Today’s GK Test Quiz

Jute is also called “brown paper” as the colour of the jute fibres is brown. Jute is used chiefly to make cloth for wrapping bales of raw cotton, make sacks and coarse cloth and making fine printing paper.

A typical heart has four chambers (two upper and two lower). The upper chambers, the right and left atria, receive incoming blood. The lower chambers, the more muscular right and left ventricles, pump blood out of the heart. The heart valves are gates at the chamber openings.

Cellular respiration releases stored energy in glucose molecules. During cellular respiration, glucose is broken down in the presence of oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water. The energy released during the reaction is captured by the energy-carrying molecule ATP (adenosine triphosphate). The chemical equation of respiration is: C₆H₁₂O₆ (glucose) + 6O₂ →(releases energy) 6CO₂ + 6H₂O.

The respiration process requires oxygen. The main purpose of respiration is to provide oxygen to the cells at a rate adequate to satisfy their metabolic needs. During respiration, inhaled oxygen is used by the cells to produce energy by the breakdown of glucose molecules.

Smoke is formed due to solid dispersed in gas. Smoke is a collection of tiny unburnt particles. It is a collection of tiny solid, liquid and gas particles — mostly carbon (soot), tar, oils and ash. Here solid acts as a dispersed phase and gas acts as a dispersed medium.

24 carat is pure gold with no other metals. Lower caratages contain less gold. 18-carat gold contains 18 parts (75 percent) gold and 6 parts (25 percent) other metals (often copper or silver).

German Silver is an alloy of copper (60%), zinc (20%) and nickel (20%). It is used for making daily utensils and jewellery.

Major gaseous pollutant of the thermal power station is SO₂. Coal thermal power plants contribute to over half sulphur dioxide (SO₂) concentration, 30 percent oxides of nitrogen (NO_x), and 20 percent particulate matter (PM) in the ambient air.

A supernova is the biggest explosion that humans have ever seen. Each blast is the extremely bright, super-powerful explosion of a star.

The Sun is the largest object in our solar system. It is composed of seven layers: three inner layers and four outer layers. The inner layers are the core, the radiative zone and the convection zone, while the outer layers are the photosphere, the chromosphere, the transition region and the corona.

The Supreme Court is a central authority body and is responsible for the protection of citizens Fundamental rights.

Article 123 of the Constitution of India grants the President (on the recommendation of the Union Cabinet) certain law-making powers to promulgate ordinances during the recess of Parliament. These ordinances have the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament but are in the nature of temporary laws. An ordinance must be converted into law within 6 weeks of the commencement of the Parliament session, otherwise, it will lapse. It is compulsory for a session of Parliament to be held within six months (as per Article 85). Therefore, the maximum validity of an ordinance is 6 months and 6 weeks.

“Supply creates its own demand” was said by JB Say. If a businessman produces a good, then he will be keen to sell it. This production creates wages for workers and income for the businessman. Therefore, the production has increased wealth and leads to demand for other goods.

A progressive tax is a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases. The term progressive refers to the way the tax rate progresses from low to high, with the result that a taxpayer's average tax rate is less than the person's marginal tax rate.

Major items of India's exports are Petroleum Products, textiles and garments, gems and jewelry, chemicals and related products, Pharmaceutical Products and agricultural and allied products.

The services sector is the largest sector of India. Gross Value Added (GVA) at current prices for the services sector is estimated at 96.54 lakh crore INR in 2020-21. The services sector accounts for 53.89% of total India's GVA of 179.15 lakh crore Indian rupees. With GVA of ₹46.44 lakh crore, the Industry sector contributes 25.92%. While Agriculture and allied sector share 20.19%.

The Industrial Sector has been the highest taxpayer in India. Corporation tax is the biggest source of revenue for the government. Corporation tax is levied on the net income of the company.

The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit. Tamil and Telugu became the lingua-franca of the Vijayanagara Empire. Some scholars also opine that Sanskrit acted as a lingua-franca, but it must have been only so among the elites and the literate.

The freezing and melting point of water is 0°C. The liquid form of water starts to become solid (ice) and solid (ice) starts to become liquid (water) at this temperature. Hence, at 0°C water exists in both liquid (water) and solid (ice) states.

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