HTML
   HTML5
   CSS
   CSS3
   JavaScript
   jQuery
   AngularJS
   Articles
   Tech Articles
   Blog
Google News
logo
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 .
Rise in sugar levels in blood is detected by the cells of
A)
Gall bladder
B)
Kidney
C)
Liver
D)
Pancreas

Correct Answer :   Pancreas

The gland called pancreas secrete two hormones and they are primarily responsible to regulate glucose levels in blood.

Published On : June 13, 2021
2 .
Who synthesized the first wholly artificial gene?
A)
Har Gobind Khorana
B)
J.J. Thompson
C)
Herbert Boyer
D)
Alexander Markham

Correct Answer :   Har Gobind Khorana

Synthesis of the first complete gene, a yeast tRNA, was demonstrated by Har Gobind Khorana and coworkers in 1972.

Published On : June 13, 2021
3 .
Lipids are insoluble in water because lipids are
A)
Zwitter ions
B)
Neutral
C)
Hydrophylic
D)
Hydrophobic

Correct Answer :   Hydrophobic

Lipids are soluble in solvents of low polarity, which simply means that lipids are soluble in nonpolar solvents. This solubility property is a result of the large nonpolar regions that are indicative of the lipid molecule.

Published On : June 13, 2021
4 .
Which of the following statements describes the glycemic index of foods?
A)
an individual’s glucose/insulin ratio in a fasted state
B)
the amount of insulin required to metabolize 100 grams of glucose
C)
the extent to which a given food raises blood glucose and insulin levels
D)
the glucose content of a given food

Correct Answer :   the extent to which a given food raises blood glucose and insulin levels

The glycemic index or glycaemic index is a number associated with the carbohydrates in a particular type of food that indicates the effect of these carbohydrates on a person's blood glucose (also called blood sugar) level. A value of 100 represents the standard, an equivalent amount of pure glucose.
 
The GI represents the rise in a person's blood sugar level two hours after consumption of the food.

Published On : June 13, 2021
5 .
Climatology is a subspecialty of
A)
marine biology
B)
environmental science
C)
oceanography
D)
meteorology

Correct Answer :   environmental science

Climatology is a study of climate which is subspecialty of environmental science studies.

Published On : June 13, 2021
6 .
A homogeneous mixture is also called
A)
Pure substance
B)
Compound
C)
Solution
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Solution

A homogeneous mixture is also called as solution.
 
The term "solution" is more frequently used when a homogeneous mixture is a liquid, although it is sometimes used if the homogeneous mixture is a gas. Another name for a solid homogeneous mixture of metals is an alloy.

Published On : June 13, 2021
7 .
Proteins are made where in the cell
A)
Ribosomes
B)
Chromosomes
C)
Cytoplasm
D)
Nucleus

Correct Answer :   Ribosomes

Ribosomes are the sites where proteins are synthesised. The transcription process where the code of the DNA is copied occurs in nucleus but the main process of translating that code to form other protein occurs in ribosomes.

Published On : June 13, 2021
8 .
A lunar eclipse occurs when
A)
The Moon, and The Earth are in a straight line
B)
The Sun, the Earth and the Moon are in a straight line
C)
The Sun and the Earth are in a straight kine
D)
The Sun and the Moon are in a straight line

Correct Answer :   The Sun, the Earth and the Moon are in a straight line

An eclipse happens when a planet or a moon gets in the way of the sun's light. Our planet Earth experiances two types of eclipses. They are Solar and Lunar eclipses.
 
Solar Eclipse : This occurs when The Sun, the Moon and the Earth are in a straight line. The moon being in middle blocks sun rays falling on the Earth.
 
Lunar Eclipse : The Sun, the Earth and the Moon are in a straight line. The Earth being in middle and moon in the shadow of Earth behind it.

Published On : June 13, 2021
9 .
Which of the following is a projective test?
A)
Sentence completion test
B)
Thematic apperception test
C)
Rorschach's ink blot test
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

In psychology, a projective test is an identity test intended to give an individual a chance to react to ambiguous stimuli, probably revealing hidden feelings and internal conflicts anticipated by the individual into the test.
 
Some examples of the projective test are :
 
* Rorschach's ink blot test 
* Thematic apperception test
* Sentence completion test

Published On : June 13, 2021
10 .
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is
A)
Helium
B)
Argon
C)
Oxygen
D)
Nitrogen

Correct Answer :   Nitrogen

The atmosphere is a mixture of several gases. Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the atmoshere and oxygen is next to it. It is 78% in the atmosphere and 21% is oxygen. Remaining 1% is all other gases like argon, hydrogen, neon, etc...

Published On : June 13, 2021