This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: The 6th edition of the International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) has started in which city? Who among the following was thrice elected president of the Indian National Congress? Who has won the 2017 Italian Formula One Grand Prix tournament? Who has become the first person from India to win Anna Politkovskaya Award? Which among the following country is known as “Land of White Elephant”? Who among the following was NOT known as a moderate in the National Movement? The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denotedThe name of the operation started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement was__? When we go deep into the earth:The Chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee of the 1935 Bill that led to the framing of the Government of India Act of 1935 was____. GK quiz set 842 – recent general knowledge India to help you get a better job by cracking the exam. Online GK practice test with hidden answers.
The 6th edition of the International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) has started in which city?
  1. Chennai
  2. Kolkata
  3. Kochi
  4. Guwahati

Correct answer is option A i.e. Chennai
Explanation:
The 6th edition of the International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) has started in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from March 16, 2017. It is the largest Engineering sourcing show in India for International visitors, which is organized under the aegis of Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The focus sectors of the IESS are industrial supply, metal and shop floor, industrial and electrical machinery, automotive component, etc. The 3-day event has exclusive Technology and Innovation Pavilions with representations from BARC, IIT Mumbai, IIT Madras, Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI), International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) and MSME Tools Room.
Who among the following was thrice elected president of the Indian National Congress?
  1. Dadabhai Naoroji
  2. Surendranath Banerji
  3. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
  4. Shankaran Nair

Correct answer is option A

Who has won the 2017 Italian Formula One Grand Prix tournament?

  1. Lewis Hamilton
  2. Sebastian Vettel
  3. Valtteri Bottas
  4. Daniel Ricciardo

Correct answer is option A i.e. Lewis Hamilton
Explanation:

Lewis Hamilton, a British racing driver who races in Formula Onefor the Mercedes AMG Petronas team, has won the 2017 Italian Formula One Grand Prix tournament on September 3, 2017 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy.

Who has become the first person from India to win Anna Politkovskaya Award?

  1. Rajdev Ranjan
  2. Gauri Lankesh
  3. Tarun Kumar Acharya
  4. M. V. N. Shankar

Correct answer is option B i.e. Gauri Lankesh
Explanation:

Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017, has been awarded a prestigious global Anna Politkovskaya Award, which is given in the memory of a slain Russian reporter and political activist. With this, she became the first person from India to receive the honour. Lankesh shared the award with Gulalai Ismail, a Pakistani peace activist who has faced death threats for speaking out against the Taliban. The award marks the 11th anniversary of the killing of Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian investigative reporter and activist who uncovered state corruption and rights abuses, especially in Chechnya. The award is presented annually by Reach All Women in War (the RAW in WAR organisation) and honours women human rights defenders from around the world.

Which among the following country is known as “Land of White Elephant”?

  1. India
  2. Sri Lanka
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Thailand

Correct answer is option D i.e. Thailand
Who among the following was NOT known as a moderate in the National Movement?
  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. M.G. Ranade
  4. Gopal Krishna Gokhle

Correct answer is option A
The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
  1. ivory
  2. pepper
  3. a fine variety of Indian muslin
  4. damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance

Correct answer is option B

The name of the operation started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement was__?

  1. Operation Reander Paste
  2. Operation Zero Hour
  3. Operation Thunderbolt
  4. Operation Blue Star

Correct answer is option C i.e. Operation Thunderbolt
Explanation:

The Quit India Movement , or the August Movement (August Kranti) was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi’s call for immediate independence.

When we go deep into the earth:

  1. Temperature decreases
  2. Temperature increases
  3. Temperature remains constant
  4. None of the above

Correct answer is option B i.e. Temperature increases
Explanation:

During Volcano Molten lava erupted from the earth’s interior, support that temperature increases towards the centre of the earth. The temperature at the centre is estimated to lie somewhere between 3000°C and 50000C.

The Chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee of the 1935 Bill that led to the framing of the Government of India Act of 1935 was____.
  1. Lord Linlithgow
  2. James Mac Donald
  3. Winston Churchill
  4. Clement Atlee

Correct answer is option A