This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Which amongst the following mahajanpadas is referred to as Ganasanga in contemporary literary works ? Megasthenes was at the court ofWho of the following led the confederacy of ten kings against Sudasa? The commercial banks are generally largest sources of finance for ___ Who is the newly elected chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI) ? Amazon river is the largest river in the world by volume and has the largest drainage basin in the world. This accounts for approximately what fraction of the world’s total river flow? The Periyar National Park (PNR) is located in which state? Indian Navy has recently launched Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) in which state? “Satyarthaprakash” was written byAt which among the following places, National Research Centre for Citrus is located? GK quiz set 1123 – gk general knowledge questions for online practice of different general knowledge topics. Online quiz to prepare for clerical to top government jobs.
Which amongst the following mahajanpadas is referred to as Ganasanga in contemporary literary works ?
  1. Vajjis
  2. Avanti
  3. Surasena
  4. Asmaka

Correct answer is option A
Megasthenes was at the court of
  1. Kanishka
  2. Ashoka
  3. Chandragupta Maurya
  4. Harsha

Correct answer is option C
Who of the following led the confederacy of ten kings against Sudasa?
  1. Vishwamitra
  2. Bharadwaja
  3. Vashistha
  4. Atri

Correct answer is option A

The commercial banks are generally largest sources of finance for ___

  1. Big Corporates
  2. Small Scale Industries
  3. Public Sector Companies
  4. All the above

Correct answer is option B i.e. Small Scale Industries

Who is the newly elected chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI) ?

  1. Mahendra Mohan Gupta
  2. M.P. Veerendra Kumar
  3. Viveck Goenka
  4. Hormusji N. Cama

Correct answer is option C i.e. Viveck Goenka
Explanation:

Viveck Goenka, the CMD of Express Group, has been elected as the new Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI). He succeeded Riyad Mathew, who is Senior Assistant Editor and a member of the Manorama management. N. Ravi, the former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, has been unanimously elected as new Vice Chairman of PTI.

Amazon river is the largest river in the world by volume and has the largest drainage basin in the world. This accounts for approximately what fraction of the world’s total river flow?

  1. 10%
  2. 20%
  3. 30%
  4. 40%

Correct answer is option B i.e. 20%

The Periyar National Park (PNR) is located in which state?

  1. Odisha
  2. Kerala
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Andhra Pradesh

Correct answer is option B i.e. Kerala
Explanation:

The Periyar National Park (PNR) is a protected area near Thekkady in the districts of Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta in Kerala and covers an area of 925 km2. It is notable as both elephant reserve and tiger reserve. The park is made up of tropical evergreen and moist deciduous forests, grasslands, stands of eucalyptus, and lake and river ecosystems. It is surrounded by agricultural regions such as tea, cardamom, and coffee. It is also home to gaur, sambar, wild pig, Indian giant squirrel, Travancore flying squirrel, jungle cat, sloth bear, Nilgiri tahr, lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, etc.

Indian Navy has recently launched Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) in which state?
  1. Kerala
  2. Karnataka
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Andhra Pradesh

Correct answer is option C i.e. Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
Indian Navy has recently launched Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) at Rajali Air Station in Tamil Nadu. The aim of IAAMS is to modernize the meteorological infrastructure of the nine Naval Air Stations (NAS). IAAMS undertakes automatic and continuous recording of relevant weather parameters that are vital for accurate weather forecasting. It has a special alarm feature that alerts the duty staff during abnormal change of weather parameters that may affect safe flying operations. The system can also provide automatic dissemination of routine weather reports as per standards followed by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) to other air stations and Air Traffic Controller (ATC) towers without human intervention.
“Satyarthaprakash” was written by
  1. Swami Ranganathananda
  2. Ramakrishna Paramhansa
  3. Sivananda Saraswati
  4. Swami Dayananda Saraswati

Correct answer is option D

At which among the following places, National Research Centre for Citrus is located?

  1. Nagpur
  2. Kanpur
  3. Surat
  4. Aurangabad

Correct answer is option A i.e. Nagpur