Quick Revision ( Science Series, Art 2): Nuclear Technology, Radioactivity And Its Application

Quick Revision ( Science Series, Art 2):   Nuclear Technology, Radioactivity And Its Application     Nuclear technology:        Nuclear technology is technology that involves the nuclear reaction of atomic nuclei. Among the notable nuclear technologies are Nuclear Reactors, nuclear medicine and nuclear weapons.   BASIC CONCEPTS: Nuclear Energy: The energy produced due to changes in the … Read more

Respiratory Quotient

–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Fermentation Which of the following is the most efficient type of respiration? (A) Aerobic respiration (B) Anaerobic respiration (C) Photosynthesis (D) Fermentation Which of the following is the equation for aerobic respiration? (A) C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP (B) C6H12O6 + 2ADP … Read more

Social empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism

Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism   Social Empowerment In societal development, conception of empowerment has vital role. This phrase is linked with Secularism and national amalgamation. The consequences of Communalism are ruinous. Causes of Communalism There are numerous of causes for the occurrence of communalism. First is the tendency of the Minorities. The Muslims fail to … Read more

Distribution of major natural resources of World-Water, Soils, Forests in reference to South and South-East Asia

Distribution of major natural Resources of World-Water, Soils,  Forests in reference to South and South-East Asia     Distribution of key Natural Resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent) Natural resources are highly valued because human beings are dependent on them to fulfil their fundamental needs that changes with time. While … Read more

Lord William Bentick (1828-1835)

Lord William Bentick (1828-1835) Introduction Lord William Bentinck assumed the office of the Governor- General in 1828. Born in 1774 he commenced his career as a soldier and later at the young age of twenty two he became a Member of Parliament. He was appointed the Governor of Madras in 1803. He supported Sir Thomas … Read more

Warren Hastings (1773-1785)

  Warren Hastings (1773-1785) Became Governor in 1772 and Governor-General in 1773 through Regulating Act of 1773 His four councillors were Clavering, Francis, Monson and Barwell Abolished Dual system(1767-1772) of administration (1772) Auctioned the right to collect land revenue to the highest bidder (1772) Divided Bengal into districts and appointed Collectors (1772) Rohilla war(1774) and annexation … Read more