The Aphelion, the point in the year when the Earth is farthest from the Sun, occurs around this date. July 4 in History 362 BC – Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. 414 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his…
June 14 in History 1158 – Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar. 1216 – First Barons’ War: Prince Louis of France captures the city of Winchester and soon conquers over half of the Kingdom of England. 1276 – While taking exile in Fuzhou, away from the advancing Mongol…
It is the first day of the second quarter of the year, and the midway point of the first half of the year. April 1 in History 33 – According to one historian’s account, Jesus Christ’s Last Supper is held.…
1. Hot water will turn into ice faster than cold water. 2. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. 3. The sentence, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter in the English language (all 26 letters).…
Many cultures find that English might possibly be one of the most difficult languages to learn. Not, in fact, for its words, but for the fact that it has so many unusual and contradictory rules. Just looking over an English…
Click HERE for Q.No.1-50 Click HERE for Q.No.51-100 101) Which type of star is maintained by the pressure of an electron gas? (a) Main Sequence Star (b) White Dwarf (c) Neutron Star (d) Black Hole Answer: (b) White dwarfs are…
Following are the rules of precis writing. 1) Read the given passage carefully at least three times in order to be able to grasp what the writer has said. 2) Underline the important points to be included in your precis.…
? *Words Followed By Appropriate Preposition* ◾Abide *By* ◾Abounds *In* ◾Absconded *With* ◾Absorbed *In* ◾Abstained *From* ◾Accede *To* ◾Accord *With* ◾Accused *Of* ◾Accustomed *To* ◾Adapt *To* ◾Addicted *To* ◾Adhere *To* ◾Afflicted *With* ◾Adjourned *To* ◾Affiliated *To* ◾Amounts *To* ◾Appealed *To*…
Improving English language is imperative for success in CSS. Not only that the very initial couple of papers – English Essay and Précis & Composition – filter out most of the candidates not well versed with English writing skills, the…
Alliteration is a term to describe a literary device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound. A classic example is: “She sells seashells by the sea-shore.” Another fan-favorite is: “Peter Piper picked a peck of…