This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: The most fervent supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience during Quit India Movement was ? The Peshwa who engineered the capture ofSalsette and Bassein from the Portuguese in 1739 wasWho founded the Fort william College at Calcutta ? When Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed, the Secretary of State for India wasMughal persence in the Red Fort ceased with the fall of— In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)Who has been honoured as the Wisden’s leading cricketer in the World for 2016? During the 1857 Mutiny, who among the following was Governor General of India? Which among the following is a correct definition of Cyclotron? The 2017 bilateral naval exercise “Naseem-Al-Bahr” has started between India and which country? GK quiz set 974 – intermediate level general knowledge multiple choice questions to improve your confidence. Online GK practice test with hidden answers.

The most fervent supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience during Quit India Movement was ?

  1. Ram Manohar Lohia
  2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  3. Subhash Chandra Bose
  4. Jai Prakash Narayan

Correct answer is option B i.e. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Explanation:

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel- known as the “Iron Man of India” or “Bismarck of India”. Patel was most fervent supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience to force the British to Quit India. He participated in Gandhi’s call for individual disobedience, and was arrested in 1940 and imprisoned for nine months. He also opposed the proposals of the Cripps’ mission in 1942.

The Peshwa who engineered the capture ofSalsette and Bassein from the Portuguese in 1739 was
  1. Balaji Vishwanath
  2. Baji Rao I
  3. Baji Rao II
  4. Madhava Rao

Correct answer is option C
Who founded the Fort william College at Calcutta ?
  1. Lord Cornwallis
  2. Lord Ellenborough
  3. Lord Macalay
  4. Lord Wellesely

Correct answer is option D
When Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed, the Secretary of State for India was
  1. Salisbury
  2. Curzon
  3. Wedgwood Benn
  4. Montagu

Correct answer is option C
Mughal persence in the Red Fort ceased with the fall of—
  1. Aurangzeb
  2. Muhammad Shah
  3. Shah Alam
  4. Bahadur Shah ‘Zafar’

Correct answer is option D
In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)
  1. Bangalore
  2. Madras
  3. Masulipatnam
  4. Surat

Correct answer is option D
Who has been honoured as the Wisden’s leading cricketer in the World for 2016?
  1. Chris Woakes
  2. Misbah-ul-Haq
  3. Younis Khan
  4. Virat Kohli

Correct answer is option D i.e. Virat Kohli
Explanation:
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has been honoured as the Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016. Apart from this, Kohli has already been declared Wisden India Almanack’s Cricketer of the Year for the second time in its 2017 edition. In 2016, Kohli amassed 1215 Test runs at an average of 75.93, 10 ODI appearances fetched him 739 runs at 92.37, while he scored 641 T20 International runs at 106.83. Apart from him, Ellyse Perry from Australia has been named for Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World for 2016. The Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World is an annual cricket award selected by Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.

During the 1857 Mutiny, who among the following was Governor General of India?

  1. Lord Canning
  2. Lord Elgin
  3. Lord Dalhousie
  4. Lord Elleborough

Correct answer is option A i.e. Lord Canning

Which among the following is a correct definition of Cyclotron?

  1. Accelerator of charged atomic particles
  2. Device for detection of High Energy atomic radiation
  3. Device for storing electric charge
  4. Device for storing heat

Correct answer is option A i.e. Accelerator of charged atomic particles

The 2017 bilateral naval exercise “Naseem-Al-Bahr” has started between India and which country?

  1. Palestine
  2. Oman
  3. Egypt
  4. Qatar

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

The 2017 bilateral naval exercise “Naseem-Al-Bahr” (or known as Sea Breeze) has started between Indian Navy and Oman Navy at Said Bin Sultan Naval Base, Wudam on December 17, 2017. The Indian Navy deployed a submarine, P8I long-range maritime aircraft, two naval ships – INS Trikand and INS Teg – for the bilateral exercise. This exercise was the 11th edition and has been a biennial feature since 1993. India has an ancient maritime tradition and maritime interaction with Oman dates back to over 4000 years B.C. The bilateral relation between India and Oman were formally established with signing of a 1953 Indo-Oman Treaty of friendship, Navigation and Commerce, a first between India and an Arab country. Since then, Naval exercises have contributed to strengthening of bilateral ties between India and Sultanate of Oman. The first exercise Indian Navy with Royal Navy of Oman was conducted in 1993 and this year marks 24 years of Indian Navy -Royal Navy of Oman bilateral exercises.