Nur Islam Nur

Mentor, PTE

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Uttara, Dhaka-1230
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PTE ACADEMIC SPEAKING SHORT ANSWER QUESTION

1. How many days are in a leap year? Ans: 366.

2. How many years are there in a century? Ans: 100 years.
3. How many years are there in a passage of decade? Ans: 10.
4. If a figure is hexagonal, how many sides does it have? Ans: Six.
5. In which direction does the sun come up? Ans: East.
6. Some calendars begin the week on Sunday, what is the other day which
commonly starts a week? Ans: Monday.
7. What do we call a book that contains lots of words with their meanings?
Ans: Dictionary.
8. What do we call 10 years? Ans: (A) Decade.
9. What do we call the piece of paper that proves you have bought an item?
Ans: A receipt.
10.What do you call the alphabetical list at the end of a textbook that tells
you where to find specific information? Ans: Index.
11.What do you need to see a thing which is far away? Ans: Binoculars.
12.What does a king or queen wear on their head at official ceremonies?
Ans: Crown.
13. What instrument would you use to examine very small objects or life
forms? Ans: Microscope.
14. What are 3 quarters of 100%? How much percent is three quarters?
Ans: 75%
15. What is more fuel-efficient, car, or truck? Ans: Car.
16.What is the antonym of vertical? Ans: Horizontal.
17.What is the study of the stars and planets called? Ans: Astronomy.
18.What is the word for a period of one hundred years? Ans: Century.
19.What kind of liquid do mammals feed their babies (children)? Ans:
Milk.
20. Which organ is the blood pumped from? Ans: Heart.
21. What special document do most people traveling between one country
to another need to carry? Ans: A passport.
22. What word is used to describe frozen water? Ans: Ice
23. When the writer of a book is unknown, what word is used for the
author? Ans: Anonymous.
24. Which sweet food is produced by bees? Ans: Honey.
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25. Which symbol is used to complete a sentence? Ans: Full stop/period.

26.Would you go to a pharmacy or a surgery to get a prescription filled
after visiting a doctor? Ans: A pharmacy.
27. Whose job is it to treat people that are ill or have an injury at a hospital?
Ans: Doctor.
28. What kind of book is written by a person about their own life? Ans:
Autobiography.
29. What is the name of a building where you can borrow books? Ans:
Library.
30. On what geographical location would someone be living if their country
is surrounded by water on all sides? Ans: Island.
31. What do you call a piece of equipment we use to look at stars? Ans:
Astronomical telescope.
32. In mathematics, there are four basic operations: addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and what? Ans: Division.
33. Where does a camel normally live? Ans: Desert.
34. How many years are there in a millennium? Ans: A thousand years.
35.What is the natural material used to make a car tire? Ans: Rubber.
36.If a figure is a pentagon, how many sides does it have? Ans: Five.
37.What do you call the strap that circulates a person in a car or an
airplane? Ans: Seatbelt.
38. When you get lost in the city, what do you need? Ans: Map.
39. When you react to a stimulus, is your response quick or slow? Ans:
Quick.
40. What can we call a doctor who can sell prescribed medicines? Ans:
Pharmacist./Chemist.
41. What can we call the animals with white ivory and long trunk? Ans:
Elephant.
42. How many days should be added to February in a leap year? Ans: One
day.
43. How many years does a centennial celebrate? Ans: 100 years.
44.What are the people who study ancient bones or plants in rocks? Ans:
Paleontologist
45. If there are 8 black balls and 1 white ball, and I randomly pick one,
which color is most likely to be picked? Ans: Black.
46. If you want to buy a ring, who do you approach, a jeweler or
pharmacist? Ans: Jeweler.

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47. What do we call the instructions that tell you how to cook food? Ans:
Recipe.
48. What is the job title for someone who cooks food in a kitchen? Ans:
Chef /Cook.
49. What do you call a list in front of a book which outlines the structure of
a book? Ans: Table of Contents.
50. What does a Sundial measure? Ans: Time.
51. What is the big musical instrument that has 88 black and white keys?
Ans: Piano.
52. What is the joint between your shoulder and your forearm? Ans:
Elbow.
53. What is the opposite of “predecessor”? Ans: Successor.
54.What are the strings on shoes? Ans: Shoelace.
55. What are the things that you touch with your left hand when you play
the guitar? Ans: Strings.
56. What kind of sense do you use by your ears? Ans: Hearing.
57.What are the mountains that erupt? Ans: Volcanoes.
58. What do we call the “Times New Roman” in Microsoft Word? Ans:
Typeface/Font.
59. What are the two holes in your nose to breathe? Ans: Nostrils.
60.Which one would you use to describe the desert, humidity, or aridity?
Ans: Aridity.
61. Before airplanes were invented, how did people travel between the
island from America to Europe? Ans: By ship /By cruise.
62. What system does the earth belong to? Ans: Solar system.
63. What is the meaning of “post” in the word “postgraduate? Ans: After.
64.What is the opposite of positive? Ans: Negative.
65.What do we call the thread in the center of a candle? Ans: Wick.
66.What natural resource is used by a carpenter? Ans: Wood.
67. How many hemispheres does the equator divide the globe into? Ans:
Two.
68. What is the most catching line of the newspaper? Ans: Headline.
69.How do we call a person who works in the company? Ans: An
employee./Employees.
70. What do we call a festival which is held every four years gathering
people together as a sporting event? Ans: Olympics (Games).

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71. What type of food does a vegetarian eat, beef pie or fruit salad? Ans:
Fruit Salad.
72. Which day is between Tuesday and Thursday? Ans: Wednesday.
73.What can bring astronauts to space? Ans: Spacecraft.
74.What publication reports daily news? Ans: Newspaper.
75.What is the collection of pictures called? Ans: Album.
76.Who is a physician who performs surgical operations? Ans: Surgeon.
77.“We went somewhere”, how do you understand it’s a past sentence?
Ans: Went.
78.What is the opposite side that the sun rises? Ans: West.
79.Who sits in the cockpit of an airplane? Ans: Pilot.
80.How do you describe the line that segments a circle? Ans: Chord.
81.Which continent do China, India, Korea, and Japan locate? Ans: Asia.
82.What is the opposite of the word ‘artificial’? Ans:Natural / genuine /
real.
83. What do bees collect from flowers? Ans: Pollen.
84. Why are bees so important to agriculture? Ans: Pollination.
85. How would you describe someone who can speak two languages? Ans:
Bilingual.
86. What is a standard set of letters that is used to write one or more
languages based upon the general principle? Ans: Alphabet.
87. In which reference book can you find synonyms and antonyms? Ans:
Thesaurus.
88. What does ASAP mean? What does ASAP stand for? Ans: As Soon As
Possible
89. What do these following belong to chrysanthemum, roses, daisies, tulip,
etc? Ans: Flowers.
90. What device do you use to measure your weight? Ans: Scale.
91. How do you call the diagram which includes a horizontal line called X-
axis and a vertical line called Y-axis? Ans: Coordinate system.
92. How many wheels does a tricycle have? Ans: Three.
93. Which part at the end of the book can be used for further reading? An
index or a bibliography? Ans: Bibliography.
94. Where can you find the index in a book? Ans: At the end.
95. Which one has higher humidity, a desert, or a rainforest? Ans: A
rainforest.
96. What is the hardest/toughest part of your hand? Ans: Nails.

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97. What is the hard object in the center of peaches, apples, and pears? Ans:
Stone.
98. What does the chemical symbol H2O stand for? Ans: Water.
99. What do you call the publication that is published four times a year?
Ans: Quarterly.
100. What is the capital of France? Ans: Paris
101. What is the first paragraph of an essay? Ans: Introduction
102. What do we call the thread in the center of the candle? Ans: Wick
103. What are the mountains that can erupt? Ans: Volcanoes.
104. What are the people who study history and historical evidence? Ans:
Historian.
Which symbol is used to complete a sentence? Ans: Full stop / period
105. Where does a camel normally live? Ans: Desert.
106. A document protecting someone’s intellectual property? Ans:
Copyright.
107. What is the job title for someone who makes meals in a restaurant?
Ans: Chef/Cook
108. Which part at the end of book can be used for further reading? An
index or a bibliography? Ans: Bibliography
109. What does a Sundial measure? Ans: Time
110. How many years are there in a passage of decade? Ans: 10 years
111. Who sits in the cockpit of an airplane? Ans: Pilot.
112. When your bone is injured and broken, what would you say you
have? Ans: Fracture.
113. How do you call the people who work for a company? Ans:
Employees.
114. Which one is more fuel efficient, a small car or a large truck? Ans:
A small car.
115. What is the big musical instrument that has 88 black and white keys?
Ans: Piano.
116. What is the meaning of “post” in the word “postgraduate”? Ans:
After
117. How many days are there added in February during a leap year?
Ans: ?1 day
118. How do you call a doctor who can sell prescribed medicines in a
hospital? Ans: Chemist/Pharmacist.

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119. Which one would a vegetarian most likely to eat, sandwiches or fruit
salad? Ans: Fruit salad.
120. Which one has a lower humidity, a desert or a rainforest? Ans: A
desert.
121. If you have a toothache, do you go to a surgeon or a dentist? –
Dentist.
122. Animals with white ivory and long trunk? Ans: Elephant
123. How many years does a centennial celebrates? Ans: 100 years.
124. What do you call a list in front of a book which outlines the structure
of a book? Ans: Table of Contents
125. Which one has a higher humidity, a desert or a rainforest? Ans: A
rainforest.
126. Under which circumstance would you describe the economy as a
good one, the one with high unemployment or low
unemployment? Ans: Low unemployment.
127. How do you call the book where you collect all your photos
together? Ans: Album.
128. How many days are there in February during a leap year? Ans: 29
days.
129. When you use Microsoft Word, what does “Times New Roman”
mean? Ans: Font.
130. Which organ is the blood pumped from? Ans: Heart.
131. How would you describe someone who can speak two languages?
Ans: bilingual.
132. What is the outer part that protects fruits like oranges and bananas?
Ans: Peel.
133. Where can students borrow reference materials in school? Ans:
library.
134. How do you call the money that citizens must contribute to the
government for public use? Ans: Tax.
135. What kind of clothes and shoes do you wear to keep it comfortable
when hiking? Ans: Hiking outfit.
136. What is the hardest/toughest part of your hand? Ans: Nails.
137. What is the hard object in the center of peaches, apples and pears?
Ans: Stone.
138. In a grassland or a swamp can you normally see an alligator ? Ans:
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139. If you want to find the map of the US, what type of book should you
use? Ans: Atlas.
140. Where can you find the index in a book? Ans: At the end.
141. What is the electronic device that wake you up in the morning? Ans:
Alarm clock.
142. How do you describe the line that divides a circle in two pieces?
Ans: Chord
143. When you react to a stimulus, is your response quick or slow? Ans:
Quick

144. Why are bees so important to agriculture? Ans: Pollination.

145. If you are happy with an agreement, what would you like to put at
the bottom of the contract with the date? Ans: Signature.
146. What is the natural material used to make a car tire? Ans: Rubber
147. What does the chemical symbol H2O stands for? Ans: Water.
148. A newspaper is published everyday, and a journal is published every
month. What do you call the publication that is
published four times a year? Ans: Quarterly.
149. What do we call a period of 10 years ? Ans: Decade
150. What do we call a period of 100 years ? Ans: Century
151. What do we call a period of 1000 years ? Ans: Millennium
152. A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called as ? Ans:
Plumber
153. What is a painting of person head usually called ? Ans: Portrait
154. Where would you find an urban area: in a city or in the countryside ?
Ans: a city
155. What do we call it when the Moon completely blocks out the light
from the Sun ? - A Solar Eclipse
156. What point of compass is directly opposite to East ? - West
157. Where do you pay for your purchases at a supermarket ? - Till or
checkout
158. What do you call an apartment that is below ground level: a
basement apartment or a penthouse? - Basement apartment
159. What feature do pianos and computers have in common ? Ans:
Keyboard
160. If you are feeling fed up, is it a positive or negative feeling ? Ans:
Negative feeling

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161. What emergency service is usually called when someone is in

trouble at sea : ambulance or coastguard ? Ans: Coastguard
162. Name a month that falls between April and June ? Ans: May
163. What word describes moving a program or other material from a
website to your computer ? Ans: Downloading
164. What do we call a picture that a doctor takes to see inside your
body ? Ans: X-ray
165. A famous canal links the Mediterranean sea with the Indian Ocean.
Is it the Corinth or the Suez Canal ? Ans: Suez Canal
166. What crime has someone stealing items from a shop committed:
shopfitting or shoplifting ? Ans: Shop Lifting
167. If someone is feeling a little ill, they may say they are feeling “under
the ” what ? Ans: Weather
168. Who is the person in charge of a football match ? Ans: Referee
169. What do we call the last game in a sporting competition, which
decide the champion ? Ans: Finals
170. What is the general term of paintings of the countryside or natural
views ? Ans: Landscape
171. Which of these would probably be found in an office : a printer, a
blanket or a nail brush ? Ans: a printer
172. Where would you store meat you wish to keep frozen at home ?
Ans: Freezer
173. What is the most important document you would have to show if
you wanted to hire a car ? Ans: Drivers Licence
174. What do you pay when you park in a wrong place? - Fine/parking
fine.
175. In addition to A, E, I, O, what is the other vowel letter? - U.
176. What do you call a group of mountains? - Range.
177. What do you call the person who is guilty in law term? - Criminal.
178. When you mix black and white, what color would you get? - Gray
179. Pedestrians travel by what? - By foot.
180. What kind of educational institution does a 10-year-old child study
in? – Primary school,Elementary School.
181. What is the ground military force? – Army.
182. What do bees collect from the center of flowers? - Pollen.
183. How many hemispheres does the equator divide the globe into? -
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184. What do we call the legal document that states how peoples property
should be allotted aftertheir deaths? - Will.
185. What do you call the son of your sister or brother? - Nephew.
186. What is the nominal form of the wide? – Width.
187. How would you describe an animal that no longer exist on the earth?
– Extinct.
188. What medal does a champion get? - A gold medal.
189. How do you call the buildings of a university or college and the land
around them?– Campus
190. What is the name for students in universities who have not yet
graduated?- Undergraduates.
191. When you have the primary, and the secondary, what do you have
next? - Tertiary.
192. Who sits in the cockpit of an airplane? – Pilot
193. Which part of the body do mammals use to feed their next
generations? - Breast.
194. What material are windows made of? - Glass.
195. What do people with claustrophobia fear? - Confined space.
196. What is the description of events that is spoken with background
music during a film or aplay? - Narration.
197. What do you call the persons who study religions?
Theologians/theologists.
198. What is the string on shoes? - Shoelace, bootlace, cord.
199. What is the smallest unit of computer memory? – Bit.
200. Who do you consult, when suffering from fever? – Doctor.
201. What is the device that controls electrical appliances on and off?
Switch.
202. How many years does a centennial celebrate? - 100 years.
203. What do we call a festival which is held every four years gathering
people together as asporting event? - Olympics Games.
204. What can bring astronauts to space? - Spacecraft.
205. What is the act of students being present at school? - Attendance.
206. What do we call the building that doctors and nurses work in?
Answer: Hospital /clinic.
207. What do we call a reward paid to an employee at the end of the year?
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208. What do we call a person who is registered for the election? –

Candidate.
209. What do we call a person who does a job without being paid? –
Volunteer.
210. What is the subject studying the nature of society? – Sociology.
211. We call a person used to using the right hand a right-hander, and
what do we call a person if the left hand? – Left-hander.
212. What do we call a photo of a person's face taken from the side? –
Profile.
213. What do we call comments in a movie given by a person unseen on
the screen? – Voice over.
214. What do we call a list of the times when classes in school happen? –
Curriculum table.
215. What are the imaginary lines that run around the earth vertically? –
Longitude.
216. What do we call a player who is going to replace another one on the
field? – Substitute.
217. What is the process of choosing a person for a position by voting? –
Election.
218. Where do passengers stand waiting for a train in the railway station?
– Platform.
219. What do you call the daughter of your sister or brother? – Niece.
220. Who is a person who gives evidence in court? – Witness.
221. What is the verb that describes traveling on boat? – Cruise.
222. How do we describe something between continents? –
Intercontinental.
223. What is the second month of the year? – February.
224. What kind of liquid do mammals feed their babies? – Milk.
225. Which sense is related to your ears? - Hearing, auditory.
226. How often does a biennial convention take place? - Every two
years.
227. What natural resource is used by a carpenter? - Wood.
228. Before airplanes were invented, how did people travel from America
to Europe? – By ship.
229. What do the following belong to: roses, daisies, tulips, etc? –
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230. What do the following terms describe: kilograms, pounds, and

ounces? -Weight.
231. When the writer of a book is unknown, what word do we use to
describe the writer? -Anonymous.
232. Why are bees important for agriculture? – Pollination
233. What is the collection of comma, period, colon, exclamation marks,
and question marks? –Punctuation.
234. What do you call a piece of equipment we use to look at stars? -
Telescope.
235. Who is the person who works in a hospital and can do operations? -
Surgeon, doctor.
236. What do you use to test the body temperature? - Thermometer.
237. When trains or cars need to go through a mountain, where do they
enter the mountain? –Tunnel.
238. What is the first paragraph of an essay? – Introduction
239. What is the dictionary of synonyms and antonyms? - Thesaurus.
240. In the sentence: - He has been quite upset since he went back to
school. Which word uses a past tense? - Went.
241. What's the process of people paying money to governments for
public services? Taxation.
242. What identification document do most people need to carry when
they travel between countries? - A passport.
243. Would you go to a pharmacist or a surgeon to get a prescription filled
after visiting a doctor? – A pharmacist, chemist
244. What shines at night in the sky and uses its own brightness? - Star.
245. What is the natural material used to make car tires? - Rubber.
246. When you react to a stimulus, is your response quick or slow? -
Quick.
247. If a magazine is published quarterly, how many times a year is it
published? – Four (times a year).
248. What is the external organ used for hearing? – Ears
249. Where would you normally see crosswords? - Newspaper.
250. What do you call the person who plays musical instruments as a
job?-Musician.
251. Animals with white ivory and long trunk? - Elephant.
252. What do we call a period of 100 years? – Century
253. Which one means 'not limited', infinite or finite? – Infinite.

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254. What publication reports current events every day? – Newspaper.

255. How many sides does a pentagon have? – Five
256. What device is used to measure the height of mountains? Altimeter.
257. What do meter and millimeter measure: weight or length? - Length.
258. What protects birds on the outside of their bodies? - Feather.
259. What is the ceremony where two people get married? - Wedding,
marriage
260. What is the horizontal line that separates the globe into two halves?
- Equator.
261. Whats the force that pushes everything to the earth? - Gravity.
262. What is the book that describes your own life story? –
Autobiography
263. What are the two holes in your nose that you use to breathe? -
Nostrils.
264. If you want to read tragedies or comedies, what genre of book do
you read? – Fictions/Novels.
265. What does the chemical symbol H2O stand for in chemistry? –
Water.
266. What do we call a book that contains lots of words with their
meanings – Dictionary.
267. What is the verb describing the process that water becomes ice? –
Freeze.
268. If someone lives in an urban area, where do they live? – City.
269. If telescopes are used to locate distant objects, what instrument is
employed to magnify miniscule objects? – Microscope.
270. How many years are celebrated in a bicentennial? – Two hundred.
271. What are the instructions that tell you how to cook food? – Recipe.
272. Who is the person who works in a hospital and can do operations? –
Surgeon.
273. What is the piece of paper that you receive after you have bought an
item? – Receipt.
274. What is the red fluid that flows from the heart to the rest of the body?
– Blood.
275. What are the things called that you touch with your left hand when
you play the guitar? – Strings.
276. What device do you use to type when you use a computer? -
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277. In what room do scientists usually do experiments? – Laboratory.

278. On what geographical location would someone be living if their
country is surrounded by water on all side? - Island, islet.
279. How many years are there in the passage of a decade? - 10 years.
280. What would call a person who sells prescribed medicines? -
Pharmacist, Chemist.
281. What do you call the strap that secures a person in a car or an
aeroplane? - Seatbelt.
282. What is the antonym of vertical? - Horizontal, flat.
283. If there are 8 black balls and 1 white ball, and I randomly pick one,
which color is most likely to be picked? - Black.
284. What is the opposite of positive‗? - Negative.
285. What order is a bibliography usually listed in? - Alphabetical order.
286. What rises from the east in the morning and sets to the west in the
evening every day? –The Sun.
287. When you get lost in a city, what do you need to buy to find out
where you are and whereto go? - Map.
288. When something is given in a pair, how many of them are there? -
Two.
289. What do we call the treatment in which people use needles to ease
others' pain? – Acupuncture.
290. What do we use to launch a space shuttle? - Rocket/Booster.
291. How do you describe a line that segments a circle? – Chord.
292. What does a Sundial measure according to the shadow in the
sunlight? - Time, point.
293. Where do you call when fire breaks down? Fire & Rescue Services
or police station? – Fire and Rescue Services.
294. What do you call a person who works in a garage? – Mechanic.
295. What is the term used to describe a period of seven days? - Week.
296. What do you call a natural tendency for people or animals to behave
in a particular way? –Instinct.
297. What are the people who study history and historical evidence? –
Historian.
298. What do you throw underwater to keep ships staying on rivers or
oceans without drifting away? - Anchor.
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300. What do you call the people who work for a company? - Employees,
workers.
301. What is the opposite of the word 'public'? – Private
302. What is the boat that carries people from one side of a river to the
other? – Ferry
303. What is the opposite of division in mathematics? - Multiplication.
304. What is the joint connecting the foot to the leg? – Ankle.
305. What do we call a dream that is very frightening or unpleasant? –
Nightmare.
306. We call numbers like one, three, five odd numbers, then what do we
call numbers like two, four, six? – Even numbers.
307. What is the opposite of "dangerous"? – Safe.
308. What device is used for breathing? – Ventilator.
309. What do we call a device that cuts grass? – Mower.
310. What do you call a seat with legs but with nothing to support your
arms or back? - Stool.
311. If your knees are located in the centre of your legs, which centre are
your elbows located in? –Arms.
312. What is the name of the liquid in the pen? – Ink.
313. What do we call a person who can speak several languages? –
Multilingual.
314. How many legs does a tripod have? – Three.
315. What is the process in which a doctor finds out the illness? –
Diagnosis.
316. What do we call the document in which a political party announces
their plans before elections? – Manifesto.
317. What do you call a leave which is taken for a general reason? -
Casual leave.
318. What do Internet websites sometimes require you to enter to get a
discount on shopping? - Voucher/coupon.
319. What is the direction of the longitude lines on the earth's surface? –
Vertical.
320. What is the opposite of multiple? – Single.
321. What do we call the opening in the face used for speaking and
eating? – Mouth.
322. What is the bone structure that protects the brain? – Skull.
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324. What do we call a person whose job is cutting up and selling meat?
– Butcher.
325. What do we call the head of a court? – Judge.
326. Where do passengers wait for airplanes? – Terminal/Airport.
327. What category do crystals, rubies, and diamonds belong to? – Gem.
328. What do you call your nephew's dad? – Brother.
329. Which one would a vegetarian most likely eat, Chicken sandwiches
or fruit salad? – Fruitsalad.
330. What do we call the cloth that covers the screen after a movie ends
in cinema? – Curtain.
331. What do people usually use to cut food? – Knife.
332. What part of a plant has petals? – Flowers.
333. What is the subject to study the past events? – History.
334. What do we call a section or a part of a book? – Chapter.
335. What is the main building of a large company or an organization? –
Headquarters.
336. What is the star that gives heat and light to the Earth? – Sun.
337. What is the adjective opposite to 'rural'? – Urban.
338. What is the storyline or the series of scenes of novels, movies, short
stories or plays? – Plot.
339. What do we call a group of mountains such as the Himalayas? –
Range.
340. What do we call the joint that joins the leg to the rest of the body? –
Hip joint.
341. What instrument would you use when you want to weigh something
up? – Scale.
342. What do we call a person who buys things in a shop? –
Customer/buyer.
343. How do you call the money that you pay in advance for receiving
newspapers or journals? –Subscription
344. How many sides does an octagon have? – Eight
345. Would you go to a pharmacist or a surgeon with a prescription after
visiting a doctor? – Pharmacist.
346. What do pedestrians move by? – Foot/feet.
347. What will ice become when it melts? – Water.
348. What are buses, trains, and cars used for? –
Travel/transport/transportation.

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349. What is the joint between your shoulder and your forearm? – Elbow.
350. What organs in your body are for chewing? – Teeth.
351. What do you call someone who cannot speak? – Dumb.
352. When your bone is injured and broken, what would you say you
have?- Fracture.
353. How many quarters in a calendar year? – Four.
354. How do we call 7 days in time period? – Week.
355. What we call it if trees are cut down in a large area? – Deforestation.
356. What do we call a book containing writings on a particular theme?
– Compilation.
357. How do we describe a person unable to pay his or her debts?
Insolvent/bankrupt.
358. What do we call a room or building where dead bodies are kept
before they are buried? – Mortuary.
359. What do we call a person who fights against the government? –
Rebel.
360. What do we call one thousand years? – Millennium.
361. What do we call a set of answers to exercises or problems? – Key.
362. What do we call a material that helps to insulate the burn? -
Fireproof material.
363. What is the room in which you keep things when you don't need
them? – Storeroom.
364. What does 'MBA' stand for? - Master of Business Administration.
365. What do we call the extra working time? – Overtime.
366. What do we call a horse-like animal with a single horn on the head?
– Unicorn.
367. How would you call people who study ancient bones, rocks and
plants?- Archaeologist.
368. Some calendars begin the week on Sunday, what is the other day
which commonly starts a week? – Monday.
369. Where are you going if you are in a downward direction in a map?
– South.
370. What is the device that shows the time of the day according to the
shadow of sunlight? - Sundial.
371. Which continent do China, India, and Japan belong to? - Asia.
372. If you are celebrating a biennial activity, how many years ago did
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373. What do you call the people who travel to visit famous sightseeing
locations? -Tourists.
374. If knees are located in your legs, where are elbows located? – Arms.
375. How do you describe the line that divide a circle into the same half?
- Diameter.
376. What is the opposite of a synonym? – Antonym.
377. What do you call a person who lives next to your house? –
Neighbour.
378. What is the opposite of 'wet'? – Dry.
379. Would you go to a pharmacist or a surgeon with a prescription after
visiting a doctor? – Pharmacist.
380. What do pedestrians move by? – Foot/feet.
381. What will ice become when it melts? – Water.
382. What are buses, trains, and cars used for? –
Travel/transport/transportation.
383. What is the joint between your shoulder and your forearm? – Elbow.
384. What organs in your body are for chewing? – Teeth.
385. What do you call someone who cannot speak? – Dumb.
386. When your bone is injured and broken, what would you say you
have?- Fracture.
387. How many quarters in a calendar year? – Four.
388. How do we call 7 days in time period? – Week.
389. What we call it if trees are cut down in a large area? – Deforestation.
390. What do we call a book containing writings on a particular theme?
– Compilation.
391. How do we describe a person unable to pay his or her debts? -
Insolvent/bankrupt.
392. What do we call a room or building where dead bodies are kept
before they are buried? – Mortuary.
393. What do we call a person who fights against the government? –
Rebel.
394. What do we call one thousand years? – Millennium.
395. What do we call a set of answers to exercises or problems? – Key.
396. What do we call a material that helps to insulate the burn? -
Fireproof material.
397. What is the room in which you keep things when you don't need
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398. What does 'MBA' stand for? - Master of Business Administration.

399. What do we call the extra working time? – Overtime.
400. What do we call a horse-like animal with a single horn on the head?
– Unicorn.
401. How would you call people who study ancient bones, rocks and
plants? Archaeologist.
402. Some calendars begin the week on Sunday, what is the other day
which commonly starts a week? – Monday.
403. Where are you going if you are in a downward direction in a map?
– South.
404. What is the device that shows the time of the day according to the
shadow of sunlight? - Sundial.
405. Which continent do China, India, and Japan belong to? - Asia.
406. If you are celebrating a biennial activity, how many years ago did
you celebrate it last time? – Two.
407. What do you call the people who travel to visit famous sightseeing
locations? - Tourists.
408. If knees are located in your legs, where are elbows located? – Arms.
409. How do you describe the line that divide a circle into the same half?
- Diameter.
410. What is the opposite of a synonym? – Antonym.
411. What do you call a person who lives next to your house? –
Neighbour..
412. What is the opposite of 'wet'? – Dry.
413. What do we call a group of people who are responsible for governing
a country?- Government.
414. What is 'BA' for, such as history and literature? - Bachelor of arts.
415. What do we call the opposite of destiny? – Free will.
416. What do we call a ship that carries goods from one place to another?-
Freighter / cargo ship.
417. What part of the day does a sunrise happen in? – Dawn.
418. What part of a room is over your head? – Ceiling.
419. What do we call a piece of artificial hair worn by a judge in some
courts of law?- Hairpiece/wig.
420. What do we call a short piece of writing containing the main ideas
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421. What do we call buying and transporting goods from another

country? – Import.
422. Which is the season of the year when plants start growing again? –
Spring.
423. What color do you get if you mix red and yellow? – Orange.
424. What do you call the part of the theatre where actors perform? –
Stage.
425. Which is the shortest month of the year? – February.
426. Who should you go to see if you don't feel well? – Doctor.
427. What do you use to call or text a friend? – Cell phone/mobile
phone.
428. If you ask someone how old they are, what do you want to know? –
Age.
429. What do you get if you successfully complete a university course? –
Diploma.
430. What do we call the head of a university department? – Dean.
431. What drink do people get from cows? – Milk.
432. What does a guitarist pluck when playing the instrument? – String.
433. What do judges, solicitors and barristers have to be experts in? –
Law.
434. How do we describe a person who does something at the right time?
– Punctual.
435. What do we call a picture sent from the post office without an
envelope? –Postcard.
436. What do we call all the staff of a department in a college? – Faculty.
437. What is the specialized study in the field of electricity? –
Electronics.
438. What do we call the passages between the rows of seats in the
theater? – Aisles.
439. By what word do you describe something unlimited or unrestricted
in terms of number, quantity, or extent? – Infinity
440. What do we call a group of people who are responsible for governing
a country?- Government.
441. What is 'BA' for, such as history and literature? - Bachelor of arts.
442. What do we call the opposite of destiny? – Free will.
443. What do we call a ship that carries goods from one place to another?-
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444. What part of the day does a sunrise happen in? – Dawn.
445. What part of a room is over your head? – Ceiling.
446. What do we call a piece of artificial hair worn by a judge in some
courts of law?- Hairpiece/wig.
447. What do we call a short piece of writing containing the main ideas
in a document? - Abstract / summary.
448. What do we call buying and transporting goods from another
country? – Import.
449. Which is the season of the year when plants start growing again? –
Spring.
450. What color do you get if you mix red and yellow? – Orange.
451. What do you call the part of the theatre where actors perform? –
Stage.
452. Which is the shortest month of the year? – February.
453. Who should you go to see if you don't feel well? – Doctor.
454. What do you use to call or text a friend? – Cell phone/mobile
phone.
455. If you ask someone how old they are, what do you want to know? –
Age.
456. What do you get if you successfully complete a university course? –
Diploma.
457. What do we call the head of a university department? – Dean.
458. What drink do people get from cows? – Milk.
459. What does a guitarist pluck when playing the instrument? – String.
460. What do judges, solicitors and barristers have to be experts in? –
Law.
461. How do we describe a person who does something at the right time?
– Punctual.
462. What do we call a picture sent from the post office without an
envelope? –Postcard.
463. What do we call all the staff of a department in a college? – Faculty.
464. What is the specialized study in the field of electricity? –
Electronics.
465. What do we call the passages between the rows of seats in the
theater? – Aisles.
466. By what word do you describe something unlimited or unrestricted
in terms of number, quantity, or extent? – Infinity

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467. Who specialises in the study of psychological effect of words? –

Psychologist
468. Who specialises in the study of earth and its composition? –
Geologist
469. What emergency service is usually called when someone is in
trouble at sea? – Coastguard
470. The medical graduate serving as an apprentice in a hospital taking
medical training is an? – Intern
471. What crime has someone stealing items from a shop committed? –
Shop Lifting
472. Treatment of diseases by drugs whose effect on the body is the
opposite of the disease. – Allopathic
473. The doctor who specialises in the treatment of children’s diseases?
– Paediatrician
474. What is piece of paper with official information written on it? –
Document
475. What do we call the last game in a sporting competition, which
decide the champion?- Finals
476. What is a series of events that happen in your mind while you are
sleeping? – Dream
477. What do you call the number of people living in a specific area? –
Population
478. What is the most important document you would have to show if
you wanted to hire a car?- Drivers Licence
479. What is a violent conflict between two or more countries? – War
480. What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each
other? – Conversation
481. What is a person belongs to an organization called? – Member
482. What piece of equipment shows a person what direction they are
traveling? – Compass
483. What piece of equipment would you use for floating on the sea? –
Aquaplane
484. What organ controls your speech, feelings, body movement and
thoughts? – Brain
485. Who is a person that makes bread, cakes and pastries? – Baker
486. What do we call a picture that a doctor takes to see inside your body?
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487. What is the name of a system of government in which the people

elect their leaders? – Democracy
488. What kind of punishment is less severe, an imprisonment or
community service ? – Community service
489. Where would you most likely go to buy some flour; a bakery, a
florist or a supermarket? – Supermarket
490. In the animal kingdom, the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate,
to find food or to hide? – to hide
491. What do we call it when the Moon completely blocks out the light
from the Sun? – Solar Eclipse
492. What do you call an apartment that is below ground level? –
Basement apartment
493. What word describes moving a program or other material from a
website to your computer?- Downloading
494. What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in the sea, an
aqualung or an aquaplane? – Aqualung
495. A disease or accident which ends in death? – Fatal
496. A person who does not believe in the existence of god. – Atheist
497. Animals that eat flesh. – Carnivorous
498. A tank where fish or water plants are kept. – Aquarium
499. Person who believes in the existence of God – Theist
500. Two children born at same time ? – Twins
501. That which is subject to death ? – Mortal
502. An assembly of listeners: – Audience
503. A person who is unable to pay his debts – Insolvent
504. A person coming to a foreign land to settle there – Immigrant
505. Building in which dead bodies are kept for a time – Mortuary
506. A person who wishes to throw his establishment – Anarchist
507. Which hospital department would you go to for an x-ray: radiology
or cardiology? – Radiology
508. Which Animal is not a mammal? Butterfly, cow or Goat? –
Butterfly
509. Would you measure the volume of bottle water in litres or Kilos ? –
Litres
510. What do you call a system of government in which people vote for
the people who will represent them? – Democracy

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511. What do you call tax on goods produced and used in a country? –
Excise tax
512. Whenever a person goes to an interview, would he be in an
enthusiastic mood or sad mood? – Enthusiastic mood
513. A government where the power is concentrated in the hands of one
person. – Autocracy
514. A country ruled by two countries. – Condominium
515. Name the device of computer having named same to that of an
animal. – Mouse
516. What do you call the document that gives details about your
qualification and work experience? – Curriculum Vitae or Resume
517. A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a
river is called? – Valley
518. Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculpture? – Art gallery
or Museum
519. At what ceremony, the students receive their degree or diploma at
end of their study? – Graduation day/Convocation
520. If you forget the way what will you buy to find your destination? –
A map
521. What’s the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm?
– Wrist
522. An instrument for viewing objects at a distance. – Telescope
523. What is the study of stars and planets is called? – Astronomy
524. A person who wishes to throw his establishment. – Anarchist
525. What do we call the alphabetical list, at the end of the book, which
tells you where to find specific information? – Index/Appendix
526. Which Animal is not a mammal? Butterfly, cow or Goat? –
Butterfly
527. In business and advertising what does PR stand for? – Public
Relations
528. Which section of Newspapers gives the editor’s opinion? –
Editorial
529. What do we call the piece of paper that proves you have bought the
item? – Receipt
530. How would you describe an economy based largely on farming? –
Agricultural or Rural
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532. A person who is active, lively and enjoys the company of others. –
Extrovert
533. What special document do most people carry during international
travels? – Passport
534. What is the name of ground military forces? – Army
535. What is someone that can’t see called? – Blind
536. What do you call the middle of something? – Center
537. Whose job is it to treat people that are ill or have an injury at a
hospital? – Doctor
538. What is the process of teaching and learning called? – Education
539. What kind of book is written by a person about their own life? –
Autobiography
540. What is the red liquid that flows through a body? – Blood
541. What is the payment of a student’s education by an organization
called? – Scholarship
542. Simplest and smallest form of plant life, present in air, water and
soil; essential to life but may cause disease? – Bacteria
543. Literary theft or passing off an author’s original work as one’s own
– Plagiarism
544. One who attends to sick people and prescribe medicines – Physician
545. Anything written in a letter after it is signed? – Postscript
546. What is a violent conflict between two or more countries? – War
547. A list of books representing some scholarly work for reference –
Bibliography
548. The art of cultivating and managing gardens – Horticulture
549. An event that occurs suddenly causing a great damage or suffering
– Catastrophe
550. The property which a new wife brings to her husband – Dowry
551. What are the people that plant food, raise crop are commonly known
as? – Farmers
552. A place where people may obtain food and refreshment –
Restaurant
553. If a button has come off a shirt, what would someone most likely use
to put it back on? – A needle and thread
554. Where do you pay for your purchases at the super market? – (at)
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555. On what geographical location would someone be living if their

country is surrounded by water on all side? – An island
556. A nursery where children are cared for while their parents are at
work – Creche
557. The person in-charge of library – Librarian
558. What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each
other? – Conversation
559. A list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting –
Agenda
560. What appliance do people use to keep their food cool and preventing
from spoiling? – Fridge
561. One who plans and draws the design of buildings and superintends
their erection – Architect
562. The chemical breakdown of a substance by yeasts or some bacteria,
etc – Fermentation
563. Extreme fear from strangers – Xenophobia
564. One who studies the past through objects left behind -Archaeologist
565. To crossover from one side of the wide river to another without using
boat, what is usually required? – A bridge
566. A fishes where fishes are kept – Aquarium
567. What general part of the day is known as dawn? – A sunrise
568. What is a painting of a person’s head is called? – A portrait
569. Where do we find urban area in a city or country side? – In a city
570. What we call it, when moon completely blocks out the light from the
sun? – A solar eclipse / an eclipse
571. What point of the compass is directly opposite east? – West
572. Who cuts men’s hair? – Barber
573. What plan shows how much money is available and how it will be
spent? – Budget
574. A plant or animal growing on another – Parasite
575. What is the name of ground military forces? – Army
576. What is someone that can’t see called? – Blind
577. What do you call the middle of something? – Centre
578. Whose job is it to treat people that are ill or have an injury at a
hospital? – Doctor
579. What is the process of teaching and learning called? – Education

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580. What kind of book is written by a person about their own life? –
Autobiography
581. What is the red liquid that flows through a body? – Blood
582. What is the payment of a student’s education by an organization
called? – scholarship
583. What is piece of paper with official information written on it? –
document
584. What is the name of a building where you can borrow books? –
library
585. Who is a person that makes bread, cakes and pastries? – baker
586. What organ controls your speech, feelings, body movement and
thoughts? – brain
587. What piece of equipment shows a person what direction they are
traveling? – compass
588. What is a series of events that happen in your mind while you are
sleeping? – dream
589. What is a person belongs to an organization called? – Member
590. Who cuts men’s hair? – barber
591. What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each
other? – Conversation
592. What is a violent conflict between two or more countries? – war
593. What do you call the number of people living in a specific area? –
population
594. What do you call a person that can’t hear? – deaf
595. What is the day that someone is born? – birthday
596. What plan shows how much money is available and how it will be
spent? – budget
597. What is the name of a system of government in which the people
elect their leaders? – Democracy
598. What planet do we live on? – earth
599. What is the job of someone that looks after your teeth and gums? –
dentist
600. What is the time period before noon is called? – ante meridian
601. What is the time after noon called? – Post meridian
602. What organ do cardiologists specialize in? – Heart
603. What is a painting of a person’s head is called? – a portrait
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605. What we call it, when moon completely blocks out the light from the
sun? – a solar eclipse / an eclipse
606. What point of the compass is directly opposite east? – West
607. Where do you pay for your purchases at the super market? – (at the)
till / checkout
608. What do you call an apartment that is beyond ground level (a
basement apartment or a penthouse apartment)? – a basement
apartment
609. What features do pianos and computers have in common? – a
keyboard
610. If you are feeling ‘fed up’ it is positive or negative feeling? – a
negative feeling
611. What we call a period of ten years? – a decade
612. A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called a ? Plumber
613. A famous canal links the Mediterian Sea with the Indian Ocean, is it
the Curran or Suez Canal? – The Suez Canal
614. Where would you keep the meat you wish to keep frozen at home?
– in a freezer
615. What is the most imp doc you would have to show if you would to
hire a car? – a driving license
616. Where would you go to work out on a trade mill? – a gym /
gymnasium
617. What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in a see, an
aquaplane or an aqualung? – An aqualung
618. Where would you most likely go to buy some flowers (a bakery, a
florist or a super market)? – a supermarket
619. Which hospital dept. you go for x-ray (radiology or cardio) – a
radiology
620. Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculptures? – To an art
gallery / to a museum
621. Would you measure volume of water in litres or kilos? – Litres
622. What’s the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm?
– The (or your) wrist
623. What organ do cardiologists specialize in? – (the) heart / hearts
624. If telescopes are used to locate distant objects, what instrument is
employed to magnify miniscule objects? – (electron) microscope /
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625. Which kind of punishment for a crime is the less severe, an

imprisonment or community service? – Community service
626. How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement? – Two
627. Which is the longest: a decade, a millennium or a century? – A
millennium
628. A manufacturing process releases noxious gases. What is the most
important safety measure for workers at this plant – ensuring good
ventilation, or appropriate footwear? – (ensuring good) ventilation
629. A list of events placed in time order is usually described as what? –
A chronology / a timeline
630. If a figure is hexagonal, how many sides does it have? – Six
631. What key mineral makes sea water different from fresh water? – Salt
632. In the animal kingdom, is the purpose of camouflage to attract a
mate, to find food or to hide? – (it’s) (the purpose is) (to) hide
633. Which section of newspaper gives the editor an opinion? – Editorial
634. What instrument used to examine very small thing – microscope
635. What is the destructive program that spread from comp to comp – a
virus
636. What term used for animals that give birth to – mammals
637. System of Govt. where people vote for people – democracy
638. Piece of paper that you bought an item – a receipt
639. What you call the document that tells your qualification and work
exp? – CV, curriculum vitae, resumes
640. How would you describe economy largely based on farming? –
Agricultural, rural
641. What is the study of stars and planet called? – Astronomy
642. In business and adv. what is PR stand for? – Public relations
643. What emergency service called at sea? – Coastguard
644. Name a month fall bet April and June? – May
645. What word describe moving a website from internet to your comp –
downloading / download
646. What is called a picture doctor take to see inside body? – An X-ray
647. What crime has someone stealing from shop committed? –
shoplifting
648. If someone feeling ill they will say ‘they are feeling under the ’
what? – Weather
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650. Last game in sporting competition that decide champ? – The final
651. What is the general term for painting at country side or natural view?
– Landscape
652. Found in office (a printer and other two options)? – A printer
653. There are two types of sporting contests: one is amateur; and other
is ? – Professional
654. Where would you find the whale (tropical forest, ocean)? – Ocean
655. Coat had a stain on it where would they take? – A dry cleaner’s
656. What are the things that ‘hens lay’ called? – Eggs
657. The people who use to obey the rules and protect the public from
criminals are called? – The police
658. On what geographical location would someone be living if their
country is surrounded by water on all side? – An island
659. What general part of the day is known as dawn? – A sunrise (Part
of the Day: “Dawn–Twilight–Sunrise, Morning, Daylight / midday-
afternoon, Evening, Sunset–Twilight–Dusk, Night”)
660. What are the people that plant food, raise crop are commonly known
as? – Farmers
661. If a button has come off a shirt, what would someone most likely use
to put it back on? – A needle and thread
662. What appliance do people use to keep their food cool and preventing
from spoiling? – Fridge
663. To crossover from one side of the wide river to another without using
boat, what is usually required? – A bridge
664. Which drink has caffeine alongside tea and hot chocolate? Coffee
665. What is the strings on shoes? Shoelace
666. Which one is not a mythological animal? Unicorn, giraffe, dragon
or mermaid? Giraffe
667. Properties inherited from one’s father- patrimony
668. One who loves his/ her country?- Patriot
669. Payment made in consideration of past service – pension
670. Study of stamp collection- philately
671. The study of ancient societies- archeology
672. Medical examination of a dead body-postmortem
673. A short message added on to the end of a letter after the signature-
postscript
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675. An animal that preys on other animals-predator

676. To form an opinion against anybody baselessly- prejudice
677. The practice of having many wives- polygamy
678. One who know many languages – polyglot
679. A government by the rich – plutocracy
680. One who copies from other writers? – plagiarist
681. The study of the body- physiology
682. One who leads others- pioneer
683. A thing that is fit to be eaten- edible
684. An exact copy – facsimile
685. Anything that leads to death – fatal
686. A person who eats too much- glutton
687. Likely to break apart easily – brittle
688. One who does not make mistakes – infallible
689. One who goes on foot – pedestrian
690. The science which treats with life – biology
691. What are the words called which have the same meaning- synonym
692. A person living at the same time as another – contemporary
693. Through which light cannot pass – opaque
694. An instrument for viewing object at a distance – telescope
695. Cure of all diseases – panacea
696. Custom of many husbands – polygamy
697. What is fear of water called- hydrophobia
698. A woman whose husband is dead – widow
699. That which is against law – illegal
700. Things of same nature – homogenous
701. A list of names of. Books – catalog
702. A pleasant song used for causing children to sleep – lullaby
703. A school for small children – Kindergarten
704. A coworker in the same institution is a colleague or a peer –
colleague
705. An assembly of hearers at a conference or concert – audience
706. A shed for motor cars – garage
707. A medicine that prevents infection by killing germs – antiseptic
708. Who invented computer - Charles Babbage
709. who is the main founder of Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg
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711. Who invented zero - Arya Bhatt

712. Number 13 is unlucky in which religion- Christian

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