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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)
Diu
B)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C)
Aliabet and Khadiabet
D)
Lakshadweep Group

Correct Answer :   Andaman and Nicobar Islands


Kala Pani or Black-water: An Indian territory that was formerly known before Independence. Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Island, India. Kala Pani jail or Blackwater jail is a cellular jail in Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Island, India before independence.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Clean air
B)
Fertile soil
C)
Salt
D)
Fresh water

Correct Answer :   Salt


Salt, or sodium chloride, is considered a non-renewable resource as the timescale for self-replenishing is too long.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Varanasi
B)
Noida
C)
Lucknow
D)
Vadodara

Correct Answer :   Noida


The head office of the Authority is at Noida. The Authority also has its regional offices at Patna, Kolkata, Guwahati and Kochi and sub-offices at Allahabad, Varanasi, Bhaglapur, Farakka, Hemnagar, Dibrugarh (Assam), Kollam, Bhubaneswar (Odisa) and Vijayawada(A.P.).

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Gomati
B)
Gandak
C)
Kosi
D)
Padma

Correct Answer :   Padma


Padma River, main channel of the greater Ganges (Ganga) River in Bangladesh. For some 90 miles (145 km) the Ganges River forms the western boundary between India and Bangladesh before it enters Bangladesh at the northern edge of the Kushtia district as the upper segment of the Padma River.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Johads
B)
Khaliya
C)
Pithora
D)
Tobas

Correct Answer :   Johads


The man-made pond-like water source found in the Thar desert are known as Johads. The pond like natural water sources are known as Tobas.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Chennai
B)
Mumbai
C)
Bangalore
D)
Pune

Correct Answer :   Pune


The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) has recently acquired 1,790 songbooklets of hindi films belonging to every decade of the India’s cinematic heritage. The song booklets (from 1934 to 2012) are a visual and textual journey through our cinematic history and heritage. They are also an indicator of the changing printing technology and art-work down the ages. It is notable that these songbooks contain not only the full lyrics of songs in multiple languages, but are also a treasure trove of information about the film itself, including the cast, credits and storyline. The headquarters of NFAI is at Pune, Maharashtra.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Uttar Pradesh and Tibet
B)
Nepal and Tibet
C)
Uttarakhand and Tibet
D)
Tibet and Sikkim

Correct Answer :   Uttarakhand and Tibet


The river Ganga originates from Devprayag in Uttarakhand at the confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi. The river Brahmaputra originates from the Angsi Glacier in Burang County, Tibet.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
India and Nepal
B)
India and Pakistan
C)
India and Afghanistan
D)
India and China

Correct Answer :   India and Pakistan


The Siachen conflict, sometimes referred to as the Siachen War, was a military conflict between India and Pakistan over the disputed Siachen Glacier region in Kashmir. A cease-fire went into effect in 2003.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Marmagao Port
B)
Kandla Port
C)
Jawahar Lal Nehru Port
D)
Vishakhapatnam Port

Correct Answer :   Jawahar Lal Nehru Port


Jawahar Lal Nehru Port or the Nhova Shiva Port is the largest container port of India. It is located 14km south of Mumbai. In the year 1989, it was inaugurated.

Published On : June 24, 2021
A)
Mawsynrum
B)
Agumbe
C)
Mahabaleshwar
D)
Cherrapunji

Correct Answer :   Mawsynrum


The top 7 places that experience the highest rainfall in India are :
 
1. Mawsynram
2. Cherrapunji
3. Agumbe
4. Mahabaleshwar
5. Pasighat
6. Amboli
7. Gangtok

Published On : June 24, 2021