Common GK Quiz Questions for SSC Exams

The Industrial Reconstruction Corporation of India Limited (IRCI), established in 1971 for the rehabilitation of sick industrial companies, was reorganized as the Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India (IRBI) in 1985 under the IRBI Act, 1984.

Their operations include 29.7 crore deposit accounts and 2.7 crore loan accounts. Of the total branches of Regional Rural Banks, 92% are in rural/semi-urban areas.

At present, there are 43 Regional Rural Banks operating in India.

National Housing Bank is an apex institution in India for housing finance. It is a controlled enterprise of 'Reserve Bank of India'.

NABARD was established on July 12, 1982, by an Act of Parliament to implement the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act 1981 based on the recommendations of the Sivaraman Committee.

We get complete information about the new culture that came to light after the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization from the Vedas. Therefore, we know this period as 'Vedic period' or Vedic civilization. Since the originators of this culture were the Aryan people, it is sometimes also given the name of Aryan civilization.

This civilization was spread in the Indus River Valley, hence it was named Indus Valley Civilization. Due to the rise of cities for the first time, it is also called the first urbanization. Because of the use of bronze for the first time, it is also called Bronze Civilization. 1400 centers of Indus Valley Civilization have been discovered, out of which 925 centers are in India.

The correct answer is Sohgaura. It does not belong to a “Harappan site”.

Metals were discovered and used around 5000 years ago. The first metal used was copper.

According to Avinash Chandra Das and Dr. Sampurnanand, the Arya Sapta came from the Saindhava region i.e. the north-western part of India. It has been called the Adidesh of the Aryans. Pandit Ganganath Jha told that Arya Brahmarshi had come from the country i.e. Burma, Thailand and Myanmar.