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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 .
In the structure of Planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following ?
A)
Iron
B)
Silicon
C)
Aluminium
D)
Chromium

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Iron

The core of earth is made up of nickle and iron.

Published On : July 2, 2021
2 .
Majid Gyre is a feature of which of the following Oceans ?
A)
Pacific Ocean
B)
Atlantic Ocean
C)
Arctic Ocean
D)
Indian Ocean

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean consists of one gyre, the Indian Ocean (Majid) Gyre, which exists mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is named after Ahmad Bin Majid, the 15th-century Arab mariner. Following shows the Oceans and their respective Gyres
 
* Indian Ocean            -        Majid Gyre
* North Atlantic Ocean   -       Columbus Gyre
* South Atlantic Ocean  -       Prince Henry Gyre
* North Pacific Ocean     -      Turtle Gyre
* South Pacific Ocean    -       Heyerdahl Gyre

Published On : July 2, 2021
3 .
Name the mountain that seperates France and Spain
A)
Jura
B)
Alps
C)
Pyrenees
D)
Vosges

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Pyrenees

It stretches from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea on the east to the Bay of Biscay on the Atlantic Ocean on the west. The Pyrenees form a high wall between France and Spain that has played a significant role in the history of both countries and of Europe as a whole.

Published On : July 2, 2021
4 .
Lowest temperature is recorded in
A)
Vostok Station
B)
Mexico
C)
Alaska
D)
India

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Vostok Station

The world record for low temperature was set at Vostok Station, Antarctica, on 21 July 1983. Cerveny et al. (2007) give this temperature as -89.4°C in their Table 2, quoting Krause and Flood (1997), who gave the same value. However, the actual reported temperature was -89.2°C, as shown in the logbook of monthly summaries, which I photographed at the Vostok weather office in January 1991. The error in Krause and Flood (1997) was probably the result of a conversion from Celsius to Fahrenheit and rounding to -129°F, then back-conversion to Celsius.

Published On : July 2, 2021
5 .
A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates with contraction , is known as ___
A)
Shattering
B)
Exfoliation
C)
Block seperation
D)
Granular disintegration

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Exfoliation

A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates with contraction, is known as Exfoliation. Rocks are generally poor conductors of heat. The effect of daily heating and cooling is confined to surface layers of the rock. The outer layer of rock is heated up and expands during the day while the inner layer of rock remains cool. The outer layers eventually peel off (like an onion skin), exposing the inner layers to the surface for further exfoliation.

Published On : July 2, 2021
6 .
Al Aziziyah, the hottest place on earth is located in?
A)
Congo
B)
Nigeria
C)
Sudan
D)
Libya

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Libya

Al Aziziyah, the hottest place on earth is located in Libya, in North Africa. On 13 September 1922, a high temperature of 58.0 °C was recorded in Al Aziziyah.

Published On : July 2, 2021
7 .
Fiords abound the coast of
A)
German
B)
Sweden
C)
France
D)
Norway

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Norway

Fiords are along narrow inlets into the sea-coast with steep sides. It usually occurs along the coast of a mountainous region.It has been formed by glacial action.

Published On : July 2, 2021
8 .
Which is the longest canal in the world?
A)
Welland
B)
Corinth
C)
Grand Canal
D)
Panama

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Grand Canal

The world's oldest and longest man-made waterway is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Covering more than 1,100 miles and 2,500 years of history, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal connects five of the major rivers in China.

Published On : July 2, 2021
9 .
Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth's crust
A)
Oxygen
B)
Calcium
C)
Carbon
D)
Silicon

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Oxygen

Oxygen is by far the most abundant element in the earth's crust. Scientists estimate oxygen comprises nearly half of the mass of the crust. It also accounts for 21 percent of Earth's atmosphere.

Published On : July 2, 2021
10 .
A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known as
A)
Bay
B)
Isthmus
C)
Headland
D)
Strait

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Isthmus

The narrow strip of land joining two land masses is called as Isthmus. Isthmus is a narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas. Isthmus of Panama connects South America and North America, while Isthmus of suez connects Asia and Africa.

Published On : July 2, 2021