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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.

A)
North Hemisphere
B)
West Hemisphere
C)
South Hemisphere
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (A) - North Hemisphere


The Arctic Ocean includes the North Pole region in the middle of the Northern Hemisphere and extends south to about 60°N. The Arctic Ocean is surrounded by Eurasia and North America.

Published On : June 3, 2021
A)
45,490,000 km²
B)
62,320,000 km²
C)
81,357,000 km²
D)
106,460,000 km²

Correct Answer : Option (D) - 106,460,000 km²


The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 km² (41,100,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 20 percent of Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" from the "New World" in the European perception of the World.

Published On : June 3, 2021
A)
Panama Canal
B)
Suez Canal
C)
Kiel Canal
D)
Neil Canal

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Kiel Canal


Kiel Canal, German Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, English North Sea–Baltic Sea Canal, waterway in northern Germany, extending eastward for 98 km (61 miles) from Brunsbüttelkoog (on the North Sea, at the mouth of the Elbe River) to Holtenau (at Kiel Harbour on the Baltic Sea).

Published On : June 3, 2021
A)
Agulhas
B)
Canaries
C)
Benguela
D)
Oyasio

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Agulhas


Agulhas currents has a warming influence on the neighbouring coast. The Agulhas Current is the western boundary current of the southwest Indian Ocean. It flows down the east coast of Africa from 27°S to 40°S. It is narrow, swift and strong.

Published On : June 3, 2021
A)
8,120 m
B)
11,022 m
C)
15,250 m
D)
19,854 m

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 11,022 m


Published On : June 3, 2021
A)
Atlantic Ocean
B)
Arctic Ocean
C)
Indian Ocean
D)
Pacific Ocean

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Indian Ocean


The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km2 (27,240,000 sq mi) (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface). It is bounded by Asia on the north, on the west by Africa, on the east by Australia, and on the south by the Southern Ocean or, depending on definition, by Antarctica. It is named after the Indian subcontinent.

Published On : June 3, 2021
A)
Atlantic Ocean
B)
Indian Ocean
C)
Pacific Ocean
D)
Arctic Ocean

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Arctic Ocean


With an area of about 5.4 million square miles, The Arctic Ocean is about 1.5 times as big as the United States. It is bordered by Greenland, Canada, Norway, Alaska, and Russia. The average depth of the Arctic Ocean is 12,000 feet and it is 17,850 feet at its deepest point.

Published On : June 3, 2021
A)
Deposition in old stage of a river
B)
River erosion in mature stage
C)
Transportation action of the river
D)
River erosion in youthful stage

Correct Answer : Option (B) - River erosion in mature stage


Ox-bow lake is a feature formed by River erosion in mature stage. An ox-bow is a crescent-shaped lake lying alongside a winding river. The ox-bow lake is created over time as erosion and deposits of soil change the river's course.

Published On : June 3, 2021
A)
Bulgaria
B)
Malta
C)
Italy
D)
Libya

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Bulgaria


Published On : June 3, 2021
A)
North Atlantic Drift
B)
Gulf stream
C)
Kuroshio
D)
Labrador

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Labrador


Labrador is different from other ocean currents. It is cold in nature. The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Nova Scotia.

Published On : June 3, 2021