Acid present in soyabeans

Ans: Phytic Acid

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on 27 January, is an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide that resulted in the annihilation of 6 million Jews, 2 million Gypsies, 15,000 homosexual people and millions of others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.

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National Voters' Day (India)

In order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process, Government of India has decided to celebrate January 25 every year as 'National Voters' Day', it is started from January 25th 2011.

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Which nation will host the Under-17 FIFA World Cup 2017??

Ans: India

Andre-Marie Ampere

Andre-Marie Ampere was born on January 20, 1775. He  was a French physicist and mathematician who is generally regarded as one of the main founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". He died on June 10, 1836.

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Ratification Day (United States)

Ratification Day in the United States refers to the anniversary of the ratification of the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784 at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland by the Confederation Congress. This act officially ended the American Revolution and established the U.S. as a sovereign entity.

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Place: Kollam

Sydney Brenner

Sydney Brenner was born on13 January 1927, he is a South African biologist and a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, shared with H. Robert Horvitz and John Sulston.  Brenner made significant contributions to work on the genetic code, and other areas of molecular biology while working in the Medical Research Council Unit in Cambridge, England.

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Head office of the Steel Authority of India

Ans: New Delhi

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan

Place: Thenmala @ Kollam

National Youth Day (India)

National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the Government of India declared the day as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.

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International Day of Democracy was observed on

Ans: September 15

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan

Place: Kollam

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid was born on 11 January 1973. He is a former Indian cricketer, who captained the national Test and One Day International (ODI) teams. In December 2011, he became the first non-Australian cricketer to address at the Bradman Oration in Canberra.

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Biggest Island in the world

Ans: Green Land

Norman George Heatley

Norman George Heatley was born on 10 January 1911, he was a member of the team of Oxford University scientists who developed penicillin. Norman Heatley developed the back extraction technique for efficiently purifying penicillin in bulk. He died on 5 January 2004.

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Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the Mercedes AMG team. He is the 2008 Formula One World Champion. He was born on January 7, 1985.

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Global Family Day

Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, is celebrated every January 1 in the United States as a global day of peace and sharing. Global Family Day grew out of the United Nations Millennium celebration, "One Day In Peace".

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people around the world.

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on 25 December 1924, he is an Indian statesman who served as the 10th Prime Minister of India, in three non-consecutive terms, first for 13 days in 1996, then for 13 months from 1998 to 1999 and then from 1999 to 2004 for a full five year term. He is the only parliamentarian to have been elected from four different states at different times namely UP, MP, Gujarat and Delhi.