General Awareness

Typhoons are the specific name given to tropical cyclones that occur in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, affecting regions like China and Japan.

Since there is a vacuum between the Earth and the Sun, heat cannot travel by conduction or convection, which require a medium. Radiation is the only way heat can travel through a vacuum.

Ornithology is the branch of zoology that deals with the scientific study of birds.

The coordinates 15 degrees E and 25 degrees S are located in southern Africa, which is the location of the Kalahari Desert.

A micron (or micrometer) is defined as one millionth of a meter, which is 10^-6 meters.

Local time is determined by the position of the sun in the sky at a specific longitude. When the sun is at its highest point (solar noon), it is 12:00 local time.

Henry David Thoreau wrote the essay 'Civil Disobedience', which significantly influenced later leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

Das Kapital is a foundational theoretical text in materialist philosophy, economics, and politics written by Karl Marx.

Thomas Paine wrote 'Rights of Man' in 1791, defending the French Revolution and arguing for human rights.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the permanent President (Chairman) of the Constituent Assembly of India.

In the Rigveda, Indra is frequently referred to as 'Purandara', which means 'the destroyer of forts'.

Satyendranath Tagore, the elder brother of Rabindranath Tagore, was the first Indian to pass the Indian Civil Service examination in 1863.

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to establish direct trade relations with India, starting with Vasco da Gama's arrival in 1498.

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and is located inland on the banks of the Nile, not on the coast; therefore, it is not a sea port.

According to the Constitution of India, the Governor of a state holds office during the pleasure of the President.

Under Article 165 of the Indian Constitution, a person must be qualified to be appointed as a Judge of a High Court to be appointed as the Advocate General of a state.

Graphite is a pure form of carbon, which is a chemical element. Silica, magnesia, and glass are compounds or mixtures.

Hay fever and asthma are immune system responses to environmental triggers, which classifies them as allergies. They are not caused by nutrient deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, or degenerative cellular processes.

The British Parliament is historically referred to as the Mother of Parliaments because it served as the model for many other democratic legislative systems worldwide. The term was popularized by John Bright in 1865.

A catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction by providing an alternative pathway with a lower activation energy. It remains chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction.