Today’s GK Test Quiz

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant fondly called Vizag steel. It is the first shore-based Integrated Steel Plant in India.

Varada Grameen Bank has been named after a Varada river. The Varada river originates near Vardamoola in Sagara of Karnataka.

Gupta Kingship was hereditary. The throne did not always go to the eldest son. The Guptas made munificent gifts to the brahmanas, who expressed their gratitude by comparing the king to different gods. King was looked upon as Vishnu, the protector and preserver.

The concentration of hemoglobin in blood is decreased in anemia. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body's organs and tissues and transports carbon dioxide from your organs and tissues back to your lungs. If a hemoglobin level is lower than normal, it means a low red blood cell count (anemia).

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a temperature-sensitive vitamin, so is easily destroyed by heat. It is easily degraded during cooking.

All eukaryotic cells have a surrounding plasma membrane (cell membrane). The plasma membrane is made up of a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins that separate the internal contents of the cell from its surrounding environment.

Residuary Powers are special powers entrusted by the Constitution, to the Union Government. Article 248(2) of the Constitution of India says that the Parliament has powers to make any law with respect to any matter which is not a part of the Concurrent List or State List.

The birth rate in a period is the total number of live births per 1,000 population divided by the length of the period in years.

Ceteris paribus is a Latin phrase that generally means “all other things being equal.” In economics, it acts as a shorthand indication of the effect one economic variable has on another, provided all other variables remain the same.

Monopolistic competition characterizes an industry in which many firms offer products or services that are similar (but not perfect) substitutes. Hair salons, restaurants, Toothpaste, clothing, consumer electronics, etc. are some examples of products that are sold under monopolistic competition.

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.

Nizamuddin Auliya: Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya (1238-1325) was one of the most famous Sufi saints from the Indian subcontinent region. Kabir: Kabir Das (1398/1440 — 1448/1518) was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. Mirabai: Mirabai (1498–1546) was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. Tulsidas: Tulsidas (1532–1623) was a Ramanandi Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama.

Hicky's Bengal Gazette was the first English-language newspaper published on the Indian subcontinent. It was founded in Calcutta, capital of British India at the time, by Irishman James Augustus Hicky in 1779.

Mahatma Gandhi considered Khadi as a symbol of unity, economic independence and equality of Indians. He used to say that Khadi is a respectable business of earning bread for the poor.

Helium-3 is a gas that has the potential to be used as a fuel in future nuclear fusion power plants. There is very little helium-3 available on the Earth. However, there are thought to be significant supplies on the Moon.

The freezer in a refrigerator is fitted near the top so that it can cool the whole interior by setting up convection currents. The natural law of convection is that warm air rises while cold air falls, so the freezer at the top provides cold air for the other compartments at the bottom of the freezer.

A cylindrical lens can be used to treat astigmatism. Astigmatism is a condition that results in the abnormal curvature of your cornea or the lens of your eye.

Alam Ara (1931) was the first Indian talkie – that is, the first Indian sound film. Until the release of Alam Ara, only silent movies were being released in India.

The Chipko movement was a forest conservation movement in India. It began in 1973 in Uttarakhand (at the foothills of the Himalayas) and went on to become a rallying point for many future environmental movements all over the world. Sunderlal Bahuguna (1927 – 2021) was an Indian environmentalist and Chipko movement leader.