Questions

The artificial kidney is the dialysis machine. Blood from the body is fed into the machine which removes nitrogenous wastes like urea and returns the blood back to the body.People with renal failure have to use this machine.

Turbines are machines powered by rotating blades.

Argentine Star Lionel Messi was chosen as the World’s Best Playmaker for the year 2016 on December 29, 2016, by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Messi topped the list with 172 points followed by Andres Iniesta at second spot with 66 points and Toni Kross third with 45 points.

1. The National Green Tribunal banned the use of ‘Chinese’ kite strings, made of nylon or any synthetic material on the grounds that it poses threat to life and environment.

2. The Tribunal directed all state governments to prohibit the “manufacture, sale, storage, purchase and use” of synthetic manja or nylon threads and all other synthetic strings used for flying kites with immediate effect.

3. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar ordered the authorities to ban import of any synthetic manja.

Concave type of glasses are used in the headlights of the vehicles as the light from the bulb which is at focus will converges out and spreads and reflects back parallely.