Today’s GK Test Quiz

Pench National Park, situated in Seoni and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh in India is one of the most popular national parks in India.

“Short goal is a crime,” said these words by Abdul Kalam, former President of India. He said, “history has proven that those who dare to imagine and break the limits had changed the world.”

The WTO is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which was created in 1947 in the expectation that it would soon be replaced by a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) to be called the International Trade Organization (ITO).

Hyperplasia means an abnormal increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue. These cells appear normal under a microscope.

Compared with other types of grains, whole grains are better sources of fiber and other important nutrients, such as vitamin B, iron, folate, selenium, potassium and magnesium.

An endemic species refers to a species that is native to where it is found. A species can be endemic to a particular small geographical area, such as a single island, or to a larger area, such as a continent. India has nine hornbill species, of which four are found in the Western Ghats: Indian Grey Hornbill (endemic to India), the Malabar Grey Hornbill (endemic to the Western Ghats), Malabar Pied Hornbill (endemic to India and Sri Lanka) and the widely distributed but endangered Great Hornbill.

Pyroligneous acid, also called wood vinegar or wood acid, is a dark liquid produced by the destructive distillation of wood and other plant materials. The principal components of pyroligneous acid are 10% acetic acid, acetone and methanol.

Pete Sampras was sometimes called 'Dennis the Menace' to the game because he was boring and too dominating. He won 14 Grand Slam single titles and had seven Wimbledon and five U.S. open wins in a storied 15-year career.

Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympics Gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He won gold in the Men's 10-metre air rifle event. KD Jadhav is the first Indian to win an Olympic medal (bronze) for an individual event (men's freestyle bantamweight) at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

The best estimate for Earth's age is based on radiometric dating of fragments from the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite. From the fragments, scientists calculated the relative abundances of elements that formed as radioactive uranium decayed over billions of years.

Judicial review is the power of the courts of a country to examine the actions of the legislative, executive, and administrative arms of the government and to determine whether such actions are consistent with the constitution.

Article 89 of the constitution of India deals with The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha). The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. The House also elects a Deputy Chairman from among its members.

Mohini Attam is an Indian classical dance form that developed and remained popular in the state of Kerala. Kathakali is another classical dance form of Kerala.

Excise duty is a type of tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country). Excise duty on a commodity is payable with reference to its production.

When the countries of the South or developing countries cooperate in various fields, it is known as South-South Cooperation or Dialogue. Thus, the term South-South Cooperation means the process of cooperation among the developing countries in the economic field and other areas.

A capital market is a financial market in which long-term debt or equity-backed securities are bought and sold. (in a money market, short-term debt is bought and sold).

Controlling government spending is not a function of the central bank (RBI in India). In a parliamentary democracy, the political executive is responsible to the Parliament. The control exercised by the Parliament over the executive is its control on financial expenditure.

A dynamo is a device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy. In a dynamo, the mechanical energy of rotation is converted into electrical energy in the form of a current in the armature.

Spread his hands outwards should a person on a freely rotating turntable do to decrease his (angular) speed. A person on the rotating table will maintain approximately the same angular momentum during the spin. When he spreads his hands outward, the angular rotation is decreased.

A cantilever is any rigid object that is fixed at one end and extends out over empty space. Street signs, airplane wings, shelves, fan blades, and some bridges are all examples of cantilevers.