General Knowledge

1) Which country assisted India in the establishment of Bokaro Steel Limited? 2) Where are the famous Petronas Twin Towers located? 3) Which of these is the first multipurpose river valley project in Independent India? A) Bhakra-Nangal Project b) Damodar Valley Corporation c) Hirakud Multipurpose Project d) Tungabhadra Multipurpose Project 4) Where is the ...

Liability: Legal responsibility. Premium: Payment of insurance. Comprehensive:  All embracing; Covering all e.g., a comprehensive vehicle policy. Indemnify: to protect or secure against damage, or loss, for e.g Insurance indemnifies the policy-holder against consequences of the risks covered. Void: Not valid; no longer binding. Contingency: Chance occurrence; something that may happen. Ascertain: To find out for ...

In all walks of life, whatever the profession or calling may be, we have irrritants around (unawares we become one too). But what really bothers us in the irritant that irritates us. We come home from office resentful. And unable to control our irritation now and then, we cast our ...

What is Rapid Eye Movement (REM)? Rapid Eye Movement (REM) is a phenomenon observed in sleeping people. REM has been calculated to take up to 20% of a normal night’s sleep and has been associated with the time spent dreaming. The sleeper passes in and out of REM sleep and although ...

Weather is what the air or atmosphere is like at anytime. No matter what the air is – Cold, Cool, Calm, Hot, Warm, Breezy, Windy, Dry, Moist or Wet – that us weather. It may be any combination of different amounts of heat, moisture, and motion in the air. And ...

When you read, you look at certain symbols and are able to get some meaning from them. For example, a kind of reading is going on when you read symbols on a road sign, or when an engineer reads the markings on a blue print. When we say “reading”, we usually ...

Walking is an excellent aerobic exercise and an inexpensive activity. It has many positive qualities as a fitness activity. It is a natural form of locomotion, It is a familiar exercise that is often ignored. It is indeed better than jogging. Walking is a slow and controlled activity. Since a walker ...

Bray: Loud, harsh cry, as from a donkey. Ambulatory: Mobile: Also pertaining to walking. Jib: Projecting arm of a crane. Also, triangular sail on a boat. Deferential: Respectful; yielding to someone else’s wishes or judgement. Manifestation: Evidence or indication of the nature of a person or thing. Snide: Insinuating, Sneering. Heterogeneous: Varied, consisting of unlike people ...

General Traces of water found on Moon. The Chandrayaan 1 probe had found traces of water across the surface of the moon. It now challenges the long-held view that the Earth’s natural satellite is bone dry. The spacecraft also found indications that water is being produced that water is being ...

Is someone happier because you passed his way today? Did you bring a smile to a clouded face when you did not turn away? Is someone’s burden lighter for just a little lift, a pleasant word, a little boost, or perhaps some little gift? Do you feel content and happy ...