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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 .
In which state of India, Fulhar Lake is situated?
A)
Madhya Pradesh
B)
Uttar Pradesh
C)
Uttarakhand
D)
Jammu & Kashmir

Correct Answer :   Uttar Pradesh

Fulhar Lake is situated at the coast of the Gomati river (Pilbhit district in Uttar Pradesh).

Published On : June 3, 2021
2 .
The position of India (2019-2020) in terms of production of coal is :
A)
First
B)
Second
C)
Fourth
D)
Fifth

Correct Answer :   Second

1. China – 3.7 billion tonnes : China dominates global coal production, and accounted for almost 47% of the world’s entire output in 2019. It extracted almost 3.7 billion tonnes during the year, reflecting an annual growth rate of 4%.
 
2. India – 783 million tonnes : India is second on the list of the world’s largest coal-producing countries, producing around 783 million tonnes in 2019 – just under 10% of the global share.
 
3. United States – 640 million tonnes : Coal production in the US has been in decline for a number of years, and in 2019 hit its lowest level since the 1970s at 640 million tonnes.
 
4. Indonesia – 616 million tonnes : Indonesia posted record coal production in 2019 of 616 million tonnes – a 12% increase compared to the previous year.
 
5. Australia – 550 million tonnes : Australia produced 550 million tonnes of coal in 2019, just over half of which was thermal coal and more than a third was metallurgical.

Published On : June 3, 2021
3 .
An important river of the Indian desert is
A)
Narmada
B)
Krishna
C)
Luni
D)
Beas

Correct Answer :   Luni

 
The Luni is the largest river in the Thar Desert of northwest India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 495 kilometres (308 mi).

Published On : June 3, 2021
4 .
Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest water salinity?
A)
Wular
B)
Dal
C)
Chilka
D)
Sambhar

Correct Answer :   Sambhar

Sambhar lake is the highest saline water lake among all the given lakes.

Published On : June 3, 2021
5 .
The river with highest tidal bore in India is
A)
Krishna
B)
Hoogli
C)
Mahanadi
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Hoogli

Published On : June 3, 2021
6 .
Indus falls into the sea near
A)
Kandala
B)
Lahore
C)
Hyderabad
D)
Karachi

Correct Answer :   Karachi

The Indus River Delta occurs where the Indus River flows into the Arabian Sea in Karachi, Pakistan. The delta covers an area of about 16,000 square miles (41,440 km²), and is approximately 130 miles across where it meets the sea.

Published On : June 3, 2021
7 .
The oldest dam in India
A)
Kallanai dam
B)
Kodieveri dam
C)
Bargi dam
D)
Neyyar dam

Correct Answer :   Kallanai dam

Kallanai Dam / Grand Anicut, India : It still serves the people of Tamilnadu, India. The dam was constructed by King Karikala Chola of the Chola Dynasty in the 2nd century AD. The dam is located on the River Kaveri, approximately 20km from the city of Tiruchirapalli.

Published On : June 3, 2021
8 .
Which is largest dam in India 2020?
A)
Hirakund dam
B)
Kadra dam
C)
Bhakra Nangal Dam
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Bhakra Nangal Dam

The Bhakra Nangal Dam is located in the state of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. It is the largest dam in India having a height of 225 metres and also in the second position in the largest dams in all over Asia. It is situated on the river Sutlej.

Published On : June 3, 2021
9 .
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which river?
A)
Kaveri river
B)
Ravi river
C)
Sutlej river
D)
Krishna river

Correct Answer :   Krishna river

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam across the Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar which straddles the border between Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda district in Telangana. Constructed between 1955 and 1967, the dam created a water reservoir with gross storage capacity of 11.472 billion cubic metres.

Published On : June 3, 2021
10 .
The Tributary of Indus river
A)
Kaveri River
B)
Sutlej River
C)
Mahi River
D)
Tapti River

Correct Answer :   Sutlej River

The Indus is the western most River system in the subcontinent. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Satluj are its main tributaries. The Indus originates from the Bokhar Chu (glacier) in northern slopes of Mt. 
 
Sutlej river is the tributary of the Indus river and it flows 1450 Kms from Rakshatal, Tibet to the Arabian sea.

Published On : June 3, 2021