Today’s GK Questions (Static GK/GS) – November 16, 2019
First Published: November 16, 2019 | Last Updated:November 16, 2019
Here are 10 GK questions for today, November 16, 2019 for various competitive exams in India.
1. What is the minimum age for a candidate to be elected as President of India?
[A] 20 years
[B] 25 years
[C] 30 years
[D] 35 years
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Correct Answer: D [35 years]
Notes:
Minimum age for a candidate to be elected as President of India- 35 years
Minimum age for a candidate to be elected as Vice President of India- 35 years
Minimum age for a candidate to be elected as MLA- 25 years
Minimum age for a candidate to be elected as member of Lok Sabha-25 years
Minimum age for a candidate to be elected as member of Rajya Sabha-30 years
Minimum age for a candidate to be elected as MLC- 30 years
2. Who among the following decides the Foreign Policy of India?
[A] President
[B] Prime minister
[C] Parliament
[D] Council of ministers
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Correct Answer: D [Council of ministers]
3. Mannerheim line separates which of the following two neighbors ?
[A] Russia & Finland
[B] France & Germany
[C] Russia & Belarus
[D] India & China
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Correct Answer: A [Russia & Finland]
4. Who among the following social reformers of Maharastra played a leadership role in founding Dnyan Prakash, Indu Prakash, and ”Lokhitwadi periodicals in Maharastra.?
[A] R. G. Bhandarkar
[B] Mahadev Govind Ranade
[C] Gopal Hari Deshmukh
[D] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Correct Answer: C [Gopal Hari Deshmukh]
5. Bring out the only incorrect statement:
[A] The number of members of the constituent assembly was increased after the Mountbatten Plan of 3 June, 1947
[B] On 13 December, 1946, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution that outlined the basics of the constitution
[C] B N Rao was appointed the Constitutional Advisor of the Assembly
[D] First meeting of the Constituent Assembly took place of Dec 9, 1946 with Dr. Sachidanand Sinha as its interim President
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Correct Answer: A [The number of members of the constituent assembly was increased after the Mountbatten Plan of 3 June, 1947]
6. The “Social Security Group Insurance Scheme” has been replaced with which among the following schemes?
[A] Aam Admi Bima Yojana
[B] JanaShree Bima Yojana
[C] Shiksha Sahayog Yojana
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: B [JanaShree Bima Yojana]
Notes:
Social Security Fund (SSF) was set up in 1988-89 for providing social security through Group Insurance Scheme to the weaker and vulnerable sections of the society. Social Security Group Insurance Scheme was administered by LIC but later, the scheme has been replaced by Janshree Bima Yojna from August 2000.JBY has replaced Social Security Group Insurance Scheme (SSGIS) and Rural Group Life Insurance Scheme (RGLIS).
7. What do we call the magnitude of the maximum disturbance in the medium on either side of the mean value called as?
[A] Frequency
[B] Angular Displacement
[C] Amplitude
[D] Wave number
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Correct Answer: C [Amplitude]
Notes:
The magnitude of the maximum disturbance in the medium on either side of the mean value is called the amplitude of the wave. It is usually represented by the letter A.
8. Which of the following fertilizers is mainly produced at Sindri Fertilizer plant in Jharkhand?
[A] Ammonium Phosphate
[B] Calcium Super Phosphate
[C] Urea
[D] Ammonium Sulphate
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Correct Answer: C [Urea]
Notes:
Sindri is an industrial township within the Dhanbad municipal limits of the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state. Sindri was well known because of a large Fertilizer factory which produces urea.
9. What is the SI unit of intensity of sound?
[A] Tesla
[B] Newton
[C] Heartz
[D] Decible
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Correct Answer: D [Decible]
Notes:
Decibel (dB), unit for expressing the ratio between two physical quantities, usually amounts of acoustic or electric power, or for measuring the relative loudness of sounds.
10. Which of the followings should be avoided by the Heart patients?
[A] Proteins
[B] Fats
[C] Vitamins
[D] Carbohydrates
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Correct Answer: B [Fats]
Notes:
Heart patients should avoid fried fast food and processed foods containing vegetable shortening. They should choose a variety of oils (extra virgin olive oil, canola, peanut) and foods containing natural fats (nuts, seeds, avocado, olives, soy, fish). They should switch to low-fat or non-fat dairy products.
Eating many fruits and vegetables not only can help prevent heart disease, but also may help improve blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and improves diabetes.
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