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 .

Choose the word which is different from the rest?

Imphal

Kohima

Shimla

Nagaland

Correct Answer : Nagaland

Except Nagaland all other options are capital cities of the states in India. Nagaland is the north eastern state with Kohima as its capital city.

* Shimla is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh.

* Imphal is the capital city of Manipur.

Published On : June 25, 2021

2 .

Space Application Centre (SAC) is located at which place?

Hyderabad

Ahmadabad

Mumbai

Trivandrum

Correct Answer : Ahmadabad

Space Applications Centre (SAC) is one of the major centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which is located in Ahmadabad.

SAC focuses on the design of space-borne instruments for ISRO missions and development and operationalisation of applications of space technology for societal benefits. The applications cover communication, broadcasting, navigation, disaster monitoring, meteorology, oceanography, environment monitoring and natural resources survey.

Published On : June 25, 2021

3 .

Which one of the following States of India receives Sunshine at the earliest?

West Bengal

Jammu & Kashmir

Arunachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Arunachal Pradesh

Sun appears in the earliest in Arunachal Pradesh in India.

Published On : June 25, 2021

4 .

Where is located the world's longest glass bridge that was opened for the public on December 24, 2017?

Tokyo, Japan

Hebei, China

Berlin, Germany

Virginia, USA

Correct Answer : Hebei, China

The 488-metre-long bridge at Hongyagu Scenic Area in Hebei, which opened on December 24, is the world's longest glass-floor bridge

Published On : June 25, 2021

5 .

Which of the following hills is situated in the southernmost part of India?

Palani Hills

Nilgiri Hills

Cardamom Hills

Anamalai Hills

Correct Answer : Cardamom Hills

The Cardamom Hills or Yela Mala are mountain range of southern India and part of the southern Western Ghats located in Idukki district, Kerala, India.

Published On : June 25, 2021

6 .

Polavaram Project is located in which state?

Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka

Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Andhra Pradesh

The Project is located in Andhra Pradesh near Polavaram village about 34 KMs

Published On : June 25, 2021

7 .

In December 2017, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated the B. R. Ambedkar International Centre in

Ahmedabad

Mumbai

Hyderabad

New Delhi

Correct Answer : New Delhi

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the BR Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi, Here saying it would be an important place for research on social and economic issues.

Published On : June 25, 2021

8 .

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Char Dham highway development project orChardham Mahamarg Vikas Paiiyojna at

Haridwar

Dehradun

Rishikesh

Manikaran

Correct Answer : Dehradun

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 December 2016 laid the foundation stone of Char Dham Highway Development Project in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

The primary objective of the programme is to develop all-weather roads leading to Char Dham - Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri in Uttarakhand.

Published On : June 25, 2021

9 .

Which neighbouring country of India lies to the south of Lakshadweep islands?

Bangladesh

Indonesia

Myanmar

Maldives

Correct Answer : Maldives

India is a country in South Asia which lies completely in the northern hemisphere. It shares its land boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Two neighbouring island countries around India are Maldives and Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean.

Published On : June 24, 2021

10 .

The largest producer of Lac in India is

Gujarat

Chattisgarh

Jharkhand

West Bengal

Correct Answer : Jharkhand

Lac is resinous secretion of wide range of lac insects. Most common species is Kerria lacca utilized for lac production. In India, Jharkhand is the leading producer of lac followed by Chattisgarh, West Bengal & Maharashtra. It is used to make dyes & bangles, filling of hollow silver and gold ornaments.

Published On : June 24, 2021