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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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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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan

Place: Chandakkadavu @ Kollam

The famous Virupaksha temple located in

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Ans: Chindambaram

The oldest temple in Hampi (Pattadkal, Karnataka) located on southern bank of river river Tungabhadra. 

Sixth person to walk on the Moon

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Edgar Dean Mitchell was born September 17, 1930, he is an American pilot, retired Captain in the United States Navy and NASA astronaut. As the lunar module pilot of Apollo 14, he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region, making him the sixth person to walk on the Moon.

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Place: Kottarakara @ Kollam
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World Photography Day was celebrated on

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Ans: August 19

Thiruvonam

Thiruvonam the most auspicious day during the Onam festival is celebrated throughout Kerala, which is marked by happiness, excitement and enjoyment among all sections of people. A celebration of equality, justice, prosperity and fairness, this national festival of Keralites commemorates the return of a mythical, righteous king – Mahabali.In 2013 Thiruvonam is on September 16. sorce:

 

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Place: Kollam Beach @ Kollam 

International Day of the victims of enforced disappearance was observed on

Ans: August 30

United Nations International Day of Democracy

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The United Nations International Day of Democracy is annually held on September 15 to raise public awareness about democracy.

World Lymphoma Awareness Day

World Lymphoma Awareness Day is held on September 15 every year and is a day dedicated to raising awareness of lymphoma, an increasingly common form of cancer.

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Place: Kollam Port @ Kollam

The theme of the India's eighth Five Year Plan (1992-1997) was

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 Ans: "Plan with a human face"

Lawrence Robert Klein

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Lawrence Robert Klein is an American economist. For his work in creating computer models to forecast economic trends in the field of econometrics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1980. He was born on September 14, 1920.