Today’s GK Test Quiz

Mizoram and Lakshadweep have the highest percentage of identified tribal population (~95 percent), while Punjab and Haryana have 0 percent.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor and architect. While his fame initially rested on his achievements as a painter, he also became known for his notebooks, in which he made drawings and notes on a variety of subjects, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, painting, and palaeontology.

The Mahavir Chakra is the second-highest military award in India in India, after the Paramvir Chakra. General Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya was a General Officer in the Indian Army. He served as the 13th Chief of the Army Staff from 1983 to 1986 He was awarded Mahavir Chakra twice (1965 and 1971).

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippines President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.

The DPT (Tdap) vaccine is administered to children from 6 weeks to 6 years of age to provide immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough (pertussis).

BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) is a vaccine for tuberculosis (also known as TB) disease. TB is a serious infection that affects the lungs and sometimes other parts of the body, such as the brain (meningitis), bones, joints and kidneys.

“The Indian War of Independence” is an Indian nationalist history of the 1857 revolt by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar that was first published in 1909.

Tear gas is a chemical compound that causes temporary skin, respiratory, and eye irritation. Chloropicrin (CCl₃NO₂) is one of the constituents of tear gas. Chloropicrin has been used in chemical warfare and as tear gas.

The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe.

According to Article-42 of the constitution of India, the State shall make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief.

The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India consists of 22 languages: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu Bodo, Santhali, Maithili and Dogri. Of these languages, 14 were initially included in the Constitution. Sindhi language was added in 1967. Thereafter three more languages viz., Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were included in 1992. Subsequently Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali were added in 2004.

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

Roald Amundsen was a respected Norwegian explorer who was determined to beat the British expedition and be the first to reach the South Pole.

Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru were associated with the Lahore conspiracy case.

Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. The first steps by humans on another planetary body were taken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969.

As per WHO The standard audible capacity of a healthy human being is in the range of 45-50 decibels. Humans can hear sounds between 0 and 180 decibels. To be precise, noise becomes harmful when it exceeds 75 decibels (dB) and is painful above 120 dB.

Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Ltd., a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited, is a plant involved in the production of alloy steels and pig iron. It is located in Bhadravathi, Karnataka. It was started as the Mysore Iron Works on 18 January 1923 by Sir M Visvesvaraya.

RAF stands for “Rapid Action Force”. It is a specialised wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of India to deal with riot and crowd control situations.

The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is a statutory body set up by an Act of Parliament of India. It is under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The main office is in Anand, Gujarat.

American Civil War, a four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery.