Questions

Alum is a common alum, potassium aluminum sulphate K2SO4.Al2SO43.24H2O which makes colloidally suspended impurities in water such as clay to settle down.

ICICI Bank topped the list of banks that witnessed the most number of frauds during April-December period of 2016 with state-owned SBI taking the second spot, RBI data said.

Fuse Wire is Made of an alloy of Tin and Lead.

If too high a current flows, the element rises to a higher temperature and either directly melts, or else melts a soldered joint within the fuse, opening the circuit. Thefuse element is made of an alloy of Tin and Lead to provide stable and predictable characteristics.

Income easticity of demand measures the responsiveness of demand for any goods to changes in income. With increase in incomes generally the demand for farm products like rice wheat etc, will not change drastically. With income increase, demand for luxuries such as consumer durables etc will increase. The income elasticity  of demand for farm products is thus low.

Dispur will make CT scans, X-rays and blood tests free in all government hospitals in Assam except those in the medical colleges. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed the Assembly during question hour that chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate the new scheme on May 11. The service will be outsourced to a private organisation but the cost will be borne by the government. The free service – not for medical colleges – will be started with 35 hospitals and expanded to 500 smaller health centres.