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PREPARATION FOR EXAMINATIONS

The subjects can be segregated into three types based on their nature:- 1.Humanities(language, history, geography,etc...) 2.Science(physics,chemistry,zoology,botany,etc..) 3.Mathematics and allied subjects. All these three categories require different kind of preparations. Language papers: A few students are found to have prejudice against learning particular language. It creates a mental block and prevents them from attaining proficiency.Some of them have an allergy towards this language papers.Aversion towards a language will make a person totally incapable of learning it,in spite of his intelligence.So the first prerequisite is to have an open mind free from bias.Language is beyond logic.It os arbitrary in nature.One cannot question the wisdom of the people who coined a term and compel them to give reasons.However,one can shift the etymology of a word to trace the root.Still,the basis for root word cannot be arrived at.Therefore,we sh...

How hot is the Sun?

Mukesh asked-"How hot is the sun,mam? We know the sun is a great ball of hot gases,made up of many layers of hot gases.But how hot is the sun?" Ma'am replied -"The scientists believe that the temperature on the surface of the sun is about 6,000 degrees centigrade! When hot molten iron is used in making steel,it reaches a temperature of about 1,430 degrees.Just imagine how hot the sun's surface is!How hot is the sun's interior because the sun is surrounded by four layers of gaseous matter. But it has been found out that the sun contains more than 60 of the chemical elements present in the earth."

What Animals live the longest?

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Sanjeev asked - "Ma'am,among the animals which one lives the longest?" Ma'am replied - "Among mammals, it is believed that the elephant lives the longest. There are stories of elephants who lived up to 200 years but of course this has no proof.There may be elephants who lived till they were 100 years old but most of them die at 60. Among the mammals the life span of the hippopotamus is 41 years, rhinoceros 40 years, bear 34 years, monkey 20 years, cat 23 years and dog 22 years. Among birds, it is believed that parrot and eagles have lives more than 100 years but this also has no proof.The records show the life span of eagle to be 55, parrot's 54,white pelican's 51. Among the smaller birds: sparrow 23, starling 17, canary 22. Among the fishes, carp has quite a long life of 25 years. But the European catfish beats it since it has been known to live for more than 60 years. American eel too has a long life- span_it's 50. But no other animal can beat a tor...

IS THERE A CLOCK INSIDE OUR BODY?

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Introduction: You forget to set the alarm but you still you naturally wake up at your usual time.Or if you keep awake secretly all night, the next day you can't open your eyes in the morning.Sleep and many such activities are actually controlled by an invisible clock in our bodies that sets its rhythm. During the time of propellers too, there was no discomfort due to jetlag because the planes used to stop for refuelling in between. The time difference between Japan and Newyork is 14 hours.Now, for instance when Japan starts its New Year on 1st Jan,0.00 hrs... In NewYork,it is still New Year's Eve,10.00p.m. Japanese Newyear New York Newyear. The Reason is The International Date Line is at 180 degrees east longitude on the Pacific Ocean (east of Japan) and so Japan gets to the next day earlier. If you take a flight from Tokyo to Newyork in the morning, don't expect to re...

Why do Sunsets look red?

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Hii! friends welcome you all to the another interesting content it is actually a conversation between a teacher and a student regarding sunset I hope you all like this content. Raghu said -"Mam, yesterday I was on the terrace.I saw the sunset.It was so beautiful!The sun was absolutely red!" Mam replied- "I can think how beautiful it must have looked! But you will be surprised to know that sun itself has nothing to do with creating a beautiful sunset.One of the things that help create that effect is the dust in the air! You all know that the sun's white light is actually made up of all the colours of the rainbow.And that the atmosphere has molecules of air,dust and water vapour,they become scattered by these particles. At sunset, the sun is near the horizon. We see it through a much thicker layer of dust and air.All these particles change the direction of short-wave light from the sun.Only the longer wavelengths come through directly.Red and orange are longer wa...

What is the Origin of the Dog?

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Ram asked - "Mam,wolves,jackals and foxes are all dogs, aren't they?" Mam replied-"Yes,they are, They all belong to the same family.But wolves,jackals and foxes are called "wild dogs". When human beings realized the usefulness of dogs,they began to develop different breeds of dogs for special purposes.Dogs with long noses were bred to scent game.Keen- sighted fast dogs were bred to chase animals.Strong heavy dogs pulled carts.Other dogs were bred for guard work. Lets come to the point, What's the origin of the Dog? Answer: All living members of the dog family have descended from a wolf like creature called "TOMARCTUS". This ancient canine called the "Father of Dogs" roamed eart's forests about 15,000,000 years ago. Tomarctus itself descended from a small weasel- like creature called"miacis" which lived some 40,000,000 years ago. This creature was also the distant ancestor of the bears and racoons...

The Modern World's Mobile Phone

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Praise The Lord Jesus Christ Mobile phones IN THE EARLY 1990s,THE MOBILE PHONE (Cell phone) was a rare luxury, but in recent years it has outsold almost every other electrical gadget- as a professional tool, domestic convenience,and even a fashion accessory. Mobile phones have also generally shrunk in size,due to improvements in rechargeable batteries,which now store more electricity for longer in a smaller package ,and to smaller , more efficient electronics that use less electricity.A "mobile" is basically a low- power radio receiver-transmitter,plus a tiny microphone to convert sounds into electrical signals, and a small speaker that does the reverse. When the mobile phone is activated,it sends out a radio signal that is answered by near by nearby mast transmitter- receivers. The phone locks onto the clearest signal and uses this while within range ( the range of each transmitter is known as a cell). The phone continuously mo...