This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Ashvaghosha, who has written the marvelous work “Buddhacharita” was a court poet of which among the following kings? Out of the following remains excavated in indus valley,which one indicates the commercial and economic developmentHow much of longitude account for one hour? Savannas are _ _ _The first Mughal emperor who incorporated the Marathas in the class of Umara wasA person arrested and / or detained by Police, has to be produced before nearest Magistrate within …………period? Who was the founder of Mahayan sect of Buddhism? In which among the following years, Bombay transferred to the East India Company by Charles II ? Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abdul Kalam Azad? Which country has become the world’s first country to ban metal mining nation wide? GK quiz set 822 – general knowledge questions for SSC preparation to improve your speed for general awareness section so that you can attempt it quickly. GK quiz with options and answers.

Ashvaghosha, who has written the marvelous work “Buddhacharita” was a court poet of which among the following kings?

  1. Ashoka
  2. Kanishka
  3. Samudra gupta
  4. Ajatshatru

Correct answer is option B i.e. Kanishka
Out of the following remains excavated in indus valley,which one indicates the commercial and economic development
  1. Pottery
  2. Seals
  3. Boats
  4. Houses

Correct answer is option B

How much of longitude account for one hour?

  1. 10 degree
  2. 15 degree
  3. 20 degree
  4. 25 degree

Correct answer is option B i.e. 15 degree

Savannas are __________

  1. Temperate Grasslands of Africa
  2. Temperate Grasslands of South America
  3. Tropical Grasslands of Africa
  4. Tropical Grasslands of South America

Correct answer is option C i.e. Tropical Grasslands of Africa
The first Mughal emperor who incorporated the Marathas in the class of Umara was
  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Aurangzeb

Correct answer is option B

A person arrested and / or detained by Police, has to be produced before nearest Magistrate within …………period?

  1. 12 hours
  2. 24 hours
  3. 36 hours
  4. 48 hours

Correct answer is option B i.e. 24 hours
Explanation:

Article 22 makes the minimum procedural requirements which must be included in any law enacted by legislature in accordance of which a person is deprived of his personal liberty. Article 22(1) and (2) are also called Rights of an arrested person.

  • A person cannot be arrested and detained without being informed why he is being arrested.
  • A person who is arrested cannot be denied to be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice. This means that the arrested person has right to hire a legal practitioner to defend himself/ herself.
  • Every person who has been arrested would be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours.
  • The custody of the detained person cannot be beyond the said period by the authority of magistrate.
Who was the founder of Mahayan sect of Buddhism?
  1. Buddhadeva
  2. Ghoshak
  3. Dharmtrat
  4. Asang

Correct answer is option D

In which among the following years, Bombay transferred to the East India Company by Charles II ?

  1. 1662 A.D.
  2. 1664 A.D.
  3. 1666 A.D.
  4. 1668 A.D.

Correct answer is option D i.e. 1668 A.D.
Explanation:

On 21 September 1668, the Royal Charter of 27 March 1668, led to the transfer of Bombay from Charles II to the British East India Company for an annual rent of £10.

Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abdul Kalam Azad?
  1. Zamindar
  2. Comrade
  3. Al – Hilal
  4. The Indian Sociologist

Correct answer is option C
Which country has become the world’s first country to ban metal mining nation wide?
  1. Angola
  2. El Salvador
  3. Morocco
  4. Sudan

Correct answer is option B i.e. El Salvador
Explanation:
El Salvador, Central America’s smallest nation, has become the world’s first country to ban metals mining nationwide following a long-running dispute with a Canadian-Australian company over an environmentally questioned gold project. For this, El Salvador passed a law that prohibits all metal mining in an attempt to protect the environment and natural resources.