This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: When the Simon Commission visited India the Viceroy wasWho was the Sikh Guru to be slaughtered by Aurangzeb? Who was called the Iron man of India? One of the India’s first freedom fighters against British is—During whose period Al-Beruni came to India? Which of the following Mughal rulers banned engraving Kalma on coins? Which city hosted the Chief Electoral Officers’ Conference of all States and Union Territories? Which committee has been set up by the National Commission for Minorities to study minority status for Hindus in 7 states and a Union Territory? Find out the port where the largest Roman settlement and a Roman Factory have been discovered.Which of the following European countries is known as the ‘Land of a thousand lakes’ ? GK quiz set 531 – general knowledge for UPSC to improve your general awareness. Free GK question with answers.
When the Simon Commission visited India the Viceroy was
  1. Lloyd George
  2. Lord Irwin
  3. Lord Reading
  4. Lord Ripon

Correct answer is option B
Who was the Sikh Guru to be slaughtered by Aurangzeb?
  1. Ramdas
  2. Arjundev
  3. Teg Bahadur
  4. Govind Singh

Correct answer is option C
Who was called the Iron man of India?
  1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  4. Lala Lajpat Rai

Correct answer is option A
One of the India’s first freedom fighters against British is—
  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Kittur Rani Chennamma
  3. Rani Laxmi Bai
  4. None of these

Correct answer is option C
During whose period Al-Beruni came to India?
  1. Mahmud Ghaznavi
  2. Balban
  3. Firoz Tughluq
  4. Ibrahim Lodhi

Correct answer is option A
Which of the following Mughal rulers banned engraving Kalma on coins?
  1. Jahangir
  2. Aurangzeb
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Muhammad Shah

Correct answer is option B i.e. Aurangzeb
Explanation:
Aurangzeb stopped engraving Kalma on coins. Forbade the Parsis to celebrate their festival Navaroz. Released an order to ban the music everywhere and arrest those who listen to the music. His drink was plain water and he used to sleep on ground, something

Which city hosted the Chief Electoral Officers’ Conference of all States and Union Territories?

  1. Pune
  2. Lucknow
  3. Jaipur
  4. New Delhi

Correct answer is option D i.e. New Delhi
Explanation:

The two-day Chief Electoral Officers’ Conference of all States and Union Territories has been inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti and Election Commissioner OP Rawat in New Delhi on August 18, 2017. The event is being organised by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to review performance as well as to explore new initiatives and improve the election management and voter experience. The conference stressed on the need of providing E-services to stakeholders and emphasised the requirement to develop E-Payment gateways for various election services of Election commission. It also stressed the need for extensive training programmes on Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) as the ECI has decided to conduct all future elections using it along with Electronic Voting Machines.

Which committee has been set up by the National Commission for Minorities to study minority status for Hindus in 7 states and a Union Territory?

  1. Syed Ghayorul Hasan committee
  2. George Kurien committee
  3. Ashwini Upadhyaya committee
  4. P Gir Das committee

Correct answer is option B i.e. George Kurien committee
Explanation:

The National Commission for Minorities has set up a 3-member committee to look into whether Hindus should get minority status in seven states and a Union Territory where they are not the dominant religious group. The panel, led by the commission’s Vice Chairman George Kurien, has been given three months to submit its report. The commission’s decision is based on a plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashwini Upadhyaya, whose petition on the matter was rejected by the Supreme Court on November 10. The court had directed him to approach the minorities’ commission. The states and the Union Territory named in the plea are Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Punjab.

Find out the port where the largest Roman settlement and a Roman Factory have been discovered.
  1. Tamralipti
  2. Muziris
  3. Arikamedu
  4. Bharukachchha

Correct answer is option C

Which of the following European countries is known as the ‘Land of a thousand lakes’ ?

  1. Norway
  2. Sweden
  3. Finland
  4. Estonia

Correct answer is option C i.e. Finland