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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 .
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
2 .
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
3 .
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
4 .
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
5 .
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
6 .
A copper chariot of Harappa times was discovered at
A)
Damiabad
B)
Banawali
C)
Rakhigarhi
D)
Kuntal

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Damiabad

The copper chariot of Harappan times was found at Daimabad. Daimabad is a site in Maharashtra, India. A lot of bronze objects were recovered from the site.

Published On : June 23, 2021
7 .
The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was
A)
vegetables and fruits
B)
milk and its product
C)
barley and rice
D)
rice and pulses

Correct Answer : Option (B) - milk and its product

Being pastoralists, the main source of food was the cattle for the early Vedic Aryans. This meant that the milk and its products were the sources of a staple diet for the Aryans.

Published On : June 23, 2021
8 .
Which river has no mention in Rigveda?
A)
Saraswati
B)
Sindhu
C)
Yamuna
D)
Periyar

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Periyar

Mahanadi, Narmada, Tapi, Periyar, Krishna are five rivers among the few rivers which are not mentioned in Rig Veda. Explanation: Ganga, Yamuna, Marudvrdha, Arjikiya, Susoma.

Published On : June 23, 2021
9 .
The government of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers as 'National River'?
A)
Brahmaputra
B)
Kaveri
C)
Yamuna
D)
Ganga

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Ganga

Published On : June 23, 2021
10 .
Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the
A)
2nd Century AD
B)
2nd Century BC
C)
5th-6th Century BC
D)
5th-6th Century AD

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 5th-6th Century BC

Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the. 6th-5th century B.C.

Published On : June 23, 2021