Robyn Lucas, Australian National University How does the Sun help your body make vitamin D? Wesley, aged 7 Thanks for this great question, Wesley. Vitamin D is created when the chemicals in our skin react to an invisible type of light from the Sun. In Australia, most of our vitamin D is made in our skin, but we can can also get a little bit of vitamin D from some of the food we eat like fish, eggs and mushrooms. Read more: Curious Kids: what does the Sun's

The most profitable door a person can ever enter is the library’s door. For me, it is like entering a room and listening and communicating with friendly souls, where I relate my affairs to different fields of my life and they find all the possible ways of solution for me through their ways of failures to success with lessons.  Almost all the knowledge is available there. A room for all those who crave for knowledge and wisdom. Being a person who realized the value, the im

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1. What was the theme of the 2020 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples observed on August 9? a. Coronavirus and Indigenous Peoples’ Resilience b. COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples’ Resilience c. Coronavirus and Indigenous Peoples’ d. COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples 2. Which among the following is not a local language newspaper in Nagaland? a. Tir Yimyim  b. Capi c. Lenjeter d. Sumi Kukuputsa 3. Who is the Editor of the local l

Amanda Devine, Edith Cowan University This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky! You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, based on Curious Kids. Why do we need food? – Milo, age 5, Cowes, Victoria. Just like a mobile phone needs to

“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.” - CS Lewis Mental health is a major concern worldwide and India is not far behind in sharing this. If we evaluate the development in the field of mental health, the pace appears to be slow. Dr. Brock Chisholm, the fi

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1. The Government of Nagaland has recently approved the constitution of the Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB). The NSSB will act as the direct recruitment board for:  a) Group-A Post b) Group-B posts c) Group –C Posts d) Group-D Posts  2. ‘The Green Line Experiment’ is citizen's movement of lining the pavement with potted greens and plants in: a. Kohima b. Dimapur  c. Mokokchung d. Phek  3. When is ‘World D

Rob Thompson, University of Reading How much do clouds weigh? – Torben, aged 10, London, UK We see clouds often: fluffy clouds on a nice summer’s day, towering thunderstorms, wispy high clouds or even grey clouds that cover the whole sky for days. Clouds seem to be floating in the air, which might make you think that they don’t weigh very much at all – but you would be wrong. We can use our knowledge of different types of cloud and what clouds are ma

It has been roughly seven months since the novel coronavirus appeared worldwide and has been spreading rapidly. In order to tackle this pandemic the government came up with a profound solution i.e. 'lockdown' and 'social distancing'. Lockdown has controlled the spread of coronavirus in a staggered manner. But, with the implementation of lockdown, the business and enterprises are facing huge losses due to minimal or no earnings. This also led to a big fall in the econ

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1. Kohima has registered for the India Cycles4Change Challenge, an initiative under Smart Cities Mission. How many cities in India have registered for the challenge?   a. 92  b. 93 c. 94  d. 95 2. Indian Railways plans to fit radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) in all its wagons by:  a.  November 2022 b. December 2022 c. November 2023 d. December 2023 3. When is United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons observed

Jacco van Loon, Keele University What would happen if gravity was reduced by half? – Phoebe, aged 13, London UK Gravity is a force that pulls things towards each other. It is the reason we walk on the surface of the Earth and don’t float off into space. The gravitational pull of the Earth keeps us on its surface, and makes objects fall towards it – like an apple falling from a tree. The way gravity works is that it pulls at space, not at you. An object that h

When the word “LAW” rings in your ears, the first thing that comes to mind would probably be of crime, the criminals, the police, the advocates standing inside/outside court premises and the prison. However, law is more than just crime and punishment. It encompasses all aspects of your life, there is a law for almost everything,from issues related to education, business, economics, personal finances, marriage, health, the environment, politics, to issues related to human ri

1. According to Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), the targeted date of completion to connect Nagaland’s capital Kohima with railway network is: a. March 2021 b. March 2022 c. March 2023 d. March 2024 2. Who among the following was awarded Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Anthyodaya Krishi Puruskar, 2019 (Zonal level) by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on its 92nd ICAR Foundation Day? a. Atheo Lotha b. Areni Lotha c. Abeni Lotha d. Arenthung

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Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology   What does the Sun’s core look like? Sophie, aged 8, Perth     What does the Sun’s core look like? This is a fantastic question Sophie, and one we will need to go on an adventure to answer!   We are about to take a journey to the centre of the Sun. The action begins about 148 million kilometres from our planet when we arrive at the Sun’s surface in our space ship.  

1. Which among the following recently inaugurated two mobile ATM vans and 25 micro ATM machines in Nagaland as a part of its 39th Foundation Day?  a. NSTCB b. NABARD c. SBI d. Canara Bank    2. According to Nagaland State COVID-19 Dashboard, how much amount of money has been collected in the form of fines during the ongoing lockdown till July 9?  a. 6,93,170 b. 7,93,170 c. 8,93,170 d. 9,93,170   3. ‘ASEEM’ is an A

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