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 .
Which among following is called "Gift of the Nile”?
A)
India
B)
China
C)
Egypt
D)
America

Correct Answer :   Egypt

The Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt the "gift of the Nile", since the kingdom owed its survival to the annual flooding of the Nile and the resulting depositing of fertile silt. The Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea, and there is a delta at the mouth.

Published On : June 26, 2020
2 .
Rivers Tigris and Euphrates are associated with?
A)
Egyptian Civilization
B)
Harappan Civilization
C)
Mesopotamian Civilization
D)
Chinese Civilization

Correct Answer :   Mesopotamian Civilization

Mesopotamia is thought to be one of the places where early civilization developed. It is a historic region of West Asia within the Tigris Euphrates river system. In fact, the word Mesopotamia means "between rivers" in Greek.

Published On : June 26, 2020
3 .
Who discovered the North Pole?
A)
Captain James
B)
Magellan
C)
Amundsen
D)
Robert Peary

Correct Answer :   Robert Peary

The conquest of the North Pole was for many years credited to US Navy engineer Robert Peary, who claimed to have reached the Pole on 6 April 1909, accompanied by Matthew Henson and four Inuit men, Ootah, Seeglo, Egingwah, and Ooqueah.

Published On : June 26, 2020
4 .
Brazil was discovered in?
A)
1490
B)
1487
C)
1500
D)
1515

Correct Answer :   1500

Brazil was officially "discovered" in 1500, when a fleet commanded by Portuguese diplomat Pedro Álvares Cabral, on its way to India, landed in Porto Seguro, between Salvador and Rio de Janeiro.

Published On : June 26, 2020
5 .
India qualified for the Soccer World Cup in 1950 but were refused permission to take part why?
A)
They didn’t have coach
B)
The players were not permitted to play in bare feet
C)
They were not allowed to play on Political issues
D)
None of the Above

Correct Answer :   The players were not permitted to play in bare feet

India withdrew from the 1950 World Cup because they were not allowed to play barefoot. India surprised the world with their performance in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Published On : June 26, 2020
6 .
Haldi is the Indian name for which spice?
A)
Asafoetida
B)
Turmeric
C)
Star anise
D)
Coriander

Correct Answer :   Turmeric

In North India, turmeric is commonly called “haldi,” a word derived from the Sanskrit word haridra, and in the south it is called “manjal,” a word that is frequently used in ancient Tamil literature.

Published On : June 26, 2020
7 .
Which country had the first Women's Institute, in 1897?
A)
Great Britain
B)
India
C)
Australia
D)
Canada

Correct Answer :   Canada

The WI movement began at Stoney Creek, Ontario in Canada in 1897 when Adelaide Hoodless addressed a meeting for the wives of members of the Farmers' Institute.

Published On : June 26, 2020
8 .
Which artist sculpted the lions at the foot of London's Nelson's Column?
A)
Sir Edwin Landseer
B)
Lord Henry III
C)
Sir Leopold
D)
None of the Above

Correct Answer :   Sir Edwin Landseer

Nelson's Column is in the centre of the square, flanked by fountains designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens between 1937 and 1939 (replacements for two of Peterhead granite, now in Canada) and guarded by four monumental bronze lions sculpted by Sir Edwin Landseer.

Published On : June 26, 2020
9 .
What year was Inheritance Tax introduced in the UK?
A)
1970
B)
1979
C)
1986
D)
1990

Correct Answer :   1986

In 1975 estate duty was replaced by the capital transfer tax, which took into account all gifts and money transferred over a certain level, but potential for exclusion was brought back with the introduction of inheritance tax in 1986

Published On : June 26, 2020
10 .
The word 'anserine' relates to which type of birds?
A)
Kingfisher
B)
Geese
C)
Sparrow
D)
None of the Above

Correct Answer :   Geese

Published On : June 26, 2020
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