Today’s GK Questions (Static GK/GS) – December 13, 2019
First Published: December 13, 2019 | Last Updated:December 13, 2019
Here are 10 GK questions for today, December 13, 2019 for various competitive exams in India.
1. Which among the following types of cultivations is known as Ladang in Indonesia?
[A] Plantations
[B] Shifting Cultivation
[C] Mixed farming
[D] Gardening
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Correct Answer: B [Shifting Cultivation]
Notes:
The ‘slash and burn’ agriculture or Shifting cultivation is known as ‘Milpa’ in Mexico and Central America, ‘Conuco’ in Venzuela, ‘Roca’ in Brazil, ‘Masole’ in Central Africa, ‘Ladang’ in Indonesia, ‘Ray’ in Vietnam
2. The Battle of Chillianwalla was a part of?
[A] Anglo-Maratha Wars
[B] Anglo-Carnatic Wars
[C] Anglo-French Wars
[D] Anglo-Sikh Wars
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Correct Answer: D [Anglo-Sikh Wars ]
Notes:
Battle of Chillianwalla was fought on 13 January 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. Sikhs fought British in this battle under Shersingh.
3. Which among the following has the highest content of Vitamin E of any food that has not undergone prior preparation or vitamin fortification?
[A] Wheat germ oil
[B] Rice germ oil
[C] Oat bran oil
[D] Sunflower oil
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Correct Answer: A [Wheat germ oil]
4. The play Neeldarpan is associated with ?
[A] Santhal Hool
[B] Indigo revolt
[C] Pabna Riots
[D] Deccan riots
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Correct Answer: B [Indigo revolt]
Notes:
Neel Darpan was a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858–1859. The play was essential to Nilbidraha, or Indigo revolt of February–March 1859 in Bengal, when farmers refused to sow indigo in their fields as a protest against exploitative farming under the British Raj.
5. Which among the following statements is NOT correct ?
[A] NABARD is the apex institution financing agriculture and rural development
[B] National Housing Bank is apex institution for providing housing loans on easy conditions
[C] EXIM bank is apex institution for financing exports and imports
[D] All are correct
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Correct Answer: D [All are correct]
6. Which among the following fundamental rights has been to subject to maximum litigation after inauguration of the Constitution of India?
[A] Right to Freedom
[B] Right to Constitutional remedies
[C] Right to Property
[D] Right against exploitation
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Correct Answer: C [Right to Property]
7. Who among the following was appointed as the secretary of Education for India in 1917 by British and was the first Muslim to get this appointment in India?
[A] Azimulah Khan
[B] Allamama Mashriqi
[C] Mukhtar Ahamed Ansari
[D] Liaqut Ali Khan
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Correct Answer: B [Allamama Mashriqi]
8. The name of Professor Guru Dutt Sondhi is known behind the foundation of which among the following?
[A] Olympic Association of India
[B] Asian Games Federation
[C] Indian Premier League
[D] Indian Badminton League
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Correct Answer: B [Asian Games Federation]
9. Consider the following statements:
- Nagaland was the first state of India which launched its own Bamboo Policy
- Ministry of Agriculture has launched the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) and the National Mission on Bamboo Application (NMBA) for its holistic development, cultivation and for developing the technologies and applications for bamboo based products.
- Bansloachan or Tabasheer is obtained from certain species of Bamboo
Which among the above statements is/ are correct?
[A] 1 & 3
[B] 1 & 2
[C] 2 & 3
[D] All of them
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Correct Answer: A [1 & 3]
10. A tablet of which among the following Vitamins should be advised to be used after purification of water by Iodine as a disinfectant?
[A] Vitamin A
[B] Vitamin B
[C] Vitamin C
[D] Vitamin D
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Correct Answer: C [Vitamin C]
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