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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 .
Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?
A)
Measurement of physical objects
B)
Data projection
C)
Counter
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer : Option (D) - All of the above

Published On : June 11, 2021
2 .
Which of the following is known as thinnest layer of the earth?
A)
Core
B)
Mantle
C)
Crust
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Crust

It is the thinnest layer of the Earth. *The crust is 5-35km thick beneath the land and 1-8km thick beneath the oceans..
 
The Earth can be divided into four main layers: the solid crust on the outside, the mantle, the outer core and the inner core. Out of them, the crust is the thinnest layer of the Earth, amounting for less than 1% of our planet's volume.

Published On : June 11, 2021
3 .
Which of the following vector transmits the causative agent of sleeping sickness, Trypanosoma brucei to human host
A)
House fly
B)
Sand fly
C)
Tsetse fly
D)
Triatomine bug

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Tsetse fly

Published On : June 11, 2021
4 .
Formation of Carbon dioxide gas from Carbon and Oxygen is a a/an
A)
Exothermic reaction
B)
Biochemical reaction
C)
Displacement reaction
D)
Endothermic reaction

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Exothermic reaction

Published On : June 11, 2021
5 .
Sweating is an
A)
Exothermic process
B)
Energy neutral process
C)
Endothermic process
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Endothermic process

Published On : June 11, 2021
6 .
Which of the following chemicals is normally used as
A)
Benzene
B)
Hexane
C)
Ethylene Glycol
D)
Ethyl Alcohol

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Ethylene Glycol

Published On : June 11, 2021
7 .
When cool air flows from a high mountain region to a lower elevation
A)
Air will condense to form large amount of dew
B)
Moisute content of the air will increase
C)
Undergoes adiabatic cooling
D)
Undergoes adiabatic warming

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Undergoes adiabatic warming

Published On : June 11, 2021
8 .
Which waves are the fastest travelling waves during an Earthquake
A)
N - waves
B)
P - waves
C)
Q - waves
D)
Rayleigh waves

Correct Answer : Option (B) - P - waves

P waves travel fastest and are the first to arrive from the earthquake. In S or shear waves, rock oscillates perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation. In rock, S waves generally travel about 60% the speed of P waves, and the S wave always arrives after the P wave.

Published On : June 11, 2021
9 .
Which of the following is a strain of Bird Flu Virus
A)
H₅N₁
B)
H₇N₁
C)
H₇N₅
D)
H₇N₆

Correct Answer : Option (A) - H₅N₁

Bird flu is caused by a type of influenza virus that rarely infects humans. More than a dozen types of bird flu have been identified, including the two strains that have most recently infected humans — Hâ‚…N₁ and H₇N₉

Published On : June 11, 2021
10 .
Pure water is a bad conductor of electricity because it is
A)
a very good solvent
B)
a non-polar solvent
C)
feebly ionized
D)
not volatile

Correct Answer : Option (C) - feebly ionized

Published On : June 11, 2021