General Knowledge Questions

It was on February 28th, 1928 that CV Raman announced  his discovery of New radiation-subsequently named the Raman Effect- that won him the Noble prize.

Andhra Pradesh's TDP - Telugu Desam Party, today i.e on 16th March 2018 quit the NDA government at the Centre a week after two of its ministers resigned from the Union cabinet over the issue of special status for Andhra Pradesh.

New York City, London, and Tokyo are the richest cities in the world 2018, according to their ranks.

The Sahara is the largest non-polar desert in the world. The Sahara is the largest hot desert and the third largest desert in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic.

The desert covers large sections of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia. It covers 9 million square kilometers (3,500,000 sq mi), amounting to 31% of Africa.

Its borders include the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Red Sea to the east.

There are two major forms of democratic government.

I. Parliamentary
II. Presidential

The citizens elect the leaders in democratic government.

The main difference is legislative and executive branches.

Executive - head of government
Legislative - how laws are made

I. Parliamentary democratic government : (example - United Kingdom )

1. Parliament = Legislature (Laws)
2. Parliament controls the power
3. Head of government is a prime minister chosen by the legislature
4. Prime minister and cabinet are members of the legislature
5. Prime minister answers to the legislature (fusion of powers)
6. The government will stay in office for a specified period unless the prime minister loses support of the majority on an important vote.
7. If this occurs- the P.M. must resign and elections are held immediately.

II. Presidential democratic government : (example - United States of America)

1. The executive and legislative branches are separate bodies elected independently by the citizens.
2. Separation of Powers
3. There are checks and balances where each branch can overrule the other.
4. The president answers to the voters, not the legislature.
5. The people elect the president, and elections are held at set intervals.

Panacea, also known as panchrest, is a medicine supposed remedy that is claimed to cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. It is named after the Greek goddess of universal remedy Panakeia.