Today’s GK Test Quiz

Aristotle was a Greek scientist and a philosopher who said: “A good citizen makes a good state and a bad citizen makes a bad state”.

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.

Pigs are intermediate hosts of the Taenia solium (Tapeworm). Taenia solium infection (taeniasis) is an intestinal infection with adult tapeworms that follows ingestion of contaminated pork.

Iodoform (triiodomethane) is a yellow, crystalline solid belonging to the family of organic halogen compounds. It is used as an antiseptic component of medications for minor skin diseases.

There is no life on Moon because it has no water. Water is essential to life because all life forms are dependent on it. Life began in the presence of water. Almost all the reactions of a cell occur in the presence of water.

Soap is prepared by boiling caustic soda with Fats. Soap is prepared by hydrolyzing fat under alkaline (basic) conditions. The reaction is called saponification, and produces one molecule of glycerin and three molecules of soap, for each molecule of fat taken.

The orbits of the planets are ellipses with the Sun at one focus, though all except Mercury are very nearly circular. The orbits of the planets are all more or less in the same plane (called the ecliptic and defined by the plane of the Earth's orbit).

Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan hosts thousands of migratory birds. It is famous for nesting its resident birds as well as for guest migratory birds including the rare Siberian Cranes.

The narrow stretch of water connecting two Seas is called Strait. Most commonly it is a channel of water that lies between two landmasses. Some straits are not navigable, for example because they are too shallow or because of an unnavigable reef or archipelago.

The best estimate for Earth's age is based on radiometric dating of fragments from the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite. From the fragments, scientists calculated the relative abundances of elements that formed as radioactive uranium decayed over billions of years.

Though Article 16 prohibits discrimination in public employment on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, it allows the state to make provisions for reservation for weaker sections of society, if in the opinion of the state they are not adequately represented.

Articles 198 and 199 of the Constitution of India deal with money bills to be introduced in the State Legislative Assembly. As per the article Money Bill can be introduced in the State Legislative Assembly with the prior permission of the Governor of that State.

The Supreme Court is a central authority body and is responsible for the protection of citizens Fundamental rights. It is a part of the Judiciary.

In the Lok Sabha, the speaker and the deputy speaker both are elected from among its members by a simple majority of members present and voting in the house (Article 93). The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. As in all democracies, the Indian Armed Forces are controlled by the elected political leadership of the Nation - The Government of India.

The sarod is a stringed instrument, used mainly in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent. The conventional sarod is a 17 to 25-stringed lute-like instrument — four to five main strings used for playing the melody, one or two drone strings, two chikari strings and nine to eleven sympathetic strings.

Marginal product refers to the extra output, return, or profit yielded per unit by advantages from production inputs. When Total Product rises at an increasing rate, marginal product also rises. When Total Product increases at a diminishing rate, marginal product declines.

Foreign indirect investment (FII) involves corporations, financial institutions, and private investors that purchase shares in foreign companies that trade on a foreign stock exchange.

Most Khajuraho temples were built between 885 AD and 1050 AD by the Chandella dynasty. The Khajuraho group of temples were built together but were dedicated to two religions, Hinduism and Jainism, suggesting a tradition of acceptance and respect for diverse religious views among Hindus and Jains in the region.

Muhammad-bin-Qasim was an Umayyad general who conquered the Sindh in 712 AD at a very young age of 17.

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.