This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Sri Lanka has recently launched new PERU to create awareness on reconciliation among children. What does “PERU” stands for? Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India? Which country is hosting the 18th edition of Asia’s largest convention on the business of media and entertainment “FICCI Frames-2017”? Which state government has launched “G-Ride”, a digital ride sharing app for techies? Approximately , what fraction of SAARC annual administrative expenditure is paid by India? Hydraulic Brakes work on which principal? The number of judges can be altered in the Supreme Court by __: Nirmala Sitharaman, who has become the new Defence Minister of India, is currently a representative of which state in Rajya Sabha? What is the distance of the Sun from the Earth? Which of the following has become the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) tribe district of Rajasthan? GK quiz set 315 – general knowledge questions and answers for fda to test your level of general awareness skills. Online free quiz for all level of competitive exams.
Sri Lanka has recently launched new PERU to create awareness on reconciliation among children. What does “PERU” stands for?
  1. Peace Education and Reconciliation Union
  2. Peace Education and Reconciliation Unity
  3. Peace Education and Reconciliation Unitary
  4. Peace Education and Reconciliation Unit

Correct answer is option D i.e. Peace Education and Reconciliation Unit
Explanation:
The Sri Lankan Government has recently launched a new Peace Education and Reconciliation Unit (PERU) to create awareness on reconciliation among hundreds of thousands of students.
Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India?
  1. Diaz
  2. Vasco da Gama
  3. Francisco de Almeida
  4. Albuquerque

Correct answer is option C
Which country is hosting the 18th edition of Asia’s largest convention on the business of media and entertainment “FICCI Frames-2017”?
  1. India
  2. Singapore
  3. Japan
  4. China

Correct answer is option A i.e. India
Explanation:
The 18th edition of Asia’s largest convention on the business of media and entertainment “FICCI Frames-2017” has started in Mumbai, Maharashtra from March 21. The 3-day international convention will covers the entire spectrum of Media and Entertainment like Films, Broadcast (TV and Radio), Digital Entertainment, Animation, Gaming, Visual Effects, etc. with nearly 2000 Indian and 800 foreign delegates encompassing the entire universe of media and entertainment expected to attend the event. The theme of this year’s convention is “Digital-Divide or Dividend”. Canada is partnering the event for the first time this year.
Which state government has launched “G-Ride”, a digital ride sharing app for techies?
  1. Assam
  2. Kerala
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Maharashtra

Correct answer is option B i.e. Kerala
Explanation:
Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala, has launched G-Ride, a digital ride sharing app for techies. The app is specially designed and deployed for the IT industry by the Group of Technology Companies (Gtech), the industry body of IT companies in the state. The G-Ride app automatically matches co-workers and neighbours and help them travel together to work. It is available in Android and iOS versions.

Approximately , what fraction of SAARC annual administrative expenditure is paid by India?

  1. 22%
  2. 32%
  3. 42%
  4. 52%

Correct answer is option B i.e. 32%

Hydraulic Brakes work on which principal?

  1. Pascal’s Principle
  2. Archimedes Principle
  3. Newton’s Laws
  4. Casini’s Laws

Correct answer is option A i.e. Pascal’s Principle
Explanation:

In 1647 the French scientist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) discovered that water exerts the same pressure in all directions. This statement is known as Pascal’s Principle.

Pascal’s law states that increase in pressure at a point in the enclosed liquid in equilibrium is transmitted equally in all directions in liquid and to the Walls of the container. The working of hydraulic lift, hydraulic press and hydraulic brakes are based on Pascal’s law.

The number of judges can be altered in the Supreme Court by __:
  1. Presidential Order
  2. Parliament by Law
  3. Supreme Court by Notification
  4. Central Government by notification

Correct answer is option B i.e. Parliament by Law
Explanation:
The parliament of India has power to make laws, organizing jurisdiction and powers of supreme court. The number of judges can be increased or decreased by the parliament by legislation. There was a Provision in our constitution originally that there will be a CJ and 7 other judges. This number was raised to 10 in 1956, 13 in 1960, 17 in 1977, 25 in 1985. Later number of judges in the supreme court was raised from 26 (25+1) to 31 (30+1) . Current sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court is thus 31.

Nirmala Sitharaman, who has become the new Defence Minister of India, is currently a representative of which state in Rajya Sabha?

  1. Karnataka
  2. Kerala
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Maharashtra

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

Nirmala Sitharaman, the former minister of state for the commerce and industry ministry, has become the new Defence Minister of India on September 3, 2017 after latest Union cabinet reshuffle. She succeeded Arun Jaitley. With this, she has become the India’s first woman Defence Minister after Indira Gandhi. Currently, she is Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha representing the state of Karnataka. Now, Suresh Prabhu has become the new Union Minister of Commerce and Industry.

What is the distance of the Sun from the Earth?
  1. 7 light minutes
  2. 8 light minutes
  3. 9 light minutes
  4. 10 light minutes

Correct answer is option B i.e. 8 light minutes
Explanation:
The Sun is nearly 150 million km away from the Earth. Such large distances are expressed in another unit known as light year.
Light year is the distance travelled by light in one year.
Speed of light is about 300,000 km per second. Thus, the distance of the Sun from the Earth may be said to be about 8 light minutes.

Which of the following has become the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) tribe district of Rajasthan?

  1. Dungarpur
  2. Ajmer
  3. Churu
  4. Tonk

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

In Rajasthan, Dungarpur has become the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) tribe district of the state. With this, Dungarpur has also become the first ODF district of Udaipur division. The district administration has achieved the goal of building 2 lakh 85 thousand toilets in 291 panchayats. This is the result of the extraordinary efforts made in Dungarpur towards Swachch Bharat Abhiyan. Having more than 65 percent tribal population, objective of making the district ODF has been acquired before the time limit by the District Administration with continues awareness campaign and public participation. Dungarpur city has also been declared the cleanest city of the state for two consecutive years for the year 2016 and 2017.