This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: MK Damodaran, who passed away recently, was the former Advocate General of which state? Who among the following had moved the objectives resolution which formed the basis of the Preamble of the Constitution of India in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946? Which of the following Chola kings was the first to capture Maldives? Which of the following languages was used in Ashoka’s Edicts? The National Panchayati Raj Diwas is celebrated on which date in India? Who has won the 2017 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix tournament? The World Bank (WB) has approved how much amount of loan to help India develop its first modern waterway? Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed? Taxila University was situated in— The call of “Back to the Vedas” was given by GK quiz set 201 – general knowledge quiz for teenagers to read from home, university or any place of your comfort. Multiple choice quiz on general knowledge with answers.

MK Damodaran, who passed away recently, was the former Advocate General of which state?

  1. Odisha
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Haryana
  4. Kerala

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

MK Damodaran (77), the veteran lawyer and former Advocate General of Kerala, has passed away in Kochi, Kerala. He was one of the most popular figures at the Kerala High Court and was well known for defending the Naxalites during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. He was expert in both criminal and civil cases and was jailed during the Emergency period 1975-77.

Who among the following had moved the objectives resolution which formed the basis of the Preamble of the Constitution of India in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946?
  1. Dr Br Ambedkar,
  2. Dr Rajendra Prasad
  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. Pt Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct answer is option D
Which of the following Chola kings was the first to capture Maldives?
  1. Rajaraja
  2. Rajendra I
  3. Rajadhiraja
  4. Rajendra II

Correct answer is option A i.e. Rajaraja
Explanation:
Rajaraja Chola I laid the foundation for the growth of the Chola kingdom into an empire, by conquering the kingdoms of southern India and the Chola Empire expanded as far as Sri Lanka in the south, and Kalinga (Orissa) in the northeast. He conquered Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Sumatra and other places in Malay Peninsula. The naval conquest of the ‘old islands of the sea numbering 12,000’, the Maldives marked one of the conquests of Rajaraja. Rajaraja I built a strong navy with the aim of controlling the sea.
Which of the following languages was used in Ashoka’s Edicts?
  1. Vasudeva
  2. Pali
  3. Brahmi
  4. Sanskrit

Correct answer is option C
The National Panchayati Raj Diwas is celebrated on which date in India?
  1. April 23
  2. April 24
  3. April 22
  4. April 25

Correct answer is option B i.e. April 24
Explanation:
The National Panchayati Raj Diwas is celebrated every year on April 24 across India to mark the passing of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from 24 April 1993.

Who has won the 2017 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix tournament?

  1. Daniel Ricciardo
  2. Valtteri Bottas
  3. Sergio Perez
  4. Lewis Hamilton

Correct answer is option D i.e. Lewis Hamilton
Explanation:

Lewis Hamilton, a British racing driver who races in Formula One for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team, has won the 2017 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix tournament at Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore.

The World Bank (WB) has approved how much amount of loan to help India develop its first modern waterway?
  1. $275 million
  2. $375 million
  3. $475 million
  4. $575 million

Correct answer is option B i.e. $375 million
Explanation:
The World Bank (WB) has approved a $375 million loan to India’s first waterway project “National Waterway (NW) 1”. The waterway project is to create a water transport fairway on a 1,360-km stretch of the Ganga River between Varanasi and Haldia. The project will help build the infrastructure needed to develop water transportation in the area. It will finance the construction of six multi-modal terminals, 10 RORO jetties, ship-repair facilities as well as passenger jetties along the river. It will also help modernise the ageing Farakka lock and add a new lock to allow for smoother passage of boats. The project will also help the Inland Waterways Authority of India acquire a state-of-the-art River Information System as well as navigation aids to make travel on the river safer and more reliable. The US$375 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) has a 7-year grace period and a maturity of 17 years.
Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?
  1. Bamiyan
  2. Hyderabad
  3. Kandy
  4. Lhasa

Correct answer is option A
Taxila University was situated in—
  1. Pakistan
  2. India
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Burma

Correct answer is option A
The call of “Back to the Vedas” was given by
  1. Swami Vivekanand
  2. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
  3. Aurobindo Ghosh
  4. Vishnu Shastri Pandi

Correct answer is option B