Today’s GK Test Quiz

Delhi is, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a Union Territory of India whereas New Delhi is the capital of India and an administrative district of Delhi.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor and architect. While his fame initially rested on his achievements as a painter, he also became known for his notebooks, in which he made drawings and notes on a variety of subjects, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, painting, and palaeontology.

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.

Fructose is natural sugar present in fruits, certain vegetables, and honey. Grapes, apples, watermelon, asparagus, jackfruit, pears and zucchini are some fruits which contain high fructose.

24 carat is pure gold with no other metals. Lower caratages contain less gold. 18-carat gold contains 18 parts (75 percent) gold and 6 parts (25 percent) other metals (often copper or silver).

Cobalt oxide (Co₃O₄) imparts a deep blue colour to the glass. Before the glass can cool and solidify, cobalt can be added to the mixture to give the glass a deep blue colour.

Cement in different types is made mainly by calcining a mixture of about 75% limestone and 25% clay to form a calcium silicate clinker which is then ground and mixed with a small amount of gypsum.

Jayaprakash Narayan proposed partyless democracy in India. Jayaprakash Narayanan led his socialist group out of the Congress party in 1948 and later merged it with a Gandhian-oriented party to form the People's Socialist Party.

Marginal product refers to the extra output, return, or profit yielded per unit by advantages from production inputs. When Total Product rises at an increasing rate, marginal product also rises. When Total Product increases at a diminishing rate, marginal product declines.

The Group of Seven (G-7) is an organisation of the world's seven largest advanced economies. They are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States. Russia joined in 1998, creating the G8, but was excluded in 2014 for its takeover of Crimea. China has never been a member, despite its large economy as it is not seen as an advanced economy in the way the G7 members are.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

Herodotus (484-425/413 BCE) was a Greek writer who invented the field of study known today as history. He was called 'The Father of History' by the Roman writer and orator Cicero for his famous work The Histories.

The civil disobedience movement commenced with the Dandi March when Gandhi left the Sabarmati Ashram at Ahmedabad on foot with 78 other members of the Ashram for Dandi on 12 March 1930. After reaching Dandi, Gandhi broke the salt law.

The function of ball bearings in a wheel is to convert kinetic friction into rolling friction because rolling friction is much lesser than sliding friction. Ball bearings reduce friction and facilitate easy movement.

When a body is thrown upward, the height attained by that body is independent of the mass and depends on the initial speed of the body and the value of g. So, two stones of unequal masses are thrown vertically up with the same velocity they will reach the same height.

Hypermetropia, also known as long-sightedness, is a defect of vision in which a person can't see the nearby object clearly (appears blurred), though can see the distant objects clearly. The near point of a hypermetropic eye is greater than 25 cm.

The function of ball bearings in a wheel is to convert kinetic friction (sliding friction) into rolling friction.

Cartography is the method through which maps are studied, created and designed. A confluence between practice, science, and art, cartography guides the principles and practical standards behind maps and map-making.

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.

In the case of an explosion above the ground, ground zero is the point on the ground directly below the nuclear detonation and is sometimes called the hypocenter. The World Trade Centre (in New York) site, formerly referred to as “Ground Zero” or “the Pile” immediately after the September 11 attacks.