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 .

Extensive plantation of trees is called

Afforestation

Eforestation

Agroforestry

Deforestation

Correct Answer : Afforestation

The process of extensive planting of trees or seeds in barren lands to increase forest cover is called as Afforestation.

Published On : June 25, 2021

2 .

Where is Marine Gulf of Kutch national park situated

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Gujarat

West Bengal

Correct Answer : Gujarat

Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kutch in the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat state, India. In 1980, an area of 270 km² from Okha to Jodiya was declared Marine Sanctuary.

Published On : June 25, 2021

3 .

The Hollong Modular Gas Processing Plant (HMGPP), which is in news recently, is located in which state?

Haryana

Assam

Arunachal Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer : Assam

The Hollong Modular Gas Processing Plant (HMGPP) of Hindustan Oil Exploration Co. Ltd. (HOEC) at Dirok Field in Assam has gone on stream.

Published On : June 25, 2021

4 .

Which is the longest National Highway in India?

NH - 47

NH - 44

NH - 7

NH - 4

Correct Answer : NH - 44

National Highway (NH) - 44 : It is the longest national highway in India with a length of 3,745 kilometres running from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the South.

Published On : June 25, 2021

5 .

Where is the headquarters of Tea Board of India?

Dispur

Ranchi

Imphal

Kolkata

Correct Answer : Kolkata

The Tea Board of India is a state agency of the Government of India (GoI) established to promote the cultivation, processing, and domestic trade as well as export of tea from India. It was established by the enactment of the Tea Act in 1953 with its headquarters in Kolkata. The Tea Board India is responsible for the assignment of certification numbers to exports of certain tea merchants. Recently, it is in news because the Union Ministry of Commerce has reappointed P K Bezbaruah as the chairman of Tea Board for a period of three years. Bezbaruah, the owner of Bokahola Tea Company in Assam, was earlier appointed as chairman of Tea Board as its first non-IAS officer. He was also instrumental in initiating a revamp of the old electronic auctioning system.

Published On : June 25, 2021

6 .

The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is

23 hrs 56 min 4.09 sec

24 hrs 30 min

24 hrs 8 sec

23 hrs 54 min 7.8 sec

Correct Answer : 23 hrs 56 min 4.09 sec

Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the Sun, but once every 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09 sec. seconds with respect to other, distant, stars (see below).

Published On : June 25, 2021

7 .

What was the city of Timbuktu best known for?

Trade

Tea

Gold

Diamonds

Correct Answer : Trade

The great Sahara Desert created an opportunity for wealth by trading to peoples who live in and around the region. The city of Timbuktu was built as a result of this trade.

Hundreds of years ago, salt was a very valuable commodity. It was valued for its taste as well as its ability to preserve food. One of the most productive areas for producing salt was the Sahara Desert, and the city of Timbuktu was built to capitalize upon this trade.

Published On : June 25, 2021

8 .

Where the Song Dam drinking water project is to be set up

Kevodia, Gujarat

Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Vadodara, Gujarat

Correct Answer : Dehradun, Uttarakhand

The Union Environment, Forest & Climate Change Ministry has given approval to the construction of the Rs 1100-crore Song Dam drinking water project in Dehradun in Uttarakhand.

The water supply scheme will provide 24-hour drinking water to Dehradun city and will help revive the local Rispana River. Touted as one of the most important projects of the Uttarakhand government, the dam, originally built on the Song River, is about 148 meters high and aims to generate power up to 6 megawatts.

Published On : June 25, 2021

9 .

Where is Mount Abu located?

Haryana

Rajasthan

Jharkand

Gujarat

Correct Answer : Rajasthan

Abu, also called Mount Abu, town, southwestern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is situated on the slopes of Mount Abu, an isolated massif in the Aravalli Range. Carved ceiling of the assembly hall in the Vimala Vasahi temple at Dilwara, near Abu, Rajasthan, India

Published On : June 25, 2021

10 .

National Rural Development Institute is situated at

Patna

Shimla

Assam

Hyderabad

Correct Answer : Hyderabad

The Institute is located in Hyderabad, Telangana. The NIRD&PR celebrated its Golden Jubilee Year of establishment in 2008. In addition to the main campus at Hyderabad, this Institute has North-Eastern Regional Centre at Guwahati, Assam to meet the NE-regional needs.

Published On : June 25, 2021