* The oldest type
of energy known to man is geothermal energy.
*
Rusting of iron takes place due to oxidation.
*
The river also known as Tsangpo in
Tibet is Brahmaputra.
*
Jhum cultivation is a method of
cultivation which used to be practiced in Nagaland.
*
We always see the same face of the moon, because it takes equal time
for revolution around the earth and rotation on its own axis.
*
The largest producer of gold in the world is South
Africa.
*
The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is North Atlantic
Sea Route
*
In terms of area, India is the7th largest
country of the world.
*
The word 'Veda' means knowledge.
*
Ain-i-Akbari was written by Abul Fazl.
*
Taj Mahal is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly
equal in length and breadth.
*
The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was
Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
*
The Revolt of 1857 was started by the Sepoys.
*
After leaving the congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in
1939, his own party, named Forward Block .
*
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during Home Rule
Movement.
*
'Do or Die' (Karenge ya Marenge) – Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation
on the eve of Quit India Movement.
*
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the President of the
Constituent Assembly of India.
*
'Directive Principle'' in our Constitution are non-enforceable
in the courts of law.
*
CTBT denotes arms control measure.
*
The State carved out of Madhya Pradesh after the Parliament
passed the legislation in the year 2000 was Chhattisgarh.
*
Dialectial Materialism is associated with the theory of
Communism.
*
A motion moved by a member in a legislature when it
is desired to have a discussion on a matter of urgent public importance is
called Adjournment motion.
*
The Independent Labour Party was established by B R
Ambedkar.
*
No Government Expenditure can be incurred in India
except with the sanction of the Parliament.
*
Lok Sabha or a Vidhan Sabha election candidate forfeit his
security deposit When he fails to secure even 1/6 of total votes polled.
*
The term of office of the members of the UPSC is 6
years, or till they attain 65 years of age.
*
Jai Prakash Narain was in favour of a party less
democracy.
*
The majority of the provisions of the Indian
Constitution can be amended only on ratification by half of the States.
*
Economics of Scales means reduction in
unit cost of production.
*
RBI does not transact the business of Jammu & Kashmir.
*
The famous book The General Theory of
Employment, Interest and Money is written by J M Keynes.
*
The definition of 'small-scale industry' in
India is based on investment in machines and equipments.
*
Water pipes in hilly areas often burst on a cold frosty
night, because water in the pipes freezes and on freezing water expands, so
pipes.
*
The term 'Laissez-faire' associated with Capitalist
economy.
*
In the budget figures of the Government of India, interest
payments, subsidies, pensions, social services and the like are
parts of the Non-plan Expenditure.
*
'Green Accounting' means measuring
the National Income of the country taking into account estimation of pollution
and environmental damage.
*
The supply of agricultural products is generally inelastic.
*
The countries separated by the Mac-Mahon Line are China and India.
*
The permission given to a bank customer to draw
cheques in excess of his current account balance is called an overdraft.
*
A proclamation of emergency, under Article 352, on account of
war or aggression requires approval of the Parliament within one month.
*
The first Defence Minister of India was Baldev
Singh.
*
Provincial Autonomy was introduced in India
by the Government of India Act, 1935.
*
The author of the classic book Life Divine is Aurobindo
Ghosh.
*
The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in
India was Sucheta Kripalani.
*
A parachute descends slowly whereas
a stone dropped from the same height falls rapidly, because a
parachute has a larger surface area and air resistance is more.
*
Jaduguda is associated with the mining of uranium.
*
Salim Ali was an eminent Ornithologist.
*
'Survey of India' is under the Ministry of
Science and Technology.
*
The President of India who was elected
unopposed was Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.
*
Ryder Cup is related with Golf.
*
In our Constitution, Economic Planning is
included in Concurrent list.
*
'NABARD' is associated with the development of agricultural
sector and rural area.
*
There are 19 strings on a Sarod.
*
The tallest bird is Ostrich.
*
Earthworm is called farmer's friend.
*
The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter.
*
The term 'gene' was coined by W.L.Johanssen
*
Protein is most important for the growth of children up to the age of 14.
*
Study of newly born up to the age of 3 months is
called Neonatology.
*
Liver does not secrete any digestive enzyme.
*
In a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of brotherhood and
peace, the UN General Assembly declared his birth anniversary, October 2, as
the International Day of Non-Violence.
*
The term 'GM food' refers to the food that is genetically modified.
*
The only ape of India found in hill
forests of Assam and Nagaland is Gibbon.
*
Free Trade refers to unrestricted exchange of goods and service.
*
Carbon dioxide gas is used as fire
extinguisher.
*
Bleaching powder is extensively used for sterilizing
water.
*
The mixtures of gases that are mainly stored as
a liquid under pressure in LPG cylinder are Propane and Butane.
*
The energy stored in a watch spring is potential energy.
*
The sensation of weightlessness in a
spacecraft in an orbit is due to the acceleration in the orbit which is equal to
the acceleration due to gravity outside.
*
The major constituent of air is nitrogen.
*
Bacteria are most likely to produce greenhouse gases such as nitrous
oxide and methane.
*
The largest
reflecting telescope of Asia is in Kavalur.
*
'Therm' is the unit of heat.
*
Cream gets separated out of milk when it is churned. This
is due to centripetal force.
*
Newton's 1st law of motion gives the concept of
inertia.
*
The process by which sun's rays reach the earth is radiation.
*
A pond of water appears less deep due to refraction.
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