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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 .
The social ideals of Mahatma Gandhi were first put forth in
A)
The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi
B)
Hind Swaraj
C)
History of the Satyagraha in South Africa
D)
An Autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Correct Answer :   Hind Swaraj

The social ideals of Mahatma Gandhi were first put forth in (a) Hind Swaraj.

Published On : June 22, 2021
2 .
To which civilization, Port town of Lothal (Gujarat) can be traced back, marking the beginning of an ancient tradition of trade by sea ?
A)
sangam
B)
Aryan
C)
Harappan civilisation
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Harappan civilisation

According to the ASI, Lothal had the world's earliest known dock, which connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river on the trade route between Harappan cities in Sindh and the peninsula of Saurashtra when the surrounding Kutch desert of today was a part of the Arabian Sea.

Published On : June 22, 2021
3 .
Which city was founded by Krishna Deva Raya, the ruler of Vijaynagar ?
A)
Udaigiri
B)
Nagalapur
C)
Warangal
D)
Chandragiri

Correct Answer :   Nagalapur

The ruler of Tuluva dynasty, Sri Krishnadevaraya founded a town Nagalapur (near Vijayanagar) in the memory of his mother Nagala Devi and built tanks, temples, gopurams, etc.

Published On : June 22, 2021
4 .
What was the name of the Persian translation of Maha-bharata ?
A)
Sirrul Asrar
B)
Anwar-i-Suhaili
C)
Sakinat-ul-Auliya
D)
Razmmama

Correct Answer :   Razmmama

The Razmnāma (Book of War) (رزم نامہ) is a Persian translation of the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata, commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. In 1574, Akbar started an Maktab Khana or a house of translation works in his new capital of Fatehpur Sikri.

Published On : June 22, 2021
5 .
‘Servants of Indian Society’ was founded by
A)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)
Mahatma Gandhi
D)
Govind Ranade

Correct Answer :   Gopal Krishna Gokhale

The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, considered as a the leader of the "moderate" faction of the pre-independence Congress from whom Gandhi drew inspiration.

Published On : June 22, 2021
6 .
Who among the following has called Tilak as ‘Father of Indian Unrest?
A)
Valentine Chirol
B)
Mahatma Gandhi
C)
Jawaharlal Nehru
D)
Powell Price

Correct Answer :   Valentine Chirol

Bal Gangadhar Tilak joined congress in 1890. Valentine Chirol called him “Father of Indian Unrest”, who first of all demanded complete “Swarajya”.

Published On : June 22, 2021
7 .
Who said in 1904 that “Bengal United is a power”, “Bengal divided will pull in several different ways.”?
A)
Lord Minto
B)
Lord Curzon
C)
Herbert Risley
D)
Sir Lancelot Hare

Correct Answer :   Herbert Risley

Published On : June 22, 2021
8 .
Who said, “Imparting education to natives is our moral duty”?
A)
Warren Hastings
B)
Lord Moira
C)
William Bentinck
D)
Wellesly

Correct Answer :   Lord Moira

Published On : June 22, 2021
9 .
The Governor General who visited Allahabad to review the working of Mahalwari Land Revenue System was
A)
Lord Dalhousie
B)
Lord Auckland
C)
Lord Canning
D)
Lord William Bentinck

Correct Answer :   Lord William Bentinck

The government of William Bentinck, the Governor-General (1828-1835), made a thorough revision of the Regulation of 1822, and thus the Mahalwari System was introduced.

Published On : June 22, 2021
10 .
First factory legislation was passed to improve the working conditions of the labour in
A)
1880
B)
1881
C)
1882
D)
1883

Correct Answer :   1881

Published On : June 22, 2021