This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Clove is which part of the plant? The birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh isThe name of Robert Watson-Watt is associated with which among the following inventions? Which country to host 2017 BRICS Film Festival? Which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to set up India’s first school on Quality and Reliability (Q and R)? The biographical memoir of A. O. Hume was written by __? Which Indian bank has recently signed MoU with Escorts for tractor financing? In the capital market, simultaneous purchase and sale of securities to reduce the loss on purchase is known as …..? Which of the following is the source of adult human stem cell? India’s first bio refinery plant has set up in which of the following states? GK quiz set 215 – general knowledge online test to test your level of general awareness skills. GK online MCQ test with questions from different general awarness topics.

Clove is which part of the plant?

  1. Flower bud
  2. Calyx
  3. Inflorescence
  4. fruit

Correct answer is option A i.e. Flower bud
The birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh is
  1. Amritsar
  2. Anandpur Sahib
  3. Fatehgarh Sahib
  4. Patna

Correct answer is option D

The name of Robert Watson-Watt is associated with which among the following inventions?

  1. Steam Engine
  2. Electric Bulb
  3. Radar technology
  4. Microwaves

Correct answer is option C i.e. Radar technology
Which country to host 2017 BRICS Film Festival?
  1. Russia
  2. South Africa
  3. China
  4. India

Correct answer is option C i.e. China
Explanation:
The 2017 BRICS Film Festival will be held in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province from June 23 to 27. During the festival, 30 films from BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will be screened, including an anthology by five directors from the aforementioned countries, “Where has the time gone”. The feature film consisting of five 18-minute shorts on the same theme is a joint work by Walter Salles from Brazil, Aleksey Fedorchenko from Russia, Madhur Bhandarkar from India, Jahmil X. T. Qubeka from South Africa, and Jia Zhangke from China. The first BRICS Film Festival was held in New Delhi, India in September 2016.
Which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to set up India’s first school on Quality and Reliability (Q and R)?
  1. IIT Bombay
  2. IIT Indore
  3. IIT Kharagpur
  4. IIT Madras

Correct answer is option C i.e. IIT Kharagpur
Explanation:
India’s first inter-disciplinary school on Quality and Reliability (Q and R) will be set up by the IIT Kharagpur. The school will be truly interdisciplinary in which faculty members as well as students will be from various disciplines. The purpose for establishing the school is to improve the quality of life for the people of India as well as develop quality conscious global citizens. The school, in collaboration with other academic units in the Institute, will offer academic courses, research and mission-mode programmes in the area of Quality and Reliability (Q and R), which will bring social transformation. It shall also serve as a hub of Intellectual Property in Quality.

The biographical memoir of A. O. Hume was written by __?

  1. W. Wederbirn
  2. Lord Dufferin
  3. J. Charles
  4. None of the above

Correct answer is option A i.e. W. Wederbirn
Explanation:

Sir William Wedderburn, or W. Wederbirn was a Scottish civil servant in India and a politician. He wrote a biographical memoir of A. O. Hume who died in 1912. (A. O. Hume was the founder of the Indian National Congress).

Which Indian bank has recently signed MoU with Escorts for tractor financing?

  1. ICICI Bank
  2. Dena Bank
  3. State Bank of India
  4. Bank of India

Correct answer is option C i.e. State Bank of India
Explanation:

The State Bank of India (SBI) has recently signed an agreement with Escorts Ltd to finance farmers for purchase of Escorts tractors. The aim of the tie-up with Escorts is to promote, market and make accessible, organised finance facility, with superior features, at competitive interest rates to farmers across the country, who wish to purchase Powertrac and Farmtrac tractors manufactured by Escorts. Escorts is a leading tractor and construction equipment manufacturer at Faridabad in Haryana.

In the capital market, simultaneous purchase and sale of securities to reduce the loss on purchase is known as …..?

  1. Arbitrage
  2. Hedging
  3. Trend following
  4. Shorting

Correct answer is option A i.e. Arbitrage

Which of the following is the source of adult human stem cell?

  1. Liver
  2. Bone Marrow
  3. Brain
  4. Medulla

Correct answer is option B i.e. Bone Marrow
India’s first bio refinery plant has set up in which of the following states?
  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Assam
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Maharashtra

Correct answer is option D i.e. Maharashtra
Explanation:
India’s first bio-refinery plant has been inaugurated by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highway Nitin Gadkari at Rahu in Pune district, Maharashtra. The plant will produce ethanol from variety of biomass. The bio‐refinery plant is capable of producing one million litre of ethanol per annum by processing a variety of agro-residue like rice and wheat straw, cotton stalk, cane trash, corn cobs with superior product yields. Biofuel is cost‐effective and pollution‐fr
ee.