Today’s GK Test Quiz

Indian Standard time is the time zone observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.

The High Yielding Variety Programme (HYVP) was launched in the Kharif of 1966-67 with an objective to attain self-sufficiency in food by 1970-71.

AGMARK is a certification mark employed on agricultural products in India, assuring that they conform to a set of standards approved by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, an agency of the Government of India.

Salivary amylase is an enzyme that is present in the saliva of humans. It is a glucose-polymer cleavage enzyme that is produced by the salivary glands.

Carotenoids are pigments in plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. These pigments produce bright yellow, red, and orange colours in plants, vegetables, and fruits.

Kidney can be taken from a dying person who has the cessation of neurological function only. Tissues such as cornea, heart valves, skin, and bone can be donated in case of natural death but vital organs such as heart, liver, kidneys, intestines, lungs, and pancreas can be donated only in the case of 'brain death'.

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.

Sand dune covered eastern portion of the Great Indian (Thar) Desert in western Rajasthan. It the depositional features which are formed due to the deposition of sand particles carried by the wind.

The main function of the Judiciary is to adjudicate and interpret Acts of Parliament and the common law. Additionally, the Judiciary has the power to issue out orders or directives as may be necessary to ensure law, peace and order is maintained. The Judiciary is also responsible for upholding the rule of law and the administration of estates.

State-wise Representation of Members: Uttar Pradesh — 80 (15.15%); Maharashtra — 48 (9.9%); Bihar — 40 (7.58%); Tamil Nadu — 39 (7.39%); Madhya Pradesh — 28 (5.3%); Kamataka — 28 (5.3%); Andhra Pradesh — 25 (4.73%); Rajasthan — 25 (4.73%)...

In economics, capital flight is a phenomenon characterized by large outflows of assets and/or capital from a country due to some events, resulting in negative economic consequences to that country.

The economy is in equilibrium only when saving is equal to investment. If saving and investment are equal at a time, they will be soon brought into equilibrium by automatic changes in the rate of interest. Given the rate of investment, if saving increases, then the rate of interest will fall. With the decline in the rate of interest, investment demand will rise.

Controlling government spending is not a function of the central bank (RBI in India). In a parliamentary democracy, the political executive is responsible to the Parliament. The control exercised by the Parliament over the executive is its control on financial expenditure.

Pierre de Coubertin is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games. He was a French educator and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and its second president. He was particularly active in promoting the introduction of sport in French schools.

Harshavardhana was an Indian emperor who ruled North India (present-day Haryana) from 606 to 647 CE. He was a member of the Vardhana dynasty. Pulakeshin II defeated Harsha on the banks of Narmada in the winter of 618-619 CE.

After joining the Indian National Congress and taking part in political agitation in Punjab, Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay, Burma in 1907.

The velocity of colours depends on the medium through which it is being transferred. The speed of light is maximum in a vacuum. In a vacuum, all the colours have the same speed due to the absence of a medium.

Frequency determines colour, but wavelength is the easier thing to measure. These wavelengths range from 700 nm at the red end of the spectrum to 400 nm at the violet end. Visible light waves are the only electromagnetic waves we can see.

A photoelectric cell is a device that are used to convert light energy of the sun into electrical energy. It is an electron tube with a photosensitive cathode that emits electrons when illuminated and an anode for collecting the emitted electrons.

Angkor Wat is an enormous Buddhist temple complex located in northern Cambodia. It was originally built in the first half of the 12th century as a Hindu temple. Spread across more than 400 acres, Angkor Wat is said to be the largest religious monument in the world.