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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 .
Sawai Raja Jai Singh was the ruler of
A)
Satara
B)
Kannauj
C)
Amber
D)
Ajmer

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Amber

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II (1686-1743) was the ruler of the Rajput State of Amber in India. A feudatory of the Mughals, he received the title… 1667) after he captured the Fort of Vishalgarh from the Marathas in 1701.

Published On : June 23, 2021
2 .
What was the policy of “doctrine of lapse”?
A)
States were allowed to adopt son as an heir.
B)
States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir.
C)
According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army.
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir.

The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie. According to this doctrine, if any Indian ruler dies without leaving a male heir, his kingdom would automatically pass over to the British. Satara, Sambhalpur, Udaipur, Nagpur and Jhansi were some states which were annexed by the Company under this doctrine.

Published On : June 23, 2021
3 .
Who discovered a direct sea route to India?
A)
The French
B)
The Dutch
C)
Germans
D)
Portuguese

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Portuguese

Vasco-da-Gama a Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India In 1498. After sailing down the western coast of Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope, his expedition made numerous stops in Africa before reaching the trading post of Calicut, India, in May 1498.

Published On : June 23, 2021
4 .
Who is called the “Lokhitwadi”?
A)
Mul Sankara
B)
Dayanand saraswati
C)
Gopal Hari Deshmukh
D)
Mahadev Govend Ranade

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Gopal Hari Deshmukh

Gopal Hari Deshmukh came to be known as lokahitawadi. He advocated humanitarianism and social service as the two driving forces in India.

Published On : June 23, 2021
5 .
Which of the following reform is the legislative contribution of Raja Rammohan Roy?
A)
Abolition of sati
B)
Indianisation of superior services
C)
Reduction of export duties on Indian goods
D)
Abolition of east India company’s trading rights

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Abolition of sati

Raja Ram Mohan Roy who is also known as father of the Bengal Renaissance took many steps for the upliftment of women in Indian society. He abolished the practice of Sati and Child marriage and also demanded property inheritance rights for women.

Published On : June 23, 2021
6 .
Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
A)
Regulating Act, AD 1773
B)
Pitt’s India Act, AD 1784
C)
Charter Act, 1793 AD
D)
Charter Act, 1813 AD

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Regulating Act, AD 1773

Regulating Act of 1773 was the first landmark in the constitutional development of India. Via this act, the British Parliament for the first time interfered into affairs of India.

Published On : June 23, 2021
7 .
Who had given the slogan of 'Do or Die' during All India Congress Committee in Bombay and ratified the 'Quit India' resolution?
A)
Jawaharlal Nehru
B)
Mahatma Gandhi
C)
Jayaprakash Narayan
D)
Subhash Chandra Bose

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Mahatma Gandhi

On 7 to 8 August 1942, the All India Congress Committee met in Bombay and ratified the 'Quit India' resolution. Gandhi called for 'Do or Die'.

Published On : June 23, 2021
8 .
The Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because
A)
it extended up to the Narmada Valley
B)
it had an agricultural economy
C)
it has a pictographic script
D)
it was urban

Correct Answer : Option (D) - it was urban

The Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because it was Urban.
 
Harappan Civilization is also known as The Indus Valley Civilisation. It was a Bronze Age civilisation mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia, extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.

Published On : June 23, 2021
9 .
Which of the following animals was not known to the Indus Valley Civilization?
A)
Elephant
B)
Horse
C)
Giraffe
D)
Bull

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Giraffe

Giraffe was not known to the people of Indus Valley Civilisation.

Published On : June 23, 2021
10 .
From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilization?
A)
Harappa
B)
Lothal
C)
Mohenjo-Daro
D)
Kalibangan

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Mohenjo-Daro

The Archaeological Ruins at Mohenjo-Daro are the best preserved urban settlement in the Indian sub-continent dating back to 3000-2000 BC.

Published On : June 23, 2021