Monday, 9 September 2013

Hans Georg Dehmelt

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Hans Georg Dehmelt is a German-born American physicist, who was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989, for co-developing the ion trap technique with Wolfgang Paul, for which they shared one-half of the prize.He was born on September 9, 1922.
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photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Ampalapuram @ Kollam

Who originally coined the term "IQ"?

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Ans: The German Psychologist William Sterm

Sunday, 8 September 2013

International Literacy Day

8th September is celebrated as International Literacy Day.It is first celebrate in 1966. It was proclaimed by UNESCO on November 17,1965. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and society..






photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Thangassery @ Kollam

Epiphytes are plants which depends on other plant for

Ans: Mechanical support 

Saturday, 7 September 2013

First presidential election was held in Egypt

The Egyptian presidential election of 2005, held on September 7, 2005, was the first allegedly contested presidential election in Egypt's history.
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Dragonfly
Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kottarakara @ kollam, Kerala.

The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in 1943 in

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Ans: Malaya

The I.N.A. was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in Southeast Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to secure Indian independence with Japanese assistance.

Friday, 6 September 2013

Susumu Tonegawa

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Susumu Tonegawa was born on September 6, 1939, a Japanese scientist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987 for his discovery of the genetic mechanism that produces antibody diversity. 

Defence Day (Pakistan )

Defence Day is celebrated in Pakistan as a national day on 6 September in memory of those who martyred in the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 and successful defence of Lahore, Sialkot and other important areas of the country.
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In an atom, the order of filling up of the orbital is governed by

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Ans: Aufbau's principles

Thursday, 5 September 2013

Teacher's Day (India)


Teacher's Day in India is observed on September 5, on the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India's second President and an extremely respected scholar and teacher of philosophy. It is the day that Indians honour the teachers for their immense contribution to the country and the community. The World Teachers' Day is observed on October 5.

World Teachers' Day is on

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 Ans: October 5




Its held annually on October 5th 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

Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Pauline Marois becomes the first female premier of Quebec



On September 4, 2012, Pauline Marois, the 30th and current Premier of Quebec and leader of the Parti Quebecoisled her party to victory in the Quebec general election, thus becoming the first female premier in the province's history. Marois is representing the riding of Charlevoix–Cote-de-Beaupre in the National Assembly of Quebec.

The Information Technology act in India was amended in the year

Ans: 2008
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The Information Technology Act was enacted in the year 2000 with a view to give a fillip to the growth of electronic based transactions, to provide legal recognition for e-commerce and e-transactions, to facilitate e-governance, to prevent computer based crimes and ensure security practices and procedures in the context of widest possible use of information technology worldwide.  Government had introduced the Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2006 in the Lok Sabha on 15th December 2006. Both Houses of Parliament passed the Bill on 23rd December 2008. Subsequently the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 received the assent of President on 5th February 2009 and was notified in the Gazette of India.
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Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Carl David Anderson

Carl David Anderson was born on September 3, 1905, he an American physicist. He is best known for his discovery of the positron in 1932, an achievement for which he received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics. He died on January 11, 1991.
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"Connecting people" is the tagline of

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Ans: Nokia
 The Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications and information technology corporation that is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. Its principal products are mobile telephones and portable IT devices.

Monday, 2 September 2013

World Coconut Day

World Coconut Day is celebrated around the world on 2nd September
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Kerala is the place which famous for the availability of coconut trees. Our 'Kalpa Vriksham' "Thengu"
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