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 Indian state is the largest in terms of the total area covered ?

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Rajasthan

Rajasthan is a state in northern India. The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres or 10.4 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population.

Published On : June 24, 2021

2 .

Which caves is a cultural mix of religious arts of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism?

Badami

Elephanta

Ajanta

Ellora

Correct Answer : Ellora

Ajanta is 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the Ellora Caves, which contain Hindu, Jain and Buddhist caves, the last dating from a period similar to Ajanta.

Published On : June 24, 2021

3 .

Humayun’s Tomb is located in

Agra

Delhi

Jaipur

Gwalior

Correct Answer : Delhi

Humayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum, in 1558, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her.

Published On : June 24, 2021

4 .

Where is the Samadhi of Guru Gobind Singh located?

Nanded

Ludhiana

Anandpur sahib

Amritsar

Correct Answer : Nanded

Takht Sri Hazur Sahib, Nanded, built over the place where Guru Gobind Singh was cremated in 1708, the inner chamber is still called Angitha Sahib.

Published On : June 24, 2021

5 .

The land mass of India has an area of ______ million square km.

1.28

2.28

3.28

4.28

Correct Answer : 3.28

India's total landmass is 3.28 million square kilometres out of which the land area is 2.38 million square kilometres while the area occupied by the water bodies is around 300 thousand square kilometres.

Published On : June 24, 2021

6 .

Where is the Girnar hills located?

Rajasthan

Gujarat

Bihar

Karnataka

Correct Answer : Gujarat

Fourteen of Ashoka's Major Rock Edicts, dating to circa 250 BCE, are inscribed on a large boulder that is housed in a small building located outside the town of Junagadh on Saurashtra peninsula in the state of Gujarat, India. It is located on Girnar Taleti road, at about 2 km (1.2 mi) far from Uperkot Fort easterly, some 2 km before Girnar Taleti.

Published On : June 24, 2021

7 .

Takshashila University was located between which two rivers?

Beas and Indus

Satluj and Indus

Indus and Jhelum

Jhelum and Ravi

Correct Answer : Indus and Jhelum

River Indus and Hydaspes, river Hydaspes is now known as river Jhelum it is a tributary of river Indus.

Published On : June 24, 2021

8 .

________ comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution.

Rani ki vav

Fatehpur Sikri

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Nalanda

Correct Answer : Nalanda

The Nalanda Mahavihara site is in the State of Bihar, in north-eastern India. It comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution dating from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE.

Published On : June 24, 2021

9 .

Ozone holes are more pronounced at the

Poles

Equator

Tropic of cancer

Tropic of capricorn

Correct Answer : Poles

Ozone holes are more pronounced at the polar regions of the earth.

Published On : June 24, 2021

10 .

Burzil Pass is situated in which of the following states?

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Sikkim

Uttarakhand

Correct Answer : Jammu and Kashmir

The city of Gilgit is some 367 km (228 mi) from Srinagar by road via the Burzil Pass above the northern banks of Wular Lake and Gurez in Jammu and Kashmir.

Published On : June 24, 2021