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Sun -Planets -Comets – Important Points/Facts 1-Temperature = 6000 C on surface and 16 million C in core 2-Density = 1.41 times that of water 3-Age = 4.6 billion years 4-Diameter = 13,91,785 km (~1.3 million km) 5-Period of rotation = 25 days 9 hrs 6-Speed of rotation = 7179.73 km/hr (Earth’s rotational velocity = … Read more
Biology Cell 1- Robert Brown -Discovered Cell Nucleus in 1831 2-Schleiden and Schwann presented the cell theory, that all the plants and animals are composed of cells and that the cell is the basic unit of life. 3-Robert Hooke – Discovered and coined the term cell in 1665 4- It was possible to observe … Read more
Chemistry Glossary 1- Acid – Compound that gives off H+ ions in solution. 2-Base – Substance which gives off hydroxide ions (OH-) in solution. 3-Catalyst – Substance that speeds up a chemical process without actually changing the products of reaction. 4-Density – Mass per unit volume of a substance. 5-Effusion – Movement of gas molecules … Read more
Chemistry Atomic Structure ; introduction to periodic table 1-Created by Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907), the periodic table orders all known elements in accordance to their similarities 2-The periodic table is a chart that categorizes elements by “groups” and “periods.” All elements are ordered by their atomic number. 3-The atomic number is the number of protons per … Read more
Geography 1- India lies in the hemisphere – Northern and eastern 2-The state having largest area under waste land is Rajastan 3-Myanmar is closest to Andaman Islands 4-Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of India 5-Indus is a Trans- Himalayan river. 6-The two Volcanic islands in the Indian territory are Pamban and Barren 7- … Read more
History -One Liners 1- The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was Lahore 2-In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha’s First Sermon at Sarnath is Dharmachakra 3-The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the Aihole inscription 4-Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably a … Read more
Biology Diseases – Fungal Diseases in Humans 1- Moniliasis is one of the most common opportunistic diseases in AIDS patients 2-Candida albicans, a fungus is the etiological agent of moniliasis. Moniliasis is also known as mucocutaneous candidiasis. 3-Pigeon and Bat feces can carry Histoplasma capsulatum, the fungal agent of histoplasmosis. The infection is transmitted through … Read more
Biology Botany 1-Gas exchange in plants is carried out via simple diffusion. 2-Transpiration is the loss of water from the plant to the atmosphere into the form of vapor. 3-Transpiration occurs through the cuticle of the epidermis (cuticular transpiration) or through the ostioles of the stomata (stomatal transpiration). 4-Stomata (singular, stoma) are small specialized passageways … Read more
General Knowledge/General Awareness 1- Mesopotamian Civilization is considered as oldest civilization of the world Mesopotamian Civilization (4000 BC – 6th Cen. BC) Egyptain Civilization (3400 BC – 1000 BC) Harappan Civilization (2500 BC – 1750 BC) Chinese Civilization (1765 BC – 250 BC) 2-Aeschylus was the founder of Greek tragedy, he was author of … Read more
One Liner GK Questions Gold metal is non toxic in nature Gobar gas contains mainly Methane In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of barium Mercury transition metal is in liquid state HClO4 oxyacid of halogen has maximum acidic nature Vitamin D is most readily manufactured in our bodies Titanium is the element … Read more