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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 .
What is the meaning of an ECOTONE?
A)
An area with high biomass production
B)
An area with limited Flora and Fauna
C)
It's an area with low survival for species
D)
ECOTONE is where two biomes meet

Correct Answer :   ECOTONE is where two biomes meet

An ecotone is a transition area between two biological communities, where two communities meet and integrate.

Published On : June 9, 2021
2 .
Bulb is a modification of which part of a plant?
A)
The stem
B)
The fruit
C)
The radicle
D)
The root

Correct Answer :   The stem

Bulb, in botany, a modified stem that is the resting stage of certain seed plants, particularly perennial monocotyledons. A bulb consists of a relatively large, usually globe-shaped, underground bud with membraneous or fleshy overlapping leaves arising from a short stem.

Published On : June 9, 2021
3 .
Which wood is used to make a cricket bat?
A)
Teak
B)
Willow
C)
Bamboo
D)
Rosewood

Correct Answer :   Willow

Cricket bat willow (salix alba, var. cærulea) is a cultivated timber which grows predominantly in large plantations in wetland areas throughout East Anglia.

Published On : June 9, 2021
4 .
Number of satellites launched by the ISRO using its PSLV- C51 rocket
A)
19
B)
24
C)
31
D)
51

Correct Answer :   19

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C51) successfully launched Amazonia-1 along with 18 co-passenger satellites today (February 28, 2021) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
 
PSLV-C51 lifted off from the First Launch Pad of SDSC SHAR at 10:24 hours (IST) as planned. After a flight of about 17 minutes, the vehicle injected the Amazonia-1 into its intended orbit and in the succeeding 1 hour 38 minutes, all the 18 co-passenger satellites successfully separated from the PSLV in a predetermined sequence.
 
ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan congratulated team ISRO for precise injection of Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passenger satellites. Talking about the primary satellite, Amazonia-1, he said “India and ISRO feel extremely proud and honoured to launch the first satellite designed, integrated and operated by Brazil. Hearty congratulations to the Brazilian team for this achievement.’’

Published On : June 9, 2021
5 .
What is the mean temperature of Earth?
A)
10°C
B)
14°C
C)
26°C
D)
34°C

Correct Answer :   14°C

(The global mean surface air temperature for that period was estimated to be 14°C (57°F), with an uncertainty of several tenths of a degree.) In other words, the maps show how much warmer or colder a region is compared to the norm for that region from 1951-1980.

Published On : June 9, 2021
6 .
BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture company set up by Russia's Mashinostroyeniya and which other company of India?
A)
HAL
B)
BHEL
C)
DRDO
D)
ISRO

Correct Answer :   DRDO

It is a joint venture between the Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroyeniya and India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace.

Published On : June 9, 2021
7 .
Uranus is the _______ planet from the Sun.
A)
First
B)
Third
C)
Fifth
D)
Seventh

Correct Answer :   Seventh

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. Its name is a reference to the Greek god of the sky, Uranus, who, according to Greek mythology, was the great-grandfather of Ares, grandfather of Zeus and father of Cronus. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System.

Published On : June 9, 2021
8 .
India's famous Mars ­Mission was called?
A)
DAD
B)
MOM
C)
BRO
D)
SIS

Correct Answer :   MOM

Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), the maiden interplanetary mission of ISRO, launched on November 5, 2013 by PSLV-C25 got inserted into Martian orbit on September 24, 2014 in its first attempt.

Published On : June 9, 2021
9 .
Haustoria or sucking roots are found in which of the following?
A)
Mango
B)
Chestnut
C)
Wheat
D)
Cuscuta

Correct Answer :   Cuscuta

Published On : June 9, 2021
10 .
Which instrument is used for measuring the altitude, direction and velocity of clouds
A)
Nephelumeter
B)
Pyrgeometer
C)
Nephoscope
D)
Venturimeter

Correct Answer :   Nephoscope

Published On : June 9, 2021