Today’s GK Test Quiz

There will be a decrease in the number of rats simply because the rat is prey to all three of them.

Greater India denotes Cultural unity. Greater India is an area composed of many countries and regions in South and Southeast Asia that were historically influenced by Indian culture.

Vintage cars are those cars which were built between 1919 and 1930. Antique cars are those cars which should be more than 45 years old. Classic Car are those cars which should be more than 20 years old.

Euphenics is the manipulation of genes. It is the science of making phenotypic improvements to humans after birth, generally to affect a problematic genetic condition. It deals with the treatment of hereditary defects through medical means.

Due to the presence of Carotene, a fat-soluble pigment, the colour of cows milk is slightly yellow. β-Carotene is a secondary source of vitamin A, considered a precursor, and is usually present in milk.

The Red Data Book is a public document that is created for recording endangered and rare species of plants, animals, fungi as well as some local subspecies that are present in a particular region.

Cotton take more time to ignite but burns easily and quickly. Nylon, polyester and acrylic tend to be slow to ignite but once ignited, severe melting and dripping occurs. Rayon ignites easily but burns slower than cotton. Nylon is less flammable as well, but melts and can adhere to the skin.

High octane fuel contains high content of lead. If tetraethyl lead, Pb(CH₂CH₃)₄, was put into petrol, particles of lead and lead oxide PbO are formed on combustion. This helps the petrol to burn more slowly and smoothly, preventing knocking and giving higher Octane ratings.

The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council.

Civil equality is elaborated as the grant of equal rights and freedoms to all people and social groups. All people are to be treated equally before the law. Civil liberty comprises the enjoyment of similar civil liberties and civil rights by all the citizens.

In economics, hot currency is the flow of funds from one country to another in order to earn a short-term profit on interest rate differences and/or anticipated exchange rate shifts.

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.

Muhammad-bin-Qasim was an Umayyad general who conquered the Sindh in 712 AD at a very young age of 17.

Mahatma Gandhi got the inspiration of Civil Disobedience and non-payment of taxes by reading a book of David Thoreau who was an American author, poet, philosopher.

The most remarkable feature of the Government of India Act 1935 was provincial autonomy. With the abolition of Dyarchy at provinces, the entire provincial administration was instructed to the responsible ministers who were controlled and removed by the provincial legislatures.

Lala Hardayal was a revolutionary attached to Gadar Movement in San Francisco. He inspired many Indians living in the US and Canada to fight against British imperialism.

Acceleration due to gravity is the acceleration gained by an object due to gravitational force. The value of acceleration due to gravity is least on the equator because the distance between the surface of the earth and its centre is more at the equator than that at the poles.

In a photocell, light energy is converted into electrical energy. A photocell is a resistor that changes resistance depending on the amount of light incident on it. It is an electron tube with a photosensitive cathode that emits electrons when illuminated and an anode for collecting the emitted electrons.

Humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapour in the air. Relative humidity measures the amount of water in the air in relation to the maximum amount of water vapour (moisture). The higher the temperature, the more water vapour the air can hold.

The Earth's equator is an imaginary planetary line that is about 40,075 km long in circumference. The equator divides the planet into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere and is located at 0 degrees latitude, the halfway line between the North Pole and South Pole.