Questions

The United States subprime mortgage crisis was a nationwide financial crisis, occurring between 2007 and 2010, that contributed to the U.S. recession of December 2007 –June 2009.It was triggered by a large decline in home prices after the collapse of a housing bubble, leading to mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures and the devaluation of housing-related securities.

Panama Canal is called the 'Gateway of the Pacific'.

The photoelectric effect pointed to the particle properties of light, which had been considered to be a wave phenomenon. Particles like electron and protons have both particle like and wave like behavior. Thus, according to de Broglie, all the material particles in motion possess wave characteristics. Although the dual nature of matter is applicable to all material objects but it is significant for microscopic bodies only.

Fossil fuels energy source generates the least greenhouse gases. Of them, i.e, oil, natural gas and coal, natural gas source generates the least greenhouse gases.

The ruling of ‘None of The Above’ (NOTA) option will not be applicable for voting in Rajya Sabha elections was made by a bench of Justices comprising CJI Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court.