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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 .
Aryans lived in:
A)
Maharashtra
B)
South-India
C)
Central-India
D)
Indus Valley

Correct Answer :   Indus Valley

Foreigners from the north are believed to have migrated to India and settled in the Indus Valley and Ganges Plain from 1800-1500 BCE. The most prominent of these groups spoke Indo-European languages and were called Aryans, or “noble people” in the Sanskrit language.

Published On : June 22, 2021
2 .
The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh was:
A)
Amritsar
B)
Jalandhar
C)
Lahore
D)
Patiala

Correct Answer :   Lahore

In 1799 Ranjit Singh moved the capital to Lahore from Gujranwala, where it had been established in 1763 by his grandfather, Charat Singh.

Published On : June 22, 2021
3 .
Which Indian king opposed Alexander
A)
Porus
B)
Chandergupta
C)
Ashoka
D)
Samudragupta

Correct Answer :   Porus

Porus fought against Alexander the Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes (326 BC), thought to be fought at the site of modern-day Mong, Punjab, which is now part of Pakistan.

Published On : June 22, 2021
4 .
Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?
A)
Upanishad
B)
Vedas
C)
Agams
D)
Tripitaka

Correct Answer :   Tripitaka

The Tripitaka (Pali Canon), Mahayana Sutras and the Tibetan Book of the Dead are three major noncanonical Buddhist texts. The Pali Canon, which means "the word of Buddha," includes some of the Buddha's discourse, but it also incorporates the teachings of his pupils.

Published On : June 22, 2021
5 .
The doctrine of three jewels - Right belief, Right conduct and Right knowledge - is the crownings glory of
A)
Christianity
B)
Jainism
C)
Buddhism
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Jainism

The Buddhists in Deccan excavated rock-cut Chaityas and the Vaishnavas, Shaivas and Jainas imitated these in later centuries.

Published On : June 22, 2021
6 .
Buddha attained mahaparinirvana in the republic of the
A)
Lichhavis
B)
Mallas
C)
Palas
D)
Sakyas

Correct Answer :   Mallas

Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar, the mortal remains of Tathagat were kept in the 'parliament house', of the the Republic of Mallas.

Published On : June 22, 2021
7 .
Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna
A)
Prataparudra II
B)
Ballala II
C)
Harihara I
D)
Amoghavarsha I

Correct Answer :   Harihara I

Vijayanagara or "city of victory" was the name of both a city and an empire. The empire was founded in the fourteenth century. In its heyday it stretched from the river Krishna in the north to the extreme south of the peninsula, (Krishna-Tungabhadra doab). It was founded by Harihara 1 and Bukka, in 1336.

Published On : June 22, 2021
8 .
The 1929 Session of Indian, National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the
A)
nationalist organization operating from Singapore
B)
militant organization with headquarters at Berlin
C)
revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco
D)
communist movement for India’s freedom with head-quarters at Tashkent

Correct Answer :   nationalist organization operating from Singapore

1929 Congress Session : This session was very significant because in this Lahore session the prominent party Indian National Congress, took the resolution of Poorna Swaraj or complete independence. In this, the Indian tricolour flag was hoisted by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru on the bank of the Ravi river.

Published On : June 22, 2021
9 .
The Rowlatt act aimed at
A)
compulsory economic support to war efforts
B)
suppression of the khilafat movement
C)
imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press
D)
imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial

Correct Answer :   imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial

It was enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy in India. This act authorized the government to imprison any person for up to two years without a trial, and gave the imperial authorities power to deal with all revolutionary activities.

Published On : June 22, 2021
10 .
Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century?
A)
Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products
B)
Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas
C)
The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities
D)
Rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas

Correct Answer :   Rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas

Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products. Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas. Rise of a large number of money lenders traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in trible areas. The complete disruption of the old agrarian order to the tribal communities.

Published On : June 22, 2021