This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Which of the following battles was fought by the allied forces of Shuja-ud-Daulah, Mir Kasim and Shah Alam against Robert Clive? For removal of a Governor from office, the President seeks advice from __: The enzyme “Diastase” is secreted in which among the following? Raja Todar Mal introduced standard weights and measures, a land survey and settlement system, revenue districts and officers during Akbar’s reign. In whose reign as a finance minister Raja Todarmal developed his expertise? With which medieval ruler would you associate the statement ‘I would have lost the empire just for a handful of millet’ ? Nguyen Duc Hoa has won the 2017 Mumbai Mayor’s Cup International Open Chess Tournament. He hails from which country? Who was the first Governor General of Bengal? Which of the following book is considered as the ‘Odyssus of Tamil poetry’? Which among the following longitudes determines Indian standard Time? Hathigumpha inscription gives account of which of the following rulers? GK quiz set 905 – general knowledge for UPSC prelims to score good in test for government jobs. Multiple choice quiz on general knowledge with answers.
Which of the following battles was fought by the allied forces of Shuja-ud-Daulah, Mir Kasim and Shah Alam against Robert Clive?
  1. Battle of Buxar
  2. Battle of Wandiwash
  3. Battle of Chelianwala
  4. Battle of Tarain

Correct answer is option A
For removal of a Governor from office, the President seeks advice from __:
  1. Council of Ministers
  2. Supreme Court
  3. Chief Minister of the concerned state
  4. None of them

Correct answer is option D i.e. None of them
Explanation:
The Governor is an agent of the President who holds the office during the pleasure of the President. So, to remove him / her from office, president does not need to seek advice from anybody.

The enzyme “Diastase” is secreted in which among the following?

  1. Oral Cavity
  2. Stomach
  3. Ileum
  4. Duodenum

Correct answer is option A i.e. Oral Cavity
Explanation:

The diastase enzyme converts starch into maltose

Raja Todar Mal introduced standard weights and measures, a land survey and settlement system, revenue districts and officers during Akbar’s reign. In whose reign as a finance minister Raja Todarmal developed his expertise?

  1. Humayun
  2. Akbar
  3. Shershah Suri
  4. Babur

Correct answer is option C i.e. Shershah Suri
With which medieval ruler would you associate the statement ‘I would have lost the empire just for a handful of millet’ ?
  1. Alauddin Khalji
  2. Muhammad Tughlaq
  3. Sher Shah
  4. Aurangzeb

Correct answer is option C
Nguyen Duc Hoa has won the 2017 Mumbai Mayor’s Cup International Open Chess Tournament. He hails from which country?
  1. France
  2. Russia
  3. China
  4. Vietnam

Correct answer is option D i.e. Vietnam
Explanation:
Vietnam Grand Master Nguyen Duc Hoa has clinched the 10th Mumbai Mayor’s Cup International Open Chess Tournament by defeating Indian chess player GM Neelotpal Das in the final round with 8.5 points on June 11, 2017.
Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
  1. Robert Clive
  2. Warren Hastings
  3. William Bentick
  4. Cornwallis

Correct answer is option B
Which of the following book is considered as the ‘Odyssus of Tamil poetry’?
  1. Tirukkural
  2. Manimekalai
  3. Silappadikarma
  4. Jivaka Chintamani

Correct answer is option B i.e. Manimekalai
Explanation:
Manimekalai is a sequel of an epic ‘Silappatikaram’ written by Seethalai Saathanaar and is considered as the ‘Odyssus of Tamil poetry’.

Which among the following longitudes determines Indian standard Time?

  1. 85.5° E
  2. 83.5° E
  3. 82.5° E
  4. 84.5° E

Correct answer is option C i.e. 82.5° E
Explanation:

IST was fixed in 1906 at 82.5°, or 5.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Hathigumpha inscription gives account of which of the following rulers?
  1. Asoka
  2. Chandragupta Maurya
  3. Kharvela
  4. Samudragupya

Correct answer is option C i.e. Kharvela
Explanation:
The Hathigumpha Inscription at Udayagiri near Bhubaneswar in Odisha was got inscribed by King Kharvela of Kalinga in 2nd century BC.