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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.

A)
Punjab and Haryana only
B)
Punjab and Himachal Pradesh only
C)
Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh only
D)
Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan only

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan only


Bhakra Nangal is the largest and the most important multipurpose project named after the two dams built at Bhakra and Nangal on the Sutlej River. It is a joint venture of the Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan states designed to harness the precious water of the Sutlej for the benefit of the concerned states.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Lok Sabha
B)
Rajya Sabha
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
Supreme Court

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Both (a) & (b)


The Union Territories get representation in both the Houses of the Parliament. Lok Sabha has 20 members from Union Territories. Delhi and Puducherry are the only two UTs which have representation in Rajya Sabha.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Sirohi in Rajasthan
B)
Agucha in Rajasthan
C)
Thar Desert in Rajasthan
D)
Tuensang in Nagaland

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Sirohi in Rajasthan


Sirohi in Rajasthan is associated with the recent discovery of tungsten by the Geological Survey of India.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Hyderabad
B)
Chandigarh
C)
Pune
D)
Jaipur

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Chandigarh


Sukhna Lake is in Chandigarh, India.
 
It is a reservoir at the foothills of the Himalayas. It covers an area of 3 km². This rainfed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Beraghat Falls, Madhya pradesh
B)
Ettipotala Falls, Andhra pradesh
C)
Kunchikal waterfall
D)
Courtallam Falls, Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Kunchikal waterfall


Kunchikal waterfall : It is located near Agumbe valley at Shimoga district in the state of Karnataka and is the highest waterfall in India. The height of Kunchikal waterfall is 455 metres or1493 ft. and it is formed by the Varahi River. This place receives the heavy rainfall and also houses the only permanent rain forest research station in India. The water falling with full force from a height offers an excellent backdrop for photography.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Karakum
B)
Kyzyl kum
C)
Gobi
D)
Thar

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Gobi


The Gobi Desert is the largest desert in Asia, spanning over 1,600 km (1,000 miles) over China and Mongolia, and the 5th largest desert in the world.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Pearls
B)
Gold mines
C)
Diamonds
D)
Coal mines

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Coal mines


Jharia, a town in the sate Jharkand in India is famous for a coal mines and resources, coal field fire that has burned underground for a century. The first fire was detected in 1916. According to records, it was the Khas Jharia mines of Seth Khora Ramji, who was a pioneer of Indian coalmines, whose mines were one of the firsts to collapse in underground fire in 1930.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Amaravathi
B)
Hyderabad
C)
Bangalore
D)
Kolkata

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Amaravathi


The Andhra Pradesh government is building a world-class and India's first 'Justice City' within its new capital Amaravati with the vision to provide a state-of-the-art ecosystem built on latest technology for supporting the judicial system in the state. The Justice City will comprise integrated judicial hub spread across 3,309 acres with an estimated population of 2.5 lacs. It is expected to generate employment for more than 1.3 lac people. The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA). is the nodal agency which is developing Amaravati.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
pressure
B)
cloudiness
C)
temperature
D)
salinity

Correct Answer : Option (B) - cloudiness


An isoneph is a line indicating equal cloud cover or equal cloudiness. Variations in the degrees of slope, temperature, occurrence of rainfall, may be represented by drawing the lines of equal values on a map. All such maps are termed as Isopleth Map. The word Isopleth is derived from ‘Iso’ meaning equal and ‘pleth’ means lines. Thus, an imaginary line, which joins the places of equal values, is referred as Isopleth. The more frequently drawn isopleths include Isotherm (equal temperature), Isobar (equal pressure), Isohyets (equal rainfall), Isonephs (equal cloudiness), Isohels (equal sunshine), contours (equal heights), Isobaths (equal depths), Isohaline (equal salinity), etc.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Afghanistan
B)
Nepal
C)
India
D)
Pakistan

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Afghanistan


In southern Afghanistan, shifting sand dunes flow across the huge, sandy desert known as the Registan.
 

Published On : June 25, 2021