Friday, 25 October 2013

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Govt Law College Trivandrum 

Father of Sociology

Ans: Auguste Comte

Thursday, 24 October 2013

World Development Information Day

 United Nations General Assembly decided to institute a World Development Information Day coinciding with United Nations Day on 24 October in1972.  The General Assembly had the object of drawing the attention of world public-opinion each year to development problems and the necessity of strengthening international co-operation to solve them.
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Photo: Arjun M
Place: Anchalummood @ Kollam

Who designed and built the first electron beam welder?

Ans: James T. Russell

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Mole Day

Mole Day is celebrated among chemists and chemistry students on October 23, between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM, making the date 6:02 10/23 in the American style of writing dates. The time and date are derived from Avogadro's number, which is approximately 6.02×1023, defining the number of particles (atoms or molecules) in one mole of substance, one of the seven base SI units.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan 
Place: Kollam


Avogadro’s law was first proposed by

Ans: Amedeo Avogadro

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

International Stuttering Awareness Day

October 22 was observed as International Stuttering Awareness Day.The day is intended to raise public awareness of the millions of people, one per cent of the world's population who have the speech disorder of stuttering, also known as stammering.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

"Jana Gana Mana" was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on

 Ans: 24 January 1950

Monday, 21 October 2013

Alfred Bernhard Nobel

Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. He was born on October 21, 1833. He was the inventor of dynamite and he died on December 10, 1896.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

Father of Experimental Genetics

Ans:  T.H. Morgan

Sunday, 20 October 2013

World Osteoporosis Day

World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on 20 October, and launches a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

Father of Cell phone

Ans: Martin Cooper

Saturday, 19 October 2013

Jacques Edwin Brandenberger

Jacques Edwin Brandenberger was a Swiss chemist and textile engineer who in 1908 invented cellophane(Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose. Its low permeability to air, oils, greases, bacteria and water makes it useful for food packaging). He was born on October 19, 1872 and died on July 13, 1954.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

San Jose mines is located in

Ans: Chile

Friday, 18 October 2013

Ernst Pascual Jordan

Ernst Pascual Jordan was born on  October 18, 1902. He was a theoretical and mathematical physicist who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. He died on July 31, 1980. 
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Photo: Arjun
Place: Chavara @ Kollam


An n type semiconductor is

(a) Negatively charged         (b) Positively charged            (c) Neutral
Ans: Neutral

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

World Food Day

World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. The World Food Day theme for 2013 is "Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition"
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Oachira Temple @ Kollam

Currently known Largest star

Ans: NML Cygni

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Largest naval offshore patrol vessel commissioned

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 The Indian Navy inducted into service its largest offshore patrol vessel (OPV), INS Sunayna, at the Southern Naval Command here on today(October 15, 2013). Vice-Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the command who commissioned the 105-metre long ship, designed and built by the public sector Goa Shipyard, told the media that the OPV added to the command’s teeth and that it would soon be deployed for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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Bharat Ratna Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on October 15, 1931. He is usually referred to as Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.

Global Handwashing Day

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Global Handwashing Day  is a campaign to motivate and mobilize millions around the world to wash their hands with soap. It takes place on October 15 of each year. The campaign is dedicated to raising awareness of handwashing with soap as a key approach to disease prevention.
Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

The first manned spaceflight was launched by

Ans: Soviet Union
The first human spaceflight took place on 12 April 1961, when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made one orbit around the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, launched by the Soviet space program.

Monday, 14 October 2013

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place :Oachira Temple

World Standards Day

World Standards Day is celebrated internationally each year on 14 October. The aim of World Standards Day is to raise awareness among regulators, industry and consumers as to the importance of standardization to the global economy.
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Sunday, 13 October 2013

International Day for Disaster Reduction

The United Nations General Assembly designated the second Wednesday of October as the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction as part of its proclamation of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. In 2009, the UN General Assembly decided to designate October 13 as the official date and also changed the name to International Day for Disaster Reduction.
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Saturday, 12 October 2013

Columbus Day (United State)

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Columbus Day was observed on October 12. It celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus arrival in the Americas, which happened on October 12, 1492, as an official holiday. The landing is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United State.
Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its abolition was observed on

Ans: August 23

Friday, 11 October 2013

International Day of the Girl Child

International Day of the Girl Child is observed on October 11. It is  an international observance day declared by the United Nations. October 11, 2012, was the first Day of the Girl. The observation supports more opportunity for girls, and increases awareness of inequality faced by girls worldwide based upon their gender.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

Mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen is known as

Ans: Water Gas

Thursday, 10 October 2013

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October. It is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.
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Photo: Arjun
Place: Kollam

Paresthesia is due to the deficiency of vitamin.........

Ans: B5 Pantothenic acid

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

World Post day

World Post day is observed each year on October 9, remembering this date for the establishment of Universal Postal Union in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland. The Universal Postal Union was the start of global communications revolution, people could write to others all over the world.
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2009 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Barack Obama

The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to U.S. President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the award on October 9, 2009. Obama accepted the prize in Oslo on December 10, 2009.
Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Varkala @ Thiruvananthapuram

Largest stadium in the world by capacity

                                             Ans: Rungnado May First Stadium
The Rungnado May First Stadium, or May Day Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, completed on May 1, 1989. It is regarded as the largest stadium in the world, with a capacity of 150,000, and occupying over 207, 000m squared.

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Indian Air Force officially established

The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict. It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire and the prefix Royal was added in 1945 in recognition of its services during World War II.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

The Constitution of India was adopted on

Ans: November 26, 1949

Monday, 7 October 2013

Harold Walter Kroto

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Harold Walter Kroto was born on October 7, 1939, He is the English chemist who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley. Kroto is the Francis Eppes Professor of Chemistry at the Florida State University, which he joined in 2004.
Photo: Arjun
Place: Kollam

Industrial and provident societies act was passed in England in the year

 Ans:1852

Sunday, 6 October 2013

Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind

Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind was born on October 6, 1831, he was a German mathematician who made important contributions to abstract algebra, algebraic number theory and the foundations of the real numbers, He died on February 12, 1916.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

The term of office of the chairman of the NABARD

Ans: 5years

Saturday, 5 October 2013

World Teachers Day

World Teachers Day, held annually on October 5 since 1994, commemorates teachers organizations worldwide. Its aim is to mobilize support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers.http://datesupdates.blogspot.in/2013/09/world-teachers-day-is-on.html
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International Day of No Prostitution

International Day of No Prostitution (IDNP) celebrated annually on October 5 as a manner of opposing prostitution.  It is an awareness day that was first observed in 2002.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

Study of origin of words

Ans:Etymology

Friday, 4 October 2013

World Animal Day

World Animal Day is celebrated each year on October the 4th. It started in Florence, Italy in 1931 at a convention of ecologists. The 4th of October was originally chosen for World Animal Day because it is the feast day of Francis of Assisi, a nature lover and patron saint of animals and the environment.
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Photo: Sajan Sivarajan
Place: Pallithottam @ Kollam

World Space Week is observed from

Ans: October 4 to October 10
It is observed  in most of the world, in continents including Europe, Russia and Asia. World Space Week is officially defined as "an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition".

Thursday, 3 October 2013

Father of refrigeration and air conditioning

John Gorrie was born on October 3, 1803. He was a physician, scientist, inventor, and humanitarian. He is considered the father of refrigeration and air conditioning. Born on the Island of Nevis to Scottish parents on October 3, 1803. He died on June 29, 1855.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place:Ooty

International Day of peace is on

Ans: September 21

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Gandhi Jayanti - International Day of Non-Violence

Gandhi Jayanti is observed on October 2. It is a national holiday celebrated in India to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the "Father of the Nation". The United Nations General Assembly announced on 15 June 2007 that it adopted a resolution which declared that October 2 will be celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence.
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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Varkala @ Thiruvananthapuram

NDDB Act was passed in the year

 Ans: 1965