January 13 in History 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the racing season at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as a result of discontent with the rule of the Emperor Justinian I. 1435 – Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of the Guanche natives in Canary Islands by the Spanish, is promulgated by Pope…
Click HERE for previous questions. An example of a shield volcano is (a) Mount Fuji (b) Mount Pinatubo (c) Puy de Dome (d) Mauna Loa Answer: (d) Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii…
Click HERE for Q. No.1-50. 51) Planets are always small compared with stars because otherwise ______. ( a) the rotation of the planets would cause them to disintegrate (b) the great mass of the planets would cause them to be…
1) Temperatures are breaking records around the world: The 21st century has seen the most temperature records broken in recorded history. 2016 was the hottest year on record since 1880, according to NASA, with average temperatures measuring 1.78 degrees Fahrenheit…
The universe, Galaxy, Light Year, Solar System, Sun, Earth, Astronomical System of Units 1) The biggest planet in our solar system is (CSS 2013) (a) Venus (b) Pluto (c) Jupiter (d) None of these Answer: (c) In terms of mass,…
August 29, 2018; National Current Affairs Cabinet forms six bodies to execute reforms agenda In a move to implement its 100-day plan of `change`, the federal cabinet on August 28, 2018 set up six committees to introduce reforms in different…