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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 one of the following Indus Valley Civillization site gives evidence of a dockyard?
A)
Lothal
B)
Harappa
C)
Rakhigarhi
D)
Mohenjodaro

Correct Answer :   Lothal

The Indus Valley Civilization site Lothal gives evidence of a dockyard. Lothal was discovered by S.R. Rao in 1954 A.D. The dockyard is located in eastern side of Lothal.

Published On : June 23, 2021
2 .
Cotton for textile was first cultivated in
A)
Mesopotamia
B)
India
C)
Central America
D)
Egypt

Correct Answer :   India

The first evidence of cotton use in India & Pakistan, and the dates from about 6,000BC. Scientists believe that cotton was first cultivated in indus delta.

Published On : June 23, 2021
3 .
Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?
A)
Cow
B)
Rhinoceros
C)
Elephant
D)
Tiger

Correct Answer :   Cow

From the seals, terracotta figurines, and copper tablets we get an idea on the religious life of the Harappans. The chief male deity was Pasupati, (proto-Siva) represented in seals as sitting in a yogic posture with three faces and two horns. He is surrounded by four animals (elephant, tiger, rhino, and buffalo each facing a different direction). Two deer appear on his feet.

Published On : June 23, 2021
4 .
Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society in ascending order of age, is correct?
A)
Grihastha-Brahmacharya-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
B)
Grihastha-Sanyasa-Vanaprastha-Bramacharya
C)
Bramacharya-Grihastha-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
D)
Bramacharya-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa-Grihastha

Correct Answer :   Bramacharya-Grihastha-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa

Published On : June 23, 2021
5 .
Purushasukta is founded in the
A)
Atharvaveda
B)
Manusmriti
C)
Bhagavad Gita
D)
Rigveda

Correct Answer :   Rigveda

Published On : June 23, 2021
6 .
The Rigvedic God Varuna was
A)
Guardian of the cosmic order
B)
God of prosperity
C)
Harbinger of peace
D)
Destroyer of foes

Correct Answer :   Guardian of the cosmic order

In the Hindu Puranas, Varuna is the god of oceans, his vehicle is a Makara (crocodile) and his weapon is a Pasha (noose, rope loop). He is the guardian deity of the western direction. In some texts, he is the father of the Vedic sage Vasishtha.

Published On : June 23, 2021
7 .
The expounder of Yoga Philosophy was
A)
Gautam
B)
Patanjali
C)
Jaimini
D)
Sankaracharya

Correct Answer :   Patanjali

The ancient Sage Patanjali was an expounder of the Yoga Sutras one of the most important text of yoga covering all aspects of life.

Published On : June 23, 2021
8 .
Ashtadhyayi" was written by
A)
Shukadeva
B)
Panini
C)
Balmiki
D)
Ved Vyas

Correct Answer :   Panini

Ashtadhyayi, Sanskrit AṣṭādhyāyÄ« (“Eight Chapters”), Sanskrit treatise on grammar written in the 6th to 5th century bce by the Indian grammarian Panini. This work set the linguistic standards for Classical Sanskrit.

Published On : June 23, 2021
9 .
The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in
A)
Samyukta Nikaya
B)
Mahabharat
C)
Anguttar Nikaya
D)
ChhandogyaUpanishad

Correct Answer :   Anguttar Nikaya

Sixteen states or Mahajanapadas are mentioned in the Buddhist Jatakas, Anguttara Nikaya. The Anguttara Nikaya is a Buddhist scripture, the fourth of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that comprise the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism.

Published On : June 22, 2021
10 .
Mahajanapada situated on the bank of river Godawari was
A)
Kamboja
B)
Avanti
C)
Assaka
D)
Vatsa

Correct Answer :   Assaka

Assaka was a region of ancient India around and between the river Godavari. It was one of the sixteen mahajanapadas in the 6th century BCE.

Published On : June 22, 2021