Today’s GK Test Quiz

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant fondly called Vizag steel. It is the first shore-based Integrated Steel Plant in India.

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.

Desertification can be checked by artificial bunds or covering the area with the proper type of vegetation and stop over-grazing.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease, involving inappropriately elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels. Diabetes happens when your body can't take up sugar into its cells to use as fuel.

The ability of the eye to see in the dark is due to the production of a purple pigment known as Rhodopsin. Rhodopsin, also known as visual purple, is the photopigment used by the rods and is the key to night vision. It is a pigment-containing sensory protein that converts light into an electrical signal.

Vitamin B₁₂, cobalamin, is a cobalt-containing ring-contracted modified tetrapyrrole that represents one of the most complex small molecules made by nature. The core component of cobalamin is the corrin macrocycle that acts as the main ligand for the cobalt.

Akbarnama was written by Abul Fazl, who was one of the Nine Jewels (Navaratnas) of Akbar's royal court. It is stated that the book took seven years to be completed.

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

Jahangir Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan is considered to be the greatest player in the history of squash. During his distinguished career, Jahangir was ranked World No. 1 and won the World Open six times and the British Open a record ten times.

Coral reefs are often called the “tropical rainforests of the sea” for their astounding richness of life. It is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Due to their structural complexity, corals are one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing important services to mankind including fisheries, coastal protection, medicines, recreation, and tourism.

The President summons both the Houses (the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha) of the Parliament and prorogues them. They also have the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha pursuant to Article 85(2).

Article 29 of the Indian constitution deals with emolument payable to the President. As per this article, the President shall have an official residence and there shall be paid to the President such emoluments and allowances as may be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such emoluments and allowances as are specified in the Second Schedule. In October 2017, the Government of India decided to increase the salary of The President of India from ₹1.5 lac per month to ₹5 lac per month.

The local government is responsible for public health, welfare, regulatory functions, public safety, public infrastructure works, and development activities.

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The full form of IDBI is Industrial Development Bank of India. It was established in 1964 by an act to provide credit and other financial facilities for the development of the fledgling Indian industry.

By January 1613, the first East India Company factory had come up at Surat.

When warm air (over the fire spot) rises, the air pressure at that place gets lowered. But around it, pressure is high so the air rushes from high-pressure zone to low-pressure zone giving an appearance of fanning the fire.

A cylindrical lens can be used to treat astigmatism. Astigmatism is a condition that results in the abnormal curvature of your cornea or the lens of your eye.

A bolometer is an instrument for measuring radiation by means of the rise in temperature of a blackened metal strip in one of the arms of a resistance bridge.

GOSAT (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite) is the world's first satellite designed specifically for monitoring greenhouse gases from space. GOSAT was launched in January 2009 by Japan.