Today’s GK Test Quiz

Apollo was the god of practically everything – including but not limited to music, poetry, art, prophecy, truth, archery, plague, healing, sun and light (although the god is always associated with the sun, the original sun god was the titan Helios, but everyone forgot about him).

Former President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 1997.

Iodine test is used to detect starch (carbohydrates). When starch is present, the iodine changes from brown to blue-black or purple.

Photochemical smog is a mixture of pollutants that are formed when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) react to sunlight, creating a brown haze above cities. The major chemical pollutants in Photochemical smog are NO and NO₂, VOCs, Ozone (O₃) and PAN (Peroxyacetyl Nitrate).

An emulsifier is an agent which stabilises an emulsion. It is a compound or substance that acts as a stabiliser for emulsions, preventing liquids that ordinarily don't mix from separating.

Pullela Gopichand is a former Indian badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001 becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone.

Statutory grants-in-aid of the revenues of States are dealt with in Article 275 of the Constitution of India. It is done on the basis of the recommendation of the Finance Commission of India. Resources transferred from the Government of India to States are termed 'Statutory' if they are made on the recommendations of the Finance Commission.

Fundamental duties basically imply the moral obligations of all citizens of a country. There are 11 fundamental duties in India, which are written in Part IV-A (Article 51-A) of the Constitution of India. Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by the 42nd amendment.

Kerala was the first state where Non-Congress Government was set up in independent India. After the first-ever elections to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, the Communist Party of India emerged as the single largest party. EMS Namboodiripad formed the first elected government with the support of 5 independent legislators.

The President may be removed before his tenure through impeachment for violating the Constitution of India by the Parliament of India. The process may begin in either of the two houses of the Parliament. There is no approval of the Chief Justice of India is required.

Ceteris paribus is a Latin phrase that generally means “all other things being equal.” In economics, it acts as a shorthand indication of the effect one economic variable has on another, provided all other variables remain the same.

Price theory is a microeconomic principle that uses the concept of supply and demand to determine the appropriate price point for a given good or service.

Scotland engineer John Logie Baird demonstrated the first prototype television in 1925. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin at St. Mary's Hospital, London, in 1928. The first experimental television programme produced by the BBC was Telecast on 22 August 1932. Jonas E. Salk developed the first polio vaccine in 1955

Muhammad Ali Jinnah in his early life was a symbol of Hindu - Muslim unity and also in favour of Gandhiji's policies for swaraj. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the inception of Pakistan on 14 August 1947.

Lord Ripon is known as the Father of Local Self Government in India. His scheme of local self-government developed the Municipal institutions which had been growing up in the country ever since.

The energy crisis is a result of many different strains on our natural resources. There is a strain on fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal due to overconsumption – which then, in turn, can put a strain on our water and oxygen resources by causing pollution.

Sonar (sound navigation and ranging) is an equipment or a system for finding objects underwater using sound waves.

The angle of friction and angle of repose are equal to each other. The angle which the resultant of force of limiting friction F and normal reaction R makes with direction of normal reaction R is called angle of friction. Angle of repose is the steepest angle at which a sloping surface formed of loose material is stable.

The bee hummingbird is a species of Humming Bird which is the world's smallest bird. It is native to Cuba.

OTEC stands for Ocean thermal energy conversion. It uses the ocean's warm surface water with a temperature of around 25°C to vaporize a working fluid, which has a low-boiling point, such as ammonia. The vapor expands and spins a turbine coupled to a generator to produce electricity.