The world’s first artificially conceived dolphins were born in Hong Kong in 2001, marking a major step in efforts to reduce inbreeding in captivity and preserve endangered dolphin species. Using ultrasound, scientists from Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University, the territory’s Ocean Park aquarium and Sea World in the US were able to accurately predict ovulation in dolphins for the first time.

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The world’s first artificially conceived dolphins were born in Hong Kong in 2001, marking a major step in efforts to reduce inbreeding in captivity and preserve endangered dolphin species. Using ultrasound, scientists from Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University, the territory’s Ocean Park aquarium and Sea World in the US were able to accurately predict ovulation in dolphins for the first time.

Due to the interstate nature of the Krishna river and the multiple parties concerned, disputes arose between the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh over sharing of the waters. The Government of India constituted the Krishna Waters Disputes Tribunal in 1969 under the Inter State Water Disputes Act of 1956.

Correct Option: D

Due to the interstate nature of the Krishna river and the multiple parties concerned, disputes arose between the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh over sharing of the waters. The Government of India constituted the Krishna Waters Disputes Tribunal in 1969 under the Inter State Water Disputes Act of 1956.

The Shaheed Minar, formerly known as the Ochterlony Monument, is a monument in Kolkata that was erected in 1825 by Major-general Sir David Ochterlony, commander of the British East India Company, commemorate both his successful defence of Delhi against the Marathas in 1804 and the victory of the East India Company’s armed forces over the Gurkhas in the Anglo-Nepalese War. In August 1969, it was rededicated to the memory of the martyrs of the Indian freedom movement and hence renamed the “Shaheed Minar”.

Correct Option: B

The Shaheed Minar, formerly known as the Ochterlony Monument, is a monument in Kolkata that was erected in 1825 by Major-general Sir David Ochterlony, commander of the British East India Company, commemorate both his successful defence of Delhi against the Marathas in 1804 and the victory of the East India Company’s armed forces over the Gurkhas in the Anglo-Nepalese War. In August 1969, it was rededicated to the memory of the martyrs of the Indian freedom movement and hence renamed the “Shaheed Minar”.

Man’s landing on Moon: 21 July 1969; Dolly: (5 July 1996; Completion of Human Genome Project: declared complete in April 2003; and Invention of Integrated Chip: The first ideas on how to build the chips were developed by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce in 1958. In his patent application of 6 February 1959, Kilby described his new device as “a body of semiconductor material ... wherein all the components of the electronic circuit are completely integrated.”

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Man’s landing on Moon: 21 July 1969; Dolly: (5 July 1996; Completion of Human Genome Project: declared complete in April 2003; and Invention of Integrated Chip: The first ideas on how to build the chips were developed by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce in 1958. In his patent application of 6 February 1959, Kilby described his new device as “a body of semiconductor material ... wherein all the components of the electronic circuit are completely integrated.”

Ang Rita Sherpa, a Nepalese mountaineer, has the feat of climbing Mount Everest ten times without oxygen. He first conquered Mount Everest in 1983 and then in 1984 and 1985. He returned twice in 1988 and was victorious on both attempts. After these successful expeditions he continued to climb it once a year in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996. This resulted in him having conquered Mount Everest ten times creating a new world record.

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Ang Rita Sherpa, a Nepalese mountaineer, has the feat of climbing Mount Everest ten times without oxygen. He first conquered Mount Everest in 1983 and then in 1984 and 1985. He returned twice in 1988 and was victorious on both attempts. After these successful expeditions he continued to climb it once a year in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996. This resulted in him having conquered Mount Everest ten times creating a new world record.