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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 .
Who established Chishti order in india?
A)
Moinuddin Chishti
B)
Nizamuddin Aulia
C)
Baba Farid
D)
Al Biruni

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Moinuddin Chishti

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was the founder of Chishti order of Sufism in India. The Chisti order is a Sufi order within the mystic Sufi tradition of Islam.It is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance and openness.

Published On : June 23, 2021
2 .
Who was the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?
A)
R.N Tagoreq
B)
G.K Gokhale
C)
A.O Hume
D)
Vivekananda

Correct Answer : Option (B) - G.K Gokhale

Mahatma Gandhi said, Gopal Krishna Gokhale was his political Guru and a true servant of India.

Published On : June 23, 2021
3 .
Who said Hanoz Delhi Door Ast?
A)
Nizamuddin Aulia
B)
Todarmal
C)
Firdausi
D)
Farid

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Nizamuddin Aulia

Amir Khusro who deeply revered Nizamuddin was very disturbed by the farmaan and went to Oliya voicing his concern. Nizamuddin was most unperturbed and said, "Hunuz Dilli door ast"- Which means Delhi is yet very far away!

Published On : June 23, 2021
4 .
Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8th April 1929 as a protest to which of the following Bill/Act?
A)
Wood's Bill
B)
Rowlatt Act
C)
Public Safety Bill
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Public Safety Bill

Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb while shouting 'Inquilab Zindabad' in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929 against the passage of the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Disputes Bill which would reduce the civil liberties of citizens. The aim was not to kill but to make themselves heard and use the trials to make people familiar with their movement and ideology. 

Published On : June 23, 2021
5 .
The famous Harappan site of Lothal is situated in
A)
Rajasthan
B)
Maharashtra
C)
Sind
D)
Gujarat

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Gujarat

Lothal situated in Gujarat was excavated by S.R.Rao in the year 1957. This town of Indus Valley Civilisation is located on the bank of river Bhagava in Gujarat. The city located beside a tributary of the Sabarmati, in Gujarat which is close to the Gulf of Khambat.

Published On : June 23, 2021
6 .
The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem adopted by the Government of India have been taken from which Upanishad?
A)
Prasna Upanishad
B)
Adhyatma Upanishad
C)
Aitareya Upanishad
D)
Mundaka Upanishad

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Mundaka Upanishad

The words Satyameva Jayate from Mundaka Upanishad, meaning 'Truth Alone Triumphs', are inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script.

Published On : June 23, 2021
7 .
The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
A)
Rigveda
B)
Samaveda
C)
Yajurveda
D)
Atharvaveda

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Samaveda

The origin of Indian music can be traced to Samaveda in Vedic Samhita.

Published On : June 23, 2021
8 .
Who was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?
A)
Vassudeva
B)
Vasumitra
C)
Vishnusarma
D)
Suserman

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Vassudeva

Kanva dynasty, also called Kanvayanas, the successors of the Shungas in the North Indian kingdom of Magadha, who ruled about 72–28 BCE; like their predecessors, they were Brahmans in origin. That they originally served the Shunga line is attested by the appellation Shungabhrityas (i.e., servants of the Shungas) given to them in the Puranas. The Brahman minister Vasudeva, the founder of the line, is stated to have served Shunga Devabhumi (Devabhuti). Bana, the 7th-century Sanskrit author, gives details of an assassination plot that cost Devabhumi his life and brought Vasudeva to power in about 72 BCE.

Published On : June 23, 2021
9 .
The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is
A)
Rigveda
B)
Samaveda
C)
Yajurveda
D)
Atharvaveda

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Yajurveda

 
Adhyayas of Yajur Veda, made up partly of verses and partly of prose, contain a number of prayers and sacrificial formulae. Extensive details for carrying out different sacrifices are given in the chapters of the Yajurveda.

Published On : June 23, 2021
10 .
The varnas came to be transformed into the hereditary castes during the:
A)
Later Vedic period
B)
Vedic period
C)
Gupta period
D)
Mauryan period

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Later Vedic period

Originally, Varnas were assigned based on people aptitude and qualities. In early Vedic period caste system was not rigid. But on later Vedic period Varnas were assigned based on birth. Therefore, in later Vedic period Varnas transformed based on the hereditary of caste system.

Published On : June 23, 2021