This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: The cultural festival ‘India by the Nile’ has started in which country? BSNL has launched its “BSNL Wallet” in partnership with which digital payment company? Who among the following Sultans of Delhi founded the city of Agra? The Vice-President of India is:Who built the famous shiva templeat ellora? What is the theme of the 2017 World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)? In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta ? In which year Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany ? Which one of the following is the principal source of information on Ashoka’s campaign against Kalinga? What is the theme of 2017 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW)? GK quiz set 324 – gk quiz general knowledge to improve your confidence. Online GK practice test with hidden answers.
The cultural festival ‘India by the Nile’ has started in which country?
  1. Nigeria
  2. Egypt
  3. Kenya
  4. Mauritius

Correct answer is option B i.e. Egypt
Explanation:
The mega cultural festival ‘India by the Nile’ has started at the foot of the Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt from March 8 and will continue till March 14, 2017. The event is a special moment as this year India celebrates 70 years of independence and also 70 years of its diplomatic relations with Egypt. The Handicraft Exhibition which runs from March 8-14, is an initiative to promote Indian and Egyptian handicrafts. It is organised by the Embassy of India in partnership with the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India; Export Promotion Council For Handicrafts (India), the Ministry of Social Solidarity (Egypt) and the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI). The festival is a celebration of Indian music, dance, theatre, visual arts, food and wellbeing.

BSNL has launched its “BSNL Wallet” in partnership with which digital payment company?

  1. Jio Money
  2. PhonePe
  3. MobiKwik
  4. Paytm

Correct answer is option C i.e. MobiKwik
Explanation:

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) has launched its mobile wallet “BSNL Wallet” in partnership with MobiKwik to enable one-tap bill payment for its over 100 million subscribers. This digital wallet was launched at an event by Manoj Sinha, Minister for Telecommunications in New Delhi. The mobile wallet is developed and issued by MobiKwik on behalf of BSNL. It works on both smartphone and feature phones and enables fast online recharges, bill payments, shopping, bus and train booking and many more.

Who among the following Sultans of Delhi founded the city of Agra?
  1. Balban
  2. Alauddin Khilji
  3. Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  4. Sikandar Lodi

Correct answer is option D

The Vice-President of India is:

  1. nominated by the President
  2. elected by the members of Rajya Sabha
  3. elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament
  4. None of the above

Correct answer is option C i.e. elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament
Who built the famous shiva templeat ellora?
  1. Gupta king samudra gupt
  2. chalukyan king pulikeshi II
  3. Rashtrakuta ruler krishna I
  4. Mauryan emperor Ashoka

Correct answer is option C
What is the theme of the 2017 World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)?
  1. Thank you for saving my life
  2. Blood connects us all
  3. Every blood donor is a hero
  4. Give Blood. Give Now. Give Often

Correct answer is option D i.e. Give Blood. Give Now. Give Often
Explanation:
The World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is observed every year on June 14 to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products, and to thank blood donors for their voluntary, life-saving gifts of blood. Every pint of blood donated can save more than 3 lives. Thus, if you began donating blood at age 18 and donated every 90 days until you reached 60, you would have donated 30 gallons of blood, potentially helping save more than 500 lives. The 2017 theme “Give Blood. Give Now. Give Often” focus on blood donation in emergency situations.
In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta ?
  1. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
  2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  3. Raja Rammohan Roy
  4. Keshab Chandra Sen

Correct answer is option C
In which year Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany ?
  1. 1932
  2. 1933
  3. 1944
  4. 1945

Correct answer is option B
Which one of the following is the principal source of information on Ashoka’s campaign against Kalinga?
  1. Divyavadana
  2. Rock Edict XIII
  3. Pillar Edict VII
  4. Mahavamsa

Correct answer is option B

What is the theme of 2017 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW)?

  1. Sustaining Breastfeeding Together
  2. Breastfeeding: A key to Sustainable Development
  3. Breastfeeding: SDG 2022 goals
  4. Mother’s Absolute Affection

Correct answer is option A i.e. Sustaining Breastfeeding Together
Explanation:

The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is observed every year from August 1st to 7th to focus attention on the important aspect of promotion and support of breastfeeding. The 2017 theme is “Sustaining Breastfeeding Together”. To intensify the efforts for promotion of breastfeeding in India, the Union Health Ministry has initiated a nationwide programme called “MAA-Mother’s Absolute Affection’’ to bring undiluted focus on promotion of breastfeeding and provision of services towards supporting breastfeeding, along with ongoing efforts of rout
ine health systems. In addition, “National Guidelines on Lactation Management Centres in Public Health Facilities” have been recently released to facilitate establishment of lactation management centres for ensuring that the sick and pre-term babies are fed with safe human breast milk.