ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS HOTELS IN THE WORLD(ABOVE), IT WAS BUILT AS A PRIVATE DWELLING. LATER WAS ACQUIRED BY THE MEN SHOWN IN THE PICTURE, WHO WERE PROMINENT 19TH CENTURY FINANCIERS IN FRANCE. WHAT HOTEL IS THAT?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
QUESTION 123
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HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THIS FIELD. THE FIRST PICTURE IS HIS SELF PORTRAIT. THE NEXT TWO ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY HIM.WHO WAS HE? EXPLAIN.
QUESTION 121
UNTIL RECENTLY, IT WAS CONSIDERED A FANTASY OR A HOAX. BUT SCIENTIFIC THEORIES ARE TRYING TO BE PUT FORWARD.
Monday, January 25, 2010
QUESTION 120
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X AND Y SIMULTANEOUSLY DESIGNED A METHOD OF PRODUCTION FOR A CERTAIN METAL. NAPOLEON III IS SAID TO HAVE HAD A DINNER SET MADE OF THIS METAL FOR HIS MOST HONOURED GUESTS. BUT X AND Y'S METHOD MADE THIS METAL ONE OF COMMON USE. IDENTIFY X AND Y.
QUESTION 119
HE WAS A STABLE KEEPER IN CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND. HE HAD AROUND 40 HORSES, BUT HE HAD A CERTAIN POLICY BY WHICH HE WOULD ROTATE THE USE OF HORSES TO PREVENT ANY ONE PARTICULAR HORSE FROM GETTING EXHAUSTED. A COMMON PHRASE IS NAMED AFTER HIM AND HIS METHOD OF ROTATION. WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?
QUESTION 118
HE CAME TO INDIA ALONG WITH ___ IN THE 1930s. THEY STARTED A SMALL BUSINESS WHICH UNDERTOOK SMALL JOBS. DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, IMPORTS STOPPED. SO THEY STARTED TO DEAL IN DAIRY PRODUCTS. THEY SAW THE WAR PERIOD AS AN OPPORTUNITY, AND STARTED REPAIR AND RELATED BUSINESS. BUT THEY ARE BEST KNOWN FOR STARTING ANOTHER COMPANY. IDENTIFY THE PICTURE. WHAT DID THEY START?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
QUESTION 116
HE SET OUT TO EXPLORE EL DORADO, WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. HE PUBLISHED AN EXAGGERATED ACCOUNT OF HIS EXPERIENCES. HE WAS IMPRISONED. HE WAS RELEASED AS HE WAS TO SET OUT TO EXPLORE EL DORADO AGAIN. ON HIS RETURN, HE WAS BEHEADED. IDENTIFY HIM.
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