Questions

On 22nd September 1921, Gandhi made a momentous decision to change his attire. From the elaborate Gujarati attire, he decided on a simple dhoti and shawl. This epoch-making decision was taken by Gandhiji in Madurai after he decided that he has to work for and with the with the poor people of India and how can he identify with them if he wears different clothes from them.

A food chain is the only chain we can eat.

The distance between two genes is measured with a unit called map unit. One map unit is equivalent to 1% recombination frequency.

Government can be classified in three manners:

(1) who participates,

(2) geographic distribution of power, and

(3) legislative/executive relationship.

Who can participate is generally broken down into two forms of government,

democracy or dictatorship

While the legislative/executive relationship is broken down into

presidential or parliamentary

The geographic distribution of power is broken down into unitary, federal, and confederation (confederal).

Confederal System of Government ::

A system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government.

Today, no nation follows a confederal system. Organizations, like the European Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States, are based on the ideas of a confederal system. Several nations make up these organizations, but they still retain the majority of their independence.

The highly energetic gamma particles can penetrate most compounds that stop by other types of radiation. However, lead, steel, or concrete can reduce the high energy of these particles, making them less penetrating.

Hence, Gamma radiation can be stopped by a several inches of lead or steel, or several meters of concrete.

Acute diabetes results in the formation of acetone in the body. Hence such patients smell of acetone.

A major Rabi Crop of India is wheat and barley in second place.

True, the greenhouse effect is caused solely by human activities such as deforrestation, depletion of natural resources and emission of CO2 by using vehicles, refrigerators and AC's.