UPSC Current Affairs Preparation: The Hindu Analysis Watch expert analysis of ‘The Hindu’ dated 6th December 2019. Important news and views to... View Article
UPSC 2019: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Dec 07 - Dec 13 with Multiple Choice Questions and answers for IAS Exam Preparation other... View Article
Boron is a metalloid. Boron is a chemical element with the atomic number of five that is present in the earth's crust and in the solar system.... View Article
Answer: D2O is known as heavy water. Heavy water is a compound which is made up of oxygen and deuterium, a heavier isotope of hydrogen which is... View Article
Answer: Cell in Latin means little room. Every living species is made up of cells, the cell is referred to as a fundamental unit of life.... View Article
Blood is purified by dialysis. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs responsible for filtering the blood and removing waste. Healthy kidneys... View Article
A force couple is defined as two equal and opposite forces which act in a different line and contributes to the rotation of the body in a certain... View Article
Cellulose acetate (rayon) is a semi-synthetic polymer. Paul Schutzenberger first prepared it in 1865. Commercially, cellulose acetate is made... View Article
CCl4 cannot be used as an insecticide. Carbon tetrachloride was first prepared in 1839. German-born French scientist Henri Victor Regnault... View Article
Alkanes are non-polar in nature and hence dissolve in non -polar solvents like Carbon tetrachloride. Alkanes, or saturated hydrocarbons,... View Article
Acids turn blue litmus red. When blue litmus paper is placed in an acidic substance, it will turn red. However, if placed in a substance that is... View Article
Time has the SI unit second. Scientists have measured the world's smallest unit of time, and it's called the zeptosecond. It was recorded by a... View Article
Black soil is a type of residual soil. These soils are locally known as the ‘Regur Soil’ or the ‘Black Cotton Soil’. Black cotton soil (regur... View Article
The body's weight on earth is equal to the force with which the body is attracted towards the earth. Its SI unit is Newton. Weight is a measure... View Article
Acute diseases last for a concise period of time. Acute illnesses generally develop suddenly and last a short time, often only a few days or... View Article
Lustrous is defined as metals that have a shiny appearance. The shiny appearance of the metals is called metallic lustre. Metals have the... View Article
The SI unit for speed is m/s. The formula for speed is speed = distance ÷ time. Distance is in metres (m), and time is in seconds (s), so the... View Article
Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide used in packing frozen items is an example of molecular solid. Dry Ice is the common name for solid carbon... View Article
Answer: The SI unit of impulse is Newton-seconds(Ns) or kg m/s. A large amount of force acting on an object for a short time interval is... View Article
