Today’s GK Test Quiz

The words Satyameva Jayate from Mundaka Upanishad, meaning 'Truth Alone Triumphs', are inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script.

Photoperiodism (Photo means light and period means length of time) affects Vegetative growth, Flowering and Fruiting. Photoperiodism is the developmental responses of plants to the relative lengths of light and dark periods. It affects the vegetative growth as well as the time of flowering and fruiting in plants.

Rayon (also called viscose) is a semi-synthetic fiber, made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products. It has the same molecular structure as cellulose. It is also called viscose.

cold-blooded animals' body temperature remains constant all the time. They cannot regulate their internal body temperature with the change in the environment. Animals, such as reptiles, fishes, and amphibians, cannot control their body temperature and therefore become sluggish in cold weather.

Aluminium provides amphoteric oxide. Metal oxides which react with both acids as well as bases to produce salts and water are known as amphoteric oxides. Many metals (such as zinc, tin, lead, aluminium, and beryllium) form amphoteric oxides or hydroxides. Al₂O₃ is an example of an amphoteric oxide.

Lactic Acid is an organic acid with the chemical formula C₃H₆O₃. Curd is sour due to the presence of Lactic acid. When milk sugar or lactose undergoes fermentation, the product obtained is lactic acid.

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.

Ester has a fruity smell due to its volatile nature caused by its chemical composition and conformations. The aroma of an ester is produced when alcohol combines with a carboxylic group (carbon bonded with oxygen atoms). Esters smell partly because they exhibit weak intermolecular forces.

The product used for manufacturing of Industrial alcohol is Molasses. Ethanol is the major product obtained from molasses by means of anaerobic fermentation using microorganisms.

Most of high-level supersonic aircraft produce harmful pollutant CFCs in the stratosphere. This leads to the thinning of the O₃ (ozone) layer.

Convectional Rainfall occurs in Equatorial region. It occurs when the energy of the sun heats the surface of the Earth, causing water to evaporate to form water vapour. When the land heats up, it warms the air above it. This causes the air to expand and rise. As the air rises, it cools and condenses.

Capital investment is the procurement of money by a company in order to further its business goals and objectives. The term can also refer to a company's acquisition of long-term assets such as real estate, manufacturing plants and machinery.

Bank rate is the rate of interest which a central bank (RBI) charges on its loans and advances to a commercial bank.

The United Nations Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, and approving any changes to the UN Charter.

India is a founding member of the United Nations. On June 26, 1945, India was among 50 countries to sign the UN charter. India joined the United Nations after ratifying the UN Charter on October 30, 1945.

The song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji, was a source of inspiration to the people in their struggle for freedom.

When sunlight incident on raindrops formation of a Rainbow occurs in the sky. These raindrops work as a prism. When sunlight hits a raindrop, some of the light is reflected. The electromagnetic spectrum is made of light with many different wavelengths, and each is reflected at a different angle. Thus, spectrum is separated, producing a rainbow.

Adiabatic demagnetization is a process by which the removal of a magnetic field from certain materials serves to lower their temperature. It comes under magnetic cooling, exploiting paramagnetic properties to cool some materials down.

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RAF stands for “Rapid Action Force”. It is a specialised wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of India to deal with riot and crowd control situations.