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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 .
What is Dakshin Gangotri?
A)
Island in the Indian Ocean
B)
Second source of River Ganga
C)
River valley in Andhra Pradesh
D)
Unmanned station located in Antarctica

Correct Answer :   Unmanned station located in Antarctica

Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station of India situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Programme. It is located at a distance of 2,500 kilometres from the South Pole. It is currently being used as a supply base and transit camp. The base is named after Dakshin Gangotri Glacier.

Published On : June 30, 2021
2 .
In which coast was the World's largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) created in October 2016?
A)
Scotland
B)
Italy
C)
Antarctica
D)
Ireland

Correct Answer :   Antarctica

Published On : June 30, 2021
3 .
In August 2017, New Development Bank (NDB) approved $ 1.4 billion loan for development projects in India, Russia, and China. Where is NDB headquarter?
A)
Beijing
B)
Shanghai
C)
Washington
D)
Moscow

Correct Answer :   Shanghai

The bank is headquartered in Shanghai, China. The first regional office of the NDB is in Johannesburg, South Africa. The second regional office was established in 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil, followed by Moscow, Russia.

Published On : June 30, 2021
4 .
Which of the following countries has built the world's biggest air purifier, a 328 feet high tower, to combat air pollution?
A)
India
B)
Australia
C)
China
D)
Germany

Correct Answer :   China

In an attempt to fight air pollution, China had constructed an experimental air purifying tower, touted to be the "worlds biggest air purifier" at a height of over 100 meters (328 feet). The tower was built in Xian in Shaanxi province and is being tested by researchers at the Institute of Earth Environment at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. As per reports, the air purifier had produced more than 10 million cubic meters of clean air since it was launched. The air purification system works through greenhouses covering about half the size of a soccer field around the base of the tower.

Published On : June 30, 2021
5 .
Soo Canal connects to which of the following?
A)
Superior to Huron
B)
Erie to Huron
C)
Superior to Michigan
D)
Michigan to Huron

Correct Answer :   Superior to Huron

They are located on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, between the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. They bypass the rapids of the river, where the water falls 21 feet (6.4 m).

Published On : June 30, 2021
6 .
An estuary is a place where
A)
silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
B)
deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land
C)
fresh water collects at the mouth of a river
D)
fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river

Correct Answer :   fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river

An estuary is a partially enclosed, coastal water body where fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean. Estuaries, and their surrounding lands, are places of transition from land to sea.

Published On : June 30, 2021
7 .
Latitude of place is indicative of its
A)
Altitude
B)
Time
C)
Rainfall
D)
Temperature

Correct Answer :   Temperature

Latitude of place is indicative of its temperature. In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface. Latitude is an angle which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° at the poles.

Published On : June 30, 2021
8 .
People living in Sweden generally belong to
A)
Alpine
B)
Nordic
C)
Mongoloid
D)
Mediterranean

Correct Answer :   Nordic

Swedes (Swedish: svenskar) are a North Germanic ethnic group native to the Nordic region, primarily their nation state of Sweden, who share a common ancestry, culture, history and language.

Published On : June 30, 2021
9 .
Volcanoes occur at tectonic plate boundaries that are
A)
Divergent
B)
Convergent
C)
Both (A) & (B)
D)
Destructive

Correct Answer :   Both (A) & (B)

Tectonic plates are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. These plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.

Published On : June 30, 2021
10 .
Where is located the most active volcano in the world?
A)
Around the Pacific Ocean
B)
Around the Arctic Ocean
C)
Around the Atlantic Ocean
D)
Around the Indian Ocean

Correct Answer :   Around the Pacific Ocean

Published On : June 30, 2021