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Daily Quiz | Significant events of June 21

People practice yoga at the CM House in Bhopal on International Yoga Day on June 21, 2024

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A book which is a part of a popular best-selling series was released on this date in 2003. The book prominently features one of the most hated characters from the series. Black quill, educational decree no 27 and a prophecy are some of the interesting elements from the book. Identify the series and the book. 

Answer : Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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Name this famous balancing rock weighing 300 tonnes, considered by the nearby city of Tandil to be its symbol. On February 29, 1912, it dropped from its precarious position and broke. Answer: Piedra Movediza
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Q:  ______ are large rocks balanced on a small point on a surface such that even little touch could send them rocking back and forth.  (Something stronger will tip them over)

Fill in the blank with the name for such rocks. Hint: A popular X-Men character has the same name.

A: Logans

Q: Name the southern African country whose banknotes – including one representing a currency value with 14 zeroes – featured a geological formation called Balancing Rocks. This is a natural formation consisting of rocks piled precariously on one another, all finely balanced.

A: Zimbabwe

Q: When visiting this area in north-central Australia, the Scottish-Australian explorer John Ross said: “This is the Devil’s country; he’s even emptied his bag of marbles around the place!” He was referring to the many balancing rocks here. Name the reserve set up to protect these formations, including one of the world’s oldest religious sites.

A: Devil’s Marbles Conservation Reserve

Q: There are many balancing rocks located in India. For example, the _______’s __________ balancing rock is a popular tourist attraction in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.

Fill in the blanks. Hint: One blank is the name of a Hindu deity and the other alludes to a particular favourite of his.

A: Krishna’s Butterball

Q: The _________ Pagoda in Myanmar is a popular site of Buddhist pilgrimage. It is built on a large balancing rock at the edge of a hill. Local legend holds that the rock itself is balanced on a strand of the Buddha’s hair. Name the pagoda.

A: Kyaiktiyo



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The Hindu Daily Quiz | On Indian scientists and discoveries – Feb 28, 2024 https://artifex.news/article67894508-ece/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://artifex.news/article67894508-ece/ Read More “The Hindu Daily Quiz | On Indian scientists and discoveries – Feb 28, 2024” »

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Daily Quiz | On Indian scientists and discoveries

Identify this scientist. Name the fields she was known for.

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He was an Indian mathematician and physicist specializing in theoretical physics. He is best known for his work with Einstein. Name the scientist. What is the theory called?

Answer : Satyendra Nath Bose, Bose-Einstein condensate

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