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 sidereal month may be defined as
A)
the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth
B)
the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions in the sky
C)
the period of rotation of moon
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions in the sky

Published On : June 28, 2020
2 .
The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as
A)
stratosphere
B)
ionosphere
C)
biosphere
D)
mesosphere

Correct Answer :   biosphere

Published On : June 28, 2020
3 .
The mica belt of the Himalayas, the major part of it is situated in
A)
Andhra Pradesh
B)
Bihar
C)
Rajasthan
D)
West Bengal

Correct Answer :   Bihar

Published On : June 28, 2020
4 .
The soil used for cutting bricks, use in the construction of houses is
A)
black soil
B)
laterite soil
C)
alluvial soil
D)
saline and alkaline soils

Correct Answer :   laterite soil

Published On : June 28, 2020
5 .
The polar regions of earth cannot support forest growth because
A)
the growing season is short in these areas
B)
the ground is often frozen or snow or ice covered
C)
the rainfall is very low
D)
All of these factors.

Correct Answer :   All of these factors.

Published On : June 28, 2020
6 .
The maximum soil fertility occurs in the pH range of
A)
5.0 to 6.2
B)
6.0 to 7.2
C)
7.0 to 8.2
D)
4.0 to 5.2

Correct Answer :   6.0 to 7.2

Published On : June 28, 2020
7 .
The time difference between each side of the International Date line is
A)
12 hours
B)
24 hours
C)
36 hours
D)
48 hours

Correct Answer :   24 hours

Published On : June 28, 2020
8 .
The products of ____ are a major source of sediments for erosion and ____
A)
weathering, deposition
B)
deposition, weathering
C)
rocks, weathering
D)
rocks, deposition

Correct Answer :   weathering, deposition

Published On : June 28, 2020
9 .
The major graphite producing country is
A)
Russia
B)
Sri Lanka
C)
India
D)
China

Correct Answer :   China

China was the leading graphite producing country worldwide as of 2019. In that year they produced an estimated 700,000 metric tons of graphite. Graphite is an allotrope of carbon that is comprised of layers of carbon atoms.

Published On : June 28, 2020
10 .
The term used to describe the combined effect of all shortwave losses in
A)
earth scattering
B)
earth radiation
C)
earth albedo
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   earth albedo

Published On : June 28, 2020
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