Some biology

What breaks into what?

Trypsin
Proteins + Peptones --------> Polypetides + Amino Acids

Lipase
Fats------------------------>Fatty acids + Glycerol

Emylase
Glucose <--------------------- Starch

Esomerase
Glucose-----------------------> Fructose

Tyline
Starch ------------------------> Maltos + Dex

Guess these cities if you can.....

Clues:-

• This city of Croatia is known as "Pearl of Adriatic" and was established in AD614.
• It was ruled by Venetian Republic in 1205 and then by Vienna in 1815.
• In 1918 it became part of kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovens and in 1991( when Croatia declared independence) it came under siege from as Serb and Montenegrin forces shelled it.
• Libertas is the annual festival of the city and Minceta Tower and statue of Ivan Gundulic are famous landmarks here.

Ans:- The city is DUBROVNIK.

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• This city of USA was almost discovered by explorer Verazzano in 1524 but the credit goes to Henry Hudson for discovering it in 1609.
• Dutch were first to settle here in 1624 followed by British in 1664. It became capital of USA in 1789.
• Meeting under a tree in Wall Street in 1792 by some merchants led to establishment of world's most famous stock exchange here.
• Flatiron building, Central Park, Chrysler Park , Brooklyn Bridge and 93 m tall statue of liberty (...thats too much of a clue...) are famous landmark here.

Ans:- We are talking about none other than NEW YORK.

Can you guess the city?

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• Situated on river Thames , this city of England is famous for St. James Park, Regent's Park, and Hyde's Park.
• In AD43 trading center established by Romans in this city of England and in 1665 Great Plague killed up to 100,000 people.

• In 1666 the Great Fire destroyed 80 percent of the city’s buildings.


• In 1940 over 30 percent of the city was Destroyed by German bombs and over 30,000 people die during the Blitzes.


• The millenium wheel , Trafalgar Square and St Paul's Cathedral are famous landmark here.
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• Ans:- This is the city of LONDON

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• This city of Spain is famous for Plaza de Toros ( Bull fight ring )
• In AD854 Mohammed I of Cordoba Founded this city .
• In 1561 Philip II established the Royal Court in Madrid, making it the Capital city.
• In 1939 General Franco became head of state following the Spanish Civil War.
• In 1975 Death of Franco, succession of King Juan Carlos, and Restoration of democracy took place here.
• In 1992 this city designated European Capital of Culture.
• This city is known as the city never sleeps ( Traffic Jam at 4 am )

Ans:- This is the city of MADRID

Can you guess the city?

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• This city of Scotland was established by Goddodin tribes who made a hillfort on Castle Hill and is built on many extinct volcanoes.
• Captured by English in 1296 , this city was devastated due to Great Fire in 1824 and got Scottish Parliament opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004.
• Having many booksellers, it holds Fringe Festival every year.
• This city was home to great minds. Daniel Foe , David Hume, Adam Smith, Walter Scot, R L Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle are related to this city.
• This city is famous for annual international festival.

Ans:- The city is EDINBURG.

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• This city of USA was established in 1718 by French in order to gain control over Mississippi ( The river, draining from Rockies to Appalachian, that controlled the trade that time...).
• When French were expelled from Canada in 1755, they settled in this city.
• Ceded to Spain after French lost 7 Years War in 1763, it was bought by Thomas Jefferson in 1803 .
• 8 feet below sea level, pumps work 24 hours here and in 1914, Engineer Baldwin Wood drained the city with 117 kn long canals and later on came folld of restaurants.
• This city is famous for spicy food "Cajun", the raised tombs ( Lafayette Cemetery , where dead bodies float up overnight) , Jazz and the Mardi Gras.
• Known for hedonism, this city has the motto - "Forget the Government "

Ans:- The city is NEW ORLEANS.

Name the city challenge.

Clues:-

• In 1788 The First Fleet under Captian Arthur Philip arrived in Botany Bay.
• In 1793 The first free settlers came to this city from Britain and in 1842 this city was declared a city.
• In 1850 Gold was discovered here and in 1988 this city celebrated its bicentennials.
• In 2000 this city hosted a highly successful Olympic Games.
• Known for Bondi Beach, Royal Botanic Gardens,Opera house and Darling Harbor Bridge, this city owes its development to then Governor Lachlan Macqarie who championed the caues of ex convicts.

Ans:- This is the city of SYDNEY

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• This city of China is known for its efficient MRTS.
• In 1790 A farmer from China’s Fujian Province founded a small settlement at Takala(now central City).
• In 1875 Chinese Emperor Guangxu established here the capital of Taiwan province
• In 1920 Japnese overlords formally recognize it as a city.
• In 1949 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek fled mainland China and made it the capital of Nationalist China.
• In 1996 The first section of this city’s much- needed Mass Rapid Transit system opened.

Ans:- This is the city of TAIPEI

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• This city of Japan is known for eating out, shopping and fashion.
• In 1180 First reference to Edo (this city), a fishing Village on the western shores of this Japanese Bay.
• In 1603 Start of the reign of the Tokugawa family which ruled and dominated Japanese life until 1867.
• In 1868 Edo was renamed this city, Imperia rule was re-established over the ruling Shogunate and Emperor Meiji moved his residence from Kyoto to this city
• In 1941 Emperor Hirohito declared war on the US, the UK, and The Netherlands. Much of city subsequently destroyed by American fire bombing.
• In 1964 18th Olympic Games were held here.

Ans:- This is the city of TOKYO

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• This city of Burma is known for Aung San Suu Kyi.
• In 1755 King Alaungpaya built a new city around the town of Dagon and gave the city bits name.
• In 1885 The British established this city as their capital, renaming it Rangoon
• In 1942 Japanese forces captured Rangoon, leaving the city three years later.
• In 1988 Massive pro-democracy demonstrations in the capital ended in bloodshed.
• In 2002 Ne Win, former dictator, died in Yangon. His 26 years in power saw Myanmar almost bankrupted and no nearer being a free and democratic state.
• Golden spire of pagoda in this city is famous.

Ans:- This is the city of YANGON


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• This city of UAE struggles with loss of water table.
• In AD600 Islam swept through the region and in 1819 British Royal Navy destroys 900 pirate ships and assumes distant control of intertribal disputes; the region becomes known as “The Trucial States”
• In 1958 Anglo-French consortium discovered huge reserves of oil here.
• In 1971 Britain withdrew from the region: six of the seven Trucial States merged to form the United Arab Emirates, with this city as capital
• In 2004 Ruler since independence, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan died, and wassucceeded by his eldest son,Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed.

Ans:- This is the city of ABU DHABI

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• This city of Egypt is known for Florence Nightingale.
• In 331Bc This city was founded on the site of a fishing village called Rhakotis.
• In AD642 this city was peacefully won by the Arabs in a settlement negotiated by Arab general Amr ibn-el-“Aas.
• In 1798 Nepoleon invaded to find a ruined and depopulated city.
• In 1867 The Suez Canal was inaugurated, allowing this city to control 94 percent of Egypt’s exports.
• In 1944 Delegates from seven independent states signed the famous Protocol here, founding the Arab League.
• This city is known for Alexander the great.

Ans:- This is the city of ALEXANDRIA



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• This city of Algeria is struggling with lots of unemployment.
• In AD670 Arab conquest, Kahina, a formidable women, lead the Berber resistance.
• In 1060 The Almoravids took power, extending Moorish power across Spain.
• In 1830 French forces occupied Algiers but take 50 years to subdue the rest of the country.
• In 1962 Independence . Ahmed Ben Bella formed the first government of a free Algeria.
• In 2003 On 21 May an earthquake to the east of the city killed more than2,000 people and caused widespread destruction.

Ans:- This is the city of ALGIERS


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• Jewish population of this city of Iraq declined from 80,000 in 1921 to 38 in 2003.
• Located on river Tighris Khadimain Shrine is a famous landmark here.
• In AD762 The Abbasid Caliphate founded the city of Baghdad, which soon became the focal point of the Islam world.
• In 1055 The Seljuqs, originally Turkic nomads from Central Asia, established themselves as the rulers of this city.
• In 1258 The Mongols, led by Hulagu Khan, sack the city, a serious setback for Islamic civilization;800,000 inhabitants massacred.
• In 1534 the Ottoman Turks incorporated this city into their empire; a time of great creativity in the arts.
• In 2003 The United States and its allies entered here and unseated Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein.
• This city is known for the golden era of Harun Al Rashid ( AD 763 to 809)

Ans:- This is the city of BAGHDAD



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• This city of Lebanon is known for the great poet/philosopher- Kahlil Gibran.
• In 1400BC First historical mention of Beirut found on engraved stone tablets in Egypt
• In 140BC Diodotus Tryphon destroyed Beirut, but the city was soon rebuilt on a Hellenistic plan.
• In AD635 The city passed into the hands of the Arabs.
• In 1918 Following World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Beirut became capital of French protectorate.
• In 2009 The city hosted the Winter Asian Games.

Ans:- This is the city of BEIRUT

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• This city of Egypt is known for the famous writer Naguib Mahfouz ( Whisper of the Madness, Midaq Alley)
• Located on the banks of river Nile, In 2560BC Construction of the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops)began at Giza here.
• In AD969 The Fatimids seized Egypt and found Al-Qahirah, morden-day city.
• In AD970 Mosque of Al-Azhar founded, regarded as the oldest university in the world.
• In 1811 Muhammad Ali Pasha began a massive modernization campaign in Cairo.
• In 1869 at the inauguration of the Suez Canal plans were unveiled for a new-look city along the lines of modern Paris.
• In 1987 The Cairo Metro opened, the first and still the only underground system on the African continent.

Ans:- This is the city of CAIRO

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• This city of South Africa is known for Nelson Mandela and Table Mountain.
• In 1486 Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Diaz discovers the Cape Peninsula.
• In 1652 The dutch East India company establishes a trading base on the Cape.
• In 1840 Cape Town officially becomes a municipality.
• In 1948 The National Party establishes a formal system of Apartheid (racial segregation)
• In 1994 Nelson Mandela becomes president of post –Apartheid South Africa.

Ans:- This is the city of CAPE TOWN


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• This is the the most important city of the north-west African country- Morocco.
• In 1468 The ancient town of Anfa- on the site of present-day city- was destroyed by the Portuguese after becoming a pirate haven.
• In 1515 The Portuguese rebuild Anfa and renamed it ..
• In 1755 Town destroyed by an earthquake, rebuilding began in 1757 under the direction of Sultan Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah.
• In1943 The Casablanca Conference. Roosevelt, Churchill, and de Gaulle met to discuss the direction of World War II
• In 2003 Suicide bombers attacked Spanish, Jewish and Belgian sites in the city, killing 39 people.
• Mosque of Hassan -II is the famous landmark here.

Ans:- This is the city of CASABLANCA