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.

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1 .
Policy of tariff holiday was practiced by the British during
A)
1858 to 1870
B)
1870 to 1880
C)
1882 to 1894
D)
1898 to 1905

Correct Answer :   1882 to 1894

Published On : June 22, 2021
2 .
Which of the following districts constituted as the Northern Circars in the Madras Presidency?
A)
Mustafanagar, Ellore, Rajahmundry, Chicacole
B)
Mustafanagar, Ellore, Kondaveedu, Rajahmundry
C)
Rajahmundry, Mustafanagar, Machilipatam, Ellore
D)
Chicacole, Mustafanagar, Ellore, Kondaveedu

Correct Answer :   Mustafanagar, Ellore, Rajahmundry, Chicacole

The Northern Circars were five in number: Chicacole (Srikakulam), Rajahmundry, Eluru, Kondapalli and Guntur, with a total area was about 30,000 square miles (78,000 km2) when Nizam initially lost control of them to the Europeans.

Published On : June 22, 2021
3 .
Which Princely State was not annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse in spite of not having natural heir?
A)
Satara
B)
Karauli
C)
Pudukottai
D)
Baroda

Correct Answer :   Karauli

Published On : June 22, 2021
4 .
The Arya Samaj movement believed in
A)
Vedic ritualism
B)
Idolatory
C)
Pantheism
D)
Polytheism

Correct Answer :   Vedic ritualism

Arya Samaj (Hindi: आर्य समाज, "Noble Society") is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values of based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas (Vedic ritualism). The samaj was founded by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati on 10 April 1875.

Published On : June 22, 2021
5 .
Which Commission was entrusted the task of demarcating the line of India and Pakistan in 1947?
A)
Marshall
B)
Wavell
C)
Alexander
D)
Redcliffe

Correct Answer :   Redcliffe

On 17th August 1947 the Radcliffe Line was declared as the boundary between India and Pakistan, following the Partition of India. The line is named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe who was commissioned to equitably divide 4,50,000 km sq of territory with 88 million people.

Published On : June 22, 2021
6 .
Which was the highest gold coin in the reign of Akbar?
A)
Asharfi
B)
Ilahi
C)
Shahanshah
D)
Jalali

Correct Answer :   Shahanshah

Sihinsah was the largest gold coin; its weight was around 101 Tolas, which is highly used in big commercial transactions. An interesting system prevailed in Akbar's period, which is described in the Ain-e-Akbari in detail.

Published On : June 22, 2021
7 .
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place during the Viceroyalty of
A)
Lord Chelmsford
B)
Lord Canning
C)
Lord Ripon
D)
Lord Curzon

Correct Answer :   Lord Chelmsford

Published On : June 22, 2021
8 .
Which Sultan of Delhi shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
A)
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
B)
Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C)
Sher Shah
D)
Allauddin Khilji

Correct Answer :   Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

Muhammad bin Tughlaq : In 1327, Tughluq ordered to move his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (in present-day Maharashtra) in the Deccan region of India. Muhammad bin Tughlaq himself had spent a number of years as a prince on campaign in the southern states during the reign of his father.

Published On : June 22, 2021
9 .
The first to have trade relation with India were the
A)
Portuguese
B)
Duch
C)
French
D)
English

Correct Answer :   Portuguese

Portuguese were the first Europeans to start trade with India. After the fall of Ottoman Empire and capture of Constantinople in 1453 it became difficult for Europeans to trade with India via land route.

Published On : June 22, 2021
10 .
Who resigned from Viceroy's Executive Council as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
A)
Mahatma Gandhi
B)
Rabindra Nath Tagore
C)
Jamnalal Bajaj
D)
Shankaran Nair

Correct Answer :   Shankaran Nair

Shankaran Nair resigned from the membership of the Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protect against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on April 13, 1919.

Published On : June 22, 2021
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