Today’s GK Test Quiz

South Africa is the world's largest producer of manganese followed by China, Australia, Gabon, Brazil and India respectively.

Mawsynram is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in Northeastern India. Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India.

The Shivanasamudra Falls is on the Cauvery (Kaveri) River after the river has found its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfalls.

Contour ploughing is the farming practice of plowing and/or planting across a slope following its elevation contour lines.

The primary function of sweat glands is to keep the core body temperature at approximately 37°C by releasing sweat in a hot environment or during physical activity. As the water in the sweat evaporates, the surface of the skin cools.

Cytology is the study of cells as fundamental units of living things. A cytology test is used to look closely at cells and body fluids.

Cooking gas (LPG) is a mixture of butane and propane. It is composed of hydrocarbons containing three or four carbon atoms. The normal components of LPG thus, are propane (C₃H₈) and butane (C₄H₁₀). Small concentrations of other hydrocarbons may also be present.

The temperature at the surface of the Sun is about 5,600 °C. The temperature rises from the surface of the Sun inward towards the very hot centre of the Sun where it reaches about 15,000,000 °C.

The narrow stretch of water connecting two Seas is called Strait. Most commonly it is a channel of water that lies between two landmasses. Some straits are not navigable, for example because they are too shallow or because of an unnavigable reef or archipelago.

Article 3 of the Indian Constitution deals with the formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of any of the existing States. Parliament of India can rename or redefine the boundary of a state by simply passing the bill with a simple majority in both the houses of parliament.

Article 222 empowers the President to transfer a judge from one high court to another. According to this article, the President may, (on the recommendation of the National Judicial Appointment Commission referred to in article 124A), transfer a Judge from one High Court to any other High Court.

The Constitution empowers the President to summon each House at such intervals that there should not be more than a six-month gap between the two sessions. Hence the Parliament must meet at least twice a year.

Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was an Indian painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art. His works are one of the best examples of the fusion of European academic art with a purely Indian sensibility and iconography.

“Supply creates its own demand” was said by JB Say. If a businessman produces a good, then he will be keen to sell it. This production creates wages for workers and income for the businessman. Therefore, the production has increased wealth and leads to demand for other goods.

Entrepreneurship is an individual's ability to turn ideas into action. It includes creativity, innovation and risk-taking, as well as the ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives. Entrepreneurs have the ability to organize the process of production.

Kohinoor Diamond had been mined from Kollur Mine on the south bank of the Krishna River in the Golconda Andhra Pradesh.

A simple microscope is a magnifying glass that has a single or double convex lens with a short focal length.

World's three highest mountain peaks are Mount Everest (Himalayas-8,850m), K2 or Godwin Austen (Karakoram-8,611m) and Kanchenjunga (Himalayas-8,586m). The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest in the Himalayas in Nepal.

The Tehri Dam is the tallest dam in India. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand.

The Four Asian Tigers are the high-growth economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Fuelled by exports and rapid industrialization, the Four Asian Tigers have consistently maintained high levels of economic growth since the 1960s, and have collectively joined the ranks of the world's wealthiest nations.