Today’s GK Test Quiz

The Sundarbans Mangroves ecoregion is the world's largest mangrove ecosystem.

The largest crude oil reserves are found in the Western Offshore (Mumbai High, Krishna-Godavari Basin) (40%), and Assam (27%). Mumbai high is also the largest oil-producing oilfield in India.

Gandhiji had said that his mission in life was 'to wipe every tear from every eye.' Jawaharlal Nehru mentioned this statement of Gandhiji in his famous speech 'Freedom at midnight', “The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but as long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.”

Rajatarangini is a metrical legendary and historical chronicle of the north-western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of early medieval Kashmir. It was written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century CE.

The Indus valley civilisation is also called the Harappan culture. The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind) region. Both sites are in present-day Pakistan, in Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively.

Typhoid is spread by sewage contamination of food or water. People who are infected with typhoid pass the Salmonella typhi bacteria in their faeces (poo) and urine. People can get typhoid if they eat food or drink a beverage that has been touched by a person who is infected with the typhoid bacteria and has not washed their hands properly after going to the bathroom.

Urea and uric acid are the two nitrogenous wastes that are secreted in urine. Urea is the main nitrogenous waste in humans. Urea serves an important role in the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds by animals. It is the main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals. A normal urea level in the urine is 12 to 20 grams over 24 hours.

The author of the book “War and Diplomacy in Kashmir” is Chandrashekhar Dasgupta. He was an Indian civil servant, diplomat, writer and a former Indian ambassador to the European Union, Belgium, Luxembourg and China.

A limnic eruption (lake overturn) is a natural disaster in which dissolved carbon dioxide suddenly erupts from deep lake waters, forming a gas cloud capable of suffocating wildlife, livestock, and humans.

The compound to which H₂ does not add is Tetraphenyl ethylene (C₂₆H₂₀).

The first recorded Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC, but it is generally accepted that the Olympics were at least 500 years old at that time. The ancient Olympics, held every four years, occurred during a religious festival honouring the Greek god Zeus.

Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning 'harbor wave', and is sometimes called seismic sea wave.

Court of Sessions Judge is the highest apex of the subordinate criminal courts in the district. The district court is also a court of sessions when it exercises its jurisdiction on criminal matters under the Code of Criminal procedure. The district and sessions judge is often referred to as “district judge” when presiding over civil matters and “sessions judge” when presiding over criminal matters.

The bill is passed by a simple majority of a joint sitting. Since the Lok Sabha has more than twice the members of the Rajya Sabha, a group commanding a majority in the lower house of the Government of India can pass such a bill even if it was previously rejected by the upper house.

Alternative cost is otherwise known as Opportunity cost. Opportunity cost is the profit lost when one alternative is selected over another. The concept is useful simply as a reminder to examine all reasonable alternatives before making a decision.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. ICJ is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. It was established in June 1945. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands).

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.

Metals are good conductors of electricity and heat because the atoms in the metals form a matrix through which outer electrons can move freely.

As altitude increases and atmospheric pressure decreases, the boiling point of water decreases. To compensate for the lower boiling point of water, the cooking time must be increased. Turning up the heat will not help cook food faster.

On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.