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General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

Welcome to the General Knowledge Section of Free Time Learning. As we are aware General Knowledge (GK) is a very important area in all the competitive exams held in the country. Nowadays, a good knowledge of general awareness is very important in clearing any competitive and government recruitment examinations.

These General Knowledge Question are very important and usefull to UPSC, IAS/PCS, UPPSC, IBPS, SBI, RBI, SSC, CGL, Railway, APPSC, TSPSC, KPSC, TNPSC, TPSC, UPPSC, MPSC, RPSC, BPSC, MPPSC, UKPSC, MPSC, and other competitive exams.

1 .
Which country has the oldest National Flag?
A)
India
B)
Japan
C)
China
D)
Denmark

Correct Answer :   Denmark

Published On : May 16, 2021
2 .
Military exercise ‘Prabal Dosty’ Which was held in November 2017 was conducted between
A)
India and Kazakhstan
B)
India and Afghanistan
C)
India and Turkmenistan
D)
India and Uzbekistan

Correct Answer :   India and Kazakhstan

Published On : May 16, 2021
3 .
Who claimed Brazil for Portugal?
A)
Vasco da Gama
B)
Ferdinand Magellan
C)
Pedro Cabral
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Pedro Cabral

In April 1500, Brazil was claimed by Portugal on the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Alvares Cabral.

Published On : May 16, 2021
4 .
Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of what industrial issue?
A)
the formation of trusts
B)
the formation of labor unions
C)
the crushing of labor unions
D)
vertical integration

Correct Answer :   the formation of labor unions

Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of workers' rights. He was the first president of the American Federation of Labor, an organization that represented skilled workers from many different industries. Gompers advocated using collective bargaining or negotiations and strikes to gain greater rights for workers.

Published On : May 16, 2021
5 .
Which statement best describes the cold war in 1989?
A)
The coldwar started
B)
Atom bomb on USSR
C)
Glorious revolution occured
D)
Beginning of the end of cold war

Correct Answer :   Beginning of the end of cold war

Published On : May 16, 2021
6 .
Which occurred during the Bataan Death March in 1942?
A)
US soldiers attacked Japanese troops to rescue Filipino allies
B)
Thousands of US and Filipino prisoners of war died
C)
Thousands of Japanese soldiers died of starvation
D)
Japanese soldiers helped carry starving US and Filipino prisoners of war

Correct Answer :   Thousands of US and Filipino prisoners of war died

Thousands of US and Filipino prisoners of war died as they are marched to death by Japanese Military in 1942.

Published On : May 16, 2021
7 .
The main goal of Zionism was to
A)
Establish a Jewish homeland
B)
Assimilate Jews into other cultures
C)
Fight against anti-Semitism
D)
Increase Arab residents in Palestine

Correct Answer :   Establish a Jewish homeland

Published On : May 16, 2021
8 .
Ancient rock paintings have been found in
A)
India and Nepal
B)
China and India
C)
Spain and France
D)
France and India

Correct Answer :   Spain and France

Ancient rock paintings have been found in Spain and France.

Published On : May 16, 2021
9 .
Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 because
A)
Japan wanted to take back lands that belonged to it
B)
Manchuria had refused to make peace with Japan
C)
Manchuria had invaded Japan during World War I
D)
Japan wanted raw materials and natural resources

Correct Answer :   Japan wanted raw materials and natural resources

Published On : May 16, 2021
10 .
How did the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 help farmers?
A)
It took government payments to railroads and gave them to farmers.
B)
It gave farmers shares in the largest railroad companies.
C)
It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers.
D)
It forced railroads to build lines to the largest farming areas.

Correct Answer :   It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers.

In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation. Congress passed the law largely in response to public demand that railroad operations be regulated.
 
Railroads discriminated in the prices they charged to passengers and shippers in different localities by providing rebates to large shippers or buyers. These practices were especially harmful to American farmers, who lacked the shipment volume necessary to obtain more favorable rates.

Published On : May 16, 2021