This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Arvind Padmanabhan, the noted journalist of IANS has recently passed away. What does IANS stands for? Which of the following statements is correct about Shivaji ? Which state government will set up “Book Banks” in schools to provide old books to needy students? ‘Rajmala’ is an important source of History of which among the following states of India? As per RBI’s revised guidelines on interest subvention scheme, banks will provide funds to women SHGs in rural areas at how much percentage under DAY-NRLM for FY18? ‘Ring fence’ is associated with.. Who coined the concept of French East India Company? The 2017 hunting festival “Bishu Parv” was observed in which state? Who is often called as Hindu Luther of Northern India ? Tarikh-e-Ferozshahi was written by- GK quiz set 119 – govt jobs GK questions with answers to learn general awareness with multiple choice question answer. Multiple choice questions general knowledge test with answers.
Arvind Padmanabhan, the noted journalist of IANS has recently passed away. What does IANS stands for?
  1. Indo-ASEAN News Service
  2. Indo-Asiatic News Service
  3. Indo-Asian News Service
  4. Indo-African News Service

Correct answer is option C i.e. Indo-Asian News Service
Explanation:
Arvind Padmanabhan (49), the veteran journalist and executive editor with the news agency Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), has recently passed away in New Delhi. Before joining the IANS, he also worked with the Press Institute of India (PTI), The Times of India and TV18. The IANS is a private Indian news agency and was founded by Indian-American publisher Gopal Raju.
Which of the following statements is correct about Shivaji ?
  1. His movement was supported by all the Maratha Watandars
  2. The smaller Watandars formed the back bone of his movement
  3. He abolished the Watandari system
  4. He did not fight with bigger Maratha Watandars

Correct answer is option B
Which state government will set up “Book Banks” in schools to provide old books to needy students?
  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Punjab
  4. Uttar Pradesh

Correct answer is option C i.e. Punjab
Explanation:
The Punjab government will launch an innovative scheme “Book Banks” in all schools of the state so that needy students will get the books for their academic year free of cost. These book banks will request students to deposit their old books so that the needy students in the next batch can use them free of cost. The scheme will help the needy save money and it will also reduce costs and environmental damage associated with printing new books. Though, this unique initiative will be purely on voluntary basis and no student would be bound to give away their old books. NGOs that have been running similar schemes will help the government in the implementation process.

‘Rajmala’ is an important source of History of which among the following states of India?

  1. Nagaland
  2. Assam
  3. Tripura
  4. Jammu and Kashmir

Correct answer is option C i.e. Tripura
Explanation:

Rajmala is a chronicle of the kings of Tripura

As per RBI’s revised guidelines on interest subvention scheme, banks will provide funds to women SHGs in rural areas at how much percentage under DAY-NRLM for FY18?

  1. 7.0%
  2. 7.1%
  3. 6.5%
  4. 6.9%

Correct answer is option A i.e. 7.0%
Explanation:

According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s revised guidelines on interest subvention scheme, banks will provide funds to women Self Help Groups (SHGs) in rural areas at 7% under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) in the current fiscal FY18. These guidelines will be implemented in 21 Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and 19 private banks. All women SHGs will be eligible for interest subvention on credit upto Rs 3 lakh at 7% per annum. Banks will be subvented to the extent of difference between the Weighted Average Interest Charged and 7% subject to the maximum limit of 5.5% for the year 2017-18. The subvention will be available to banks on the condition that they make SHG credit available at 7% per annum. The interest subvention scheme on credit to women SHG during 2017-18 is applicable in 250 districts across the country.

‘Ring fence’ is associated with..
  1. Henry Lawrence
  2. Dalhousie
  3. Warren Hastings
  4. Lord Hastings

Correct answer is option C
Who coined the concept of French East India Company?
  1. Jean-Baptiste Colbert
  2. Louis XV
  3. Hans Carl von Carlowitz
  4. Louis XIV

Correct answer is option A
The 2017 hunting festival “Bishu Parv” was observed in which state?
  1. Jharkhand
  2. Manipur
  3. West Bengal
  4. Odisha

Correct answer is option A i.e. Jharkhand
Explanation:
The 2017 hunting festival ‘Bishu Parv (or Sendra)” of the tribal community has recently observed in a ‘bloodless and symbolic’ manner without harming the wildlife in the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand. To observe fest peacefully, the awareness campaign was launched by the forest department to convince the tribals to observe the hunting festival in a symbolic manner. Apart from this, the forest department has set up check posts at all entry points to prevent hunters from entering the sanctuary with arms to kill the animals. The wildlife sanctuary has elephants, barking deer, sloth bear and porcupines as the main inhabitants.

Who is often called as Hindu Luther of Northern India ?

  1. Dayanand Saraswati
  2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  3. Radhakant Dev
  4. Keshav Chandra Sen

Correct answer is option B i.e. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Explanation:

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a great 19th century Bengali scholar,
reformer, writer and philanthropist, whose ideas remain relevant even in modern India. He had devoted his life to improving the status of Hindu widows and encouraging remarriage. The outcome of these efforts was the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act of 1856. That’s why he has come to be called the Hindu Luther of Northern India.

Tarikh-e-Ferozshahi was written by-
  1. Al-Utbi
  2. Barni & Afif
  3. Roomi
  4. Amir Khusro

Correct answer is option B