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 .

Which of the following is generally costlier ?

Mainframe

Server

Personal computer

Laptop computer

Correct Answer : Mainframe

Published On : June 17, 2021

2 .

Punched cards were first introduced by

Jacquard

Pascal

Powers

Herman Hollerith

Correct Answer : Herman Hollerith

The punched card as used for data processing, originally invented by Herman Hollerith, was first used for vital statistics tabulation by the New York City Board of Health and several states. After this trial use, punched cards were adopted for use in the 1890 census.

Published On : June 17, 2021

3 .

A hybrid computer is the one having the combined properties of

analog and digital computers

mini and microcomputers

super and mini computers

super and microcomputers

Correct Answer : analog and digital computers

Hybrid computers are computers that exhibit features of analog computers and digital computers. The digital component normally serves as the controller and provides logical and numerical operations, while the analog component often serves as a solver of differential equations and other mathematically complex equations.

Published On : June 17, 2021

4 .

The latest machine in the series of PARAM made by NIT sikkim in 17th April 2016.

PARAM YUVA

PARAM YUVA II

PARAM Kanchenjunga

None of the above

Correct Answer : PARAM Kanchenjunga

Jitesh Jha. Sikkim Governor Shrinvas Patil on 17 April 2016 formally unveiled Supercomputer named 'Param Kanchenjunga' at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim. It is named after Kangchenjunga Mountain (8586 m), the third highest mountain in the world.

Published On : June 17, 2021

5 .

Speed of first generation computer was in

micro seconds

milli seconds

nano seconds

nano-milli seconds

Correct Answer : micro seconds

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6 .

Time sharing became possible in........... generation of computers.

first

second

third

fourth

Correct Answer : second

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7 .

A desktop computer is also known as a

laptop

palm pilot

mainframe

Correct Answer : PC

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8 .

Which types of computers are used in hospitals like ECG and DIALYSIS ?

Analog

Hybrid

Digital

Microcomputer

Correct Answer : Hybrid

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9 .

These computers work by calculating the binary digits.

Analog

Hybrid

Digital

Special purpose

Correct Answer : Digital

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10 .

It is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do

Nano technology

Nano science

Artificial intelligence

Simulation

Correct Answer : Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is a science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that human do.

Artificial intelligence is simply a computer or machine with human thinking. It is a try to make a machine like a human mind that performs all the task like a human that can do all the calculations, task as per the instructions and that can speak, reply, etc. Like robot.

Published On : June 17, 2021