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Space Science - ISRO Facts - General Knowledge

Space Science  A rocket is a vehicle. A satellite is an object orbiting about a planet. Rockets are often used to put artificial satellites into orbit. What are the Types of Launch Vehicles?  For Lower Earth Orbit  For Higher Earth Orbit What are the Launch vehicles used by ISRO?  Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV): The first rocket developed by ISRO was simply called SLV, or Satellite Launch Vehicle.  Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV)  Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)  Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)  Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)  Reusable Rockets/ Future Rockets Purpose of satellite launched by India:  Communications  Earth Science  Technology Applications  Military purpose  Agriculture  Weather Forecasting Launching stations in India:  Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre-Thiruvananthapuram (Thumba), Kerala,  Satish Dhawan Space Centre-Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh,  Dr Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. ISRO 100th Rockets Launch : With the fir...
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Social Science Quiz - 10th Standard - History - Civics - Geography - Economics

  Quiz (10th Standard)  History Paris Peace conference was conducted on _____ January 1919    January 1917    July 1919       July 1917   The president of USA who declared war against Germany in April 1917 is_____ Woodrow Wilson       John.F. Kennedy          Abraham Lincoln           Franklin D. Roosevelt   The auto biographical book of Hitler is _____ Mein Kampf                                       Wings Of Fire My Experiments with Truth                       Why am I an Atheist   Spring harvest festival of Sikhs is called ______   Balsa...
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Science Quiz - 10th Standard - Physics - Chemistry - Biology

  Physics In “VIBGYOR”, Which colour has the highest angle of refraction? Violet _______ lenses are used as camera lenses Convex Lenses ____ lenses are used as eye lens of ‘Galilean Telescope’ Concave Horse Power is equal to _____ watt. 746 Which brand introduced the first commercial LED Television. SONY The minimum distance between the source and the reflecting surface should be ____ metres to hear an echo clearly. 17.2 metres Who named the positive rays as protons? Rutherford. The bomb, which was dropped over Nagasaki was called as___ 'Fat man'.   Chemistry The boiling point of Ethanol is______   780 C What is the suffix for -CH 2 CH 3 Ethyl The chemical name of Epsom salt is ______ Magnesium sulphate heptahydrate The pH Value of Sea water is_____   8 pH stands for ‘Potenz’ in German which means _______ 'power'.     Biology The brain is enclosed in the _______cavity Cranial The Wildlif...
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Biographical Facts - Milkha Singh

  Biographical Facts on Milkha Singh v   Milkha Singh missed winning the bronze medal by 0.1 seconds to come fourth in the 1960 Olympics in Rome.  v   Milkha Singh, also known as the Flying Sikh, was born on October 17, 1935, in Lyallpur, Pakistan [now Faisalabad], and died in Chandigarh, India, on June 18th, 2021. He became an orphan during the Partition of India and emigrated to India in 1947. v   As a young boy who lived in a remote village in Multan province, he saw his parents and seven siblings murdered during the Partition of India and the creation of Pakistan in 1947. v   As his father fell, his last words were "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", exhorting his son to run for his life. The boy ran - first to save his life, and then to win medals. v   He started working as a cleaner at a shop for a monthly salary of 10 rupees. He also enrolled in the ninth grade at a school, but did not continue.  v   Padma Shri Milkha Singh, known as the Flying Si...
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Biographical Facts - P.T. Usha

  Biographical Facts on P.T. Usha v   Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha v   P.T. Usha was born on 27th June 1964 into a poor household in Calicut, Kerala, in the small town of Payyoli. v   O. M. Nambiar, an athletic coach, first noticed her in 1976 at a sports price distribution ceremony. v   She was raised in severe poverty and struggled with several health issues. Her extraordinary commitment to sports and athletics earned her the nickname “Payyoli Express,” which translates as “Queen of Indian Track & Field” in English. v   She was nominated as a Rajya Sabha MP in 2022 by the central government. v   Her time (55.42 seconds) was a new national record that stands to date.  v   Overall, Usha won 23 medals in the Asian track and field events from the 1980s; 14 were gold. v   PT Usha’s greatest moment on track and her biggest heartbreak came when she missed out on a Bronze Medal by 1/100th of a second in the 400-meter hurdles at the...
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Biographical Facts - Mariappan Thangavelu

  Biographical Facts on Mariappan Thangavelu v   At Rio 2016, Mariappan Thangavelu won India’s first Paralympic gold medal since 2004 with victory in the men’s high jump v   He won a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics in the Men's High Jump v   Born in a poor family in Periavadagampatti village (Salem) in Tamil Nadu, Mariyappan’s father abandoned the family when Mariyappan was a small kid. His mother, Saroj singlehandedly raised him and his three siblings. His mother used to work as a laborer to make ends meet. Later on, she switched to selling vegetables. v   Mariyappan suffered a major accident when he was just 5 years old. He was walking to his school when he was run over by a drunken bus driver. The bus ran over Mariyappan's leg which permanently crushed his leg below the knee. His mother Saroja took a loan of three lakh rupees for Mariyappan’s treatment. Unfortunately, he was left with stunted growth and permanent disability. Mariyappan did not quit an...
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General Knowledge - Question paper - What's What - Standard Grade 6

  III TERMINAL EXAMINATION STD - VI                                                                                                           TIME -1.30 Hrs SUB - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE                                                               MARKS -50 I. Answer the following questions.                         ...
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