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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 ancient civilization of Sumer flourished in a region, which is a part of the following country in the modern world
A)
Egypt
B)
Sumeria
C)
Iraq
D)
Syria

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Iraq

The ancient Sumerians, who flourished thousands of years ago between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what today is southern Iraq, built a civilization that in some ways was the ancient equivalent of Silicon Valley.

Published On : June 21, 2021
2 .
Who was the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs?
A)
Guru Gobind Singh
B)
Guru Amardas
C)
Guru Tegh Bahadur
D)
Guru Nanak

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Nanak, the first Guru, and Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru, continue to feature prominently in Sikhs' experience of their religion.

Published On : June 21, 2021
3 .
Where did Industrial revolution take place?
A)
England
B)
Germany
C)
France
D)
United States of America

Correct Answer : Option (A) - England

How the Industrial Revolution Began. In the mid-18th century, in the Midlands of England, one of the most momentous transformations in world history began to unfold.

Published On : June 21, 2021
4 .
Faizee lived in the court of
A)
Bahadur Shah Zafar
B)
Humayun
C)
Dara Shikoh
D)
Akbar

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Akbar

Shaikh Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak, popularly known by his pen-name, Faizi (20 September 1547 – 15 October 1595) was a poet and scholar of late medieval India whose ancestors Malik-ush-Shu'ara (poet laureate) of Akbar's Court. He was the elder brother of Akbar's historian Abul Fazl.

Published On : June 21, 2021
5 .
The Congress split into moderates and extremist in
A)
1906
B)
1907
C)
1908
D)
1909

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 1907

The Surat Split was the splitting of the Indian National Congress into two groups - the Extremists and the Moderates - at the Surat session in 1907.

Published On : June 21, 2021
6 .
The year of Bengal Famine in which millions of people died is
A)
1940
B)
1941
C)
1942
D)
1943

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 1943

The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine in the Bengal province of British India (now Bangladesh and eastern India) during World War II. An estimated 2.1–3 million, out of a population of 60.3 million, died of starvation, malaria, and other diseases aggravated by malnutrition, population displacement, unsanitary conditions and lack of health care.

Published On : June 21, 2021
7 .
Multi-purpose river valley projects are the "New temples of modern India". The above statement is made by:
A)
Mahatma Nehru
B)
Motilal Nehru
C)
Jawaharlal Nehru
D)
Rajiv Gandhi

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Jawaharlal Nehru

Multi-purpose river valley projects were hailed as “Temples of Modern India” by Jawaharlal Nehru.

Published On : June 21, 2021
8 .
Who gave the title of "Mahamana" to Madan Mohan Malaviya?
A)
Rabindra Nath Tagore
B)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C)
Dada Bhai Nauroji
D)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Rabindra Nath Tagore

Madan Mohan Malviya was the most prominent leader of INC. He was most remembered as the founder of Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U) at Varansi in 1916. Rabindra Nath Tagore titled him "Mahamana" and he awarded by Bharat Ratna in 2015 (Posthumous).

Published On : June 21, 2021
9 .
Which of the following religions influenced Akbar much more than any single religion, all of which were meticulously examined by him?
A)
Jainism
B)
Christianity
C)
Hinduism
D)
Zoroastrianism

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Hinduism

Published On : June 21, 2021
10 .
Who among the following was the accredited Ambassador of the King of England, James I, to the Mughal Emperor Jahangir court?
A)
James Lancaster
B)
Sir Thomas Roe
C)
Sir Henry middleton
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Sir Thomas Roe

As an ambassador of Emperor James l, Sir Thomas Roe reached in the court of Mughal Emperor Jehandri at Agra in 1615. Jehangir presented him the Mansab of 400.

Published On : June 21, 2021