This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) conducts nationwide sample surveys on various socio-economic issues in successive rounds, each round covering subjects of current interest in a specific survey period. Who is the founder of this Organization? Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India? With which of the following movement was Gandhiji Not associated? Which of the following plays of Kalidasa tells the story of mortal King Pururavas and celestial nymph Urvashi who fall in love? Tom Alter, the veteran actor has passed away. He hailed from which country? Which among the following is a main structural axes of a vascular plant? Which among the following text of Buddhism speaks about the sixteen Mahajanapadas? Basudev Chatterji, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? Which state government has launched its flagship health scheme “Care Companion Programme (CCP)”? Who among the following ladies was the first President of Indian National Congress? GK quiz set 287 – general knowledge questions answers bank exams to crack the SSC, UPSC, IAS and other competitive exams. Quiz for SSC, banking, UPSC, IAS, PSC, and other center and state level exams.

National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) conducts nationwide sample surveys on various socio-economic issues in successive rounds, each round covering subjects of current interest in a specific survey period. Who is the founder of this Organization?

  1. Prof. P.C.Mahalanobis
  2. P.V. Sukhatme
  3. C R Rao
  4. Mohan Dharia

Correct answer is option A i.e. Prof. P.C.Mahalanobis
Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India?
  1. Lord Dalhousie
  2. Lord Auckland
  3. Lord Canning
  4. Lord William Bentick

Correct answer is option A
With which of the following movement was Gandhiji Not associated?
  1. Khilafat Movement
  2. Individual Satyagraha Movement
  3. Quit India Movement
  4. Swadeshi Movement

Correct answer is option D
Which of the following plays of Kalidasa tells the story of mortal King Pururavas and celestial nymph Urvashi who fall in love?
  1. Malavikagnimitram
  2. Abhijñānaśākuntalam
  3. Vikramōrvaśīyam
  4. None of the above

Correct answer is option C i.e. Vikramōrvaśīyam
Explanation:
Vikramōrvaśīyam, a play by Kalidasa, tells the story of mortal King Pururavas and celestial nymph Urvashi who fall in love. As an immortal, she has to return to the heavens, where an unfortunate accident causes her to be sent back to the earth as a mortal with the curse that she will die (and thus return to heaven) the moment her lover lays his eyes on the child which she will bear him. After a series of mishaps, including Urvashi’s temporary transformation into a vine, the curse is lifted, and the lovers are allowed to remain together on the earth.

Tom Alter, the veteran actor has passed away. He hailed from which country?

  1. Malaysia
  2. Indonesia
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. India

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

Padma Shri awardee Tom Alter (67), who was veteran actor and theatre personality, has passed away in Mumbai on September 29, 2017. The Indian actor of American descent, Tom Alter made his big screen debut in 1976 with a small role in Dharmendra-starrer Charas and later went on to work in films like Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Gandhi, Kranti, Bose: The Forgotten Hero and Veer Zara. But it was his sitcom Zabaan Sambhalke (1993-1997) that made him a household name. Born in Mussoorie in 1950, Alter was a third-generation American in India who studied at Woodstock School in the Himalayas and then briefly at Yale University in the USA, before returning to India in the early 70s.

Which among the following is a main structural axes of a vascular plant?

  1. Thallus
  2. Leaves
  3. Steam
  4. Flower

Correct answer is option C i.e. Steam

Which among the following text of Buddhism speaks about the sixteen Mahajanapadas?

  1. Digh Nikaya
  2. Anguttar Nikaya
  3. Maha Parinibbana Sutta
  4. Majjhima Nikaya

Correct answer is option B i.e. Anguttar Nikaya
Basudev Chatterji, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
  1. Politics
  2. History
  3. Law
  4. Journalism

Correct answer is option B i.e. History
Explanation:
Basudev Chatterji, the noted historian, has passed away in Guwahati, Assam on June 8, 2017. He was also the former chairman of Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR). Chatterji was an academician and used to taught at St Stephen’s College in Delhi, University of Hyderabad besides supervising undergraduates at the University of Cambridge. The books ‘Trade, Tariffs and Empire : Lancashire and British Policy in India’, and ‘Dictionary of Martyrs India’s Freedom Struggle’ were among his works.

Which state government has launched its flagship health scheme “Care Companion Programme (CCP)”?

  1. Punjab
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Kerala
  4. Manipur

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

The Punjab government has launched its flagship health scheme “Care Companion Programme (CCP)” to educate family members of patient about taking better care of patients. The CCP scheme is targeted to improve patients outcome by implementing better family engagement. For this, the state department of health and family welfare has signed a MOU with Noora Health India Trust for implementation of the CCP. The purpose of the programme is to reduce the number of baby deaths after discharge from hospitals due to infections or any other reason. The innovative programme includes teaching the family of patient’s high-impact medical skills to take ca
re of the patients in the hospital and at home.

Who among the following ladies was the first President of Indian National Congress?
  1. Aruna Asaf Ali
  2. Annie Besant
  3. Sarojini Naidu
  4. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Correct answer is option B