General Awareness

The Tehri Dam is built on the Bhagirathi River in the state of Uttarakhand, India.

Alberuni (Al-Biruni) wrote the 'Kitab-ul-Hind' in the 11th century, which provides a detailed account of Indian culture and society during that era.

Correct Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Correct Answer: Sabarmati

After the Kalinga War, Ashoka was deeply moved by the teachings of the Buddhist monk Upagupta, who initiated him into Buddhism.

The English East India Company established early trading posts in Surat (Gujarat), Bengal, and along the Coromandel Coast (like Masulipatnam and Madras). Goa was a major Portuguese stronghold and not an early English trading post.

Tarn lakes are small mountain lakes formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier. They are typically found in temperate highland regions where glacial activity has occurred.

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground; it shares the same cyclonic (rotating) nature as a cyclone, though on a much smaller scale.

Henry Harris is credited with the first successful fusion of somatic cells from different species, specifically human and mouse cells, in 1965. This work was foundational for somatic cell genetics.

The first electron microscope was developed by Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska at the Technical University of Berlin in 1931. This invention revolutionized biological and material imaging.

Correct Answer: Hyderabad-Secunderabad

Neurospora crassa, commonly known as the pink bread mold, has been a model organism for genetic studies since the 1940s, particularly for its role in the one-gene-one-enzyme hypothesis.

The Heliodorus pillar is an ancient Indian stone column erected around 113 BCE by Heliodorus, a Greek ambassador to the court of the Shunga king Bhagabhadra.

The Quit India Movement was officially launched by the Indian National Congress at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay on August 8, 1942.

Abul Fazl, the court historian of Akbar, mentions the discovery of the New World (America) in his work, the Akbarnama.

The vast swampy regions of Siberia, such as the West Siberian Plain, are largely due to the combination of cold temperatures, which limit evaporation, and the presence of permafrost, which prevents drainage.

Optical fibres transmit data using light pulses that are confined within the core by total internal reflection, which occurs when light hits the boundary between the core and cladding at a specific angle.

Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac insect (Laccifer lacca) on trees in the forests of India and Thailand.

Correct Answer: printing for the blind

Anthracite is the highest rank of coal, characterized by its hard, shiny black appearance and the highest carbon content, which results in the highest calorific value.

Mir was a Soviet space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001.

Interferons are a group of signaling proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of several viruses, helping to inhibit viral replication.

Tomatoes contain oxalates, which can contribute to the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones in susceptible individuals.

Correct Answer: Ramanand

In metallic conductors, electric current is defined as the net flow of electrons through the material.