This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Which one of the following animal has maximum life spanWhich was the only session of Indian National Congress, presided by Mahatma Gandhi? The National Calender, which is based on Saka Era, was introduced in the year___Who among the following was the first Peshwa of Shahu? The 2017 National Hindi Day (NHD) is celebrated on which day in India? The Marathi fortnightly, ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’ was started byUeli Steck, a renowned mountain climber has passed away. He hailed from which country? Man Kaur, who has won Gold at the 2017 World Masters Games, is associated with which sports? Which bank has recently launched two digital products: Bharat QR and Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) for online payments? Who among the following signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company? GK quiz set 266 – gk quiz for lic aao exam to improve your objective type question answer skills. GK quiz with answers for competitive exams.
Which one of the following animal has maximum life span
  1. Giant Tortoise
  2. Eastern Box Turtle
  3. Elephant
  4. Fresh Water Oyster

Correct answer is option A
Which was the only session of Indian National Congress, presided by Mahatma Gandhi?
  1. Allahabad
  2. Guwahati
  3. Belgaum
  4. Kakinada

Correct answer is option C
The National Calender, which is based on Saka Era, was introduced in the year___
  1. 1957
  2. 1951
  3. 1949
  4. 1947

Correct answer is option A
Who among the following was the first Peshwa of Shahu?
  1. Balaji Vishwanath
  2. Baji Rao
  3. Balaji Baji Rao
  4. Madhava Rao

Correct answer is option A

The 2017 National Hindi Day (NHD) is celebrated on which day in India?

  1. September 15
  2. September 13
  3. September 14
  4. September 16

Correct answer is option C i.e. September 14
Explanation:

The National Hindi Day (NHD) is celebrated every year on September 14 across India to mark the language that roots back to Ancient India, in which the scriptures of the Land of Saints and Yogis, Mythological Epics and Glory of various Kingdoms and Dynasties were written. On this day, in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India. On 2017 NHD, the President of India Ram Nath Kovind presented Rajbhasha awards for the Year 2016-17 at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. The Rajbhasha awards were instituted by the Department of Official Language to recognize the excellent contribution of Ministries, Departments and Nationalized Banks in the field of Hindi.

The Marathi fortnightly, ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’ was started by
  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. B. R. Ambedkar
  3. B. D. Savarkar
  4. Gopal Krishna Gokhle

Correct answer is option B
Ueli Steck, a renowned mountain climber has passed away. He hailed from which country?
  1. France
  2. Russia
  3. Switzerland
  4. Germany

Correct answer is option C i.e. Switzerland
Explanation:
Ueli Steck (40), a renowned Swiss rock climber and mountaineer, has passed away on April 30, 2017 in an accident at a camp near Mount Everest in Nepal. At the time of his death, he was trying to climb the 25,791-foot Himalayan peak of Nuptse in preparation for an ambitious ascent of Everest. Steck was known as “Swiss Machine” for his rapid ascents of some of the world’s most imposing peaks. He was best known for his speed-climbing, including setting several records for ascending the north face of the Eiger, a classic mountaineering peak in the Bernese Alps that he climbed in two hours and 47 minutes without using a rope.
Man Kaur, who has won Gold at the 2017 World Masters Games, is associated with which sports?
  1. Sprint
  2. Shot put
  3. Wushu
  4. Table Tennis

Correct answer is option A i.e. Sprint
Explanation:
Man Kaur, a 101-year-old athlete from India, has recently won Gold in the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand on April 24, 2017. She completed the race in one minute 14 seconds and was the only athlete to compete in her age category. With this, She scored her 17th gold medal for her athletic career which started at the age of 93.

Which bank has recently launched two digital products: Bharat QR and Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) for online payments?

  1. Central Bank
  2. Dena Bank
  3. Canara Bank
  4. Punjab National Bank

Correct answer is option C i.e. Canara Bank
Explanation:

The Canara Bank has recently launched two digital products: ‘Bharat QR’, a platform for payment settlement at merchant locations, and Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is an integrated bill payment system for Net banking customers. The first service is a mobile application, which enables a merchant to accept payments as settlement for sale of goods or services. The second product (BBPS), an initiative of the RBI offers bill payment services to the bank’s net banking customers with network of agents.

Who among the following signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company?

  1. Baji Rao II
  2. Baji Rao I
  3. Sultan Bahadur
  4. None of the above

Correct answer is option A i.e. Baji Rao II
Explanation:

The Treaty of Bassein (Now called Vasai) was a pact signed on December 31, 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the Battle of Poona. The treaty was a decisive step in the dissolution of the Maratha Confederacy, which led to the East
India Company’s usurpation of the peshwa’s territories in western India in 1818.