This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Who founded the Ghadar Party in the USA? Punathil Kunjabdulla, the renowned Malayalam writer passed away. He hailed from which state? Ceylon became a stronghold of which among the following branches of Buddhism? Who has won the 2017 presidential election of Chile? Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)? In Indus Valley Civilization, the script was:Who is known as the Father of Indian Unrest ? The Indian king who opposed Alexander was..The Puranas are …….. in number.The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is— GK quiz set 482 – general knowledge quiz for pcs exam to help you beat the competition in different center and state level exams. GK quiz with answers for competitive exams.
Who founded the Ghadar Party in the USA?
  1. Jayaprakash Narayan
  2. Motilal Nehru
  3. Lala Hardayal
  4. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Correct answer is option C

Punathil Kunjabdulla, the renowned Malayalam writer passed away. He hailed from which state?

  1. Kerala
  2. Karnataka
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Telangana

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

Punathil Kunjabdulla (77), the renowned writer and Malayalam novelist, has passed away in Kozhikode, Kerala. His works includes more than 45 books, including 7 novels, 15 short story collections, memoirs, an autobiography and travelogues. His masterpiece ‘Smarakashilakal’ published in 1977, is one of the most significant novels of all time in Malayalam. It won the both the Kerala and Central Sahitya Akademi Awards.

Ceylon became a stronghold of which among the following branches of Buddhism?

  1. Mahayan
  2. Hinayan
  3. Mahnendra
  4. Theravada

Correct answer is option B i.e. Hinayan

Who has won the 2017 presidential election of Chile?

  1. Sebastian Pinera
  2. Ricardo Lagos
  3. Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
  4. Michelle Bachelet

Correct answer is option A i.e. Sebastian Pinera
Explanation:

Billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera has won the 2017 presidential election of Chile on December 17, 2017. With 98.44% of the ballots counted, Pinera had won 54.57% in the run-off vote, to 45.43% for senator Guillier, a wider than expected margin in a race that pollsters had predicted would be tight. Pinera has pledged support and stable funding for Chile’s state-run miner Codelco , and has promised to slash red tape which had bogged down projects under Bachelet.

Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)?
  1. Paris
  2. Geneva
  3. Berlin
  4. New York

Correct answer is option D i.e. New York
Explanation:
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations for coordinating the economic, social and environmental issues, as well as for implementing internationally agreed development goals. Recently, it is in news because India has been re-elected to the United Nations ECOSOC for another 3-year term. India was among 18 nations to win election to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). India obtained 183 votes, the second highest after Japan in the Asia Pacific category. The elected members of ECOSOC for a three-year term beginning 1 January, 2018 are Belarus, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Japan, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Philippines, Spain, Sudan, Togo, Turkey and Uruguay. The headquarters of the ECOSOC is located in New York, Unites States.
In Indus Valley Civilization, the script was:
  1. Kharosthi
  2. Brahmi
  3. Boustrophedon
  4. None of these

Correct answer is option D
Who is known as the Father of Indian Unrest ?
  1. Dadabhai Nauroji
  2. G. K. Gokhale
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct answer is option D
The Indian king who opposed Alexander was..
  1. Ambhi
  2. Porus
  3. Dhanananda
  4. Chandragupta Maurya

Correct answer is option B
The Puranas are …….. in number.
  1. 18
  2. 25
  3. 52
  4. 108

Correct answer is option A
The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is—
  1. Chakravarti
  2. Dharmadeva
  3. Dharmakirti
  4. Priyadarsi

Correct answer is option D