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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 bug in a programme is a/an
A)
Syntax
B)
Error
C)
Statement
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Error

Published On : June 15, 2021
2 .
A translator for the assembly language to machine language is
A)
interpreter
B)
compiler
C)
linker
D)
assembler

Correct Answer : Option (D) - assembler

Assembly language is converted into executable machine code by a utility program referred to as an assembler; the conversion process is referred to as assembly, or assembling the code.

Published On : June 15, 2021
3 .
The term API refers to
A)
Applied Program Interaction
B)
Application Program Interface
C)
Application Process Interface
D)
Application Program Interaction

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Application Program Interface

Published On : June 15, 2021
4 .
A ‘Bit’ refers to
A)
Bilingual information
B)
Binary informatics
C)
Binary digit
D)
Binary terminator

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Binary digit

A bit (a contraction of binary digit) is the basic capacity of information in computing and telecommunications; a bit can have the value of either 1 or 0 (one or zero) only. These attributes may be implemented, in a variety of systems, by means of a two state device.

Published On : June 15, 2021
5 .
What is the process of defining tables called?
A)
Data Normalisation
B)
Data definition
C)
Data administration
D)
Index definition

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Index definition

The process is known as index definition. The order in which columns are listed in the index definition is important.

Published On : June 15, 2021
6 .
Small and cheap computers built into several home appliances are of which type?
A)
Microcomputers
B)
Minicomputers
C)
Mainframes
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Microcomputers

Microcomputers are small, inexpensive computer with a microprocessor as its CPU.It includes minimum input/output circuitry mounted on a single printed circuit board.

Published On : June 15, 2021
7 .
PDA stands for
A)
Personal Data Array
B)
Personal Data Authority
C)
Personal Digital Assistant
D)
Personal Development Agency

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Personal Digital Assistant

A personal digital assistant (PDA), also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. PDAs are largely considered obsolete with the widespread adoption of smartphones. Nearly all current PDAs have the ability to connect to the Internet.

Published On : June 15, 2021
8 .
Where does a computer add, compare and shuffle data?
A)
Floppy disk
B)
CPU chip
C)
Hard disk
D)
Memory chip

Correct Answer : Option (B) - CPU chip

A central processing unit (CPU) is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions.

Published On : June 15, 2021
9 .
The first operational electronic digital computer is
A)
ENIAC
B)
UNIVAC
C)
EDVAC
D)
EDSAC

Correct Answer : Option (A) - ENIAC

ENIAC was the first electronic general-purpose computer. It was Turing-complete, digital, and capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems. The 18,000-tube ENIAC was completed in 1946.

Published On : June 15, 2021
10 .
Storage which stores or retains data after power off is called
A)
Direct storage
B)
Sequential storage
C)
Volatile storage
D)
Non-volatile storage

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Non-volatile storage

Nonvolatile (sometimes written as "non-volatile") storage (NVS) - also known as nonvolatile memory or nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM) - is a form of static random access memory whose contents are saved when a computer is turned off or loses its external power source.

Published On : June 15, 2021