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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 radiation belts are zones in space around the
A)
Earth
B)
Mercury
C)
Jupiter and Saturn
D)
Earth, Jupiter and Saturn

Correct Answer :   Earth, Jupiter and Saturn

Published On : June 28, 2020
2 .
The longest day (shortest night) in the southern hemisphere is
A)
June 21
B)
July 21
C)
November 22
D)
December 22

Correct Answer :   December 22

Published On : June 28, 2020
3 .
The snow line on the northern side of greater Himalayas range about
A)
4,500 to 6,000 metres
B)
5,500 to 6,000 metres
C)
3,500 to 6,000 metres
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   5,500 to 6,000 metres

Published On : June 28, 2020
4 .
The right ascension is the equivalent of longitude on the celestial sphere, and it is given in the units of
A)
degrees
B)
time-hours, minutes and seconds
C)
only hours
D)
only seconds

Correct Answer :   time-hours, minutes and seconds

Published On : June 28, 2020
5 .
The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the
A)
Aravalli hills
B)
Raj Mahal hills
C)
Siwalik hills
D)
Western Ghats

Correct Answer :   Western Ghats

Published On : June 28, 2020
6 .
The strongest bonds exist between the particles found within
A)
metamorphic rocks
B)
igneous rocks
C)
sedimentary rock
D)
all have similar strength of bonds

Correct Answer :   igneous rocks

Published On : June 28, 2020
7 .
The number of a topographic map is 47A/16/NW. Its scale must be
A)
1 : 250,000
B)
1 : 100,000
C)
1 : 50,000
D)
1 : 25,000

Correct Answer :   1 : 25,000

Published On : June 28, 2020
8 .
The longest epoch of the tertiary period is
A)
Palaeocene
B)
Eocene
C)
Oligocene
D)
Miocene

Correct Answer :   Eocene

Published On : June 28, 2020
9 .
The subatomic particles arriving from outer space having high energy are called
A)
protons
B)
electrons
C)
cosmic rays
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   cosmic rays

Cosmic rays: particles from outer space. Earth is subject to a constant bombardment of subatomic particles that can reach energies far higher than the largest machines. Cosmic rays are a form of high-energy radiation that originate from outside our solar system.

Published On : June 28, 2020
10 .
The ozone layer at high altitude contains
A)
only ozone (O3)
B)
mixture of atomic oxygen (O), ordinary oxygen (O2) and Ozone (O3)
C)
only ordinary oxygen (O2)
D)
atomic oxygen (O) and ordinary oxygen (O2)

Correct Answer :   mixture of atomic oxygen (O), ordinary oxygen (O2) and Ozone (O3)

Published On : June 28, 2020