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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 moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately
A)
0.384 million km
B)
149.6 million km
C)
579 million km
D)
227.9 million km

Correct Answer :   0.384 million km

Published On : June 28, 2020
2 .
The steady or initial phase of the magnetic storms is
A)
preceded by storm sudden commencement
B)
magnetic storm at middle and low altitudes
C)
a sharp increase of the field
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   preceded by storm sudden commencement

Published On : June 28, 2020
3 .
The percentage of the incident radiation reflected back to space is called
A)
earth's albedo
B)
planet's albedo
C)
both are similar terms
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   planet's albedo

Published On : June 28, 2020
4 .
The magnetosphere becomes unstable during the magnetic storms during a period of
A)
initial phase
B)
storm sudden commencement phase
C)
main phase
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   main phase

Published On : June 28, 2020
5 .
The texture of a soil refers to
A)
the size distribution of the mineral particles composing the soil
B)
the distribution of mineral particles in the soil
C)
the crystal distribution in soil
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   the size distribution of the mineral particles composing the soil

Published On : June 28, 2020
6 .
The planets with no natural satellites (reported so far) are
A)
Mercury and Venus
B)
Earth and Pluto
C)
Mars and Neptune
D)
Jupiter and Saturn

Correct Answer :   Mercury and Venus

Published On : June 28, 2020
7 .
The metamorphism which involves the chemical replacement of elements in rock minerals when gases and liquids permute into bedrock is called
A)
dynamic metamorphism
B)
metasomatic metamorphism
C)
thermal metamorphism
D)
contact metamorphism

Correct Answer :   metasomatic metamorphism

Published On : June 28, 2020
8 .
The southernmost part of the world is
A)
Cape of Good Hope, Africa
B)
Cape of Horn, S. America
C)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
D)
Wellington, New Zealand

Correct Answer :   Cape of Horn, S. America

Published On : June 28, 2020
9 .
The relative abundance of dissolved salts in seawater in descending order is as follows
A)
chlorine, sodium, sulphate, magnesium, calcium, potassium
B)
sodium, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sulphate, calcium
C)
chlorine, magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, sulphate
D)
chlorine, sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, sulphate

Correct Answer :   chlorine, sodium, sulphate, magnesium, calcium, potassium

Published On : June 28, 2020
10 .
The most important force that provide resistance to particles towards entertainment is
A)
frictional resistance
B)
particle cohesive bonds
C)
particle adhesive bonds
D)
momentum

Correct Answer :   frictional resistance

Published On : June 28, 2020