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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 .
Who among the following was a Satavahana ruler?
A)
Rudradaman
B)
Nahapana
C)
Maltendravartnan
D)
Gautamiputra Satakarni

Correct Answer :   Gautamiputra Satakarni

The Satavahana power was revived by Gautamiputra Satakarni , who is considered the greatest of the Satavahana rulers. Charles Higham dates his reign c. 103 – c. 127 CE.
 
Satavahana dynasty ruled from Pune in Maharastra to Coastal Andhra Pradesh in the 2nd century BC onwards.The coins issued by Satavahanas had Bilingual legends. The name of the Kings was mentioned in Prakrit as well as some south Indian Language. Satavahana Kings promoted Buddhism. Satkarni I was the first Satavahana King to introduce the Ruler’s head on the coins.

Vasishthiputra Pulumavi was a Satavahana king, and the son of Gautamiputra Satakarni. The new consensus for his reign is ca. 85-125 CE, although it was earlier dated variously: 110–138 CE or 130–159 CE. He is also referred to as Vasishthiputra Sri Pulumavi.

Published On : June 22, 2021
2 .
‘Svayamvara’ is special from of
A)
Rakshasa marriage
B)
Paisacha marriage
C)
Brahma marriage
D)
Gandharva marriage

Correct Answer :   Gandharva marriage

Swayamvara is a form of marriage (Gandharva marriage) in which the bride had the opportunity to select a husband amongst several suitors. The royalty of old times wanted to select a brave and righteous person.

Published On : June 22, 2021
3 .
Pietra dura, a decorative style, was adopted in the Mughal architecture from the reign of
A)
Humayun
B)
Aurangzeb
C)
Jahangir
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Jahangir

Published On : June 22, 2021
4 .
Identify the foreign traveller who gives an account of the Bahamani Kingdom
A)
A. Nikitin
B)
Nicolo Conti
C)
Ralph Fitch
D)
F. Nuniz

Correct Answer :   Nikitin

Athanasius Nikitin traveled this kingdom. He contrasts the huge wealth of the nobility with the wretchedness of the peasantry and the frugality of Hindus. Vincent Smith and Nilakanta Sastri stated that the Bahmani Sultans were fanatics and did not show any interest in general welfare of their subjects.

Published On : June 22, 2021
5 .
In the Mughal System of administration, Mir Bakshi was
A)
Incharge of the imperial mint
B)
Paymaster General
C)
Minister-in-charge of Treasury
D)
Commandar-in-chief of the Mughal army

Correct Answer :   Paymaster General

During Mughal Era, Mir Bakshi was in charge of military pay and accounts office. Since civil service was based on Mansabdari system and all Mansabdars received their pay from Military accounts office, the post of Mir Bakshi was of utmost importance as imperial paymaster.

Published On : June 22, 2021
6 .
Babur assumed the title of “Ghazi” after the
A)
Battle of Ghagra
B)
Battle of Khanwah
C)
Battle of Panipat
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Battle of Khanwah

After his victory over Rana Sanga (1527) on the battlefield of Kanwaha, Babur assumed the title of Ghazi (warrior of the faith).

Published On : June 22, 2021
7 .
The censorship of the Press Act was passed in
A)
1773
B)
1775
C)
1777
D)
1779

Correct Answer :   1779

But, in 1799, Lord Wellesley brought the Censorship of Press Act, 1799. The idea was to stop the French from publishing anything which could harm British in any way. This act brought all the newspapers under the Government scrutiny before their publication.

Published On : June 22, 2021
8 .
In 1834, one of the following remarked on the famine that “the bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India”:
A)
Palme Dutt
B)
Dadabhai Naoroji
C)
William Bentinck
D)
R.C. Dutt

Correct Answer :   William Bentinck

William Bentinck, the Governor-General, reported in 1834-35 : "The misery hardly finds a parallel in the history of commerce. The bones of the cotton-weavers are bleaching the plains of India".

Published On : June 22, 2021
9 .
The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ in the State emblem has been taken from
A)
Mundaka Upanishad
B)
Chandogya Upanishad
C)
Isa Upanishad
D)
Svetasvatara Upanishad

Correct Answer :   Mundaka Upanishad

The words Satyameva Jayate from Mundaka Upanishad, meaning 'Truth Alone Triumphs', are inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script.

Published On : June 22, 2021
10 .
The first Swadeshi dacoity or robbery was organised in the year 1906 in
A)
Muzaffarpur
B)
Maniktala
C)
Midnapur
D)
Rangapur

Correct Answer :   Rangapur

Rangpura is the place where first swadeshi dacoity was organised in 1906.

Published On : June 22, 2021