Today’s GK Test Quiz

The Indira Gandhi Canal (Rajasthan Canal) is the longest (649km) canal in India and the largest irrigation project in the world.

Jawahar Tunnel is a road tunnel in Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It has been operational since 22 December 1956.

Indian Air Force Academy is a Defence Service training institute located in Hyderabad, Telangana. The Academy was established in 1969 and started operations in 1971.

The developing countries are located in the Southern Hemisphere, whereas developed countries are located in the Northern Hemisphere. Due to this geographical fact, scholars have termed developed countries as 'North' and developing countries as 'South'. When the countries of the South or developing countries cooperate in various fields, it is known as South-South Cooperation or Dialogue.

A plantation is a large-scale farm that specializes in cash crops. The crops grown include cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa, sisal, oil seeds, oil palms, rubber trees, and fruits.

The kidney is the organ that excretes water, fat and various catabolic wastes. The kidneys remove waste products called urea from the blood through tiny filtering units called nephrons. There are about one million nephrons in each kidney.

Taste buds are small cells on the tongue that allow to recognize the flavours of food and drink. The tip of the tongue contains the 'sweet' taste buds while the 'bitter' taste buds are present in the back. Either side of the front tongue contains 'salt' taste buds while the 'sour' taste buds are present behind this.

“India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. This book includes his personal experiences when India became independent, and his ideas on freedom and liberty.

Hydrogen peroxide is an antiseptic frequently used to clean minor cuts or disinfect surfaces. Gargling with hydrogen peroxide may help treat minor mouth irritations, such as cuts or canker sores because it is an antiseptic. In fact, many types of toothpaste and mouthwash in stores already contain this compound.

Photo-oxidation process is initiated by light. The meaning of Photo-oxidation is oxidation under the influence of radiant energy (such as light). It is the degradation of a polymer surface due to the combined action of light and oxygen. It is the most significant factor in the weathering of plastics.

The primary object of an adjournment motion is to draw the attention of the House to a recent matter of urgent public importance having serious consequences. Adjournment motion is introduced only in the Lok Sabha (or legislative assembly).

Tanchoi is a very fine weave banarasi sarees that use an extra weft thread to create delicate patterns. The Tanchoi brothers from Gujarat introduced the art to the Indian weavers in Surat (Gujarat), and later the Varanasi weavers also started weaving these Sarees, in less expensive versions.

When the quantity of supply of goods matches the demand for goods, it is called the equilibrium price.

British India's first telegraph line and office was opened in October 1851, between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour along the busy shipping route on the Hooghly. Telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was started in 1853, and this was further connected to Bombay and Madras.

The Swaraj Party was established as the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party. It was a political party formed in 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru were the founders of the Swaraj Party.

Bats, whales, and dolphins, which hunt in darkness or murky water, find their way by using sound. This is called echolocation.

A barometer measures air pressure. A rising barometer indicates increas­ing air pressure and a falling barometer indicates decreasing air pressure. When atmospheric pressure drops suddenly, this usually indicates that a storm is on its way.

Chandni Chowk (Delhi) is the smallest Parliamentary Constituency in India in terms of area (Total area: 10 sq km). Lakshadweep is the smallest Parliamentary Constituency in terms of electors (Number of Electors: 49,922).

K2, at 8,611 metres above sea level, is the highest mountain in India and second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest. It lies in the Karakoram range, in part in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The full form of NATO is North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is an intergovernmental military alliance between 28 European countries and 2 North American countries. The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. NATO was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.