Daily GK Quiz – 16 October 2026
Daily Challenge #1 · 5 questions on Indian Polity, Geography, General Science, History and Economics, with answers and explanations. Try each one before you open the answer.
Q1 · Indian Polity · Parliament & Executive
Under Article 112, who causes the Annual Financial Statement to be laid before both Houses of Parliament?
- A. The Prime Minister
- B. The Finance Minister
- C. The President
- D. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Answer: C. The President
Article 112 of the Constitution mandates that the President shall cause the Annual Financial Statement, commonly known as the budget, to be laid before both Houses of Parliament every financial year. Although the Finance Minister prepares and presents the budget on behalf of the government, the constitutional responsibility rests with the President. This provision underlines executive accountability to the legislature in Indian governance.
Question page →Q2 · Geography · Physical Geography
Which of the following describes the thermohaline circulation in the oceans?
- A. Driven exclusively by surface wind stress and Coriolis force
- B. Driven by differences in water temperature and salinity affecting density
- C. Confined strictly to the upper 200 meters of the water column
- D. Operating independently of global heat distribution mechanisms
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Answer: B. Driven by differences in water temperature and salinity affecting density
Thermohaline circulation is driven by global density variations caused by differences in seawater temperature and salinity forming deep-ocean conveyor currents. Wind stress primarily drives surface ocean currents rather than deep-sea thermohaline movements. This global ocean conveyor plays a decisive role in regulating planetary climate systems.
Question page →Q3 · General Science · Biology
Which plant pigment is responsible for mediating photoperiodic responses such as flowering by absorbing red and far-red light?
- A. Chlorophyll
- B. Carotenoid
- C. Phytochrome
- D. Anthocyanin
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Answer: C. Phytochrome
Phytochrome is a blue-green protein pigment found in plants that absorbs red and far-red light, thereby regulating critical physiological events such as photoperiodic flowering and seed germination. Chlorophyll acts primarily as the main photosynthetic pigment harvesting visible light for energy conversion. Plant physiology questions regarding photoreceptors are standard in general science sections.
Question page →Q4 · History · Modern India
The 'Navjivan Trust' was established by Mahatma Gandhi to manage publications like 'Navjivan' and 'Young India' with the primary objective of:
- A. Promoting commercial publishing ventures across British India
- B. Spreading nationalist education and moral upliftment without commercial profit
- C. Raising international funds for the Indian National Congress
- D. Providing financial pensions to retired freedom fighters
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Answer: B. Spreading nationalist education and moral upliftment without commercial profit
Mahatma Gandhi established the Navjivan Trust to manage and publish periodicals like Navjivan and Young India with the explicit purpose of disseminating nationalist ideals, promoting social reform, and fostering moral upliftment without commercial exploitation or advertisements. By refusing commercial profits, the publications maintained absolute editorial freedom to criticize repressive colonial policies.
Question page →Q5 · Economics · Economic Basics
What is the primary driver of Punjab's high Net State Domestic Product contribution from the primary sector during harvest season?
- A. Extensive wheat and paddy production
- B. Large-scale tea plantations in Shivalik hills
- C. Marine fishing exports from the Beas river basin
- D. Widespread rubber tree cultivation
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Answer: A. Extensive wheat and paddy production
Punjab generates substantial agricultural output through intensive cultivation of wheat and paddy, anchoring its primary sector economic footprint. Tea plantations and rubber cultivation are absent due to unsuitable climatic conditions, while riverine fishing contributes minimally compared to staple food grains. The state economy heavily relies on these staple crops for rural income generation. Agricultural productivity per hectare in Punjab remains among the highest in the country.
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