General Knowledge Questions & Answers - 04-10-2014

Questions:

1. Why does the squirrel sometimes dine upside down on a tree?
2. Green colour is due to the presence of chromium oxide in which gemstone?
3. What is the study of stars called?
4. Which North American mammal is called skunk bear?
5. Which is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula?
6. Which cricketer was called Father?
7. How is appetite regulated in humans and which part of the brain is involved?
8. name the three main groups of  squirrels?
9. Copper is alloyed with which metal to form brass?
10. What is scientific study of the soil called?

 Answers:

1. Because this position leaves its forepaws free to hold food.
2. The emerald.
3. Astronomy.
4. The Wolverine
5. Tagus
6. C.S. Marrioft of England.
7. Regulated by feeding and satiety centers in the hypothalamus.
8. Ground, tree and flying squirrels.
9. Zinc.
10. Pedology (Green pedon = ground).

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