This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Who said, ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it’? President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed a Commission to examine the sub-categorisation of OBCs. Who will be chairperson of the commission? Who among the foreign travellers describes how the Ganga water was carried in copper vessels for Mughal emperors to drink? Who was the founder of Ganga dynasty? A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar was Consider the following statements:
The government of India Act 1935 provided for
1. The provincial autonomy.
2. The establishment of Federal Court.
3. All India Federation at the Centre.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which state to host the 36th edition of National Games of India in 2018? Who is the newly appointed Defence Minister of India? On Summer Solstice, Sun’s rays fall perpendicular on which among the following circles? How much loan agreement has been signed between Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of India (GoI) to upgrade district roads in Madhya Pradesh? GK quiz set 137 – gk quiz for fun to crack the SSC, UPSC, IAS and other competitive exams. GK quiz with answers for competitive exams.
Who said, ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it’?
  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Bipin Chandra Pal
  3. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct answer is option D

President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed a Commission to examine the sub-categorisation of OBCs. Who will be chairperson of the commission?

  1. N K Rathore
  2. M S Jha
  3. JK Bajaj
  4. G Rohini

Correct answer is option D i.e. G Rohini
Explanation:

President Ram Nath Kovind has recently appointed a Commission to examine the sub-categorisation of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Justice (Retd.) G. Rohini will be the chairperson of the Commission which will present its report to the President within 12 weeks. The Commission will examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the castes or communities included in the broad category of OBCs with reference to such classes included in the Central List. It will work out the mechanism, criteria, norms and parameters in a scientific approach for sub-categorisation within such OBCs. On receipt of the report, the Central Government will consider ways and means for equitable distribution of the benefits of the reservation in Central Government jobs and admission in Central Government Institutions amongst all strata of the OBC.

Who among the foreign travellers describes how the Ganga water was carried in copper vessels for Mughal emperors to drink?
  1. Thomas Coryat
  2. Edward Terry
  3. Ralph Fitch
  4. Sir Thomas Roe

Correct answer is option B
Who was the founder of Ganga dynasty?
  1. Konkanivarman
  2. Narshimhadeva I
  3. Narsimhavarman II
  4. Vikramaditya II

Correct answer is option A i.e. Konkanivarman
Explanation:
Konkanivarman was the founder of Ganga dynasty. He was known as Dharmamahadhiraja.
A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar was
  1. Hemachandra
  2. Harivijaya
  3. Vastupala
  4. Bhadrabahu

Correct answer is option B
Consider the following statements:
The government of India Act 1935 provided for
1. The provincial autonomy.
2. The establishment of Federal Court.
3. All India Federation at the Centre.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Correct answer is option D

Which state to host the 36th edition of National Games of India in 2018?

  1. Goa
  2. Assam
  3. Kerala
  4. Jharkhand

Correct answer is option A i.e. Goa
Explanation:

The 36th edition of National Games of India will be held in Goa from November 4 to 17, 2018. The Games were originally scheduled to be held in November 2016 but the Goa administration requested a postponement at the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)’s annual general meeting based on extraneous factors, mainly the State elections. The delays to the 34th and 35th editions of the Games, which were hosted by Jharkhand and Kerala respectively, affected Goa’s plan to hold the mega-event.

Who is the newly appointed Defence Minister of India?
  1. Nitin Gadkari
  2. Rajnath Singh
  3. Arun Jaitley
  4. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Correct answer is option C i.e. Arun Jaitley
Explanation:
Arun Jaitley, who is the current Finance Minister and Minister of Corporate Affairs in the Cabinet of India, has taken additional charge of the Union Ministry of Defence (MoD) on March 14, 2017. He succeeded Manohar Parrikar, who resigned from the post to take on the new role of Chief Minister of Goa. This is the 2nd time that Jaitley is holding the additional portfolio of Defence Ministry during the present NDA government. He was in-charge of the ministry earlier from 26th May to 9th November in 2014.

On Summer Solstice, Sun’s rays fall perpendicular on which among the following circles?

  1. Tropic of Capricorn
  2. Equator
  3. Tropic of Cancer
  4. None of them

Correct answer is option C i.e. Tropic of Cancer
Explanation:

The solstice refers to the events when the Sun’s apparent position in sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes. Solstice happens twice a year, and twice a year happen the equinoxes. Altogether, the four are considered to start 4 seasons.

  • At the time of northern solstice, sun is perceived to be directly overhead the 23.44° north known as Tropic of Cancer.
  • Likewise, at the southern solstice the same thing happens for latitude 23.44° south, known as the Tropic of Capricorn.
How much loan agre
ement has been signed between Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of India (GoI) to upgrade district roads in Madhya Pradesh?
  1. $550 million
  2. $450 million
  3. $650 million
  4. $350 million

Correct answer is option D i.e. $350 million
Explanation:
The Government of India (GoI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed the loan agreement for a $350 million loan to upgrade district roads in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The Madhya Pradesh District Connectivity Sector project will improve about 1,600 kilometers of major district roads in Madhya Pradesh through lane widening, surface improvements, and strengthening of culverts and bridges. The project will focus on strengthening culverts and bridges and improving accident response schemes. The loan is ADB’s first in the district roads sector in India and will address a neglected part of ongoing road network upgrades in the country for these secondary roads, which provide a key link between rural roads and state highway.