Today’s GK Test Quiz

Foramen Magnum (also called great hole) is an aperture found in the skull. It is a large, oval-shaped opening in the occipital bone of the skull.

Ascorbic acid – Vitamin-C, Chlorophyll – Photosynthetic pigment, Carotenoid – Quencher, Superoxide dismutase – Enzyme. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is an enzyme found in all living cells.

A biopsy test is typically associated with the diagnosis of cancer. Doctors use biopsies to test whether abnormalities in the body are caused by cancer or by other conditions.

BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) is a vaccine for tuberculosis (also known as TB) disease. TB is a serious infection that affects the lungs and sometimes other parts of the body, such as the brain (meningitis), bones, joints and kidneys.

Gandhi was inspired by Tolstoy not only in respect of non-violence but also by his idea of 'Bread Labour' and its concomitant idea of 'getting off the backs' of others including the poor. He developed Tolstoy's theory of 'Bread Labour' into a full-fledged theory of the duty and right to work.

Gypsum is a mineral and is hydrated calcium sulphate in chemical form. It slows down the hydration process of cement once it is mixed with water. It is mainly used for preventing the rapid setting of cement.

Paraffin wax is a colourless soft, solid wax obtained from petroleum, coal or oil shale. It consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between twenty and forty carbon atoms. It's often used in skin-softening salon and spa treatments on the hands, cuticles, and feet.

Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at the Earth's surface, followed by cementation. Loess is a sedimentary deposit composed largely of silt-size grains that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate.

Statutory grants-in-aid of the revenues of States are dealt with in Article 275 of the Constitution of India. It is done on the basis of the recommendation of the Finance Commission of India. Resources transferred from the Government of India to States are termed 'Statutory' if they are made on the recommendations of the Finance Commission.

The folk painting 'Madhubani' is practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar. It is characterised by its eye-catching geometrical patterns.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax used in India on the supply of goods and services. The GST is imposed at every step in the production process, but is meant to be refunded to all parties in the various stages of production other than the final consumer.

The current system of Indian government to issue notes is 'Minimum Reserve System'. Under this policy, the minimum reserves to be maintained in the form of gold and foreign exchange should consist of ₹200 crore. Out this reserve, the value of gold to be maintained is ₹115 crore.

Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was founded in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. It became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920, following the Aligarh Muslim University Act.

The Portuguese rule lasted for about 450 years, and heavily influenced Goan culture, cuisine, and architecture. In 1961, the Indian Army invaded and annexed Goa.

Law of conservation of mass validates the statement that matter can neither be created nor destroyed. Matter can change form through physical and chemical changes, but through any of these changes, matter is conserved. The same amount of matter exists before and after the change—none is created or destroyed.

All objects, regardless of mass, will fall at the same rate. Heavier things have a greater gravitational force AND heavier things have a lower acceleration. It turns out that these two effects exactly cancel to make falling objects have the same acceleration regardless of mass.

The largest reflecting telescope in Asia is located in the Devasthal Observatory at Nainital, Uttarakhand, India.

Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world. It consists of five major islands and about 30 smaller groups. There are total number of 17,508 islands of which about 6000 are inhabited.

Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to be elected to Parliament in Britain. Naoroji travelled to Britain in 1885 as a business partner of Cama and Company. A member of several businesses, he became Professor of Gujarati at University College, London (1856–65).

Namdapha National Park is in Arunachal Pradesh. With more than 1,000 floral and about 1,400 faunal species, it is a biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas.