Today’s GK Test Quiz

Forming an integral part of the emblem is the motto inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script: Satyameva Jayate.

One of the most fascinating figures from the Indus Valley Civilization is the sculpture titled 'Mother Goddess'. A large number of Mother Goddess terracotta figurines have been excavated from Mohenjo Daro are evidence of the fact that the Mother Goddess was the chief deity of the people of the Indus Valley civilization.

AIDS is a viral disease caused by Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). When a person becomes infected with HIV, the virus attacks and weakens the immune system. As the immune system weakens, the person is at risk of getting life-threatening infections.

Noble gas (inert gases) are odorless, colourless, and have a very low reactivity rate. The six naturally occurring noble gases are helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and radioactive radon (Rn). Radon due to its radioactive nature is used in the treatment of cancer (Radiotherapy).

The respiration process requires oxygen. The main purpose of respiration is to provide oxygen to the cells at a rate adequate to satisfy their metabolic needs. During respiration, inhaled oxygen is used by the cells to produce energy by the breakdown of glucose molecules.

A photosynthetic vesicle found in bacteria is called a chromatophore. In some forms of photosynthetic bacteria, a chromatophore is a coloured, membrane-associated vesicle used to perform photosynthesis. Chromatophores contain bacteriochlorophyll pigments and carotenoids.

Denatured spirit is ethanol mixed with Pyridine. It is ethanol that has additives to make it poisonous, bad-tasting, foul-smelling, or nauseating to discourage its recreational consumption.

The different types of clouds are cumulus, cirrus, stratus and nimbus. Cirrus clouds are short, detached, hair-like clouds found at high altitudes. These delicate clouds are wispy, with a silky sheen, or look like tufts of hair.

The Supreme Court shall inquire and decide regarding all doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with the election of a president per Article 71(1) of the constitution.

Part IV (Article 36-51) of the Indian Constitution deals with Directive Principles of our State Policy (DPSP). The provisions contained in this Part cannot be enforced by any court, but these principles are fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws.

NSSO (national sample survey organization) is the organization under the ministry of statistics of the government of India. It conducts socio-economic surveys on various subjects like employment, consumer expenditure, health, unemployment, and medical services, etc.

The World Bank Group works with developing countries to reduce poverty and increase shared prosperity, while the IMF serves to stabilize the international monetary system and acts as a monitor of the world's currencies. When a country faces serious balance of payments problems because of structural weaknesses that require time to address, the IMF can assist through an Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

Household final consumption expenditure is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings.

Foreign indirect investment (FII) involves corporations, financial institutions, and private investors that purchase shares in foreign companies that trade on a foreign stock exchange.

The Principles of Biology by Herbert Spencer (1864) looked at biology in terms of themes, such as Function, Adaptation and Variation. In this book Spencer introduced the expression 'survival of the fittest', in the sense of 'the most appropriate to its environment'.

The Grand Trunk Road, built by Shershah Suri Suri, a ruler of the Indian subcontinent in the 16th century AD.

The Surat Split was the splitting of the Indian National Congress into two groups - the Extremists and the Moderates - at the Surat session in 1907.

Robert Watson-Watt was a pioneer of radar technology. Although he did not invent the idea of radio detection, he was the first to prove it could work on a large scale. The world's first true radar system was invented by an American electrical engineer Albert Hoyt Taylor and an American radio engineer Leo C Young.

Gravitational Force is the weakest of the four fundamental forces. Ordered from strongest to weakest, the forces are: 1) the strong nuclear force, 2) the electromagnetic force, 3) the weak nuclear force, and 4) Gravitational Force.

The Thai Baht (THB) is the official currency of the Kingdom of Thailand.