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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)
Agra
B)
Delhi
C)
Jaipur
D)
Gwalior

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Delhi


Humayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum, in 1558, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her. 

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Nanded
B)
Ludhiana
C)
Anandpur sahib
D)
Amritsar

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Nanded


Takht Sri Hazur Sahib, Nanded, built over the place where Guru Gobind Singh was cremated in 1708, the inner chamber is still called Angitha Sahib.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
1.28
B)
2.28
C)
3.28
D)
4.28

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 3.28


India's total landmass is 3.28 million square kilometres out of which the land area is 2.38 million square kilometres while the area occupied by the water bodies is around 300 thousand square kilometres.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Rajasthan
B)
Gujarat
C)
Bihar
D)
Karnataka

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Gujarat


Fourteen of Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts, dating to circa 250 BCE, are inscribed on a large boulder that is housed in a small building located outside the town of Junagadh on Saurashtra peninsula in the state of Gujarat, India. It is located on Girnar Taleti road, at about 2 km (1.2 mi) far from Uperkot Fort easterly, some 2 km before Girnar Taleti. 

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Beas and Indus
B)
Satluj and Indus
C)
Indus and Jhelum
D)
Jhelum and Ravi

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Indus and Jhelum


River Indus and Hydaspes, river Hydaspes is now known as river Jhelum it is a tributary of river Indus.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Rani ki vav
B)
Fatehpur Sikri
C)
Hill Forts of Rajasthan
D)
Nalanda

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Nalanda


The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Poles
B)
Equator
C)
Tropic of cancer
D)
Tropic of capricorn

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Poles


Ozone holes are more pronounced at the polar regions of the earth.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Himachal Pradesh
B)
Jammu and Kashmir
C)
Sikkim
D)
Uttarakhand

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Jammu and Kashmir


The city of Gilgit is some 367 km (228 mi) from Srinagar by road via the Burzil Pass above the northern banks of Wular Lake and Gurez in Jammu and Kashmir.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Namchobarva
B)
Ambala
C)
Alakananda
D)
Haridwar

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Ambala


Ambala is the city located on the water divide between Indus and Ganga river systems. Any elevated area, such as a mountain or upland, separates two drainage basins. Such upland is known as water divide.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Strait of Gibraltar
B)
Bering Strait
C)
Palk Strait
D)
Kiel Canal

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Palk Strait


Adam's Bridge, also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, is a chain of natural limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. Geological evidence suggests that this bridge is a former land connection between India and Sri Lanka.
 
The feature is 48 km (30 mi) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast). Some of the regions are dry, and the sea in the area rarely exceeds 1 metre (3 ft) in depth, thus hindering navigation.

Published On : June 24, 2021