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 Latin word formica means ant. The name formic acid is derived from this Latin word because
A)
this acid was first obtained by the distillation of ants
B)
this acid, in ancient times, was used to eliminate ant-hills
C)
this corrosive acid is secreted by ants to drive away their enemies
D)
ants are attracted by the odour of this acid

Correct Answer :   this acid was first obtained by the distillation of ants

Published On : July 3, 2020
2 .
The metal does not give H2 on treatment with dilute HCL is
A)
Zn
B)
Fe
C)
Ag
D)
Ca

Correct Answer :   Ag

Published On : July 3, 2020
3 .
The most abundant rare gas in the atmosphere is
A)
He
B)
Ne
C)
Xe
D)
Ar

Correct Answer :   Ar

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4 .
The human body is made up of several chemical elements; the element present in the highest proportion (65%) in the body is
A)
carbon
B)
hydrogen
C)
oxygen
D)
nitrogen

Correct Answer :   oxygen

Published On : July 3, 2020
5 .
The metal that is used as a catalyst in the hydrogenation of oils is
A)
Ni
B)
Pb
C)
Cu
D)
Pt

Correct Answer :   Ni

Published On : July 3, 2020
6 .
The hottest part of the gas flame is known as
A)
luminous zone
B)
dark zone
C)
blue zone
D)
non-luminous zone

Correct Answer :   non-luminous zone

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7 .
The octane number of zero is assigned to
A)
2-methyl octane
B)
n-heptane
C)
iso-octane
D)
3-methyl octane

Correct Answer :   n-heptane

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8 .
The number of electrons presents in H+ is
A)
zero
B)
one
C)
two
D)
three

Correct Answer :   zero

Published On : July 3, 2020
9 .
The nuclear particles which are assumed to hold the nucleons together are
A)
electrons
B)
positrons
C)
neutrons
D)
mesons

Correct Answer :   mesons

Published On : July 3, 2020
10 .
The heat required to raise the temperature of body by 1 K is called
A)
specific heat
B)
thermal capacity
C)
water equivalent
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   thermal capacity

Published On : July 3, 2020
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