This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Who of the following has won the Nobel Prize for Literature 2017? Dipan Sivakumar, who passed away recently, was the noted filmmaker of which language? Michael I, who passed away recently, was the former King of which country? In which year Bretton Woods Agreement was signed? Which one of the following was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak ? Which is the India’s longest expressway that will soon provide free Wi-Fi services along its length? Which country has recently ratify International Solar Alliance (ISA) framework? The famous ‘Battle of Kings’ between Bharat and the host of ten kings was fought near the river:Which among the following has been standardized in the IEEE 802.3 specification? Which Buddhist monk converted Milinda (Indo-Greek king) to Buddhism? GK quiz set 124 – gk questions with answers for lic aao exam to improve your confidence. Online quiz to prepare for clerical to top government jobs.

Who of the following has won the Nobel Prize for Literature 2017?

  1. Svetlana Alexievich
  2. Mo Yan
  3. Patrick Modiano
  4. Kazuo Ishiguro

Correct answer is option D i.e. Kazuo Ishiguro
Explanation:

British writer Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature. The novelist was praised by the Swedish Academy as a writer “who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world”.The prize of 9 million Swedish kronor will be awarded to him. The literature prize is given for a lifetime of writing rather than for a single work. Ishiguro has written eight books, which have been translated into over 40 languages. His most famous novels “The Remains of the Day” and “Never Let Me Go” were adapted into highly acclaimed films. He won the Booker Prize in 1989 for The Remains of the Day and made an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1995.

Dipan Sivakumar, who passed away recently, was the noted filmmaker of which language?
  1. Urdu
  2. Malayalam
  3. Odia
  4. Tamil

Correct answer is option B i.e. Malayalam
Explanation:
Diphan Sivakumar (47), the noted Malayalam film director, has recently passed away in Kochi, Kerala. He is known for the Prithviraj starrer superhit movie Puthiya Mugham. His other noted movies include – Hero, SIM, Dolphin Bar, etc. His upcoming movie with Jayaram titled Sathya is in the post production stage.

Michael I, who passed away recently, was the former King of which country?

  1. Germany
  2. Venezuela
  3. Italy
  4. Romania

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

Michael I (96), the former King of Romania, has passed away in Aubonne, Switzerland on December 5, 2017. He ruled Romania twice – first in the 1920s, when he was just five years old and then again from 1940 to 1947. He was one of the last people alive to have served as a head of state during World War Two. King Michael was known for ousting fascist ruler Antonescu and ending his country’s alliance with the Nazis in 1944, switching sides to the Allies. However, in 1947 he was forced to abdicate by the country’s communists, who ruled until the revolution of 1989. He went into exile until the 1990s when he returned to Romania after the fall of the country’s communist leader, Nicolae Ceaucescu. After being diagnosed with cancer in 2016, he retired from public life.

In which year Bretton Woods Agreement was signed?

  1. 1944
  2. 1946
  3. 1948
  4. 1950

Correct answer is option A i.e. 1944
Which one of the following was not constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak ?
  1. Kubbat-ul-Islam mosque
  2. Qutub Minar
  3. Adhai Din Ka Jhopada
  4. Alai Darwaza

Correct answer is option D

Which is the India’s longest expressway that will soon provide free Wi-Fi services along its length?

  1. Chennai Bypass
  2. Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway
  3. Agra to Lucknow Expressway
  4. Yamuna Expressway

Correct answer is option C i.e. Agra to Lucknow Expressway
Explanation:

India’s longest expressway from Agra to Lucknow will soon provide free Wi-Fi services on the entire 302-kilometre stretch. As per officials, the UP government has offered to provide space to lay an optical fiber cable (OFC) along the expressway. The plan is to earn revenue to maintain the expressway and gain from the agreement with the private firm by leasing rights to lay the OFCs to offer free WiFi along the entire stretch. this will also help the state to have a world-class advanced traffic management system (ATMS) for convenience and safety. Safety will be assured by the usage of traffic monitoring and event detection along with speed enforcement through a network of CCTV cameras and phone helplines at every two kilometers.

Which country has recently ratify International Solar Alliance (ISA) framework?
  1. Zimbabwe
  2. Nauru
  3. Vanuatu
  4. Uganda

Correct answer is option B i.e. Nauru
Explanation:
Nauru, the world’s smallest republic, has become the sixth country to ratify the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework pact initiated by the Indian and French Governments at the climate change summit held at Paris in 2015. The motivating factor behind the ISA is the need for continents like Asia and Africa to protect the environment while generating energy for development goals. Beside this, five more African nations — Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Somalia, Ghana and Djibouti — have committed to sign the Solar Alliance pact during the ongoing meeting of the African Development bank (AfDB) in India. This is the first time that India is hosting the annual meetings of the AfDB. The tiny island nation of Nauru is the smallest state in the South Pacific and third smallest state by area in the world, behind only Vatican City and Monaco.
The famous ‘Battle of Kings’ between Bharat and the host of ten kings was fought near the river:
  1. Sindhu
  2. Saraswati
  3. Parushni
  4. Vitasta

Correct answer is option C

Which among the following has been standardized in the IEEE 802.3 specification?

  1. Bluetooth
  2. Ethernet
  3. WiMAX
  4. All of the above

Correct answer is option B i.e. Ethernet
Which Buddhist monk converted Milinda (Indo-Greek king) to Buddhism?
  1. Nagasena
  2. Gautam Budha
  3. Shakyamuni
  4. Mahadharmaraksita

Correct answer is option A i.e. Nagasena
Explanation:
The Indo-Greek king, Milinda (or Menander I ) was converted to Buddhism by Nagasena (or Nagarjuna), a Buddhist monk and philospher. Before becoming a Buddhist, Menander asked Nagasena many questions relating to Buddhism.These questions and Nagasena’s answers are recorded in a form of book known as ‘Milindapanho (or The Questions of Milinda).