Today’s GK Test Quiz

The National Highway No. 2 (currently National Highway 19) of India is passing or connecting the state of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It was previously referred to as Delhi–Kolkata Road and is one of the busiest national highways in India.

Jamini Roy was an Indian painter. Bhuvneshwari Kumari is a former women's squash champion from India. Alla Rakha was an Indian tabla player who specialized in Hindustani classical music. Medha Patkar is a Social and environmental activist.

The sex ratio (also known as Gender Ratio) refers to the number of females per thousand males.

The Green Revolution was a period when agriculture in India was converted into an industrial system due to the adoption of modern methods and technology, such as the use of high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, tractors, irrigation facilities, pesticides, and fertilizers. The production of wheat has produced the best results in fueling self-sufficiency of India.

Pulitzer Prize is awarded by Columbia University, New York City, for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher and is administered by Columbia University.

Caffeine is an alkaloid (naturally occurring organic compound) in the xanthine family. It is a drug that stimulates (increases the activity of) the brain and nervous system. Caffeine is found in many drinks such as coffee, cocoa, cola nut, soft drinks and energy drinks.

Article 243 as it is today, of the Constitution of India was inserted by the Constitution (Seventy-Third) Amendment Act, 1992. This Amendment has added a new part IX consisting of 16 Articles and the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution. It provides for a 3-tier Panchayat system, which would be constituted in every state at the village level, intermediate level and district level.

The residuary powers of legislation are vested in Parliament. Article 248(2) of the Constitution of India says that the Parliament has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Union, State or Concurrent lists of the Constitution.

Article 360 of the constitution mentions Financial Emergency. It states that if the President is satisfied that a situation has arisen whereby the financial stability or the credit of India or any part thereof is threatened, the President may declare a state of financial emergency.

Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of the members retire every second year, and are replaced by newly elected members.

According to Keynes, employment can be increased by increasing demand and/or investment. demand depends on income and when income rises, demand also rises but not as much as income. A fall in aggregate demand causes a fall in real gross national product and employment.

The term merchant bank refers to a financial institution that conducts underwriting, loan services, financial advising, fundraising services and finances to international trade for large corporations and high-net-worth individuals (HWNIs). Unlike retail or commercial banks, merchant banks do not provide financial services to the general public.

Disinvestment is when governments or organizations sell or liquidate assets or subsidiaries. Disinvestment in India is a policy of the Government of India, wherein the Government liquidates its assets in the Public sector Enterprises partially or fully.

A capital market is a financial market in which long-term debt or equity-backed securities are bought and sold. (in a money market, short-term debt is bought and sold).

Economies of scale are the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, and are typically measured by the amount of output produced. A decrease in cost per unit of output enables an increase in scale.

The Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India was the first recorded trip directly from Europe to India, via the Cape of Good Hope. Under the command of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, it was undertaken during the reign of King Manuel I in 1495–1499.

The first such Commission was established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 under the Chairmanship of Lord Macaulay which recommended codification of the Penal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and a few other matters.

The fuse breaks the circuit if a fault in an appliance causes too much current to flow. This protects the wiring and the appliance if something goes wrong. The fuse contains a piece of wire that melts easily.

Nanga Parbat is the ninth-highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres above sea level. Located in Gilgit-Baltistan of POK. Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas. Nanda Devi (7,816 m) is the 23rd-highest peak in the world.

New Britain and New Ireland is the island of Papua New Guinea. New Britain is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea.