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Though this is essentially a Committee of the House of the people (Having 15 members from that house), by an agreement between the two houses, 7 members from the other Houses are also associated with this committee, in order to strengthen it.

Refractive Index of glass with respect to water can be calculated by 

(Refractive Index of glass with respect to air) × (1/Refractive Index of water with respect to air)

We know that,

Refractive Index of glass with respect to air = 4/3

Refractive index of water with respect to air = 3/2

Hence, Refractive Index of glass with respect to water = (4/3) x (2/3) = 8/9.

The Asia Pacific Summit 2018 began in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, which is used to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber.

Hence, it was an important invention because it dramatically reduced the amount of time it took to separate cotton seeds from cotton fiber.

The main excretory organs of insects and spiders are Malpighian tubules.

In Germany an important system of canals has been built in the low lying land between the Baltic Heights and the mountains in the southern part of the country. The Channels cut by these Ice-age rivers and later abandoned, have made it comparatively easy to join up the present river by canals which assist considerably in the movement of heavy goods in the north German Plain