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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 .
Which of the folowing is a rift valley
A)
The Thames valley
B)
The Mississipipi valley
C)
The Amazon valley
D)
The Rhine valley

Correct Answer :   The Rhine valley

The Rhine is a rift valley. The Rhine Rift valley shape is the result of the rifting which begins some 60 million years ago. It is known as a hot spot due to the eruption of the hot mantle into the crust, which caused the crust uplift and the mantle overflow with the development of the Black Forest, the Vosges and the Rhine Rift valley.

Published On : July 2, 2021
2 .
The occasional development of warm ocean surface waters along the coast of Ecuador and Peru is known as
A)
EI Nino
B)
La Nina
C)
EI Nino and La Nina
D)
Southern Oscillation

Correct Answer :   EI Nino

El Niño is the name given to the occasional development of warm ocean surface waters along the coast of equatorial South America.

Published On : July 2, 2021
3 .
Bangkok lies on river
A)
Spree
B)
Karnaphuli
C)
Kizil
D)
Maenam

Correct Answer :   Maenam

Bangkok lies on river Maenam. The Chao Phraya (Maenam) begins at the confluence of the Ping and Nan rivers at Nakhon Sawan (also called Pak Nam Pho) in Nakhon Sawan Province. After this it flows south for 372 kilometres (231 mi) from the central plains to Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand.

Published On : July 2, 2021
4 .
Red Indians called this local wind Ice Eater?
A)
Haramattan
B)
Chinook
C)
Foehn
D)
Mistral

Correct Answer :   Chinook

Red Indians called Chinook wind Ice Eater. As these winds move east, they rise over the western slopes of the mountains then descend, becoming extremely dry and much warmer. Air naturally warms as it sinks, but dry air warms almost twice as fast as moist air. The winds can also spread fires easily because of the extremely dry air.

Published On : July 2, 2021
5 .
The magnitude of Earthquake is measured on the
A)
Anemometer
B)
Barometer
C)
Richter Scale
D)
Kelvin meter

Correct Answer :   Richter Scale

The Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined from the logarithm of the amplitude of waves recorded by seismographs. Adjustments are included for the variation in the distance between the various seismographs and the epicenter of the earthquakes.

Published On : July 2, 2021
6 .
The American cotton textile industry moved from new England to the Southern States because:
A)
New England diversified its manufacturing industries
B)
The latter have a more humid climate
C)
The south offered lower coast of prodution
D)
The Population growth in the south provided a major market

Correct Answer :   The south offered lower coast of prodution

Published On : July 2, 2021
7 .
Mount Everest is located between
A)
China & Nepal
B)
India & Nepal
C)
China & India
D)
India & Myanmar

Correct Answer :   China & Nepal

Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China. At 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), it is considered the tallest point on Earth. In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former Surveyor General of India.

Published On : July 2, 2021
8 .
The land-locked country in SE Asia is
A)
Vietnam
B)
Thailand
C)
Malayasia
D)
Laos

Correct Answer :   Laos

Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia bordered by Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Published On : July 2, 2021
9 .
Mediterranean climate is ideal for growing
A)
Surgarcane and beet
B)
Orange and lemons
C)
Tea and coffee
D)
Wheat and barley

Correct Answer :   Orange and lemons

The hot dry summers and cool wet winters are especially suited for citrus fruits and therefore these lands are some times reffered to as the 'world's orchard land'.

Published On : July 2, 2021
10 .
Name the Continents that form a mirror image of each other___
A)
Asia and Africa
B)
Europe and Asia
C)
North America and South America
D)
Africa and South America

Correct Answer :   Africa and South America

The continents that form a mirror image of each other are Africa and South America.

Published On : July 2, 2021