Common GK Quiz and Answers for SSC Exams

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Common GK Quiz and Answers for SSC Exams
Q :  

The process of transferring learning from one culture to another is known as:

(A) assimilation

(B) acculturation

(C) diffusion

(D) adaptation


Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Enculturation is the process whereby individuals learn their group's culture through experience, observation, and instruction. To learn is to develop the knowledge and skills needed to participate in the communal, cultural practices and to become a fully functioning member of the community.


Q :  

Name the MD & CEO of IDBI Bank, whose reappointment to the post has been approved by RBI.

(A) Sandeep Baksh

(B) Sumant Kathpalia

(C) Jatin Shankar

(D) Rakesh Sharma


Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

IDBI Bank added, "Rakesh Sharma is fit and proper to be re-appointed as MD&CEO pursuant to the fit and proper norms issued by the RBI. Also, IDBI Bank stated that Sharma has given his consent to be re-appointed and is not disqualified from being appointed as a director on the board of the bank.


Q :  

The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 formed the basis of the ______.

(A) Fifth Five-Year Plan

(B) Second Five-Year Plan

(C) Fourth Five-Year Plan

(D) Third Five-Year Plan


Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 formed the basis of the Second Five Year Plan, the plan which tried to build the basis for a socialist pattern of society.


Q :  

In which year Mahatma Gandhi organised a satyagraha in the Kheda district of Gujarat in support of peasants?

(A) 1916

(B) 1920

(C) 1919

(D) 1918


Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

The Kheda Satyagraha of 1918 was a satyagraha movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat in India organised by Mahatma Gandhi during the period of the British Raj.


Q :  

In which state did PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Bulk Drug Park in October 2022?

(A) Bihar

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Punjab

(D) Uttarakhand


Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

Bulk Drug Park The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Bulk Drug Park and dedicated the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Una to the nation. work is beginning on the second bulk drug park of the country at Una here. “Being chosen as one of the only three states for a bulk drug park is a momentous decision for the state and is a result of our affection and dedication for the state”. Three bulk drug parks have received ‘in principle approval from the Central government of India. The bulk drug parks in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh will provide a consistent supply of bulk drug active components and will ensure India’s drug security.


Q :  

Who was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?

(A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(B) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

(C) H. J. Virgo

(D) None of these


Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (27 November 1888 – 27 February 1956) popularly known as Dadasaheb was an independence activist, the President (from 1946 to 1947) of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, 


Q :  

What is the term of office for an MP in India?

(A) 02 years

(B) 03 years

(C) 04 years

(D) 05 years


Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

The term of a member of parliament of Lok Sabha (dissolved) is five years from the date appointment for its first meeting. During a state of emergency, the term however can be extended by the Parliament of India by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time.


Q :  

By whom is the ordinance issued by the governor approved?

(A) Ministers of the Legislative Council

(B) Legislature

(C) President

(D) All of these


Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

When the State Legislature is not in session and the Governor considers it necessary to have a law, then the Governor can promulgate ordinances. These ordinances are submitted to the State Legislature at its next session.


Q :  

Who served as the 14th President of India?

(A) Pranab Mukherjee

(B) Ram Nath Kovind

(C) Pratibha Patil

(D) P.J Abdul Kalam


Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Shri Ram Nath Kovind was sworn in as the 14th President of India on 25 July, 2017. A lawyer by profession, he had been the Governor of the State of Bihar before he took over the highest constitutional office.


Q :  

Who among the following was/was a member of the Rajya Sabha at the time of his/her appointment as the Prime Minister?

(A) Chaudhary Charan Singh

(B) Mrs. Indira Gandhi

(C) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(D) P.V. Narasimha Rao


Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The record of becoming Prime Minister for the first time from Rajya Sabha is also in the name of Indira Gandhi. When Indira Gandhi took over as Prime Minister after the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966, she was a member of the Rajya Sabha.


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