This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Which country has approved $75 mn high-tech chemical protective clothing for the Indian armed forces? Which city has been formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO? Who founded Agra? Which city has become the first Indian city to won Pierre L’enfant Planning Excellence and Achievement Awards-2017? Which among the following newspaper established by Mahatma Gandhi which was an important tool for the political movement led by Gandhi and the Natal Indian Congress to fight racial discrimination and win civil rights for the Indian immigrant community in South Africa? Which Greek ruler sent Dionysuis as an ambassador in the court of Patliputra? The Delhi Sultan who wrote his memoir’s was ? Who was nominated President of the Indian National Congress after the resignation of Subhash Chandra Bose? Which of the following is the official language in Argentina? IKEA has launched its first experiential centre “IKEA Hej HOME’ in India at which city? GK quiz set 1070 – general knowledge MCQs for effective prepration for SSC, HSSC, PSC, IAS, UPSC and other exams. Crack center and state level exams by preparing with this free mcq online.
Which country has approved $75 mn high-tech chemical protective clothing for the Indian armed forces?
  1. United States
  2. Russia
  3. France
  4. Japan

Correct answer is option A i.e. United States
Explanation:
The United States has approved $75 million high-tech chemical protective clothing for the Indian armed forces that will protect soldiers against biological and chemical warfare. The Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST) consists of 38,034 each: suits, pairs of trousers, pairs of gloves, pairs of boots and NBC bags; 854 aprons; 854 alternative aprons; 9,509 Quick Doff Hoods; and 114,102 M61 filters. The entire package also includes 38,034 M50 general purpose masks.

Which city has been formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO?

  1. Udaipur
  2. Mathura
  3. Ujjain
  4. Ahmedabad

Correct answer is option D i.e. Ahmedabad
Explanation:

Ahmedabad, the commercial capital of Gujarat, has been formally accorded the status of India’s first World Heritage City (WHC) by UNESCO. Irina Bokova, the Director General of UNESCO, has handed over the certificate declaring Ahmedabad as a ‘World Heritage City’ to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar on September 1, 2017. The 606-year-old walled city of Ahmedabad was founded by Sultan Ahmed Shah on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati River, presents a rich architectural heritage. It has 28 Archaeological Survey of India’s centrally protected monuments. The city was also the center for India’s non-violent freedom struggle led by Mahatma Gandhi. In July 2017, the UN agency had inscribed Ahmedabad as India’s first World Heritage City (WHC) at the 41st session of UNESCO’s world heritage committee at Krakow in Poland.

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

Correct answer is option C
Which city has become the first Indian city to won Pierre L’enfant Planning Excellence and Achievement Awards-2017?
  1. New Delhi
  2. Bhubaneswar
  3. Guwahati
  4. Chennai

Correct answer is option B i.e. Bhubaneswar
Explanation:
Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian city to won 2017 Pierre L’enfant Planning Excellence and Achievement Awards-2017, which is instituted by the American Planning Association (APA). The No.1 smart city Bhubaneswar has received this award for good and advanced town planning and engaging its residents in the planning process. The association selected five excellence award recipients, which will be honoured at an awards luncheon at the association’s National Planning Conference in New York on May 8, 2017. Notably, the American Planning Association honours comprehensive planning efforts and inspiring individuals to recognize outstanding community plans, planning programs and initiatives, public education efforts, and individuals for their leadership on planning issues.

Which among the following newspaper established by Mahatma Gandhi which was an important tool for the political movement led by Gandhi and the Natal Indian Congress to fight racial discrimination and win civil rights for the Indian immigrant community in South Africa?

  1. Satyagraha
  2. Indian Voice
  3. Indian opinion
  4. Harijan

Correct answer is option C i.e. Indian opinion
Which Greek ruler sent Dionysuis as an ambassador in the court of Patliputra?
  1. Selecus Nicator
  2. Antiochus I
  3. Potlemy Phildelphos
  4. Antigonas

Correct answer is option C i.e. Potlemy Phildelphos
Explanation:
The Egyptian ruler, Ptolemy II Philadelphus had sent Dionysuis as an ambassador in the court of either Bindusara or Asoka.
The Delhi Sultan who wrote his memoir’s was ?
  1. Iltutmish
  2. Balban
  3. Alauddin Khalji
  4. Firoz Tughlaq

Correct answer is option D
Who was nominated President of the Indian National Congress after the resignation of Subhash Chandra Bose?
  1. Abul Kalam Azad
  2. Rajendra Prasad
  3. Pattabhi Sitaramaiyya
  4. Vallabhbhai Patel

Correct answer is option B
Which of the following is the official language in Argentina?
  1. Portuguese
  2. French
  3. Spanish
  4. Dutch

Correct answer is option C i.e. Spanish
Explanation:
Spanish is official language in around 20 countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela.

IKEA has launched its first experiential centre “IKEA Hej HOME’ in India at which city?

  1. Hyderabad
  2. Bengaluru
  3. Delhi NCR
  4. Mumbai

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

IKEA, the Swedish furnishing retailer, has launched its first experiential centre “IKEA Hej (Hello) HOME’ in India at Hyderabad. The Hej Home, designed and set up over a six-month duration, highlights what the retailer stands for and what to expect from an IKEA store. It is an exhibition of IKEA products and solutions which its future customers can actually buy it from its store (in Hyderabad) in spring 2018. The display includes the bedroom, living area, kitchen and dining, play area among others. After the Hyderabad store, the second store will open in Mumbai during 2019, followed by Bengaluru and Delhi NCR.