
Co official with Dutch and French
4. Luxembourg
Co official with Luxembourgish and French
Regionally official in
Italy , Poland and Brazil
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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 !!!!
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 !!!
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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 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 !!!
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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 !!!
Our stomach can't digest all the foods we eat but bacteria in our large intestine can !!!
GAS IS THE RESULT ........
Foods high in certain carbs and fibres don't get break down completely in small intestine by enzymes.
This food reach large intestine undigested !!!
We have 38 trilion bacteria in large intestine. When they eat this left over food, they produce
Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Hydrogen Sulphide ( remember, rotten egg smell !!! )
These gas builds up and come out as FART .....!!!!
Some foods get digested before reaching bacterial hub. They don't produce gas. They are ----
Rice Potato Banana Egg Meat
World's tallest waterfall is Venezuela 's Angel falls.
Angel falls plunges a total of 979 meters, higher than most skyscrapers and small mountains !!!
Angel falls holds the world record for both total height and longest uninterrupted plunge.
Why the water never fully reaches the ground ??
Because the drop is so exreme, the water at Angel falls rarely reaches the ground as a single, continuous stream !!!
Long before impact, air resistance and shifting winds tear the falling column apart.
Thereby scattering it into billions of fine droplets suspended in mid air.
What descends instead is a vast drifting veil of cool mist !!!
This airborne spray behaves like a natural rainfall system. It settles softly over the surrounding jungle, spreading moisture far beyond the base of falls .
Sunlight often catches the mist at right angle, painting fleeting rainbows !!!
Today is Ganesh chaturthi.
I am writing , why God Ganesh has chosen mouse as his vehicle ......
Ganesh's mouse is said to have been a heavenly soul named Krouncha.
He was cursed to transform into a rodent.
This mouse wreaked havoc and destruction until Ganesh calmed him down.
Once snubbed, mouse humbly volunteered to serve Ganesh forever.
This story highlights the transformation of ego into devotion.
Our brains are hardwired with an evolutionary survival mechanism designed to prevent dangerous falls.
"Healthy fear" keeps most people cautious, bur extreme and irrational version is called " acrophobia " or fear of heights.
The feeling of dizziness or instability at heights often comes from sensory mismatch.
On the ground, our eyes use nearby objects to help maintain balance. But at a height, visual reference points are too far away.
This makes disorientation in brain.
What happens at heights is, our inner ear senses we are standing still but our eyes sees a vast, distant space.
This leads to HEIGHT VERTIGO, which the brain interprets as IMMINENT DANGER !!!!
A bad fall or near miss incidents in the past programs the brain to associate heights with fear.
Geography, isolation , migration and history have played major roles in linguistic diversity.
Here is the list of countries with most and least languages ----
Countries with most languages and number of languages spoken
Country No of living languages Continent
Papua New Guinea 843 Oceania
Indonesia 709 Asia
Nigeria 530 Africa
India 454 Asia
China 309 Asia
Mexico 296 Americas
------------------------------------------------------------
Countries with least languages
North Korea 2 Asia
Cuba 3 Americas
Haiti 4 Americas
Jamaica 4 Americas
New Zealand 4 Oceania
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Question was not having options !!!
Question
Sea of Marmara lies between Asian and European part of which country ??
Answer
Sea of Marmara itself is the border that makes Turkey, half Asia and half Europe !!!
Istanbul is the only city in world on two continents !!!!
Correct Answer Turkey !!!
This country has no officially recognized mosques and churches !!!
It is the neighboring country of India !!!
It has 75% Buddhists and a small minority of Muslims and Christians who live there peacefully.
No mosques or churches has received official approval.
Freedom of religion exists. But building new religious structures needs government approval.
Muslims and Christians worship privately in their houses.
Its constitution names " Vajrayana Buddhism " as spiritual heritage.
Country is BHUTAN !!!
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Question
The 20,000 Togrog banknote of Mongolia features which ruler ??
Answer
Ancient India was getting attacked by Mongolians very often.
Mongols were led by Genghis Khan !!!
Higher value notes like 500 1000 10000 and 20000 banknotes all feature Genghis Khan !!!
Correct answer GENGHIS KHAN !!!!
This Bheja Fry question is having an unique way of solving !!!
Question
If JAPAN = 15
POLAND = 24
AUSTRIA = 35
Then SINGAPORE = ??
Answer
Let's calculate the number of letters in JAPAN
It is 5.
If we multiply 5 by 3 , we get
==>> 5 * 3 = 15 ( given )
Let's calculate the number of letters in POLAND
It is 6.
If we multiply 6 by 4, we get
==>> 6 * 4 = 24 ( given )
Let's calculate the number of letters in AUSTRIA
It is 7.
If we multiply 7 by 5, we get
==>> 7 * 5 = 35 ( given )
Let's calculate the number of letters in SINGAPORE
It is 9
If we multiply 9 by 7, we get
( I have increased multiplier by 2 as multiplied number is increased by 2 )
==>> 9 * 7 = 63 !!!!
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Question
Which of these sports and corresponding culture is incorrectly matched ??
1. Sambo - Malaysian
2. Taekwondo - Korea
3. Sumo - Japan
4. Muay Thai - Thailand
Answer
I have watched sumo wrestlers. Sumo is from Japan.
Sumo - Japan ruled out.
I heard of taekwondo originated in Korea.
Taekwondo - Korea ruled out.
I don't know anything about Muay Thai !!!
But it has suffix Thai. That shows its relationship with Thailand !!!
Muay Thai ruled out .
Remaining is Sambo - Malaysia
Sambo has nothing to do with Malaysia !!!
It is form of martial arts created by Soviet Army in 1930s.
Sambo = Self defence without weapons !!!
Malaysia 's famous Martial art is SILAT ......
Correct answer Sambo - Malaysia !!!
Nearly thee quarters of world's forest area is concentrated in just 15 countries.
8 of the 15 countries with most forest area are in Americas.
These are the 15 countries -----
1. Russia
2. Brazil
3. Canada
4. United States
5. China
6. Democratic Republic of Congo
7. Australia
8. Indonesia
9. India
10. Peru
11. Mexico
12. Angola
13. Columbia
14. Bolivia
15. Venezuela
For more than 85 years, this village has been split into 2countries
One part lies in Moldova
Other in Romania !!!
The two parts of the village are located on the opposite banks of river Prut.
In june 1940, Soviet Union annexed the region which was the part of Romania into two.
One part stayed with Romania and
The other with Soviet Union.
For more than 50 years, families and friends were kept apart.
When Moldova declared independence from Soviet Union, two parts of villages finally able to visit each other !!!
Village still has an international border running through it ......
Village GROZESTI !!!!
CD ( Compact Disc ) must spin very fast to read it.
The hole is for the motor to catch it at the center and spin it round and round.
If no hole, CD would wobble and fall..
Hole helps factory machine to hols the CD when they make it.
All discs like CD, DVD have hole at the center for the same reason
TO SPIN PROPERLY !!!
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Actually judo was not fully banned forever !!!
It was banned for a short time in Japan after world war Ii by allied occupation.
After world war II ended, America and its allies were in charge of Japan.
They said, " No judo, No karate for 5 years !!! "
Why did America and its allies banned Judo ??
They thought Judo was used to train soldiers.
They didn't want Japan to learn how to fight again !!!
After 5 years, ban got ended.
Then Judo became a sport. Not for war ......
Judo was banned ......
Not by Japan but America and its allies !!!
Banned only for 5 years......
Now Judo is Japan's No. 1 sport.
India has won gold medal in Judo in Commonwealth games 2026 !!!
Yesterday, I had written a blog article on Why our fingers get wrinkled ??
This is the continuation part......
Our nerves and blood vessels react differently to temperatures . !!!
Hot water opens up blood vessels and makes nerves more active.
So our body gets shrinking signal faster as nerves are more active.
Also, outer skin swells faster in hot water.
Wrinkles show up in 3=5 minutes in warm water.
Cold water makes blood vessels squeeze and nerves to slow down.
As nerves have slowed down, even shrinking signal takes longer time to reach nerves !!!
We get wrinkles in around 10 minutes !!!
So, we do get wrinkles both in hot and cold water. But we get wrinkles faster in hot water !!!
Its our nervous system doing it on purpose !!!
The top layer of our skin has only dead skin cells and keratin. It soaks up water and swells.
The layer underneath has blood vessels and nerves.
When we are in water for 5-10 minutes, nerves under the skin makes the blood vessels to get smaller.
So, outside gets puffy whereas inside skin is getting smaller !!!
Result :
Skin wrinkles up to get fit
It wrinkles in lines because that is where the skin is attached tighter.
If nerves to our fingers are cut , our fingers don't wrinkle in water anymore !!!!
So, skin wrinkling is the work of nervous system......
Wrinkled fingers work like tire treads. They channel water away so that we can hold wet things in better way !!!
So, skin wrinkling is for better grip.......
Rats are not anyone 's favourite animals !!!
But these small rodents have lived with humans over centuries.
Here are some fascinating facts ----
1. Group of rats is known as " mischief " !!!
2. Rats are mostly active at night.
3. Rats have travelled the world with humans !!!
4. Teeth of rats never stop growing.
5. Whiskers of rats are more sensitive than fingers.
6. Rats can see in different directions at the same time.
7. Rats can hear the sounds that humans can't.
8. Rats leave behind a lot of droppings.
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Question
Which country has more species of venomous snakes than any other country in the world ??
1. Papua New Guinea
2. Botswana
3. Australia
4. India
Answer
It is not INDIA !!!
India has fewer venomous species of snake. Around 60.
But India has more snake bite deaths !!!
India ruled out.
Out of 400 venomous snake species globally, this country has about 140+ land snake species and 100 of them are venomous !!!
17 of 20 venomous snake species found in this country.
This country is little isolated than others and also have harsh environment.
This led to snakes evolving super potent venom to take down prey fast with little water / energy.
Country Australia !!!
This river is one of Africa's most unique waterways.
This is the fourth longest river in southern Africa.
This river rises in the highlands of Angola.
This river forms parts of Angola - Namibia border and then flows to Botswana.
Instead of emptying into ocean, it splits into flat sands of Kalahari desert. This is the largest inland Delta in the world.
This river is known as " river which never finds the ocean " !!!
It terminates in Kalahari desert.
River OKAVANGO RIVER !!!!
Pluto does have land slides.. !!!
Pluto's ground is made of ice, not rocks.
Water ice, there is as hard as granite on Earth !!!
But ice made up of nitrogen and methane are soft.
They just slump down, when slopes get too steep.
On Earth, landslide means mud and rock sliding in rain.
But on Pluto, landslide means huge blocks of super cold ice slowly slumping in super cold weather !!!
No rain on Pluto like Earth
But gravity + brittle ice still makes mountains to fall apart !!!!
My brother gave me a smart phone.
Aniruddha was witnessing all these.
But whatever my brother had given me was the new model of smart phone available in the market.
I didn't know how to switch it ON !!!
I was thoroughly searching the phone set.
Aniruddha was looking at my condition.
He came near me and showed me how to switch it ON.
I asked him to adjust the internet settings so that I can use blogger, YouTube etc.
Aniruddha agreed..
Soon he has done all the settings and handed over my phone.
When I received my smartphone, already blogger was opened and it was showing me my all written posts !!!
I was confused.
I didn't open the blogger as I have just received the smartphone.
I knew this must be the work of Aniruddha !!!
I confronted him.
Me : Aniruddha , blogger is already open in smartphone !!!
Aniruddha : No need to thank me .......
Me : But how did you open blogger which is in my name ???!!!
Aniruddha : ( with a cool note )
I hacked your blogger password !!!
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Question
Afrikaans is the official language of which country ??
1. Ethiopia
2. Egypt
3. Somalia
4. South Africa
Answer
By looking at question, we can easily make out that it should be an African country !!!
In the options, we have all African countries......
We will look at official languages of each of them.
Ethiopia has 5 official working languages !!!
They are
Amharic , Afaan Oromoo, Somali, Tigrinya and Afar.
Ethiopia ruled out !!!
Official language of Egypt is Egyptian Arabic.
Egypt ruled out !!!
Official language of Somalia are Somali and Arabic.
Somalia ruled out !!!
South Africa has 12 official languages !!!
They are ---
English
Afrikaans
Zulu
Khosa
Sotho
Tswana
Tsonga
Swazi
Venda
Ndebele
South African sign language
As Afrikaans is one of the official language,
Answer SOUTH AFRICA !!!
Bats and birds both fly !!!
But they are built completely differently.
1. What they actually are
Bats are mammals and warm blooded.
Birds lay eggs and warm blooded.
2. Wings
In bats, wings are skin stretched.
Birds have modified forelimbs covered with feathers.
3. Bats don't have feathers. Body is covered in fur.
Birds are covered in feathers which are crucial for flight and insulation.
4. Bones
Bats : Bones are thin, flexible and lightweight. Skeleton is adapted to hanging upside down.
Birds : Bones are hollow. They have breastbone to anchor powerful flight.
5. Navigation
Bats : Rely on bouncing sound waves off objects. Eyesight is poor.
Birds : Have excellent eyesight and colour vision. They navigate using magnetic field.
6. Reproduction
Bats : Give birth to live offsprings. Mothers carry and nurse them.
Birds : .Lay hard shelled eggs and incubate them.
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Question
Which chemical element has symbol Po ??
1. Phosphorus
2. Potassium
3. Plutonium
4. Polonium
Answer
We will look at chemical symbols of each element
I know phosphorus chemical symbol is P.
Phosphorus ruled out !!!
Potassium is having chemical symbol K !!!
Its name came from Latin name Kalium.
Thats why symbol is K.
Potassium ruled out !!!
Plutonium has chemical symbol Pu.
Plutonium ruled out !!!
Polonium is a very high radioactive element.
Its chemical symbol is Po
Correct answer POLONIUM !!!
This Bheja Fry question I found when I was browsing internet.
Question
If 9 + 1 = 64
8 + 2 = 36
7 + 3 = 16
Then
6 + 4 = ??
Answer
We know 9 + 1 is 10
but given answer as 64
We know 64 is the square of 8
==>> 9 - 1 = 8
==>> 8 ^ 2 = 64
So, we rewrite 9 - 1 = 64
We know 8 + 2 is 10
But given answer is 36
We know 36 is the square of 6
==>> 8 - 2 = 6
==>> 6 ^ 2 = 36
So, we rewrite 8 - 2 = 36
We know 7 + 3 = 10
But given 7 + 3 = 16
We know 16 is the square of 4
==>> 7 - 3 = 4
==>> 4 ^ 2 = 16
So, we write 7 + 3 = 16
Finally 6 + 4 = ??
We know 6 + 4 is 10
But according to logic it is not the answer !!!
We know 6 - 4 = 2
==>> 2 ^ 2 = 4
So we rewrite 6 + 4 = 4
Five of Europe's sovereign states are islands or island groups !!!
5 ISLAND COUNTRIES OF EUROPE ARE ----
1. Cyprus
2. Iceland
3. Republic of Ireland
4. Malta
5. United Kingdom
Three of the five Iceland
United Kingdom
Ireland are classified as NORTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
The other two Cyprus and Malta are called SOUTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Cyprus is commonly considered as trans continental country as it is shared between Europe and Asia .!!!
Here are the big predators of every continent ------
1. Africa : Lions
2. Asia : Bengal Tiger
3. Europe : Brown Bear
4. North America : Polar Bear
5. South America : Jaguar
6. Australia : Saltwater Crocodile
7. Antarctica : Leopard Seal
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Have you heard of Emu war ??!!
Australia literally fight a war against the flightless bird Emu !!!
What happened ??
After world war I, Australian soldiers were given farmland in Western Australia.
Then there was a drought and also it was the breeding season of Emu.
About 20,000 emus marched in from the outback looking for food and water !!!
They destroyed the wheat crops and fences.
Farmers asked the government for help.
So, the Australian military was sent in with machine guns to " cull " the emus !!!
Result ??
EMUS WON !!!
Emus split into smaller groups, were super fast and hard to hit !!!
Soldiers fired thousand rounds of bullets but could only kill a few hundred of emus.......
After 1 month, army gave up and went home.
Emus were basically undefeated !!!!
Government ended up paying farmers to deal with Emus by themselves
Media called it " Emu war " and emus won the war !!!
12 countries in Asia are landlocked.
Uzbekistan is considered doubly landlocked because it's neighborhood countries are also landlocked !!!
Some landlocked countries have a navy though they don't have coast line !!!! Like Kazakhstan
12 countries in Asia have no access to the open ocean hence they are landlocked .
They are ----
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bhutan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Mongolia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
3 countries out of these 12 landlocked countries possess navy, as they are sharing border with Caspian sea which is the largest inland lake.
They are ------
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
