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 .

Which one of the following liberty is not embodied in the Preamble to the Constitution of India?

Economic Liberty

Liberty of Thought

Liberty of Expression

Liberty of Belief

Correct Answer : Economic Liberty

The Preamble secures to all citizens of India liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship, through their Fundamental Rights, enforceable in the court of law, in case of violation. Liberty, as elaborated in the Preamble, is essential for the successful functioning of the Indian democratic system. However, liberty does not mean ‘license’ to do what one likes, and has to be enjoyed within the limitations mentioned in the Constitution itself. Economic liberty is not explicitly mentioned in the Preamble.

Published On : June 21, 2021

2 .

Who termed the Indian Constitution as "Quasi Federal" ?

Ivor Jennings

M.V. Paylee

D.D. Basu

K.C. Wheare

Correct Answer : K.C. Wheare

Therefore, it would not be wrong to conclude that the Constitution of India is federal in structure and unitary in spirit i.e. it is quasi- federal in nature, as stated by K C Wheare.

Published On : June 21, 2021

3 .

Which of the following States is a member of the ' Seven Sisters '

Tripura

Bihar

West Bengal

Orissa

Correct Answer : Tripura

The Seven Sister States is a popular term for the contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura prior to inclusion of the state of Sikkim into the North Eastern Region of India.

Published On : June 21, 2021

4 .

Who has been appointed as the new economic affairs secretary in the Union Finance Ministry?

Kirti Singh

Tapan Ray

Subhash C. Garg

N. K. Sinha

Correct Answer : Subhash C. Garg

Subhash C. Garg, a 1983 batch lAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed as the new the economic affairs secretary in the Union Finance Ministry. The post fell vacant after Shaktikanta Das retired on May 31, 2017. Currently, Tapan Ray, the corporate affairs secretary, has the additional charge of the economic affairs department. Prior to this appointment, Garg was Executive Director at World Bank for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka.

Published On : June 21, 2021

5 .

The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation from the constitution of

USA

Canada

Ireland

Correct Answer : Canada

From Canada we have borrowed the scheme of federation. Influenced by the Constitution of Canada, India is also known as a 'Union of States' and not as 'United States of India' like U.S.A.

Published On : June 21, 2021

6 .

Who of the following presidents of India was the recipient of Bharata Rana Award before becoming the president of India ?

V V Giri

Rajendra Prasad

S. Radha Krishnana

Fakruddin Ali Ahmed

Correct Answer : S. Radha Krishnana

The first receiver of this award was politician C. Rajagopalachari, philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and scientist C.V. Raman. Since 1954, Bharat Ratna Award has been presented to 45 individuals including 12 who were awarded posthumous awards.

Published On : June 21, 2021

7 .

Which of the following ministry has turned down the proposal to rename West Bengal to ‘Bangla’ ?

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Culture

Ministry of Law and Justice

Ministry of External Affairs

Correct Answer : Ministry of External Affairs

Foreign Affairs Ministry has turned down the proposal to rename West Bengal to ‘Bangla’, citing diplomatic confusion over similarities with the neighbouring country Bangladesh, according to reports. The West Bengal Assembly had passed a resolution last year stating that the name of the state would be changed to ‘Bangla’ in Bengali, ‘Bengal’ in English and ‘Bangal’ in Hindi.

Published On : June 21, 2021

8 .

There are how many Non-permanant members of Security Council?

Correct Answer : 10

Membership of the United Nations Security Council is held by the five permanent members and ten elected, non-permanent members.

Published On : June 21, 2021

9 .

Who is the 14th President of India ?

Sreedharan

Meira Kumar

Vaidyanathan

Ram Nath Kovind

Correct Answer : Ram Nath Kovind

BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind registered an emphatic win over his rival and Opposition candidate Meira Kumar. Succeeding Pranab Mukherjee, Kovind sworn in as the 14th president of India on July 25, 2017.

Published On : June 21, 2021

10 .

Andhra Pradesh was created as a linguistic state in

1950

1953

1956

1963

Correct Answer : 1953

Parliament passed the Andhra State Act in September 1953. On 1 October 1953, 11 districts in the Telugu-speaking portion of Madras State became the new Andhra State with Kurnool as the capital.

Published On : June 21, 2021