General Knowledge Questions

A spreadsheet contains both rows and columns.

By seeing the color of the nose we can determine the age of lions.

Under the chairmanship of Ashoka Mehta, the Janata Government appointed a committee on Panchayat Raj system in December 1977. They have made 132 recommendations to revive and strengthen the declining Panchayati Raj system in the country. As a result of this report, the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal passed new legislation.

The Contingency Fund of India was constituted in 1950, by an act of parliament (Article 267). The Fund has been placed at the disposal of the president, who can make advances out of the Fund to meet unforeseen expenditure. The expenses must be subsequently authorised by Union Parliament (Articles 115, 116) and recovered through additional, supplementary or excess grants.

The kidneys deactivate vitamin D and stimulate the activity of osteoclasts is wrong among the functions of kidneys.

The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs in the renal system. They help the body pass waste as urine. They also help filter blood before sending it back to the heart.

The kidneys perform many crucial functions, including:

• maintaining overall fluid balance.
• regulating and filtering minerals from the blood.
• filtering waste materials from food, medications, and toxic substances.
• creating hormones that help produce red blood cells, promote bone health, and regulate blood pressure.