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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 .
Where is the Registan Desert located?
A)
Afghanistan
B)
Nepal
C)
India
D)
Pakistan

Correct Answer :   Afghanistan

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

Published On : June 25, 2021
2 .
Landslides, mudflows, slump, and creep are all examples of
A)
soil formation
B)
runoff
C)
mass movement
D)
mechanical weathering

Correct Answer :   mass movement

Mass wasting, also known as slope movement or mass movement, is the geomorphic process by which soil, sand, regolith, and rock move downslope typically as a solid, continuous or discontinuous mass, largely under the force of gravity, but frequently with characteristics of a flow as in debris flows and mudflows.

Published On : June 25, 2021
3 .
Which state government to install 221-Metre Bronze Statue Of lord Ram In Ayodhya?
A)
Gujarat
B)
Himachal Pradesh
C)
Uttarakhand
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh state government to install 221-Metre Bronze Statue Of lord Ram In Ayodhya.

Published On : June 25, 2021
4 .
Which among the following type of soil has the largest area covered in India?
A)
Red
B)
Black
C)
Laterite
D)
Alluvial

Correct Answer :   Alluvial

Alluvial soils, the depositional soils transported by rivers, are the predominant type of soil in the northern plains of the country, widespread in the Ganga plains and the river valleys. These soils cover about 40 per cent of the total area of India and have largest area covered in India.

Published On : June 25, 2021
5 .
Which type of forest is most widespread in India?
A)
Montane Forests
B)
Tropical Deciduous Forests
C)
Mangrove Forests
D)
Tropical Evergreen Forests

Correct Answer :   Tropical Deciduous Forests

The Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of east-central India. The ecoregion covers an area of 341,100 square kilometers (131,700 sq mi), extending across portions of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Telangana states.

Published On : June 25, 2021
6 .
Geography can be understood in terms of five different
A)
Themes
B)
Places
C)
Languages
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Themes

Geography is a field of science related to the study of the lands, places, relation between people & their environments. Geography can be understood in terms of five different themes. They are :
 
• Location
• Place
• Human-Environment Interaction (HEI)
• Movement
• Region.

Published On : June 25, 2021
7 .
Where is Zoroastrianism practiced?
A)
India
B)
Iran
C)
Both (A) & (B)
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Both (A) & (B)

Zoroastrianism was founded in Persia (now Iran), but Zoroastrians have been the subject of persecution under Islamic regimes. Zoroastrianism flourishes more freely in India, where a number of Persian followers immigrated in the 10th century. They are known as Parsis.

Published On : June 25, 2021
8 .
Jatra is a traditional theatre form of which of the following states of India?
A)
West Bengal
B)
Andhra Pradesh
C)
Bihar
D)
Maharashtra

Correct Answer :   West Bengal

Jatra is a popular folk-theatre form of Bengali theatre, spread throughout most of Bengali speaking areas of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh and Indian state of West Bengal.

Published On : June 25, 2021
9 .
Which among the following is the 1st National Park of India?
A)
Keoladeo
B)
Periyar
C)
Bandipur
D)
Corbett

Correct Answer :   Corbett

Jim Corbett National Park, formerly known as Hailey National Park is the oldest National Park of India. It was established in the year 1936 to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It was the first to come under the Project Tiger conservation programme which was launched in April 1973.

Published On : June 25, 2021
10 .
Which Indian city is named after the snake Anantha of Lord Vishnu?
A)
Tanjavore
B)
Trivandrum
C)
Vellore
D)
Tiruchirappalli

Correct Answer :   Trivandrum

Thiruvananthapuram also known as Trivandrum, is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Kerala is named after the "snake Anantha of Lord Vishnu" referring to the deity of the Padmanabhaswamy temple.

Published On : June 25, 2021