This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Which state government has recently signed an agreement with United Nations and IIIT for setting up innovation lab in the state? Who will be the new director of Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)? What is the theme of 2017 Zero Discrimination Day (ZDD)? Which among the following causes Hydrophobia? India has started its first poverty alleviation project in which of the following countries? The first President of Muslim league was-The University of Nalanda was set up by which Gupta ruler? Harappa was excavated byWho will be the new under-secretary General of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)? The 2017 bilateral maritime exercise “SIMBEX-17” has started between India and which country? GK quiz set 1116 – general awareness MCQ with answers to improve your objective type question answer skills. GK quiz with options and answers.
Which state government has recently signed an agreement with United Nations and IIIT for setting up innovation lab in the state?
  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Chhattisgarh
  3. Assam
  4. Odisha

Correct answer is option B i.e. Chhattisgarh
Explanation:
The Chhattisgarh government, United Nations (UN) and Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) has signed a tripartite agreement on May 7, 2017 for setting up an innovation lab in the state. The work for establishing this lab will begin in the next 15 days. The innovation lab will help the efforts to develop smart villages and give imputes to the digital India campaign.

Who will be the new director of Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)?

  1. Naresh Chandra
  2. Amardeep Singh Bhatia
  3. Sudhir Garg
  4. Neeraj Gupta

Correct answer is option B i.e. Amardeep Singh Bhatia
Explanation:

Amardeep Singh Bhatia, a 1993 batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre, will be the new director of Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). The SFIO is a fraud investigating agency in India, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Bhatia is at present joint secretary in the ministry. The SFIO is involved in major fraud probes and is the co-ordinating agency with the Income Tax Department and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

What is the theme of 2017 Zero Discrimination Day (ZDD)?
  1. Think and Act on Unity
  2. Stand Out
  3. Open Up, Reach Out
  4. Make Some Noise for Zero Discrimination

Correct answer is option D i.e. Make Some Noise for Zero Discrimination
Explanation:
The Zero Discrimination Day (ZDD) is observed every year on March 1 to promote and celebrate everyone’s right to live a full life with dignity—no matter what they look like, where they come from or whom they love. The symbol for Zero Discrimination is the butterfly, widely recognized as a sign of transformation. The 2017 theme is “Make Some Noise for Zero Discrimination”.

Which among the following causes Hydrophobia?

  1. Virus
  2. Bacteria
  3. Protozoan
  4. worm

Correct answer is option A i.e. Virus

India has started its first poverty alleviation project in which of the following countries?

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Bhutan
  3. Myanmmar
  4. China

Correct answer is option D i.e. China
The first President of Muslim league was-
  1. sir agha khan
  2. Miyan Abdul Aziz
  3. Hidayat Hussain Khan
  4. Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Correct answer is option A
The University of Nalanda was set up by which Gupta ruler?
  1. Kumargupta I
  2. Chandragupta II
  3. Samudragupta
  4. Kumargupta II

Correct answer is option A i.e. Kumargupta I
Explanation:
The University of Nalanda was established at Badagoan,Bihar in the 5th century during the reign of the Gupta emperor Kumaragupta I.
Harappa was excavated by
  1. a)R. D Banerjee
  2. b)Daya Ram Sahani
  3. c)S. R. Rao
  4. d)S.S Banerjee

Correct answer is option B
Who will be the new under-secretary General of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)?
  1. Mark Lowcock
  2. Valerie Amos
  3. Stephen O’Brien
  4. John Holmes

Correct answer is option A i.e. Mark Lowcock
Explanation:
Mark Lowcock, the head of Britain’s international development department, will be the new Under-secretary General of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). He will succeed Stephen O’Brien, who held the post for two years. He will be tasked with leading the UN’s struggling relief efforts in Syria along with major aid operations in South Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, the Central African Republic and the Lake Chad region.
The 2017 bilateral maritime exercise “SIMBEX-17” has started between India and which country?
  1. Sri Lanka
  2. South Africa
  3. South Korea
  4. Singapore

Correct answer is option D i.e. Singapore
Explanation:
The 24th edition of bilateral maritime exercise “SIMBEX-17” has started between Navies of the Republic of Singapore and India in the South China Sea from May 18 and will continue to May 21, 2017. The purpose of the exercise is to increase interoperability between the two navies as well as to develop common understanding and procedures for maritime security operations. SIMBEX is an acronym for “Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercises”.