This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Who among the following can dismiss Governor of a state from his office? Which among the following Pallava king wrote the famous burlesque ‘Mattavilasa Prahasana’ ? Who is the newly appointed Indian Ambassador to European Union (EU)? Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who has been appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, is from which country? Who wrote Malvikagnimitra? Which of the following straits is located on the extreme southern tip of South America partly in Chile and partly in Argentina? Who has been appointed joint secretary in Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC)? Sathish Sivalingam, who recently qualified for 2018 Commonwealth Games, is associated with which sports? Which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate abolished the Iqtas? The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance was GK quiz set 781 – basic general knowledge multiple choice questions answers to improve your general awareness. Printable general knowledge multiple choice quiz questions and answers.
Who among the following can dismiss Governor of a state from his office?
  1. State Legislative Assembly
  2. Parliament
  3. President
  4. None of them

Correct answer is option C i.e. President
Explanation:
The Governor of a state in India is the agent of the President and holds office during the pleasure of the president.
Which among the following Pallava king wrote the famous burlesque ‘Mattavilasa Prahasana’ ?
  1. Mahendravarman I
  2. Narsimhavarman
  3. Narsimhavarman II
  4. Paramesvar Varman

Correct answer is option A i.e. Mahendravarman I
Explanation:
The versatile Pallava ruler and great scholar Mahendravarman I wrote the famous burlesque Mattavilasa Prahasana (the Sport of Drunkards). It is a short one-act Sanskrit play.
Who is the newly appointed Indian Ambassador to European Union (EU)?
  1. Reenat Sandhu
  2. Gaitri Issar Kumar
  3. Ajit Vinayak Gupte
  4. Rajeev Shahare

Correct answer is option B i.e. Gaitri Issar Kumar
Explanation:
Gaitri Issar Kumar, the joint secretary in the President’s Secretariat and a 1986 batch IFS officer, has been appointed as the India’s new Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union (EU) which has its headquarters in the Belgian capital of Brussels. Beside this, Reenat Sandhu and Ajit Vinayak Gupte have been named as the India’s new Ambassador to Italy and Denmark.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who has been appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, is from which country?
  1. United States
  2. France
  3. Japan
  4. China

Correct answer is option B i.e. France
Explanation:
Jean-Pierre Lacroix of France has been appointed Under-Secretary-General for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. He will succeed Herve Ladsous in March 2017. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Director for the United Nations and International Organizations for France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Who wrote Malvikagnimitra?
  1. Kalidas
  2. Tulsidas
  3. Agnimitra
  4. Chanakya

Correct answer is option A i.e. Kalidas
Explanation:
Malvikagnimitra is a five-act drama based on Sunga king Agnimitra’s love for Vidharbha princess Malvika. It was a Sanskrit play written by Kalidas.
Which of the following straits is located on the extreme southern tip of South America partly in Chile and partly in Argentina?
  1. Dover Strait
  2. Beagle Strait
  3. Hudson Strait
  4. Kara Strait

Correct answer is option B i.e. Beagle Strait
Explanation:
Beagle strait is located in Tierra del Fuego Archipelago on the extreme southern tip of South America partly in Chile and partly in Argentina. The channel’s eastern area forms part of the border between Chile and Argentina and the western area is entirely within Chile.

Who has been appointed joint secretary in Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC)?

  1. Sumita Misra
  2. Amit Mehta
  3. Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia
  4. Ashish Upadhyay

Correct answer is option A i.e. Sumita Misra
Explanation:

Sumita Misra, a 1990 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, has been appointed joint secretary in the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) for five years. The PMEAC is mandated to analyse all critical issues, economic or otherwise, referred to it by the prime minister and advising him thereon.

Sathish Sivalingam, who recently qualified for 2018 Commonwealth Games, is associated with which sports?

  1. Weightlifting
  2. Wrestling
  3. Boxing
  4. Sprint

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

Indian weightlifters Sivalingam Sathish Kumar and Ragala Venkat Rahul have qualified for 2018 Commonwealth Games after winning a gold medal each in their respective weight divisions at the 2017 Commonwealth Senior (men and women) Weightlifting Championships in Gold Coast, Australia. Two Indian women weightlifters- S.Nirupama Devi and Nikeeta Kale- also claimed gold medals in 69 kilogram weight division of junior section in the Championships.

Which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate abolished the Iqtas?
  1. Alauddin Khilji
  2. Muhammad Tughlaq
  3. Firozshah Tughlaq
  4. Balban

Correct answer is option A i.e. Alauddin Khilji
Explanation:
Alauddin Khilji suddenly abolished the system of small Iqtas with a stroke of pen and brought them under the central Government, it is regarded as one of the most important agrarian reform of Alauddin Khilji.
The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary A
lliance was
  1. the Nawab Awadh
  2. the Nizam of Hyderabad
  3. Peshwa Baji Rao II
  4. the king of Travancore

Correct answer is option B