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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 .
A group of bits that tells the computer to perform a specific operation is known as
A)
accumulator
B)
micro-operation
C)
instruction code
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   instruction code

A group of bits that tell the computer to perform a specific operation is known as Instruction code.

Published On : June 17, 2021
2 .
........... is when the more power-hungry components, such as the monitor and the hard drive, are put in idle.
A)
Power down
B)
Hibernation
C)
Standby mode
D)
The shutdown procedure

Correct Answer :   Standby mode

Published On : June 17, 2021
3 .
Which of the following company developed the microprocessor ?
A)
Intel
B)
IBM
C)
Microsoft
D)
Apple

Correct Answer :   Intel

 
The Intel 4004 was the world's first microprocessor—a complete general-purpose CPU on a single chip. Released in March 1971, and using cutting-edge silicon-gate technology, the 4004 marked the beginning of Intel's rise to global dominance in the processor industry.

Published On : June 17, 2021
4 .
A microprocessor is the brain of the computer and is also called a
A)
macrochip
B)
microchip
C)
macroprocessor
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   microchip

A microchip (sometimes just called a "chip") is a unit of packaged computer circuitry (usually called an integrated circuit) made for program logic (logic or microprocessor chips) and for computer memory (memory or RAM chips).
Since the chip is the core for the microprocessor to perform main functions, microprocessor is also called "Miccrochip". 

Published On : June 17, 2021
5 .
The load instruction is mostly used to designate a transfer from memory to a processor register known as
A)
program counter
B)
instruction register
C)
memory address register
D)
accumulator

Correct Answer :   accumulator

Published On : June 17, 2021
6 .
Which is not an integral part of computer ?
A)
CPU
B)
UPS
C)
Mouse
D)
Monitor

Correct Answer :   UPS

UPS is not an integral part of computer. It is use for uninterrupted power supply.

Published On : June 17, 2021
7 .
Another name for a logic chip is
A)
PROM
B)
RAM
C)
Microprocessor
D)
Memory

Correct Answer :   Microprocessor

A microprocessor, sometimes called a logic chip, is a computer processor on a microchip.

Published On : June 17, 2021
8 .
The system unit
A)
Is the container that houses electronic components
B)
Is a combination of hardware and software
C)
Controls and manipulates data
D)
Coordinates input and output devices

Correct Answer :   Is the container that houses electronic components

A system unit is the part of a computer that houses the primary devices that perform operations and produce results for complex calculations. It includes the motherboard, CPU, RAM and other components, as well as the case in which these devices are housed.

Published On : June 17, 2021
9 .
Who invent the first microprocessor ?
A)
Terence Percival
B)
Heorku
C)
Ted Hoff
D)
Vint cefg

Correct Answer :   Ted Hoff

Created in January 1971 by a team of logic architects and silicon engineers—Federico Faggin, Marcian (Ted) Hoff, Stanley Mazor, and Masatoshi Shima—for Japanese calculator manufacturer Busicom, the centerpiece of the four-chip set was the 4004, initially described as a 4-bit microprogrammable CPU.

Published On : June 17, 2021
10 .
_______is the process of carrying out commands.
A)
Decoding
B)
Fetching
C)
Storing
D)
Executing

Correct Answer :   Executing

Published On : June 17, 2021