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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.

A)
Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta.
B)
Shahbajgarhi inscription of Ashoka.
C)
Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman.
D)
Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela.

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Junagarh inscription of Rudradaman.


The inscription is dated to shortly after 150 CE. The Junagadh rock contains inscriptions of Ashoka (one of fourteen of the Major Rock Edicts of Ashoka), Rudradaman I and Skandagupta.

Published On : June 22, 2021
A)
Pratihara
B)
Chalukya
C)
Sen
D)
Pala

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Sen


The inscriptions of the Sena kings mention them as Brahma-Kshatriyas (Brahmins who ruled as Kshatriyas) or Kshatriyas.

Published On : June 22, 2021
A)
Tekkalkota
B)
Pallavaram
C)
Hallur
D)
Kurnool

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Pallavaram


In 1863, the year after his archaeological survey began, he discovered the first conclusive Paleolithic stone tool (a hand axe) in India. He found the tool in southern India (Pallavaram, near Madras).

Published On : June 22, 2021
A)
Anand
B)
Raghulabhadra
C)
Upali
D)
Goshala Maskariputra

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Goshala Maskariputra


Ajivika, an ascetic sect that emerged in India about the same time as Buddhism and Jainism and that lasted until the 14th century; the name may mean “following the ascetic way of life.” It was founded by Goshala Maskariputra (also called Gosala Makkhaliputta), a friend of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara (“Ford-maker,” i.e., saviour) of Jainism. His doctrines and those of his followers are known only from Buddhist and Jain sources, which state that he was lowborn and died after a quarrel with Mahavira shortly before the Buddha died.

Published On : June 22, 2021
A)
Ballabhi
B)
Ujjain
C)
Vaishali
D)
Vatapi

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Ballabhi


Published On : June 22, 2021
A)
Firozshah Tughlaq
B)
Muhammad Tughlaq
C)
Balban
D)
Alauddin Khilji

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Firozshah Tughlaq


Firoz Shah Tughlaq abolished the special tax on 28 items since they were against the Islamic law. He also prohibited Muslim women from going to worship at the grave of saints and also persecuted a number of heretical Muslim sects.

Published On : June 22, 2021
A)
Jahangir
B)
Babur
C)
Akbar
D)
Aurangzeb

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Akbar


Published On : June 22, 2021
A)
Eknath
B)
Tukaram
C)
Jnanesvara
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Tukaram


Varkari Sect is founded by saint Tukaram. It is a vasihnavite tradition. It is geographically associated with Maharashtra.

Published On : June 22, 2021
A)
Abdur Rahim Khan-i Khanan
B)
Raja Bhagwan Das
C)
Saadullah Khan
D)
Raja Man Singh

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Raja Man Singh


The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal emperor Akbar's forces, led by Raja Man Singh I of Amber.

Published On : June 22, 2021
A)
Periyar Ramaswamy
B)
Sri Narayan Guru
C)
Jawaharlal Nehru
D)
Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Sri Narayan Guru


Published On : June 22, 2021