Answers to the questions of Feb 06 2007

What is IPCC?and what is its recent conclusions on the world cliamte
A: Intergovernmental panel for climate change – it said the globe is heating at an alarming rate of 3 degrees per millennium

What is isostasy?
A: it is something similar to the archimedis principle relating to the tectonic movement inside the earth between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere owing due to the pressure of the heavy lithosphere on the other!

Where is proposed space command of India coming?
A: At Akkulam near Thiuruvananthapuram in Kerala and mostly it will be under the control of IAF

Where is INS Zamorin located?
A:Ezhimala in Kerala a depo base for coordinating administrative matters under Western Naval Command (HQ: Mumbai)

Which country has the highest cashewnut production?
A:India

Between whom was the third battle of Panipat fought?
A:Between the Marathas and the Afghan Emperor Ahmed Shah Abdali in 1761

Where is Isfahan located?
A: Old Persia – it is near to Tehran and has some World Heritage sites in this beatuful Islamic city

Where is the river Irawady located?
A:Myanmar near the city Mandalay which is the old capital city of Burma

Who is the military general of Myanmar?
A: Sr Gen Shan Thwe

Against whom did Che and Castro wage the war?
A: Against the incumbent government of Batista

Who are the Sandinistas?
A: The FSLN – the members of this party in Nicargua are called as Sandinistas and are in power again in 2006 under Daniel Ortega

Which is the second highest gallantry award in India?
A: Maha Vir Chakra