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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 .
Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?
A)
Southern Region only
B)
Eastern Region only
C)
Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau

Approximately 10.6% of the total geographical area of India is covered by red soil, including Tamil Nadu, parts of Karnataka, southeastern Maharashtra, eastern Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Chota Nagpur (Jharkhand), south Bihar, West Bengal (Birbhum and Bankura), Uttar Pradesh (Mirzapur, Jhansi, Banda, and Hamirpur), Aravallis, eastern Rajasthan, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya etc,. So Option (C) is correct.

Published On : June 24, 2021
2 .
Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from
A)
Sutlej river
B)
Beas river
C)
Chenab river
D)
Jhelum river

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Sutlej river

Sutlej river drains many canals in Punjab, Haryana and also to the Indira Gandhi canal in Rajasthan. This was recently in news because of sharing of water dispute between Punjab & Haryana.

Published On : June 24, 2021
3 .
The Siachin Glacier's melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers
A)
Sutlej
B)
Shylok
C)
Bias
D)
Nubra

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Nubra

Nubra (Siachan River) is a river located to the north east of Ladakh valley. The source of this river is from Siachen glacier.

Published On : June 24, 2021
4 .
What is called the speedy cold winds blowing from the Uruguay side in the Pampas region of Argentina?
A)
Harmattan
B)
Pampero
C)
Karaburan
D)
Levant

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Pampero

Pamperos are cool winds from the south meet with the warm air from the tropical north, they create violent gales which are accompanied by heavy rains in Buenos Aires.

Published On : June 24, 2021
5 .
At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in
A)
Lakshadweep
B)
Andaman Islands
C)
Minicoy
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Andaman Islands

Stratovolcano 354 m / 1,161 ft. Barren Island, a possession of India in the Andaman Sea about 135 km NE of Port Blair in the Andaman Islands, is the only historically active volcano along the N-S-trending volcanic arc extending between Sumatra and Burma (Myanmar).

Published On : June 24, 2021
6 .
Which among the following is the Largest Freshwater Lake in India?
A)
Pushkar Lake
B)
DAl Lake
C)
Wular Lake
D)
Thol Lake

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Wular Lake

Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia. It is sited in Bandipora district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River. The lake's size varies seasonally from 12 to 100 square miles.

Published On : June 24, 2021
7 .
Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river?
A)
Sutlej
B)
Ganga
C)
Ravi
D)
Yamuna

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Sutlej

Sutlej is a trans-Himalayan river. The Trans-Himalayan Rivers originate beyond the Great Himalayas. These are the Indus, the Sutlej and the Brahmaputra rivers. Himalayan rivers are those which originate in theHimalayas and flow through the Northern Plains, e.g., the Ganga, the Yamuna and their tributaries.

Published On : June 24, 2021
8 .
Group of Monuments at Hampi is located in?
A)
Gujarat
B)
West Bengal
C)
Tamil Nadu
D)
Karnataka

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Karnataka

Hampi is an ancient village in the south Indian state of Karnataka. It’s dotted with numerous ruined temple complexes from the Vijayanagara Empire. On the south bank of the River Tungabhadra is the 7th-century Hindu Virupaksha Temple, near the revived Hampi Bazaar. A carved stone chariot stands in front of the huge Vittala Temple site. Southeast of Hampi, Daroji Bear Sanctuary is home to the Indian sloth bear.

Published On : June 24, 2021
9 .
Which of the following deserts is rich in gold reserves?
A)
Atacama
B)
Arabian
C)
Thar
D)
Mongolian

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Atacama

The Atacama desert is rich in metallic mineral resources such as copper, gold,etc.

Published On : June 24, 2021
10 .
In which of the following city "Urja Ganga", 1500 km long gas pipeline project has been launched in October, 2016?
A)
New Delhi
B)
Varanasi
C)
Ghaziabad
D)
Ahmedabad

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Varanasi

Urja Ganga Gas Pipeline Project : By Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his constituency Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
 
The allocated budget for laying the 1,500 km covered long cooking gas pipelines is about ₹51,000-crore along with gas stations at various areas. The length of pipeline will be extended to 2540-km in second stage of the project from the states of Uttar Pradesh to Odisha.

Published On : June 24, 2021