Wise counting

Wise Counting.

Emperor Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his courtiers. He often asked questions which were strange and witty. It took much wisdom to answer these questions.

Once he asked a very strange question. The courtiers were dumb folded by his question.

Akbar glanced at his courtiers. As he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at this moment that Birbal entered the courtyard. Birbal who knew the nature of the emperor quickly grasped the situation and asked, "May I know the question so that I can try for an answer".

Akbar said, "How many crows are there in this city?"

Without even a moment's thought, Birbal replied "There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, my lord".

"How can you be so sure?” asked Akbar.

Birbal said, "Make you men count, My lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives here. If you find less number of crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives elsewhere".

Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal's wit.

MORAL : A witty answer will serve its purpose.

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General knowledge for kids - Biology Quiz

1) The Ph value of human blood is__?

A) 7.40

B) 7

C) 0

D) 8

The Correct option is – A) 7.40

2) The rarest blood group is __ ?

A) O negative

B) B negative

C) AB positive

D) AB negative

The Correct option is - D) AB negative

3) The metal present in the hemoglobin is __ ?

A) Copper

B) Calcium

C) Iron

D) Aluminum

The Correct option is - C) Iron   

4) Age of fishes was known as __

A) Devonian

B) Ordovician

C) Crustaceous

D) Silurian

The Correct option is - A) Devonian

5) The metal present in the chlorophyll is __ ?

A) Calcium

B) Aluminum

C) Zinc

D) Magnesium

The Correct option is - D) Magnesium

6) The important sugar in honey is __ ?

A) Lactose

B) Fructose

C) Maltose

D) Sucrose

The Correct option is - B) Fructose

7) The number of Chromosomes in the human gene is __ ?

A) 23

B) 48

C) 46

D) 24

The Correct option is - C) 46

8) Viticulture is related with __ ?

A) Grapes

B) Pine Apple

C) Orange

D) Strawberry

The Correct option is - A) Grapes

9) The acid present in Vinegar is

A) Citric Acid

B) Acetic Acid

C) Oxalic Acid

D) Malic Acid

The Correct option is - B) Acetic Acid

10) The longest and largest bone in the human body is __ ?

A) Spinal Cord

B) Humerus

C) Fibula

D) Femur

The Correct option is - D) Femur

11) The average weight of the human brain is __ ?

A) 1,500 grams

B) 1,200 grams

C) 1,400 grams

D) 1,300 grams

The Correct option is - C) 1,400 grams

12) Which part of human brain is affected by alcohol?

A) Cerebrum

B) Cerebellum

C) Medulla Oblongata

D) Corpus Callosum

The Correct option is - B) Cerebellum

13) The first heart Transplantation in India was in the Year __ ?

A) 3rd August 1994

B) 13th August 1994

C) 3rd September 1994

D) 13th September 1994

The Correct option is - A) 3rd August 1994

14) The largest organ in the human body is __ ?

A) Gland

B) Bone

C) Skin

D) Liver

The Correct option is - C) Skin

15) Which type of lens is used to correct myopia?

A) Convex lens

B) Concave lens

C) Biconcave lens

D) Biconvex lens

The Correct option is - B) Concave lens

Books quiz for kids

1. Who was the author of the famous story book 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?

a) Rudyard Kipling

b) John Keats

c) Lewis Carroll

d) H G Wells

The Correct Option is – c) Lewis Carroll

2. How many lines does a sonnet have?

a) 10

b) 12

c) 14

d) They vary

The Correct option is – c) 14

3. Who wrote 'Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise'?

a) Browning

b) Marx

c) Shakespeare

d) Kipling

The Correct option is – c) Shakespeare

4. Name the book which opens with the line 'All children, except one grew up'?

a) The Railway Children

b) Winnie the Poo

c) Jungle book

d) Peter Pan

The Correct option is – d) Peter Pan

5. Which is the first Harry Potter book?

a) HP and the Goblet of Fire

b) HP and the Philosopher’s Stone

c) HP and the Chamber of Secrets

The Correct options – b) HP and the Philosopher’s Stone

6. In which century were Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales written?

a) 14th

b) 15th

c) 16th

d) 17th

The Correct option is – 14^th

7. What nationality was Robert Louis Stevenson, writer of 'Treasure Island'?

a) Scottish   

b) Welsh

c) Irish

d) French

The Correct option is – Scottish

8. 'Jane Eyre' was written by which Bronte sister?

a) Anne

b) Charlotte

c) Emily

The Correct option is – Charlotte

9. What is the book 'Lord of the Flies' about?

a) A round trip around the USA

b) A swarm of killer flies

c) Schoolboys on the desert island

The correct options is - Schoolboys on the desert island

10. In the book' The Lord of the Rings', who or what is Bilbo?

a) Dwarf

b) Wizard

c) Hobbit

d) Troll

The Correct option is – Hobbit

11. Who wrote the crime novel "Ten Little Niggers"?

a) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

b) Irvine Welsh

c) Agatha Christie

d) Emile Zola

The Correct option is – c) Agatha Christie

Awards in general

1. Which is India's highest civilian award?

(a) National Award

(b) Padma Bhushan

(c) Padma Vibushan

(d) Bharat Ratna

The Correct option is  - (d) Bharat Ratna

2. Which is India’s highest Civilian honour?

(a) Ashoka Chakra

(b) Padma bhushan

(c) Padma Sri

(d) Padma Vibushan

The Correct option is –(d) Padma Vibushan

3. In which year was the Bharat Ratna instituted?

(a) 1954

(b) 1952

(c) 1956

(d) 1945

The  Correct option is –(a) 1952

4. Who was the last recipient of Bharat Ratna?

(a) Ustad Bismillah Khan

(b) M.S Subbulakshmi

(c) Gulzarilal Nanda

(d) Gopinath Bordoloi

The Correct option is – (a) Ustad Bismillah Khan

5. Which is India’s highest military honour?

(a) Param Vir Chakra

(b) Vir Chakra

(c) Maha Vir Chakra

(d) Bharat Ratna

The Correct option is – Param Vir Chakra

6. Who is the 2006 recipient of the International Gandhi Peace Prize?

(a) Baba Amte

(b) Nelson Mandela

(c) John Hume

(d) Shabana Azmi

The Correct option is – Shabana Azmi

7. Who gets Dronacharya Award?

(a) Best Wrestler

(b) Best Batsman

(c) Best Tennis Player

(d) Best Coach

The Correct option is – (d) Best Coach

8. The Jnanpith award is the highest honour awarded in

(a) Sports

(b) Literature

(c) Peace

(d) Dance

The Correct option is – (b) Literature

9. Who was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna?

(a) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

(b) Shri V V Giri

(c) Dr. Zakir Hussain

(d) Shri JRD Tata

The Correct option is – (a) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

10. Who was the first reciepient of Magsaysay award?

(a) Vinoba Bhave

(b) Dhan Gopal Mukerji

(c) Morarji Desai

(d) Nirad C Chaudhuri

The Correct option is – (a) Vinoba Bhave

Oceans

Ocean

Oceans in the world

Till 2000 there was only four oceans International Hydrographic Organization identified a new ocean called southern ocean and determined its limits.

The five oceans are:

 Pacific ocean

 Atlantic ocean

 Indian ocean

 Arctic ocean

 Southern ocean

The oceans are of great help to the earth. They play a major role in weather and temperature. The waves in the ocean are used to produce electricity and are called as tidal (waves) currents and tidal energy.

Here is the area and depth of all the five oceans:

S.No    Ocean Name            Area (square miles)           Depth (feet)

1          Pacific ocean                64,186,000                  15,215

2          Atlantic Ocean              33,420,000                  12,881

3          Indian Ocean                28,350,000                  13,002

4          Southern Ocean            7,848,300                    13,100 - 16,400

5          Arctic Ocean                5,106,000                    3,953

Things to know

The biggest ocean is the Pacific Ocean

The smallest ocean is the Arctic Ocean

Atlantic ocean is the second largest ocean in the world

Indian ocean is the third largest ocean in the world

Southern ocean is the fourth largest ocean in the world.

The busiest ocean is the Atlantic ocean

Indian Ocean lies to the border of four continents. They are Asia, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.

Pacific Ocean occupies the one third of the water body in the earth.

Oceans also have mountains and volcanoes.

Many of the volcanic activities occur under the ocean surface.

Major Awards 2009

Major Awards 2009

2009 Commonwealth Writer's Prize for the Europe and South Asia Region- Jhumpa Lahiri and UK based Pakistani Mohammad Hanif are on March 12 declared winners of 2009 Common wealth Writer's Prize for Europe and South Asia region.

Luther L.Terry Award- Indian physician Dr K Srinath Reddy is among the 6 winners of Luther L Terry award presented by the World Conference on Tobacco on March 12.

News Agency of the Year- Press Trust of India has been named the News Agency of the Year by UK based magazine .

Stockholm Water Prize-Dr Bindeshwar pathak,the founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement has been named the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate.