General Knowledge Questions

As water is cooled from 4 deg C to 0 deg C, the water reaches its freezing point and starts forming ice crystals. Then the volume of that ice cubes increases and its density decreases. Hence, it is the reason that ice will float on water as ice has less density than the water.

The major greenhouse gases (GHG’s) solely responsible for greenhouse effect are Carbon dioxide, Ozone, Methane and Water vapor. Although these gases comprise 1% of our atmosphere, they act like a thick warm blanket outside that surrounds this planet and regulate climate control. Greenhouse effect is not bad. In fact, it is needed for all of us to survive on planet Earth. In short, the greenhouse effect is nothing but a naturally occurring process designed by nature that aids in heating earth’s surface and helps to maintain ecological balance.

Now, while some of that heat dissipates into space, some of it burns along the atmosphere, and some of it penetrates the atmosphere and finds its way into the lower atmosphere and the planet’s surface. This in turn raises the average temperature of the Earth. Therefore, the increase in the Earth’s surface temperature due to increase in the number of greenhouse gases leads to global warming.

Causes of Green House Effects ::

* Burning of Fossil Fuels

* Deforestation 

* Increase in Population

* Farming

* Industrial Waste and Landfills.

Blue Zone is the hottest part of the flame that is where the flame has the most Oxygen and you are getting complete combustion. It is about 1400 degrees Centigrades. The Reddish part (Non - Luminous Zone) is the coolest part, about 800 deg C.

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first wicketkeeper in world cricket to effect 100 stumpings in One Day Internationals. He broke the record of former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara.

Fat is completely digested in the small intestine of the body.

The art and science of map making is called Cartography.

The standard deduction of Rs. 40,000 is seek to provide relief to salaried tax payers in the Budget proposals in place of the present exemption allowed for transport allowance and reimbursement of miscellaneous medical expenses.

A change to the Constitution is called as An Amendment.

An Amendment ::

An Amendment is ratified after two-thirds of the House and Senate approve of the proposal and send it to the states for a vote. That Convention can propose as many amendments as it deems necessary. Then, three-fourths of the states must affirm the proposed Amendment.