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  1. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Queen Elizabeth II's reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch.

    But do you know which Empire ruled over the largest area (dryland area it controlled at the time) in the world?

    A. British Empire
    B. Mongol Empire
    C. Spanish Empire
    D. Qing Dynasty

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    #quizoftheday
  2. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: The term "Artificial Intelligence" is used to describe "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines."

    Who first coined the term "Artificial Intelligence"?

    A. Alan Turing
    B. John McCarthy
    C. Claude Shannon
    D. Arthur Samuel

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    #quizoftheday
  3. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay:
    _____________ is a diagram or photograph of the chromosomes of a cell, arranged in homologous pairs and in a numbered sequence.

    A. Topograph
    B. Karyogram
    C. Tomogram
    D. Sonogram

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    #quizoftheday
  4. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: C/1680 V1, also called the Great Comet of 1680, was the first comet discovered by telescope.

    Who discovered that comet?

    A. Gottfried Kirch
    B. Caroline Herschel
    C. William Herschel
    D. Edmond Halley

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    #quizoftheday
  5. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially recognizes five #Dwarf #Planets in the #SolarSystem.

    Which Dwarf Planet is the largest (in size) in Solar System?

    A. Ceres
    B. Pluto
    C. Eris
    D. Makemake

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    #quizoftheday #dwarf #planets #solarsystem
  6. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay:A #Continent is one of several large landmasses in the world.

    Do you know how many continents are there in the world? #KnowYourWorld

    A. 5
    B. 7
    C. 3
    D. 9

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    #quizoftheday #continent #knowyourworld
  7. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: The #AsteroidBelt is a region in the #SolarSystem, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.

    Which Dwarf Planet is located in the asteroid belt?

    A. Ceres
    B. Pluto
    C. Haumea
    D. Eris

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    #quizoftheday #asteroidbelt #solarsystem
  8. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: An ology is a discipline of study, as indicated by having the -ology suffix.

    What is #Brontology?

    A. Study of Cloud
    B. Study of Thunder
    C. Study of Climate
    D. Study of Weather

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    #quizoftheday #brontology
  9. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Usain Bolt is the current world record holder for 100m sprint. Bolt ran the fastest ever 100m in 9.58 seconds.

    Where did Bolt set this record?

    A. Beijing Olympics (2008)
    B. World Championships, Berlin (2009)
    C. London Olympics (2012)
    D. Rio Olympics (2016)

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    #quizoftheday
  10. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Ronald Ross is famous for his discovery of how the malaria parasite is transmitted by mosquito, a breakthrough for which he was awarded the 1902 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

    Where did Ronald Ross conduct the crucial experiments that led to his discovery?

    A. London, United Kingdom
    B. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    C. Nairobi, Kenya
    D. Calcutta (now Kolkata), India

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    #quizoftheday
  11. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Spacewalk or Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut outside a spacecraft beyond the Earth's atmosphere.

    Who was the first person to perform Spacewalk?

    A. Anatoly Solovyev
    B. Alexei Leonov
    C. Yuri Gagarin
    D. Valentina Tereshkova

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    #quizoftheday
  12. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: What is #Googology?

    A. Study of large numbers
    B. Study of search technology
    C. Study of Artificial General Intelligence
    D. Study of infinity

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    #quizoftheday #googology
  13. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay:A #Polo match is approximately one and half hours long and is divided into seven-minute time periods.

    What is a period of play called in Polo?

    A. Half
    B. Chukka
    C. Quarter
    D. Set

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    #quizoftheday #polo
  14. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: August 15 is a major date on the global freedom calendar, where multiple nations observe independence or national liberation.

    Which country's independence (or Liberation) day is NOT August 15?

    A. India
    B. Pakistan
    C. North Korea
    D. South Korea

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    #quizoftheday
  15. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay:A Group of #Bacteria grown in a Petri Dish is called:

    A. Family
    B. Colony
    C. Blob
    D. Settlement

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    #quizoftheday #bacteria
  16. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Complex numbers are a number system that extends the real numbers by introducing an imaginary unit, typically denoted as i.

    Who introduced Complex numbers?

    A. Isaac Newton
    B. Gerolamo Cardano
    C. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
    D. Srinivasa Ramanujan

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    #quizoftheday
  17. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: The #Trunk of an #Elephant is the nose and upper lip.

    Compared to human body, which has around 600 muscles, Elephant trunks contain approximately _____________ muscles. #WorldElephantDay

    A. 40,000
    B. 80,000
    C. 10,000
    D. 800
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    #quizoftheday #trunk #elephant #worldelephantday
  18. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Our #SolarSystem is located on one of the spiral arms of the #MilkyWay Galaxy called the ____________.

    A. Orion Arm
    B. Perseus Arm
    C. Norma Arm
    D. Sagittarius Arm

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    #quizoftheday #solarsystem #milkyway
  19. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Nearly all wild lions live in Africa, below the Sahara Desert, but one small population exists in another country.

    Do you know outside Africa, where do wild lions live? #WorldLionDay

    A. Thailand
    B. Greece
    C. India
    D. Australia

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    #quizoftheday #worldlionday
  20. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Roger Federer Played 1,526 professional singles matches.

    Do you know in how many matches, he had to retire mid-match due to injury or illness?

    A. 0
    B. 3
    C. 5
    D. 7

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    #quizoftheday
  21. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: #Radcliffe Line is the #Boundary line between these two countries:

    A. India and Tibet (China)
    B. India and Pakistan
    C. Pakistan and Afghanistan
    D. India and Myanmar

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    #quizoftheday #radcliffe #boundary
  22. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: #Pompeii was a thriving ancient Roman city near modern Naples that was frozen in time when it was buried under meters of volcanic ash and pumice following the catastrophic volcanic eruption in 79 AD.

    Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of which volcano?

    A. Mount Etna
    B. Mount Vesuvius
    C. Stromboli
    D. Mount Olympus

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    #quizoftheday #pompeii
  23. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: An #Asteroid is a minor planet of the inner Solar System. Sizes and shapes of asteroids vary significantly, ranging from 1-meter rocks to dwarf planets almost 1000 km in diameter.

    Who discovered the first asteroid?-

    A. William Herschel
    B. Giuseppe Piazzi
    C. Leonardo de Vinci
    D. Galileo Galilei

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    #quizoftheday #asteroid
  24. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: #Moons, also known as natural #Satellites, orbit #Planets and #Asteroids in our #SolarSystem. Earth has one moon, and there are more than 200 moons in our solar system.

    Do you know Phobos is a moon of which planet?

    A. Mars
    B. Jupiter
    C. Saturn
    D. Uranus

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    #quizoftheday #moons #satellites #planets #asteroids #solarsystem
  25. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: #Insulin is an essential hormone to regulate the blood sugar.

    Do you know which part of the body is responsible for producing Insulin?

    A. Liver
    B. Gallbladder
    C. Kidney
    D. Pancreas

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    #quizoftheday #insulin
  26. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: While Joseph Priestley is credited with discovering Oxygen in 1973 (or earlier), French chemist Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier named the element Oxygen (oxygène) in 1777 from the Greek words.

    Do you know meaning of the name?

    A. Water maker
    B. Acid former
    C. Fire maker
    D. Vital air

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    #quizoftheday
  27. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: A #Qubit (quantum bit) is the fundamental unit of quantum information, capable of existing in a state of 0, 1, or any simultaneous combination of both.

    Which quantum principle allows a qubit to be in a combination of ∣0⟩ and ∣1⟩ states simultaneously?

    A. Decoherence
    B. Interference
    C. Superposition
    D. Entanglement

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    #quizoftheday #qubit
  28. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: According to the Global Footprint Network, approximately how many 'Earths' are currently required to support human demand?

    #EarthOvershootDay

    A. 1.0 Earths.
    B. 5.2 Earths.
    C. 3.5 Earths.
    D. 1.7 Earths.

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    #quizoftheday #earthovershootday
  29. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Which morphological feature is unique to each individual #Tiger, effectively serving the same purpose as a human #Fingerprint?

    #InternationalTigerDay

    A. The length of the vibrissae
    B. Retractable claw shape
    C. The shape of the pupils
    D. The pattern of stripes

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    #quizoftheday #tiger #fingerprint #internationaltigerday
  30. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: #Hepatitis B is a viral #Infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease.

    Do you know who discovered the cause of Hepatitis B infection, and later helped develop a vaccine against the disease, saving the lives of millions? #WorldHepatitisDay.

    A. Dr. Baruch Blumberg
    B. Dr. Robert Koch
    C. Sir Frederick G Banting
    D. Luc Antoine Montagnier

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    #worldhepatitisday #quizoftheday #hepatitis #infection
  31. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: The #Planets in our #SolarSystem play host to an incredibly diverse collection of hundreds of #Moons, ranging from barren, cratered rocks to active, icy worlds.

    #Titania is moon of which Planet?

    A. Mars
    B. Uranus
    C. Jupiter
    D. Neptune

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    #quizoftheday #planets #solarsystem #moons #titania
  32. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Heavy #Hydrogen, #Deuterium, is a stable and nonradioactive isotope of hydrogen. It is named after Greek Deuteros which means "second", to denote the two particles composing the nucleus.

    Who discovered heavy hydrogen?

    A. Henry Cavendish
    B. Harold Urey
    C. Joseph Priestley
    D. Marie Curie

    knowledgezone.co.in/resources/

    #quizoftheday #hydrogen #deuterium
  33. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: The #MonaLisa by Italian artist Leonardo da #Vinci is considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian #Renaissance.

    What is an alternate title of the Mona Lisa?

    #WorldArtDay

    A. La Gioconda
    B. Woman at Peace
    C. Lady da Vinci
    D. Enigma

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    #quizoftheday #monalisa #vinci #renaissance #worldartday
  34. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: The #MuscularSystem is responsible for the movement of the human body.

    What is the single largest #Muscle in the #Human #Body?

    A. Genioglossus
    B. Latissimus dorsi
    C. Gluteus maximus
    D. Sartorius

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    #quizoftheday #muscularsystem #muscle #human #body
  35. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Heavy #Hydrogen, #Deuterium, is a stable and nonradioactive isotope of hydrogen. It is named after Greek Deuteros which means "second", to denote the two particles composing the nucleus.

    Who discovered heavy hydrogen?

    A. Henry Cavendish
    B. Harold Urey
    C. Joseph Priestley
    D. Marie Curie

    knowledgezone.co.in/resources/

    #quizoftheday #hydrogen #deuterium
  36. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: The #MonaLisa by Italian artist Leonardo da #Vinci is considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian #Renaissance.

    What is an alternate title of the Mona Lisa?

    #WorldArtDay

    A. La Gioconda
    B. Woman at Peace
    C. Lady da Vinci
    D. Enigma

    knowledgezone.co.in/resources/

    #quizoftheday #monalisa #vinci #renaissance #worldartday
  37. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: The #MuscularSystem is responsible for the movement of the human body.

    What is the single largest #Muscle in the #Human #Body?

    A. Genioglossus
    B. Latissimus dorsi
    C. Gluteus maximus
    D. Sartorius

    knowledgezone.co.in/resources/

    #quizoftheday #muscularsystem #muscle #human #body
  38. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Heavy #Hydrogen, #Deuterium, is a stable and nonradioactive isotope of hydrogen. It is named after Greek Deuteros which means "second", to denote the two particles composing the nucleus.

    Who discovered heavy hydrogen?

    A. Henry Cavendish
    B. Harold Urey
    C. Joseph Priestley
    D. Marie Curie

    knowledgezone.co.in/resources/

    #deuterium #hydrogen #quizoftheday
  39. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: The #MuscularSystem is responsible for the movement of the human body.

    What is the single largest #Muscle in the #Human #Body?

    A. Genioglossus
    B. Latissimus dorsi
    C. Gluteus maximus
    D. Sartorius

    knowledgezone.co.in/resources/

    #body #human #muscle #muscularsystem #quizoftheday
  40. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Identify this #Element.

    - Unique among elements where a country's name is derived from it.

    - It's name is based on Latin word #Argentum, that means 'white' or 'shining'.

    A. Gold
    B. Silver
    C. Platinum
    D. Bronze

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    #argentum #element #quizoftheday
  41. Knowledge Zone @[email protected] ·

    #QuizOfTheDay: Heavy #Hydrogen, #Deuterium, is a stable and nonradioactive isotope of hydrogen. It is named after Greek Deuteros which means "second", to denote the two particles composing the nucleus.

    Who discovered heavy hydrogen?

    A. Henry Cavendish
    B. Harold Urey
    C. Joseph Priestley
    D. Marie Curie

    knowledgezone.co.in/resources/

    #deuterium #hydrogen #quizoftheday