HTML
   HTML5
   CSS
   CSS3
   JavaScript
   jQuery
   AngularJS
   Articles
   Tech Articles
   Blog
Google News
logo
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 .
The oldest dynasty still ruling in which country ?
A)
India
B)
England
C)
Iran
D)
Japan

Correct Answer :   Japan

The longest-surviving dynasty in the world is the Imperial House of Japan.

Published On : May 15, 2021
2 .
Who was the modern world's first woman head of government ?
A)
Indira Gandhi
B)
Golda Mayor
C)
Sirimao Bandaru nayake
D)
Isabel Peron

Correct Answer :   Sirimao Bandaru nayake

Published On : May 15, 2021
3 .
France joined the Triple Entente because
A)
it needed protection from Germany
B)
its leaders wanted to take over land in the Balkans
C)
its leaders wanted to protect French colonies in Africa
D)
it had a long history of friendship with Great Britain

Correct Answer :   it needed protection from Germany

France joined the Triple Entente because it needed protection from Germany.

France felt very heavily the aggression from Germany (a country which it shared a border with), especially over the tension Alsace and Lorraine and the constant switching over of these two counties.
 
It was also worried about the rapid military advancement in Germany and France wanted to ally itself with Russia and Great Britain.

Published On : May 15, 2021
4 .
Which of these was an action of Farmers Alliances ?
A)
Involving farmers in political action
B)
Encouraging farmers to give up farming
C)
Helping farmers fight for better prices
D)
Both A & C

Correct Answer :   Both A & C

The Farmers Alliance was an organized agrarian economic movement among American farmers that developed and flourished in 1875.
 
One of the goals of the organization was to end the adverse effects of the crop-lien system on farmers in the period following the American Civil War.
 
 The Farmer's Alliance moved into politics in the early 1890s under the banner of the People's Party, commonly known as the "Populists."

Published On : May 15, 2021
5 .
When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor?
A)
600 AD
B)
700 AD
C)
800 AD
D)
900 AD

Correct Answer :   800 AD

Charlemagne is also known as Charles the Great or Charles I. He was King of the Franks who united Western Europe during the Middle Ages. He laid the foundations for modern France and Germany.

Published On : May 14, 2021
6 .
When did Charlemagne conquer the Lombards?
A)
774
B)
773
C)
772
D)
771

Correct Answer :   774

It freed the papacy from the fear of Lombard conquest and marked the beginnings of the Papal States.

Published On : May 14, 2021
7 .
Who made tripartite periodisation standard?
A)
Genseric
B)
Flavio Biondo
C)
Andreas Cellarius
D)
Christoph Cellarius

Correct Answer :   Christoph Cellarius

The library of the University of Applied Sciences in Schmalkalden bears his name. It is called the "Cellarius Bibliothek", in honor of Cellarius.

Published On : May 14, 2021
8 .
When did the Soviet Union collapse?
A)
1961
B)
1971
C)
1981
D)
1991

Correct Answer :   1991

It resulted in the abolition of the Soviet Federal Government.

Published On : May 14, 2021
9 .
When was NATO signed?
A)
1949
B)
1950
C)
1952
D)
1954

Correct Answer :   1949

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty.

Published On : May 14, 2021
10 .
When did the USS 'Panay' incident happen?
A)
1937
B)
1941
C)
1946
D)
1952

Correct Answer :   1937

The USS Panay incident was a Japanese attack on the American gunboat 'Panay'.

Published On : May 14, 2021