New GK Questions and Answers for SSC Exam
Family planning programme of India is mainly controlled by which of the following ministry?
(A) Ministry of Health
(B) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
(C) Ministry of Family Welfare
(D) Ministry of Social Welfare
Correct Answer : B
The political party that secured the highest seats in the general election to the Lok Sabha in 1977 was -
(A) Bharatiya Janata party
(B) Janata party
(C) Bharatiya Jana Sangh
(D) Bharatiya Lok Dal
Correct Answer : D
The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in
(A) 1972
(B) 1973
(C) 1970
(D) 1971
Correct Answer : B
“Vijayi vishw Tiranga Pyara” slogan was given by whom?
(A) Dayanand Saraswati
(B) Ravindranath Tagore
(C) Mangal Pandey
(D) Shyamlal Gupta “Parshad”
Correct Answer : D
Which is considered to be the oldest Veda?
(A) Yajurveda
(B) Samaveda
(C) Rigveda
(D) Atharvaveda
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following is NOT a folk dance belonging to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir?
(A) Dangi
(B) Rouf
(C) Dhumal
(D) Hafiza
Correct Answer : A
The Biraja Temple, the Rajarani Temple and the Samaleswari Temple are all located in ________.
(A) Assam
(B) Kerala
(C) Odisha
(D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer : C
From India, who inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor and flagged off the first set of pilgrims to the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev?
(A) Ram Nath Kovind
(B) Amarinder Singh
(C) Manmohan Singh
(D) Narendra Modi
Correct Answer : D
The Araku Valley, a tourist resort, is located near which of these cities of South India?
(A) Mangalore
(B) Visakhapatnam
(C) Kochi
(D) Madurai
Correct Answer : B
Between whom is the dispute over the Siachen Glacier?
(A) India and Pakistan
(B) India and Nepal
(C) India and China
(D) India and Afghanistan
Correct Answer : A