RRB PYQ Series Lecture 7

The law of inertia.

Implemented in India in October 2005, following its introduction in June 2005.

Commissioned in 1983.

Arrived in India in 1928.

Located on the Narmada River.

The longest river in South India, also known as Dakshin Ganga and Vriddha Ganga.

Starts from Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra.

Begins in the Talakaveri, Brahmagiri hills, Coorg.

Celebrated in Odisha, specifically at the Jagannath Temple.

Developed by James Gosling in 1995

Guarantees the Right to Constitutional Remedies in the Supreme Court.

High Court's writ jurisdiction.

A court order to bring someone held in custody before the court.

A court order to a public official to fulfill a public duty.

A court order stopping an authority from exceeding its powers.

A court order for reviewing a lower court's decision.

Held in Athens in 1896, marking the revival of the ancient Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was established in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas.

Women first competed in the Olympic Games in 1900.

India won six consecutive gold medals in Olympic hockey from 1928 to 1956.

India won the first Hockey World Cup in 1975.

India has won a total of 8 Olympic gold medals, all in hockey.

India's first 5-Year plan (1951-56) focused on agriculture, using the Harrod-Domar model.

The first five-year plan's target growth rate was 2.1%, but achieved 3.6%.

The second five-year plan (1956-61) prioritized industrial growth, using the Mahalanobis Model.

Changes to the Indian Constitution, often involving new laws or rights.

Part of the Indian constitution protecting specific laws from judicial review, added via a constitutional amendment.

Also known as the 32nd Amendment, it focused on the anti-defection law.

73rd Amendment, 1993, focused on Panchayati Raj (village governance).

74th Amendment , Municipal governance.

Specifies the process of amending the Indian Constitution, requiring a special majority in Parliament and potentially ratification by states.

The Indira Sagar, Gandhi Sagar, Jawahar Sagar, and Rana Pratap Sagar are dams located on the Narmada River.

Notable dams on the Chenab River include Dulhasti, Salal, Baglihar, and Chhemar.

Bhakra Nangal (highest gravity dam) and Ranjit Sagar are significant dams found on the Ravi River.

The Pong dam is a prominent dam located on the Sutlej River.

The Tehri dam is a major dam on the Bhagirathi River.

Gandhi Sagar, Jawahar Sagar, and Rana Pratap Sagar are prominent dams found on the Chambal River.

Chulya is a known waterfall on the Chambal River.

Kalrapar is a known waterfall on the Tapi River.

Koyna is a known waterfall on the Krishna River.

Krishna Raja Sagar and Mettur Dam are significant dams found on the Cauvery River in Tamil Nadu.

The Nagarjuna Sagar dam is a notable dam located on the Krishna River.

Nizzam Sagar is a dam found on the Mangiara River.

Hira Kund is the largest dam on the Mahanadi River known.

Tilaiya and Maithon are dams located on the Barakar River.

A dam on the Damodar River, which is a notable river, is Panchet, known as a fault valley.

The Umiam Dam is located in Meghalaya on the Umiam River.

Hydrostatics is the branch of physics related to the properties of fluids at rest.

India participated in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1900.

Norman Pritchard was the first Indian athlete to participate in the Olympic Games.

Akbar was crowned emperor of India in 1556 AD.

Akbar ruled India until 1605.

Hepatitis A is caused by a virus.

The liver is the largest gland in the human body.

India developed the first indigenous Hepatitis A vaccine.

Malaria is caused by a microscopic organism called Plasmodium.

Malaria is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito.

Limestone (Calcium Carbonate) is the main raw material for cement.

Limestone is also used in the production of marble and chalk.

Calcium hydroxide is formed when Calcium Oxide reacts with water.

William Lawrence Bragg, a crystallographer, won the Nobel Prize at age 25.

Malala Yousafzai, at age 17, won a Nobel Peace Prize.

Marie Curie was the first female scientist to win a Nobel Prize, in 1903.

Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for his work on the photoelectric effect in 1921.

Apsara was the first nuclear reactor in India.

Tarapur was India's first nuclear power plant.

A key source of uranium, used in nuclear plants.

943 females per 1000 males in India.

Kerala had the highest sex ratio with 1084 females per 1000 males.

Haryana had the lowest sex ratio with 879 females per 1000 males.

Puducherry had the highest sex ratio among Union Territories with 1037.

Daman had the lowest sex ratio among Union Territories with 618.

Social reformer and women's rights activist who founded Arya Mahila Samaj and Bharat Stree Mahamandal.

Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder in 1875.

Lahore and Bombay were headquarters.

Shah Jahan, completed in 1656.

Stores fat, provides insulation and cushioning.

Wood from coniferous and some tropical trees (e.g., yew, chir, pine, neem).