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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 .
A Promised Land, is a book authored by
A)
Barack Obama, Former US President
B)
Dr. Man Mohan Singh, Former Prime Minister
C)
Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General
D)
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Former Prime Minister UK

Correct Answer :   Barack Obama, Former US President

Published On : May 24, 2021
2 .
....... is usually not celebrated in the month of January every year.
A)
Pongal
B)
Bhogali Bihu
C)
Uttarayan
D)
Mahashivratri

Correct Answer :   Pongal

Pongal, a famous festival of Andhra Pradesh is generally celebrated from 14th to 17th January; 

Published On : May 24, 2021
3 .
The God of Small Things is written by
A)
Margret Thatcher
B)
Arundhati Roy
C)
Taslima Nasreen
D)
Uma Shankar Joshi

Correct Answer :   Arundhati Roy

Published On : May 24, 2021
4 .
The Barak Valley of Assam is famous for the cultivation of which crop?
A)
Oil palm
B)
Tea
C)
Sugarcane
D)
Coffee

Correct Answer :   Sugarcane

The Barak Valley is located in the southern region of the Indian state of Assam. Soils of sugarcane growing areas in Cachar and Karimganj districts in the Barak valley of Assam have silty loam to clayey soils.

Published On : May 23, 2021
5 .
The Green Gold revolution is related to the_______
A)
Tea
B)
Coffee
C)
Gold
D)
Bamboo

Correct Answer :   Bamboo

The “green gold” revolution is the name given to the promotion and trade of bamboo to bring about a quantum jump in the economic growth of the Northeastern states of India.

Published On : May 23, 2021
6 .
Which of the following plantation crop produces in India are produced in excess of its demand?
A)
Tea
B)
Foodgrains
C)
Petroleum
D)
Rubber

Correct Answer :   Tea

ndia is the second-largest producer of tea in the world after China. India stands 4th position in terms of export of tea.

Published On : May 23, 2021
7 .
Which of the following state is the largest producer of tea in India?
A)
Karnataka
B)
Assam
C)
West Bengal
D)
Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer :   Assam

India is one of the largest producers of tea in the world. Approximately 52% of the total tea produced in India comes from the state of Assam. West Bengal comes at the second position in the list of tea-producing states. Tamil Nadu comes at third place in the list of tea-producing states.

Published On : May 23, 2021
8 .
The tea plantation requires rainfall of______.
A)
150-250 cm
B)
50-150 cm
C)
250-300 cm
D)
200- 400 cm

Correct Answer :   150-250 cm

Published On : May 23, 2021
9 .
Which of the following statement is correct about cotton cultivation?
A)
The ideal climatic conditions for the production and growing of cotton are the required temperatures of 21-30 degrees Celsius and 50-100 cm rainfall.
B)
Black soil is the ideal soil for the production and growing of Cotton.
C)
Both A and B
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Both A and B

The ideal conditions for the production of cotton are:
 
(a) Climate : Cotton grows well in warm and moist climate where summer is long and where there is salinity in the soil.
 
(b) Temperature : Cotton grown well in a temperature of 24°C. But cotton bursts out, high temperature is injurious.
 
(c) Rainfall : 60-100 cm rainfall is essential for the cultivation of cotton.
 
(d) Soil : Loamy soil mixed with lime and potash is good for cotton. Cotton grows well in Black Cotton Soil which is sticky in nature and has water retentive capacity.

Published On : May 23, 2021
10 .
The Ganga delta region is suitable for Jute cultivation due to the rich fertile _______ and favourable temperature and rainfall
A)
laterite soil
B)
black soil
C)
red soil
D)
alluvium soil

Correct Answer :   alluvium soil

Jute is an important natural fibre. The share of the Ganga delta contributes for about 85% of the Worldwide Jute cultivation. The Ganga delta region is suitable for Jute cultivation due to the rich fertile alluvium soil and favourable temperature and rainfall.

Published On : May 23, 2021