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 .

Who is the first Woman Governor in India

Sarojini Naidu

Padmaja Naidu

Fathima Beevi

Vijayalakshmi Pandit

Correct Answer : Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu was the first female to become the governor of an Indian state. She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949.

Published On : June 19, 2021

2 .

Who is the first Woman Chief Minister in India

Shashikala Kakodkar

Nandini Satpathy

Janaki Ramachandran

Sucheta Kripalani

Correct Answer : Sucheta Kripalani

Sucheta Mazumdar her married name, Sucheta Kripalani, (25 June 1908 – 1 December 1974) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. She was India's first woman Chief Minister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.

Published On : June 19, 2021

3 .

Where the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is located

Mussoorie

Shimla

Delhi

Ooty

Correct Answer : Mussoorie

The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is located in Charleville, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) is a civil service training institute on public policy and public administration in India. The academy's main purpose is to train civil servants of the IAS cadre and also conduct the Foundation Course of Group-A Central Civil Services. After completion of training, the trainee officers of IAS cadre are awarded an MA (Public Management) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. It has been functioning under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions since 1985.

Published On : June 19, 2021

4 .

What is the intermediate tier of the Panchayati Raj system is called

Zila Parishad

Gram Sabha

Pachayat Samiti

Taluka Pachayat

Correct Answer : Pachayat Samiti

India has adopted for 3-tier Panchayati Raj System. These are Gram Panchayat at village level, Block Panchayat or Panchayat Samiti at intermediate or block level, Zila Parishad at district level.

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5 .

Which state first adopted the Pachayati Raj in India in 1959

Karnataka

Rajasthan

Gujrat

Punjab

Correct Answer : Rajasthan

Th e system later came to be known as Panchayati Raj, which was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 2 October 1959 at Nagour in Rajasthan. The first elections under the Rajasthan Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959 were held in September-October 1959.

Published On : June 19, 2021

6 .

Minimum age required to contest for Rajya Sabha

25 Years

28 Yeras

30 Years

35 Years

Correct Answer : 30 Years

In order to be chosen a member of Parliament, a person must be a citizen of India and not less than 30 years of age in the case of Rajya Sabha.
25 years of age in the Lok Sabha.

Published On : June 19, 2021

7 .

Minimum age required to contest for Presidentship in India

25 Years

28 Years

30 Years

35 Years

Correct Answer : 35 Years

Article 58 of the Constitution sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the President.

A President must be:

A citizen of India.

35 years of age or above

Qualified to become a member of the Lok Sabha

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8 .

When the first General Election held in India

1951

1955

1957

1960

Correct Answer : 1951

General elections were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952. They were the first elections to the Lok Sabha after independence in August 1947. It was conducted under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, which was adopted on 26 November 1949. Elections to most of the state legislatures took place simultaneously.

Published On : June 19, 2021

9 .

The Second largest judicial complex in the World

Madras High Court

Bombay High Court

Gauhati High Court

Delhi High Court

Correct Answer : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court is the second oldest High Court of India after the Calcutta High Court in Kolkata. It is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The court is one of the three High Courts in India established in the three Presidency Towns of Madras, Bombay and Calcutta by letters patent granted by Queen Victoria, bearing date 26 June 1862. It exercises original jurisdiction over the city of Chennai and appellate jurisdiction over the entire state of Tamil Nadu and Union territory of Puducherry, as well as extraordinary original jurisdiction, civil and criminal, under the letters patent and special original jurisdiction for the issue of writs under the Constitution of India. Covering 107 acres, the court complex is one of the largest in the world, next only to Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, London.

Published On : June 19, 2021

10 .

Who was the first Chief Justice of India

SR Das

Chand Mahajan

H J Kania

None of the above

Correct Answer : H J Kania

Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania (3 November 1890 – 6 November 1951) was the first Chief Justice of India.

Published On : June 19, 2021