General Awareness

Dinosaurs are biologically classified as reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era and became extinct approximately 66 million years ago.

The adult human skeletal system consists of 206 bones.

A sudden drop in atmospheric pressure is a classic indicator of an approaching storm or cyclonic weather system.

According to Archimedes' principle, an object floats if the density of the fluid is greater than the density of the object. Adding salt to water increases the density of the solution until it exceeds the density of the egg.

Graphite is used in nuclear reactors to slow down fast neutrons produced by fission, making them more likely to cause further fission reactions. This makes it a moderator.

The average red blood cell (RBC) count for an adult male is typically in the range of 4.7 to 6.1 million cells per microliter, with 5.0 million being the standard reference value.

Fructose is the sweetest naturally occurring sugar, significantly sweeter than sucrose and glucose.

Kiran Desai won the Man Booker Prize in 2006 for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss'.

Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament that is traditionally played on grass courts.

Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India and is located in the state of Manipur.

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council are China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA. The People's Republic of China is one of these members.

Satyameva Jayate is the national motto of India, inscribed below the National Emblem. It originates from the Mundaka Upanishad.

The United Nations General Assembly declared September 21 as the International Day of Peace. It is dedicated to world peace and the absence of war.

The 2011 APEC ministerial meeting was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States. It brought together leaders and ministers from member economies.

In 1997, Hong Kong fell victim to avian influenza in which both poultry and humans being affected. The first occurrence of the H5N1 virus on humans led to 18 people being hospitalized and 6 of them falling victim to it. 1·5 million chickens were killed in an attempt to eliminate the sources of the infection. One conclusion however was that the virus spread mainly from birds to humans.

Deepak Chopra is a well-known author and speaker who wrote Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, which explores the connection between mind and body in aging.

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child outlines rights like education, health, and protection, but marriage is not considered a child right; rather, the convention aims to prevent child marriage.

Brian Lara holds the record for the highest individual score in a Test match innings, scoring 400 not out against England in 2004.

Vitamin A is a group of compounds that plays an important role in vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell division and cell differentiation (in which a cell becomes part of the brain, muscle, lungs, blood or other specialized tissue). Vitamin A helps regulate the immune system, which helps prevent or fight off infections by making white blood cells that destroy harmful bacteria and virus.
Vitamin A may also help lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) fight infections more effectively.

Gunpowder, also known as black powder, is a traditional mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate (nitre).

According to the principle of conservation of angular momentum, increasing the moment of inertia by spreading hands outwards will decrease the angular speed.

Sweat glands in mammals are primarily used for thermoregulation, as the evaporation of sweat helps cool the body down.