Columbus - Second voyage to America

Columbus left from Cadiz in Spain for his second voyage  on September 24, 1493, with 17 ships and about 1200 men. His aim was to conquer the Taino tribe and colonise the region.
source:http://www.christopher-columbus.eu/voyage-2.htm

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1st Automated return of lunar sample by Luna 16

Luna 16 was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample of lunar soil to Earth on 24 September 1970. 

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Place: Odanavattom @ Kollam

PIN CODE of India's post office at Antarctica

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Ans: 403001

C.C.Altinho post office in Goa also have the same  PIN CODE

Johann Franz Encke

Johann Franz Encke was a German astronomer.  He was born on September 23, 1791, he worked on the calculation of the periods of comets and asteroids, measured the distance from the earth to the sun, and made observations of the planet Saturn. He died on August 26, 1865. 

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Photo : Ananthu manoharan

Place: Kollam

Special Theory of Relative was proposed in

Ans:1905

The French Republic was proclaimed

The French First Republic was founded on 22 September 1792, by the newly established National Convention. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First French Empire in 1804 under Napoleon I.

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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kaumadi Nagar @ Kollam

Right To Education Act (India) was established on

Ans: 2009

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Education is a fundamental right of every human being. It lays the foundation for the development of society. The Indian Parliament enacted the Right to Education Act in 2009, to provide free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years. The Act notifies that it is a legally enforceable duty of the Centre and the States to provide free and compulsory education.

source:  http://india.gov.in/spotlight/right-education-act-0

International Day of Peace

The International Day of Peace (World Peace Day) is observed annually on 21 September.

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World Humanitarian Day is observed on

Ans: August 19

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Place: Kollam Port

James Dewar

James Dewar was a Scottish chemist and physicist. He was born on September 20, 1842. He is probably best-known today for his invention of the Dewar flask, which he used in conjunction with extensive research into the liquefaction of gases. He died on March 27, 1923. 

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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan 

Place: Pallithottam @ Kollam

 

The original home of gypsies was

(a) India                                             (c) Egypt

(b) USA                                             (d) Russia

Ans: (a)

 The "gypsies" are a group of people found in central Asia.

Artur Ekert

 Artur Ekert is a Professor of Quantum Physics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, and a Lee Kong Chian Centennial Professor at the National University of Singapore and also the Director of CQT. He is best known as one of the inventors of quantum cryptography. He was born on 19 September 1961.

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Currency of U.A.E

Ans: Dinar

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan

Place: Kollam Beach

World Water Monitoring Day

World Water Monitoring Day is celebrated on September 18. It was established in 2003 by America's Clean Water Foundation as a global educational outreach program that aims to build public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by empowering citizens to carry out basic monitoring of their local water bodies.

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