This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: The downfall of the Gupta empire was mainly due to the invasions ofThe Second Round Table Conference at London was held in the backdrop of the—Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilisation sites gives evidence of a stadium? Which physician was sent by Bimbisara to treat Avanti King Pradyota? What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi Movement? The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance wasVasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to India in which one of the following years? Bhil revolts against the British in? Kenneth J. Arrow, the well-known Nobel-winning economist and mathematician has passed away. He hailed from which of the following countries? Who is the director general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)? GK quiz set 107 – general knowledge quiz online test to help you beat the competition in different center and state level exams. Practice makes a man perfect so practice well.
The downfall of the Gupta empire was mainly due to the invasions of
  1. The pallavas
  2. The Hunas
  3. Cholas
  4. All the above

Correct answer is option B
The Second Round Table Conference at London was held in the backdrop of the—
  1. Emerson – Gandhi Pact
  2. Hailey – Gandhi Pact
  3. Gandhi – Irwin Pact
  4. Gandhi – Simon Pact

Correct answer is option C
Which one of the following Indus Valley Civilisation sites gives evidence of a stadium?
  1. Harappa
  2. Kalibangan
  3. Mohenjodaro
  4. Dholavira

Correct answer is option D
Which physician was sent by Bimbisara to treat Avanti King Pradyota?
  1. Jivaka
  2. Udayin
  3. Kalashoka
  4. Both a and b

Correct answer is option A i.e. Jivaka
Explanation:
The royal physician, Jivaka, was sent by Bimbisara to treat Avanti King Pradyota, who was ailing with Jaundice.
What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi Movement?
  1. The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
  2. A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
  3. The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and passing of the Punjab Colonization Bill.
  4. Death sentence pronounced on the Chapkar brothers

Correct answer is option A
The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance was
  1. the Nawab Awadh
  2. the Nizam of Hyderabad
  3. Peshwa Baji Rao II
  4. the king of Travancore

Correct answer is option B
Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to India in which one of the following years?
  1. 1498
  2. 1492
  3. 1494
  4. 1453

Correct answer is option A
Bhil revolts against the British in?
  1. M.P. and Maharashtra
  2. M.P. and Bihar
  3. Bihar and Bengal
  4. Bengal and Maharashtra

Correct answer is option A
Kenneth J. Arrow, the well-known Nobel-winning economist and mathematician has passed away. He hailed from which of the following countries?
  1. United Kingdom
  2. United States
  3. France
  4. Japan

Correct answer is option B i.e. United States
Explanation:
Kenneth J. Arrow (95), the Nobel-winning economist and mathematician, has recently passed away at Palo Alto in California, United States. To date, he is the youngest person ever to have received Nobel Prize for Economics, at the age of 51. His theories on risk, innovation and the basic mathematics of markets have influenced thinking on everything from voting to health insurance to high finance. His most significant works are his contributions to social choice theory, Arrow’s impossibility theorem and general equilibrium analysis. He has also provided foundational work in many other areas of economics, including endogenous growth theory and the economics of information.

Who is the director general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)?

  1. Anil Madhav Dave
  2. R. Pankaja Reddy
  3. Soumya Swaminathan
  4. Trilochan Mohapatra

Correct answer is option C i.e. Soumya Swaminathan
Explanation:

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research. It funded by the Government of India through the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, who is the Director General (DG) of ICMR, is a globally recognised researcher on tuberculosis and HIV. Currently, Dr. Swaminathan is in news because she will assume the charge of Deputy Director General of Programmes (DDP) at the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva in December 2017. It is the second-highest position in the WHO. Dr. Swaminathan is the daughter of agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan who is hailed as the father of the ‘Green Revolution’ in India.