Questions

1) G.V. Mavalankar (1952-56)

2) M.A. Ayyangar (1956-57 & 1957-62)

3) Hukam Singh (1962-67)

4) N. Sanjiva Reddy (1967-69)

5) Gurdial Singh Dhillon (1969-1971 & 1971-1975)

6) Bali Ram Bhagat (19976-77)

7) K.S. Hegde (1977-80)

8) Balram Jakhar (1980-1984 & 1984-1989)

9) Rabi Ray (1989-91)

10) Shivraj Patil (1991-96)

11) P.A. Sangma (1996-98)

12) G.M.C. Balayogi (1998-99 & 1999-2002)

 13) Manohar Joshi (2002-04)

14) Somnath Chatterjee (2004-09)

15) Meira Kumar (2009-14)

16) Sumitra Mahajan (2014-19)

17) Om Birla (2019 -)

A Disease which spreads by contact are Contagious.

Infectious diseases : These are caused by microscopic germs such as bacteria or viruses that get into the body and cause problems. Some but not all infectious diseases spread directly from one person to another. Infectious diseases that spread from person to person are said to be contagious. Some infections spread to people from an animal or insect, but are not contagious from another human. 

Contagious diseases such as the flu, colds, or strep throat spread from person to person in several ways. One way is through direct physical contact, like touching or kissing a person who has the infection. Another way is when an infectious microbe travels through the air after someone nearby sneezes or coughs.

Fatal Diseases : Diseases leading to failure or disaster.

Incurable Diseases : Diseases of a sick person not able to be cured.

Common properties of Minerals are :

1. All minerals are formed in a natural process.

2. Minerals are inorganic

3. Minerals are crystalline solids.

4. Every mineral is an element or compound with a definite chemical composition.

Life Cycle costing includes the costs from each phase of the project life cycle when the total investment costs are calculated. Answer A is incorrect because an opportunity cost is the difference between a chosen investment and the one that is passed up. Answer B is incorrect because sunk costs are costs that have been incurred and cannot be reversed. Answer C is incorrect because net present value (NPV) is the present value of cash inflows(benifits) minus the present value of cash outflows (costs).

The only gem of world made of a single element is Diamond.

Radioactive decay is likely to occur when the nuclei of an atom doesn't have enough binding energy to hold the nucleus together due to excess of rotons or nutrons in it.