When did first Metro start in Delhi? 24th December, 2002 Who founded Delhi Metro? The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. was created on 3 May 1995 with E. Sreedharan serving as the first managing director. Sreedharan handed over charge as MD of DMRC to Mangu Singh on 31 December 2011. What was the first metro […]
How did Bosnian war end?
How did Bosnian war end? The war was brought to an end by the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, negotiated at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio between 1 and 21 November 1995 and signed in Paris on 14 December 1995. Who won the Bosnian war? The war ended in […]
When was the Tibetan genocide?
When was the Tibetan genocide? 1959 When did Tibet declare independence? 1913 Is Tibet Colonised? Sovereignty: The Dalai Lama says Tibet was independent and has been colonised. China says its sovereignty over Tibet goes back centuries. Repression: Dalai Lama says 1.2 million people were killed under Chinese rule. How long has Tibet been part of […]
What started the Malmedy massacre?
What started the Malmedy massacre? A general military government court of seven U.S. Army officers began to try members of Battle Group Pieper (so named after its commander, SS Colonel Joachim Pieper), former Waffen SS soldiers who were accused of murdering 84 American prisoners of war on December 17, 1944 at a road intersection near […]
What type of weapons did the Spanish have?
What type of weapons did the Spanish have? The conquistadors’ weapons were rapiers and two-handed broadswords, pikes and halberds, crossbows and match- lock muskets, and a few cannons. What weapons were used in the Philippine American War? Melee weapons Bolo knife – standard melee of the Katipunero militias also known as Tagalog iták, Cebuano as […]
What is the message of Kubla Khan?
What countries were apart of the Mongol Empire?
What countries were apart of the Mongol Empire? It included all of China, Mongolia, Korea, Persia (Iran), Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, parts of Russia, India, Hungary and at times Burma, Vietnam,Thailand, and Cambodia, as well as other modern countries. What did the Mongol empire split into? The mongol empire was split into four […]
What happened to Rev John Knox?
What happened to Rev John Knox? John Knox, a leader of the Scottish Reformation, died on 24 November 1572 in Edinburgh. Knox was a learned clergyman who was influenced by John Calvin in Switzerland and inspired to bring religious reform to Scotland. He preached until his final days and died whilst hearing Bible readings from […]
What is the process of genetic modification?
What is the process of genetic modification? GM is a technology that involves inserting DNA into the genome of an organism. To produce a GM plant, new DNA is transferred into plant cells. Usually, the cells are then grown in tissue culture where they develop into plants. The seeds produced by these plants will inherit […]
When did commercial sale of GMOs begin?
When did commercial sale of GMOs begin? GMOs burst onto the scene in 1996 with the rapid commercial introduction in the United States of genetically-engineered corn (maize), cotton, and soybeans, although genetically-engineered horticultural crops, such as tomatoes, had been approved as early as 1992. How many GMO crops are used commercially in the US? 10 […]