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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)
Mumbai to Pune
B)
Chennai to Bengaluru
C)
Lucknow to Allahabad
D)
Delhi to Gurugram

Correct Answer :   Delhi to Gurugram


The 29-km expressway, which connects Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram, has been constructed under the Bharatmala Project. On Thursday, Gadkari made an inspectional visit to Dwarka Expressway. "He reviewed the progress of India's First Grade Separated Urban Expressway, Dwarka Expressway," an official statement said.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Sikkim
B)
Gujarat
C)
Telangana
D)
Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Gujarat


The Dantiwada Dam is a mud and masonry dam on the West Banas River near Dantiwada, Banaskantha district of northern Gujarat in India. The dam was constructed in 1965 mainly for irrigation and flood control. 111 total villages are under command of the Dantiwada Dam, of which 12 villages are partially submerged.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Varanasi
B)
Gorakhpur
C)
Allahabad
D)
Agra

Correct Answer :   Varanasi


The Train 18 will run from Delhi to Varanasi. He said that the run-time of Train 18 between Delhi and Varanasi will be eight hours, "one-and-a-half-times" faster than the fastest train on the route.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Odisha
B)
Telangana
C)
Bihar
D)
Maharastra

Correct Answer :   Bihar


The famous Shahi litchi of North Bihar has got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. It is the 4th product from the state after Jardalu mango, Katarni rice and Magahi paan to have got the GI tag. GI is a name or sign used on products to certify that they possess certain qualities for being made or produced as per traditional methods or enjoy a certain reputation due to its geographical origin. Shahi Litchi is mainly cultivated in Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Vaishali, East Champaran and Begusarai and some parts of adjoining areas in agro-climatic areas of the state. According to agriculture scientists, due to high calcium content in the soil, litchi is better in these areas. A total of 3 lakh metric tonnes of different varieties of litchi were produced in Bihar in 2017-18, out of which 60 per cent were Shahi litchis.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Nokrek
B)
Great Nicobar
C)
Great Himalayan
D)
Agasthyamalai

Correct Answer :   Great Himalayan


Biosphere Reserves are established for the conservation of biodiversity for economic and social development  and  maintenance  of associated  cultural  values.There are  18  Biosphere  Reserves  in  the country.  Agasthyamala  Biosphere reserve is located at the southern-most  part  of  the  Western  Ghats and spread over two states,Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It was established in 2001;Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is  a  national  park  situated  in  West Garo  Hills  district  of  Meghalaya. UNESCO   made   it   the   Biosphere Reserves  in  May  2009;The  Great Nicobar   Biosphere   Reserve   has such    ecosystems    that    include tropical   wet   evergreen   forests, mountain    ranges    and    coastal plains. The region is well known for its rich biodiversity. It was made a biosphere reserve in January 1989; while  The  Great  Himalayan  is  a National   Park   situated   in   Kullu region  of  Himachal  Pradesh.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Andhra Pradesh
B)
Telangana
C)
Tamilnadu
D)
Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer :   Tamil Nadu


Mettur is an industrial and tourism town located in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam and it is the largest dam in south Indian.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Nagaland
B)
Meghalaya
C)
Mizoram
D)
Assam

Correct Answer :   Meghalaya


The Garo Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in Meghalaya, India. They are inhabited mainly by tribal dwellers, the majority of whom are Garo people. It is one of the wettest places in the world. The range is part of the Meghalaya subtropical forests ecoregion.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
subduction zones along convergent plate boundaries
B)
sites of long-lived, hot spot volcanism in the ocean basins
C)
transform fault zones along divergent plate boundaries
D)
rift zones along mid-ocean ridges

Correct Answer :   subduction zones along convergent plate boundaries


Subduction zones are where the cold oceanic lithosphere sinks back into the mantle and is recycled. They are found at convergent plate boundaries, where the oceanic lithosphere of one plate converges with the less dense lithosphere of another plate.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Le Corbusier
B)
Edward Lutyens
C)
Charles Correa
D)
Christopher Wren

Correct Answer :   Le Corbusier


Le Corbusier was the town-planner of Chandigarh.
 
He was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture.

Published On : June 25, 2021
A)
Terra-cotta
B)
Sculpture
C)
Paintings
D)
Temples

Correct Answer :   Paintings


A set of 29 caves, Ajanta is among the finest examples of some of the earliest Buddhist architecture, cave paintings and sculptures. These caves comprise Chaitya halls or shrines, dedicated to Lord Buddha and Viharas or monasteries, used by Buddhist monks for meditation and the study of Buddhist teachings.

Published On : June 25, 2021