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Which state in India is known to be original birthplace of Polo?

Its Manipur. The game was known as ‘Sagol Kangjei’, ‘Kanjai-bazee’, or ‘Pulu’. However the British made this game popular. The first polo club was established in the town...

May 3, 2011

What are Kwashiorkor and Merasmus ?

Both of these are protein deficiency disorders. The infants who are devoid of milk (age below one year) develop marasmus and the kids whose principal diet is carbohydrate...

May 3, 2011

What are Chegu and Chengthangi?

Chegu and Chengthangi are the two breeds of Goats in India which render Pashmina. In India the annual production of Pashmina is too less (approx. 40,000 kgs. )....

May 3, 2011

What are jumping genes?

Jumping genes or transposable controlling elements were discovered by Dr. McClintok while studying Maize as presence of moving genetic elements which could detach from one site and move...

May 3, 2011

What is Lachanophobia?

Lachanophobia is a childhood psychological disorder. In Latin lachano means anything grown in gardens or more specifically vegetables. The fear of vegetables is lachanophobia. lachanophobia mykosis is fear...

May 3, 2011

Where is Dandakaranya?

Dandakaranya region is the 92 thousand square kilometers area from Abujhmar Hills in the west and the Eastern Ghats in the east, spread in Chhatisgarh, Orissa, and Andhra...

May 1, 2011

When in India, the British were given permission to struck coins?

The permission to mint and issue coins in India was first given to the British East India Company in 1685 AD. Initially they minted coins from Mumbai and...

May 1, 2011

Does Mahanadi makes an estuary?

Mahanadi does not make an estuary. The most important estuary in India is made by Hughli river. Apart from that Ulhas River in Maharastra makes an estuary called...

May 1, 2011

Where is located Satpayev block?

A pact was signed on April 16, 2011 between India’s state-run ONGC Videsh Ltd and Kazakhstan’s national oil firm KazMunaiGaz JSC under which the Indian company will acquire...

May 1, 2011

Which major port of India does not possess a natural harbour?

Chennai Port does not posses a natural harbor because it has neither a rugged sea cost nor any river makes a mouth here.

May 1, 2011

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