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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 .
The first novel written by Sunil Gangopadhyay is :
A)
Athmo Prakash (Self-Revelation)
B)
Pratham Alo (First Light)
C)
Purba Pachim (East and West)
D)
Shei Shomay (Those Days)

Correct Answer :   Athmo Prakash (Self-Revelation)

Starting off his six-decade literary career as a bohemian poet and editor of Kritibas, a monthly poetry magazine, Sunil Gangopadhyay wrote his first novel, Athmo Prakash (Self-Revelation), at the behest of the editor of the hugely popular periodical Desh for its special Durga Puja edition.

Published On : June 30, 2020
2 .
Castle Naggar heritage site is located in __:
A)
Punjab
B)
Odisha
C)
Haryana
D)
Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Himachal Pradesh

Published On : June 30, 2020
3 .
Kambala Sport is held in which state?
A)
Karnataka
B)
Gujarath
C)
Tamilnadu
D)
Kerala

Correct Answer :   Karnataka

Kambala is an annual festival celebrated in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. The festival involves the traditional buffalo race, a popular and unique sport among the farming community of the state.

Published On : June 30, 2020
4 .
Which of the following features of Indian temples resembles pylons of the Egyptian temples?
A)
Lat
B)
Vimana
C)
Gopura
D)
Shikhara

Correct Answer :   Gopura

Buddhists, Jains, and Hindus have directed an almost equal attention to the Gopura or gateways o f their towns and temples. These, both in form and purpose, resemble the pylons of the Egyptian temples.

Published On : June 30, 2020
5 .
In which of the following paintings, a paste made of Zinc Oxide and Arabic Gum called “gesso paste” is used?
A)
Tanjore painting
B)
Madhubani painting
C)
Pattachitra
D)
Mysore painting

Correct Answer :   Mysore painting

Mysore painting is an important form of classical South Indian painting that originated in the town of Mysore in Karnataka.

Published On : June 30, 2020
6 .
Which of the following is not present in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of India?
A)
Maach
B)
Kalbelia
C)
Yoga
D)
Ramlila

Correct Answer :   Maach

Maach is a form of folk theatre from the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is said to have originated from the Khyal theatre form of Rajasthan. It is not present in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Published On : June 30, 2020
7 .
Raut Nacha is folk dance performed mainly by the tribal communities of which state?
A)
Rajasthan
B)
Jammu & Kashmir
C)
Chhattisgarh
D)
Assam

Correct Answer :   Chhattisgarh

Raut Nacha is a ceremonial dance performed mainly by the tribal community of Chhattisgarh. It is performed during the “dev udhni ekadashi”, after the Diwali festival.

Published On : June 30, 2020
8 .
Shaphee Lanphee, a traditional textile fabric, is a GI product from which of the following states?
A)
Assam
B)
Jammu & Kashmir
C)
Andhra Pradesh
D)
Manipur

Correct Answer :   Manipur

Shaphee Lanphee, a traditional textile fabric, is a GI product from which of the following states? Notes: Shaphee Lanphee is a traditional textile fabric woven and embroidered by Meitei women of Manipur.

Published On : June 30, 2020
9 .
The Nuakhai festival is predominantly observed in which state?
A)
Uttar Pradesh
B)
Odisha
C)
Karnataka
D)
Sikkim

Correct Answer :   Odisha

It is the most important festival of western Odisha and it takes place in the bright half of the month of Bhadrab on an auspicious day fixed by the astrologers. Though the festival is intended for eating new rice of the year, it is observed as a general festival. On this occasion the new rice is cooked with milk and sugar (Kshiri) and then offered as Bhog to Goddess Laxmi.

Published On : June 30, 2020
10 .
Lal Ded (Lalla Yogeshwari) was a practitioner of which of the following traditions?
A)
Tibetan Buddhism
B)
Kashmir Shaivism
C)
Sri Sampradaya
D)
Smartism

Correct Answer :   Kashmir Shaivism

Published On : June 30, 2020