General Knowledge Questions

Strength of concrete increases with increase in water cement ratio as the strength of the cement is directly proportional to water cement ratio.

The term 'degrees of newness' is associated with degree of design change. How much the design changes that much newness comes in it.

Italian sonnets have 14 lines and are written in iambic pentameter. They are divided into two sections: the octave and the sestet. The octave of an Italian sonnet consists of the first eight lines of the poem. It follows an ABBAABBA rhyme pattern.

Cellular respiration is the three-step process by which cells make ATP using glucose and oxygen.

Oxygen and glucose are both reactants in the process of cellular respiration. The main product of cellular respiration is ATP, waste products include carbon dioxide and water.

CFS Scheme means Concessional Financing Scheme. 

Under the CFS, the Govt. of India has been supporting Indian Entities bidding for strategically important infrastructure projects abroad since 2015-16.

The Union Cabinet has recently approved Extension of Concessional Financing Scheme (CFS) to support Indian Entities bidding for strategically important infrastructure projects abroad.

Sukumar Sen, a civil servant who served as the first Chief Election Commissioner of India from 21 March 1950 to 19 December 1958.