Today’s GK Test Quiz

India and Pakistan won independence on 15 August 1947. The Indian Independence Act of 1947, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom split undivided British India into two independent nations. According to the Act, the two independent dominions would come into being on 15 August 1947. However, Pakistan adopted August 14 as its Independence Day as the transfer of power took place on that date.

Seleucus Nicator was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta extended the borders of the Maurya Empire toward Seleucid Persia, after defeating Seleucus in 305 BCE.

Vitamin B₁₂, also known as cobalamin, is an essential vitamin necessary for healthy nerve tissue, brain function, and red blood cell production. Rich sources of vitamin B₁₂ are meat, fish, milk, cheese, eggs, etc.

Hay fever, also called seasonal allergies, causes cold-like signs and symptoms, such as a runny nose, itchy eyes, congestion, sneezing and sinus pressure. But unlike a cold, hay fever isn't caused by a virus.

Thalassemia is a hereditary disease which affects Blood. It is an inherited blood disorder characterised by less oxygen-carrying protein (hemoglobin) and fewer red blood cells in the body than normal.

Superphosphate is not a nitrogenous fertilizer. The nitrogenous fertilizer industry includes the production of synthetic ammonia, nitric acid, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulphate and urea.

In a lead-acid battery, the cathode is made of lead dioxide, and the anode is made of metallic lead. The two electrodes are separated by an electrolyte of sulfuric acid. Here, lead dioxide, lead metal, and sulfuric acid react to form lead sulphate and water; the separate processes are the oxidation of lead to lead sulphate at one electrode and the reduction of lead dioxide to lead sulphate at the other while the electric charge is transported through the electrolyte by the migration of hydrogen ions.

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.

The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. Since then, the Games have been conducted every four years (except for 1942 and 1946 due to World War II).

Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at the Earth's surface, followed by cementation. Loess is a sedimentary deposit composed largely of silt-size grains that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate.

A writ of mandamus or mandamus (which means “we command” in Latin) is the name of one of the prerogative writs in the common law, and is “issued by a superior court to compel a lower court or a government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly”.

The maximum strength of the House is 552 members - 530 members to represent the States, 20 members to represent the Union Territories, and 2 members to be nominated by the President from the Anglo-Indian Community.

GNP (Gross national product) includes what is produced domestically and what is produced by domestic labour and business abroad in a year. NNP (Net national product) is GNP minus depreciation. Depreciation is the process by which capital ages over time and therefore loses its value.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) is a regulatory body under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance, Government of India and is tasked with regulating and licensing the insurance and re-insurance industries in India.

Portuguese controlled maximum trade in western coastal region during 17th century. By the middle of the 17th century, there were several thousand Portuguese and Indo Portuguese in India and a relatively small population of other Indo Europeans.

Dandi March or Salt Satyagraha, major nonviolent protest action in India led by Mahatma Gandhi in March–April 1930. Based on Gandhi's principle of non-violence or Satyagraha, the march marked the inauguration of the civil disobedience movement.

The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms. It was series of reform measures enacted in 1909 by the British Parliament.

Communication satellites are used to receive and retransmit communication signals. A satellite is basically a self-contained communications system with the ability to receive signals from Earth and to retransmit those signals back with the use of a transponder—an integrated receiver and transmitter of radio signals.

Hydrogen is lighter than air. When a balloon is filled with hydrogen gas the weight of the balloon is less than the weight of air displaced by the balloon.

The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.