This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Ajay Singh, who has won bronze at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, is associated with which men’s junior category? Who has been appointed as new Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations)? Who was the court physician during the reign of Kanishka-I? What country has topped the list of new tuberculosis cases in 2016, according to WHO’s Global TB Report 2017? Original name of Chanakya was? Who has been elected as the 95th Prime Minister of Japan? Who founded Agra? Deficiency of Vitamin D causes? Who of the following was responsible for the murder of his father? Who has won the 2017 Men’s Singles Barcelona Open Tennis Tournament? GK quiz set 1063 – gk questions answers about India to further enhance your general awareness and help you get your goals. Question answer with hidden answers to view answer.

Ajay Singh, who has won bronze at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships, is associated with which men’s junior category?

  1. 69kg category
  2. 44kg category
  3. 55kg category
  4. 77kg category

Correct answer is option D i.e. 77kg category
Explanation:

Ajay Singh from India has won bronze medal in 77 kgs men’s junior category at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships at Kathmandu, Nepal. With this, India medals tally goes to three. Apart from him, S. Nirpupama Devi had won bronze in 69 kgs women youth category and Konsam Ormila Devi had won gold in 44kg weight category.

Who has been appointed as new Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations)?
  1. Satish Dua
  2. Subhash Bhamre
  3. PN Pradhan
  4. N S Rathore

Correct answer is option C i.e. PN Pradhan
Explanation:
Air Marshal PN Pradhan has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations), a key platform to ensure a high degree of synergy between the Armed forces. The Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) was created on October 1, 2001 based on the recommendations of the Group of Ministers which was set up after Kargil war to review India’s defence management. It acts as the point organisation for integration of policy, doctrine, war fighting and procurement by employing best management practices. The current Chief of IDS is Lt General Satish Dua.
Who was the court physician during the reign of Kanishka-I?
  1. Charak
  2. Vasumitra
  3. Nagarjuna
  4. Asvaghosa

Correct answer is option A i.e. Charak
Explanation:
Charak was the court physician of Kanishka I. He was one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India. He is sometimes referred to as the Father of Indian Medicine.

What country has topped the list of new tuberculosis cases in 2016, according to WHO’s Global TB Report 2017?

  1. India
  2. China
  3. Philippines
  4. Pakistan

Correct answer is option A i.e. India
Explanation:

According to World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Global TB Report 2017, India topped the list of seven countries, accounting for 64% of the 10.4 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide in 2016. Indonesia has acquired 2nd position, followed by China, Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria and South Africa. As per new TB report, an estimated 1.7 million people died from TB in 2016, including nearly 400,000 people who were co-infected with HIV, recording a drop by 4 per cent as compared to 2015. Also, India along with China and the Russia accounted for almost of half of the 490,000, multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) cases registered in 2016. The report pointed out that though global efforts to combat tuberculosis have saved an estimated 53 million lives since 2000 and reduced the TB mortality rate by 37 percent, the latest picture is grim as TB remains the top infectious killer in 2016.

Original name of Chanakya was?
  1. Vishnugupta
  2. Rajasekhara
  3. Vishakadutta
  4. Varahmihira

Correct answer is option A

Who has been elected as the 95th Prime Minister of Japan?

  1. Tadamori Oshima
  2. Shinzo Abe
  3. Hirotaka Akamatsu
  4. Junichiro Koizumi

Correct answer is option B i.e. Shinzo Abe
Explanation:

Japanese lawmakers have reelected Shinzo Abe as the country’s 95th Prime Minister on November 1, 2017 after his party won a landslide victory in last month’s general election. Abe was reelected by both Houses of the Diet. The prime minister will now form his cabinet. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reappointed all of his Cabinet Ministers, following his reelection by the Diet as country’s leader, to ensure continuity of his policies.

Who founded Agra?
  1. Iltutmish
  2. Firoz Tughlaq
  3. Sikander Lodhi
  4. Ibrahim Lodhi

Correct answer is option C

Deficiency of Vitamin D causes?

  1. Rickets
  2. Night blindness
  3. Goitre
  4. None of the above

Correct answer is option A i.e. Rickets
Who of the following was responsible for the murder of his father?
  1. Balban
  2. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
  3. Alauddin Khilji
  4. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

Correct answer is option B
Who has won the 2017 Men’s Singles Barcelona Open Tennis Tournament?
  1. Kei Nishikori
  2. Pablo Andujar
  3. Rafael Nadal
  4. Dominic Thiem

Correct answer is option C i.e. Rafael Nadal
Explanation:
Rafael Nadal, a Spanish professional tennis player, has won the 2017 Men’s Singles Barcelona Open Tennis Tournament by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austr
ia in the summit clash by 6-4, 6-1 in Barcelona, Spain. With this, Nadal has won the Barcelona Open singles title a record ten times. The tournament is part of the 500 series on the ATP World Tour and is played on clay courts at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona.