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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 .
Which of the following means the ‘limbs of the Vedas’?
A)
Puranas
B)
Upanishads
C)
Vedanga
D)
Vedanta

Correct Answer :   Vedanga

The word ‘Vedanga’ means the ‘limbs of the Vedas’. They are a form of supplementary texts that aid in the proper recitation and understanding of the Vedas. They are considered to be of human origin.

Published On : May 24, 2021
2 .
Which of the following text mentions that the water touched by an untouchable is seen as unfit for consumption by higher caste?
A)
Acharakkovai
B)
Buddhacharita
C)
Mahabhashya
D)
Mrichakatika

Correct Answer :   Acharakkovai

According to the famous text Acharakkovai, if the water is touched by an untouchable also called as Pulaiya, it is seen as unfit for consumption by higher caste people. It is also mentioned that even glancing at a pulaiya polluted the upper caste people.

Published On : May 24, 2021
3 .
The terms Karna and Angahgara are associated to__?
A)
Relics of Buddha
B)
Sanskrit theatre
C)
ndian Classical Music
D)
Indian Classical Dance

Correct Answer :   Indian Classical Dance

Karna is a combined movement of the feet and the hands, which, though momentarily static, is a dynamic series of movements which culminates in a specific pose. Natya Shastra has described 108 karnas, each comprising of movements of abstract dance. Angahgara is the name of collective movements comprising several Karnas. When Shiva performs the Tandava, several Karnas are linked together to form a garland of dance poses and movements. These become the Angaharas, garlands of dance poses of Lord Hara (Shiva). Longer sequences of movements are like garlands and are thus known as Angahgara.

Published On : May 24, 2021
4 .
which among the following Muslim writers has written the famous Hindi work “Padmavat”?
A)
Malik Muhammad Jayasi
B)
Amir Khusro
C)
Bulleh Shah
D)
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana

Correct Answer :   Malik Muhammad Jayasi

Padmavat of Malik Muhammad Jayasi is a poem about the beauty and Jauhar of Padmani.

Published On : May 24, 2021
5 .
Tat Tvam Asi, a sanskrit phrase, originally occurs in which of the following Upanishads?
A)
Mundaka Upanishad
B)
Chandogya Upanishad
C)
Mandukya Upanishad
D)
Brhadaranyaka Upanishad

Correct Answer :   Chandogya Upanishad

“Tat Tvam Asi” is a Sanskrit phrase is one of the Mahāvākyas (Grand Pronouncements) in Vedantic Sanatana Dharma. It originally occurs in the Chandogya Upanishad, a Sanskrit text embedded in the Chandogya Brahmana of the Sama Veda of Hinduism.

Published On : May 24, 2021
6 .
Which of the following is known as Seven Pagodas?
A)
Elephant caves
B)
Karle caves
C)
Mahabalipuram temple
D)
Chaityas

Correct Answer :   Mahabalipuram temple

Published On : May 24, 2021
7 .
All India Music Academy established in which year?
A)
1919
B)
1926
C)
1953
D)
1977

Correct Answer :   1919

Published On : May 24, 2021
8 .
Who is known as Raffale of East?
A)
Raja Martanda
B)
Raja Uday Rao
C)
Raja Keshav Varma
D)
Raja Ravi Verma

Correct Answer :   Raja Ravi Verma

Published On : May 24, 2021
9 .
The author of Gayab Hota Hua Desh is
A)
Rajat Verma
B)
Ranendra
C)
Shravan Kumar Goswami
D)
Nirmala Putul

Correct Answer :   Ranendra

Published On : May 24, 2021
10 .
Which of the following cultural organizations was established by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India?
A)
Indian Council for Cultural Relations
B)
Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
C)
Lalit Kala Akademi
D)
Sahitya Academy

Correct Answer :   Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Published On : May 24, 2021