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 second largest island (next to Greenland) in the world is

A)

New Guinea

B)

Borneo

C)

Malagasy

D)

Sumatra

Correct Answer : New Guinea

1 : Greenland (main island) - 822,700 (sq mi)
2 : New Guinea - 303,381 (sq mi)
3: Borneo - 288,869 (sq mi)
4: Madagascar - 226,658 (sq mi)

Published On : June 28, 2020

2 .

The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ____ years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations.

A)

100

B)

1,000

C)

10,000

D)

1,00,000

Correct Answer : 10,000

Published On : June 28, 2020

3 .

The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is

A)

Cainozoic era

B)

Pre-Cambrian era

C)

Palaeozoic era

D)

Mesozoic era

Correct Answer : Pre-Cambrian era

Published On : June 28, 2020

4 .

The tide of minimum rise is called

A)

spring tide

B)

low tide

C)

ebb tide

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : low tide

Published On : June 28, 2020

5 .

The periods of different eras are further divided into

A)

eons

B)

epochs

C)

stages

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : stages

Published On : June 28, 2020

6 .

The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is

A)

foliation

B)

lineation

C)

lithification

D)

the reorientation of mineral crystals

Correct Answer : the reorientation of mineral crystals

Published On : June 28, 2020

7 .

The unit of the light year is used for measuring

A)

speed of satellites

B)

speed of ships

C)

distance between bodies in the universe

D)

speed of rockets

Correct Answer : distance between bodies in the universe

Published On : June 28, 2020

8 .

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

9 .

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

10 .

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

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