This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Mohamad Al Jounde has been honoured with the International Children’s Peace Prize 2017. He hails from which country? Maheshwari Chauhan is associated with which sports? India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support coastal protection in Karnataka? Who founded Ferguson College at Pune in 1885Jyotiba Phule was also known as-Rahnumai Mazdyasan Sabha is associated withThe most important kingdom in Deccan and Central India after the Mauryas was theWhich Indian-origin filmmaker has been honoured with the Sikh Jewel Award for 2017? The main reason for the boycott of Simon Commission in India wasThe kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by GK quiz set 636 – general knowledge government of India to prepare you for the competition to stay ahead. Basic GK MCQ with answers to improve your skills.

Mohamad Al Jounde has been honoured with the International Children’s Peace Prize 2017. He hails from which country?

  1. United Arab Emirates
  2. Syria
  3. Liberia
  4. Philippines

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

Mohamad Al Jounde (16) from Syria has been honoured with the International Children’s Peace Prize 2017 for his efforts to ensure the rights of Syrian refugee children. Al Jounde, a refugee of the Syrian civil war, set up a school together with his family in a Lebanese refugee camp that currently provides 200 children with education. The prize is an initiative of the KidsRights Foundation, an international children’s aid and advocacy organisation based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is awarded annually to a child who has made a significant contribution to advocating children’s rights and improving the situation of vulnerable children such as orphans, child labourers and children with HIV/AIDS.

Maheshwari Chauhan is associated with which sports?

  1. Shooting
  2. Cricket
  3. Boxing
  4. Chess

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

Indian Shooter Maheshwari Chauhan has won a bronze at the 7th Asian Shotgun Championship to earn India’s first women’s skeet individual medal in Astana, Kazakhstanon on August 11, 2017. Before that, Maheshwari also led India to the team silver alongside compatriots Rashmmi Rathore and Saniya Sheikh in the tournament. Besides Maheshwari , Indian shooter Ankur Mittal clinched the individual as well as the team gold medal in men’s double trap in the championship. And, Kynan Chenai from Hyderabad won a bronze in men’s trap event as well as also won bronze in mixed team trap event with partner Shreyasi Singh in the championship. Now, India’s tally stands at two gold, silver and three bronze medals.

India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support coastal protection in Karnataka?

  1. $75.5 million
  2. $65.5 million
  3. $55.5 million
  4. $75.5 million

Correct answer is option B i.e. $65.5 million
Explanation:

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India (GoI) signed a $65.5 million loan agreement on October 26, 2017 in New Delhi to continue interventions to check coastal erosion on the Western Coast in Karnataka. The loan is the Second Tranche of a $250 million financing facility under the Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Program. The financing will be used to address the immediate coastal protection needs and for strengthening institutional capacity of Karnataka’s Public Works, Ports and Inland Water Transport Department.

Who founded Ferguson College at Pune in 1885
  1. Decan Educational Society
  2. Bharatiya Sewak Samaj
  3. Samaj Sewa Sangh
  4. Theosophical Society

Correct answer is option A
Jyotiba Phule was also known as-
  1. Mahatma Phule
  2. Leader of the oppressed classes
  3. Leader of poor
  4. Leader of down trodden

Correct answer is option A
Rahnumai Mazdyasan Sabha is associated with
  1. Sikhs
  2. Parsis
  3. Sindhis
  4. Muslims

Correct answer is option B
The most important kingdom in Deccan and Central India after the Mauryas was the
  1. Pallavas
  2. Satavahanas
  3. Cholas
  4. Vakatakas

Correct answer is option B
Which Indian-origin filmmaker has been honoured with the Sikh Jewel Award for 2017?
  1. Sukhbeer Singh Sandhu
  2. Gurinder Chadha
  3. Y K Sinha
  4. Permlata Singh

Correct answer is option B i.e. Gurinder Chadha
Explanation:
Indian-origin British director Gurinder Chadha has been honoured with the 2017 Sikh Jewel Award for 2017 for her immense contribution to British cinema. She received the award from UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon at the Vaisakhi Dinner organised by the British Sikh Association at the Lancaster Hotel on March 24, 2017. Her noted films include “Bhaji on the Beach”, “Bend It Like Beckham” and “Bride and Prejudice”. Chadha’s latest film, “Viceroy’s House” tells the true story of the final five months of British rule in India and coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Independence of India and the founding of Pakistan.
The main reason for the boycott of Simon Commission in India was
  1. Appointment before time
  2. All the members were Englishmen
  3. Chairman was a member of British Liberal Party
  4. None of these

Correct answer is option B
The kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by
  1. Vijayraj
  2. Krishnadeva Raya
  3. Devaraya
  4. Harihar and Bukka

Correct answer is option D