Today’s GK Test Quiz

Varada Grameen Bank has been named after a Varada river. The Varada river originates near Vardamoola in Sagara of Karnataka.

The Green Revolution in India was initiated in the 1960s by introducing high-yielding varieties of rice and wheat to increase food production in order to alleviate hunger and poverty.

Former President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 1997.

In male sharks, two claspers are found attached to the Pelvic fin. The claspers are simply a modified portion of the pelvic fin, and since there are two pelvic fins, there are two claspers.

Adrenal (also known as suprarenal glands) are small, triangular-shaped glands located on top of both kidneys. Adrenal glands produce hormones that help regulate your metabolism, immune system, blood pressure, response to stress and other essential functions.

One of the major differences between plant and animal cells is the presence of chloroplasts. Plant cells have chloroplasts while animal cells don't. Chloroplasts enable plants to perform photosynthesis to make food. Plant cells have a cell wall, but animal cells do not.

colour blindness, inability to distinguish one or more of the three colours red, green, and blue. A man with colour blindness will see red as Green.

The human body is home to millions of microorganisms (microbes). Some microbes make us sick, others are important for our health. The most common types are bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi. Viruses are the most adaptable and versatile microorganisms. Viruses can do nothing until they enter a living cell but when enter a living cell they would be able to multiply.

Darwin defined evolution as “descent with modification,” the idea that species change over time, give rise to new species, and share a common ancestor. According to Darwin's Theory of Evolution, long necks in giraffes arose because of a constant attempt to reach leaves on tall trees, generation after generation.

Ruby and sapphire are precious gemstones, made of Aluminium Oxide (Al₂O₃) with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium, or magnesium.

Fibreglass is used for making glass-reinforced plastic (GRP). The fibres are usually glass, carbon, aramid, or basalt. Rarely, other fibres such as paper, wood, or asbestos have been used. It is strong, extremely light and highly versatile.

Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country. Usually, a federation has two levels of government. One is the government for the entire country that is usually responsible for a few subjects of common national interest. The others are governments at the level of provinces or states that look after much of the day-to-day administering of their state.

42nd Amendment, 1976 of the Indian Constitution inserted the two words — 'Socialist' and 'Secular' in the Preamble.

A firm is said to be in equilibrium when its marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue. A firm in equilibrium enjoys maximum profits if average revenue exceeds marginal cost.

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When the medium is dense, the molecules in the medium are closely packed, which means that the sound travels faster. Therefore, the speed of sound increases as the density of the medium increases.

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.

Raja Rammohan Roy was an Indian reformer who was the founder of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a social-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent. He was given the title of Raja by Akbar II, the Mughal emperor. He was known for his efforts to abolish Sati Pratha.

Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh monitors and controls all the Geostationary and Geosynchronous satellites of ISRO, namely, INSAT, GSAT, Kalpana and IRNSS series of satellites.

The capital of North Korea is Pyongyang. Seoul is the capital of North Korea.