This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Which Viceroy passed the Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act of 1878? Which of the following have won the 2017 The Hindu Playwright Award? Gandhiji launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in—Which among the following chalukyan king performed ‘Ashwamedha yajna’ ? A boy of 12 years is employed in a factory with a hazardous job. Which among the following is violated in this case? Which among the following commodities is completely deregulated in India? India’s first-ever Blind Football Academy (BFA) is expected to come up in which state? Which compound of mercury is used as antiseptic? Which one of the following Ashrams was not set up by Gandhi? The battle of Tarain (1191 AD) was fought between Muhammad Ghori and _____ GK quiz set 311 – simple general knowledge question and answer to prepare you for the competition to stay ahead. GK Quiz for SSC, IAS, UPSC, PSC, IBPS and other exams.

Which Viceroy passed the Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act of 1878?

  1. Lord Lytton
  2. Lord Mayo
  3. Lord Dalhousie
  4. Lord Hardinge

Correct answer is option A i.e. Lord Lytton
Explanation:

Lord Lytton served as Viceroy of India between 1876 and 1880. He has been criticised for his handling of the Great Famine of 1876–78 and the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He passed the Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act of 1878.

Which of the following have won the 2017 The Hindu Playwright Award?

  1. Deepika Arwind and K. Madavane
  2. Manjima Chatterjee and Arshia Sattar
  3. Gerish Khemani and Akshat Nigam
  4. Sunil Shanbag and Keval Arora

Correct answer is option C i.e. Gerish Khemani and Akshat Nigam
Explanation:

Gerish Khemani and Akshat Nigam have won The Hindu Playwright Award 2017 for their play ‘In Search of Dariya Sagar’ at the 13th edition of The Hindu Theatre Fest in Mumbai. ‘In Search of Dariya Sagar’ is a play that brings together public events and private lives, political history and personal memory, in a manner that resonates both the real and the magical. The Rs 2 lakh award, instituted in 2008 to reward the best new unpublished and unperformed play-script in English.

Gandhiji launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in—
  1. 1920
  2. 1919
  3. 1921
  4. 1922

Correct answer is option A
Which among the following chalukyan king performed ‘Ashwamedha yajna’ ?
  1. Pulakesin I
  2. Pulakesin II
  3. Vishnuvardhan
  4. Kirtivarman I

Correct answer is option A i.e. Pulakesin I
Explanation:
Pulakesin I, the chalukya king, performed Ashwamedha Yajna (horse sacrifice ceremony) to access power.

A boy of 12 years is employed in a factory with a hazardous job. Which among the following is violated in this case?

  1. Right to Equality
  2. Right to freedom
  3. Abolition of Untouchability
  4. Right Against Exploitation

Correct answer is option D i.e. Right Against Exploitation

Which among the following commodities is completely deregulated in India?

  1. Kerosene
  2. Diesel
  3. Gasoline
  4. All the above

Correct answer is option C i.e. Gasoline
India’s first-ever Blind Football Academy (BFA) is expected to come up in which state?
  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Sikkim
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Kerala

Correct answer is option D i.e. Kerala
Explanation:
India’s first-ever Blind Football Academy (BFA) with full time training and rehabilitation for the visually impaired persons is expected to come up at Kochi in Kerala. The Society for Rehabilitation of Visually Challenged (SRVC) and the Indian Blind Federation (IBFF) are making an effort to establish the academy. The purpose to set up BFA is to train and develop the best players to create a national team of world class standard and to qualify for the Paralympics by 2024.

Which compound of mercury is used as antiseptic?

  1. Mercuric sulphide
  2. Mercuric oxide
  3. Mercuric chloride
  4. Mercuric iodide

Correct answer is option C i.e. Mercuric chloride
Which one of the following Ashrams was not set up by Gandhi?
  1. Phoenix Ashram,
  2. Tolstoy Farm,
  3. Sevagram,
  4. Gandhi Ashram

Correct answer is option D
The battle of Tarain (1191 AD) was fought between Muhammad Ghori and _____
  1. Rana Sanga
  2. Rana Pratap
  3. Prithviraj Chauhan
  4. Rana Hammirdeva

Correct answer is option C