FUNDAMENTALS
SENJAM RAJ SEKHAR
Missiles are in the news from Ukraine to North Korea. Find out about these weapons that are used for deterrent and also as an armament of offence.
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MISSILES
1. It is common to name missiles after historical and mythological characters. However Israel has missiles named after a comic character. Identify this missile which is known to the Americans as Have Nap?
2. What special quality does the Sidewinder missile share with the venomous snake found in the deserts of United States and Mexico?
3. The Minutemen Missile is named after the Minutemen who played a brave role in the American revolutionary war. Why were they called Minutemen?
4. Which missile that can intercept ballistic missiles in their terminal phase of launch is named after the fast moving venomous snakes found in Africa?
5. Which Australian shiplaunched anti submarine missile is named after an Australian aboriginal word for Throwing stick?
6 Green cheese, Violet Vision, Yellow Sand, Red Shoes are fairly uncommon names of missiles. They were so named in the UK on account of the implementation of the Rainbow code. What was the rainbow code?
7. A fictional mythical creature created by Lewis Carroll as part snake and part shark, has a missile named after it. Which one?
8. The Flying fish is known for its extraordinary tactic of escaping predators by leaping out of water and flying a few above the water. Which missile is named after the French word for flying fish
9. What is common to Babur, Shaheen, Ghauri, Abdali and Ghaznavi?
10. It is not usual for missiles to be named after two rivers from two different countries. Which missile joint venture between India and Russia is named after rivers from the two countries?
ANYTHING GOES
1. The first recorded use of this term was in 1896, in Sarah Orne Jewett 'The Country of Pointed Firs'. In 2001, this term became the name of the world's first cloned feline. What term?(Dee Surendranath, Hyderabad)
2. In South India particularly in Karnataka and
Tamil Nadu, you will find a lot of places called Agraharam or Agrahara. What kind of places or lands are these?(Philip Joshua, Secunderabad)
3. The time table issued by Konkan Railway is a unique one. It is the only one in the country to have this kind of time table. What is it?(Abin K. I., Ernakulam)
4. Zakir Hussain and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed are the only presidents to die in office. Who is the only Vice President to die in office? (Miracle Nivriti Shruthi, Secunderabad)
5. Who is the first player from India, male or female, to score 2000 runs in T20 internationals? (M Jonathan, Secunderabad)
6. Alize Cornet played the
2022 French Open grand slam which happens to be her 61st consecutive appearance at a Grand slam tournament. Who holds the record for the maximum number of appearances at a Grand slam tournament? (BK Harinath, Mysuru)
7. What is common amongst these former Presidents of the U.S.A.--Barack Obama,James Garfield,Herbert Hoover,Harry Truman,Gerald Ford,Ronald Reagan,George H.W.Bush and Bill Clinton? ( Dr.P.R.K.Murthy, Hyderabad)
8. The St. Louis Olympics were opened on 29 August
1904. Subsequently, two Olympic champions have their birthdays on 29 August. One is Dhyan Chand whose birthday is celebrated as the National Sports Day in India. Who is the other?(Bikram Keshari Jena, Nayagarh)