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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 prime meridian passes through
A)
Delhi
B)
Paris
C)
New York
D)
Greenwich

Correct Answer :   Greenwich

They chose the meridian passing through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. The Greenwich Meridian became the international standard for the prime meridian. The prime meridian also sets Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Published On : July 1, 2021
2 .
Onion Eating Festival is celebrated in which country ?
A)
Thailand
B)
New Delhi
C)
Sweden
D)
Spain

Correct Answer :   Spain

Sweden - Potato Festiva
Thailand - Vegetarian Festival
New Delhi - International Mango Festival
Spain - Onion Eating Festival

Published On : July 1, 2021
3 .
Kampung is a form of rural settlement found in
A)
Malaysia
B)
Cambodia
C)
Philippines
D)
China

Correct Answer :   Malaysia

A Kampung (Indonesian spelling), Kampoeng (in older spelling), or Kampong (Malay spelling) is a village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "port" in Cambodia.

Published On : July 1, 2021
4 .
Light - year measures which of the following ?
A)
Mass
B)
Time
C)
Distance
D)
Intensity of Light

Correct Answer :   Distance

A light-year is a measurement of distance and not time (as the name might suggest). A light-year is the distance a beam of light travels in a single Earth year, or 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers). On the scale of the universe, measuring distances in miles or kilometers doesn't cut it.

Published On : July 1, 2021
5 .
Epirogenetic movement give rise to
A)
Plains
B)
Fold mountains
C)
Shields
D)
Volcano

Correct Answer :   Fold mountains

Published On : July 1, 2021
6 .
The Wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The Hottest place is
A)
Kandy (Sri lanka)
B)
Azizia (Libya)
C)
Ramagundam (India)
D)
Stwart Island (New Zealand)

Correct Answer :   Azizia (Libya)

Azizia (Libya) is the hottest place in the world. For nearly a century the Mediterranean city of El Azizia in northern Libya has held the official title for having been the hottest place on Earth ever recorded. A panel of experts convened by the WMO raised five serious concerns over the historic claim that the mercury reached 58C in 1922 at what was then an Italian army base on the Libyan coast.

Published On : July 1, 2021
7 .
Between which one of the following pairs of ports does Panama Canal shorten the distance to the maximum?
A)
Liverpool and Sydney
B)
Liverpool and Shanghai
C)
New York and Honolulu
D)
New York and San Francisco

Correct Answer :   New York and San Francisco

Published On : July 1, 2021
8 .
Trips and Trims are the terms associated with
A)
WTO
B)
IBRD
C)
IMF
D)
IDA

Correct Answer :   WTO

TRIM "Trade-related Investment Measures", an agreement within the Uruguay round trade negotiations.
 
TRIPS "TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Published On : July 1, 2021
9 .
Which region specializes in diamonds?
A)
Central america
B)
South America
C)
Sub-Saharan Africa
D)
Middle east Europe

Correct Answer :   Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-saharan Africa is a region that specializes in diamonds.

Published On : July 1, 2021
10 .
"Tigris River" flows through which of the following countries ?
A)
Italy
B)
Egypt
C)
Chaina
D)
Iran

Correct Answer :   Iran

Surrounded by four countries (Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria), the Tigris River is the second largest river in western Asia. With the Euphrates, it makes up a river system that borders Mesopotamia in the area known as the Fertile Crescent.

Published On : July 1, 2021