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  1. Why do we celebrate 'Doctors' Day' on July 1? 2. What is the theme for    'Doctors' Day'?  3. When was the first  'Doctors' Day'  celebrated? 4. What is the message that  'Doctors' Day'  gives? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                     Answers Ans 1-  'Doctors' Day', held on July 1, marks the birth and death anniversary of legendary physician   Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the first CM of West Bengal. Ans-2- The  theme for    'Doctors' Day is "Wings &                      Stethoscopes: healers of hope." Ans-3- The  first  'Doctors' Day'  observance was March 28, 1983, in Winder, Georgia, United States. Ans-4- The message that  'Doctors' Day' gives-   " As a doctor, I am inc...

  1. Name the furthest planet from the Sun. Who was the astronomer to view it first? Ans- Neptune.                         John Gottfried Galle, a German astronomer, was the first person to view this planet. 2. The Earth rotates from which direction to which direction? Ans- The Earth rotates West to East on its axis with an inclination of 23.45 degrees. Almost all other planets have a similar rotation. 3. Which is the single planet that appears to roll around the Sun like a ball? Ans- Uranus. 4. Name the Earth's largest volcano in the known universe. Ans- Olympus Mons. It is 602 Km across and 25 Km high, three times the height of  Mt. Everest. 5. Which compound is blown around at terrific speed? Ans- Methane 6. In 2014, where did spacecraft Rosetta discovered water? Ans- On a non-terrestrial surface that is -A comet. 7. Which is the smallest planet? Ans- Mercury 8. Name the spacecraft that visited Jupiter in 1979, Sat...