Today’s GK Test Quiz

Ghagra rises as the Karnali River (Chinese: Kongque He) in the high Himalayas of southern Tibet, China, and flows southeast through Nepal.

Gujarat state has the longest Coastline (1,600 km) in India, lies on the Kathiawar region and bounded by the Arabian Sea. Andhra Pradesh has the second-longest coastline in India after Gujarat with a length of 974 km, along with Coromandel Coast. Coastline of Tamil Nadu is part of Coromandel Coast and is the third-longest coastline (940 Km) in the country.

Kharif crops are domesticated plants that are cultivated and harvested in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh during the Indian subcontinent's monsoon season, which lasts from June to November depending on the area. The southwest monsoon is generally expected to begin around the beginning of June and fade away by the end of September.

Prince Ellara was a member of the Tamil Chola dynasty, also known as “Manu Needhi Cholan”, who upon capturing the throne became king of the Anuradhapura Kingdom, in present-day Sri Lanka, from 205 BCE to 161 BCE.

Foramen Magnum (also called great hole) is an aperture found in the skull. It is a large, oval-shaped opening in the occipital bone of the skull.

Haemolymph is observed in Arthropods. It is a fluid, analogous to the blood in vertebrates, that circulates in the interior of the arthropod (invertebrate) body, remaining in direct contact with the animal's tissues.

In the fasting state, bears begin urea recycling and start losing fat tissue, although they retain their lean body mass. Such a medicine might be effective in treating obesity, as well as type II diabetes associated with it.

Rusting of iron takes place due to an oxidation reaction. The iron reacts with water and oxygen to form hydrated iron(III) oxide, which we see as rust. Iron and steel rust when they come into contact with water and oxygen – both are needed for rusting to occur.

The main gases responsible for the greenhouse effect include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor (which all occur naturally), and fluorinated gases (which are synthetic). Bacteria are responsible for both the production and consumption of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrous oxide (N₂O) and methane (CH₄).

The President of India has the power to summon and prorogue either of the two Houses of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha.

The 42nd Amendment gave primacy to the Directive Principles, by stating that “no law implementing any of the Directive Principles could be declared unconstitutional on the grounds that it violated any of the Fundamental Rights”.

The Finance Commission is constituted by the President under article 280 of the Constitution, mainly to give its recommendations on the distribution of tax revenues between the Union and the States and amongst the States themselves.

Sir B.N. Rau was appointed as the Constitutional Adviser on the establishment of the Constituent Assembly on July 1, 1946, which he accepted to serve on an honourary basis.

Fort William College was an academy of oriental studies and a centre of learning, founded on 10 July 1800 by Lord Wellesley, then Governor-General of British India, located in Calcutta.

In solar cookers, sunlight is converted to thermal energy. Infrared rays are responsible for the working of the solar cooker. Infrared radiation has the right energy to make the water, fat and protein molecules in food vibrate vigorously and heat up.

The instrument which uses sound waves to measure the depth of oceans is sonar. The word SONAR is an acronym for sound navigation and ranging. It can map the topography of the ocean floor. The device sends sound waves to the bottom of the ocean and measures how long it takes for an echo to return.

The egg is denser than the soft water, this causes it to sink. Dissolving salt in the water increases the density (adding more molecules per square inch).

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome).

The Ancient University of Nalanda had been founded by the Gupta Dynasty in the 4th century. It was founded during the reign of Kumaragupta. It was located in the historical city of Rajgir in Bihar.

The Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia) is the longest railway in the world. It was built between 1891 and 1916 to connect Moscow with the Far-East city of Vladivostok (9,198 km).