Today’s GK Test Quiz

Colonel Sir George Everest was a British surveyor and geographer who served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843. He is best known for having Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, named in his honour.

World Environment Day is celebrated annually on 5 June and is the United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment.

Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates did not fight for the Tungabhadra Doab.

The pituitary gland is sometimes called the 'master gland' of the endocrine system because it controls the functions of many of the other endocrine glands. It is located at the base of the brain.

Dehydration is a deficiency of water in the body. It occurs when the human body uses or loses more fluid than takes in, and the body doesn't have enough water and other fluids to carry out its normal functions.

Jaundice is caused due to infection of the liver. It happens when there's too much bilirubin, a yellow-orange substance, in your blood. Jaundice may occur if the liver can't efficiently process red blood cells as they break down.

Atherosclerosis is a narrowing or blockage of artery walls usually caused by the buildup of fatty material called plaque. Coronary artery disease is a narrowing or blockage of coronary arteries. Hypertension, also known as low blood pressure, increases the risk of a heart attack. Hypotension (or low blood pressure) is a blood pressure under 90/60 mm/Hg.

The Harshacharita is the biography of Indian emperor Harshavardhana by Banabhatta who was a Sanskrit writer of seventh-century CE India. He was the Asthana Kavi (Court Poet) of Harshavardhana.

Glass is a supercooled liquid. When glass is made, the material (often containing silica) is quickly cooled from its liquid state but does not solidify when its temperature drops below its melting point. At this stage, the material is a supercooled liquid, an intermediate state between liquid and glass.

Hydrolysis is a double decomposition reaction with water as one of the reactants. It is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds.

A parachute is usually made of a light, strong fabric. Terylene - A type of polyester fabric that is now being used as a material for parachutes as it is very strong and heat resistant.

Providing college education is not an administrative function of a Village Panchayat. The administrative functions of a Village Panchayat are Public work and welfare functions, such as maintenance, repair and construction of roads, drains, bridges, wells, etc.

Garba is a form of dance which originates from the state of Gujarat in India. Many traditional Garbas are performed around a centrally lit lamp or a picture or statue of the Goddess Shakti.

The system of issuing and monitoring of money in the market is known as minimum reserve ratio. Minimum reserves allow credit institutions to smooth out fluctuations in liquidity such as those caused by the demand for banknotes.

Budget deficit is the difference between total expenditure and total receipts. The solution to a budget deficit for a government would be to increase taxes, find new avenues for revenue and reduce government spending. Fiscal deficit is calculated by subtracting the total income from the total expenditure.

There is a theory that AO Hume formed the Congress with the idea that it would prove to be a 'safety valve' for releasing the growing discontent of the Indians. Complete Independence was not a demand of the Early Congress (1885–1905).

On 1 November 1858, the East India Company rule was ended in India and the British government enacted Parliament act of 1858. According to this act Indian administration shifted into the hands of the British Crown and this was pronounced by Lord Canning at Allahabad.

A satellite in vacuum does not require any energy for orbiting. A satellite orbits Earth when its speed is balanced by the pull of Earth's gravity. The gravitational force between the earth and the satellite provides the necessary centripetal force to move around the earth.

'Therm' is a non-SI unit of heat energy. 1 therm is equal to 100000 British thermal units (BTU).

Humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapour in the air. Relative humidity measures the amount of water in the air in relation to the maximum amount of water vapour (moisture). The higher the temperature, the more water vapour the air can hold.