Questions

The `fork()’ used to create a new process from an existing process. The new process is called the child process, and the existing process is called the parent. We can tell which is which by checking the return value from `fork()’. The parent gets the child’s pid returned to him, but the child gets 0 returned to him.

ALU in computer stands for Arithmetic Logic Unit.

Gammaxene, D.D.T. & Bleaching powder are important compounds of Chlorine.

How the name changed has so many stories. One of them is

In the beginning, Mahabharata has 8800 Slokas and after that it reached to 24000 Slokas. And then it was named as The Great Bharata i.e, Mahabharata.

The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature”, was launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the Indira Gandhi Memorial in the presence of former ministers, bureaucrats and environmentalists who worked closely with her to frame some of country’s landmarks wildlife and environment laws. Renowned mountaineer Capt Manmohan Singh Kohli recalled how Gandhi once told him “please call me as a daughter of the mountains”. The book has been written by former Union minister Jairam Ramesh and it has been published by Simon & Schuster.