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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 .
'A Valley of ten thousand smokes' is the name given to a zone near the volcano
A)
Pinatabu of Philippines
B)
Pelle in the Caribbean sea
C)
Mauna loa of Hawaie
D)
Katmai of Alaska

Correct Answer :   Katmai of Alaska

The valley was created in 1912 by the eruption of the Novarupta and Mount Katmai volcanoes. Its name derives from the myriad fumaroles (fissures spouting smoke, gas, and steam) that developed in the valley floor. Covering about 56 square miles (145 square km), it is now a part of Katmai National Park and Preserve.

Published On : July 2, 2021
2 .
The Jigme Dorji National Park is located in which country ?
A)
India
B)
Myanmar
C)
Bhutan
D)
Nepal

Correct Answer :   Bhutan

The Jigme Dorji National Park is the second-largest National Park of Bhutan. The park provides sanctuary for 37 known species of mammals including several endangered, threatened or vulnerable species, such as the takin, snow leopard, clouded leopard, Bengal tiger, bharal or Himalayan blue sheep, etc. It is also home to the Indian leopard, serow, sambar, barking deer, goral, marmot, pika and more than 300 species of birds. It is also the only park in Bhutan where the national animal (takin), flower (blue poppy), bird (raven) and tree (cypress) exist together.

Published On : July 2, 2021
3 .
'Roaring Forties' are
A)
cyclonic winds
B)
waterfalls in canada
C)
westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40 degrees and 60 degrees south
D)
the turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944

Correct Answer :   westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40 degrees and 60 degrees south

The absence of a landmass within these latitudes in the southern hemisphere eliminate friction and lends force to these winds and hence derives the name

Published On : July 2, 2021
4 .
Lakes formed due to marine deposits are
A)
ox-bow-lakes
B)
lagoons
C)
cirque lakes
D)
crater lakes

Correct Answer :   lagoons

Lakes formed due to marine deposits are Lagoons. action of wind & waves may isolate lagoons along the coasts, enclosed by narrow spit of land known as lagoon lakes. Lagoonis a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs.

Published On : July 2, 2021
5 .
What is the capital of Bhutan ?
A)
Thimphu
B)
Tripoli
C)
Tokyo
D)
Dhaka

Correct Answer :   Thimphu

The ancient capital city of Punakha was replaced as capital by Thimphu in 1955, and in 1961 Thimphu was declared as the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan by the 3rd Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.

Published On : July 2, 2021
6 .
Which is the closest star to Earth
A)
Rigel
B)
Sirius
C)
Deneb
D)
Sun

Correct Answer :   Sun

Published On : July 2, 2021
7 .
The 'Ringgit' is the present day currency of which of the following country ?
A)
Thailand
B)
Malaysia
C)
Singapore
D)
Switzerland

Correct Answer :   Malaysia

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. The currency abbreviation for the currency is RM, and the currency code is MYR.

Published On : July 2, 2021
8 .
Where is the canal "Chain of Rocks" located ?
A)
California
B)
Virginia
C)
Illinois
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Illinois

The Chain of Rocks levee is located in Madison County, Illinois, in the vicinity of Granite City and East St. Louis.

Published On : July 2, 2021
9 .
The 'land of eternal spring' are certain parts of
A)
Highland region
B)
Tundra region
C)
Hot-Wet Equatorial region
D)
Mediterranean region

Correct Answer :   Hot-Wet Equatorial region

In high plateaus of the Hot  Wet Equatorial Region the temperature is very much lower and so the "Ecuador type' of climate develops typically on the high plateau of Ecuador at an elevation of about 2430 to 3050 meter. Because of the pleasant average temperature of, 13oC. This is described as the "Land of eternal spring".

Published On : July 2, 2021
10 .
Tectonic activity
A)
Breaks and bends the crustal rocks
B)
Reshapes by bending the crustal
C)
Forms and bends the crystal rocks
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Breaks and bends the crustal rocks

Tectonic activity (earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building in general) is common at plate boundaries, where the edges of two (or more) plates are in contact along huge linear zones of faulting. Plate tectonics is the study of these crustal slabs, and how they interact at their edges.

Published On : July 2, 2021