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IMPORTANT GK QUESTION & ANSWER 

Static General knowledge 

1. "The Nice Guy Who Finished First" is whose biography?

 (A) Rahul Dravid

 (B) Virat Kohli

 (C) Sachin Tendulkar

 (D) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

 Answer: (A) Rahul Dravid

EXPLANATION :-

 "The Nice Guy Who Finished First" is the remarkable story of Rahul Sharad Dravid.  It tells the story of a man who succeeded in his chosen profession because of his enthusiastic faith in Dedication, Discipline, Determination, Devotion and Desire of the five D's.  This biography of Rahul Dravid written by Devendra Prabhudesai encapsulates the life and times of the great sportsman.

 2. Who chairs the Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha?

 (A) Finance Minister

 (B) Speaker of Lok Sabha

 (C) President

 (D) Prime Minister

 Answer: (B) Speaker of Lok Sabha

EXPLANATION :-

 The Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha is chaired by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.  The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is basically the head of the House and presides over the sitting of the Parliament and controls its functioning.  The Speaker of the Lok Sabha comes in the sixth position in the hierarchy of the Government of India.  Under normal circumstances, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha does not vote in any case in the Lok Sabha.  But whenever the number of votes between the ruling party and the opposition is equal, the president can use his vote at that time.

 3. Who is the author of the book Bikming?

 (A) Donald Trump

 (B) Barack Obama

 (C) Michelle Obama

 (D) Ophra Winfrey

 Answer: (C) Michelle Obama

EXPLANATION :-

 Becoming is a memoir of Michelle Obama, a former First Lady of the United States, published in 2018.  The book talks about her roots and how she found her voice, as well as her time in the White House, her public health campaign and her role as a mother.  The book has been published by Crown and released in 24 languages.

 4. The first battle of Panipat was fought between Ibrahim Lodi and whom?

 (A) Humayun

 (B) Akbar

 (C) Jahangir

 (D) Babur

 Answer: (D) Babur

EXPLANATION :-

 The first battle of Panipat was fought on 21 April 1526 and it laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire in this area.  In 1526, the army of Zaheer Uddin Mohammad Babur, the Timur ruler of Kabul, defeated a very large army of Ibrahim Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in the battle.  It was one of the first battles in which gunpowder, firearms and field artillery were included in the battle.

 5. Which of the following rows lays the largest egg?

 (A) Flamingo

 (B) Kiwi

 (C) Ostrich

 (D) Emu

 Answer: (C) Ostrich

EXPLANATION :-

 The ostrich egg is the largest.  Its egg size is 6 inches long and 5 inches wide.  The ostrich can lay 60 such eggs in a year and chickens come out of its eggs in 40 days.  In addition, an egg of an ostrich weighs at least 1.6 kg.  Ostrich can run continuously for half an hour at a speed of 70 kilometers.

 6.What was the capital of the state of Vatsa?

 (A) Pataliputra

 (B) Kaushambi

 (C) Ayodhya

 (D) Kalinga

 Answer: (B) Kaushambi

 EXPLANATION :-

Kaushambi, the capital of the state of Vatsa, was situated on the Yamuna, 38 miles southwest of Allahabad.  It was one of the 16 Mahajanapadas of ancient India.  It was centered around modern Allahabad and Mirzapur.  The origin of Vatsadesh is related to the Chandravanshi kings of Kashi.  The name of the son of King Divodas of Kashi was Vatsa.  His main village was Dumat.

 7. Which of the following was the capital of the empire of Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

 (A) Lahore

 (B) Ludhiana

 (C) Amritsar

 (D) Jalandhar

 Answer: (A) Lahore

EXPLANATION :-

 On 12 April 1801, Ranjit Singh assumed the title of Maharaja.  He was crowned by a descendant of Guru Nanak.  He made Lahore his capital and moved towards Amritsar in 1802.  Maharaja Ranjit fought many battles against the Afghans and drove them towards West Punjab.

 8. Who is known as the father of local self-government?

 (A) Lord Ripon

 (B) Lord Cornwallis

 (C) Lord Dalhousie

 (D) Lord Curzon

 Answer: (D) Lord Curzon

EXPLANATION :-

 Lord Ripon is known as the father of local self-government.  Local self-government came into force in 1882 AD.  The Vernacular Press Act was repealed in 1882.  The Hunter Commission came in 1882 for the purpose of education reform.  Ripon had a good feeling towards Indians.  He wanted to improve education in India.  He was the Prime Minister's son of England.

 9. In which year was the Battle of Khanwa fought?

 (A) 1527

 (B) 1536

 (C) 1528

 (D) 1537

 Answer: (A) 1527

EXPLANATION :-

 The Battle of Khanwa was fought on 16 March 1527 between Babur and Rana Sanga of Mewar in Khanwa village, 35 km from Agra.  This was the second major war fought by Babur after the Battle of Panipat.  The war of Khanwa is very important in 'Indian History'.  Sanga was defeated in this war and his dream of establishing a Hindu state in the whole of India was shattered.  Babar strengthened his position by winning a series of fortresses like Gwalior and Dholpur in the east of Agra.

 10.Which deficiency causes Kwashiorkor?

 (A) Calcium

 (B) Iodine

 (C) Iron

 (D) Protein

 Answer: (D) Protein

EXPLANATION :-

 Kwashiorkor is a nutritional deficiency disorder, often affecting individuals living in areas affected by famine.  Kwashiorkor is a type of malnutrition associated with the lack of protein in the diet.  Protein deficiency can affect both children and adults.  The main symptoms of kwashiorkor include edema or swelling, abdominal bulge, inability to gain weight, etc.

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