Today’s GK Test Quiz

The Atomic Energy Commission of India is the governing body of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. The DAE is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister. The Indian Atomic Energy Commission was set up on 3 August 1948 under the late Department of Scientific Research.

The Indus valley civilisation is also called the Harappan culture. The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind) region. Both sites are in present-day Pakistan, in Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively.

A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron. Blast furnace slag is a nonmetallic coproduct produced in the process. It consists primarily of silicates, aluminosilicates, and calcium-alumina-silicates.

The main gases responsible for the greenhouse effect include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor (which all occur naturally), and fluorinated gases (which are synthetic). Bacteria are responsible for both the production and consumption of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrous oxide (N₂O) and methane (CH₄).

The term Penalty Stroke is associated with Hockey, not Football. In field hockey, a penalty stroke is the most severe penalty given.

A former tributary glacier valley that is incised into the upper part of a U-shaped glacier valley, higher than the floor of the main valley. Hanging valley streams often enter the main valley as waterfalls. A hanging glacier connects the upper valley to the lower valley.

Tropical land has maximum biodiversity because rainforests located in tropical regions receive a lot of sunlight. Since there is a lot of sunlight, there is a lot of energy in the rainforest. This energy is stored in plant vegetation, which is eaten by animals. The abundance of energy supports an abundance of plant and animal species.

Articles 352, 356 and 360 of the Constitution of India deals with Emergency Provisions. Article 352 provides the provision of National Emergency. Under Article 356, the Union government can take direct control of the state machinery. Article 360 has provisions of financial emergency.

In the Indian Parliament, a bill may be sent to a select committee at any stage at the discretion of the Speaker. When a Bill comes up before a House for general discussion, it is open to that House to refer it to a Select Committee of the House or a Joint Committee of the two Houses.

In India, the power to issue a writ of habeas corpus is vested only in the Supreme Court and the High Court. Habeas corpus is the writ which was visualized as an effective means to provide a quick remedy to a person who has lost his personal liberty without any legal justification.

The Supreme Court shall inquire and decide regarding all doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with the election of a president per Article 71(1) of the constitution.

Bull and bear are related to the Stock market. A 'bull' by definition is an investor who buys shares because they believe the market is going to rise; whereas a 'bear' will sell shares as they believe the market is going to turn negative.

Classical economics or classical political economy is a school of thought in economics that flourished, primarily in Britain, in the late 18th and early-to-mid 19th century. Its main thinkers are held to be Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, David Ricardo, Thomas Robert Malthus, and John Stuart Mill.

According to Keynes interest is purely a monetary phenomenon in the sense that it is a payment in money and for money. Interest is a reward for parting with liquid for specified period.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah became disillusioned with politics after the failure of his attempt to form a Hindu-Muslim alliance, and he spent most of the 1920s in Britain. The leadership of the League was taken over by Sir Muhammad Iqbal, who in 1930 first put forward the demand for a separate Muslim state in India.

The national anthem of india “Jana Gana Mana” was first published under the title “Bharat Vidhata” in Tattva Bodhini Patrika in January 1912.

The British introduced the railways in India in order to facilitate British commerce and administrative control. They introduced the railway to ease their own transportation and faster supply of raw materials.

Cyanide breaks the electron transport chain (ETC) in human body. ETC is found within the mitochondria of living cells. It is the last component of aerobic respiration and is the only part of glucose metabolism that uses atmospheric oxygen. Cyanide prevents the cells of the body from using oxygen.

The surface tension of oil is less than cold water, and hence, oil spreads over cold water. However, the surface tension of oil is greater than that of hot water.

Anti-Semitism, hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious or racial group.