This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Who has been appointed the new chairman of Bombay Stock exchange (BSE)? ‘Kesari’, the Newspaper was started byThe first novel written by Sunil Gangopadhyay is : Akbar’s land revenue system was known as-Who among the following was NOT known as a moderate in the National movement? Who wanted Indian National Congress to be a ‘Safety Valve’? The king of Kalinga in the Maurya period was ______ Who has been chosen for the 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize? In which state was the Nalanda University located in India ? Who built the tomb of itmad ud daula? GK quiz set 1002 – gk quiz MCQ questions to save your money and help you get better marks in compeptitive exam. Objective general knowledge for SSC.

Who has been appointed the new chairman of Bombay Stock exchange (BSE)?

  1. Sethurathnam Ravi
  2. S Ramadorai
  3. Prem Kumar
  4. Sudhakar Rao

Correct answer is option A i.e. Sethurathnam Ravi
Explanation:

Sethurathnam Ravi, the noted chartered accountant, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange with effect from November 13, 2017. Ravi succeeded Dhirendra Swarup. Presently, Ravi serves as a Director on boards of various companies such as UTI Trustee Company, S Ravi Financial Management Services, SMERA Ratings, SBI-SG Global Securities, IDBI Bank, STCI Finance, Tourism Finance Corporation of India and BOI Merchant Bankers. Besides, he is member of the working group, constituted by Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, for suggesting possible modalities for creation of an institutional structure on corporate social responsibilities matters. Also, he is a member of SEBI’s takeover panel, as well as mutual funds advisory committee.

‘Kesari’, the Newspaper was started by
  1. GK Gokhale
  2. BG Tilak
  3. Sardar Patel
  4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Correct answer is option B

The first novel written by Sunil Gangopadhyay is :

  1. Athmo Prakash (Self-Revelation)
  2. Pratham Alo (First Light)
  3. Purba Pachim (East and West)
  4. Shei Shomay (Those Days)

Correct answer is option A i.e. Athmo Prakash (Self-Revelation)
Explanation:

Starting off his six-decade literary career as a bohemian poet and editor of Kritibas, a monthly poetry magazine, Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote his first novel, Athmo Prakash (Self-Revelation), at the behest of the editor of the hugely popular periodical Desh for its special Durga Puja edition. Two of the most critically acclaimed films of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray — Pratidwandi and Aranyer Din Ratri — were based on novels written by him.

Akbar’s land revenue system was known as-
  1. Bandobast system
  2. Zabti system
  3. Todarmal’s revenue system
  4. All of these

Correct answer is option B
Who among the following was NOT known as a moderate in the National movement?
  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. M.G. Ranade
  4. Gopal Krishna Gokhle

Correct answer is option A
Who wanted Indian National Congress to be a ‘Safety Valve’?
  1. O. Hume
  2. Lord Lytton
  3. W.C. Bannerjee
  4. Surendranath Bannerjee

Correct answer is option A
The king of Kalinga in the Maurya period was ______
  1. Simuka
  2. Kharavela
  3. Kuvishka
  4. Kanishka

Correct answer is option B
Who has been chosen for the 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize?
  1. Ahmet Sik
  2. Reeyot Alemu
  3. Dawit Isaak
  4. Mazen Darwish

Correct answer is option C i.e. Dawit Isaak
Explanation:
Dawit Isaak, an imprisoned Eritrean-Swedish journalist who was arrested in a crackdown on the media in September 2001 and was known for his critical and insightful reporting, has been chosen for the 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. His present location is unknown. The $25,000 Prize is named in honour of Guillermo Cano Isaza, a Colombian journalist who was assassinated in 1986 in front of the offices of his El Espectador newspaper in Bogotá. It is awarded each year to an individual or organization that has persevered to protect press freedoms under adversity. The Prize will be awarded during the celebration of 2017 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) on May 3, which will be hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In which state was the Nalanda University located in India ?
  1. Bengal
  2. Bihar
  3. Orissa
  4. Uttar Pradesh

Correct answer is option B

Who built the tomb of itmad ud daula?

  1. Jahanagir
  2. Nur Jahan
  3. Shershah
  4. Akbar

Correct answer is option B i.e. Nur Jahan