Today’s GK Test Quiz

Shipki La is a mountain pass is located in Kinnaur district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India and Ngari Prefecture in Tibet, China.

Jinnah Tower is a landmark monument in the city of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. It is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Xerophthalmia is a disease that causes dry eyes due to vitamin A deficiency. If it goes untreated, it can progress into night blindness or spots on the eyes. It can even damage the cornea of the eye and cause blindness.

The concentration of hemoglobin in blood is decreased in anemia. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body's organs and tissues and transports carbon dioxide from your organs and tissues back to your lungs. If a hemoglobin level is lower than normal, it means a low red blood cell count (anemia).

Cirrhosis is usually a result of liver damage from conditions such as hepatitis B or C, or chronic alcohol use. Heavy metals like copper may exacerbate liver damage. The toxicity of copper can result in brain damage, liver failure, or death if it is not treated.

Monocot and dicot plants have different pollen structures. In a monocot, the pollen grain produced by the flower has a single furrow or pore through the outer layer. In a dicot plant, the pollen grain has three furrows or pores.

Magnalium is an aluminium alloy with 5% magnesium and 95% aluminium.

Electroplating is the process of coating a metal with a thin layer of another metal by electrolysis to improve the metal's corrosion resistance. The metals commonly used for electroplating are nickel, chromium, cadmium, copper, gold, palladium, platinum, ruthenium, silver, tin and zinc.

Anthracite is the highest rank of coal. It contains a high percentage of fixed carbon and a low percentage of volatile matter. It is the most metamorphosed type of coal (but still represents low-grade metamorphism), in which the carbon content is between 86% and 98%.

The troposphere starts at the Earth's surface and extends 8 to 16 km.

The Indian Parliament comprises the President and the two Houses - Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President has the power to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha.

The preamble to the Constitution: WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity, and to promote among them all, FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation; IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this 26th day of November 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

Residuary Powers are special powers entrusted by the Constitution, to the Union Government. Article 248(2) of the Constitution of India says that the Parliament has powers to make any law with respect to any matter which is not a part of the Concurrent List or State List.

There are forty sites/monuments of India in the list of UNESCO World Heritage. Out of 40 sites, 32 are cultural, seven are natural and one is a mixed property. 32 cultural sites are: Agra Fort, Ajanta Caves, Archaeological Site of Nalanda, Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Churches and Convents of Goa, Dholavira Harappan City, Elephanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Fatehpur Sikri, Great Living Chola Temples, Group of Monuments at Hampi, Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Historic City of Ahmadabad, Humayun's Tomb Delhi, Jaipur City, Ramappa Temple, Khajuraho Monuments, Mahabodhi Temple Bodh Gaya, Mountain Railways of India, Qutb Minar, Rani-ki-Vav at Patan, Red Fort Complex, Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Sun Temple, Taj Mahal, The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, The Jantar Mantar and Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai.

The transistor radio was invented by the Japanese company Sony (old name Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation). For several months, the founder of Sony, Masaru Ibuka traveled around the United States borrowing ideas from the American transistor manufacturers. Improving upon the ideas, Sony made its first functional transistor radio in 1954.

In 1657 Shahjahan fell ill, precipitating a struggle for succession between his four sons, Dara Shikoh, Murad Baksh, Shah Shuja, and Aurangzeb. The victor, Aurangzeb, declared himself emperor in 1658 and strictly confined Shah Jahān in Agra Fort until his death. There was no codified Law of Succession for the Mughal dynasty.

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

The Instrument of Accession was a legal document first introduced by the Government of India Act 1935 and used in 1947 to enable each of the rulers of the princely states under British paramountcy to join one of the new dominions of India or Pakistan created by the Partition of British India. PGN Unnithan, the then Diwan of Travancore was the first to sign the 'Instruments of Accession'.

Longitudinal waves such as sound cannot travel through the vacuum as they need a medium to travel. Light and other types of electromagnetic waves are considered transverse waves. These waves travel through a vacuum as they do not need a medium for their propagation.

The Brahmo Samaj was a monotheistic sect of Hinduism. The movement began through meetings of Bengalis in Calcutta in 1828. One of the leading figures was Ram Mohun Roy. This group was known as the Brahmo Sabha.