This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Which among the following has the function of recommending Minimum Support Prices for various commodities to the Government? The famous Idol of Gomteshwar and famous jain temple is situated at— Which among the following qualities of iron ore is best based upon iron content? The Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary (PABS) is located in which of the following states? Karan Singh, who passed away recently, was the minister of which Indian state? Which of the following is the largest of the seven member states of United Arab Emirates? Which among the following are called Thrombocytes? Who was the first Governor General of Bengal? Which among the following treaty was signed after Battle of Buxar? Who were the first foreign rulers of North-Western India in the post-Mauryan period? GK quiz set 211 – UPSC general knowledge questions with answers to prepare you for the competition to stay ahead. General Knowledge Quiz with answers to prepare online.

Which among the following has the function of recommending Minimum Support Prices for various commodities to the Government?

  1. National Farmers Commission
  2. Agriculture Cost and Price Commission
  3. Central Statistical Organization
  4. Department of Agriculture

Correct answer is option B i.e. Agriculture Cost and Price Commission
The famous Idol of Gomteshwar and famous jain temple is situated at—
  1. Hampi
  2. Srirangapattam
  3. Sravanbelgola
  4. Mysore

Correct answer is option C

Which among the following qualities of iron ore is best based upon iron content?

  1. Magnetite
  2. Hematite
  3. Limonite
  4. Siderite

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

Magnetite, followed by Hematite→Limonite→Siderite

The Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary (PABS) is located in which of the following states?

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Bihar
  4. Jharkhand

Correct answer is option A i.e. Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:

The Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary (PABS) is located in in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh and covers an area of 10.84 square kilometers. It is home to 212 species of angiosperms, belonging to 152 genera and 57 families, and three 3 species of pteridophytes, belonging to 3 genera and 3 families. The sanctuary harbours a number of birds including Sarus crane, Northern pintail, Bar-headed goose, Little grebe, Eurasian wigeon, Mallard, Red-crested pochard, etc.

Karan Singh, who passed away recently, was the minister of which Indian state?
  1. Sikkim
  2. Punjab
  3. Himachal Pradesh
  4. Jammu and Kashmir

Correct answer is option C i.e. Himachal Pradesh
Explanation:
Karan Singh (59), the Ayurveda and Co-Operative Minister of Himachal Pradesh, has recently passed away at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi. He was elected from Banjar assembly constituency in Kullu district in the last assembly elections in 2012. Karan Singh was a scion of the Kullu Royal family and younger brother of BJP stalwart Maheshwar Singh, the former Raja of Kullu.
Which of the following is the largest of the seven member states of United Arab Emirates?
  1. Dubaiu
  2. Sharjah
  3. Ras al-Khaimah
  4. Abu Dhabi

Correct answer is option D i.e. Abu Dhabi
Explanation:
Situated to the south of Dubai, Abu Dhabi is the largest of the seven member states of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the federal capital of the United Arab Emirates

Which among the following are called Thrombocytes?

  1. RBC
  2. WBC
  3. Platelets
  4. Serum

Correct answer is option C i.e. Platelets
Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
  1. Robert Clive
  2. Warren Hastings
  3. William Bentick
  4. Cornwallis

Correct answer is option B

Which among the following treaty was signed after Battle of Buxar?

  1. Treaty of Allahabad
  2. Treaty of Carnatic
  3. Treaty of Alinagar
  4. Treaty of Kanpur

Correct answer is option A i.e. Treaty of Allahabad
Explanation:

The important outcome of the Battle of Buxar was the Treaty of Allahabad signed on 16 August 1765 between Lord Clive and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, who had submitted to the British in the battle. As per this treaty:

  • Mughal Emperor granted Fiscal Rights (Diwani) or right to administer the territory and collect taxes to the East India Company at Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Thus the British became the masters of fate of the people of Bihar, Bengal and Orissa and now they would collect the revenue.
  • In lieu of this Right, the Company gave an annual tribute of 26 Lakh Rupees to the Mughals
  • The districts of Kora and Allahabad were returned to Mughal Emperor.
  • Awadh was returned to Shuja-ud-Daulah but Allahabad and Kora was taken from him.
  • The Nawab of Awadh paid 53 Lakhs rupees of war indemnity to the British.

Thus Clive, in person settled the fate of almost half of the Northern India. The fiscal administration of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa and the territorial jurisdiction of the Northern Circars is called the Dual System of Government

Who were the first foreign rulers of North-Western India in the post-Mauryan period?
  1. Bacterian-Greeks
  2. Sakas
  3. Kushanas
  4. Parthians

Correct answer is option A