Today’s GK Test Quiz

Patna is the northern-most city among the given cities/towns.

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata was an Indian aviator, industrialist, entrepreneur and chairman of Tata Group. In 1992, because of his selfless humanitarian endeavours, Tata was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna.

Heparin is the anti-coagulant substance in the blood. Heparin injection is used to decrease the clotting ability of the blood and help prevent harmful clots from forming in blood vessels. This medicine is sometimes called a blood thinner, although it does not actually thin the blood.

Perishable foods are those likely to spoil, decay or become unsafe to consume. Vegetables are easily perishable because of their high content of water for the growth of microorganisms and moderate pH range which is suitable for the growth of mesophilic microorganism (which grows in a moderate temperature range).

The typical composition of exhaled air is about 18 percent O₂, 78 percent N₂, and 4 percent CO₂.

Ester has a fruity smell due to its volatile nature caused by its chemical composition and conformations. The aroma of an ester is produced when alcohol combines with a carboxylic group (carbon bonded with oxygen atoms). Esters smell partly because they exhibit weak intermolecular forces.

A country is landlocked if it has no access to any oceans or seas. As an example, Austria is landlocked. France is not landlocked because it has access to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. A sea is also landlocked if does not have access to an ocean. As an example, the Aral Sea is landlocked.

Pluto is farthest from the Earth. Our Solar System has eight planets which orbit the sun. In order of distance from the sun they are; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto, which until recently was considered to be the farthest planet, is now classified as a dwarf planet.

Tsunamis are giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea. Out in the depths of the ocean.

Disinvestment is when governments or organizations sell or liquidate assets or subsidiaries. Disinvestment in India is a policy of the Government of India, wherein the Government liquidates its assets in the Public sector Enterprises partially or fully.

A mixed economy combines the characteristics of capitalism and socialism. Essentially, a country with this kind of economy comprises public and private sectors, wherein private enterprises aim for profit maximisation, while the Government sector works towards the welfare of the citizens.

The Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India was the first recorded trip directly from Europe to India, via the Cape of Good Hope. Under the command of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, it was undertaken during the reign of King Manuel I in 1495–1499.

Revealed Preference Theory was propounded by American economist Paul Anthony Samuelson in 1938. This theory states that consumer behaviour, if their income and the item's price are held constant, is the best indicator of their preferences.

In 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk developed the first injectable vaccine against polio. Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) was developed by Dr Albert Sabin in 1961.

The Swadeshi Movement was launched against the decision of the British Government (Lord Curzon) to divide Bengal along communal lines. This movement was formally started from Town Hall Calcutta on 7 August 1905 to curb foreign goods by relying on domestic production. Swadeshi was a focus of Mahatma Gandhi, who described it as the soul of swaraj (self-rule).

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 the Dominion of India was Lord Mountbatten.

The Lucknow Pact was an agreement reached between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League (AIMLM) at a joint session of both the parties held in Lucknow in December 1916.

During washing of clothes, we use indigo due to its proper pigmental composition. The combination of yellow and blue colours gives white colour. Hence we add blue indigo to remove yellow tint from the white clothes.

Indo-Gangetic Plains Uttar Pradesh (35,148,377) has the largest Scheduled Caste population, followed by West Bengal (18,452,555) and Bihar (13,048,608). These three states are located in Indo-Gangetic Plains.

Bachendri Pal, an Indian mountaineer who in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Santosh Yadav is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice and the first woman to successfully climb Mount Everest from Kangshung Face. She climbed the peak first in May 1992 and then again in May 1993 with an Indo-Nepalese Team.