This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Which Indian-American student has won the 2017 National Geographic Bee contest? Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard? During the reign of which among the following Mughal Emperors, Mughal Architecture reached its zenith? The Two Nation Theory was propounded in which session of the Muslim League? The capital of Mahajanpad ‘Vatsa’ was—Which university has bagged Visitors’ Award for ‘Best University 2017’? Which among the following diseases is not caused by a virus ? Amongst the following who co-operated with Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the implementation of his educational programmes? The Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) is located in which state? Which of the following was NOT composed by Harshavardhana ? GK quiz set 556 – general knowledge questions and answers for lower division clerk to improve your general awareness. Static general knowledge question answers for SSC, UPSC, IAS, IBPS, SBI and other exams.
Which Indian-American student has won the 2017 National Geographic Bee contest?
  1. Veda Bhattaram
  2. Pranay Varada
  3. George Sudarshan
  4. Jayant Narlikar

Correct answer is option B i.e. Pranay Varada
Explanation:
Pranay Varada, an Indian-American student, has won the prestigious $50,000 National Geographic Bee competition for year 2017. For the past one decade, this competition has been dominated by Indian-Americans. Another Indian-American from New Jersey Veda Bhattaram finished third at the finals and got $10,000 worth scholarships. This year, six of the 10 finalists were Indian-Americans.
Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites gives evidence of a dockyard?
  1. Harappa
  2. Mohenjodaro
  3. Lothal
  4. Dholavira

Correct answer is option C

During the reign of which among the following Mughal Emperors, Mughal Architecture reached its zenith?

  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Aurangazeb

Correct answer is option C i.e. Shahjahan

The Two Nation Theory was propounded in which session of the Muslim League?

  1. Lahore Session, 1940
  2. Bombay Session, 1915
  3. Delhi Session, 1918
  4. Calcutta Session, 1917

Correct answer is option A i.e. Lahore Session, 1940
Explanation:

Fazlul Haq, the premier of Bengal, who along with Muslim League had formed the government of Bengal Province ,moved a resolution ,which was passed by Muslim League. In this session ,Jinnah in his presidential address gave the famous Two.Nation Theory as fellows: “India cannot be assumed today to be Unitarian and homogeneous nation,but on the contrary ,there are two nations in the main- the Hindus and Muslims”. The term Pakistan was not used in this session. Gandhiji rejected the two nation theory.

The capital of Mahajanpad ‘Vatsa’ was—
  1. Kausambi
  2. Mathura
  3. Varanasi
  4. Viratnagar

Correct answer is option A
Which university has bagged Visitors’ Award for ‘Best University 2017’?
  1. Central University of Himachal Pradesh
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
  3. Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
  4. Tezpur University

Correct answer is option B i.e. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
Explanation:
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has won the annual Visitor’s Award for the ‘Best University 2017’. Apart from this, Dr. Deepak Pant from the Central University of Himachal Pradesh won the Visitor’s Award for ‘Innovation’ while the Visitor’s Award for ‘Research’ has been jointly won by Dr. Shyam Sunder from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and Prof. Niranjan Karak from Tezpur University. President Pranab Mukherjee will present the Visitor’s Awards at a function to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on March 6, 2017 as part of the ‘Festival of Innovations’. The ‘Best University’ will receive a Citation and Trophy while winners of Visitor’s Award for ‘Innovation’ and ‘Research’ will
receive a Citation and cash award of Rs 1 lakh. The aim of these awards is to promote healthy competition amongst Central Universities and to motivate them to adopt best practices from around the world in the pursuit of excellence.

Which among the following diseases is not caused by a virus ?

  1. Chickenpox
  2. Hepatitis
  3. Cholera
  4. Dengue

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

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae

Amongst the following who co-operated with Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the implementation of his educational programmes?
  1. Dwarkanath Tagore
  2. David Hare
  3. Henri Vivian Derozio
  4. William Jones

Correct answer is option B

The Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) is located in which state?

  1. Odisha
  2. Assam
  3. Manipur
  4. West Bengal

Correct answer is option D i.e. West Bengal
Explanation:

The Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) is located inside the Buxa National Park in Alipurduar district of West Bengal and covers an area of 760-square-kilometre. It is home to tiger, civet, elephant, gaur (Indian bison), Indian boar, red jungle fowl, etc. The Endangered species found in the reserve are Indian tiger, Asian elephant, leopard cat, Bengal florican, regal python, Chinese pangolin, hispid hare, etc.

Which of the following was NOT composed by Harshavardhana ?
  1. Harshacharita
  2. Ratnavali
  3. Priyadarshika
  4. Nagananda

Correct answer is option A