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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 .
Who was the first Indian astronomer to calculate the time taken by earth to orbit the sun?
A)
Ved Bhatnagara
B)
Bhaskaracharya
C)
Bishu devtamapi
D)
Aryabhatta

Correct Answer :   Bhaskaracharya

Bhaskaracharya was an Indian astronomer and mathematician he was born in Bijapur (Karnataka). In his treatise 'Surya Sidhanta'he Calculated the time taken by the Earth to orbit the sun upto nine decimal places.

Published On : June 11, 2021
2 .
A level of atmosphere which is composed partly of electrons and positive ions is called
A)
Troposphere
B)
Mesosphere
C)
Ionosphere
D)
Stratosphere

Correct Answer :   Ionosphere

The layer of atmosphere composed of ionic gaseous molecules helping in propagation of radio waves is Ionosphere. It is the 2nd layer from the top. It ranges from 60km. to 1000km. It also protects Earth from meteorites.

Published On : June 11, 2021
3 .
Choose the most appropriate answer:Lines joining places of equal temperature are called
A)
Isotherms
B)
Isohyets
C)
Isomers
D)
Isobars

Correct Answer :   Isotherms

Lines joining places of equal temperature are called isotherms.

Published On : June 11, 2021
4 .
Energy is stored in liver and muscles in the form of
A)
Fat
B)
Glycogen
C)
Protein
D)
Carbohydrate

Correct Answer :   Glycogen

Glucose is the main source of fuel for our cells. When the body doesn't need to use the glucose for energy, it stores it in the liver and muscles. This stored form of glucose is made up of many connected glucose molecules and is called glycogen.

Published On : June 11, 2021
5 .
Which of the following does not belong to vitamin B complex group
A)
Riboflavin
B)
Thiamine
C)
Ascorbic acid
D)
Folic acid

Correct Answer :   Ascorbic acid

Published On : June 11, 2021
6 .
Which of the following is a common refrigerant used in domestic refrigerator
A)
Freon
B)
Neon
C)
Oxygen
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Freon

Published On : June 11, 2021
7 .
Uranium 235 has
A)
235 Protons
B)
235 Neutrons
C)
235 Electrons
D)
235 Protons and Neutrons together

Correct Answer :   235 Protons and Neutrons together

The nucleus of the U-235 atom comprises 92 protons and 143 neutrons (92 + 143 = 235).

Published On : June 11, 2021
8 .
In fireworks, the green flame is produced bacuse of
A)
Bromine
B)
Potassium
C)
Barium
D)
Phosphorus

Correct Answer :   Barium

Published On : June 11, 2021
9 .
The most common Salt in the sea water is
A)
Sodium Sulphate
B)
Sodium Chloride
C)
Calcium Carbonate
D)
Potassium Chloride

Correct Answer :   Sodium Chloride

Published On : June 11, 2021
10 .
Concave mirrors are used as shaving mirrors because they
A)
never produce inverted images
B)
produce magnified images
C)
do not distort images
D)
always produce real images

Correct Answer :   always produce real images

Published On : June 11, 2021