Today’s GK Test Quiz

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. The tradition dates back to the Heian period when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, flower arrangements were instead used to adorn the tokonoma of a traditional Japanese home.

On August 27, 1955, the first edition of “The Guinness Book of Records” is published in Great Britain; it quickly proves to be a hit. Now known as the “Guinness World Records” book, the annual publication features a wide range of feats related to humans and animals.

Iodine test is used to detect starch (carbohydrates). When starch is present, the iodine changes from brown to blue-black or purple.

A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system. Lymphocytes include natural killer cells, T cells, and B cells. The job of B cells is to make antibodies, which are proteins produced by the immune system to fight foreign substances known as antigens.

Sunlight is not required for seed germination. Light isn't strictly necessary for germination in most plant species. All seeds need water, oxygen and suitable temperature to germinate.

Silver bromide (AgBr) is used for making a film for photography. It is used in photography as a component of an emulsion that helps develop a photographic image. Silver bromide is sensitive to light, and when suspended in gelatin, silver bromide's grains create a photographic emulsion. When exposed to light, silver bromide decomposes and as a result, it preserves a photographic image.

Chlorine gas is not part of the Earth's atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere is composed of about 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, 0.9 percent argon, and 0.1 percent other gases. Trace amounts of carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and neon are some of the other gases that make up the remaining 0.1 percent.

The compound to which H₂ does not add is Tetraphenyl ethylene (C₂₆H₂₀).

A vote-on-account, as defined by Article 116 of the Indian Constitution, is a grant in advance for the central government to meet short-term expenditure needs from the Consolidated Fund of India, generally lasting for a few months till the financial year kicks in.

Court of Sessions Judge is the highest apex of the subordinate criminal courts in the district. The district court is also a court of sessions when it exercises its jurisdiction on criminal matters under the Code of Criminal procedure. The district and sessions judge is often referred to as “district judge” when presiding over civil matters and “sessions judge” when presiding over criminal matters.

Election (Lok Sabha/Vidhan Sabha) petitions are filed in the High Court of the particular state in which the election was conducted.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the value of goods and services produced within a country's borders, by citizens and non-citizens alike. Gross National Product (GNP) measures the value of goods and services produced by only a country's citizens but both domestically and abroad. Hence, If the firm sells new shares directly to individuals it has no effect on the GDP or GNP.

Engel's Law is an economic theory that describes the relationship between household income and a particular good or service expenditures. It states that as family income increases, the percentage of income spent on food decreases. Engel curve shows relationship between income and quantity demanded. The theory was introduced by German economist Ernst Engel in 1857.

As per the Constitution of India, the Finance Commission is appointed every five years and consists of a chairman and four other members. The Finance Commission is constituted by the President under article 280, mainly to give its recommendations on distribution of tax revenues between the Union and the States.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance, founded in 2001 in Shanghai, China. The SCO currently comprises eight Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).

Battle of Ambur — 1749 Battle of Buxar — 1764 Battle of Plassey — 1757 Battle of Wandiwash — 1760

A constituent assembly was an assembly of popularly elected representatives which was assembled for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the President of the Constituent Assembly.

Darwin finches are a group of about 18 species of passerine birds. They are well known for their remarkable diversity in beak form and function. They are often classified as the subfamily Geospizinae.

Energy that is produced commercially from coal is called Thermal energy.

1. Sir Winston Churchill died on 24 January 1965.
2. Alaska became the 49th State of the USA on 3 January 1959.
3. China and Pakistan had signed a frontier treaty on 2 March 1963.
4. The first earth satellite (Sputnik 1) was launched by the USSR on 4 October 1957.