Answers to the questions of Feb 18 2007

To which country does GRIPEN belong ?
A: this belongs to the Swedish Company SAAB – A fighter air craft and has been in service to the Swedish Air Force, Czech Republic Air Force and has been ordered by Hungary Air Force and South Africa

Does India have a license to manufacture SUkhoi?If yes where is the factory?
A: Yes, India has a license to manufacture 140+ Sukhoi aircrafts. its by HAL, Bangalore.

What is Bhishma?
A: T-90S Tanks for the Indian Army called Main Battle Tank – MBT

What is the Intermediate rockets ban treaty?Who signed it?What is its implication now?
A: To stop the manufacture and use of Intermediate range ballistic missiles signed by US and Russia (the then USSR)

Where does the Aravalli range start and where does it end?
A: over 300 miles, it starts in the Northeast of Rajasthan near Delhi and ends in the South west near the Gujarat border almost making Mount Abu, the highest of Aravalli range the ending point

What is a shale?
A: it is a fine grained sedimentary rock made of clay or muds with fissility

What is a lateral moraine?
A: Lateral moraine is formed from debris derived from frost shattering on the valley sides, and is carried along the sides of the glacier

What are oxbow lakes?
A: it is a single from the album orbus terranum by ambient house artist the Orb

Which is India’s biggest lake?
A: Wular lake is the biggest fresh water lake and chilika lake is the biggest coastal lake in India

Which is India’s oldest dam?And which is India’s first Hydroelectric project?
A: Along the Kaveri river in tamil Nadu built by Cholas (King Karikala Chola) – it is the world’s oldest dam. Shivanasamudra in Mysore division has the oldest hydroelectric power project in India built in 1902