World Coconut Day

World Coconut Day is celebrated around the world on 2nd September

 

Kerala is the place which famous for the availability of coconut trees. Our 'Kalpa Vriksham' "Thengu"

Normal blood pressure of an adult

Ans: 100/60 mm Hg

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Francis William Aston

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Francis William Aston was born on September1, 1877, he was a British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes, in a large number of non-radioactive elements, and for his enunciation of the whole number rule. He died November 20, 1945. 

Sugar found in fruits and honey?

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Ans: Fructose 

Formula: C6H12O6

Boiling point: 440 °C

IUPAC ID: Fructose

Molar mass: 180.16 g/mol

Melting point: 103 °C

Soluble in: Water

First satellite that North Korea attempted to launch

Kwangmyongsong-1 or Gwangmyeongseong-1 was a satellite allegedly launched by North Korea on 31 August 1998. It was the first satellite to be launched as part of the Kwangmyongsong program, and the first satellite that North Korea attempted to launch.

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The English daily started by Lala Lajpath Rai

Ans: The People

Space Shuttle Discovery first flight

Space Shuttle Discovery is one of the retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle Programs of  NASA. Its first flight is on August 30, 1984– September 5, 1984(STS-41-D ), until its final landing during STS-133on March 9, 2011. Discovery has flown more than any other spacecraft having completed 39 successful missions in over 27 years of service.

Who was the first women judge of Supreme Court Of India?

Ans: Fathima Beevi
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International Day against Nuclear Tests

The International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on August 29. It was established on December 2, 2009 at the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly by the resolution 64/35.

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Which country is known as diary farm of Europe?

Ans: Denmark

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Richard A. Lerner

Richard A. Lerner  was born 28 August 1938, he is an American research chemist. Best known for his work on catalytic antibodies. He served as President of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) until January 1, 2012

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GPS was developed by

                                                                     Ans: US Army 

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Mars made its closest approach to Earth

Mars made its closest approach to Earth and maximum apparent brightness in nearly 60,000 years, 55,758,006 km (0.372719 AU), magnitude −2.88, on 27 August 2003 . This occurred when Mars was one day from opposition and about three days from its perihelion, making Mars particularly easy to see from Earth. The last time it came so close is estimated to have been on September 12, 57 617 BC, the next time being in 2287. source wikipedia.org

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Who discovered the the planet Uranus?

                                                                Ans: William Herschel

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Mother Teresa

 Mother Teresa ( Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, M.C) was an Albanian born, Indian Roman Catholic Religious Sister  born on 26 August 1910. Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. Died on 5 September 1997.

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