Today’s GK Test Quiz

Gandhi regarded pure non-violence as the most powerful one. It was non-violence of the brave satyagrahi. According to Gandhi, one should be brave and not a coward. He should present his views, suggestions and thoughts without being violent. One should fight a war with the weapons of truth and non-violence.

Harappan people produced a large number of terracotta figurines, which were handmade. The figurines include humans, animals and birds. The terracotta figurines excavated at the Harappan site had images of oxen, buffaloes, pigs, goats, sheep and humpes bull. The cow was absent in the terracottas of the Indus civilization.

Outside the nucleus, DNA is found in Mitochondria. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nucleus DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA).

Carotenoids are pigments in plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. These pigments produce bright yellow, red, and orange colours in plants, vegetables, and fruits.

The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the Government.

The Republic is governed in terms of the Constitution of India which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949 and came into force on 26th January, 1950.

A free good is a good that is not scarce, and therefore is available without limit. A free good is available in as great a quantity as desired with zero opportunity cost to society.

Inflation can be controlled by a contractionary monetary policy is one common method of managing inflation. A contractionary policy aims to reduce the supply of money within an economy by lowering the prices of bonds, rising interest rates and rising tax rates.

Bilateral trade is the exchange of goods between two countries promoting trade and investment. The two countries will reduce or eliminate tariffs, import quotas, export restraints, and other trade barriers to encourage trade and investment.

According to Keynes interest is purely a monetary phenomenon in the sense that it is a payment in money and for money. Interest is a reward for parting with liquid for specified period.

In early development, investment opportunities for those who already have wealth multiply so owners of capital can accumulate wealth. At the same time, there is an influx of cheap rural labour to the developing cities, which drives down wages. Therefore, in early development, inequality increases.

Pierre de Coubertin is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games. He was a French educator and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and its second president. He was particularly active in promoting the introduction of sport in French schools.

Vijayanagar is now known as Hampi. Hampi is an ancient village in the south Indian state of Karnataka. It's dotted with numerous ruined temple complexes from the Vijayanagara Empire.

Congress held a special session in Calcutta in September 1920 under the presidentship of Lala Lajpat Rai. It met to pass the resolution of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

A pendulum clock is a clock that uses a pendulum, a swinging weight, as its timekeeping element. It swings back and forth in a precise time interval. A pendulum clock takes 1 second to move from one extreme to the other extreme, so its time period is 2 seconds.

The main attribute common to all lightning rods is that they are all made of conductive materials, such as copper and aluminium. Copper and its alloys are the most common materials used in lightning protection.

Among the given materials sound travels fastest in steel. Sound travels fastest through solids. This is because molecules in a solid medium are much closer together than those in a liquid or gas, allowing sound waves to travel more quickly through it. Sound cannot travel in a vacuum as there is no medium.

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is the third generation launch vehicle of India. It is the first Indian launch vehicle to be equipped with liquid stages.

Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, Jammu and is the longest (railway) tunnel in India, measuring 11.215 km. Pir Pranjal runs through the heart of the Himalayas at an altitude of 11215 metres. Atal Tunnel, Himachal Pradesh, formerly known as the Rohtang Tunnel, is the longest highway tunnel in the world measuring 9.02 km. It is located in the Himalayas at an altitude of 3000 metres.

Sriharikota Range is a rocket launch centre operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is located in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Sriharikota Range was renamed in 2002 after ISRO's former chairman Satish Dhawan.