Today’s GK Test Quiz

Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) is the first iron and steel industry in India which was established by Jamsedji Tata on 26th August 1907 at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

The Narmada, Periyar and Tapti are the only long rivers, which flow west and make estuaries.

Among problems encountered regarding use of agricultural machinery, high cost of equipment ranked first followed by high fuel cost small size of farm holdings and high repair and maintenance cost. Most of the farmers are poor and cannot afford to buy or own farm machines.

Rubber can grow anywhere in Malaysia, because of the suitability of climate and soil; but most of the rubber estates are concentrated in the western coastal plains of Malaysia. Malaysia is one of the world's leading producers of rubber and rubber products.

Organised city life was the essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation. These cities contained well-organized wastewater drainage systems, trash collection systems, and possibly even public granaries and baths.

The plant life in an ecosystem supports animal life and vice versa. Mangroves are a group of trees and shrubs that live in the coastal intertidal zone. Thus the correct sequence of ecosystem in the order of decreasing productivity is Ocean, mangroves, lakes and grasslands.

Tranquilizer is a drug which is designed for the treatment of anxiety, fear, tension, agitation, and disturbances of the mind, specifically to reduce states of anxiety and bring about calmness.

Kerala was the first state where Non-Congress Government was set up in independent India. After the first-ever elections to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, the Communist Party of India emerged as the single largest party. EMS Namboodiripad formed the first elected government with the support of 5 independent legislators.

When there is a vacancy in the office of the President, the Vice-president acts as the President until the new President is elected. If the office of the Vice-President is vacant, the Chief Justice of India acts as the President and discharges the Function of the President.

Excise duty is a form of indirect tax that is levied by the Central Government of India for the production of goods. Excise duty has been replaced by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) w.e.f. 1 July 2017. Today, excise duty applies only on petroleum and liquor.

Bilateral trade is the exchange of goods between two countries promoting trade and investment. The two countries will reduce or eliminate tariffs, import quotas, export restraints, and other trade barriers to encourage trade and investment.

Production function is the functional relationship between inputs and output in a given state of technology. Q=f(L,K) [where Q is output, L is Labour, K is Capital]

The Swaraj Party was established as the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party. It was a political party formed in 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru were the founders of the Swaraj Party.

British member of Parliament (House of Commons) Benziman Disraeli admitted the revolt of 1857 as a National Revolt.

Guglielmo Marconi sent out the first wireless signals in 1897. Max Planck unveiled the Quantum Theory in 1900. Wright Brothers successfully flew an aircraft in 1903. Albert Einstein propounded the General Theory of Relativity in 1915.

Flat-footed camels can walk easily in sandy deserts because the pressure per unit area on the sand is decreased by increasing the area of the surface in contact.

Complementary colours are pairs of colours which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out by producing white or black. Examples of complementary colour combinations are: Red and green; yellow and blue (purple).

The Wildlife Institute of India is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change, Government of India. It was established in 1982. It is located in Dehradun.

The capital of North Korea is Pyongyang. Seoul is the capital of North Korea.

Heligoland is located 46 kilometres off the German coastline.