Mushroom rocks, also called Rock pedestals, are one of the most striking manifestations of the processes of ?
- Water Erosion
- Wind Erosion
- Gravity Erosion
- None of the above
Which among the following kinds of lenses are used to treat Astigmatism?
- Convex Lens
- Concave Lens
- Bifocal Lens
- Cylindrical
Explanation:
Astigmatism is due to imperfect spherical nature of eye lens. The focal length of eye lens is in two orthogonal directions become different so they cannot see objects in two orthogonal directions simultaneously. This defect in direction can be removed by using cylindrical lens in a particular direction.
Which Indian organisation has designed and build the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam memorial?
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently inaugurated the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam memorial at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on July 27, 2017. The event coincides with the second death anniversary of Dr Kalam. The memorial has been designed and established by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and has been built at a cost of about 20 crore rupees. The memorial will reflect India’s diversity and various cultures and will pay homage to Kalam’s life, displaying replicas of rockets and missiles that the late ace scientist worked on. On this occasion, Prime Minister Modi has flagged off the mobile science exhibition bus “Kalam Sandesh Vahini” which shall travel across various States of the country and reach Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on October 15, which marks the birth anniversary of the former President.
In which among the following provinces of India, the first signs of unrest during the mutiny of 1857 appeared?
- Madras
- Bombay
- Punjab
- Bengal, Bihar and Odisha
- Agra
- Ajmer
- Delhi
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Izeltutmish
- Ghiyyasuddin Tuglaq
- Feroze Shah Tughlaq
- Sikander Lodhi
- Ram Tanu Lahiri
- Henry Vivian Dorozev
- Rasik Kumar Malik
- Piyare Chand Mitra
Explanation:
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809 –1831) was assistant headmaster of Hindu College, Kolkata, a radical thinker and one of the first Indian educators to disseminate Western learning and science among the young men of Bengal. He constantly encouraged them to think freely, to question and not to accept anything blindly. His teachings inspired the development of the spirit of liberty, equality and freedom. His activities brought about intellectual revolution in Bengal. It was called the Young Bengal Movement and his students, also known as Derozians, were fiery patriots.
- Dinbandhu Mitra
- Madhusudan Datta
- Kali Prasanna Sinha
- Bhudeva Mukherjee
- Rajasthan
- Gujarat
- Maharashtra
- Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
Malwa Plateau is spread in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
- David Beasley
- Nikki Haley
- Josette Sheeran
- James Morris
Explanation:
David Muldrow Beasley, the former Governor of South Carolina, will be the new executive director of the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP). He will succeed Ertharin Cousin, who has been the WFP executive director since 2012. The WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian organ
ization that provides food assistance to an average of 80 million people in 75 countries each year. The headquarters of the WFP is located at Rome, Italy.