Today’s GK Test Quiz

A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity that is threatened by human habitation. The term biodiversity hotspot specifically refers to 25 biologically rich areas around the world that have lost at least 70 percent of their original habitat. India has four biodiversity hotspots, i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The Indo-Aryan or Vedic period is the period in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age of the history of India when the Vedic literature, including the Vedas, was composed in the northern Indian subcontinent.

Ischemia is insufficient blood supply in the human body. It is a restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a shortage of oxygen that is needed for cellular metabolism (to keep tissue alive).

Combustion is a chemical process. It is a chemical reaction between substances, usually including oxygen and usually accompanied by the generation of heat and light in the form of flame.

Control rods are used in nuclear reactors to control the rate of fission of the nuclear fuel – uranium or plutonium. Boron and Cadmium are strong neutron absorbers and are the most common materials used in control rods.

Thus most of the tropical deserts like The Sahara Desert, the Kalahari Desert, West Australian desert, etc. are located on the western margin of the continent. Moreover, these deserts also lie on the leeward side of the mountains and hence the region is also hot and dry.

Social and Political rights possess the essential characteristics of human rights. Political rights encompass traditional human rights, such as life, liberty, and freedom of expression. Freedom of religion in India is a fundamental right guaranteed by Article 25-28 of the Constitution of India. The constitution of India does not expressly provide for socio-economic rights as the fundamental rights but they are a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy.

Protection from discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth; Equality of opportunity; fundamental rights of freedom mentioned in article 19; Protection of language, script and culture of minorities; Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions are availed to Indian citizens only.

'Chikankari' is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow. It is one of Lucknow's best-known textile decoration styles.

In 1998, Amartya Sen received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his theoretical, field, and ethics work in welfare economics and for his research advancing the understanding of social-choice theory, poverty, and the measurement of welfare.

Laissez-faire is an economic philosophy of free-market capitalism that opposes government intervention. The theory of laissez-faire was developed by the French Physiocrats during the 18th century and believes that economic success is more likely the fewer governments are involved in the business.

Bank rate is the rate of interest which a central bank (RBI) charges on its loans and advances to a commercial bank.

The terms 'microeconomics' and 'macroeconomics' were first coined by a Norwegian economist, Ragnar Frisch.

Quasi-rent is the surplus which is received in a short period because of demand exceeding the supply by the man-made factors besides land.

Alexander Fleming was a Scottish physician-scientist who was recognised for discovering penicillin. Penicillins are a group of antibacterial drugs that attack a wide range of bacteria. The discovery of penicillin has changed the face of medicine, as these drugs have saved millions of lives.

This desire for Indian unity was symbolized by the Cabinet Mission, which arrived in New Delhi on 24 March 1946, sent by the British government, in which the subject was the form of a post-independent India.

The time period of a pendulum is directly proportional to the square root of its length. So when its length is halved, its time period is decreased by a factor. If the length L of a simple pendulum is halved, then its period of oscillation will decrease by √2÷2.

Anemometer is an instrument used to measure the force, pressure and velocity (speed) of the wind. It is an important tool for meteorologists, who study weather patterns.

A communications satellite's transponder is the series of interconnected units that form a communications channel between the receiving and the transmitting antennas. It is mainly used in communication satellite to receives signals from an earth station and transmits them to different directions.

The Black Forest is a mountainous region in southwest Germany, bordering France. Known for its dense, evergreen forests and picturesque villages, it is often associated with the Brothers Grimm fairy tales.