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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 highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is
A)
Mt. Aconcagua
B)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
C)
Mt. Kosciuszko
D)
Mont Blanc

Correct Answer :   Mt. Kilimanjaro

The majestic mountain is a snow-capped volcano. Located in Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's tallest mountain at about 5,895 meters (19,340 feet).

Published On : June 27, 2020
2 .
The layer of the earth, immediately below the crust, is called
A)
inner core
B)
outer core
C)
inner mantle
D)
outer mantle

Correct Answer :   outer mantle

Published On : June 27, 2020
3 .
The greatest variety of animal and plant species is fund in
A)
tundra regions
B)
temperate grasslands
C)
tropical moist forests
D)
None of above

Correct Answer :   tropical moist forests

Published On : June 27, 2020
4 .
The highest sand dunes are found is
A)
the Sahara desert
B)
the Kalahari desert
C)
the Atacama desert
D)
the Gobi desert

Correct Answer :   the Sahara desert

Published On : June 27, 2020
5 .
First war of Crusade was ended in the year
A)
1099
B)
1296
C)
1358
D)
1379

Correct Answer :   1099

The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. In all, eight major Crusade expeditions occurred between 1096 and 1291.

Published On : June 27, 2020
6 .
Which Mountain's volcano buried Pompeii city with ash in 79 AD
A)
Mount Tambura
B)
Mount Etna
C)
Mount Vesuvius
D)
Mount Pele

Correct Answer :   Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy, has erupted more than 50 times. Its most famous eruption took place in the year 79 AD., 

Published On : June 27, 2020
7 .
Industrial Revolution was started from which country
A)
French
B)
Germany
C)
Italy
D)
England

Correct Answer :   England

Published On : June 27, 2020
8 .
Who was the President of America during American Civil War
A)
Andrew Jackson
B)
George Washington
C)
Abraham Lincoln
D)
James Madison

Correct Answer :   Abraham Lincoln

If you were from a Northern state, you answered Abraham Lincoln. If you were from a Southern state, you may have answered Jefferson Davis. On November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president, not of the United States of America but of the Confederate States of America.

Published On : June 27, 2020
9 .
Napoleon was exiled to the Saint Helena after the defeat in the war of
A)
Russia
B)
Waterloo
C)
Peninsular
D)
Rivulid

Correct Answer :   Waterloo

Exiled to the island of Elba, he escaped to France in early 1815 and raised a new Grand Army that enjoyed temporary success before its crushing defeat at Waterloo against an allied force under Wellington on June 18, 1815.

Published On : June 27, 2020
10 .
Queen Elizabeth I of England belongs to which dynasty
A)
Tudor
B)
York
C)
Normandy
D)
Stuart

Correct Answer :   Tudor

The Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. The Tudor dynasty was founded in 1485 by Elizabeth's grandfather, Henry VII, when he emerged victorious after the dynastic Wars of the Roses.

Published On : June 27, 2020