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 .

In which among the following states, the people following Baul tradition are found?

West Bengal

Gujarath

Rajasthan

Bihar

Correct Answer : West Bengal

Published On : June 30, 2020

2 .

Where is the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization ?

Shimla

Kolkata

Chennai

Dehrdun

Correct Answer : Shimla

To pay a befitting tribute to the man of letters, Nobel Laureate, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, on his 150th birth anniversary, the Government of India has set up a 'Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization' (TCSCC) at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla.

Published On : June 30, 2020

3 .

Rajgir Mahotsav is celebrated in __:

Rajasthan

Bihar

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Bihar

Published On : June 30, 2020

4 .

Akshardham temple, which is situated in Delhi, is revered for which Hindu deity?

Krishna

Shiva

Swaminarayan

Ganesh

Correct Answer : Swaminarayan

Published On : June 30, 2020

5 .

Hornbill Festival is celebrated in which state of India?

Manipur

Nagaland

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Correct Answer : Nagaland

Published On : June 30, 2020

6 .

Chakan Gaan-Ngai, a post-harvest festival is celebrated in __:

Manipur

Sikkim

Meghalaya

Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Manipur

Celebration of the biggest post-harvest festival of the Zeliangrong community, Chakan Gaan-Ngai, also popularly known as Gaan-Ngai was kick-started in Manipur recently with different organizations celebrating the festival in their own manner with traditional gaiety and religious fervour.

Published On : June 30, 2020

7 .

World’s largest religion (population wise) is ____:

Hindu

Muslim

Christian

Buddhists

Correct Answer : Christian

Christianity represents about a third of the world's population and is the world's largest religion. A study has found that Christians make up about 32 percent of the world's population, followed by Muslims, the second largest group.

Published On : June 30, 2020

8 .

The first novel written by Sunil Gangopadhyay is :

Athmo Prakash (Self-Revelation)

Pratham Alo (First Light)

Purba Pachim (East and West)

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

9 .

Castle Naggar heritage site is located in __:

Punjab

Odisha

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Himachal Pradesh

Published On : June 30, 2020

10 .

Kambala Sport is held in which state?

Karnataka

Gujarath

Tamilnadu

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