General Knowledge Questions

In general, polar solvents dissolve polar solutes, and nonpolar solvents dissolve nonpolar solutes.
As water molecules are polar, polar molecules dissolves in water.

The kilowatt hour (kW⋅h) is a composite unit of energy equivalent to one kilowatt (1 kW) of power sustained for one hour.

One watt is equal to 1 J/s. One kilowatt hour is 3.6 megajoules.

IRQ-0 is the system timer commonly use in all computers. In a computer, IRQ is an interrupt request which acts as a hardware signal sent to the processor that temporarily stops a running program and allows a special program, an interrupt handler, to run instead.

Cast iron is a group of iron-carbon alloys with a carbon content greater than 2% and is a brittle material.

Its usefulness derives from its relatively low melting temperature.

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on Karur Vysya Bank for non-compliance of its directives on Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC).

Emphysema is a condition that involves damage to the walls of the air sacs (alveoli) of the lung i.e, primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the alveoli.

First, emphysema causes holes to gradually form inside the lungs' air sacs, thereby weakening their internal structure and inhibiting the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.