GK 1- Govind III ,Rashtrakut king defeated the Pratihar ruler Nagabhatta I 2- Chambal river is an example of the superimposed drainage. 3-Burzahom site has yielded skeleton of dog along with human skeleton in burial. 4-Home Rule Movement in India became popular during the first World War. 5-The name by which Ashoka is generally reffered … Read more
GK/General Awareness 1-Joa de Castro, Portuguese Governor decisively defeated the Bijapur forces which advanced againt Goa 2-Mizoram state of India has the highest percentage of scheduled tribe population 3- Chandragupta II, Gupta King had another name Devagupta 4-Rana Kumbha,Rajput ruler is known to have written a book on music 5-Rajendra I, was celebrated with the … Read more
GK/General Awareness 1-Panthalassa ocean, according to Wegener, surrounded Pangaea on all sides 2- Coal is known as ‘Black Gold’ 3-Zainul Abedin, medieval Indian ruler prior to Akbar has been referred to as the ‘Akbar of Kashmir’. 4-Attorney General , law officer shall have the right to speak in both the Houses of Parliament. 5-European Union … Read more
GK/General Awareness 1-Mandamus is a writ which is an order of a court of law issued to a subordinate courtor an officer of government or a corporation or any other institution commanding the performance of certain acts or duties 2- Prohibition is a writ issued by a higher court to a lower court prohibiting it … Read more
Chemistry -Important One Liners 1- The most important ore of aluminium is bauxite 2- An alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating devices is nichrome 3- German silver is an alloy of zinc, copper and nickel 4-Balloons are filled with helium 5- The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is aluminium 6-The … Read more
Biology Endocrine Glands and Hormones * Endocrine glands lack ducts and are hence, called ductless glands. Their secretions are called hormones. * Hormone is a chemical produced by endocrine glands and released into the blood and transported to a distantly located target organ * The endocrine glands and hormone producing diffused tissues/cells located in different … Read more
Geography * Earth as a Planetary Body Like all planets in our solar system, Earth rotates on its own axis and goes around the Sun in a definite orbit. The orbit is the path of the Earth around the Sun. This orbit is on a uniform plane which is called the plane of the orbit. … Read more
History * Prakasam Barrage Vijayawada city is located at the head of the Krishna Delta on its northern bank. A barrage was built across the river at Vijayawada in 1853 by the British rulers. It is now called Prakasam Barrage. The water is diverted by this barrage into canals and is used to irrigate about … Read more
History 1-President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence was Acharya J B Kriplani (1946) 2-First joint session of Indian National Congress and Muslim League took place in Lucknow (1916) 3-National Song, Vande Mataram was first sung in the session of Calcutta (1896) 4-First split of Indian National Congress took place in 1907 … Read more
Geography 1-Continental Shelf -The border zone between land and sea with depth upto 200 mts is called continental shelf. 2-Continental slope-The complex relief of the ocean spread from 200mts to 3000 mts is called Continental slope. 3-Salinity-The total content of dissolved salts in sea water is called salinity. 4-Isohaline- A line joining the points in … Read more