This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: In which state is located Manas sanctuary? Who among the following was the author of a Drama “ Nila Darpana” ? The number of Vedas isWhich of the following has launched the India’s first bitcoin trading app? In which of the following ecosystems, the pyramid of biomass is ‘inverted’ in shape? The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was calledThe British East India Company was formed during the reign of…With which among the following Vedas, the Shatapatha Brahmana is related to___? Which Indian teenager has won the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) award in the environmental engineering category? Under article 368 the Indian Constitution provide methods of Amendment of different portions of the constitution? GK quiz set 471 – gk quiz India to learn from anywhere with help of this free online GK quiz with solutions. Printable general knowledge quiz with answers.

In which state is located Manas sanctuary?

  1. Assam
  2. Bihar
  3. Uttarakhand
  4. Tamil Nadu

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

The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam. It is a home to a great variety of wildlife, including many endangered species viz. tiger, pygmy hog, Indian rhinoceros and Indian elephant.

Who among the following was the author of a Drama “ Nila Darpana” ?
  1. Sharat Chandra
  2. Harishchandra Mukherji
  3. Bankimchandra Chatterji
  4. Dinabandhu Mitra

Correct answer is option D
The number of Vedas is
  1. Eight
  2. Four
  3. Ten
  4. Two

Correct answer is option B

Which of the following has launched the India’s first bitcoin trading app?

  1. Venus Exchange
  2. Bitcoin Exchange
  3. Uranus Exchange
  4. Pluto Exchange

Correct answer is option D i.e. Pluto Exchange
Explanation:

Pluto Exchange will launch the India’s first bitcoin trading app for transacting in virtual currencies. The Pluto Exchange mobile app offers a solution to the coordination problem between payment processors, financial gateways and banks. Pluto Exchange will enable transactions using mobile numbers only. With this, by using a four-digit personal identification number (PIN), users can now buy, sell, store and spend bitcoins via a mobile number. The app would permit a range of transactions, including payments, remittances, business-to-business commerce, supply chain finance, asset management and trading.

In which of the following ecosystems, the pyramid of biomass is ‘inverted’ in shape?
  1. Pond ecosystem
  2. Grassland ecosystem
  3. Forest ecosystem
  4. None of the above

Correct answer is option A i.e. Pond ecosystem
Explanation:
Biomass is the amount of living material in an organism. The pyramids of biomass represent the relationship between different trophic levels in terms of biomass. In grassland and forest ecosystems, there is generally a gradual decrease in biomass of organisms at successive trophic levels from the producers to the consumers. Their pyramid of biomass is upright. In aquatic ecosystem the producers are small organisms with least biomass and the biomass gradually increase towards the apex of the pyramid. Thus the pyramid of biomass of aquatic ecosystems is inverted in shape.
The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called
  1. Kara
  2. Varman
  3. Bali
  4. Vidatha

Correct answer is option C
The British East India Company was formed during the reign of…
  1. Henry VIII
  2. James I
  3. Charles I
  4. Elizabeth I

Correct answer is option D
With which among the following Vedas, the Shatapatha Brahmana is related to___?
  1. Rigveda
  2. Yajurveda
  3. Samaveda
  4. Atharvaveda

Correct answer is option B i.e. Yajurveda
Explanation:
Yajurveda is the book of sacrificial prayers.The world’s oldest prose literature of the Indo-Europeans is contained in Yajurveda.. There are two primary versions or Samhitas of the Yajurveda : Shukla(white) and Krishna(black) This implies that the Krishna Yajurveda includes the Brahmana prose discussions within the Samhita (no Brahman) while the Shukla Yajurveda has separately a Brahmana text, Shatapatha.
Which Indian teenager has won the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) award in the environmental engineering category?
  1. Sairandi Sathyanarayanan
  2. Pratik Naidu
  3. Prashant Ranganathan
  4. Sahithi Pingali

Correct answer is option C i.e. Prashant Ranganathan
Explanation:
Indian teenager Prashant Ranganathan from Jamshedpurhas won the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) award worth $5,000 in the environmental engineering category for his innovation for fighting against pesticide and getting rid of its side effects through biodegradable use at the Los Angeles in California. Beside this, the topmost Gordon E Moore Award of $75,000 went to Ivo Zell of Germany for designing and constructing a remote-control prototype of a new flying wing.

Under article 368 the Indian Constitution provide methods of Amendment of different portions of the constitution?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Correct answer is option C i.e. 3
Explanation:

Part XX of the Constitution of India has only one article that is Article 368 that deals with the amendment of the Constitution. As per this artic
le, Parliament may add, amend or repeal any provision of the constitution as per the procedure laid down for this purpose. However, in the Kesavanand Bharati Case 1973, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Parliament cannot amend those provisions which constitute the Basic Structure of the Constitution.