Today’s GK Test Quiz

The correct match is as follows:

In frost covered plants, ice crystals form inside plant cells. These crystals cause expansion of cells. Cells can expand up to a certain limit, after which they got ruptured and plants ultimately are killed due to mechanical damage.

Ethology is a branch of zoology dealing with the scientific study of animal behaviour.

Nerve cell is the longest cell in the human body. It is made of billion neurons. The largest cell in the human body is ovum (egg cell). Smallest cell in the human body is gametes (sperm cell). The largest cells is an egg cell of ostrich.

An element which does not react with oxygen is Helium. The noble metals or inert gas do not react with oxygen. Helium (He), argon (Ar), neon (Ne), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and radon (Rn), etc. are common inert gases.

The Plural Theory of Sovereignty emphasizes the importance of association. An exponent of pluralist theory Robert Morrison MacIver propounds that state is one of the several human associations, although it exercises unique functions.

A country has sufficient international liquidity if it can cover any balance of payment deficit with gold and/or convertible currency. A convertible currency is any nation's legal tender that can be easily bought or sold on the foreign exchange market with little to no restrictions.

AGMARK is a certification mark employed on agricultural products in India, assuring that they conform to a set of standards approved by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection under the Ministry of Agricultural and Farmers Welfare.

When the price of a commodity falls, we can expect the demand for it to increase. The law of demand states that the quantity purchased varies inversely with price.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations, located in Geneva, Switzerland. WIPO's mission is to lead the development of a balanced and effective international intellectual property (IP) system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets are types of Intellectual Properties.

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was an English physician and scientist who pioneered the concept of vaccines including creating the smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. The basis for vaccination began in 1796 when He noticed that milkmaids who had gotten cowpox were protected from smallpox.

Ibn Batuta (1333-1347 AD) was a Moroccan traveller. He reached Delhi during the reign of Muhammad-bin Tughluq and with him, he bought several precious presents for the Sultan of Delhi.

A khanqah is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or tariqa and is a place for spiritual retreat and character reformation.

Dyarchy system of double government was introduced by the Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India.

The sky appears blue to the human eye as the short waves of blue light are scattered more than the other colours in the spectrum, making the blue light more visible.

The density of air becomes heavier near the surface of the earth (due to gravity) and begins to lighten as we go to higher altitudes as the air becomes rarer. Thus, atmospheric pressure decreases with increase in altitude.

The major difference between laser light and other light sources (such as a light bulb) is that laser light is monochromatic, directional and coherent. Monochromatic means that all of the light produced by the laser is of the same frequency, amplitude and phase.

Tanzania is located east of Africa's Great Lakes north of Mozambique and south of Kenya, it has a coastline at the Indian Ocean in the east. Tanzania has two capitals, Dar-es-Salaam (executive) and Dodoma (legislative).

The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcation line between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab and Bengal provinces of British India.

The Black Forest is a mountainous region in southwest Germany, bordering France. Known for its dense, evergreen forests and picturesque villages, it is often associated with the Brothers Grimm fairy tales.