Today’s GK Test Quiz

Most of the major rivers of the peninsula such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Cauvery (Kaveri) flow eastwards and drain into the Bay of Bengal. West flowing rivers such as the Narmada, the Tapi drained into the Arabian Sea.

The crops grown after the summer monsoon are called Rabi. Rabi crops are sown in winter and harvested in the summer season.

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.

Fish growth and activity usually require 5-6 mg/L of dissolved oxygen. Dissolved oxygen levels below 3 mg/L are stressful to most aquatic organisms. Healthy water should generally have dissolved oxygen concentrations above 6.5-8 mg/L and between about 80-120 percent.

Cotton take more time to ignite but burns easily and quickly. Nylon, polyester and acrylic tend to be slow to ignite but once ignited, severe melting and dripping occurs. Rayon ignites easily but burns slower than cotton. Nylon is less flammable as well, but melts and can adhere to the skin.

Earth's greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the planet. The main gases responsible for the greenhouse effect include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor (which all occur naturally), and fluorinated gases (which are synthetic).

Flint glass is optical glass that has relatively high refractive index and low Abbe number (high dispersion). For this reason, it is used for making the lens and prism.

The tundra climate region occurs between 60° and 75° of latitude, mostly along the Arctic coast of North America, Eurasia (Europe and Asia) and on the coastal margins of Greenland.

As per Article 118(4), the Speaker of the Lok Sabha presides over the joint sitting of the two Houses. The Speaker casts vote in the event of a tie.

The Latin meaning of Habeas Corpus is “we may have the body”. This writ is used to protect the individual against unlawful detention. The person is then freed if the detention is found to be illegal. Hence, this writ is known as the bulwark of personal freedom.

Part IV of the Constitution of India (Article 36–51) contains the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). Article 37 of the Indian Constitution States the application of the Directive Principles. These principles aim at ensuring socio-economic justice to the people and establishing India as a Welfare State.

Mayurbhanj is located in the northern part of Odisha, is famous for its Chhau dance. Chhau dance is a semi-classical Indian dance with martial, tribal and folk traditions, with origins in the East Indian region, and panned out to its variants in the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha.

Purchasing power of money is said to be the main determinant of real wage. A real wage rate is a nominal wage rate divided by the price of a good and is a transparent measure of how much of the good an hour of work buys.

Three Important Methods for Measuring National Income are - Income Method, Product/ Value Added Method and Expenditure Method.

Gross domestic product is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a specific time period by countries.

The United Nations General Assembly had decided to observe the International Day of Non-Violence each year on 2 October – the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The United Nations adopted this resolution in June 2007.

Nizamuddin Auliya: Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya (1238-1325) was one of the most famous Sufi saints from the Indian subcontinent region. Kabir: Kabir Das (1398/1440 — 1448/1518) was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. Mirabai: Mirabai (1498–1546) was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. Tulsidas: Tulsidas (1532–1623) was a Ramanandi Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama.

The Plimsoll line is a reference mark located on a ship's hull that indicates the maximum depth to which the vessel may be safely immersed when loaded with cargo.

Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh is the largest tiger reserve in India. The core area of this reserve is 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi).

The Treaty was opened for signature on 01 July 1968, and signed on that date by the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and 59 other countries. The Treaty entered into force with the deposit of US ratification on 05 March 1970.