General Awareness

The United Nations Organization (UNO) was officially established on 24 October 1945, following the ratification of the UN Charter.

The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution were inspired by the Constitution of Ireland, which had adopted them from the Spanish Constitution.

The slogan 'Do Boond Zindagi Ki' (Two drops of life) is the famous campaign slogan for the Pulse Polio immunization program in India.

Homi J. Bhabha is widely recognized as the father of the Indian nuclear program for his foundational work in establishing the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and the Atomic Energy Establishment.

Kenya is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and has played in World Cups, but it does not hold 'Test' status, which is reserved for full members.

Advection refers to the horizontal transfer of heat or other properties by the movement of air or water. Convection is vertical movement, while conduction is transfer through direct contact.

Trygve Lie, a Norwegian politician, served as the first Secretary General of the United Nations from 1946 to 1952. Dag Hammarskjoeld was the second, U Thant was the third, and Kurt Waldheim was the fourth.

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun leader who founded the Khudai Khidmatgar movement. He was known as the Frontier Gandhi for his adherence to non-violent resistance and his close association with Mahatma Gandhi.

The Godavari River is often called Dakshin Ganga or the Ganges of the South due to its length and the vast area it drains in peninsular India. While the Cauvery is sometimes called the Dakshin Bharat ki Ganga, Godavari is the standard answer for Dakshin Ganga.

Article 14 of the Indian Constitution guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the laws within the territory of India. Articles 15-18 further elaborate on aspects of the Right to Equality.

According to the Montevideo Convention, the four essential elements of a state are population, territory (area), government, and sovereignty. Administration is a function of the government, not a primary element of the state itself.

Clouds float because their density is lower than that of the surrounding air. This buoyancy allows them to remain suspended in the atmosphere.

The Allahabad Pillar inscription, also known as the Prayag Prashasti, was composed by Harisena and details the military conquests and achievements of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.

Mahatma Gandhi regarded Gopal Krishna Gokhale as his political mentor or guru. Gokhale was a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress and a social reformer.

Saadat Khan (Burhan-ul-Mulk) was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of Awadh in 1722. He was appointed as the governor of the province by the Mughal emperor.

Iltutmish is considered the first sovereign sultan of Delhi because he received the formal investiture (manshur) from the Abbasid Caliph, which gave his rule legal legitimacy and independence from the Ghurid rulers.

The Government of India appointed the first National Income Committee in August 1949, with P.C. Mahalanobis as the chairman, to compile national income estimates.

In a socialist economy, the state or the government owns and controls the means of production, distribution, and exchange to ensure equitable resource allocation.

Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacteria. The fungus provides structure and protection, while the alga provides food through photosynthesis.

According to the 2001 Census of India, the average annual exponential growth rate of the population for the decade 1991-2001 was approximately 1.93 percent.

The urinary bladder is a hollow muscular organ that stores urine produced by the kidneys until it is excreted from the body through the urethra.

Diesel engines have a higher compression ratio than gasoline engines, which leads to greater thermal efficiency and better fuel economy, making them ideal for heavy vehicles that require significant power.

The Sun is the star at the center of our solar system and is the closest star to the Earth, located at an average distance of about 150 million kilometers.

Inner transition elements consist of the lanthanide series (14 elements) and the actinide series (14 elements), totaling 28 elements in the f-block of the periodic table.

Light travels from the Sun to the Earth at a speed of approximately 300,000 km/s. The average distance is 150 million km, resulting in a travel time of about 500 seconds, which is 8 minutes and 20 seconds.