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 .

Battle of Talikota took place in the Year?

1561

1565

1570

1574

Correct Answer : 1565

Battle of Talikota, confrontation in the Deccan region of southern India between the forces of the Hindu raja of Vijayanagar and the four allied Muslim sultans of Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmadnagar, and Golconda. The battle was fought on January 23, 1565, at a site southeast of Bijapur, in what is now northern Karnataka state.

Published On : June 22, 2021

2 .

The Great Revolt of 1857 started from

Gwalior

Lucknow

Jhansi

Meerut

Correct Answer : Meerut

The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company's army in the garrison town of Meerut, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Delhi (that area is now Old Delhi).

Published On : June 22, 2021

3 .

The slogan "You give me blood, I will give you freedom" was given by

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

Jawahar Lal Nehru

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Subash Chandra Bose

Correct Answer : Subash Chandra Bose

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose gave the quote 'you give me blood I will give you freedom'.

Published On : June 22, 2021

4 .

Who gave the theory of panchsheel?

Mahatma Gandhi

Dr. Ambedkar

Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

Indira Gandhi

Correct Answer : Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

The agreement was signed between then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and China's first Premier (Prime Minister) Chou En-Lai. The term “Panchsheel” is made from Panch + Sheel which means five principles or thoughts.

Published On : June 22, 2021

5 .

Who among the following made first Goa their colony?

Portugese

Britishers

Dutch

French

Correct Answer : Portugese

Portuguese India, Portuguese Estado da Índia, name once used for those parts of India which were under Portuguese rule from 1505 to December 1961. Portuguese India consisted of several isolated tracts: (1) the territory of Goa with the capital, a considerable area in the middle of the west coast of India;

Published On : June 22, 2021

6 .

Panipat is modern

Faridabad

Kurukshetra

Sonepat

Delhi

Correct Answer : Kurukshetra

Published On : June 22, 2021

7 .

In 1498 vasco-da-gama landed at

Calicut

Delhi

Nalanda

Calcutta

Correct Answer : Calicut

Christopher Columbus' unsuccessful search for a western maritime route to India resulted in the "discovery" of the Americas in 1492, but it was Vasco da Gama who ultimately established the Carreira da India, or India Route, when he sailed around Africa and into the Indian Ocean, landing at Calicut (modern Kozhikode), etc,..

Published On : June 22, 2021

8 .

Where did Mahatma Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon?

Kushinagar

Bodh Gaya

Lumbini

Sarnath

Correct Answer : Sarnath

A popular subject in medieval Buddhist art is the Buddha preaching his first sermon in a deer forest at Sarnath, north of Bodhgaya, where he had experienced enlightenment some weeks prior.

Published On : June 22, 2021

9 .

Where was the third Buddhist Council held?

Kashmir

Vatsa

Pataliputra

Kosambi

Correct Answer : Pataliputra

Published On : June 22, 2021

10 .

The Lumbini was the birth place of Buddha is attested by an inscription of

Pushyamitra Sung