U.P.P.S.C- F.A.Q.

1. The Civil Liability of Nuclear Damage Bill, passed in the Lok Sabha in August 2010, does make provision for establishment of claims commission and appointment of claims commissioner , a liability cap of Rs. 1,500 crore on an operator in case of an accident, a liability cap of Rs. 1,500 crore also on the Government of India in case of an accident. Section 5. (1) of the said bill states "An operator shall not be liable for any nuclear damage where such damage is caused by a nuclear incident directly due to —
   (i) a grave natural disaster of an exceptional character; or
   (ii) an act of armed conflict, hostility, civil war, insurrection or terrorism
2. The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the Sun is located at one focus of the eclipse. Imagine a situation in which the Earth goes around the Sun on a circular path. Then difference between seasons will be reduced.
3. Asia has large area of inland drainage. This is because rainfall is scanty and seasonal.
4. Insects that can transmit diseases to human are referred to as vectors.
5. The angular speed of a whirlwind in a tornado towards the centre remains constant.
6. There is a distinct change in public policies promoting human development in India in the post-globalised era. This change has been termed as performance-based approach to development.
7. We observe twinkling of stars due to constant change of refractive index of the medium between the stars and the Earth because of temperature variation.
8. Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act makes a paradigm shift from the previous wage employment programmes by providing a statutory guarantee of wage employment.
9. Contact lenses are made from Lucite.
10. The blackboard seems black because it does not reflect colour.
11. The tenure of every Panchayat shall be for five years from the date of its first meeting.
12. Titanium metals is used for making boats because it does not corrode by seawater.
13. In August 2010, Russian President hosted a summit of four nations to discuss about the menace of terrorism and narcotics at the Black Sea Resort Sochi. The countries attended were Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan.
14. In dry regions, the leaf size of a tree becomes smaller. It is so to reduce transpiration.
15. A strong smelling agent added to LPG cylinder to help in the detection of gas leakage- Ethyl mercaptan or Thioethanol.
16. In scuba-diving, while ascending towards the water surface, there is a danger of bursting the lungs. It is because of Boyle’s law. As per Boyle's law "At constant temperature, pressure and volume are inversely proportional." Thus, the pressure of water decreases on ascending and hence volume of air increases which is likely to cause lung injuries.
17. Release of political prisoners excepting those guilty of arson and violence was the part of Gandhi-Irwin Agreement of 1931.
18. The name of the Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) inducted in the Indian Air Force in 2009- Phalcon.
19. Brent index is associated with crude oil prices.
20. "I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country, in whose making they have an effective voice, an India in which there shall be no high class and low class of people, an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony."- Gandhi.
21. “It would be quite impossible for a few hundred British to administer against the active opposition of the whole of the politically minded of the population.” The statement was made by Clement Attlee in January 1947 in a private letter addressed to Ernest Bevin.
22. We feel cool under a tree but not a so under a tin shed on a sunny day because the leaves give out water which vaporizes absorbing some heat as latent heat.
23. In addition to Macaulay’s Minutes on Education, another landmark Draft is also attributed to him. It is the draft of Indian penal code.
24. The Chola Dynasty was a Tamil dynasty founded by Vijalaya. Their capital cities were Thanjavur and Gangaikonda Cholapuram. The Brihadeswara Temple at Thanjavur, and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram are great monuments of the Chola period.
25. A law made by Judiciary is known as case law.