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What is a Gnomon?

The Babylonian instrument Gnomon is the part of a sundial that casts the shadow, and was a thin rod, or any object with a sharp tip or a...

January 4, 2011

What is difference between Deflation and Abrasion in Geography?

Wind erodes the Earth’s surface by removal of loose, fine-grained particles by turbulent eddy actions and it is called Deflation. Regions which experience intense and sustained erosion are...

January 4, 2011

What is Imago Mundi?

Maps are as old as 9th century BC and they come from ancient Babylon. The ancient best known map is Imago Mundi, which dates back to 600 BC....

January 4, 2011

Quiz 473: GS for Public Service Examinations

123456789101. Nokrek Biosphere reserve is located in which of the following states?AssamMeghalayaManipurTripura2. (ABC/AR) programme is for the control of which of the following diseases?RabiesMalariaDengueZoonoses3. Bring out the only...

January 4, 2011

Quiz 472: GK Questions For All Examinations

123456789101. Consider the following:  Foreign Direct Investments Foreign Institutional Investments  American Depository Receipts  Global Depository Receipts In context with the “Sources of Foreign Exchange Reserves” which among the...

January 3, 2011

What are Aghoni & Bhogali?

‘Aghoni’, is a ‘soak and eat variety’ of rice that is fit to be consumed just by soaking it in normal water for 40 minutes without any boiling...

January 2, 2011

What is difference between Civil liability and no-fault Liability?

A Liability in legal sense is a situation when person(s) or organization (s) is held legally responsible for something. The legal liability may be Civil or Criminal. While...

January 2, 2011

What is a Supersonic Missile?

Speed of an object such as missile moving through any media like air, or water compared to speed of sound at certain physical conditions is measured in Mach....

January 2, 2011

Quiz 471: GK Questions for All Examinations

123456789101. Which among the following is correct about Bhaddasala?He was a poet in the court of Chandragupta MauryaHe was the general of the Nanda ArmyHe was an ambassador of...

January 2, 2011

Which Planets are Jovian Planets?

The Gas Giants are known as Jovian Planets. The Gas giants of the solar system viz. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called Jovian Planets. The term is...

January 2, 2011

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