Today’s GK Test Quiz

Indian Standard time is the time zone observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.

The three major rainforests in India lie mainly in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Western Ghats and the Northeast Himalayas. However, some smaller ones can even be found in remote locations like Odisha, Naga Hills Manipur, etc.

Tirupathi-Tirumala temple is not on the UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritages. At present, there are 40 World Heritage Sites located in India. Out of these, 32 are cultural, 7 are natural, and 1 is mixed (meeting both cultural and natural criteria).

The period between 1991 and 2003 is referred to as the Golden Revolution in India. IT is related to the increased production of honey and horticulture which was the main objective of this agricultural revolution. Nirpakh Tutej is the father of the Golden Revolution.

Silviculture is the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse needs and values of landowners and society such as wildlife habitat, timber, water resources, restoration, and recreation on a sustainable basis.

The largest amount of sugar present in human blood is glucose. It is an important source of energy and provides nutrients to the body. It comes from food eaten. Blood carries glucose to all of the body's cells to use for energy.

The Ain-i-Akbari is a 16th-century detailed document recording the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abul Fazl in the Persian language.

H₂ will effuse out of the football bladder most quickly. The rate of effusion for a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molecular mass (Graham's Law). The gas with the lowest molecular weight will effuse the fastest. here H₂ is The lightest, hence it effuses fastest.

Rainwater is considered the purest form of water available on the Earth. However, the rainwater we receive on earth is not necessarily pure, as it brings down impurities and particles present in the atmosphere along with it. Distilled water is a type of purified water that has had both contaminants and minerals removed.

Galvanizing is a process of coating iron or steel with zinc in order to provide greater protection against corrosion for the iron or steel base.

According to Article 53 of the Constitution of India, the executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President. He is, however, only a Constitutional Head of State acting on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers and as such only the formal Executive.

Tripitaka is a traditional term used for various Buddhist scriptures. The three pitakas are Sutta Pitaka, Vinaya Pitaka and Abhidhamma Pitaka. The Upanishads are late Vedic Sanskrit texts of Hindu philosophy which form the foundations of Hinduism. Angas are 45 sacred Jain texts based on the tirthankara's discourse. The Aranyakas are part of the ancient Indian Vedas.

The taxation system in India empowers the state governments to levy income tax on agricultural income, professional tax, state excise duty, land revenue and stamp duty. The Central Government of India levies taxes such as customs duty, income tax, Goods and service tax (GST), and central excise duty.

India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) is a Trust established by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India in 2003 with the objective of promoting and creating international awareness of the Made in India label in markets overseas and to facilitate dissemination of knowledge of Indian products and services.

The Treaty of Bassein was a pact signed on 31 December 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Poona in India after the Battle of Poona. It was a decisive step in the breakup of the Maratha confederacy.

The concept was first proposed by Herman Potocnik in 1928 and popularised by the science fiction author Arthur C Clarke in a paper in Wireless World in 1945.

A nonrenewable resource is a natural substance that is not replenished with the speed at which it is consumed. There are four major types of nonrenewable resources: oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy. Oil, natural gas, and coal are collectively called fossil fuels.

Flat-footed camels can walk easily in sandy deserts because the pressure per unit area on the sand is decreased by increasing the area of the surface in contact.

The modulus of rigidity, also known as shear modulus, is the ratio of shearing stress to shearing strain. It is the elastic coefficient when a shear force is applied resulting in lateral deformation.

The depletion of the ozone layer leads to the formation of the ozone hole which is maximum over Antarctica. The ozone hole has developed because people have polluted the atmosphere with chemicals containing chlorine and bromine.