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 .

Kanchi was the capital of

Rashtrakutas

Chalukyas

Cholas

Pallavas

Correct Answer : Pallavas

Thereafter the Tamil country was divided between the Pallavas in the north with Kanchipuram as their capital, and Pandyas in the south with Madurai as their capital.

Published On : June 22, 2021

2 .

'Sijdah' theoretically means:

Prostration before God

Prostration before Diwan

Prostration before Imam

Prostration before King

Correct Answer : Prostration before God

Published On : June 22, 2021

3 .

The du-aspa sih-aspa was introduced into the Mughal mansabdari system by

Akbar

Babur

Jahangir

Shah Jahan

Correct Answer : Jahangir

Duaspa-Sihaspa was a subrank of sawar introduced by Jahangir to enhance the Mansabdari system. Bandobast system was a system for scientific taxation of land introduced by Akbar with the help of his finance minister Raja Todarmal.

Published On : June 22, 2021

4 .

The title of ‘Mujaddid’ was conferred to which Mughal Emperor by the contemporary historians?

Aurangzeb

Shah Jahan

Jahangir

Humayun

Correct Answer : Shah Jahan

Published On : June 22, 2021

5 .

The founder of the Nizam’s State in Hyderabad was

Nizam Ali Khan

Mir Osman Ali Khan

Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi

Muzaffar Jung

Correct Answer : Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi

He was the viceroy of the Great Mughal in the Deccan, the premier courtier in Mughal India in 1724, and the founding "Nizam of Hyderabad". The Asaf Jahi dynasty was founded by Mir Qamar-ud-Din Siddiqi (Asaf Jah I), who served as a viceroy of the Deccan under the Mughal Empire from 1713 to 1721.

Published On : June 22, 2021

6 .

The Mughal Emperor, who built the Peacock Throne?

Nadirshah

Akbar

Aurangazeb

Shah Jahan

Correct Answer : Shah Jahan

The original throne, built for the Mughal emperor Shāh Jahān in the early 17th century, was reportedly one of the most splendorous thrones ever made.

Published On : June 22, 2021

7 .

On which post Dadabhai Naoroji was appointed in the Baroda State?

Dewan

Treasurer

Collector

Minister

Correct Answer : Dewan

Naoroji was born in Navsari into a Gujarati-speaking Parsi Zoroastrian family, and educated at the Elphinstone Institute School. He was patronised by the Maharaja of Baroda, Sayajirao Gaekwad III, and started his career life as Dewan (Minister) to the Maharaja in 1874.

Published On : June 22, 2021

8 .

Who among the following said “patriotism is religion and religion is love for India”?

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Dayananda Saraswati

Rabindranath Tagore

Swami Vivekananda

Correct Answer : Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

The statement was uttered by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

Published On : June 22, 2021

9 .

The command of Indian National Army was given to Subhash Chandra Bose in:

1941

1943

1946

1951

Correct Answer : 1943

Rash Behari Bose handed over INA to Subhas Chandra Bose. It was revived under the leadership of Subhas Chandra Bose after his arrival in Southeast Asia in 1943. The army was declared to be the army of Bose's Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind (the Provisional Government of Free India).

Published On : June 22, 2021

10 .

English East India Company lost the monopoly of Chinese trade by

The Charter Act of 1813

The Charter Act of 1823

The Charter Act of 1833

The Charter Act of 1843

Correct Answer : The Charter Act of 1833

Ended the trade monopoly of East India Company in India. Charter Act of 1833; It ended the monopoly in trade with China and the monopoly to trade in tea in India and so on.

Published On : June 22, 2021