This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Name one leader of the Home Rule Movement____The real name of Afzal Khan, the commander of Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur was __? Which among the following is a property of Insulator? Which country to host the steering committee of the proposed TAPI Gas pipeline? Which union minister has launched a new training programme “COMMIT” for State Government officials? Which city is hosting the 22nd conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP)? Which country has executed most people in 2016, as per Amnesty International Global Report ‘Death Sentences and Executions 2016’? Which among the following defines gravitational mass? On what date FERA was replaced by FEMA? At which congress session did Dadabhai Naoroji announce that Swaraj was the goal of India’s political efforts? GK quiz set 897 – general knowledge questions answers bank exams to improve your speed for general awareness section so that you can attempt it quickly. GK questions and answers for IAS exam.
Name one leader of the Home Rule Movement____
  1. Annie Besant
  2. Surendra Nath Bannerjee
  3. Aurobindo Ghosh
  4. Bipin Chandra Pal

Correct answer is option A
The real name of Afzal Khan, the commander of Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur was __?
  1. Abdullah Bhatari
  2. Samsuddin
  3. Sabar
  4. Muhammad Khan

Correct answer is option A i.e. Abdullah Bhatari
Explanation:
Afzal Khan was a medieval Indian commander who served the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur, and fought against Shivaji. He was killed at a meeting with Shivaji and his army was defeated in the Battle of Pratapgad 1656.

Which among the following is a property of Insulator?

  1. The electrons of the outer orbits are loosely bound to the nucleus , however can not flow through them
  2. The electrons of the outer orbits are tightly bound to the nucleus and can not flow through them
  3. The electrons of the outer orbits are loosely bound to the nucleus , and can flow through them
  4. None of the above

Correct answer is option B i.e. The electrons of the outer orbits are tightly bound to the nucleus and can not flow through them

Which country to host the steering committee of the proposed TAPI Gas pipeline?

  1. Turkmenistan
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Pakistan
  4. India

Correct answer is option D i.e. India
Explanation:

India will host the next steering committee meeting of the proposed 1,814 kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline in New Delhi. The decision was taken during the 6th joint Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) meeting on trade, economic, scientific and technological cooperation. The benefit of the TAPI project is that it will give an opportunity to India to secure its interest in Central Asia. The project’s success will also ensure that India, Pakistan and Afghanistan find ways of cooperating on other issues as well.

Which union minister has launched a new training programme “COMMIT” for State Government officials?
  1. Jitendra Singh
  2. Ravi Shankar Prasad
  3. Arun Jaitley
  4. Prakash Javadekar

Correct answer is option A i.e. Jitendra Singh
Explanation:
Dr Jitendra Singh, the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Personnel, has launched a new training programme Online Modified Modules on Induction Training (COMMIT) for State Government officials. The main objective of this training programme is to improve the public service delivery mechanism and provide citizen-centric administration through capacity building of officials who interact with the citizens on a day-today basis. It is cost effective and has the potential to cover about 3.3 lakh officials annually, compared to 10,000 officials under existing 12-Day Induction Training Programme (ITP).

Which city is hosting the 22nd conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP)?

  1. New Delhi
  2. Lucknow
  3. Kochi
  4. Nagpur

Correct answer is option A i.e. New Delhi
Explanation:

Anupriya Patel, MoS (Health and Family Welfare), has recently inaugurated the 22nd conference of Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP) at New Delhi. The 5-day conference is being conducted by Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and National Drug Regulatory Authority (NDRA) of India in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The key objective of the event is to develop and recommend approaches for the convergence and harmonization of medical device regulations in Asia and beyond and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and expertise amongst regulators and the industry. The AHWP is a voluntary non-profit organization of the 30 national regulators of member countries and industry members with a goal to promote regulatory harmonization on medical device regulations in Asia and other regions in accordance with the guidance issued by International Medical Device Regulators Forums (IMDRF). It works in collaboration with related international organizations such as IMDRF, WHO, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), etc.

Which country has executed most people in 2016, as per Amnesty International Global Report ‘Death Sentences and Executions 2016’?
  1. Pakistan
  2. Iran
  3. China
  4. Saudi Arabia

Correct answer is option C i.e. China
Explanation:
As per Amnesty International Global Report ‘Death Sentences and Executions 2016’, China has executed most people in 2016, despite the number of executions worldwide dropped by 37%. The report stated that it is difficult to get a clear number as Beijing classifies most information related to the death penalty as “state secrets”. The agency said it believes that China executed thousands each year. Excluding China, states around the world executed 1,032 people in 2016, according to Amnesty’s records. Iran has acquired 2nd position followed by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan and Egypt. The report further stated that 104 countries were recorded to have abolished the death penalty in law or practice. Amnesty collects its statistics using official figures, media reports and information passed on from individuals sentenced to death and their families and representatives.

Which among the following defines gravitational mass?

  1. Ratio of weight of a body and acceleration due to gravity
  2. Ratio of Acceleration due to gravity and weight of a body
  3. matter contained in a body
  4. None of the above

Correct answer is option A i.e. Ratio of weight of a body and acceleration due to gravity

On what date FERA was replaced by FEMA?

  1. June 1, 2000
  2. June 11, 2000
  3. April 1, 2001
  4. April 11, 2001

Correct answer is option A i.e. June 1, 2000
Explanation:

The Foreign Exchange Management Act (1999) or in short FEMA has been introduced as a replacement for earlier Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA). FEMA became an act on the 1st day of June, 2000. FEMA was introduced because the FERA didn’t fit in with post-liberalization policies. A significant change that the FEMA brought with it, was that it made all offenses regarding foreign exchange civil offenses, as opposed to criminal offenses as dictated by FERA.

At which congress session did Dadabhai Naoroji announce that Swaraj was the goal of India’s political efforts?
  1. 1886 Calcutta session
  2. 1893 Lahore session
  3. 1905 Benaras sessions
  4. 1906 Calcutta session

Correct answer is option D