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 groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet?
A)
Brahmaputra, Ganges and Sutlej
B)
Ganges, Sutlej and Yamuna
C)
Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
D)
Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej

Correct Answer :   Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej

Published On : July 5, 2020
2 .
The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is
A)
the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley
B)
the evaporation of moisture by heat
C)
the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it
D)
that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current

Correct Answer :  

Published On : July 5, 2020
3 .
Which of the following dams has generations of power more than irrigation as its main purpose?
A)
Gandhi Sagar
B)
Hirakud
C)
Periyar
D)
Tungabhadra

Correct Answer :   Gandhi Sagar

Published On : July 5, 2020
4 .
The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to
A)
red soils
B)
yellow soils
C)
black soils
D)
older alluvium

Correct Answer :   red soils

Published On : July 5, 2020
5 .
The proportion of forest to the total national geographical area of India as envisaged by National Forest Policy is
A)
30.3%
B)
33.3%
C)
36.3%
D)
39.3%

Correct Answer :   33.3%

Published On : July 5, 2020
6 .
Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
A)
Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
B)
Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
C)
Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
D)
Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna

Correct Answer :   Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej

Published On : July 5, 2020
7 .
Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes?
A)
Ganga-Brahmaputra valley
B)
Deccan plateau
C)
Plains of northern India
D)
Western ghats

Correct Answer :   Ganga-Brahmaputra valley

Published On : July 5, 2020
8 .
The only state in India that produces saffron is
A)
Assam
B)
Himachal Pradesh
C)
Jammu and Kashmir
D)
Meghalaya

Correct Answer :   Jammu and Kashmir

Published On : July 5, 2020
9 .
Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?
A)
Cauvery
B)
Godavari
C)
Krishna
D)
Mahanadi

Correct Answer :   Mahanadi

Published On : July 5, 2020
10 .
The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at
A)
Guwahati
B)
Jamnagar
C)
Mumbai
D)
Chennai

Correct Answer :   Jamnagar

Published On : July 5, 2020
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