Analyst Questions

One atomic mass unit (AMU) is equal to the one-twelfth the mass of one carbon-12 atom.

Nullification is the legal theory that a state has the right to nullify (invalidate) any federal law that it deems unconstitutional

So far, there have not been any situations where this tactic has actually held up, though. In each case, nullification has failed.

The new governor of Andhra Pradesh is Biswa Bushan Harichandan. He is a senior BJP leader and will succeed ESL Narasimhan, who had held the gubernatorial post in various states for last 13 years which includes 10 years in Andhra Pradesh.

In the novel entitled 1984 by George Orwell's, "War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength;" is one of the three slogans of the entity known only as “The Party,” English Socialist Party ("INGSOC" for short) of Oceania.

It means "describes the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts."

The India's commerce and industry ministry has started the exercise to revise base year to 2017-18 for computation of wholesale inflation with a view to present more realistic picture of the price situation

In May last year, the government revised the base year for WPI-based inflation to 2011-12 to give a better indication of changes in prices of commodities.

The new index, with 2017-18, is expected to have new items, which would provide a more realistic picture of price rise and its impact on people.

Most of the additions could be in the manufactured products category. Currently, the index has a total of 697 items, including primary articles, fuel and power and manufactured products.

The hormone gibberellin was discovered in the country Japan.

The energy in most ecosystems comes from sun light.

Skimming is the removal of any material or particles that are floating on the surface. Hence, Removal of oil and grease from sewage - waste water is called as skimming.