This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: The 2017 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed on which date? Recently, the Cabinet has approved merge of 5 associate banks of SBI with the parent bank SBI. What will be the approximate market share of the banking giant produced via this merger? Who will represent India at the 2017 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)? The channel that separates Lakshadweep Islands and Maliku Atoll is known as which among the following? Which Indian sportswoman has won triple gold at Egypt Junior and Cadet Open Table Tennis Championship 2017? Who is the author of the book “Age of Anger – A History of the Present”? Who among the following is the author of Kitab-ur-Rehla? The Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWLS) is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh? Which among the following is located in Balehonnur, in Chickmagalur District of Karnataka? From 1885 to 1905 (the moderate phase of the INC) the object before the INC was GK quiz set 590 – general knowledge for railway exam to test your level of general awareness skills. Daily practice will improve your skills.

The 2017 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed on which date?

  1. August 24
  2. August 25
  3. August 22
  4. August 23

Correct answer is option D i.e. August 23
Explanation:

The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed every year by UNESCO on August 23 to pay tribute to all those who fought for freedom, and, in their name, to continue teaching about their story and the values therein.

Recently, the Cabinet has approved merge of 5 associate banks of SBI with the parent bank SBI. What will be the approximate market share of the banking giant produced via this merger?
  1. 10%
  2. 15%
  3. 20%
  4. 25%

Correct answer is option D i.e. 25%
Explanation:
Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for merger of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Patiala (SBP), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Travancore (SBT), and State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) with the parent, State Bank of India. This merger will create a banking giant, having 1/4 of market share in India’s banking sector (in terms of loans and deposits), with an asset base of about Rs 40 lakh crore from Rs 23 lakh crore.
Who will represent India at the 2017 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)?
  1. Amitabh Kant
  2. Arvind Panagariya
  3. Shaktikanta Das
  4. Mukul Rohatgi

Correct answer is option D i.e. Mukul Rohatgi
Explanation:
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi will defend India’s record on rights abuses, minority and religious rights at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland on May 4, 2017. He will also defend India’s case against allegations of violations in Jammu and Kashmir, torture, minority rights and recent strictures against NGOs. The UPR is a mechanism within the UNHRC where all UN Member States have to undergo a periodic review of their human rights record once every four years. It is a state-driven process, which gives an opportunity to each state to declare what action they have taken to improve the human rights situation in their countries and fulfill their human rights obligations.

The channel that separates Lakshadweep Islands and Maliku Atoll is known as which among the following?

  1. 10° Channel
  2. 9° Channel
  3. Coco Channel
  4. Kardiva Channel

Correct answer is option B i.e. 9° Channel
Explanation:

9° Channel separates Lakshadweep Islands and Maliku Atoll .

10° Channel separates Andaman islands from Nicobar islands

Which Indian sportswoman has won triple gold at Egypt Junior and Cadet Open Table Tennis Championship 2017?

  1. Mouma Das
  2. Manika Batra
  3. Selena Selvakumar
  4. Poulomi Ghatak

Correct answer is option C i.e. Selena Selvakumar
Explanation:

Young Indian paddler Selena Selvakumar has won triple gold medal at the Egypt Junior and Cadet Open Table Tennis Championship 2017. In the junior girls’ team event, she won singles and doubles gold medal apart from the team championship gold. Selvakumar remained unbeaten throughout the 2017 ITTF World Junior Circuit event.

Who is the author of the book “Age of Anger – A History of the Present”?
  1. Kalyan Karmakar
  2. Pankaj Mishra
  3. Bhim Chandra Nag
  4. Meraj Bhat

Correct answer is option B i.e. Pankaj Mishra
Explanation:
The book “Age of Anger – A History of the Present” has been authored by Pankaj Mishra, the noted Indian writer. His new book traces the origins of present-day global maladies like the rise of far right-wing parties, ISIS nihilistic violence and growing mass disenchantment by casting his gaze back to the late eighteenth century.

Who among the following is the author of Kitab-ur-Rehla?

  1. Maulana Sharafuddin Ali Yazid
  2. Amir Timur
  3. Ibn-i-Batuta
  4. Khwaja Abdullah Malik Isami

Correct answer is option C i.e. Ibn-i-Batuta
Explanation:

Ibn batutta was an Arab traveler and adventure frm Morocoo. His book is a primary source of history of the region of Muhmmad bin Tughluq it throws ligh on the socio-political condition of his times.

The Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWLS) is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh?

  1. Balaghat district
  2. Hoshangabad district
  3. Sheopur district
  4. Balaghat district

Correct answer is option C i.e. Sheopur district
Explanation:

The Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWLS) is located in the Sheopur district of north western Madhya Pradesh and covers an area of 900 square kilometres. Its ecoregion is that of Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests.The park is home to many species of wild animals
, including Indian wolves, monkeys, Indian leopards and nilgai. The researchers at Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has confirmed that the sanctuary is the most promising location to re-establish a free ranging population of Asiatic lions and certified it ready to receive its first batch of trans-located lions from Gir Wildlife Sanctuary where they are highly overpopulated.

Which among the following is located in Balehonnur, in Chickmagalur District of Karnataka?

  1. Central Coffee Research Institute
  2. Sugarcane Breeding Institute
  3. Central Plantation Crops Research Institute
  4. Central Rice Research Institute

Correct answer is option A i.e. Central Coffee Research Institute
From 1885 to 1905 (the moderate phase of the INC) the object before the INC was
  1. wider employment of Indians in higher public services
  2. establishment of representative institutions
  3. self-government to India
  4. Only (a) and (b) above

Correct answer is option D