This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: The Royal seal of Guptas bore the emblem of _________? Which act was introduced by British govt to address the short comings of the East India Company? Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th century? The founder of the Bahmani Kingdom was—Who amongst the following is the author of the famous classical book ‘A Passage To India’? Buddha means –Who founded the Fort William College at Calcutta? Which among the following is aromatic dried flower buds of a tree ? The Rock Edicts of Ashoka were discovered inThe Lucknow Session of INC and the Lucknow Pact (1916) were significant on account of GK quiz set 976 – general knowledge for SSC postal assistant to read from home, university or any place of your comfort. GK quiz online with hidden answers.

The Royal seal of Guptas bore the emblem of _________?

  1. Hasti (Elephant)
  2. Mayura ( Peacock)
  3. Garuda (Eagle)
  4. Tiger

Correct answer is option C i.e. Garuda (Eagle)

Which act was introduced by British govt to address the short comings of the East India Company?

  1. Pitts India Act
  2. British Union Act
  3. 1707 Act of Union
  4. India Act 1784

Correct answer is option A i.e. Pitts India Act
Explanation:

Pitt’s India Act 1784 or the East India Company Act 1784 was passed in the British Parliament to rectify the defects of the Regulating Act 1773. It resulted in dual control or joint government in India by Crown in Great Britain and the British East India Company, with crown having ultimate authority. With this act, East India Company’s political functions were differentiated from its commercial activities for the first time. The relationship between company and crown established by this act kept changing with time until the Government of India Act 1858 provided for liquidation of the British East India Company.

Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th century?
  1. Prarthana Samaj
  2. Brahmo Samaj
  3. Arya Samaj
  4. Ram Krishna Mission

Correct answer is option B
The founder of the Bahmani Kingdom was—
  1. Alauddin Mujahid Shah
  2. Ahmed Shah
  3. Alauddin Bahaman Shah
  4. Tajuddin Firoz Shaha

Correct answer is option C
Who amongst the following is the author of the famous classical book ‘A Passage To India’?
  1. Mark Twain
  2. Nayantara Sehgal
  3. Nirad C. Choudhuri
  4. E.M. Foster

Correct answer is option D
Buddha means –
  1. the enlightened one
  2. the religious preacher
  3. the genious
  4. the powerful

Correct answer is option A
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

Which among the following is aromatic dried flower buds of a tree ?

  1. Black pepper
  2. Clove
  3. Cumin
  4. none of the above

Correct answer is option B i.e. Clove
The Rock Edicts of Ashoka were discovered in
  1. 13th century
  2. 18th century
  3. 19th century
  4. 20th century

Correct answer is option C
The Lucknow Session of INC and the Lucknow Pact (1916) were significant on account of
  1. unity between the Moderates and the Extremists with the return of the Extremists to the Congress
  2. the pact between the Congress and Muslim League
  3. Both (a) and (b) above
  4. the beginning of the tide of Indian Nationalism

Correct answer is option C