Today’s GK Test Quiz

The Forest Research Institute (FRI) Dehradun is a Natural Resource Service training institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is an institution in the field of forestry research in India for Indian Forest Service cadres and all State Forest Service cadres.

Agni-II is the second strategic ballistic missile of Agni family. It is an Indian medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile (MRBM) with a range of over 2,000 km.

Chalukya ruler Pulkesin II checked Harshavardhana's expedition in South India. According to its Ahole inscription, Pulkesin II had not let Harshavardhan come across the Narmada river.

The Kalinga Prize was established in 1951 by UNESCO with a generous grant from Late Shri Biju Patnaik, Founder President of the Kalinga Foundation Trust. The Prize is presented annually by UNESCO to a person or persons, who make outstanding contributions to the interpretation of science and technology to the general public. The First Kalinga Prize was awarded in 1952.

Mycobacterium Bovis, a bacterial species of the M. tuberculosis complex, is a pathogen that primarily infects cattle. However, humans also can become infected, most commonly through the consumption of unpasteurized milk products from infected cows.

Dinosaurs were reptiles that became extinct. They are archosaurs, a larger group of reptiles that first appeared about 251 million years ago, near the start of the Triassic Period.

The author of “Lectures on Jurisprudence, Or, The Philosophy of Positive Law” is John Austin (1790-1859). He was a pre-eminent British jurist of the 19th century. The book is based on lectures given by Austin. (Remember, “Lectures on Jurisprudence” is a different book. It is a collection of Adam Smith's lectures).

Lala Amarnath (1911-2000) scored a century in the first-ever Test he played, against England at Mumbai's Gymkhana Ground on 17th December 1933. He is known as the father of Indian Cricket.

The President of India has the power to summon and prorogue either of the two Houses of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations, located in Geneva, Switzerland. WIPO's mission is to lead the development of a balanced and effective international intellectual property (IP) system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets are types of Intellectual Properties.

The Wood's Despatch of 1854 recommended the establishment of universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.

The court is one of the three High Courts in India established in the three Presidency Towns of Madras, Bombay and Calcutta by letters patent granted by Queen Victoria, bearing date 26 June 1862. The Calcutta High Court is the oldest high court in the country, established on 2 July 1862.

The first governor-general in India (of Bengal) was Warren Hastings, the first official governor-general of British India was Lord William Bentinck, and the first governor-general of the Dominion of India was Lord Mountbatten.

The penetrating power is the amount of energy that is absorbed depending on the type of radiation and the type of absorbing material. Alpha Rays have the least penetrating power as they are massive in nature. Gamma rays are the most penetrating of all the radiations.

The concept was first proposed by Herman Potocnik in 1928 and popularised by the science fiction author Arthur C Clarke in a paper in Wireless World in 1945.

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was independent India's first Indian Governor-General. He was also the last one. The first governor-general in India (of Bengal) was Warren Hastings, the first official governor-general of British India was Lord William Bentinck, and the first governor-general of independent India was Lord Mountbatten.

Kanchenjunga is situated in Sikkim. It is situated in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Sikkim and Nepal. The mountain is part of the Great Himalaya Range.

Sikh Guru Hargobind Singh called himself the 'Sachcha Badshah'. He was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He had become Guru at the young age of eleven, after the execution of his father, Guru Arjan, by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.

An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. Public share issuance allows a company to raise capital from public investors.

The Treaty was opened for signature on 01 July 1968, and signed on that date by the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and 59 other countries. The Treaty entered into force with the deposit of US ratification on 05 March 1970.