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 .
Intensity of sound at a point is ____ its distance from the source.
A)
directly proportional to
B)
inversely proportional to
C)
directly proportional to square of
D)
inversely proportional to square of

Correct Answer :   inversely proportional to square of

Published On : July 3, 2020
2 .
Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water-proof properties to
A)
surface tension
B)
viscosity
C)
specific gravity
D)
elasticity

Correct Answer :   surface tension

Published On : July 3, 2020
3 .
Sound produced at a point is heard by a person after 5 second, while the same sound is heard by another person after 6 seconds. If the speed of sound is 300 m/s, what could be the maximum and minimum distances between the two persons?
A)
1.8 km, 0.15 km
B)
2.2 km, 0.20 km
C)
2.8 km, 0.25 km
D)
3.3 km, 0.30 km

Correct Answer :   3.3 km, 0.30 km

Published On : July 3, 2020
4 .
Point A is at a lower electrical potential than point B. An electron between them on the line joining them will
A)
move towards A
B)
move towards B
C)
move at right angles to the line joining A and B
D)
remain at rest

Correct Answer :   move towards B

Published On : July 3, 2020
5 .
Railway tracks are banked on curves
A)
necessary centrifugal force may be obtained from the horizontal component weight of the train
B)
to avoid frictional force between the tracks and wheels
C)
necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train
D)
the train may not fly off in the opposite direction

Correct Answer :  

Published On : July 3, 2020
6 .
On a rainy day, small oil films on water show brilliant colours. This is due to
A)
dispersion
B)
interference
C)
diffraction
D)
polarization

Correct Answer :   interference

Published On : July 3, 2020
7 .
Light travels at the fastest speed in
A)
glass
B)
water
C)
hydrogen
D)
vacuum

Correct Answer :   vacuum

Published On : July 3, 2020
8 .
Lux is the SI unit of
A)
intensity of illumination
B)
luminous efficiency
C)
luminous flux
D)
luminous intensity

Correct Answer :   intensity of illumination

Published On : July 3, 2020
9 .
Light from the star, Alpha Centauri, which is nearest to the earth after the sun, reaches the earth in
A)
4.2 seconds
B)
42 seconds
C)
4.2 years
D)
42 years

Correct Answer :   4.2 years

Published On : July 3, 2020
10 .
Of the following properties of a wave, the one that is independent of the other is its
A)
amplitude
B)
velocity
C)
wavelength
D)
frequency

Correct Answer :   amplitude

Published On : July 3, 2020
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