General Knowledge

1. Which bank has proposed to introduce Barcode – enabled ATMs? a) ICICI Bank b) RBI c) SBI d) PNB 2. In which state has the SBI recently started a windmill? a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat c) Rajasthan d) Tamil Nadu 3. Which state in India has recently opened blood bank for dogs? ...

For SSM Projects, Click Here The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established in 1966 with its headquarters at manila, Philippines. It has an international partnership of sixty-three nations. Our country is a founder member. What does it do? The bank makes efforts in promoting economic and social progress of its ...

Groundnut, an important oil seed crop is grown for both domestic and commercial purposes, farmers as well as householders face the biggest problem in its storage. Among other insect pests that attack groundnut is the most potential groundnut bruchid. It is the only insect species known to infest both kernels ...

San Jose Sale is an insect in the armoured scale family. Although it is as small as a pinhead, this insect causes mass destruction to a wide variety of trees and their fruit. The wind blows the scales from tree to tree, and upon arrival, they begin to eat a ...

The cloud of condensed vapour is called fog. When moist air meets cold surface of the Earth, some of the water vapour condenses on the particles of dust in air. The fog thus formed reduces the visibility of the observer for about a distance of 1 kilometre. Mist and fog are ...

Some vegetable crops can be cultivated in banana plantations as intercrops. You can grow brinjal, bhendi, tomato and several yam varieties as intercrops in banana. Multiple Cropping: Water and solid are the two basic components for successful agricultural practices. It  is easy to get a good yield if the soil and ...

Today we snap a picture and have it developed so easily. It is hard to believe that hundreds of years of experimenting were needed before this became possible. It was not invented by any single person. Between the 11th and 16th centuries obscura.” In enables them to show on paper ...

Embesocles (C495-C 435 B.C.): He was a Greek philosopher who lived in Sicily. He invented the theory that the Universe was composed of four fundamental elements: earth, air, fire and water. In medicine he taught that good health consisted of a balance of the four bodily ‘humors’, corresponding to the ...

A study by karolinska Institute, Sweden says that a healthy diet, which includes vegetable fruits and legumes, can help women beat heart attack. Something is a strict no and some physical activity a must. This can prevent 77 percent of heart attacks. American researchers found that children who watch television during ...

Infrared rays are rays resembling light rays, but undetectable by the human eye. They are also called heat rays. Infrared rays are given off by objects in relation to their temperature. Emission of infrared rays increases as an object gets hotter. The British Astronomer Sir William Hershel discovered infrared rays ...