General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

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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 .
French Revolution was started in the Year?
A)
1769
B)
1779
C)
1785
D)
1789

Correct Answer :   1789

Published On : May 13, 2021
2 .
Who discovered North Pole ?
A)
Magellan
B)
Amundsen
C)
Robert Peary
D)
Captain James

Correct Answer :   Robert Peary

Robert Peary discovered North pole in 1909, he was an American.

Captain James discovered Sandwich Island in 1770, he was a British.

Amundsen discovered South Pole in 1911, he was from Norway.

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3 .
Marco Polo, Venetian traveller, travelled from Venice to China and Japan in :
A)
1285 - 90
B)
1288 - 93
C)
1290 - 96
D)
1295 - 1301

Correct Answer :   1288 - 93

Marco Polo was the first European to visit China.

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4 .
In which battle did the defeat of Muslims stop their invasions ?
A)
Battle of Vouille
B)
Battle of Verdun
C)
Battle of Lechfeld
D)
Battle of Fontenoy

Correct Answer :   Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun lasted for 303 days. It became the longest and one of the most costly battles in human history.

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5 .
Who was the successor of Charlemagne?
A)
Louis the Pious
B)
Lothair I
C)
Louis the German
D)
Charles the Bald

Correct Answer :   Louis the Pious

Louis the Pious is also called the Fair, and the Debonaire. He was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father from 813.

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6 .
Who pioneered Christian cenobitic monasticism?
A)
Basil of Caesarea
B)
Pachomius the Great
C)
Anthony the Great
D)
Athanasius of Alexandria

Correct Answer :   Pachomius the Great

Cenobitic monasticism is a monastic tradition that stresses community life.

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7 .
When was Sputnik 1 launched?
A)
1953
B)
1955
C)
1957
D)
1959

Correct Answer :   1957

The Space Age began with the development of several technologies that culminated with the launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union.

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8 .
When did the Korean war end?
A)
1951
B)
1952
C)
1953
D)
1954

Correct Answer :   1953

The Korean war was a war between North and South Korea.

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9 .
When was the Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact signed?
A)
1935
B)
1936
C)
1938
D)
1939

Correct Answer :   1939

It was a non-aggression pact signed between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in Moscow.

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10 .
When did Japanese invasion of Manchuria begin?
A)
1930
B)
1931
C)
1932
D)
1933

Correct Answer :   1931

The Japanese established a puppet state called Manchukuo.

Published On : May 13, 2021
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