Basic GK Online Mock Test

Eugen Steinach (1861-1944) discovered sex hormones. He was an Austrian physiologist and pioneer in endocrinology. Steinach played a significant role in discovering the relationship between sex hormones (estrogen and testosterone) to human physical identifiers. German biochemist Adolf Butenandt was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his work on sex hormones.

Antarctica does not have any world cultural heritage site recognised by UNESCO.

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Pugilist is a fancy word for boxer, one who indulges in the noble art of pugilism, or fighting with one's fists.

“The Indian War of Independence” is an Indian nationalist history of the 1857 revolt by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar that was first published in 1909.

Pulitzer Prize is awarded by Columbia University, New York City, for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher and is administered by Columbia University.

The Forest Research Institute (FRI) Dehradun is a Natural Resource Service training institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is an institution in the field of forestry research in India for Indian Forest Service cadres and all State Forest Service cadres.

Cartography is the method through which maps are studied, created and designed. A confluence between practice, science, and art, cartography guides the principles and practical standards behind maps and map-making.

Gol Gumbaz is the tomb of king Mohammed Adil Shah. It is in Bijapur, Karnataka. Construction of the tomb was started in 1626 and was completed in 1656.

Tanzania is located east of Africa's Great Lakes north of Mozambique and south of Kenya, it has a coastline at the Indian Ocean in the east. Tanzania has two capitals, Dar-es-Salaam (executive) and Dodoma (legislative).