Improve your General Knowledge - 25 Useful Q & A

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Q1. The Planetesimal Theory is related with ------------------ Planet Formation

Q2 Who was the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle? Captain James Cook

Q3 First News Paper in India Bengal Gazette by james augustus hikky

Q4 --------------is widely known for realising that there was a lower limit to temperature. Lord Kelvin

Q5 A system of reading and writing used by people who are blind or visually impaired is called as Braille system

Q6 Who invented the Mailbox? First mailbox was invented in 1653 by Renouard De Valayer

Q7 The smallest bird in the world Bee Hummingbird

Q8 The Boston Tea Party took place on ------- December 16, 1773

Q9 The first documented use of the term "carbonated paper" was in 1806 . Who invented Carbon Paper ? Ralph Wedgwood

Q10 ----------- is the coldest place on earth oymyakon is the coldest inhabited place where as antartica is the coldest place in general

Q11 The secretions of endocrine glands are known as Hormones

Q12 The Din –i-Illahi the religion formulated by ---------------- Mughal emperor Akbar

Q13 The smallest country on the Earth is Vatican City

Q14 What is meant by Igloo ? Type of shelter built of snow by the people who inhabiting the Arctic

Q15 When was the great wall of china finished? 221 BC – 206 BC

Q16 From where is the longest town name in the world and mention the name of the Town In the United Kingdom Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Q17 Who invented first automobile fuel Pump in the world? Sylvanus bowser

Q18 The Death Valley National Monument is situated at --------- California

Q19 Where was the world's first telephone exchange installed? The first commercial telephone exchange in the world is opened at New Haven in England

Q20 What is meant by BC and AD ? Anno Domini (abbreviated as AD or A.D.) and Before Christ(abbreviated as BC or B.C.) Anno Domini means year of our lord

Q21 What is meant by DNA? Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid (Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellular life)

Q22 What is the Weight of the Earth? The Earth's mass is 6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms

Q23 What are primary colors? Red, yellow, and blue

Q24 Who invented the Computer Mouse Douglas Engelbart

Q25 “ I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds” Who said it ? J. Robert Oppenheimer ( The father of Atom Bomb)

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Internet Connection Sharing on Windows XP

This trick shows you how to share your internet connections on multiple computers within a workgroup with Windows XP. Windows XP has a built-in feature that called "Internet Connection Sharing" (ICS) that allows home users to share their internet connections on multiple computers.
If you are not familiar with the network configurations, the easiest way to share your internet connection is to purchase a router or hub. Use this trick only if you don't have a router, or don't want to use a router, or if you just want to try out the feature.
A simple way to understand this feature is, you are making your host computer (the computer directly connects to the internet) functioning as a router for other computers.

What do you need?

• A "Host" computer that running Windows XP. This computer must have at least TWO (2) network adapters. One adapter - let's call it "Adapter #1" - connects to the internet and another, "Adapter #2", connects to a hub or directly to other computers.
• Client computer(s), which run any version of Windows. A client computer can be connected to the host computer directly by a cross-over cable or indirectly through a hub.
• This trick assumes that the host computer is connected to the internet and you are able to access the internet on this computer.

Configure the Host Computer

1. Logon the host computer as Administrator.
2. Click Start >> Control Panel.
3. Click Network and Internet Connections.
4. Click Network Connections.
5. Right-click the connection that you use to connect to the internet (the connection with Adapter #1). This connection can be either a high-speed internet connection or a dial-up connection.
6. Click Properties.
7. Click Advanced tab.
8. Under Internet Connection Sharing, select the Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection check box.
9. If you are sharing a dial-up Internet connection, select the Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet check box if you want to permit your computer to automatically connect to the Internet.
10. Click OK. You'll reieve the following message:
    When Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, your LAN adapter will be set to use IP address 192.168.0.1. Your computer may lose connectivity with other computers on your network. If these other computers have static IP addresses, it is a good idea to set them to obtain their IP addresses automatically. Are you sure you want to enable Internet Connection Sharing?
11. Click Yes.

Configure the Client Computer(s)
To use the shared connection from the Host computer, a client computer must be configured with "Automatic IP address". The main configurations are:

1. Configure TCP/IP Automatic IP
2. Configure Internet Connection

The steps for the above two configurations are vary on different versions of Windows.
The following procedures are for Windows XP client computers.

1. Log on to the client computer as Administrator or as Owner.
2. Click Start >> Control Panel.
3. Click Network and Internet Connections.
4. Click Network Connections.
5. Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties.
6. Click the General tab, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the This connection uses the following items list, and then click Properties.
7. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click Obtain an IP address automatically (if it is not already selected), and then click OK.
   
8. Click Start >> Control Panel
9. Click Network and Internet Connections.
10. Click Internet Options.
11. In the Internet Properties dialog box, click the Connections tab.
12. Click the Setup button. The New Connection Wizard starts.
13. On the Welcome to the New Connection Wizard page, click Next.
14. Click Connect to the Internet, and then click Next.
15. Click Set up my connection manually, and then click Next.
16. Click Connect using a broadband connection that is always on, and then click Next.
17. On the Completing the New Connection Wizard page, click Finish.
18. Exit Control Panel and test the internet. You might need to restart the computer.

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60 Days Bonus declared for Postal Employees for the Year 2010-2011

The Department of Posts has issued orders (letter No: 26-07/2011-PAP dated 23.09.2010), declaring Productivity Linked Bonus for 2010-11. The bonus will be 60 days. The details given follows:
1. Regular Employees: Rs. 3500/-
3500/30.4 x60 = Rs. 6908/-
2. GDS Employees: Rs. 2500/-
2500/30.4 x60 = Rs. 4934/-
Click here to view Order No. 26-07/2011-PAP dt. 23.09.2011

10 Advantages of Using Gmail for Internet E-mail

Shopping for an e-mail service is akin to shopping for detergent at SuperDuperMart: a mile aisle with 5,000 products that don’t differ very much. The little differences, however, are what make the BIG difference, and e-mail shopping is the same way. Gmail might be termed “new and improved”, to the point where someone who feels trapped in a Hotmail or Comcast account might wish to consider a change. Some of the more salient advantages of gmail are listed below.
1. Speed – Gmail loads quickly, and sends and receives at a good rate, a definite plus if rapid back-and-forth communications are necessary. In addition, threaded conversations are boiled down to a single line on the Inbox page, and a single click will take the user to the entire thread.
2. Capacity – Seven gigabytes of storage are available for free, which can help if a user needs to hold on to e-mails for a long time before deleting them.
3. Cost – This is a “free” service, though there are add-ons available for a price, and most people will only need the free components.
4. Spam – Some people like Spam, the tinned meat product, but nobody likes the spam a computer can cook-up, and gmail has effective filters to stop most spam.
5. Availability – Devised to work with all browsers and operating systems, gmail is a Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3), which means it is a completely online system, and can be accessed anywhere that has Internet service.
6. HTTPS – Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, or HTTPS, is a security measure whereby the user is provided with encrypted and authenticated communications, particularly valuable if you need to access your account from a public location.
7. Chat – Instant chat is available, as well as voice and video chat features, and everything can be added to your iGoogle.
8. Search – Need to find a message? The search function on gmail enables users to track that message down instantly.
9. Have gmail Will Travel – Travelers will like the ability to access their e-mail anywhere from a phone, which allows for more complete communications than a service like Twitter.
10. Multi-task – Another nice feature of gmail is that the user cannot only have multiple accounts but can also manage them simultaneously on a single page. This is great for any household where members want their own account, and also works well when users may need to separate business mail from personal mail.
Just as Hotmail seemed to be a leader of the innovative pack a few years ago, today gmail is forging to the front with its performance and multiplicity of applications.
Courtesy: http://www.internetserviceproviders.org/

Beauty of Mathematics - Magic

Sequential Inputs of numbers with 8
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
Sequential 1's with 9
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 + 10 = 1111111111

Sequential 8's with 9
9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888
Numeric Palindrome with 1's
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321
Without 8
12345679 x 9 = 111111111
12345679 x 18 = 222222222
12345679 x 27 = 333333333
12345679 x 36 = 444444444
12345679 x 45 = 555555555
12345679 x 54 = 666666666
12345679 x 63 = 777777777
12345679 x 72 = 888888888
12345679 x 81 = 999999999
Sequential Inputs of 9
9 x 9 = 81
99 x 99 = 9801
999 x 999 = 998001
9999 x 9999 = 99980001
99999 x 99999 = 9999800001
999999 x 999999 = 999998000001
9999999 x 9999999 = 99999980000001
99999999 x 99999999 = 9999999800000001
999999999 x 999999999 = 999999998000000001
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Sequential Inputs of 6
6 x 7 = 42
66 x 67 = 4422
666 x 667 = 444222
6666 x 6667 = 44442222
66666 x 66667 = 4444422222
666666 x 666667 = 444444222222
6666666 x 6666667 = 44444442222222
66666666 x 66666667 = 4444444422222222
666666666 x 666666667 = 444444444222222222
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Roman Numbers :

Roman numerals were originated in ancient Rome. It is based on certain letters which are given values as numerals.Roman Numerals are widely used nowadays, in clocks, books, numberlists, etc.,.

1 I 2 II 3 III 4 IV 5 V 6 VI 7 VII 8 VIII 9 IX 10 X 11 XI 12 XII 13 XIII 14 XIV 15 XV 16 XVI 17 XVII 18 XVIII 19 XIX 20 XX

21 XXI 22 XXII 23 XXIII 24 XXIV 25 XXV 26 XXVI 27 XXVII 28 XXVIII 29 XXIX 30 XXX 31 XXXI 32 XXXII 33 XXXIII 34 XXXIV 35 XXXV 36 XXXVI 37 XXXVII 38 XXXVIII 39 XXXIX 40 XL

41 XLI 42 XLII 43 XLIII 44 XLIV 45 XLV 46 XLVI 47 XLVII 48 XLVIII 49 XLIX 50 L 51 LI 52 LII 53 LIII 54 LIV 55 LV 56 LVI 57 LVII 58 LVIII 59 LIX 60 LX

61 LXI 62 LXII 63 LXIII 64 LXIV 65 LXV 66 LXVI 67 LXVII 68 LXVIII 69 LXIX 70 LXX 71 LXXI 72 LXXII 73 LXXIII 74 LXXIV 75 LXXV 76 LXXVI 77 LXXVII 78 LXXVIII 79 LXXIX 80 LXXX

81 LXXXI 82 LXXXII 83 LXXXIII 84 LXXXIV 85 LXXXV 86 LXXXVI 87 LXXXVII 88 LXXXVIII 89 LXXXIX 90 XC 91 XCI 92 XCII 93 XCIII 94 XCIV 95 XCV 96 XCVI 97 XCVII 98 XCVIII 99 XCIX 100 C

200

CC

300

CCC

400

CD

500

D

600

DC

700

DCC

800

DCCC

900

CM

1000

An accurate way to write the roman numbers is to first take the thousands, hundreds, tens and units.Example:1999, one thousand is M, nine hundred is CM, ninety is XC, nine is IX. Combine all these:MCMXCIX

Should you carry printout of e-ticket any more during train trips?

You might have come across during any train trip, the altercation between the Ticket Checking staff and Passenger over printout of the Railway tickets booked through Online Reservation facility.
As per the regulations of Railways until now relating to online reservation made through Internet, a printout of online reservation details which is generated after e-tickets are booked has to be carried by the passenger along with identification documents prescribed.
Failure to carry this printout containing railway reservation details will result in payment of fine to the tune of Rs.50.
Sometimes, Railway Ticket Checker will reject the printout carried by the passenger for flimsy reasons such as the printout is only the message for confirmation of reservation received by the passenger in email and not the one generated by the system after the ticket is booked.
Here is this happy news: This procedure of carrying printout of e-ticket is now not mandatory.
Now, Railway department has issued an instruction in its website (irctc.co.in) that there is no necessity to carry printout (paper copy) of e-ticket reservation details. It is enough if we carry our mobile contains a screen-shot (photo) of e-ticket details that is generated in the web page after we book our e-tickets.
This screen-shot can easily be taken using our mobile phone. After booking of tickets online just take a snap of the computer screen which shows the e-ticket details generated by the system (the details which you have to take a paper printout until now) using your mobile phone or any other camera.
This image contained in your mobile phone can be shown to the ticket checker during your journey along with your photo identification documents such as ration card, PAN card, identification card issued by Government etc.
The railway website says this relaxation is given considering that our country can save 3 lakh paper per day as this much quantity of paper of is issued daily for taking printout of e-tickets by passengers every day in India. This is really a welcome change.
The following is the text of this latest change as available in the Railways website
Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS) – The printout in standard specified Performa containing reservation particulars, and instructions for use which can be used by the passenger along with the relevant authorized Identification, as travel authority for performing the journey.
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Virtual Reservation Message (VRM) – A screen-shot of the e-ticket displayed through laptops/palm tops/ Mobile phone is referred as Virtual Reservation Message (VRM).
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ERS/VRM along with any one of the eight prescribed ID proofs in original and the indication of the passenger(s)' name(s) in the Reservation Chart will authorize the passenger to travel.
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VRM combined with valid photo-id in original will be treated as an instrument on par with the ERS.
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ERS/VRM along with one of the eight prescribed proofs of identity in original will also authorize the passenger to enter the platform on the day of journey and he/she will not be required to purchase platform ticket. ERS/VRM along with original id proof will be required to be produced on demand of Ticket Checking Staff on the platform.
Source : http://www.gconnect.in/