Wednesday, October 31, 2012

31.10.2012:


The cyclonic storm “Nilam” crossed the city coast today evening. Please stay indoors and be safe guys……Rain may persist till tomorrow.
  Schools and colleges will remain closed tomorrow also…:)

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

30.10.2012:


TOP 6 STATES IN UNINON COUNCIL OF MINISTERS:

Andhra Pradesh: 11 (4 cabinet, 1 MOS-Independent    charge and 6 MOS)

       Tamil Nadu: 8 (3 cabinet, 1 MOS-Independent charge    and 4MOS)
        Kerala: 8 (2 cabinet, 1 MOS-Independent charge and   5MOS)
  Maharashtra: 7 (3 cabinet, 4 MOS)
     Uttar Pradesh: 7 (4 cabinet, 3 MOS)
    Rajasthan: 7 (3 cabinet, 4 MOS-Independent and 2 MOS)
         
           (MOS - Ministers Of State )

Monday, October 29, 2012

29.10.2012:

Space Quiz :

01. Have human beings ever set foot on Mars?
02. What is the name of a place that uses telescopes and other scientific equipment to
       research space and astronomy?
03. What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope?
04. Earth is located in which galaxy?
05. What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?
06. Ganymede is a moon of which planet?
07. What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon?
08. Olympus Mons is a large volcanic mountain on which planet?
09. Does the sun orbit the Earth?
10. Is the planet Neptune bigger than Earth?




Quiz Answers:


01. No
02. An observatory
03. Hubble Space Telescope
04. The Milky Way Galaxy
05. Sputnik
06. Jupiter
07. Titan
08. Mars
09. No
10. Yes

Sunday, October 28, 2012

28.10.2012:


         The total length of the Great Wall of China is found to be 21,196 km or 13,171 miles. The wall, which is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick and rammed earth, is generally built on an east-west line, mostly as protection for the Chinese Empire against intrusions by military and nomadic groups. Many
parts of the wall were built as early as the 7th century B.C. Most of the existing wall was reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

27.10.2012:


The Solution . . .
We know of two solutions:

a) 177-77 = 100
b) (7+7) × (7+(1 ÷ 7)) = 100

Friday, October 26, 2012

26.10.2012:


  The Puzzle: Using the numerals 1,7,7,7 and 7 (a "1" and four "7"s) create the number 100. 

As well as the five numerals you can use the usual mathematical operations +, -, x, ÷ and brackets ().
 

Thursday, October 25, 2012

25.10.2012:

1. Word : Etcetra (etc) was derived from Latin word which means "and the rest".

2` Word : Exempli gracia (eg.) was derived from Latin word which means "for example".

3.  Word : Ibidem was derived from Latin word which means "in the same place, passage".

4.  Word : id est (i.e.) was derived from Latin word which means "that is".

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

24.10.2012:



1. What is the closest planet to the Sun?
2. What is the name of the 2nd biggest planet in our solar system?
3. What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
4. What planet is famous for its big red spot on it?
5. What planet is famous for the beautiful rings that surround it?
6. Can humans breathe normally in space as they can on Earth?
7. Is the sun a star or a planet?
8. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
9. What planet is known as the red planet?
10. What is the name of the force holding us to the Earth?








1. Mercury
2. Saturn
3. Venus
4. Jupiter
5. Saturn
6. No
7. A star
8. Neil Armstrong
9. Mars
10. Gravity


Tuesday, October 23, 2012

FUNNY:

Funny questions asked in an interview with their respective answers:

Q: Do you know how to drop an egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A: Easy. Just drop the egg. Concrete floors are very hard so the floor will not crack!

Q: What do you consider to be your weaknesses?
A: Answering silly questions like these.

Q: How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A: No problem. He sleeps at night.

Q: If you throw a red stone in a blue sea what will it become?
A: It will become wet,/It will sink.

Q:  If it took four men four hours to code a program, how long would it take eight men to code it?
A: No time at all, the program is already there.

Q: No time at all, the program is already there.
A: Liquid state

Q: What looks like half an apple?
A: The other half

Q: What can you never eat for breakfast?
A: Dinner.

Q: What happened when wheel was invented?
A: It caused revolution

Q: How can you lift a polar bear with one hand?
A: It is not a problem, since you will never find a polar bear with one hand.

Q: You are driving along in your car on a wild stormy night, it’s raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for a bus. 1.) An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. 2.) An old friend who once saved your life. 3.) A perfect individual whom you have been dreaming about. Which one would to choose to offer a ride, knowing very well that there could only be one passenger in your car?

A: I would give my car keys to my old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind with the person of my dreams and wait for the bus.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

21.10.2012:


The Puzzle: Can you arrange the numerals 1 to 9 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) in a single fraction that equals exactly 1/3 (one third)? 

Example that doesn't work: 7192/38456 = 0.187

Braille - A Language for Blind People:













Examples of Punctuation Marks

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