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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 .
The Vocanic eruption is most likely to be violent when
A)
The neck of the volcano is sealed by a plug
B)
The volcano is near to the sea
C)
The lava is viscous
D)
The lava reaches the surface through a fissure

Correct Answer :   The lava is viscous

Published On : June 30, 2021
2 .
The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is
A)
15 miles
B)
27 miles
C)
36 miles
D)
57 miles

Correct Answer :   27 miles

On Earth. The Earth has a rather slight equatorial bulge: it is about 43 km (27 mi) wider at the equator than pole-to-pole, a difference which is close to 1/300 of the diameter. If the Earth were scaled down to a globe with diameter of 1 meter at the equator, that difference would be only 3 millimeters.

Published On : June 30, 2021
3 .
Animal migration on savannas is often governed by
A)
Fire
B)
Reproduction
C)
Distance
D)
Rainfall

Correct Answer :   Rainfall

Savannas are home to a wide diversity of animals. Many animals of the savanna migrate throughout the year, searching for food and water. Many of the droughts are seasonal and hit one area before another, so animals are constantly following the rains.
 
Hence, Rain fall is what often governs animal migration on savannas.

Published On : June 30, 2021
4 .
Not including the sun, the closest stars to earth are
A)
4.3 light-years away
B)
43 light-years away
C)
53 light-years away
D)
6.3 light-years away

Correct Answer :   4.3 light-years away

The closest star to Earth are three stars in the Alpha Centauri system. The two main stars are Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, which form a binary pair. They are an average of 4.3 light-years from Earth. The third star is Proxima Centauri. It is about 4.22 light-years from Earth and is the closest star other than the sun.
 
Alpha Centauri A and B orbit a common center of gravity every 80 years. The average distance between them is about 23 astronomical units (AU) — a little more than the distance between the sun and Uranus. Proxima Centauri is about one-fifth of a light-year or 13,000 AUs from the two other stars, a distance that makes some astronomers question whether it should be considered part of the same system.
 
Proxima Centauri may be passing through the system and will leave the vicinity in several million years, or it may be gravitationally bound to the binary pair. If it's bound, it has an orbital period around the other two of about 500,000 years.

Published On : June 30, 2021
5 .
The country which covers two continents is
A)
USSR
B)
Indonesia
C)
Canada
D)
Australia

Correct Answer :   USSR

The USSR( now a Common Wealth of Independent States) is spread over Europe and Asia

Published On : June 30, 2021
6 .
Air temperatures are effected by slope and orientation as slopes facing into the Sun will be
A)
Neither warmer nor colder than those facing away
B)
Colder than those facing away
C)
Warmer than those facing away
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Warmer than those facing away

Air temperatures are affected by slope and orientation as slopes facing into the Sun will be warmer than those facing away. Temperature also decreases as one move toward higher elevations.

Published On : June 30, 2021
7 .
The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas , Vicunas and llamas are found in
A)
Cyprus
B)
Tibet
C)
Afghanistan
D)
Burma

Correct Answer :   Tibet

The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas are found in Tibet. The llama, its wild cousin , the Vicuna and hump-less Alpaca are also found in the high pasture lands of the Andes region of Bolivia and peru, where they are useful as beasts of burden and for the production of fleece and meat.

Published On : June 30, 2021
8 .
A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as
A)
City sprawl
B)
Metropolis
C)
Conurbation
D)
Megalopolis

Correct Answer :   Conurbation

A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as Conurbation. Conurbation is the result of several central cities whose urban areas have merged.

Published On : June 30, 2021
9 .
Which of these is not related to the great depression?
A)
Drop in income
B)
Drop in tax revunes
C)
Drop in profits
D)
Drop in health

Correct Answer :   Drop in health

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the U.S. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late-1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. In the 21st century, the Great Depression is commonly used as an example of how far the world's economy can decline.

Published On : June 30, 2021
10 .
China and Pakistan air forces have launched _________ joint air exercise in China.
A)
Desert Eagle
B)
Shaheen
C)
Black Flag
D)
Red Flag

Correct Answer :   Shaheen

Shaheen-IX is the ninth in the series of joint exercises between the PAF and the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) which started in 2011 and are held in Pakistan and China on alternate basis.

Published On : June 30, 2021