This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Who has been named as the “Captain of the Year” at 2017 ESPNcricinfo Awards? The Digambaras and Shvetambaras differ primarily with regard to theirWhich among the following scientists is known for laws of planetary motion? The Mughal rulers of medieval India were in fact ? Which city is hosting the 2017 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit? The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poetThe Rangpo-Sivok Railway line, connects which among the following two states of India? Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India acts as the chief accountant and auditor for the? Who among the following was the Sultan at Delhi when the Vijayanagar empire was founded? The Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which district of Rajasthan? GK quiz set 110 – general knowledge question and answers for UPSC to help you score better in general awareness section. More you will practice these MCQ quizzes, more will be your confidence.
Who has been named as the “Captain of the Year” at 2017 ESPNcricinfo Awards?
  1. Virat Kohli
  2. Ben Stokes
  3. Faf du Plessis
  4. Steven Smith

Correct answer is option A i.e. Virat Kohli
Explanation:
Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has been named as the ‘Captain of the Year’ at the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo Awards. Kohli led India to 9 wins out of 12 Tests in the year gone-by. Apart from this, Englishman Ben Stokes won the Test Batting Performance of the Year for his incredible counterattacking innings of 258 runs off 198 balls against South Africa in Cape Town.
The Digambaras and Shvetambaras differ primarily with regard to their
  1. Choice of god
  2. Philosophical doctrines
  3. Dress
  4. Rituals

Correct answer is option C

Which among the following scientists is known for laws of planetary motion?

  1. Newton
  2. Kepler
  3. Galileo
  4. Faraday

Correct answer is option B i.e. Kepler
Explanation:

Kepler proposed Laws of planetary motion. These three laws describes the behavior of planets in the heliocentric model;

The three laws of Kepler can be stated as follows:

  1. Law of orbits: All planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun situated at one of the foci of the ellipse
  2. Law of areas: The line that joins any planet to the sun sweeps equal areas in equal intervals of time.
  3. Law of periods: The Square of the time period of revolution of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of the ellipse traced out by the planet. The law of areas can be understood as a consequence of conservation of angular momentum which is valid for any central force
The Mughal rulers of medieval India were in fact ?
  1. Persians (Iranians)
  2. Afghans
  3. Chagatai Turks
  4. None of these

Correct answer is option C
Which city is hosting the 2017 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit?
  1. Dushanbe
  2. Astana
  3. Beijing
  4. Tashkent

Correct answer is option B i.e. Astana
Explanation:
The 17th summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit has started in Astana, Kazakhstan from June 8, 2017. In this summit, India and Pakistan has become full members of the organization. The SCO is a Eurasian political, economic, and military organisation which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It is mainly aimed at military cooperation between the members and involves intelligence- sharing, counter-terrorism operations in Central Asia. Afghanistan, Belarus, India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan have observer status.
The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poet
  1. Taqi Mir
  2. Zauq
  3. Ghalib
  4. Iqbal

Correct answer is option C

The Rangpo-Sivok Railway line, connects which among the following two states of India?

  1. Arunachal Pradesh ↔ Tripura
  2. Sikkim ↔ West Bengal
  3. West Bengal ↔ Tripura
  4. Arunachal Pradesh ↔ Assam

Correct answer is option B i.e. Sikkim ↔ West Bengal

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India acts as the chief accountant and auditor for the?

  1. Union govt only
  2. State govt
  3. Union govt and state govt
  4. None of the above

Correct answer is option C i.e. Union govt and state govt
Who among the following was the Sultan at Delhi when the Vijayanagar empire was founded?
  1. Firoz Tughlaq
  2. Sikandar Lodi
  3. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  4. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

Correct answer is option D i.e. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Explanation:
Vijayanagar was a South Indian Hindu empire, founded in 1336 by Harihara and Bukka during the region of Sultan of Delhi Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq.

The Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in which district of Rajasthan?

  1. Rajsamand
  2. Barmer
  3. Bhilwara
  4. Jaisalmer

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

The Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) is located in the Rajsamand District of Rajasthan and covers an area of 578 km2. It is home to Indian wolf, Indian leopard, sloth bear, striped hyena, Golden jackal, jungle cat, sambhar, nilgai, chausingha, etc.