This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: The Peshwa who engineered the capture ofSalsette and Bassein from the Portuguese in 1739 wasIndia’s largest floating solar power plant has opened in which state? The capital of the pallavas wasWhich Indian personality has won the Global icon award at the Zee Cine Awards 2018? Which country is hosting the United Nations Day of Vesak – 2017? Bhil revolts against the British in? Hyder Ali consolidated his position after being appointed the faujdar of ? Lal Ded (Lalla Yogeshwari) was a practitioner of which of the following traditions? Who has won the 2017 Ecuador Presidential election? Who will be the chairman of the technical committee for the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)-2017? GK quiz set 365 – static GK MCQ to test your level of general awareness skills. GK objective general knowledge quiz questions answers.
The Peshwa who engineered the capture ofSalsette and Bassein from the Portuguese in 1739 was
  1. Balaji Vishwanath
  2. Baji Rao I
  3. Baji Rao II
  4. Madhava Rao

Correct answer is option B

India’s largest floating solar power plant has opened in which state?

  1. Kerala
  2. Karnataka
  3. Odisha
  4. Andhra Pradesh

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

India’s largest floating solar power plant has become operational at the Banasura Sagar dam in Wayanad, Kerala on December 5, 2017. The solar power plant that floats on the surface of water has a capacity of 500 kilowatts (KW). It consists of 1,938 solar panels with a capacity of 260 watts, a 500 kilo volt ampere (KVA) transformer and 17 inverters. The unique feature of this plant is the anchoring mechanism used by the overwhelming technology to maintain the plant with the alteration of the water level. The total cost of the project is Rs. 9.25 crore.

The capital of the pallavas was
  1. Kanchi
  2. Sanchi
  3. Saranath
  4. Mahabhalipuram

Correct answer is option A

Which Indian personality has won the Global icon award at the Zee Cine Awards 2018?

  1. Priyanka Chopra
  2. Katrina Kaif
  3. Amitabh Bachchan
  4. Akshay Kumar

Correct answer is option A i.e. Priyanka Chopra
Explanation:

Priyanka Chopra has won the Global icon award at the Zee Cine Awards 2018 on December 19 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The excerpts of the awards are as follows: Sridevi and Varun Dhawan won the trophies of Best Actor (Female) for Mom and Best Actor (Male) for Badrinath Ki Dulhania , respectively. The Best Film award was conferred to Rohit Shetty directorial comedy ‘Golmaal Again’ and Extraordinary Legend Award was goes to Amitabh Bachchan.

Which country is hosting the United Nations Day of Vesak – 2017?
  1. India
  2. Bhutan
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. Myanmar

Correct answer is option C i.e. Sri Lanka
Explanation:
The 14th edition of United Nations International Day of Vesak has started at Colombo in Sri Lanka from May 12-14, 2017 under the theme “Buddhist Teachings for Social Justice and Sustainable World Peace”. The events include an International Buddhist Symposium the participation of over 400 delegates from 100 countries. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, is the chief guest for UN Vesak Day. The significance of Vesak lies with the Buddha’s teaching of cessation of suffering and universal peace to all humankind. It is a message to urge followers to do that which is good and to turn away from evil. It is a message of peace and perfect harmony between human beings and nature.
Bhil revolts against the British in?
  1. M.P. and Maharashtra
  2. M.P. and Bihar
  3. Bihar and Bengal
  4. Bengal and Maharashtra

Correct answer is option A
Hyder Ali consolidated his position after being appointed the faujdar of ?
  1. Arcot
  2. Budikota
  3. Devanhalli
  4. Dindigal

Correct answer is option D
Lal Ded (Lalla Yogeshwari) was a practitioner of which of the following traditions?
  1. Tibetan Buddhism
  2. Kashmir Shaivism
  3. Sri Sampradaya
  4. Smartism

Correct answer is option B i.e. Kashmir Shaivism
Explanation:
Lal Ded, better known as Lalla Yogeshwari, ranks as a great mystic poetess of the 14th century. She was an ardent practitioner of Kashmir Shaivism that is also known as Trika Shastra founded by Vasu Gupta.
Who has won the 2017 Ecuador Presidential election?
  1. Lenin Moreno
  2. Rafael Correa
  3. Guillermo Lasso
  4. Norman Wray

Correct answer is option A i.e. Lenin Moreno
Explanation:
Ecuadorean leftist Lenín Boltaire Moreno Garces has won the 2017 Ecuador Presidential election after securing 51.16% of votes in the election. He will be Ecuador’s 44th President and will take office on May 24, 2017. Prior to this, Moreno served the nation as Vice President from 2007 to 2013 under President Rafael Correa. The current President of Ecuador is Rafael Correa.

Who will be the chairman of the technical committee for the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)-2017?

  1. Nagesh Kukunoor
  2. Piyush Pandey
  3. Shoojit Sarcar
  4. Prasoon Joshi

Correct answer is option A i.e. Nagesh Kukunoor
Explanation:

The Information and Broadcasting (I and B) Ministry has constituted a technical committee for the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which is proposed to be held from November 20-28, 2017 in Goa. The technical committee will have 12 members and will be chaired by Nagesh Kukunoor. The I and B ministry has also constituted a steering committee which will have 13 members, i
ncluding film director Nagesh Kukunoor, lyricist Prasoon Joshi, Jahnu Barua (convener), Piyush Pandey, creative director of Ogilvy and Mather (India), and film director and producer Shoojit Sarcar. The director of NFDC is also a member of the committee.