Today’s GK Test Quiz

Bihar is not the leading state in groundnut production.

Shifting cultivation is a mode of farming long followed in the humid tropics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America. In the practice of “slash and burn”, farmers would cut the native vegetation and burn it, then plant crops in the exposed, ash-fertilized soil for two or three seasons in succession.

Most of the canal irrigation is in the canal network of the Ganges-Yamuna basin mainly in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. The maximum part of the total irrigated area of the country by canals is in Uttar Pradesh.

The substrate of photo-respiration is glycolate. Photorespiration is the chemical processes that occur within a living organism of phospho-glycolate that is produced during oxygenation catalyzed by the enzyme RubisCO and inhibits photosynthesis by interfering with CO₂ fixation by RubisCO.

Necrosis is cell or tissue death within a living body. It is a form of cell injury which results in the premature death of cells in living tissue by autolysis.

Acid rain is caused by a chemical reaction that begins when compounds like sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and nitrogen oxides (NO_x) are released into the air. These substances can rise very high into the atmosphere, where they mix and react with water, oxygen, and other chemicals to form more acidic pollutants, known as acid rain. Nitrogen oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) are collectively known as nitrogen oxides (NO_x).

When a helium atom loses an electron it becomes a positive helium ion. When an atom gains/loses an electron, the atom becomes charged, and is called an ion. If a neutral atom gains an electron, it becomes negative. This kind of ion is called an anion. If a neutral atom loses an electron, it becomes positive. This kind of ion is called a cation.

The tip of the match-stick is made of an oxidizing agent such as potassium chlorate, mixed with sulphur, fillers and glass powder. The side of the box contains red phosphorus, binder and powdered glass.

A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 km/h and lasting for a prolonged period of time.

The state of Jammu and Kashmir was given temporary provisions (special status) by Article 370 of the Constitution of India. On 5 August 2019, the government of India revoked this status under Article 370 of the Constitution of India. At the same time, a reorganisation act was also passed, which would reconstitute the state into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

The United Nations (UN) was established after World War II on October 24, 1945. It is an intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

Babur died in 1530 in Agra and Humayun succeeded him. Babur was first buried in Agra but, as per his wishes, his remains were moved to Kabul and reburied.

On 15 May 1952, after the first general elections in independent India, Mavalankar, who was representing Ahmedabad for Congress, was elected the Speaker of the first Lok Sabha.

The Bardoli Satyagraha took place in Gujarat in the year 1928. This was the period during the British rule and was considered a major part of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Vallabhbhai Patel eventually led this Satyagraha and its success gave him the title 'Sardar'.

Hicky's Bengal Gazette was the first English-language newspaper published on the Indian subcontinent. It was founded in Calcutta, capital of British India at the time, by Irishman James Augustus Hicky in 1779.

The three Round Table Conferences of 1930–1932 were a series of peace conferences organized by the British Government and Indian political personalities to discuss constitutional reforms in India.

A multimeter is a measuring instrument that can measure multiple electrical properties. A typical multimeter can measure voltage, resistance, and current.

Clay is a highly plastic substance. Clay particles are attracted to each other by weak electrostatic forces. Water conducts these forces. Thus, dry clay mixed with a fifth of its weight in water, becomes the plastic material clay artists use.

A bolometer is an instrument for measuring radiation by means of the rise in temperature of a blackened metal strip in one of the arms of a resistance bridge.

The full form of NATO is North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is an intergovernmental military alliance between 28 European countries and 2 North American countries. The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. NATO was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.