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(Q) Postal service in India started using airplanes for delivering mail in _______

A) 15 February 1911
B) 12 February 1911
C) 11 February 1911
D) 10 February 1911

View Answer D) 10 February 1911

Explanation : The postal service in India started using airplanes for delivering mail in 1911. Prior to that, mail was delivered mainly by surface transportation such as trains, horses, and bullock carts. The introduction of airmail service was a major milestone in the history of the Indian postal system, as it significantly reduced the delivery time for letters and parcels, making communication much faster and more efficient. The first airmail flight in India was operated between (Allahabad, officially known as Prayagraj - Uttara Pradesh) Allahabad and Naini, and it was a significant event in the history of Indian aviation as well. Over the years, the Indian postal department has expanded its airmail network to cover a larger part of the country and has continued to play a crucial role in the country's communication infrastructure.
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(Q) Death anniversary of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, who referred as the father of diagnostic radiography was _______

A) 10 February 1923
B) 8 February 1923
C) 7 February 1923
D) 11 February 1923

View Answer A) 10 February 1923

Explanation : Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (27 March 1845 - 10 February 1923) was a German mechanical engineer and physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
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(Q) National Dewarming Day is observed on which of the following day ?

A) 10 February
B) 12 February
C) 8 February
D) 9 February

View Answer A) 10 February

Explanation : The National Deworming Day is observed every year on February 10 with main objective to combat parasitic worm infections among preschool and school-age children across India.
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(Q) P. K. Rosy was an Indian actress in Malayalam cinema born on 10 February ______ ?

A) 1904
B) 1903
C) 1902
D) 1900

View Answer B) 1903

Explanation : P. K. Rosy was an Indian actress in Malayalam cinema born on 10 February, 1903. She was the first actress in Malayalam cinema. She acted in Vigathakumaran in 1928, directed by J. C. Daniel. Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry by the Malayali people.
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