This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Who headed the Cabinet Mission? The chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is nominated by which among the following? What was Kamagata Maru? The 56th Liberation Day of Goa is celebrated on which date in India? To campaign for Home Rule, Mrs. Annie Besant published the newspaper(s)The joint military training exercise “Panda-Kangaroo 2017” was held between Australia and which country? The Mughal emperor who prohibited the use of Tobacco was-Which one among the following prompted Rabindranath Tagore to surrender his title of ‘Sir’? Buddha means :Who among the following invented Zero? GK quiz set 465 – general knowledge questions for SSC ldc exam to test your level of general awareness skills. Take free multiple choice questions answers test and get instant feedback.
Who headed the Cabinet Mission?
  1. Staford Cripps
  2. A. V. Alexander
  3. Lord Pathic Lawrence
  4. None of these

Correct answer is option C

The chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is nominated by which among the following?

  1. President
  2. Lok Sabha Speaker
  3. Lok Sabha Secretary
  4. Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs

Correct answer is option B i.e. Lok Sabha Speaker
Explanation:

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is one of the standing parliamentary committees, which was first established in 1921 under the Government of India Act 1919 provisions. This committee examines the manners and results of spending the public funds.

Public Accounts Committee has 22 members of which 15 are from Lok Sabha while 7 from Rajya Sabha. The members are “elected” by members of Parliament amongst themselves via a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote; so that all parties get due representation in it. Members are elected for a period of one year. A minister cannot be a member of PAC.

Chairman of PAC is appointed by Speaker from its members. The chairman used to be of ruling party till mid 1960s, however, now the chairman of PAC is from opposition by convention.

What was Kamagata Maru?
  1. A political party based in Taiwan
  2. Peasant Communist leader of China
  3. A naval ship on voyage to Canada
  4. A Chinese village where MaoTse Tung began his long march

Correct answer is option C

The 56th Liberation Day of Goa is celebrated on which date in India?

  1. December 18
  2. December 21
  3. December 19
  4. December 20

Correct answer is option C i.e. December 19
Explanation:

The 56th Liberation Day of Goa was celebrated with great pomp and show in Panaji on December 19, 2017. Several programmes and events have been organised to mark the occasion. The state was liberated on this day in 1961 from Portuguese control after almost 450 years of colonial rule. The armed action “code name – Operation Vijay” was carried out by the Indian Armed Forces in December 1961. The operation involved air, sea and land strikes for over 36 hours, and was a decisive victory for the Republic of India that ended 451 years of rule of Portugal over its remaining exclaves in India. The engagement lasted two days resulting in twenty-two Indians and thirty Portuguese killed in the fighting. The brief conflict drew a mixture of worldwide praise and condemnation.

To campaign for Home Rule, Mrs. Annie Besant published the newspaper(s)
  1. New India and Commonweal
  2. Young India and Home Rule News
  3. Mahratta and Kesari
  4. Home Rule Courier

Correct answer is option A

The joint military training exercise “Panda-Kangaroo 2017” was held between Australia and which country?

  1. South Korea
  2. China
  3. Thailand
  4. Singapore

Correct answer is option B i.e. China
Explanation:

The joint military training exercise “Panda-Kangaroo 2017” was held between Chinese and Australian ground forces in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, from September 10 to 20. The exercise is an important platform for enhancing the mutual understanding and trust and deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. This is the first joint training held in China by Chinese and Australian armies. The two ground forces have conducted such joint training in 2015 and 2016 in Australia.

The Mughal emperor who prohibited the use of Tobacco was-
  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Aurangzeb

Correct answer is option B
Which one among the following prompted Rabindranath Tagore to surrender his title of ‘Sir’?
  1. The passing of the Rowlatt Act,
  2. The passing of the Act of 1919,
  3. To support Mahatma Gandhi’s satyagraha Movement,
  4. To protest against the massacre at Jallianwalabagh and the imposition of martial law in Punjab

Correct answer is option D
Buddha means :
  1. The enlightened one
  2. The religious preacher
  3. The genius
  4. The powerful

Correct answer is option A
Who among the following invented Zero?
  1. Aryabhatta
  2. Varahamihira
  3. Bhaskara I
  4. An unknown Indian

Correct answer is option D