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 .

Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after

military affairs

the state treasury

the royal household

the land revenue system

Correct Answer : military affairs

Published On : July 3, 2020

2 .

The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?

Shankracharya was born that year.

Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.

Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.

All Muslim invaders were defeated.

Correct Answer : Shankracharya was born that year.

Published On : July 3, 2020

3 .

The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

Sutlej and Beas

Jhelum and Chenab

Ravi and Chenab

Ganga and Yamuna

Correct Answer : Jhelum and Chenab

Published On : July 3, 2020

4 .

The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was

Athanasius Nikitin

Nicolo de Conti

Ibn Batuta

Ferishta

Correct Answer : Nicolo de Conti

Published On : July 3, 2020

5 .

The Battle of Plassey was fought in

1757

1782

1748

1764

Correct Answer : 1757

The Battle of Plassey, 23 June 1757, was a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, establishing Company rule in South Asia which expanded over much of the Indies for the next 190 years. The battle took place at Palashi, Bengal, on the river banks of the Bhagirathi River, about 150 km north of Calcutta, near Murshidabad, then capital of undivided Bengal. The belligerents were Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, and the British East India Company.

Published On : July 3, 2020

6 .

The parliament can legislate on a subject in the state list

if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-third majority declaring the subject in state list of national importance

if the legislatures of two or more states recommend to the Parliament to legislate on such a subject with regard to those states

for the implementation of treaties and agreements with foreign powers

All the above

Correct Answer : All the above

Published On : July 3, 2020

7 .

The members of Lok Sabha are

directly elected by the people

indirectly elected

nominated

partly elected and partly nominated

Correct Answer : directly elected by the people

Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of the adult suffrage.

The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 552, which is made up by election of upto 530 members to represent the States, upto 20 members to represent the Union Territories and not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the Hon'ble President, if, in his/her opinion, that community is not adequately represented in the House. The total elective membership is distributed among the States in such a way that the ratio between the number of seats allotted to each State and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States.

Published On : July 3, 2020

8 .

The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its

advisory jurisdiction

appellate jurisdiction

original jurisdiction

constitutional jurisdiction

Correct Answer : original jurisdiction

Published On : July 3, 2020

9 .

The oath of office is administered to the members of state council of ministers by

the governor