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 .

The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is

South Atlantic sea route

Indian ocean route

North Pacific sea route

North Atlantic sea route

Correct Answer : North Atlantic sea route

The busiest oceanic route is- The North-Atlantic Ocean route. The idea of its multi-channel routes can be taken from- South America to North America(Panama Canal), Africa to Europe, and Europe to Asia (through Gibraltar Strait connecting the Mediterranean Sea ).

Published On : June 3, 2021

2 .

Which from the following is a land-locked sea?

Aral sea

Red sea

Timor sea

North sea

Correct Answer : Aral sea

The Aral Sea is a land-locked sea located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It is basically an endorheic lake i.e. it retains water and does not allow it to flow out into other water bodies like a river or an ocean. In the 1960s it was the 4th largest lake in the world and ever since it has been reducing in size. By the end of the 20th century, the lake had reduced to 1/10 of its original size.

The Aral Sea also split into the North and South Aral Sea and the eastern and western basins of the lake. By 2009 the South Aral Sea dried into a thin strip of water. The eastern basin of the Aral Sea had completely dried up by the year 2014. This region is now called the Aralkum Desert.

Once it witnessed a thriving fishing industry. But with time and unfavourable environmental conditions, it is completely devastated, leading to unemployment and economic hardship in the region. Soon this region also got severely polluted making its condition even worse. The diminishing of the Aral is considered as one of Earth’s worst environmental disasters.

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3 .

Where is the Dogger Bank, which is a major fishing area, located?

North Sea

South Pacific Ocean

North Pacific Ocean

South Atlantic Ocean

Correct Answer : North Sea

Dogger Bank (Dutch: Doggersbank, German: Doggerbank, Danish: Doggerbanke) is a large sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea about 100 kilometres (62 mi) off the east coast of England.

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4 .

There is a submarine ridge in the Bay of Bengal. What is it called?

Carlsberg ridge

Ninety East Ridge

Mozambique ridge

Chagod-laccadive ridge

Correct Answer : Ninety East Ridge

The Ninety East Ridge (also rendered as Ninetyeast Ridge, 90E Ridge or 90°E Ridge) is a mid-ocean ridge on the Indian Ocean floor named for its near-parallel strike along the 90th meridian at the center of the Eastern Hemisphere.

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5 .

Which of the following is referred to as Pirates' Alley because of increased number of pirate activities in it?

Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Khambat

Gulf of Oman

None of the above

Correct Answer : Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Aden referred to as Pirates' Alley because of increased number of pirate activities in it.

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6 .

Suez Canal was nationalized in the year

1932

1941

1950

1956

Correct Answer : 1956

On July 26, 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, the joint British-French enterprise which had owned and operated the Suez Canal since its construction in 1869.

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7 .

Total area of Sea of Japan?

235,942 mi²

625,820 mi²

377,600 mi²

None of the above

Correct Answer : 377,600 mi²

Its area is 377,600 square miles (978,000 square km). It has a mean depth of 5,748 feet (1,752 metres) and a maximum depth of 12,276 feet (3,742 metres). Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan (East Sea) Encyclopædia Britannica

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8 .

Which one of the following ocean tides is caused by biological factors?

Red tide

Neap tide

Perigean tide

Apogean tide

Correct Answer : Red tide

Red tide is caused by algal blooms, these algal blooms arc also known as harmful algal blooms and occur when colonies of algae grow out of control while producing toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, marine mammals and birds. Nearly even summer along In Florida's Gulf Coast, Red tide frequently occur during summer.

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9 .

Which is the largest Gulf in the world?

The Strait of Hormuz

The Gulf of Mexico

The Persian Gulf

The Gulf of the Cambay

Correct Answer : The Gulf of Mexico

* At 615,000 square miles, the Gulf of Mexico is the largest gulf in the world.

* The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de México) is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent.

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10 .

Which is the largest sea in the world?

Philippine Sea

Caspian sea

Mediterranean sea

None of the above

Correct Answer : Philippine Sea

The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippine archipelago (hence the name), occupying an estimated surface area of 5 million square kilometers (2×106 sq mi).

Published On : June 3, 2021