Today’s GK Test Quiz

Virtual reality refers to a computer-generated simulation in which a person can interact within an artificial three-dimensional environment using electronic devices, such as special goggles with a screen or gloves fitted with sensors.

Human cloning is permitted in Britain for the purpose of therapeutics. Britain is the first country in Europe to approve the use of human cloning for medical purposes (Therapeutics). Therapeutic cloning in the UK is regulated by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

India and Pakistan won independence on 15 August 1947. The Indian Independence Act of 1947, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom split undivided British India into two independent nations. According to the Act, the two independent dominions would come into being on 15 August 1947. However, Pakistan adopted August 14 as its Independence Day as the transfer of power took place on that date.

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.

A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron. Blast furnace slag is a nonmetallic coproduct produced in the process. It consists primarily of silicates, aluminosilicates, and calcium-alumina-silicates.

Hydrolysis is a double decomposition reaction with water as one of the reactants. It is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds.

The Republic is governed in terms of the Constitution of India which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949 and came into force on 26th January, 1950.

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the value of goods and services produced within a country's borders, by citizens and non-citizens alike. Gross National Product (GNP) measures the value of goods and services produced by only a country's citizens but both domestically and abroad. Hence, If the firm sells new shares directly to individuals it has no effect on the GDP or GNP.

In economics, Gresham's law is a monetary principle stating that “bad money drives out good”. For example, if there are two forms of commodity money in circulation, which are accepted by law as having similar face value, the more valuable commodity will gradually disappear from circulation.

Devaluation is the deliberate downward adjustment of the value of a country's money relative to another currency. Thus, devaluation reduces the cost of the country's exports. Also, it increases the cost of imports. So, domestic consumers are likely to purchase a domestic substitution. Thus it further strengthens the domestic business.

Purchasing power of money is said to be the main determinant of real wage. A real wage rate is a nominal wage rate divided by the price of a good and is a transparent measure of how much of the good an hour of work buys.

Altogether, around 22 percent of the Indian population is carrying out its livelihood, while being below the poverty line.

Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairman of the NITI Aayog in India. NITI (National Institute For Transforming India) Aayog is a government think tank and is formed in 2015 after replacing Planning Commission.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional grouping that promotes economic, political, and security cooperation among its ten members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

There are 40 sites/monuments of India in the list of UNESCO World Heritage. Out of 40 sites, 32 are cultural, seven are natural and one is a mixed property. cultural sites: Agra Fort, Ajanta Caves, Archaeological Site of Nalanda, Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Churches and Convents of Goa, Dholavira Harappan City, Elephanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Fatehpur Sikri, Great Living Chola Temples, Group of Monuments at Hampi, Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Historic City of Ahmadabad, Humayun's Tomb Delhi, Jaipur City, Ramappa Temple, Khajuraho Monuments, Mahabodhi Temple Bodh Gaya, Mountain Railways of India, Qutb Minar, Rani-ki-Vav at Patan, Red Fort Complex, Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Sun Temple, Taj Mahal, The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, The Jantar Mantar and Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai. Manas National Park is on UNESCO Natural World Heritage site. Natural sites: Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area, Kaziranga National Park, Keoladeo National Park, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks, Sundarbans National Park and Western Ghats. Mixed site: Khangchendzonga National Park.

The August Offer was made by Viceroy Linlithgow in 1940 promising the expansion of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India to include more Indians, the establishment of an advisory war council, giving full weight to minority opinion, and the recognition of Indians' right to frame their own constitution.

Ammeter is an instrument for measuring either direct or alternating electric current, in amperes.

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was established in 1963 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to contribute in the skill building for the external trade sector of India. It is located in New Delhi.

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.