This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: India’s first-ever conservation reserve for black buck will come up in which city? Mahatma Gandhi used for the first time hunger strike as a weapon during—Who has won the 2017 Laureus World Sports Awards for Sportswoman of the Year? Which country has won the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship? Which country has topped the global remittance-receiving list of 2016, as per latest UN report “One Family at a Time”? The famous Konark Sun temple was built by whom? The radical wing of the Congress Party with Jawahrlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the independence for India League’ in opposition to:Who has been appointed the new chief justice of Madras High Court? Project Mausam is the initiative of which union ministry? Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to GK quiz set 864 – standard GK for competitive exams to score maximum in general awareness part of exam. GK questions and answers for IAS exam.

India’s first-ever conservation reserve for black buck will come up in which city?

  1. Bhopal
  2. Udaipur
  3. Allahabad
  4. New Delhi

Correct answer is option C i.e. Allahabad
Explanation:

India’s first-ever conservation reserve for black buck will come up on over 126 hectares in the trans-Yamuna region of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. The State cabinet has recently approved a Blackbuck Conservation Reserve in the Meja forest division that is known for its rocky, undulating and arid terrain. For this, the U.P. government evoked Section 36 A (1) and (2) of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, to declare the conservation reserve. With this, the conservation of blackbuck can be done in an effective way. It will also create awareness about biodiversity conservation and provide opportunities for people’s participation. Eco-tourism will be encouraged and locals will get opportunities for employment.

Mahatma Gandhi used for the first time hunger strike as a weapon during—
  1. Kheda Satyagraha
  2. Ahmedabad Strike
  3. Bardoli Satyagraha
  4. Champaran Satyagraha

Correct answer is option B
Who has won the 2017 Laureus World Sports Awards for Sportswoman of the Year?
  1. Serena Williams
  2. Kelly Holmes
  3. Jessica Ennis
  4. Simone Biles

Correct answer is option D i.e. Simone Biles
Explanation:
Simone Biles, an American artistic gymnast, has won the Laureus World Sports Awards for Sportswoman of the Year 2017 at a ceremony in Monaco. She is the first woman to win four gymnastics gold medals in a single Olympic Games, Beside this, the Sportsman of the Year 2017 goes to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Chicago Cubs (Basket Ball) won the 2017 Team of the Year award.
Which country has won the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship?
  1. Canada
  2. Sweden
  3. Russia
  4. Finland

Correct answer is option B i.e. Sweden
Explanation:
Sweden has won the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship by defeating Canada 2-1 after a penaly shoot-out. With this win, Sweden has won its 10th ice hockey world title. The 2017 tournament was hosted by Paris, France, and Germany from May 5 to 21, 2017. The official tournament mascots were Asterix and Obelix, the main characters from the popular French comic book series “The Adventures of Asterix”.
Which country has topped the global remittance-receiving list of 2016, as per latest UN report “One Family at a Time”?
  1. China
  2. Philippines
  3. Malaysia
  4. India

Correct answer is option D i.e. India
Explanation:
India has topped the global remittance-receiving list of 2016, as per the latest United Nations report ‘One Family at a Time’. As per the report, Indians working across the globe sent home $62.7 billion US dollars in 2016, followed by China ($61 billion), Philippines ($30 billion) and Pakistan ($20 billion). The ‘One Family at a Time’ study by the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) stated that about 200 million migrants globally sent more than $445 billion dollars as remittances in 2016 to their families. Remittance flows have grown over the last decade from $296 billion in 2007 to $445 billion in 2016. It has risen at a rate averaging 4.2 per cent annually. The study is the first-ever of a 10-year trend in migration and remittance flows over the period 2007-2016. The report has made several recommendations for improving public policies and outlines proposals for partnerships with the private sector to reduce costs and create opportunities for migrants and their families to use their money more productively.
The famous Konark Sun temple was built by whom?
  1. Narshimhadeva I
  2. Angabhima deva I
  3. Konkanivarman
  4. Narsimhavarman II

Correct answer is option A i.e. Narshimhadeva I
Explanation:
The 13th-century famous Konark Sun temple was built by King Narshimhadeva I (of the Eastern Ganga dynasty) at Konark, Odisha around AD1250.
The radical wing of the Congress Party with Jawahrlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the independence for India League’ in opposition to:
  1. the Gandhi – Irwin Pact,
  2. the Home Rule Movement,
  3. Nehru Report,
  4. the Mont-ford Reforms

Correct answer is option A
Who has been appointed the new chief justice of Madras High Court?
  1. Pradeep Nandraj
  2. Indira Banerjee
  3. Kanta Bhatnagar
  4. Nikhil Bose

Correct answer is option B i.e. Indira Banerjee
Explanation:
Justice Indira Banerjee has been appointed the new Chief Justice of Madras High Court. With this, Justice Banerjee would be the second woman next to Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar (June – November, 1992) to head the charted court. Prior to this appointment, Banerjee was a judge of the Delhi High Court.

Project Mausam is the initiative of which union ministry?

  1. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  2. Ministry of Culture
  3. Ministry of Human Resource Development
  4. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Correct answer is option B i.e. Ministry of Culture
Explanation:

Project ‘Mausam’ is the initiative of Ministry of Culture to be implemented by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as the nodal agency with research support of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and National Museum as associate bodies. This project aims to explore the multi-faceted Indian Ocean ‘world’ – collating archaeological and historical research in order to document the diversity of cultural, commercial and religious interactions in the Indian Ocean. The main purpose of the project is to inscribe places and sites identified under Project Mausam as trans-national nomination for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Till date, 39 countries have been identified under Project Mausam viz. Bahrain, Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan, Somalia, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen, UAE, Thailand, South Africa, etc.

Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
  1. Vishu
  2. Shiva
  3. Brahma
  4. Durga

Correct answer is option B