Today’s GK Test Quiz

The National Capital Region is a planning region centred upon the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. It encompasses Delhi and several districts surrounding it from the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

The Shivanasamudra Falls is on the Cauvery (Kaveri) River after the river has found its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfalls.

The words “Satyameva Jayate” in the State Emblem of India were taken from Mundaka Upanishad, meaning 'Truth Alone Triumphs'.

Madame Curie (Marie Curie) won the Nobel Prize in Science in two different disciplines. She received the Physics Prize in 1903 for her work on radioactivity and the Chemistry Prize in 1911 for the isolation of pure radium.

Vitamin B₁₂, also known as cobalamin, is an essential vitamin necessary for healthy nerve tissue, brain function, and red blood cell production. Rich sources of vitamin B₁₂ are meat, fish, milk, cheese, eggs, etc.

According to WHO, the Bird Flu virus cannot be transmitted through food cooked beyond 70 degrees Celsius.

The locomotory organ of Amoeba is Pseudopodia or false feet. Pseudopodia is a temporary or semipermanent extension of the cytoplasm, used in locomotion and feeding by all sarcodine protozoans and some flagellate protozoans.

The most abundant inert gas in the atmosphere is Argon (Ar). The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is N₂, which makes up about 78% of air. O₂ is the second most abundant gas at about 21%. The inert gas Ar is the third most abundant gas at 0.93%. There are also trace amounts of CO₂, Ne, He, CH₄, Kr, H₂, NO, Xe, O₃, I₂, CO, and NH₃ in the atmosphere.

A Judge of the Supreme Court can be removed from office by an order of the President passed after each House of Parliament supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of members present and voting.

NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog is established to replace the Planning Commission. It is a non-constitutional body because it is not created by the Constitution. It is also a non-statutory body as it is not created by an Act of Parliament.

The concept of Directive Principles of State Policy was borrowed from the Irish Constitution. The makers of the Constitution of India were influenced by the Irish nationalist movement. Hence, the Directive Principles of the Indian constitution have been greatly influenced by the Directive Principles of State Policy.

As per Article 110 of the Constitution of India, the Finance Bill is a Money Bill. It is a Bill that, as the name suggests, concerns the country's finances — it could be about taxes, government expenditures, government borrowings, revenues, etc. Since the Union Budget deals with these things, it is passed as a Finance Bill.

A commercial bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits, offers checking and savings account services, and makes loans. A commercial bank can grant a loan only if it has the permission of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

The different instruments of quantitative credit control technique are Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR), Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), the Bank Rate Policy, Selective Credit Control (SCC), Open Market Operations (OMOs), etc.

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

The Net National Product (NNP) at Factor Cost is the net money value of all goods and services produced by ordinary citizens of a country. It includes income earned by Indian citizens, whether they live in India or abroad. It is calculated net of national income, which implies it excludes depreciation.

The statement is taken from Keyne's Investment Demand Function. According to Keynes Investment expenditure refers to the creation of new assets i.e. an addition to the stock of existing capital assets.

Balban introduced the famous Persian festival of Nowruz in India to impress the nobles and people with his wealth and power. The festival is a New Year celebration of Spring Equinox.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale met Gandhiji in South Africa. He was the political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi.

Gol Gumbaz is the tomb of king Mohammed Adil Shah. It is in Bijapur, Karnataka. Construction of the tomb was started in 1626 and was completed in 1656.