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DAILY GK QUIZ · 2026-10-19

19 October 2026: light, density, statistics, civics and Ellora quiz

Ten original static-GK questions with plausible choices, checked answers and source-linked reasoning.

1. A ray makes an angle of 28 degrees with a flat surface. What angle does it make with the normal?
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62 degrees — The normal is perpendicular to the surface, so the required angle is 90 − 28 = 62 degrees.

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2. For oblique passage through a rectangular glass slab with air on both sides, how does the emergent ray compare with the incident ray?
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It is parallel but can be displaced sideways — Refraction at the two parallel faces leaves the emergent direction parallel to the incident direction while producing lateral displacement.

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3. A sample has mass 350 g and volume 70 cubic centimetres. What is its average density?
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5 g per cubic centimetre — Density = mass / volume = 350 / 70 = 5 g per cubic centimetre.

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4. Which conversion is correct?
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2 g per cubic centimetre = 2,000 kg per cubic metre — One gram per cubic centimetre equals 1,000 kg per cubic metre; multiply by two.

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5. What is the median of the observations 14, 3, 9 and 6?
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7.5 — Ordering gives 3, 6, 9, 14. The average of the middle two is (6 + 9) / 2 = 7.5.

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6. For the data 1, 3, 5, 7 and 24, which pair gives the mean and median respectively?
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8 and 5 — The sum is 40, so the mean is 8; the middle ordered value is 5.

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7. Which distinction correctly compares Fundamental Rights with Directive Principles?
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Rights have constitutional remedies; Directive Principles are not directly justiciable as such — The civics chapter distinguishes enforceable rights protections from non-justiciable policy directions.

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8. In civics, describing Directive Principles as non-justiciable primarily addresses which question?
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Whether they are directly judicially enforceable as such — The term concerns direct court enforceability, not the absence of constitutional significance.

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9. Which Ellora grouping is identified with Jain monuments in UNESCO’s account?
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Caves 30–34 — UNESCO identifies caves 30–34 as the Jain group.

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10. Which pairing correctly identifies Ellora’s Kailasa temple?
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Cave 16 — Brahmanical group — Kailasa is Cave 16, within the Brahmanical group in the World Heritage account.

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Published 2026-10-19. Questions include linked explanations. Scores stay in your browser.

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