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 .
Metals are good conductors of electricity because
A)
they contain free electrons
B)
the atoms are lightly packed
C)
they have high melting point
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   they contain free electrons

Published On : July 3, 2020
2 .
Radiocarbon dating technique is used to estimate the age of
A)
rocks
B)
monuments
C)
soil
D)
fossils

Correct Answer :   fossils

Published On : July 3, 2020
3 .
Planets do not twinkle because
A)
they emit light of a constant intensity
B)
their distance from the earth does not change with time
C)
they are very far away from the earth resulting in decrease in intensity of light
D)
they are nearer to earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and, therefore minor variations in the intensity are not noticeable

Correct Answer :  

Published On : July 3, 2020
4 .
In which of the following industries is mica as a raw material?
A)
Cement
B)
Glass and Pottery
C)
Iron and Steel
D)
Electrical

Correct Answer :   Electrical

Published On : July 3, 2020
5 .
Pa(Pascal) is the unit for
A)
thrust
B)
pressure
C)
frequency
D)
conductivity

Correct Answer :   pressure

Published On : July 3, 2020
6 .
Sir C.V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation?
A)
Scattering
B)
Diffraction
C)
Interference
D)
Polarization

Correct Answer :   Scattering

Published On : July 3, 2020
7 .
Stars appears to move from east to west because
A)
all stars move from east to west
B)
the earth rotates from west to east
C)
the earth rotates from east to west
D)
the background of the stars moves from west to east

Correct Answer :   the earth rotates from west to east

Published On : July 3, 2020
8 .
One watt-hour is equivalent to
A)
6.3 x 103 J
B)
6.3 x 10-7 J
C)
3.6 x 103 J
D)
3.6 x 10-3 J

Correct Answer :  

Published On : July 3, 2020
9 .
Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly
A)
2 minutes
B)
4 minutes
C)
8 minutes
D)
16 minutes

Correct Answer :   8 minutes

Published On : July 3, 2020
10 .
Isotopes of an element contain
A)
the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
B)
the same number of neutrons but different number of protons
C)
equal number of protons and electrons
D)
equal number of nucleons

Correct Answer :   the same number of protons but different number of neutrons

Published On : July 3, 2020
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