admin 1-Trachoma is a disease of eyes 2-Copper Sulphate Pentahydrate is the chemical name of blue vitriol 3-Calcium Oxide is Quick lime. 4-Sodium Chloride is the chemical name of table salt/common salt 5-Chemical name of Plaster of Paris is Calcium Sulphate half hydrate 6-Astatine is the rarest element on earth. 7-Mercury is the only metal … Read more
GK 1-Kabir award is given for contribution to poetry. 2-Contribution to Science and Technology field is honoured by the Kalinga award 3-The Annual Academy awards are better known as Oscar Award 4-Red Cross won the Nobel Peace Prize for the first time in 1917. 5-Pundit Ravi Shankar has won the Polar Music Award instituted by … Read more
Important lakes of India 1. Kolleru Lake is largest lake in India.It is in Andhra Pradesh . It is located between Krishna and Godavari delta. 2. Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan is India’s largest inland salt lake. The state of Mahabharata mentions the Sambhar Lake as part of the kingdom of the demon king Brishparva. 3. … Read more
Andhra Pradesh -Important Points 1- Andhra Pradesh has often been called the ‘food bowl of the south.’ 2-Andhra Pradesh is situated on the south eastern coast of India and is the eighth largest state in India. 3-Andhra Pradesh has varied topography; Telangana, Orissa and Chhattisgarh are in north of it, Bay of Bengal is … Read more
ATOM Atoms are very small, they are smaller than anything that we can imagine or compare with. Relative Sizes Radii (in m) Example 10–1 Watermelon 10–2 Ant 10–10 Atom of hydrogen 10–8 Molecule of haemoglobin 10–4 Grain of sand 10–9 Molecule of water Dalton was the first scientist to use the symbols for elements in … Read more
Matter – Solution – Important Points , Concept 1- Early Indian philosophers classified matter in the form of five basic elements – the ‘Panch Tatva’– air, earth, fire, sky and water 2-Kelvin is the SI unit of temperature, 00 C =273.16 K. For convenience, we take 00 C = 273 K after rounding off the … Read more
Our Environment & Eco System 1-An ecosystem consists of biotic componentscomprising living organisms and abiotic components comprising physical factors like temperature, rainfall, wind, soil and minerals 2-The Government of India has instituted an ‘Amrita Devi Bishnoi National Award for Wildlife Conservation’ in the memory of Amrita Devi Bishnoi, who in 1731 sacrificed her life along … Read more
Geography -Means Of Transport 1-Trade between two countries is called international trade. It may take place through sea, air or land routes. 2- Shah Suri Marg is called National Highway No.1, between Delhi and Amritsar. 3-National Highway-7 is the longest and traverses 2, 369 km between Varanasi and Kanyakumari via Jabalpur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore and … Read more
GK – Plants, Political Leaders, Computer 1-Mesophytes are the plants that needs moderate amounts of moisture for growth. 2-Hydrophytes are the plants that will only grow in water or in a very moist environment 3- Heliophytes are the plants that can survive and grow in direct sunlight or that grows best in direct sunlight 4-Tropophytes … Read more
General Awareness 1-Anjum Chopra, a former Indian captain, has become the first Indian woman cricketer to get the prestigious honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). 2-The United Nations charter, the seminal treaty of the UN, has been translated into Sanskrit by Dr Jitendra Kumar Tripathi 3-The United Nations Charter was signed on … Read more