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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 .
Kanpur is situated at the bank of
A)
Yamuna
B)
Brahmaputra
C)
Ganga
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Ganga

Kanpur is a major industrial town of Uttar Pradesh, the northern state of India. This town is situated on the south bank of river Ganga,located 80 km west of Lucknow, the state capital.

Published On : June 4, 2021
2 .
On which river bank Charminar is situated?
A)
Ganga
B)
Musi
C)
Kaveri
D)
Krishana

Correct Answer :   Musi

The Charminar is situated on the east bank of Musi river. To the west lies the Laad Bazaar, and to the southwest lies the richly ornamented granite Makkah Masjid. It is listed as an archaeological and architectural treasure on the official "List of Monuments" prepared by the Archaeological Survey of India.

Published On : June 4, 2021
3 .
River wardha is the tributary of
A)
Godavari
B)
Sabarmathi
C)
Narmada
D)
Krishna

Correct Answer :   Godavari

The Wardha River (Varada River, is a major river in Vidarbha region of Maharastra in India. The Wardha River joins the Wainganga River at Chaprala in Gadchiroli district and forms the Pranahita River which ultimately flows into Godavari.

Published On : June 4, 2021
4 .
The alternate name of river Brahmaputra is
A)
Gandak
B)
Tista
C)
Tsangpo
D)
Yamuna

Correct Answer :   Tsangpo

Brahmaputra River, Bengali Jamuna, Tibetan Tsangpo, Chinese (Pinyin) Yarlung Zangbo Jiang or (Wade-Giles romanization) Ya-lu-tsang-pu Chiang, major river of Central and South Asia.

Published On : June 4, 2021
5 .
The Vaigai river rises in the
A)
Agasthiyar hills
B)
Varusanadu Hills
C)
Kolli hills
D)
Cardamom hills

Correct Answer :   Cardamom hills

The Vaigai basin is an important basin among the 12 basins lying between the Cauvery and Kanyakumari. This basin is bounded by the Varushanadu hills, the Andipatti hills, the Cardaman hills and the Palani hills on the West and by the Palk strait and Palk Bay on the East.

Published On : June 4, 2021
6 .
From origin to the delta, the Brahmaputra traverses
A)
China, India and Bangladesh
B)
Bhutan, Nepal and India
C)
India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma)
D)
Tibet, China and Myanmar (Burma)

Correct Answer :   China, India and Bangladesh

The Brahmaputra River is a trans-boundary river. With its origin in the Angsi Glacier, located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of China's Tibet Autonomous Region as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, it flows across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges and into Arunachal Pradesh.

Published On : June 4, 2021
7 .
What name does Brahmaputra take as it discharges into the Bay of Bengal?
A)
Padma
B)
Jamuna
C)
Meghna
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Jamuna

It meets the Jamuna near Aricha and retains its name, but finally meets with the Meghna near Chandpur and adopts the name 'Meghna' before flowing into the Bay of Bengal.

Published On : June 4, 2021
8 .
Indus River flows from which of the following country
A)
India
B)
Pakistan
C)
Tibet
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

Published On : June 4, 2021
9 .
Which is the Longest River of Russia
A)
Volga
B)
Ob
C)
Lena
D)
None of these

Correct Answer :   Lena

The longest river in Russia as of 2019 was the Lena River located in the East Siberia, whose length was measured at 4.4 thousand kilometers. The Irtysh River, flowing through Russia, China, and Kazakhstan, was 200 kilometers shorter, ranking second.

Published On : June 4, 2021
10 .
Which of these rivers does not flow through the Himalayas
A)
Alaknanda
B)
Bhagirathi
C)
Indus
D)
Godavari

Correct Answer :   Godavari

Published On : June 4, 2021