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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 .
World's first thermal battery power plant is started in which state?
A)
Andhra Pradesh
B)
Maharashtra
C)
Kerala
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Andhra Pradesh

World's first-ever thermal battery plant was unveiled in Andhra Pradesh by the state's Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on August 6 in Amaravati.

Published On : June 24, 2021
2 .
Telugu is the official language of _____
A)
Arunachal Pradesh
B)
Andhra Pradesh
C)
Assam
D)
Bihar

Correct Answer :   Andhra Pradesh

Telugu is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language.

Published On : June 24, 2021
3 .
The minimum short­term natural hazard is
A)
volcanic eruption
B)
blizzard
C)
earthquake
D)
bolt of lightning

Correct Answer :   bolt of lightning

Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, severe thunderstorms, lightening, and wildfires are all examples of sudden natural hazards which develop with little warning and strike rapidly. However, bolt of lightning is the minimum short term hazard of all which lasts few seconds.

Published On : June 24, 2021
4 .
Angel Falls is situated on which river?
A)
Parana River
B)
Orinoco River
C)
Amazon River
D)
Churun River

Correct Answer :   Churun River

Churun River : Angel Falls, Spanish Salto Ángel, also called Salto Churun Meru, waterfall in the Guiana Highlands in Bolívar state, southeastern Venezuela, on the Churún River, a tributary of the Caroní, 160 miles (260 km) southeast of Ciudad Bolívar.

Published On : June 24, 2021
5 .
Molten rock below the surface of the earth is called
A)
Laccolith
B)
Basalt
C)
Magma
D)
Lava

Correct Answer :   Magma

Molten rock below the surface of the Earth that rises in volcanic vents is known as magma, but after it erupts from a volcano it is called lava.

Published On : June 24, 2021
6 .
A bound collection of maps is called
A)
Atlas
B)
Cryosphere
C)
Contour lines
D)
Geomorphology

Correct Answer :   Atlas

An atlas is a book or collection of maps.

Published On : June 24, 2021
7 .
Kanha National Park belongs to which of the following bio-geographical areas?
A)
Tropical Moist Forests
B)
Tropical Dry Forests
C)
Tropical Humid Forests
D)
Tropical Sub-humid Forests

Correct Answer :   Tropical Dry Forests

Kanha National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh. It belongs to the tropical dry deciduous forest.

Published On : June 24, 2021
8 .
India signed an agreement in 2016 to develop a strategic port in one of its neighbouring countries. What is the name of the port?
A)
Gwadar
B)
Chabahar
C)
Mongla
D)
Hambantota

Correct Answer :   Chabahar

In 2016, India signed a deal with Iran entailing $8 billion investment in Chabahar port and industries in Chabar Special Economic Zone, including an aluminium smelter and a urea making facility, at Chabahar port is being developed was a transit route to Afghanistan and central Asia.

Published On : June 24, 2021
9 .
Sabrimala is a Hindu pilgrimage centre located in which Tiger Reserve area?
A)
Kanha
B)
Bandipur
C)
Panna
D)
Periyar

Correct Answer :   Periyar

Sabarimala is a Hindu pilgrimage centre located at the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghat mountain ranges of Pathanamthitta District, Perunad grama panchayat in Kerala. It is one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world, with an estimated over 100 million devotees visiting every year.

Published On : June 24, 2021
10 .
Bandipur National Park is in which state?
A)
Rajasthan
B)
Madhya Pradesh
C)
Karnataka
D)
Chhattisgarh

Correct Answer :   Karnataka

Bandipur National Park is located in Gundulpet taluk, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. Park is the part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve making it largest protected area in Southern India and largest habitant of Wild Elephants in South Asia.

Published On : June 24, 2021