Post no. 2-Current Affairs February, 2024

                                              



Q.1* How did Leap Year begin and why?

Ans- Earth's orbit is not precisely 365 days a year. The trip takes about 6 hours longer than that. If we multiply 6 by four, it becomes 24 hours after four years. And 24 hours make a day, everybody knows. That's why after every four years, a leap year exists.

                Leap years have been around since 46 BCE, dropping every four years. To be precise, a year is 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 56 seconds. Add up these extra hours, minutes, and seconds, it will become one day that comes every four years.

Q.2* Name three female prime ministers from Asian countries.

Ans-  1st: Sirimavo Bandaranaikeof Sri Lanka.

         2nd: Mrs. Indira Gandhi

         3rd: Golda Meirof Israel.

3* Which corridor was a route for tigers to get into Telangana from Tadoba in nearby Maharashtra?

Ans- Kagaznagar-chennur corridor.

4. Name a famous Tiger Reserve where dark tigers are found.

Ans- Similipal Tiger Reserve  [ Odisha ]

5.* Where are Royal Bengal Tigers are found?

Ans- They are found in mangrove forests called Sunderban. Sunderban Tiger Reserve is present in West Bengal.

6. Where the word 'Quarantine' is derived from?

Ans- 'Quarantine' originally refers to Jesus's 40 days in the desert.

7.* In which country we find Ayutthaya, a city named after Ayodhya?

Ans- Thailand.

8.* Which Indian Kingdom pioneered the use of military rockets in the 18th century? Their designs were later copied by the British and used around the world.

Ans- Mysore, in the Anglo-Mysore wars.

9.* Which director, producer, and screenwriter started his film career as a music composer for the films Abhay and Maachis?

Ans- Vishal Bhardwaj

10.* Which seemingly 'humorous' part of the human body is actually an ulnar nerve on the inside of the elbow?

Ans- Funny bone, which gives a tingling sensation when hit.

11.* Which luxury car brand that originally made tractors features a bull in its logo?

Ans- Lamborghini.

12.* Which is the largest zoological garden in India, spanning over 1,265 acres?

Ans- The Arigar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai.

13.* Which Indian sportsperson has played an M16 operative in a James Bond Film, appeared in Star Trek1V, and has also been a judge at the Miss Universe pageant?

Ans- Vijay Amritraj

14.* In the early 18th century, what did Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur construct in five different locations - Delhi, Ujjain, Jaipur, Mathura and Varanasi?

Ans- Jantar Mantar, astronomical instruments.

15.* Which variety of birds can rotate its neck the most, up to 270 degrees, thanks to bone adaptions, blood vessels with contractile reservoirs, and a supporting vascular network?

Ans- Owl

16.* Which of the Indian politicians was born on 29th February?

Ans- Morarji Desai was born on Feb 29,1896. Despite living for 99 years, he got 

to celebrate only 24 birthdays.

17.* As per the comic book, who was born on the planet Krypton on Feb 29?

Ans- Superman

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