This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Audrey Azoulay has been appointed as the new chief of UNESCO. She hails from which country? Kamal-ud-Din Abd-ur-Razzaq ibn Ishaq Samarqandi, a Persian Islamic Scholar, visited which Indian city during early 1440s? Who is the author of the book ‘The Last Mughal : The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857’ ? . In which month, Vishu is celebrated in Kerala? Sundarbans in India is a fine example of which among the following kind of forests? Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas? Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion from ________? Demand of which among the following will be called as Direct Demand? Gauri Lankesh, the noted journalist was shot dead. She hailed from which state? The first ruler of Pala dynasty was ? GK quiz set 672 – general knowledge question and answers for bank clerical exams to improve your speed for general awareness section so that you can attempt it quickly. Take free multiple choice questions answers test and get instant feedback.

Audrey Azoulay has been appointed as the new chief of UNESCO. She hails from which country?

  1. Germany
  2. Italy
  3. Bulgaria
  4. France

Correct answer is option D i.e. France
Explanation:

Audrey Azoulay, a former Minister of Culture and Communication of France, has been appointed as the new Director-General (DG) of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). She will succeed outgoing DG Irina Bokova on November 15, 2017. The new Director will set priorities for the organization’s World Heritage program that protects cultural sites and traditions. Ms Azoulay is the 11th Director-General of UNESCO and the second woman to occupy this position. She was born in Paris to a Moroccan Jewish family from Essaouira, and is the daughter of Andre Azoulay, who is current adviser to king Mohammed VI of Morocco.

Kamal-ud-Din Abd-ur-Razzaq ibn Ishaq Samarqandi, a Persian Islamic Scholar, visited which Indian city during early 1440s?

  1. Surat
  2. Calicut
  3. Chennai
  4. Chinsurah

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

Calicut is a metropolitan city in the state of Kerala in southern India on the Malabar Coast. Kamal-ud-Din Abd-ur-Razzaq ibn Ishaq Samarqandi visited Calicut in early 1440s. He wrote a narrative of what he saw in Calicut which is valuable as information on Calicut’s society and culture.

Who is the author of the book ‘The Last Mughal : The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857’ ?
  1. John Kirkland
  2. William Dalrymple
  3. Thomas Wilson
  4. Simon Digby

Correct answer is option B

. In which month, Vishu is celebrated in Kerala?

  1. January
  2. February
  3. March
  4. April

Correct answer is option D i.e. April
Explanation:

Vishu is usually celebrated on April 14, when the Sun transits into the Mesha Raasi, representing vernal equinox.

Sundarbans in India is a fine example of which among the following kind of forests?

  1. Dry Forests
  2. Deciduous Forests
  3. Tidal Forests
  4. Wet Deciduous Forests

Correct answer is option C i.e. Tidal Forests
Explanation:

Tidal forests grows mainly in the deltaic regions of the Ganga, Mahanadi, Godavari and Krishna which are flooded by tides and high sea waves. Mangrove is the representative of this type of vegetation. Sundari is the typical tree of tidal forests. It is found in abundance in the lower Ganga delta of West Bengal. This is the reason why it is popularly known as Sunderban. It is known for its hard and durable timber.

Who is the newly elected Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas?
  1. Fred Mitchell
  2. Jmeail Dames
  3. Hubert Minnis
  4. Marguerite Pindling

Correct answer is option C i.e. Hubert Minnis
Explanation:
Dr. Hubert Minnis has been elected as the new Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, after delivering a crushing defeat to Perry Christie’s Progressive Liberal Party in a 34-5 parliamentary split.

Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion from ________?

  1. Herbs
  2. Trees
  3. Bark
  4. insects

Correct answer is option D i.e. insects

Demand of which among the following will be called as Direct Demand?

  1. Weaving Machine
  2. Sweater
  3. Wool for Factory
  4. Wool for making gloves

Correct answer is option B i.e. Sweater

Gauri Lankesh, the noted journalist was shot dead. She hailed from which state?

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

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

Gauri Lankesh, the noted journalist and activists, was shot dead at her Rajarajeshwari Nagar’s residence in Bengaluru, Karnataka on September 5, 2017. She was the editor of popular Kannada tabloid Lankesh Patrike founded by her father and well-known writer P Lankesh. Lankesh was also part of a panel formed by State government to help surrender Naxals to reform. She was known to be a notable social and political commentator and acclaimed for her lifelong support for free speech and strong journalistic ethics, her works were popular in all quarters, her critics alike. The state government has formed a three team comprising of senior police officer to investigate the crime. AIR correspondent reports that killing of senior journalist known for her out spoken views, is being compared with the murder of rationalist, liberal thinkers, M M Kulburgi, Pansare and Dabholkar in recent years. Several associations of writers and journalists are holding protest in the state demanding immediate arrest of the perpetrators of crime.

The first ruler of Pa
la dynasty was ?
  1. Gopala
  2. Dharmapala
  3. Bhaskaravarman
  4. None of these

Correct answer is option A