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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 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
2 .
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
3 .
Microsoft PowerPoint is a software designed to create
A)
Internet browsers
B)
Multimedia presentations
C)
Text documents
D)
Databases

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Multimedia presentations

Microsoft PowerPoint is a robust tool for creating powerful multimedia presentations. It provides such features as clip art, fancy fonts, animations, charts, graphics, sound, and an array of dazzling color schemes to make the presentations more interactive and effective.

Published On : June 15, 2021
4 .
Information Technology is the combination of
A)
business, internet and software
B)
computing, business and communications
C)
database management, communications and internet
D)
microelectronics, computing and communications

Correct Answer : Option (C) - database management, communications and internet

* Information technology is microelectronics based combination of computing and telecommunication technology including processing, storage.
* In IT through internet we can communicate, and use of database management we can organise the data, retrieve, and manipulate the data.

Published On : June 15, 2021
5 .
Who introduced “MMX” technology?
A)
IBM
B)
Intel
C)
Apple
D)
Microsoft

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Intel

MMX is a single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) instruction set designed by Intel, introduced in 1996 with their P5-based Pentium line of microprocessors, designated as "Pentium with MMX Technology".

It developed out of a similar unit introduced on the Intel i860, and earlier the Intel i750 video pixel processor.

Published On : June 15, 2021
6 .
Where is the first Microsoft Software Development Centre in India ?
A)
Hyderabad
B)
New Delhi
C)
Mumbai
D)
Bangalore

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Hyderabad

Microsoft India Development Center is one of Microsoft's largest R&D centers outside the Redmond headquarters. Set up in Hyderabad in 1998, we represent Microsoft's strategy of globally shared development to build products and services.

Published On : June 15, 2021
7 .
‘IC-Chips’ for computer are usually made of
A)
Gold
B)
Lead
C)
Chromium
D)
Silicon

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Silicon

An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit (also referred to as an IC, a chip, or a microchip) is an electronic circuit on one small plate ("chip") of semiconductor material, normally silicon. Such a circuit can be made very compact, having up to several billion transistors and other electronic components.

Published On : June 15, 2021
8 .
A communication network which is used by large organizations over regional, national or global area is called
A)
LAN
B)
WAN
C)
MAN
D)
VAN

Correct Answer : Option (B) - WAN

A Wide Area Network (WAN) is a network that covers a broad area (i.e., any telecommunications network that links across metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries) using private or public network transports. Business an-d government entities utilize WANs to relay data among employees, clients, buyers, and suppliers from various geographical locations. In essence, this mode of telecommunication allows a business to effectively carry out its daily function regardless of location.

Published On : June 15, 2021
9 .
Microsoft Office’s personal information manager is
A)
Access
B)
Excel
C)
Outlook
D)
Internet Explorer

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note taking, a journal and web browsing.

Published On : June 15, 2021
10 .
WIKILEAKS, a whistleblowers website is an international organisation based in
A)
Norway
B)
Sweden
C)
U.K.
D)
U.S.A.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - U.S.A.

WikiLeaks is an international, online, self-described not-for-profit organisation publishing submissions of secret information, news leaks, and classified media from anonymous news sources and whistleblowers.
 
Its website, launched in 2006 under the Sunshine Press organisation, claimed a database of more than 1.2 million documents within a year of its launch. Julian Assange, an Australian Internet activist, is generally described as its founder, editor-in-chief, and director. it is based in USA.

Published On : June 15, 2021