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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 .
Wangla Festival is celebrated in the following state
A)
Mizoram
B)
Meghalaya
C)
Manipur
D)
Tripura

Correct Answer :   Meghalaya

Published On : May 24, 2021
2 .
In which of the following states is Me-Dam-Me-Phi the festival of ancestor worship celebrated?
A)
Odisha
B)
Madhya Pradesh
C)
Chhattisgarh
D)
Assam

Correct Answer :   Assam

Published On : May 24, 2021
3 .
Which of the philosophies is based on experimental mysticism?
A)
Yoga
B)
Mimansa
C)
Vedanta
D)
Nyay

Correct Answer :   Yoga

Yoga philosophy is a form of experimental mysticism implying “spiritual union with God transcending human comprehension, while Advaita Vedanta is a form of monistic personalism incorporating the concept of a “personal, yet essentially inactive, deity” or “personal god” (Ishvara).

Published On : May 24, 2021
4 .
Who said,”in Hinduism ideas about all the major issues of faith and lifestyle – vegetarianism, nonviolence, belief in rebirth, even caste – are subjects of debate, not dogma.”?
A)
Gavin Flood
B)
Doniger
C)
Mahatma Gandhi
D)
Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer :   Doniger

Published On : May 24, 2021
5 .
Which of the following is a poem describing the cycle of seasons?
A)
Raghuvamsha
B)
Kumarasambhavam
C)
Ritusamhara
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Ritusamhara

Ritusamhara is a poem written by Kalidasa describing the cycle of seasons whereas Kumarasambhavam is a story about the birth of Shiva and Parvati’s son and also Raghuvamsha depicts Vishnu as the origin and the end of the universe.

Published On : May 24, 2021
6 .
Which of the following is the writer of the play Mrichchhkatikam?
A)
Vishakhadatta
B)
Kalidas
C)
Shudraka
D)
Dandin

Correct Answer :   Shudraka

Shudraka was the writer of the play Mrichchhkatikam which means a little clay cart. The play deals with the love affair of a poor brahmana with the beautiful daughter of a courtesan.

Published On : May 24, 2021
7 .
Sayana, a very important commentator of Vedas flourished in which of the following?
A)
Vijaynagar Empire
B)
Pandyan Empire
C)
Hoysala Empire
D)
Kakatiya dynasty

Correct Answer :   Vijaynagar Empire

Sayana was a Sanskrit Mimamsa scholar. He was from the Vijayanagara Empire of South India in Karnataka. An influential commentator on the Vedas, he flourished under King Bukka Raya I and his successor Harihara II.

Published On : May 24, 2021
8 .
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan belongs to
A)
Guitar
B)
Sarod
C)
Shehnai
D)
Sarangi

Correct Answer :   Sarod

Published On : May 24, 2021
9 .
Which of the dance forms enlisted in Unesco?
A)
Bidesia
B)
Yakshagan
C)
Mudiyeltu
D)
Maach

Correct Answer :   Mudiyeltu

Published On : May 24, 2021
10 .
Which of the following is popularly known as Black Pagoda?
A)
Bhitaragaon temple
B)
Lingaraja temple
C)
Parvati temple
D)
The sun temple, Konark

Correct Answer :   The sun temple, Konark

Published On : May 24, 2021