This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Which of the following is the longest river that originates in India? Which Indian sportsperson will be conferred with the best Sportsperson of the Year Award by the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI)? Which Indian mountaineer has been honoured by Nepal Government for scaling Mt. Everest for a record six times? The Band-e Amir National Park is located in which country? Which of the following river is called Lifeline of Chattisgarh? Which among the following the correct English Official name of CERN ( Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire)? India’s first dedicated Heliport will be set up in which city? Which one of the following is not correctly matched ? Who initiated Din-I-Ilahi? Which type of work was looked after by the department of Diwan-i-Kohi under Muhammad Tughlaq? GK quiz set 648 – gk quiz for UPSC for online practice of different general knowledge topics. MCQs with answers for Indian competitive exams.
Which of the following is the longest river that originates in India?
  1. Brahmaputra
  2. Ganga
  3. Yamuna
  4. Godavari

Correct answer is option B i.e. Ganga
Explanation:
Ganga River originates in India and is also longest river of India.
Which Indian sportsperson will be conferred with the best Sportsperson of the Year Award by the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI)?
  1. Jitu Rai
  2. Sania Mirza
  3. Virat Kohli
  4. P V Sindhu

Correct answer is option D i.e. P V Sindhu
Explanation:
P V Sindhu, an ace shuttler and Rio Olympics silver medallist, will be conferred with the best Sportsperson of the Year Award by the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI). The Best Team of the Year award was bagged by the Indian Junior Hockey Team, which won the Junior World Cup title by defeating Belgium 2-1 in the final in Lucknow on December 2016. Both the awards would be presented at the 40th convention of the SJFI to be held in Indore in September 2017.
Which Indian mountaineer has been honoured by Nepal Government for scaling Mt. Everest for a record six times?
  1. Premlata Agarwal
  2. Arunima Sinha
  3. Love Raj Singh Dharmashaktu
  4. Anshu Jamsenpa

Correct answer is option C i.e. Love Raj Singh Dharmashaktu
Explanation:
Love Raj Singh Dharmashaktu, an Indian mountaineer, has been honoured by Adventure Sports Tourism Society in Lalitpur Metropolitan City near Kathmandu, Nepal on June 9, 2017. He was appointed Tourism Ambassador of Nepal to north India. Recently, Dharmashaktu has become the first Indian mountaineer to conquer the world’s highest peak Mount Everest for a record sixth time on May 27, 2017. He works as an assistant commandant with the Border Security Force (BSF) in Dehradun. He first summited Everest in 1998 and followed it with up with successive ascents in 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2013. He hails from Bona village of Munsiyari in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.

The Band-e Amir National Park is located in which country?

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Iran
  3. Pakistan
  4. Israel

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

The Band-e Amir National Park is the Afghanistan’s first national park, located in the Bamyan Province. It is a series of six deep blue lakes separated by natural dams made of travertine, a mineral deposit. The site of Band-e Amir has been described as Afghanistan’s Grand Canyon, and draws thousands of tourists a year. The river is part of the system of the Balkh River.

Which of the following river is called Lifeline of Chattisgarh?

  1. Shivnath
  2. Mahanadi
  3. Rihand
  4. Son

Correct answer is option B i.e. Mahanadi

Which among the following the correct English Official name of CERN ( Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire)?

  1. European Organization for Nuclear Research
  2. European Council for Nuclear Research
  3. European Center for Nuclear Research
  4. European Nuclear Research organization

Correct answer is option A i.e. European Organization for Nuclear Research
India’s first dedicated Heliport will be set up in which city?
  1. Kochi
  2. Kolkata
  3. New Delhi
  4. Chandigarh

Correct answer is option C i.e. New Delhi
Explanation:
India’s first dedicated Heliport, built by Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd (PHHL), will be inaugurated by the Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju at Rohini area of New Delhi on February 28, 2017. It consists of terminal building having a capacity of 150 passengers, 4-hangers with parking capacity of 16 helicopters and nine parking bays. The helicopter services shall enable citizens to fly in and out of Delhi to nearby areas in choppers. The heliport will also be used for operating services for disaster management, emergency medical services, law and order surveillance as well as a centre for the skill development of pilots and engineers. Rohini heliport will also promote regional air connectivity through helicopters in the northern region.
Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
  1. Akbar —Xerome Xavier
  2. Aurangzeb —Edward Terry
  3. Shahjahan —Peter Mundi
  4. Jehangir —Sir Thomas Roe

Correct answer is option B
Who initiated Din-I-Ilahi?
  1. Shahjehan
  2. Aurangzeb
  3. Akbar
  4. Jahangir

Correct answer is option C
Which type of work was looked after by the department of Diwan-i-Kohi under Muhammad Tughlaq?
  1. Agriculture
  2. Army
  3. Justice
  4. Royal correspondence

Correct answer is op
tion A