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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 Germany the Mittle Land Canal runs from the
A)
Rhine to the Wesser
B)
Rhine to the Order
C)
Order to the Elbe
D)
Elbe to the Wesser

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Rhine to the Order

In Germany an important system of canals has been built in the low lying land between the Baltic Heights and the mountains in the southern part of the country. The Channels cut by these Ice-age rivers and later abandoned, have made it comparatively easy to join up the present river by canals which assist considerably in the movement of heavy goods in the north German Plain

Published On : July 2, 2021
2 .
What place is designated as 0⁰ longitude?
A)
Prime meridian
B)
Tibet
C)
Norway
D)
Greenwich

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Greenwich

The place which is designated as 0⁰ longitude is Greenwich, England.

Published On : July 2, 2021
3 .
Though the countries of South - West Asia have abundant power resources, they have not developed major industries mainly because
A)
They do not have raw materials
B)
They do not have skilled labour
C)
They do not have capital
D)
They do not have a large market

Correct Answer : Option (A) - They do not have raw materials

Published On : July 2, 2021
4 .
Which of the following has a highest wind velocity ?
A)
Tornado
B)
Hurricane
C)
Loo
D)
Typhoon

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Tornado

A tornado is a rapidly rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It has the highest wind velocity.

Published On : July 2, 2021
5 .
A heavenly body which takes nearly the same time to complete one rotation and one revolution is
A)
a comet
B)
mars
C)
moon
D)
an asteroid

Correct Answer : Option (C) - moon

A heavenly body which takes nearly the same time to complete one rotation and one revolution is Moon.

Published On : July 2, 2021
6 .
Which of the following features may occur when lava cool at the surface
A)
Batholith
B)
Basalt
C)
Dyke
D)
Still

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Basalt

* Basalt is formed when lava cools on the earth's surface.
* Granite is formed when magma cools below the surface of earth.
* Pumice is formed by cooling of froth lava on the surface.

Published On : July 2, 2021
7 .
What does the color black on a map illustrate?
A)
woodland areas
B)
water bodies
C)
contours
D)
Borders

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Borders

There are different colors that are used for different signs on the maps. The typical color standard for topographic maps depicts contours in brown, bodies of water in blue, boundaries in black, and grids and roads in red. Topographic maps may use different colors to represent area features.
 
Black represents man-made objects or cultural features like roads, bridges, borders, etc...

Published On : July 2, 2021
8 .
Clouds usually form when
A)
evapouration has warmed the surrounding air
B)
air temperature reaches the dew point
C)
relative humidity is 0%
D)
condensation nuclei have been removed from the air

Correct Answer : Option (B) - air temperature reaches the dew point

Clouds form when the invisible water vapor in the air condenses into visible water droplets or ice crystals. For this to happen, the parcel of air must be saturated, i.e. unable to hold all the water it contains in vapor form, so it starts to condense into a liquid or solid form.

Published On : July 2, 2021
9 .
Dome mountain are the result of
A)
Intrusion of magma
B)
Faulting
C)
Folding
D)
Frictions at the joints of the rocks

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Intrusion of magma

Dome Mountains are formed from hot molten material (magma) rising from the Earth's mantle into the crust that pushes overlying sedimentary rock layers upward to form a “dome” shape.

Published On : July 2, 2021
10 .
Which of the following are not pastoral nomads?
A)
Kazaks
B)
Masai
C)
Pygmies
D)
Lapps

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Pygmies

Pygmies are not pastoral nomads. Pygmies are nomadic peoples living in the equatorial rainforests of central Africa, with smaller numbers in south-east Asia. They are characterized by their short height (below 1.5 meters, or 4.5 feet, on average). They prefer their specific ethnic names, such as Baka or Mbuti, rather than the generic "pygmy."

Published On : July 2, 2021