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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 .
Speed of processor chip is measured in
A)
Bits/second
B)
Bytes/second
C)
Mbps
D)
MHz

Correct Answer :   MHz

Speed of processor chip is measured in megahertz (MHz) and gigahertz (GHz).

Published On : June 16, 2021
2 .
Which of the following errors are identified by the compiler?
A)
Hardware Errors
B)
Language Errors
C)
Logical Errors
D)
Image Errors

Correct Answer :   Logical Errors

Published On : June 16, 2021
3 .
In networks, a small message used to pass between one station to another is known as
A)
Token
B)
Byte
C)
Ring
D)
Word

Correct Answer :   Token

Token is an efficient form of message passing frequently used in ring networks. It consists of a very short message that circulates around the ring in a logical direction when devices are idle. To transmit, the device must seize the token.

Published On : June 16, 2021
4 .
Which among the following is the brain of the computer?
A)
Moniter
B)
CPU
C)
Hardware
D)
Software

Correct Answer :   CPU

The CPU is the brain of a computer, containing all the circuitry needed to process input, store data, and output results. The CPU is constantly following instructions of computer programs that tell it which data to process and how to process it.

Published On : June 16, 2021
5 .
Which of the following statements is true with respect to ASCII?
A)
American security code for information interchange
B)
ASCII chart is not for decimals
C)
A programming language
D)
A character encoding scheme

Correct Answer :   A character encoding scheme

It is a character encoding standard for electronic communication. ASCII codes represent text in computers, telecommunications equipment, and other devices.

Published On : June 16, 2021
6 .
Which one of the following when added can reduce the processing time of a computer?
A)
Converter
B)
Co–processor
C)
Buffer
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Co–processor

Co-processor is a microprocessor design to supplement the capabilities of the primary processor. It works the tasks very quickly.

Published On : June 16, 2021
7 .
Which one is the first search engine in internet
A)
Google
B)
Yahoo
C)
Archie
D)
Altavista

Correct Answer :   Archie

Beginning with Archie in 1990, considered the first search engine, moving on to Excite and Lycos and Infoseek, by the mid 90s there was a veritable flood of search engines.

Published On : June 16, 2021
8 .
A wireless technology built in electronic gadgets used for exchanging data over short distances is?
A)
Bluetooth
B)
Wifi
C)
Modem
D)
LAN

Correct Answer :   Bluetooth

Published On : June 16, 2021
9 .
The improvement of computer hardware theory is summarized by which law.?
A)
Grove's law
B)
Moore's First Law
C)
Bill's Law
D)
Metcalf's law

Correct Answer :   Moore's First Law

"In 1965, Gordon Moore noticed that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since their invention. Moore's lawpredicts that this trend will continue into the foreseeable future. ... The 18-month mark is the current definition of Moore's law."

Published On : June 16, 2021
10 .
One TeraByte comprises ?
A)
1024 PetaBytes
B)
1024 KigaByte
C)
1024 MigaByte
D)
1024 GigaByte

Correct Answer :   1024 GigaByte

A Terabyte is more precisely defined as 1,024 gigabytes (GB), while a Petabyte consists of 1,024 TB.

Published On : June 16, 2021