This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Which among the following Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon? Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Swami Vivekanand was born onGandhiji was the staunch supporter of—Akbar’s land revenue system was known as :Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belong to which age? The English East India Company founded a permanent factory at Surat in the year– In Mammalian embryo, which among the following is the outermost membrane that serves as exchange between embryo and environment? Which country has recently withdrawn from United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration? Who has been appointed as the new Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? GK quiz set 480 – general knowledge questions and answers for fun to score good in test for government jobs. General Knowledge Quiz with answers to prepare online.
Which among the following Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon?
  1. Abhaya Mudra
  2. Dhyana Mudra
  3. Dharmachakra Mudra
  4. Bhumisparsa Mudra

Correct answer is option C i.e. Dharmachakra Mudra
Explanation:
The sermon Buddha gave to the five monks was his first sermon, called the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. The Seated Buddha from Gandhara is an early statue of the Buddha made in Gandhara, in modern Pakistan, in the 2nd or 3rd century The pose, which was to become one of a number of standard ones, shows Buddha as a teacher setting the wheel of Dharma in motion (Dharmachakra Mudra). Buddha did this following his enlightenment and after delivering his first sermon at the deer park at Sarnath near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
  1. Waren Hastings — The Battle of Plassey
  2. Lord Cornwallis — The Permanent Settlement of Bengal
  3. Lord Wellesley — The Prohibition of Sati
  4. Lord Dalhousie — Local self-Government

Correct answer is option B
Swami Vivekanand was born on
  1. 12 January, 1861
  2. 14 April, 1862
  3. 18 July, 1866
  4. 20 July, 1866

Correct answer is option A
Gandhiji was the staunch supporter of—
  1. big industries
  2. cottage industries
  3. both ‘a’ and ‘b’
  4. None of these

Correct answer is option B
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
Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belong to which age?
  1. Maurya
  2. Kushana
  3. Gupta
  4. Cholas

Correct answer is option C
The English East India Company founded a permanent factory at Surat in the year–
  1. 1611
  2. 1613
  3. 1621
  4. 1626

Correct answer is option B

In Mammalian embryo, which among the following is the outermost membrane that serves as exchange between embryo and environment?

  1. Amnion
  2. Allantois
  3. Chorion
  4. Yolk sac

Correct answer is option C i.e. Chorion

Which country has recently withdrawn from United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration?

  1. United Kingdom
  2. South Korea
  3. United States
  4. Japan

Correct answer is option C i.e. United States
Explanation:

The United States has pulled out from the UN Global Compact on Migration as it does not meet the policies and principles of the Donald Trump administration. The US has been a part of the non-binding New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants since it was unanimously adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2016. The declaration called for negotiations on a Global Compact for Migration, aimed at protecting the rights of refugees and migrants and helping them resettle. It also seeks to fight xenophobia, racism and discrimination towards refugees and migrants. Under Trump and his “America First” policies, the United States has withdrawn from several global commitments made under the administration of President Barack Obama, including the Paris climate deal. The US has also withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and UNESCO, the UN organisation which aims to improve education and preserve cultural heritage worldwide.

Who has been appointed as the new Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
  1. Gurumoorthy Mahalingam
  2. M M Patel
  3. S Raman
  4. Madhabi Puri Buch

Correct answer is option D i.e. Madhabi Puri Buch
Explanation:
Madhabi Puri Buch has been appointed as the new Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a period of 3 years. She will get pay as admissible to additional secretary to Government of India or a consolidated salary of Rs. 3.75 lakh per month. This is the first time that a women and a person from private sector has been chosen for a key post with the market regulator. She is founder-director of Agora Advisory Pvt Ltd and currently at the New Development Bank in Shanghai, China.