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 of the following year is considered as the first year of the Muslim calendar ?
A)
AD 622
B)
AD 671
C)
AD 571
D)
AD 651

Correct Answer :   AD 622

Muhammad had to leave Mecca his birth place where he started preaching and take refuse in Medina, where he was given a warm welcome. This event took place in AD 622 and is known as the year of the Hijira, or migration, which became the first year of the Muslim Calendar.

Published On : May 15, 2021
2 .
Who began the construction of a wall in ancient China, to keep out invaders from the north, known as the Great wall of China?
A)
Chou Ruler
B)
Chin Ruler
C)
Chu Ruler
D)
Chi Ruler

Correct Answer :   Chin Ruler

The Great wall is a mighty monument to the building skill of ancient China. This wall, built of stone and earth to a height of 6 metres and extending over 2400 kilometres of hills and valleys, links the east coast with the mountains of the west right across northern China. The wall was wide enough for a carriage to go through.At intervals of every few hundred metres were located watch towers for warriors. Such a large study construction must have taken decades and an army of labourers to complete it. 

Published On : May 15, 2021
3 .
USA suggested a policy, according to which all countries would have equal rights to trade anywhere in China, was known as
A)
open Door Policy
B)
Me Too Policy
C)
Both (a) and (b)
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Both (a) and (b)

After the defeat of china by Japan in a war over Korea in 1894,France, Russia, Britain and Germany gave loan to china to help it to the payment of 150 million dollors demanded by japan. These western countries the divided china into spheres of influence, which meant that each country had certain regions of china reserved exclusively for its purposes.
 
The united states feared that china would be completely parcelled out in exclusive 'spheres of influence' and that its trade with china would be shut off. The USA, therefore, suggested the policy known as the "Open Door". This policy is also described as "Mee too Policy".
 
The division of China into "spheres of influence' has often been described as the "cutting of the Chinese melon".

Published On : May 15, 2021
4 .
Which of the following countries was associated with Khmer Rouge?
A)
Combodia
B)
Vietnam
C)
Thailand
D)
Burma

Correct Answer :   Combodia

In 1975, a party called khmer Rouge had taken control of Cambodia under the leader ship of Pol Pot. The Government of Pol pot established a regime of terror in Cambodia and started following a policy of genocide against its own people.

Published On : May 15, 2021
5 .
A constitutional convention was called in Philadelphia to frame a new Constitution of America, which came into effect in
A)
1776
B)
1779
C)
1782
D)
1789

Correct Answer :   1789

Published On : May 15, 2021
6 .
The New Deal ended in 1938 partly because
A)
national concern shifted to overseas aggression
B)
FDR was defeated in his bid for reelection
C)
the Supreme Court ruled most New Deal programs unconstitutional
D)
FDR was stricken with polio

Correct Answer :   national concern shifted to overseas aggression

The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations enacted in the United States 1933-36, in response to the Great Depression organized by Franklin Roosevelt in US.

Published On : May 15, 2021
7 .
A system of writing evolved by Sumerians is known as_____
A)
Pictograms
B)
Cuneiform
C)
Hieroglyphic
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Cuneiform

Published On : May 15, 2021
8 .
The invasion of which of these countries in 1939 widely regarded to have started World War II ?
A)
Italy
B)
Germany
C)
Poland
D)
France

Correct Answer :   Poland

Published On : May 15, 2021
9 .
Which of the following describes the Urban League ?
A)
focused on helping poor African American workers
B)
helped middle-class African Americans struggle for political and social justice
C)
formed in response to race riots in 1908
D)
led by Jane Addams and Ida

Correct Answer :   focused on helping poor African American workers

Published On : May 15, 2021
10 .
Who was the first ruler to consolidate the slavic tribes?
A)
Alter Ego
B)
Rurik
C)
John Adams
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Rurik

In the history, Rurik was believed to be the first ruler to consolidate the slavic tribes. He was a Russian leader in the 9th century.

Published On : May 15, 2021
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