Today’s GK Test Quiz

Mizoram and Lakshadweep have the highest percentage of identified tribal population (~95 percent), while Punjab and Haryana have 0 percent.

The Narmada basin covers large areas in the states of Madhya Pradesh (82%), Gujarat (12%) and a comparatively smaller area (4%) in Maharashtra and in (2%) in Chhattisgarh.

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Pierre Cardin was an Italian-born French fashion designer of clothes for women and also a pioneer in the design of high fashion for men.

Molybdenum deficiency affects the activity of nitrate reductase. Without sufficient molybdenum plants accumulate nitrate in their leaves, but cannot use it to make proteins for normal growth. The plant becomes stunted and the leaves show symptoms of nitrogen deficiency, appearing pale green or yellowish-green in colour between the veins.

Haliotis belongs to Mollusca. Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda. It is sluggish invertebrates, with a thin fleshy envelope or mantle covering the visceral organs. Molluscs include mussels, scallops, oysters, periwinkles, whelks, squid, clams, snails, haliotis and octopus.

The long-range potential of nuclear energy in India depends on its reserves of uranium. As of November 2020, 22 reactors – 7382 MWe (gross) – of nuclear capacity were fuelled by indigenous uranium and being operated close to their rated capacity.

The four common radioactive elements are Uranium, Radium, Polonium, Thorium, etc. Radioactive elements are made up of atoms whose nuclei are unstable and give off atomic radiation as part of a process of attaining stability. The emission of radiation transforms radioactive atoms into another chemical element, which may be stable or maybe radioactive such that it undergoes further decay.

Fog is an aerosol, a type of colloid consisting of a liquid (water) dispersed in a gas (air).

The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, and is also where nearly all weather conditions take place. It contains 75% of the atmosphere's mass and 99% of the total mass of water vapour and aerosols.

Article 110 deals with money bills. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha has the final authority to determine whether a bill is a money bill or not. Recommendation of the President is mandatory before presenting the money bills in Parliament. Money Bills cannot be amended or rejected by the Rajya Sabha.

The President of the Union of India occupies the same position as the King under the English Constitution. He is the head of the state but not of the Executive. He represents the Nation but does not rule the Nation.

Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports. It can also be understood as the free market idea applied to international trade.

Higher interest rates mean higher borrowing costs, people will eventually start spending less and get better returns on their savings. The demand for goods and services will then drop, which will cause inflation to fall.

The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic 'Purna Swaraj' – (total independence) resolution – at its Lahore session. The newly adopted tricolour flag was unfurled at this session of the Indian National Congress.

Dadabhai Naoroji's work focused on the drain of wealth from India to Britain during the British rule in India.

Steel is more elastic than rubber because it required a larger deforming force. If the same amount of force is applied to steel and to rubber, the extension of rubber is easier than the extension of steel. Hence, the strain in steel is much smaller than the rubber.

As altitude increases and atmospheric pressure decreases, the boiling point of water decreases. To compensate for the lower boiling point of water, the cooking time must be increased. Turning up the heat will not help cook food faster.

Gravitational Force is the weakest of the four fundamental forces. Ordered from strongest to weakest, the forces are: 1) the strong nuclear force, 2) the electromagnetic force, 3) the weak nuclear force, and 4) Gravitational Force.

A geostationary satellite is an earth-orbiting satellite, placed at an altitude of approximately 35,800 km directly over the equator, that revolves in the same direction the earth rotates (west to east).