This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: What was the real number of prisoners who died in the ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ according to the available reports? Who has been awarded the 2016 Indian Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) Award by the firm Ernst and Young (EY)? Treaty of Seringapatnam was signed after which of the Anglo-Mysore wars? The Udawalawe National Park (UNP) is located in which country? The statement. “India is not Arabia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Qarul Islam.” is associated with-“The Bengalee” Newspaper was started by which among the following activists in 1879? The first Silver Tanka of Delhi Sultanate was issued byThe territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers ofWhat does the word Olericulture refer to ____? For which one of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan ‘Do or Die’? GK quiz set 858 – miscellaneous GK for competitive exams to get better score in general awareness section of examination. GK questions and answers for IAS exam.
Question 1.
What was the real number of prisoners who died in the ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ according to the available reports?
  1. 146
  2. 169
  3. 210
  4. 300

Correct answer is option A
Question 2.
Who has been awarded the 2016 Indian Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) Award by the firm Ernst and Young (EY)?
  1. Vivek Chaand Sehgal
  2. Piyush Goyal
  3. Abhay Firodia
  4. Nandan Nilekani

Correct answer is option A i.e. Vivek Chaand Sehgal
Explanation:
Vivek Chaand Sehgal, the chairman of auto parts maker Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd, has been named Indian entrepreneur of the year 2016 by EY, the consulting firm formerly known as Ernst and Young. Apart from him, Infosys Ltd co-founder Nandan Nilekani was honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
Question 3.

Treaty of Seringapatnam was signed after which of the Anglo-Mysore wars?

  1. 1st
  2. 2nd
  3. 3rd
  4. 4th

Correct answer is option C i.e. 3rd
Question 4.

The Udawalawe National Park (UNP) is located in which country?

  1. Myanmar
  2. Bhutan
  3. Nepal
  4. Sri Lanka

Correct answer is option D i.e. Sri Lanka
Explanation:

The Udawalawe National Park (UNP) is located in Sabaragamuwa and Uva Provinces of Sri Lanka. The park covers 30,821 hectares and is an important habitat for water birds and Sri Lankan elephants. Other animals reside in the park such as Sri Lankan sambar deer, Sri Lankan axis deer, Indian muntjac, water buffaloGolden jackal, Asian palm civet, toque macaque, tufted grey langur, Indian hare, etc.

Question 5.
The statement. “India is not Arabia, it is not practically feasible to convert it into Qarul Islam.” is associated with-
  1. Iltutmish
  2. Balban
  3. Alauddin Khilji
  4. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

Correct answer is option A
Question 6.

“The Bengalee” Newspaper was started by which among the following activists in 1879?

  1. Surendranath Banerjee
  2. Anandmohan Bose
  3. Nabagopal Mitra
  4. Rajnarayan Basu

Correct answer is option A i.e. Surendranath Banerjee
Explanation:

Surendranath Banerjee was one of the earliest political leaders during the British Rule. He founded the newspaper “The Bengalee” in 1879 and founded the Indian National Association with Anandmohan Bose, the first Indian political organization of its kind on July 26, 1876. He is renowned today as pioneer leader of Indian politics. He published an important work, A Nation in Making, which was widely acclaimed. The British respected him and referred to him during his later years as “Surrender Not Banerjee”.

Question 7.
The first Silver Tanka of Delhi Sultanate was issued by
  1. Qutubuddin Aibak
  2. Iltutmish
  3. Razia Sultan
  4. Ghiyasuddin Balban

Correct answer is option B
Question 8.
The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
  1. Sutlej and Beas
  2. Jhelum and Chenab
  3. Ravi and Chenab
  4. Ganga and Yamuna

Correct answer is option B
Question 9.

What does the word Olericulture refer to ____?

  1. Cultivation of Fruits
  2. Cultivation of Vegetables
  3. Cultivation of Oil Seeds
  4. Cultivation of Cash Crops

Correct answer is option B i.e. Cultivation of Vegetables
Question 10.
For which one of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan ‘Do or Die’?
  1. Kheda Satyagraha
  2. Non-Co-Operation Movement
  3. Civil Disobedience Movement
  4. Quit India Movement

Correct answer is option D