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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 .
According to the beliefs of the Pasupata sect, Siva is the lord of Pasu. Pasu here refers to __?
A)
Lion
B)
Bull
C)
Parvati
D)
Jiva

Correct Answer :   Jiva

Published On : June 30, 2020
2 .
Which among the following Hindu Painters was sent by Jahangir to portrait Shah Abbas-I of Persia ?
A)
Basawan
B)
Bishan Das
C)
Dasarath
D)
Manohar

Correct Answer :   Bishan Das

Bishandas was a 17th-century portrait painter at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Jahangir praised him as “unrivalled in the art of portraiture”.

Published On : June 30, 2020
3 .
Sayana, an important commentator on Vedas was associated with which among the following empires?
A)
Chola Empire
B)
Vijayanagar Empire
C)
Hoyasala Empire
D)
Bahmani Empire

Correct Answer :   Vijayanagar Empire

Published On : June 30, 2020
4 .
Which among the following temples does not belong to the Chola Empire?
A)
Brihadishwara
B)
Koranganatha
C)
Kailashanatha
D)
Airavateshwar

Correct Answer :   Kailashanatha

Published On : June 30, 2020
5 .
Santhara is a religious ritual related to ___?
A)
Jainism
B)
Saiva
C)
Sakta
D)
Vaishnava

Correct Answer :   Jainism

Sallekhana (IAST: sallekhanā), also known as samlehna, santhara, samadhi-marana or sanyasana-marana, is a supplementary vow to the ethical code of conduct of Jainism. It is the religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death by gradually reducing the intake of food and liquids.

Published On : June 30, 2020
6 .
Adya Dhara niradhara, niralamba Saraswati, thus lamented a poet at the demise of which among the following Kings?
A)
Chahmana Visaladeva
B)
Chandela Kirtivarma
C)
Mihira Bhoja
D)
Bhoja Paramara

Correct Answer :   Bhoja Paramara

Published On : June 30, 2020
7 .
Among the five monolithic rathas of Pallavas at Mahabalipuram, the largest is ___?
A)
Arjuna
B)
Bhima
C)
Dharmaraja
D)
Draupadi

Correct Answer :   Dharmaraja

the Dharmaraja ratha constructed in Pallava style is the largest of all, having huge pillats in the portico with statue of lions, pyramidal tower and turret roof.

Published On : June 30, 2020
8 .
The festival Baisakhi or Vaisakhi is commemorates which among the following important event of Sikh History?
A)
Establishment of Akal Takht
B)
Establishment of Khalasa Panth
C)
Establishment of Guru Granth Sahib as permanent guru of Sikhs
D)
Foundation of Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar

Correct Answer :   Establishment of Khalasa Panth

Published On : June 30, 2020
9 .
Who among the following got the Mahabharata translated into Persian and named it as ‘Razmnameh’ ?
A)
Jahangir
B)
Aurangzeb
C)
Akbar
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Akbar

The Mahabharata was translated into Persian at Akbar's orders, by Faizi and `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni (c. 1540 – 1615) and named Razmnameh.

Published On : June 30, 2020
10 .
The leaning temple of Huma is dedicated to which Hindu god?
A)
Shiva (Bimaleshwar)
B)
Rama
C)
Hanuman
D)
Krishna

Correct Answer :   Shiva

It is located in Huma, a village situated on the bank of the Mahanadi, 23 km south of Sambalpur in the Indian state of Odisha. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Lord Bimaleshwar.

Published On : June 30, 2020