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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 .
The main period of Mesozoic era include
A)
Triassic period and Cretaceous period
B)
Jurassic period and Triassic period
C)
Triassic period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period
D)
cretaceous period and Jurassic period

Correct Answer :   Triassic period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period

The Mesozoic Era is the age of the dinosaurs and lasted almost 180 million years from approximately 250 to 65 million years ago. This era includes 3 well known periods called the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods. A mass-extinction marked the beginning and end of the Mesozoic Era.

Published On : June 28, 2020
2 .
The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is
A)
Jupiter
B)
Neptune
C)
Saturn
D)
Uranus

Correct Answer :   Jupiter

Jupiter	63
Saturn	60
Uranus	27
Neptune	13
Pluto	3
Mars	2
Earth	1
Venus	0
Mercury	0

Published On : June 28, 2020
3 .
The Mistral is
A)
very cold wind, which blows down from the plateau of central France
B)
swift, dry, cold northerly wind that blows down from the western Alps and the plateau of Southern France and out over the Mediterranean
C)
wind that blows for 100 days a year and may cause extensive frost damage to plants
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

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4 .
The sidereal month may be defined as
A)
the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth
B)
the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions in the sky
C)
the period of rotation of moon
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions in the sky

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5 .
The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as
A)
stratosphere
B)
ionosphere
C)
biosphere
D)
mesosphere

Correct Answer :   biosphere

Published On : June 28, 2020
6 .
The mica belt of the Himalayas, the major part of it is situated in
A)
Andhra Pradesh
B)
Bihar
C)
Rajasthan
D)
West Bengal

Correct Answer :   Bihar

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7 .
The soil used for cutting bricks, use in the construction of houses is
A)
black soil
B)
laterite soil
C)
alluvial soil
D)
saline and alkaline soils

Correct Answer :   laterite soil

Published On : June 28, 2020
8 .
The polar regions of earth cannot support forest growth because
A)
the growing season is short in these areas
B)
the ground is often frozen or snow or ice covered
C)
the rainfall is very low
D)
All of these factors.

Correct Answer :   All of these factors.

Published On : June 28, 2020
9 .
The maximum soil fertility occurs in the pH range of
A)
5.0 to 6.2
B)
6.0 to 7.2
C)
7.0 to 8.2
D)
4.0 to 5.2

Correct Answer :   6.0 to 7.2

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10 .
The time difference between each side of the International Date line is
A)
12 hours
B)
24 hours
C)
36 hours
D)
48 hours

Correct Answer :   24 hours

Published On : June 28, 2020