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Sanskrit literature broadly comprises texts composed in the earliest attested descendant of the Proto-Indo-Aryan language known as Vedic Sanskrit and later on in the language formally defined by Pāṇini usually called Classical Sanskrit. Meghadutam belongs to classical Sanskrit literature. It was written by Mahakavi Kalidas.

There are 23 chromosomes in a human ovum and 23 chromosomes in human sperm. Healthy humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in which 22 pairs are autosomes and 2 are sex chromosomes. The ovum (female gamete) is formed by the meiosis due to which they have only the half number of chromosomes, which means 22 autosomes (11 pairs) and 1 sex chromosome.

Ischemia is insufficient blood supply in the human body. It is a restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a shortage of oxygen that is needed for cellular metabolism (to keep tissue alive).

Normal fasting blood glucose levels range from 70 to 99 mg/dL (3.9 to 5.5 mmol/L). Higher ranges could indicate pre-diabetes or diabetes.

Caffeine is an alkaloid (naturally occurring organic compound) in the xanthine family. It is a drug that stimulates (increases the activity of) the brain and nervous system. Caffeine is found in many drinks such as coffee, cocoa, cola nut, soft drinks and energy drinks.

Combustion is a chemical process. It is a chemical reaction between substances, usually including oxygen and usually accompanied by the generation of heat and light in the form of flame.

In a lead-acid battery, the cathode is made of lead dioxide, and the anode is made of metallic lead. The two electrodes are separated by an electrolyte of sulfuric acid. Here, lead dioxide, lead metal, and sulfuric acid react to form lead sulphate and water; the separate processes are the oxidation of lead to lead sulphate at one electrode and the reduction of lead dioxide to lead sulphate at the other while the electric charge is transported through the electrolyte by the migration of hydrogen ions.

In cricket, a beamer is a type of delivery in which the ball, without bouncing, passes above the batsman's waist height.

The Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, is the deepest location on Earth.

Article 80 of the Constitution lays down the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha as 250, out of which 12 members are nominated by the President and 238 are representatives of the States and of the Union Territories. These members are elected by indirect election by state and territorial legislatures.

State-wise Representation of Members: Uttar Pradesh — 80 (15.15%); Maharashtra — 48 (9.9%); Bihar — 40 (7.58%); Tamil Nadu — 39 (7.39%); Madhya Pradesh — 28 (5.3%); Kamataka — 28 (5.3%); Andhra Pradesh — 25 (4.73%); Rajasthan — 25 (4.73%)...

Ben Kingsley, original name Krishna Bhanji, (born 1943, England, Gujarati father and British mother), British actor recognized for playing a wide range of roles, including that of the title character in Gandhi, for which he won an Academy Award for best actor in 1983. Gandhi is a 1982 period biographical film based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. A co-production between India and the United Kingdom, it is directed and produced by Richard Attenborough from a screenplay written by John Briley.

The Finance Commissions are commissions periodically constituted by the President of India under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution to define the financial relations between the central government of India and the individual state governments.

The process of curing inflation by reducing money supply is called Disinflation. Disinflation is a temporary slowing of the pace of price inflation and is used to describe instances when the inflation rate has reduced marginally over the short term.

Production function is the functional relationship between inputs and output in a given state of technology. Q=f(L,K) [where Q is output, L is Labour, K is Capital]

Charles John Canning was the governor-general of India during the Revolt of 1857. He became the first viceroy of India in 1858 and played an important part in the work of reconstruction in that colony.

Congress held a special session in Calcutta in September 1920 under the presidentship of Lala Lajpat Rai. It met to pass the resolution of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Angiology is concerned with the body's complex system of blood vessels, particularly the arteries and veins.

Buzz Aldrin set foot on the Moon on 21 July 1969, nineteen minutes after Neil Armstrong first touched the surface. Armstrong and Aldrin became the first and second people, respectively, to walk on the Moon.

Gen. K.M. Cariappa was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. He led Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in 1949.