Today’s GK Test Quiz

Rourkela Steel Plant, in Rourkela, Odisha is the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India. It was set up with West Germany collabouration in the 1960s. It is operated by Steel Authority of India.

Some 200 million years ago, Antarctica was joined to South America, Africa, India​, and Australia in a single large continent called Gondwanaland.

Boat People refers to the refugees who fled Vietnam by boat and ship following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. The four countries resettling most Vietnamese boat people were the United States, France, Australia and Canada.

Pulakeshin II was the most famous ruler of the Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi. During his reign, the Chalukya kingdom expanded to cover most of the Deccan region in peninsular India.

Thyroid gland is the largest endocrine gland of our body. It is located in the front of the neck, wrapped around the windpipe (trachea). It plays a major role in the metabolism, growth and development of the human body.

Uranium-235 (²³⁵U) is only found in about 0.7 percent of uranium found naturally, but it is well-suited for producing nuclear power. This is because it decays naturally by a process known as alpha radiation. This means that it releases an alpha particle (two neutrons and two protons connected together).

Lala Amarnath (1911-2000) scored a century in the first-ever Test he played, against England at Mumbai's Gymkhana Ground on 17th December 1933. He is known as the father of Indian Cricket.

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. Each member is elected for a term of six years. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

The Indian Parliament comprises the President and the two Houses - Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President has the power to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha.

subjects which are not mentioned in any of the lists i.e. union, state and concurrent lists, called Residuary Subjects. According to the constitution of India, the Parliament has the power to legislate on the residuary subjects.

Lowering the tariff barriers has facilitated globalisation of international trade the most. In International Business Tariff Barriers are related taxes imposed by Governments to control Import Export of one or more products with a particular country.

Exceptional or abnormal demand is a demand pattern which does not abide with the laws of demand. Its curve is one which slopes down from right to left or in other words, which goes up from left to right, showing that more is demanded at a higher price than at a lower price.

Absolute poverty is when household income is below a certain level, which makes it impossible for the person or family to meet basic needs of life including food, shelter, safe drinking water, education, healthcare, etc.

According to the UN Charter, Article 23, the Security Council consists of fifteen Members of the United Nations. It has five permanent members (China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and ten non-permanent members elected by the UN General Assembly for two-year terms.

A khanqah is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or tariqa and is a place for spiritual retreat and character reformation.

Satara was the first princely state where doctrine of Lapse applied. The Doctrine of lapse theory was introduced by Lord Dalhousie. This was an annexation policy extensively applied by the East India Company in India until 1859. According to this doctrine, if any Indian ruler dies without leaving a male heir, his kingdom would automatically pass over to the British.

Remote-sensing device (RSD) has an inbuilt source of infrared Ray. Remote sensing is a type of geospatial technology that samples emitted and reflected electromagnetic (EM) radiation from the Earth's terrestrial, atmospheric, and aquatic ecosystems in order to detect and monitor the physical characteristics of an area without making physical contact.

Newton's third law states that when two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. The third law is also known as the law of action and reaction. When we kick the stone, the stone exerts an equal and opposite force on the leg which hurts us.

Vande Bharat Express or Train 18 with a top speed of 180 km/h is the fastest running train on Indian Railways. It was made by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Perambur, Chennai under the Indian government's Make in India campaign. Indian Railways operates two Vande Bharat trains, one from Delhi to Varanasi and the other from Delhi to Katra.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer. Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama were Portuguese explorers.