This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Sandeep Singh, who has been bestowed with the honorary degree for sporting excellence, is related to which sports? Who played an important role in signing of Gandhi___Irwin Pact? Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India? Which Indian sportsperson has clinched bronze in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the 10th Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Japan? Gauri Lankesh, the noted journalist was shot dead. She hailed from which state? Which among the following verities of Fishes is insectivorous? Who among the following established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864? Which of the following Sikh Guru collected all the work of the previous Gurus and dictated it in the form of verses ? Who has won gold in the 60kg category at the 2017 Ulaanbaatar Cup boxing tournament? Which one of the following European trading companies adopted the “Blue Water Policy” in India? GK quiz set 892 – general knowledge quiz for ldc to help you get a better job by cracking the exam. GK quiz for Indian competitive exams.
Sandeep Singh, who has been bestowed with the honorary degree for sporting excellence, is related to which sports?
  1. Chess
  2. Hockey
  3. Cricket
  4. Tennis

Correct answer is option B i.e. Hockey
Explanation:
Sandeep Singh, an Indian professional field hockey player and an ex-captain of the Indian national team, has become only the second Indian player to have an honorary degree for sporting excellence. Singh has been bestowed with the honour by Desh Bhagat University, a private educational institution in Amloh, Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab. Sandeep is only the second Indian player after former captain and sitting Member of Parliament, Dileep Tirkey, to have an honorary degree for sporting excellence. Tirkey received an honorary degree from Sambalpur University in 2010.
Who played an important role in signing of Gandhi___Irwin Pact?
  1. Motilal Nehru
  2. Madan Mohan Malviya
  3. Tej Bahadur Sapru
  4. Chintamani

Correct answer is option C
Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India?
  1. Divya Vandana
  2. Dohakosa
  3. Jatakas
  4. Vamsathapakasini

Correct answer is option D

Which Indian sportsperson has clinched bronze in the women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the 10th Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Japan?

  1. Heena Sidhu
  2. Shri Nivetha Paramantham
  3. Harveen Srao
  4. Manu Bhaker

Correct answer is option A i.e. Heena Sidhu
Explanation:

Pistol aces Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu bagged a bronze each to continue India’s medal charge at the 10th Asian Championship 10m Rifle/Pistol in Wako City, Japan on December 10, 2017. Jitu won an individual bronze in the men’s 10m Air Pistol, which also helped the Indian team comprising Shahzar Rizvi and Omkar Singh besides Jitu, to bag the Team gold in the event.Heena claimed an individual bronze in the women’s 10m Air Pistol. Her effort, along with teammates Shri Nivetha Paramantham and Harveen Srao, helped the Team clinch a silver. India added another individual bronze through Anmol Jain in the junior men’s 10m Air Pistol as well as the Team silver in the event, with combined efforts of Anmol, Gaurav Rana and Abhishek Arya.

Gauri Lankesh, the noted journalist was shot dead. She hailed from which state?

  1. Kerala
  2. Karnataka
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Telangana

Correct answer is option B i.e. Karnataka
Explanation:

Gauri Lankesh, the noted journalist and activists, was shot dead at her Rajarajeshwari Nagar’s residence in Bengaluru, Karnataka on September 5, 2017. She was the editor of popular Kannada tabloid Lankesh Patrike founded by her father and well-known writer P Lankesh. Lankesh was also part of a panel formed by State government to help surrender Naxals to reform. She was known to be a notable social and political commentator and acclaimed for her lifelong support for free speech and strong journalistic ethics, her works were popular in all quarters, her critics alike. The state government has formed a three team comprising of senior police officer to investigate the crime. AIR correspondent reports that killing of senior journalist known for her out spoken views, is being compared with the murder of rationalist, liberal thinkers, M M Kulburgi, Pansare and Dabholkar in recent years. Several associations of writers and journalists are holding protest in the state demanding immediate arrest of the perpetrators of crime.

Which among the following verities of Fishes is insectivorous?

  1. Hilsa
  2. Gambusia
  3. Labeo
  4. Katla

Correct answer is option B i.e. Gambusia
Explanation:

Gambusia is a large genus of fish in family Poeciliidae. Gambusia species are also known as mosquito fish, which, refers more specifically to two species, G. Affinis and G. Holbrooki. These can be introduced into ponds to eat mosquito larvae. That’s why, Insectivorous fish used for mosquito control is Gambusia.

Who among the following established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864?

  1. Keshabchandra Sen
  2. Lokhitwadi
  3. Shibnath Shastri
  4. Debendranath Tagore

Correct answer is option A i.e. Keshabchandra Sen
Explanation:

Reform in Southern India Brahmo Samaj under the leadership of Keshabchandra Sen made its appearance in 1864 in Madras with the name Ved Samaj.

Which of the following Sikh Guru collected all the work of the previous Gurus and dictated it in the form of verses ?

  1. Guru Har Govind
  2. Guru Har Kishan
  3. Guru Arjun Dev
  4. Guru Gobind

Correct answer is option C i.e. Guru Arjun Dev
Who has won gold in the 60kg category at the 2017 Ulaanbaatar Cup boxing tournament?
  1. Nikhil Vasudev
  2. Ankush Dahiya
  3. L Devendro Singh
  4. J J Chauhan

Correct answer is option B i.e. Ankush Dahiya
Explanation:
Ankush Dahiya (60kg) from India has won a gold medal at the Ulaanbaatar Cup boxing tournament by defeating Man Choe Chol of Korea in his category in Mongolia. Beside this, L Devendro Singh (52kg) from India won a silver medal in the boxing tournament in Mongolia.
Which one of the following European trading companies adopted the “Blue Water Policy” in India?
  1. Dutch company
  2. French company
  3. Portuguese company
  4. British East India company

Correct answer is option C