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?
146
169
210
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)?
Vivek Chaand Sehgal
Piyush Goyal
Abhay Firodia
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?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Correct answer is option C i.e. 3rd
Question 4.
The Udawalawe National Park (UNP) is located in which country?
Myanmar
Bhutan
Nepal
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-
Iltutmish
Balban
Alauddin Khilji
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Correct answer is option A
Question 6.
“The Bengalee” Newspaper was started by which among the following activists in 1879?
Surendranath Banerjee
Anandmohan Bose
Nabagopal Mitra
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
Qutubuddin Aibak
Iltutmish
Razia Sultan
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
Sutlej and Beas
Jhelum and Chenab
Ravi and Chenab
Ganga and Yamuna
Correct answer is option B
Question 9.
What does the word Olericulture refer to ____?
Cultivation of Fruits
Cultivation of Vegetables
Cultivation of Oil Seeds
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’?