This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Who has been appointed as the new CMD of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)? What is India’s rank in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2010 released by Transparency International? Currently, India is member of which of the following?
1. Nuclear Suppliers Group
2. Wassenaar Arrangement
3. Australia Group
4. Missile Technology Control Regime
Select the correct option from the codes given below: Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from India was responsible for India’s economic miseries? Who has become the first Indian ever to be promoted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as Technical Delegate (TD)? “Riksdag” is the name of parliament of which of the following? Who of the following revolutionaries set up the United India House in the USA? Which Sultan of Delhi is said to have followed the Policy of “Blood and Iron”? Swetambara and Digambara are the sects of which religionAt which of the following places was the first session of Indian National Congress held? GK quiz set 599 – gk quiz for nicl ao to improve your confidence. Check your answer by clicking view answer.

Who has been appointed as the new CMD of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)?

  1. Ratish Kumar
  2. K.M. Singh
  3. Anu Jain
  4. Balraj Joshi

Correct answer is option D i.e. Balraj Joshi
Explanation:

Balraj Joshi has been appointed as the new Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Ltd., the country’s premier hydro power utility. Presently, Joshi is at Director (Technical) in the organisation. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment to the post till December 31, 2019, i.e. the date of his superannuation, according to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

What is India’s rank in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2010 released by Transparency International?

  1. 79
  2. 89
  3. 99
  4. 100

Correct answer is option A i.e. 79
Explanation:

India has been ranked 79th out of 176 countries in the recently released Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for the year 2016 by the Berlin-based corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI)

New Zealand and Denmark stands in joint first place

Somalia was ranked the most corrupt country

Currently, India is member of which of the following?
1. Nuclear Suppliers Group
2. Wassenaar Arrangement
3. Australia Group
4. Missile Technology Control Regime
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
  1. Only 3 and 4
  2. Only 4
  3. Only 2 and 4
  4. None of them

Correct answer is option B i.e. Only 4
Explanation:
Currently, India is a member of only MTCR among the options given in the question.
Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from India was responsible for India’s economic miseries?
  1. BC Pal
  2. BP Wadia
  3. Dadabhai Naoroji
  4. GS Arundale

Correct answer is option C
Who has become the first Indian ever to be promoted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as Technical Delegate (TD)?
  1. Surendra Bhatnagar
  2. Norman Isaac
  3. Mohd. Rizwan
  4. Harikrishna Prasad

Correct answer is option B i.e. Norman Isaac
Explanation:
Norman Isaac has become the first Indian ever to be promoted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as Technical Delegate (TD). As a TD, Isaac will be assigned to any country except his own and will be responsible for conduct of an entire event, ranging from actual competition management to every related aspect from media arrangements to logistics. Prior to this appointment, he was a FIBA Commissioner.

“Riksdag” is the name of parliament of which of the following?

  1. Iran
  2. Norway
  3. Sweden
  4. Kazakhstan

Correct answer is option C i.e. Sweden
Who of the following revolutionaries set up the United India House in the USA?
  1. Ramnath Puri and Vir Savarkar
  2. Taraknath Das and G.D. Kumar
  3. Lala Hardayal and Bhagat Singh
  4. Harnam Singh and Bhagwan Singh

Correct answer is option B
Which Sultan of Delhi is said to have followed the Policy of “Blood and Iron”?
  1. Jalaluddin Khilji
  2. Alauddin Khilji
  3. Balban
  4. Iltutmish

Correct answer is option C
Swetambara and Digambara are the sects of which religion
  1. Hinduism
  2. Buddhism
  3. Jainism
  4. Zorastrians

Correct answer is option C
At which of the following places was the first session of Indian National Congress held?
  1. a)Lahore
  2. b)Mumbai
  3. c)Baroda
  4. d)Madras

Correct answer is option B