• Shikhara: It is a mountain-like spire in which the shapes varied from pyramidal to curvilinear depending upon the area of development.

• Vahana: It is the mount or vehicle of the main deity and was placed just before the sanctum sanctorum.

• Sanctum Sanctorum: It is also known as Garbhagriha or the womb-house. It is a small room, a cubicle in shape which houses the principal deity of the temple.

• Mandapa: It is the entrance to the temple which may be a portico or a hall, which is generally designed to house many worshippers.

Rasas or emotions are expressed through dance. There are nine different types of Rasas, according to which different types of expressions are expressed. They are:

• Shringaar – Love

• Raudra – Anger

• Adbhuta – Wonder

• Karuna – Tragedy

• Bibhatsa – Disgust

• Veer – Heroism

• Shaant - Peace and Tranquillity

• Haasya - Laughter and Comedy

• Bhayanak – Horror

Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal and Bihar in 1793. It made the landlord or zamindar deposit a fixed amount of money in the state treasury. In return, they were recognised as hereditary owners of the land. This made the zamindar the owner of the land.

The Kori Creek is a tidal creek in the Great Rann of Kutch region of the Indian state of Gujarat. It lies just to the west of the Great Rann of Kutch area of India. This region belonging to India is a part of the Indus River Delta which lies across Gujarat state in India and Sindh in Pakistan.

On the border of India and Pakistan in Gujarat at the mouth of Indus river, the Kori Creek is one of the six main creeks on the Indian side. Other five creeks to the west of it are, namely Sir Creek - the westernmost creek, Vian Wari Creek (Vianbari and Viyanbari), Pir Sanai, Pabevari, and Padala 

All of these creeks are within the undisputed territory of India, except the westernmost creek, i.e., Sir Creek, is claimed by both India and Pakistan.

Harmattan - This is hot and dry air, which flows in West Africa.

Bora - This is cool and dry air, which flows from Hungary to northern Italy.

Chinook - This is hot and dry air, which flows over the Rockies. It is called a snow eater because it causes the ice in the Rockies to melt rapidly.

Sirocco - It is hot air, which flows from the Sahara to the Mediterranean Sea.

Under Article 352, the President can declare a national emergency when the security of India or a part of it is threatened by war or external aggression or armed rebellion. When a national emergency is declared on the ground of ‘war’ or ‘external aggression’, it is known as ‘External Emergency’. On the other hand, when it is declared on the ground of ‘armed rebellion’, it is known as ‘Internal Emergency’.

* Fourth Schedule: Allocation of seats fo Rajya Sabha to the States and Union Territories

* Ninth Schedule: Acts and Regulations dealing with land reforms and the abolition of Zamindari system and of the Parliament dealing with other matters

* Twelfth Schedule: Powers, authority and responsibilities of municipalities.

Nominal GDP is the value of GDP at current prevailing prices.

Real GDP is calculated in such a way that the goods and services are evaluated at some constant set of prices (or constant prices). Since, these prices remain fixed, if the Real GDP changes we can be sure that it is the volume of production which in undergoing changes.

• Iron is not a compound. It is an element with the symbol Fe and the atomic number 26.

• Sodium Chloride is common salt with the chemical formula NaCl. It is an ionic compound with 1:1 ratio of Sodium and Chloride ions.

• Carbon Monoxide is a chemical compound consists of one carbon and one oxygen atom connected by a covalent bond. It is also known as Silent Killer. Its chemical formula is CO.

• Water is a chemical compound represented as H2O. Here also, hydrogen and oxygen atoms are connected by covalent bonds.

* Beriberi is a disease caused by a vitamin B-1 deficiency.

* It is also known as thiamine deficiency.

* There are two types of the disease: wet beriberi and dry beriberi.