Answers to the questions of Feb 27 2007

Who was the youngest person to get Param Vir Chakra?
A: Major Somnath Sharma

What is the war of thermophyle?
A: It is primarily known for the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC in which an overmatched Greek force held off advancing Persians under Xerxes, and the term since has been used to reference heroic resistance against a more powerful enemy.

What is NCLP?(Child issues)
A: National Child Labour Project – Berhampur – Ganjam started in 1995 under the Ministry of Labor. Sanjay Kumar Singh is the present chairman and MVA Subba Rao, the director of this project

Which country has the largest yield of rice?
A: China

Which four states constitute for the highest child labour?
A:

Who is the President of Italy?
A: Giorgio Napolitano

Which is the longest river in Southern India?
A: Godavari

Where is the next Asian games to be held?
A: Guanhzhou in China

Which committee is enquiring about the financial details of Margadarsi chits?
A: N Rangachary Committee

What is the START 1 and START 2 treaties?
A: Treaty between the US and the USSR (former) started by Ronald Reagen and the second treaty is called START II treaty in 1991 after the collapse of USSR

Which is the longest river in China?
A: Yangtse River

Where is the Bay of Biscay?
A: Gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean at the western coast of France and nothern coast of Spain

Which is the famous volcano in Equador?
A: Cotopaxi

Which is the largest desert in the world?
A: The interior of Antartica is the worls’s largest desert

Is Manual scavenging banned in India?
A: According to the Statute, Scanvenging is banned in India

What is Loess?
A: Type of Soil with unconsolidated deposit

What is Lacolith,Cirque?
A: Cirque is the amphi-theatre like valley at the origin of the Glacier

Who is John Nash?
A: Subject of the Book and film – A Beautiful Mind, A Nobel Laurete

When did Thomas Edison win Nobel prize?(Actually did he win)
A: No, he didnt get the prize

Whos was the Secretary of state in US during the Indo-China war?
A: Dean Rusk