Today’s GK Test Quiz

Long- and extra-long staple cottons include pima cotton and Egyptian cotton. These cottons are renowned for their superior quality.

The immunity caused by the B-lymphocytes is called Humoral Immunity. Humoral immunity is the process of adaptive immunity manifested by the production of antibodies by B-lymphocytes. It develops in bone marrow.

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, also called ELISA or EIA, is a test that detects and measures antibodies in your blood.

Amebiasis is an intestinal (bowel) illness caused by a microscopic (tiny) parasite called Entamoeba histolytica, which is spread through human feces (poop).

Solar technologies convert sunlight into electrical energy either through photovoltaic (PV) panels or through mirrors that concentrate solar radiation. Silicon is the most common semiconductor material used in photovoltaic panels.

Condensation point is a temperature at which gas changes to liquid. Generally, boiling point is same as condensation point. The boiling and freezing points of helium are lower than those of any other known substance.

Galena is a lead sulfide mineral with a chemical composition of PbS. It is the primary ore of lead and is often mined for its silver content.

A writ of mandamus or mandamus (which means “we command” in Latin) is the name of one of the prerogative writs in the common law, and is “issued by a superior court to compel a lower court or a government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly”.

Providing college education is not an administrative function of a Village Panchayat. The administrative functions of a Village Panchayat are Public work and welfare functions, such as maintenance, repair and construction of roads, drains, bridges, wells, etc.

After a general election and formation of a new government, a list of senior Lok Sabha members prepared by the Legislative Section is submitted to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, who selects a protem speaker. The appointment has to be approved by the President. The main duty of the protem speaker is to administer the oath of office to new members of the house.

Infrastructure investments are a form of real assets, which contain physical assets we see in everyday life like bridges, roads, highways, railways, sewage systems, telecommunication or energy.

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

Price theory is a microeconomic principle that uses the concept of supply and demand to determine the appropriate price point for a given good or service.

India is a founding member of the United Nations. On June 26, 1945, India was among 50 countries to sign the UN charter. India joined the United Nations after ratifying the UN Charter on October 30, 1945.

Vira Narasimha was succeeded by his brother Krishna Deva Raya (reigned 1509–29), generally regarded as the greatest of the Vijayanagar kings.

Smog is a kind of air pollution. The smoke usually came from large amounts of coal burning in an area and is caused by a mixture of smoke and sulphur dioxide (SO₂).

All objects, regardless of mass, will fall at the same rate. Heavier things have a greater gravitational force AND heavier things have a lower acceleration. It turns out that these two effects exactly cancel to make falling objects have the same acceleration regardless of mass.

The National Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature. Japan's constitution states that the National Diet, its law-making institution, shall consist of two Houses, namely the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. Both houses are directly elected under a parallel voting system.

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was independent India's first Indian Governor-General. He was also the last one. The first governor-general in India (of Bengal) was Warren Hastings, the first official governor-general of British India was Lord William Bentinck, and the first governor-general of independent India was Lord Mountbatten.

K2, at 8,611 metres above sea level, is the highest mountain in India and second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest. It lies in the Karakoram range, in part in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.