This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: The “Aichi Targets” are related to _____? How did Hiuen Tsang undertake journey from and to India? Which of the following is not a classical dance of India? When Akbar was young, his guardian was The number of delegates who attended the first session of the Indian National Congress, held in Bombay in 1885, wasYisrael Kristal, the world’s oldest man passed away. He hailed from which country? What was the name of the Jaina monk under whose leadership a large Jain community migrated from Magadha (South Bihar) to Shravanabelagola in Karnataka in the fourth century BC? Which country to host the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)? The earliest evidence of domestication of animals has been provided by Adamagarh. In which of the following states is located Adamgarh ? Which among the following gas is abundant on atmosphere of Mars ? GK quiz set 1076 – general knowledge quiz for UPSC exam to read from home, university or any place of your comfort. Online quiz to prepare for clerical to top government jobs.
The “Aichi Targets” are related to _____?
  1. Conservation of Biodiversity
  2. Conservation of Wetlands
  3. Conservation of Coral reefs
  4. Prevention of Plastic use

Correct answer is option A i.e. Conservation of Biodiversity
Explanation:
The Aichi Targets are a set of 20, time-bound, measureable targets for the conservation of biodiversity. The targets were agreed by the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010. Achievement of the targets will contribute to reducing, and eventually halting, the loss of biodiversity at a global level by the middle of the twenty-first century.
How did Hiuen Tsang undertake journey from and to India?
  1. He came by land route and also returned by land route
  2. He came by land route but returned by sea route
  3. He came by sea route and returned by land route
  4. He came by sea route and also returned by sea route

Correct answer is option A

Which of the following is not a classical dance of India?

  1. Kathak
  2. Sattriya
  3. Manipuri
  4. Bhangra

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

The Sangeet Natak Akademi recognizes Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odishi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri and Mohiniyattam as classical dances in India.

When Akbar was young, his guardian was
  1. Hemu
  2. Faizi
  3. Abul Fazal
  4. Bairam Khan

Correct answer is option D
The number of delegates who attended the first session of the Indian National Congress, held in Bombay in 1885, was
  1. 72
  2. 304
  3. 556
  4. 1500

Correct answer is option A

Yisrael Kristal, the world’s oldest man passed away. He hailed from which country?

  1. Israel
  2. Japan
  3. France
  4. Germany

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

Yisrael Kristal (113), the world’s oldest man who lived through both World Wars, has passed away in Haifa, Israel on August 11, 2017. He was officially recognised as the world’s oldest man by the Guinness Book of Records in March 2016. Kristal, a Polish-Israeli supercentenarian, became the world’s oldest recognized Holocaust survivor in 2014 and the world’s oldest man in 2016.

What was the name of the Jaina monk under whose leadership a large Jain community migrated from Magadha (South Bihar) to Shravanabelagola in Karnataka in the fourth century BC?
  1. Nagarjuna
  2. Samghadasa
  3. Haribhadra
  4. Bhadrabahu

Correct answer is option D
Which country to host the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)?
  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. Germany
  4. France

Correct answer is option B i.e. United Kingdom
Explanation:
The United Kingdom (UK) will host the 25th edition of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in April 2018 after a gap of over 20 years. The Commonwealth Summit is held in every two years and the position of Commonwealth Chair-in-Office will be transferred at the 2018 summit from the Prime Minister of Malta to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who will hold the post until the 26th CHOGM expected in 2020.
The earliest evidence of domestication of animals has been provided by Adamagarh. In which of the following states is located Adamgarh ?
  1. Rajasthan
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Gujarat
  4. Maharastra

Correct answer is option B i.e. Madhya Pradesh
Explanation:
Madhya Pradesh will be the correct answer.

Which among the following gas is abundant on atmosphere of Mars ?

  1. Carbon Dioxide
  2. Nitrogen
  3. Argon
  4. Carbon Monoxide

Correct answer is option A i.e. Carbon Dioxide
Explanation:

The Curiosity rover sent by NASA which landed on Mars on August 6, 2012 with the aim to explore the Red Planet has confirmed that its air is made mostly of carbon dioxide with hints of other gases