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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 .
Sarnath is in the state of
A)
Maharashtra
B)
Uttar Pradesh
C)
Kerala
D)
Gujarat

Correct Answer :   Uttar Pradesh

Sarnath is a place located 10 kilometres north-east of Varanasi near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Published On : June 22, 2021
2 .
Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of 'moderates' and 'extremists'?
A)
Swadeshi Movement
B)
Quit India Movement
C)
Civil Disobedience Movement
D)
Non-Cooperation Movement

Correct Answer :   Swadeshi Movement

Surat split is an important event in the modern history of India. It took place in 1907 when the moderates parted company with the Extremists. The split in the congress was due to many reasons. The Moderates had controlled the congress from its very beginning and had their own ways of thinking and doing which were not acceptable to the younger generations who were impatient with the speed at which the moderates were moving and leading the nation. This was the time of Swadeshi Movement.

Published On : June 22, 2021
3 .
In medieval India, the designations ‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for
A)
military officers
B)
chiefs of craft guilds
C)
specialists in Vedic rituals
D)
village headmen

Correct Answer :   village headmen

Mahattaras or Mahattam & Pattakila or Patel were the village headmen.

Published On : June 22, 2021
4 .
The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for
A)
writing off all peasant debts
B)
the uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom
C)
the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third
D)
the grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land

Correct Answer :   the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third

The Tebhaga movement was a militant campaign initiated in Bengal by the Kisan Sabha in 1946-47. At that time share-cropping peasants had to give half of their harvest to the owners of the land. The demand of the Tebhaga (sharing by thirds) movement was to reduce the share given to landlords to one-third.

Published On : June 22, 2021
5 .
With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for
A)
Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement
B)
Leading a contingent of Indian National Army
C)
Participating in the Second Round Table Conference
D)
Assisting in the formation of Interim Government under Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer :   Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement

Published On : June 22, 2021
6 .
Which, one of the following, is not the anthology of Sangam literature?
A)
Ettutokai
B)
Tirrukkurala
C)
Pattupattu
D)
Ahinanuru

Correct Answer :   Tirrukkurala

Published On : June 22, 2021
7 .
Point out which one of the following sites associated with the Nagas had a shrine dedicated to Dadhikarna, the lord of the Nagas
A)
Mathura
B)
Padmavati
C)
Kantipuri
D)
Rajagriha

Correct Answer :   Mathura

Published On : June 22, 2021
8 .
In which one of the following ancient literary works a separate section of painting is found?
A)
Natyashastra
B)
Panchasiddhantika
C)
Panchatantra
D)
Vishnudharmottara Purana

Correct Answer :   Vishnudharmottara Purana

Published On : June 22, 2021
9 .
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year
A)
1881
B)
1886
C)
1889
D)
1891

Correct Answer :   1889

Jawaharlal Nehru, byname Pandit (Hindi: “Pundit” or “Teacher”) Nehru, (born November 14, 1889, Allahabad, India—died May 27, 1964, New Delhi), first prime minister of independent India (1947–64), who established parliamentary government and became noted for his neutralist (nonaligned) policies in foreign affairs.

Published On : June 22, 2021
10 .
In Nov 1949 Nathuram Godse (who shot Mahatma Gandhi) was hanged at ………………. Jail.
A)
MP
B)
Gujrat
C)
Mumbai
D)
Ambala

Correct Answer :   Ambala

15 November 1949 (aged 39) Ambala Central Jail, Ambala, East Punjab, Dominion of India

Published On : June 22, 2021